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A NEW DAY, ch. 1: Double Trouble

Saturday, September 9, 2006

Sequel to A NEW BEGINNING - set three months later - River continues to pursue her one wish while Kaylee discovers that her third pregnancy is harder than she expected. Simon/Kaylee, River/Jayne, Mal/Inara

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A/N: Here is the third and final installment and the sequel to A NEW BEGINNING.

Timeframe: Takes place 3 months later. The crew has found a semi-permanent home on Harvest and everyone is doing their best to adjust.

Kaylee weathers her latest pregnancy while River continues to puruse her greatest desire. Simon worries over his wife and Rylee's abilities seem to hint at something dire.

Many thanks to Leiasky for the beta and continued support.

To my readers: Thanks for sticking with me on this epic journey. Here we go - please leave feedback and let me know what you think!

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A NEW DAY, ch. 1: Double Trouble

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Kaylee threw up again, the fifth time that morning if her counting abilities could be trusted, and then, with a heavy sigh and a few tears, she sank back on her heels, her head hanging.

It wasn’t fair – she was certain of that. She had been pregnant twice before and while each time she’d had bouts of morning sickness it had always dissipated after her first three months. But not this time; now in her sixth, close to seventh month, she was still waking every day with nausea and often could not keep more than a few bites of food down. And she was tired of it.

With another heavy sigh, Kaylee bit back a rush of tears as her stomach again churned violently. It was early, really early and she had managed to get out of bed without waking Simon, but now she wished she had. He had been wonderfully supportive, taking on more than his fair share of parenting duties as she had been down and out over the past six and a half months, but she was so worn out, so exhausted that she wished there was something more he could do for her. As selfish as it was, it was the truth.

Sitting back a bit more, Kaylee rubbed her belly lightly and felt one and then another sharp kick to her side. Gasping a bit at the ferocity, Kaylee figured that her little ones weren’t any happier at being awakened at all hours than she was.

“Kaylee?”

The light knock and sof

Comments
Saturday, 09 September 2006 16:15
Oooh, methinks Simon is making a mistake but have to give him credit for taking a hard decision. I have a feeling he will get a real roasting from Kaylee for it. And poor Inara, dreaming about the baby-that-should-have-been. So happy she has Mal to wake up to. Very shiny all round. Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me
Saturday, 09 September 2006 16:43
Hmmmmm... this can be not at all good for the Tam's... I feel for Inara, that is a helluva lot of pain shes in right now. You now, I doubt if the pain of someone ever really goes away. You just maskk it, you live a lie so that everyone else can move on. Poor kid.

-Danny
Saturday, 09 September 2006 17:59
You know, everyone's always telling Simon what he shouldn't do, but no one ever offers him a viable alternative. It'd be nice if Millie gave him another idea instead of just threatening to kill him. Because left to his own devices, Simon's going to do what he thinks will save their lives, regardless of how pissed Kaylee gets.
Sunday, 10 September 2006 12:39
Kaylee is going to be beyond furious.
SCIFICHICA
Sunday, 10 September 2006 19:56
As usual I agree with ManicGiraffe. Yes, Kaylee will be upset that Simon's offering this solution. Of course, it would be hurt to be seperated from him to have the babies. And yes, for the sack of much angst in this story it's gonna cause tears and upheaval and all that angsty goodness. But if it's a choice between leaving Simon temporarily or the safety of her unborn children any parent, any parent in the world, is gonna put their children first, their own heartache second, and make the hard call. If that means going to the core for the duration of the pregnancy so she can have her children safely that's what Kaylee would do because she's a good mother and because she's witnessed the devistation of two dead unborn babies already. Any period of extended argument between them over the choice would just be drama for the sake of fanfiction drama.
Sunday, 10 September 2006 20:10
Kaylee's sick and having difficulty with the twins. Simon's trying to do the right thing to ensure everyone is healthy, including making a difficult decision to send Kaylee away to have the babies. Kaylee's going to be sooo mad.

And when they all find out River's been looking for that antidote, they'll be mad about something else too!

Ahh, the angst that's building. . .
Monday, 11 September 2006 09:20
Great start!

But won't the Alliance find it a bit suspicious that Regan Tam turns up with a pregnant girl?
Monday, 11 September 2006 11:13
But not this time; now in her sixth, close to seventh month, she was still waking every day with nausea and often could not keep more than a few bites of food down. And she was tired of it.
~My wife had 9 months of this with both of our sons, condition called HG (hyperemesis gravidarum, IIRC). Thank the heavens for Medicaid and Zofran.

I like the Mal/Inara scene, very fluffy, though I am sure that it is only setting the stage for more angst.

I actually wrote the HG comment as I read the story, so it's neat to see that you actually mentioned it. I know it is no fun, my wife being hospitalized twice with the first son and once with the second for it. Dehydration is a nasty sort of thing.
Friday, 15 September 2006 22:28
Oh...Simon is so gonna get flayed when he raises his concerns with Kaylee about her health and having their twins on a Core planet. Not because of the stress-filled blowout it will cause (it's obvious and understandable), but because of what I would expect Kaylee would do to avoid getting sent to the Core for treatment (push herself to look like she's getting better in order to fake out Simon). Cuz you know things will just get much worse:(

I am rather glad you balanced out the Silee uber-angst with the Mal/Inara angst and the Rayne love-in moment. Helps balance out the emotional side of this story and gives the reader some positive thoughts to hold on to when you decide to make all the BDHs suffer painfully;)

BEB

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