This is part of a prompt table I am working on. You can find it http://www.geocities.com/maegovannen/Firefly/69FicChallenge.html>; Here.

All the stories from it are standalones unless otherwise noted.

Notes: Post film.

Just a little something I had sitting around to post while I work on a much longer, multi-chapter story.

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48.Cunning

“It’s ugly, Jayne.”

“Is not!” Jayne scowled at River as he brushed his large fingers reverently over the colorful hat lying in his lap.

“Ugliest thing I’ve ever seen.” River didn’t even look up, simply continued reading.

“What is?” Kaylee asked as she and Simon walked into the galley.

“His hat.”

“Aw, no it ain’t, its –“ Kaylee floundered looking for the right word.

Jayne put it on his head and proudly puffed out his chest. “Cunning?”

Simon raised an eyebrow. “Not – exactly the word I would choose.”

Jayne scowled at the annoying doctor. “Well, then what word would you use?”

“One you couldn’t pronounce much less spell,” River answered for her brother, knowing that Kaylee would give him a nasty look if he’d said it.

Simon hid a grin by going to get a drink.

“Aww, it ain’t that bad, really.” Kaylee said with a bright smile.

“That’s right. My momma sent it. Means its perfect.” Jayne tugged on the sides of the orange hat, making it more comfortable.

Kaylee nodded enthusiastically at the mention of his mother and accepted the glass of water Simon handed her with a smile. “Yeah, yer ma’s real talented.”

Jayne strutted around the room as River and Kaylee looked on, stifling their giggles. Simon simply rolled his eyes and dropped a hand to his girlfriend’s waist, fingers slipping beneath the arms of her coveralls to touch her bare skin.

River turned to Simon and said pointedly. “We have two hours before we’re due to land.”

The obvious implication was not lost on any of them.

Jayne stopped his strutting and glanced at the couple with a barely contained look of disgust. “Means ya got one hour fifty-nine minutes to se