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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37.Cherries

Kaylee bounced into the galley, eyes staring widely over the boxes of fresh fruit they’d gotten as part of a payment for a job well done. She licked her lips and peered into the three different boxes sitting in the center of the table, trying to decide which fruit she wanted to taste first.

Jayne was already there, eagerly munching on a large apple, no doubt imagining it was something else. And River was daintily peeling an orange, piling the skins in front of Jayne so that it looked like he was being greedy.

Kaylee’s mouth watered in anticipation as her hand hovered over the apples. But then she caught sight of something even more rare and instead plucked a handful of ripe, plump cherries out of the next box and sat down at the far end of the table, admiring them adoringly.

Mal, Zoe and Inara all came in, each choosing particular piece, and sat down at the table savoring the freshness and the taste of the rare fruit.

When Simon walked in from the passenger dorms and caught sight of Kaylee staring lustfully at her little pile of cherries, he grinned. With a lopsided smile, he snatched one out of her pile and popped it into his mouth.

Kaylee’s shocked gasp caused everyone to glance over at her.

“That’s the only cherry ya gonna get outta lil’ Kaylee, doc.” Jayne laughed heartily at his own jab.

Simon rolled his eyes determined not to take the bait as he so often did. Zoe, had she been close enough, would have kicked him under the table, Mal simply glared in exasperation at the mercenary. Inara did an exact imitation of Simon’s eye roll and River simply smiled at her orange.

Kaylee didn’t even bother to look over