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Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Rayne with a small mention of M/I in this chapter.

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Voices and Visions

By

Lattelady

Ch 3 Ghosts

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“You sure you want to do this tonight, Girlie?” Jayne had doubts as he watched River collect their gear. Her eyes were still red and puffy from cryin’ when she’d talked to Zoë earlier, but she seemed determined as she headed toward the control box to unlock the cargo bay door.

“I am sure,” she nodded. “If there isn’t much damage to the circuit board I can fix it and we can replace it tonight.”

“Hold you’re horses. I never said nothing ‘bout hangin’ ‘round whilst you fiddle with that tiny solderin’ thingy Kaylee gave ya, just so’s I can lower you back down the shaft to replace that gorramn board.” It wasn’t much later than ten o’clock, but everyone else had gone to their bunks and that was what Jayne wanted to do. Couldn’t work all day with a skimpily clad female and not end up with urges that needed tendin’ to.

“It will take eleven hours and thirty-three minutes to completely cycle and heat the water in the holding tanks. If we get this taken care of tonight, it will be the optimal temperature for bathing by morning.”

When he glared at her, she glared back and then stiffened her body until she was imitating him completely. “Weapons, women, food and hot showers, gotta take care of a body’s cravin’s.” With each word her voice lowered until she sounded exactly like the Mercenary. Then she shrugged and dropped back into her own speech pattern and stance. “Where they fall on your list of priorities depends on your mood of the moment.”

“Hey, Crazy-Girl, I thought you wasn’t readin’ our minds no longer,” his voice was slow and deadly with an expression to match. Her words had hit too close to what he’d been thinkin’ on for co