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Rating: PG-14

Pairings: Rayne/River; Mal/Inara; Simon/Kaylee; Zoë/memories of Wash

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Voices And Visions

By

Lattelady6

Ch 11 - Dark And Fearsome Places

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Jayne slumped against the shuttle hatch. His head was spinning and the ache in his pants was so pronounced he didn’t think he could walk. He wasn’t a man who did much heavy thinkin’, but that’s all he could do after spendin’ a night with his arms ‘round River Tam and havin' her body tucked against his. She’d told him he’d have the strength ta make it through the night without sexin’ her and somehow he’d been able to. If’n ya didn’t count them kisses and the way his hands had explored her firm young breasts? He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. Just the memory of how ruttin’ good she’d felt against his skin, caused wave after wave of desire to wash over him.

Standin’ there in the harsh reality of early mornin’ he knew for certain sure that it hadn’t been strength that held him back, but fear. Fear ‘a loosin’ the trust that had filled her brown eyes when she’d looked at him. Fear ‘a bein’ no different than Simon’s worst nightmares ‘bout them chusheng xai-jiao de xiang huo Blue Hands. It had scared him plenty and he wasn’t a man who was scared ‘a nothin’, ‘ceptin maybe Reavers.

“Gorramnit,” he choked as he took in quick deep breaths. If he thought too long on what the Doc had said the night afore, he was gonna puke. The younger man’s words were prickin’ and dancin’ through his mind. Some he didn’t want to think on, and others didn’t make no sense.

He looked down at his large hands. They felt like they were tremblin’, but they weren’t, least ways not on the out side, though he wouldn’t cover any bets ‘bout the