The Bravest Thing Part 6 by Nailani Williams

Disclaimer: No Copyright Infringement intended so Joss put down the Sword of Truth!

Summary: Taking place after the BDM. Jayne and Zoe, pairing. Jayne’s secret personal grief from his past ends up pushing him closer to Zoe than he could ever imagine.

Rating: PG-13

A/N: Sorry, last part was so sad, but unfortunately my Jayne is a little more morose, than Joss’. Thank for the feedback, it really keeps me going! Tamsibling dropped a line…Woo hoo! Your fan fic rocks hard!

I know the Zanye ain’t everybody’s cup of tea…but I like being on the under dog’s side, LOL!

Teaser: Wash won’t leave me alone so we might see him in so sort of way in the future. Just not this part LOL!

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Zoe:

We were ten hours away from Bernadette and Jayne was avoiding me like the plague and I couldn’t figure out if it was my reaction to our almost kiss by the light of morning he was worried about or was it his own issues he was working through?

All I really knew was that I missed him and his avoiding me was making me plenty mad. I was on the catwalk watching him work out when River came and sat next to me. She looked up at me until I stare down at her.

“He’s being pieced back together, like a huge Jayne puzzle, he wants to come to you whole,” she whispered with a smile.

“You reading him after he asked you not to?’ I asked and she looked away and blushed.

“He’s projecting so loud I can’t help, but over hear,” she hunched her shoulders and I smirked.

“Well you keep you’re far reaching ears to yourself around me young lady,” I teased and she giggled.

“He visits me too, you know,” River said and I sighed.

“Wash?” I asked and she nodded.

“He keeps me laughing until my stomach hurts when I wake up,” she said and I smile wistfully.

“Yup, he does that,” I said and River nodded.

Mal came from the cockpit and called us all in there. Inara’s was going to tell us about our job she set up for us. Ten minutes later, we were crowding around waiting to be brie