A/N: All right, this will probably be the last update until after Flan, so I hope you all can hold tight. Also, this chapter wasn't beta'd, so any mistakes belong to me!

I suppose you would characterize this as fluff, although I think there's definitely an undercurrent of angst ... you be the judge!

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Best Intentions, ch. 17

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It was still raining as Kaylee and Simon again collapsed against one another, panting and breathless. Rolling onto his back and bringing Kaylee with him, he hugged her to his chest and sighed deeply. “You okay?” he asked her for about the fifth time that night.

Rolling her eyes at him, she answered, “You know Simon, it ain’t like it’s my first time.”

He smiled at her and kissed her again. “I know, I just … worry, that’s all.”

She nodded once, and then let the silence fall between them as the rain continued to splatter against the window. Truthfully Kaylee did feel a little more achy then she generally liked, but it wasn’t a bad feeling, and she knew it would pass.

“Simon?” She called to him, hoping that he hadn’t fallen asleep yet.

“Hmm,” he answered, his mind and body happily sated and wonderfully relaxed.

“I gotta ask ya somethin’.”

The serious tone in her voice made him a little less relaxed, but swallowing down his nervousness, he said, “Okay.”

Turning so she could look into his eyes, Kaylee felt her own sting a bit as she asked, “When I – When I lost the baby, it didn’t hurt nothin’, did it?”

Swallowing thickly, Simon ran a hand through her soft hair and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Well, I can still have a baby, right?” She blinked quickly, as a few frightful tears sprang to her eyes; she was so afraid of what his answer would be.

“Yes, Kaylee,” he assured her, wrapping his arms around her. “Yes, you can. There was no permanent damage done to your system.”

Releasing a big breath, Kaylee allowed her forehead to drop to h