The Need Part Six

Author: J.J.

Subject: Rayne

Rating: NC-17

Disclaimer: The characters in this fic are not mine, they belong to the Power that is Joss and 20th Century Fox. I'm just borrowing them for fun.

Summary: Post BDM. Serenity's deadliest begin to connect after a long stint in the Black.

Author's Note: Thanks for the feed back! Forgive me this is a short chapter.

Chapter Six - Want vs Need

The trip to Beaumonde was simple enough, after Mal, Kaylee, River and Jayne met with the client, the "Professor" as he liked to be called they got half of their money; which half was more than what they seen in a very long time even before Miranda, Mal and Kaylee went to the Market as Jayne loaded up the Mule with the Clients cargo. River stayed with Jayne at Mal's request.

"So you're gonna ignore me," Jayne said sitting in the mule after the cargo was loaded. River was walking out side of it. Her bare feet in the grass the warm late afternoon summer wind blowing her hair and her sundress around her body.

"I am not ignoring you."

"Well, you ain't talkin'."

River held out her hand and Jayne helped her on the mule.

"How can I talk to a wall?" she asked as she sat down next to him.

"Ain't a wall, I'm flesh and blood just like you, dong ma?"

"Not like me, you're cold, hard, mean, like steel and I'm the wind," she smiled and closed her eyes and enjoyed the breeze.

"Well I can't much argue that," Jayne hunched his shoulders.

"I want to be fire, I want to melt you," River touched his face. "I want you to melt for me, just for me, Jayne. Be steel to all the others, but I want you to let me in and not be afraid."

"I ain't afraid," he grumbled and River rolled her eyes. He sighed, "I ain't afraid of you, girl. I'm afraid of hurting you. I don't want to be the one that breaks your heart and ruin you for all others. I've been alone all these years cause I ain't exactly a catch, dong ma?"

"You've been alone all this time because you've been waiting for me to find you," River said,