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JOB SATISFACTION - Chapter Ten

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Things have to end, one way or the other. Simon takes aim, but can he pull the trigger? Action and Angst.

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Job Satisfaction

A/N: Thanks for all shiny comments! Hope you've enjoyed this as much as I have. Please comment. And thanks to my beta Mavourneen! :D

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Chapter Ten – Daddy issues

“Nice to see you son. Now, come with me, or the pretty girl gets it.”

Simon tore his eyes away from Kaylee’s terrified face.

“D-dad,” he stammered. “What are you…?”

“Looking for you, of course.”

Simon’s face hardened as the shock subsided. “I thought you said you wouldn’t come for me.”

“Well, that was before you made me a laughing stock. I can assure you, I didn’t track you down to the ends of the ‘verse to give you a late birthday present.” He shifted the gun a little, and Simon felt his breathing constrict.

“Dad, let her go.”

Gabriel looked at Kaylee properly for the first time. “Why?”

Simon took a deep breath. “There’s no need for anyone to get hurt.”

“I’ll be the judge of that,” Gabriel said. He looked down at Kaylee again. “Is she important?”

Simon met her eyes. “Yes.”

“Well,” Gabriel said with narrowed eyes, “Do as I say and she wont be harmed.”

“Okay,” Simon said a nod, “I’ll come with you.”

Gabriel nodded at River, who had been standing between Simon and Jayne, swaying slightly and saying nothing. “And River, too.”

“Okay.” Simon agreed. Jayne frowned at him in confusion.

His father’s eyes were still fixed on River. “What’s wrong with her?”

Simon glanced at his sister momentarily, wondering if she was having another panic attack, but was relieved to find her remarkably placid.

“She’s fine,” Simon said. “Apart from the whole ‘being tortured past the brink of insanity’ thing.”

“It shouldn’t have come to this, Simon,” Gabriel said, tightening his grip on Kaylee. “You should have left her alone. Then the name Tam would still mean something, and you’d be living a real life, not flying

Comments
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 11:22
I like the action, even if I did get a little confused at times. But at least Regan isn't as bad as we first thought!

But Gabriel ... how did he ever manage to become a father? And won't he still keep looking for Simon and River, especially now he knows where they are? And will all this be resolved in the epilogue?
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 11:24
Probably should have made note of the fact that I NEVER write action.

Because, I can't.

Sorry for confusion, thanks for commenting :)

And don't forget there is a sequel in the works. xx
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 12:56
I thought the action was done very well.

'Silently, she shook him off, and moved away.'
Oh, for f***s sake Kaylee, get over it.

As always, awesome chapter. Glad at least one of the Tam parents isn't evil- As far as we know.
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 15:50
Okay, Kaylee needs to give Simon a little leeway and let him talk to her. Plus, has he checked out that bump on her head, 'cause something tells me, it's worse than it looks.

And Gabriel - ooh, I could just ... well, Jayne already killed him, so I guess that's enough. Although torture wouldn't have been over the top. Really great stuff - I cannot wait for the epilogue and the shiny Kaylee/Simon reunion ... that is what's going to happen, right? *Right?!?!?*
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 19:10
Take that Gabrial Tam!!

Yay, I just hope the last episode makes team K/S all happy. Good work, I've enjoyed this little series.

On a compleatly unrelated note. I know your busy with FireFly fanficion already. But can't I convince you to write Grey's Anatomy fanfiction ;p

Sorry, I need my George/Callie angest and fluff fix. And so far the fanfiction I've found is sad!

XD I'm looking forward to more of your stories. And I'm jokeing about the Grey's Anatomy fanfiction. Although I am currently lamenting the lack of decent G/C angest and fluff!

Some of those writers just arn't as talented as our FireFly authors. ;p

Tuesday, 19 June 2007 23:28
He got what was coming to him.

Can't wait for the next chapter.
Wednesday, 20 June 2007 15:25
This better be one LONG epilogue! 'Cause I think its going to take a long time before Kaylee will talk to Simon again after the brushoff she gave him in this chapter.

At least the kids didn't have to kill pops.
Sunday, 24 June 2007 05:56
Oh boy...Kaylee definitely needs a chat with Simon. Cuz even if they don't get back togther again, there's a lot of bad air that needs clearing right now:(

And I personally thought the action sequences were quite well done, espcially since you're not an action-oriented kind of writer. Though Gabriel's status not being clear does make for interesting times;)

BEB

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