She wandered aimlessly through the common area, seeing only her memories, seeing only Wash. It all felt like yesterday - their first kiss, when they had made love for the first time, being caught by Mal, getting married - all of it. She smiled as she touched the kitchen bench. This was where they had begun. They had been arguing about something or other, standing nose to nose and toe to toe as they had yelled at each other when all of a sudden the yelling had given away to kissing. She had never felt so much passion before. Things had quickly progressed and they had sneaked to his bunk before making love so many times she thought she would explode. And it didn't stop there; they sneaked around for almost a month, while trying so hard to keep it from the rest of the crew - mainly Mal. She saw vividly the time they were finally caught out - they had grown hungry one night after their escapades that they had dashed to the kitchen in nothing but a sheet between them, and the boldness of it all made them all the more in the mood. Mal, having been woken up by crashing pots walked into one situation he didn't think was true. It had been hell trying to live with the captain for at least a month after that night, but when their relationship was made public it had made things a lot easier. Zoe walked around the Wash's seat - always remaining vacant now, his ownership to it still intact.

As Zoe continued to wander around the common area, River and Jayne watched. It hurt them both watching this very personal and very painful scene being played out in front of them, but unlike Jayne, River felt every feeling coursing through Zoe. As Zoe neared them, River took a gentle hold of Zoe's elbow and guided her back to her bunk, knowing that Zoe needed rest.

As River guided Zoe out of the common area toward her bunk, Simon watched from the other door, surprised and glad at how his sister was reacting to this new family, because that was exactly what the crew of Serenity had now become, even Jayne. Satisfied his sister had tak