Capacity Chapter 10

Joly

Rated PG-13

Summary: It’s just not a normal day on Serenity unless somebody gets shot, threatened or beat up.

Disclaimer: I don’t own it. I just like to play in Joss’ sand box.

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Xiaofan settled into her new life on Kerry. She tended the occasionally wounded, saw to the ill, took care of the newborn and the elderly, she even got a chance to do yearly physicals and get background information on most of her patients.

It was a simple doctor’s dream.

She was greeted with smiles and nods and, “Morning Dr. Magnus,” or “Hello, Lucille,” for the less formal.

She followed the same pattern every day. Out of bed, washed up, saw patients, made house calls, tended the occasional emergency, studied new journals as they came in. The life of security she swore she wanted.

Only every once in a while she allowed herself to think about the crew, her friends, back on Serenity. She missed girl time with Kaylee and listening to River weave her tales, usually about the crew, things they’d rather no one knew. She could go on about the others even Mal, but she really, very truly, missed Jayne.

Gentlemen, and not so gentlemen, came to call. She told them she was a widow. That, in her religion, she could never see another man, never marry again. Gentlemen were easily persuaded. The not so gentlemen had to have the barrel of her 12 gauge bared to underscore her intent. Eventually, suitors stopped calling. Which Xiaofan took as a comfort.

“Dr. Magnus,” a small, shy voice called, interrupting her reverie.

Xiaofan looked up from the journal she truly hadn’t been reading.

“Yes, Sallie Anne?”

“Mommy’s havin’ the baby. Papa said come get you.”

Xiaofan closed the journal and gathered her equipment.

“Let’s go my dear,” she said, and closed and locked the door behind her.

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Mal’s teeth clacked together as the fist connected with his jaw. He shook his head a moment and pulled himself together.

“Sir, I am seriously considering not accomp