Title: Black Days: Zoe

Author: CharlieBZ

Summary: Zoe adjusts to her new life on Serenity.

Rating: PG for language

Characters: Crew

Pairing: Canon, if any

Spoilers/Timeline: post BDM

Disclaimer: No money is being made from by me and I certainly don’t own Firefly/Serenity.

Author's Note: This fic takes is part of a continuing series. If you’re a little lost see my blog entry Many thanks to gilliebeans at LiveJournal for all her help.

Also: Serenity specs taken from the QMX Serenity Blueprint Reference Guide. I know Joss said something about no showers on Serenity but I cannot accept this. Totally ruins the fantasy if I’m imagining them all dirty and smelly. Jayne is the only one allowed to be dirty and smelly.

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Black Days: Zoe

Zoë fell to the floor her hands braced flat on the hard metal. One, two, three…She kept her eyes focused on a point on the cold floor as her mind concentrated on her technique; spine straight, inhale down, exhale up, abs contracted, keep the body in perfect alignment. Her moves were quick but precise. Twenty-seven, twenty-eight…

"I could be the floor, you know," he said lazily, watching her morning routine with great interest from the comfort of their bed. "You with the pushups, me with…being the floor." He slid off the bed as he spoke. "Get it?"

"How 'bout you joinin' in?” She asked with a pretend stern look. “Little exercise wouldn't kill you."

"We went over that, honey. I will exercise only if we can both do it naked. Exercise that is." He looked at the ceiling pondering something she knew he would be sharing soon. Man rarely had a thought that didn't make it out his mouth. "Naked jumping jacks would be interesting."

The thought of naked jumping jacks almost had her lose her count. She shot him a quick grin whi