Big Blue Chapter 10

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Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. (Except for Allan. He's mine) I’m just playing. No money being made.

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This story takes place almost three years after Serenity (BDM) and has the established couples of Simon/Kaylee, Mal/Inara, Zoë/Allan and Jayne/River. Follows immediately after Out to the Blue.

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A/N:

Thanks again Chris for the Beta.

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Big Blue

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Chapter Ten – Schoolboy Heart

Gabriel Tam was, if anything, a practical man. Forced to hide out on the rim world of Deadwood due to he and his wife Reagan's fugitive status. Gabriel made the most of time on his hands.

Living in the guest room of Jayne Cobb's mothers house had been an education for the core bred business man. Actually, he began been enjoying himself. Helping Vera and Mattie Cobb with the farm chores had been a substitute for his weekly trips to the health club. The intense sun had put a darker tone to his skin than a month at a beach.

In the evening he assisted Vera by going over the books of the agricultural co-op she headed. Already, Gabriel had found several tax loopholes and other advantages that had brought the co-op from breaking even to now making a decent profit.

Reagan Tam had seen their exile as a challenge. After having been a socialite for most of her life, It still was a bit of a shock living on the rim. Vera Cobb took her future in-law under her wing. Reagan had dabbled in the kitchen as a hobby but had never done a significant amount of cooking in her life. Always having a household staff to wait on you tended to do that.

Reagan poured herself into her new situation, learning to cook and sew and even knit. Despite their wide gap in education, social status and upbringing. Reagan considered Vera Cobb her best friend.

Reagan and Vera had unofficially adopted the two girls rescued by the crew of Serenity from a local criminal. The two teenagers along with Zoë's sister Alisha had been held as slaves by the evil man. Luckily the two younger girls hadn't b