Big Blue Chapter 17

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

This story takes place 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.

A/N:

Thanks again Chris for the Beta.

Big Blue

Chapter Seventeen – Vows

“You look troubled Bao-bei,” Inara said as she entered the shuttle.

Mal looked up from the small desk in the corner where he sat, “Might say that ai-ren.”

Inara looked over her fiancé's shoulder, “What are you working on?”

“My words for Allan and Zoë's wedding. I wanna have em' right. They deserve the best.”

“Isn't there a prepared text?”

“Sort of. There's not really anything chapter and verse...”

Inara kissed Mal on the top of his head, “I know you'll say the right thing.”

“How'd the checkup go?” Mal asked, wanting to change the subject.

“Very well. The Baby is fine and with that new scanner, Simon was able to calculate a better due date.”

“When?”

“Five months, three weeks and four days... approximately.”

“Sound like River when you say it like that,” Mal chuckled.

“There's one problem with that date.”

Mal's eyes widened, “What's wrong?”

“Nothing like that... It's just Simon may be busy if either Kaylee or I deliver a day or two early or late.”

“Why's that?”

“Our due dates are one day apart,” Inara replied seriously.

“Oh... Simon better get Allan up to speed on deliverin baby's then.”

“He's already working on that. River as well.”

“Good man.”

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Allan stepped into the engine room. A slight grin on his face as he saw Kaylee, standing at her workbench, her hands caressing her belly.

“You're not showing yet.”

Kaylee grinned at Allan, “Yes I am... Just can't see it when I'm wearin my coveralls.”

“Well, I can help out when you can't crawl under Serenity's engine.”

“Thanks ge-ge,” Kaylee replied, “River s