Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made.

This story is set fifteen years into the future from my current storyline “Big Blue”.

AN: Still more family fluff but the action is coming... I promise.

Cast of characters:

Parents:

Malcolm Reynolds 51

Inara Serra-Reynolds 44

Allan Bryant 68

Zoë Bryant 48

Simon Tam 43

Kaylee Tam 40

Jayne Cobb 52

River Cobb 36

Kids:

Jefferson (Jeff) Reynolds 15

Emma Reynolds 10

Sara Bryant 14

Rebecca Tam 15

John (Jack) Tam 11

Rachel Cobb 8

Jesse Cobb 6

Heritage-Chapter Five

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Allan awoke about seven. Zoë had done her best to distract him from what had happened the night before. Intellectually, Allan knew it was just an innocent first kiss. Emotionally, the father in him wanted to strangle the boy Sara had kissed.

The problem lay in the fact that said boy was Jefferson Reynolds, Mal and Inara's son. Allan cared for Jeff like he was one of his own. Hell, Allan had delivered Jeff. Kaylee and Inara had gone into labor at almost the same time. Torn between his duty as a doctor and his duty as a husband, Simon had handed off Inara's delivery to Allan while he attended to Kaylee. Had there been any complications, the two men would have switched patients.

In his college days as a paramedic, Allan had delivered three babies. He had more experience in childbirth than Simon did.

In the dead of the night, while River piloted Serenity full burn for Londonium, Allan had delivered Jefferson Reynolds. Three hours later, he assisted in the delivery of Rebecca Tam.

Now the boy he had brought into the 'verse had kissed his own little girl. Rolling out of bed, Allan stumbled to the bathroom, returning a few minutes later his mind still whirling.

After giving his sleeping wife a kiss, Allan, dressed in sweats and a t-shirt, headed for the kitchen. Passing his daughters door, Allan quietly opened the closed door and peered inside, Sara was still sl