Based on the world of Firefly by Joss Whedon

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He found his best t-shirt, grabbed his favorite pair of lucky jeans, and then just to make sure it was perfect, he tossed on the cunning hat his ma had made him. Casting a look in the mirror, Jayne splashed some water on his face and then wiped it dry with the towel by his side.

It was his favorite day of the year, Valentine's Day. A day that some idiot made up and gave every man in the 'verse a full 24hrs to get lucky with almost every lonely woman willing to spend her time with a stranger. He would stop in town and get some pretty flowers before hitting the bar.

Walking down the catwalk, he could hear Mal and Cat talking, whispering on the bridge about what they would be doing tonight. Always wondered if she was as much a beast in bed as she was on the battlefield. Kaylee sat on the bed in the infirmary, two months pregnant with the doc's baby. It came to him as no surprise, especially as much as Kaylee girl liked her sexing. He hadn't seen much of Zoe, but that was typical especially after Wash died.

Strolling toward the open ramp, he spied River in the common room, reading a book that was probably as wide as his bicep. He didn't bother looking to see what the title was. Jayne was too busy thinking of the fun he was going to have today that he completely missed the young girl sitting on the Mule. Kitty cleared her throat as he turned.

"Hey there, munchkin." He smiled.

"Hi, Jayne." She smiled slightly, not the typical sunshine grin he was so use to seeing. "Where are you going?

"Out on the town. Not for little girls, though."

"Oh, I know that. It's just, well, I'm bored and..." She looked up at him, her beautiful blue eyes sad. "Lonely."

Jayne's countenance changed as he walked back toward her swinging a leg over the Mule and taking a seat. "Well, I'm sure if you ask River..."

"She's too busy studying about thermal dynamics and aquatic propulsion. Cat and Mal are having adult t