Chapter 11

“What you talking about Preacher?” Jayne asked looking puzzled.

“If you and Maggie were.. intimate, then there is no annulment. I’ll just go tell the Captain that you two are still married. You.. two.. do still want to be married don’t you?”

Maggie waited for Jayne to answer.

“Hell yes!” holding Maggie in his arms “You still want me?” Jayne asked more then a little worried of her answer.

“Yes.” She answered, she smiled at the grin he gave her.

“Book, do we have to tell the Captain? You know how he feels about things like this. You weren’t there when Zoë and Wash started fooling around, he made their life Hell.” Jayne looked at him and pleaded “Just give us some time to get use to the idea our self. Then we can tell him later, much, much later.”

Maggie’s not sure what to think, she doesn’t want to sneak around, but she can tell that Jayne is really worried about the Captain knowing.

The door opened and Inara entered “Maggie, You and Jayne need to be seen at dinner. Mal is getting a little suspicious about Jayne missing a meal.” She noticed the smiles on their faces “You also might want to stop grinning like fools. I take it things got worked out?”

“Yeah, seems we’re still married.” Maggie answered, hugging Jayne's arms that are around her waist “But we’re not going to tell the Captain, not right now anyway.”

“Probably a good idea.” Inara said taking Maggie’s hand “You two still need to head out to the fire.” Having said that she led Maggie out the door, leaving Book and Jayne talking.

“You sure about this Jayne, marriage is a big commitment?” Book inquired, looking at Jayne as he watched Maggie leave.

“Yeah, Book I’m sure. I know I give Wash and Zoë a hard time, but when we get back from a job and he’s there to meet her, I get, I don’t know, angry. That I’ll never have anyone to greet me like that. Hell, Kaylee’s the closest thing to family I got around here.” Jayne answered “We better go on down, ‘sides I’m getting hungry.”

Jayne and Book arrived at the table just as Kaylee broug