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Back on Their Feet, Part 4/10

Monday, June 15, 2009

Need to Connect - Kaylee confronts Jayne about his isolationist behavior. Cole and Michael have a brother-to-brother moment. Genny and Kaylee have mother-daughter bonding time. A few moments to make you smile, but you'll still need tissues. 24 years post-BDM. Canon pairings.

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PART 4 – Need to connect

The air was chilly, but it carried the mouth-watering smell of fresh baked bread, and Kaylee knew why Jayne and Emily had walked so far to get here. Jayne wouldn’t be so quiet if the Captain smacked him upside the head more often, but apparently that wasn’t happening. She’d debated with herself before following Jayne out, trying to decide if this was the time, but she didn’t see any reason to let this isolationism go on. At Genny and Cole’s wedding, she’d let Jayne be, because Simon kept telling her it was enough that he’d shown up. But they weren’t gathered today for a happy occasion, and she didn’t see how speaking her mind could make things any worse.

Jayne and Emily sat at a small table by the window eating their sandwiches. Emily looked a little more relaxed now that they’d left the hospital, but Jayne always looked sickly to Kaylee these days. He’d dropped so much weight since Sky died – it was one of the reasons Mal put him in the hospital.

Kaylee walked in, ordered herself a sandwich, and went over to their table. “Mind if I join you?”

“Sure!” Emily smiled at her, and then jumped up to grab a chair. Jayne smiled as he watched Emily, but didn’t lift his eyes to look at Kaylee. She touched his arm, but he flinched and pulled back. That was as far as Kaylee got before Emily came back to the table. The girl was lively and spirited, and she went on for ten minutes about some laser site that she’d seen in a shop window on the way here. Kaylee got lost in the chatter and ten minutes turned to thirty before she knew it. Emily had grown so much, and she was at that age where she really needed a mother. Little Zoë had had Kaylee, Inara, River, and Sky all coming ‘round her and taking up the mantle, but Emily didn’t have that. She had Inara and Mal looking in on her from time-to-time and her father hanging on by a thread. After all those

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Monday, 15 June 2009 10:11
I'm hoping that Kaylee has broken the ice with Jayne and that he will slowly start opening up again and realise he can talk about Sky, that life does go on and that there are people who really care about him that need him in their lives. I also hope Mal finds out how much Cole is inwardly hurting in not being closer so that the family can put that right. I don't think anyone meant to block him out it is just in families some children seem to get more attention than others. It still feels wrong that they aren't all together on Serenity any more, the ship nuturing each and every one of them in ways even being family didn't quite manage. Ali D
"You can't take the sky from me!"
Monday, 15 June 2009 12:24
When one of a set of children is ill, it makes it difficult for the parents to apportion attention evenly, and with two children have problems it can be very hard for any healthy siblings. I think you've shown Cole's pain very effectively, and I hope that in your coming chapters you have a lot more healing going on than just little Zoe.
Tuesday, 16 June 2009 02:23
So much pain and so much need of healing all around. It's as if Jayne is being remorseful for everyone he has ever killed, not just Sky. Poor Cole. No wonder some kids get in trouble just for the extra attention. Love your description of the pain, and hope they all find the love and wisdom to heal.

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