Today was going to be a great day. Kaylee woke up with a huge smile on her face. It was all planned out. She would help Mal in the morning and than she would hurry back to Serenity for a picnic with Simon.

Kaylee had talked to Mal last night before going to bed to see if it was okay. She wouldn’t let him sleep until she knew Mal was okay if she had the picnic with Simon. She could see the look on his face and was ready to argue. To Kaylee’s surprise Mal agreed and he said it was alright. They could only do it if the job was finished.

Kaylee sat up in her bed and eyed two of the outfits she had planned. There was the pink dress Simon saw her in before and there was a pretty green one next to it. Inara gave it to her as a gift. She would just have to think about it.

Everyone was meeting for breakfast. When River walked past Kaylee, River whispered, “the green one.”

Kaylee turned to River. “Really; you think so?”

“Yes.” River gave Kaylee a pat on the shoulder.

Simon looked at Kaylee confused after watching her with River. She blushed and said nothing.

“Good morning crew.”

Kaylee looked up to see Mal. “I’m ready Cap’n. I just need to grab my stuff from the engine room.”

Simon watched Kaylee leave. Once she was a safe distance he turned to Mal. “Be careful with her.”

Mal stopped drinking his coffee. Simon stood up. “I mean it Mal.”

Five hours later, Zoe, Kaylee, Jayne, and Mal came back to Serenity. All four of them were covered in mud along with minor battle wounds. Simon was ready for them. It was starting to become a habit whenever they did a job. For once couldn’t they come back unharmed? River was by Simon’s side ready to help.

Kaylee had a minor cut so she didn’t need to make a trip to the infirmary. Simon was sad to see her leave the group. It didn’t matter anyways; he was looking forward to their picnic. Simon started to fix up Mal. Mal flinched as Simon tightened the bandage around his arm.

“Do you mind?”

“Sorry.”

“So you and Kaylee are going for a picnic?”

Simon rolled his eyes