Sleep Tight....(3)

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Zoe went to the kitchen, exhausted from the meeting with the job supplier, and made herself some tea. She got comfortable on one of the more comfortable chairs in the room. Ever since Miranda she hasn't slept in their bunk......her bunk. Too many memory's, and she couldn't confront them yet. She told the captain that she would be fine when they boarded Serenity, after fixing her up. Zoe truly did think she would be fine, and she was. It was harder than she realized and didn’t want to come to terms with that fact that her husband was gone, it would take time.

She realized how tired was as she stretched out her arms. Lately, it seemed like she never had enough energy as she did before. Probably from sleeping in the kitchen, she thought to herself.

"Zoe, you have a bunk for a reason," said Mal, as he entered the kitchen seeing her starting to fall asleep.

"I know, sir, just not that tired," replied Zoe, shaking off her sleepiness.

"You know, Zoe, I was thinkin' maybe we could take a few days off, rest up a bit."

"Can we afford to do that, sir?" replied Zoe.

“Well, not really, but you..”

“I’ll be fine,” Zoe said as she looked resolutely at him.

Mal stood there looking at Zoe as she started to drink her tea. Mal sighed knowing she was in pain over the loss of Wash and knew there was nothing he could do to ease her pain. He left the room knowing that she would fall asleep their tonight, again. Once Zoe saw that the Captain was completely gone, she got comfortable again.

"Lamby-toes, you should go to bed."

"No, I want to stay here with you, husband." said Zoe

"You know, Captain knows you've been sleeping here. Zoe, he's worried about you." Wash said with a concerned look on his face, as he held her close to him.

"I don't care."

"WHAT! You have to care or I can't be the jealous husband, and I was getting good at making you feel guilty." Wash said with a smug grin appearing on his face. "So, River has become a pilot. What next? Will Si