based on the world of Firefly by Joss Whedon

prt three of 'Double, Double' and 'Toil and Trouble'

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River walked the ship, her bare legs just covered by her knee length skirt. She could feel evil coming, but when she reached out to touch it with her mind, there wasn't a clear picture. As much as she wanted to warn the captain, even River had to admit that evil was all over and the sense could be nothing. It would still be something to keep her eyes on.

Jayne watched her, his eyes catching the hint of a thigh as she strolled across the catwalk. Normally, he would ignore the little beauty, but a really good dream the night before had him in a mood, one needing to be satisfied before it made him ache in the pants, sort of speak.

"Ain't right." A cool voice spoke at his shoulder making him jump as he noticed Cat standing not inches from him.

"Ain't no harm in wishin'." He could feel a swell in his pants that even he couldn't ignore and caught a look from Cat when he reached down to absentmindedly stroke it through his khaki's. "Haven't done nothin' with her."

"Thoughts are enough to make wheels turn." She growled.

"Girl's old enough."

"True, but we both know you could almost be her daddy."

The big merc guffawed at her accusation. "Ain't that old, Cat!"

"Well, how would you feel if Simon made eyes at Kitty?" She raised an eyebrow, a quirk she had gotten from her time with Mal.

"Point taken." Jayne grumbled before walking off, but stopped short to admire another older and more sensual ass.

"Goodbye, Jayne." Cat could feel his eyes admiring as the merc grinned evil like before heading off to deal with the urges she could smell and feel on him. Problem with being near him was it rubbed off on her and that was dangerous. Not that she would ever be unfaithful to Mal, but as the captain had once put it, they couldn't spend their entire time in bed, no matter how much they both might want to. Of course, she had pointed out that the