TITLE: "THE BEST LIE"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Simon/Kaylee.

RATING: PG-13.

STATUS: Sequel to "ANOTHER FINE MESS".

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: None. All Firefly stories archived at Fireflyfans.net

SUMMARY: "Patience baits her trap. Zoe is determined to

discover the truth and the Captain finds himself with only one

course of action left open to him."

The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'

are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

No infringement of copyright is intended.

"THE BEST LIE"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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Chin watched Patience pacing angrily to and fro' from the corner of his eye. The woman was a sour faced two-timing *pofu* but for the last few years she had given him and his family a home and the means to make a living. As poor as it was he was grateful without being blind to her many faults. Now was not the time to point out any of them. Spinning round to face him she stopped, her eyes filled with a furious dark intent that was one step beyond truly scary. Old Chin found himself fearing for the children she had taken. A crime that no amount of coin could sanction yet one he was powerless to do anything about.

"Reynolds will pay for this!"

He could have pointed out that she was the one who had betrayed Serenity's Captain not the other way around but held his tongue. Patience was facing him but not seeing her foreman, her gaze distant, perhaps persuing her intended quarry. Chin hoped the Captain had the sense to never return to the pit of *diyu* called White Sands. A sudden calm came over the woman. One that pricked Chin's skin sending warning skitters of foreboding through his body in a cold shiver of apprehension. Patience blinked, a slow smile sliding across her scheming face like a knife stroke. She focused now o