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TEMPTATION SERIES: 12. "Penance"

Monday, July 25, 2005

"Kaylee and Simon celebrate their anniversary. The Abbott tries to help the Captain in the only way he knows."

CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 4650    RATING: 10.0 (G)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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TITLE: "PENANCE"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Zoe/Wash. Simon/Kaylee. Mal. Book.

RATING: G.

STATUS: SEQUEL to "GOOD INTENTIONS"

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: http://carlajane.50megs.com/Ali00.html

SUMMARY: "Kaylee and Simon celebrate their anniversay.

The Abbott tries to help the Captain in the only way he knows."

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.

"PENANCE"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

* * * * *

It was so very shiny. Simon could not remember a time when he had ever felt so vibrant and alive. Happier than a mortal soul had any right to be. But no, even if he did not deserve this Kaylee did. He sighed. Kaylee. How had he lived so much of his life without her? Simon was sure that if he lost her now he would not survive. Didn't matter that River might still need him and that was a realisation that made him feel more than a mite guilty but he was in love and could not hide from the truth. Had the freeing feeling that he never wanted to hide from such a wonderful truth again. The days when he had lived his life in tiny increments of pleasure grasped from the jaws of fear and dispair were over. Life didn't get much better than this. He intended to savour every moment.

The warm body wrapped around his began to move. Slow, langorous movements. Flesh against flesh, delicious warm friction. A smile curved relaxed lips as they began to pleasure each other all over again. With a sigh, Simon realised the last thing he would be getting in the next 24 hours was sleep.

* * * * *

Numb. Vaguely he was sure pain was supposed to hurt more but right now he didn't give a good gorram. The instrument had looked like some kind of rutting joke to the Captain when

Comments
Monday, 25 July 2005 23:12
Hmmm curious what the rest of the crew Jayne and River are up too.
Monday, 25 July 2005 23:12
Doh and Inara
Tuesday, 26 July 2005 15:40
About damn time Book checked-up on Mal. And why hasn't River goaded the rest of the crew into a rescue like she did just a few chapters back?
Wednesday, 03 August 2005 11:09
I think this chapter is possibly the most disturbing bit of Firefly fic I have ever read. I found it really, really difficult to get through.

I like your writing Ali and I'm going to persevere in the hopes that Mal gets rescued and soon.

But, hell, that was a difficult read ...
Monday, 20 November 2006 13:32
I've started reading this series recently, and have been enjoying it very much (even if I'm not the best reviewer ever, I confess), but I have to ask a question here. Isn't this taking place 6 years after the series ended, supposedly? I seem to recall a mention of that... So, if six years have passed and River was 17 during the show, wouldn't she be 23 now? Hardly a minor in any way, shape or form, except perhaps psychologically, though after 6 years she'd grown up a bit, regardless of whether she was broken or not. So I don't understand this whole redemption thing, and the Preacher's need to have Malcolm absolve himself and this sentence: 'Rape or corruption of a minor was a very serious offence'. Because River wouldn't really be a minor if this takes place six years after the series. Under Mal's protection, yes. Perhaps still considered a little girl by the 'adults' in the ship, mayhaps, but she'd be in her 20's in this timeline and thus, a woman. Even if some clueless captains forget to notice that...

I'll keep on reading this series because, despite this confusion, I've been enjoying it and want to see how things end up between Mal and River, but this whole age detail has kinda thrown me.

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