"You sure no one saw us come in here?" Simon asked.

"Yeah, though if that mind-reading sister of yours was anywhere nearby..." Kaylee pointed out.

"Don't worry, I also had a chat with her about keeping secrets." Simon turned away from her to secure the door to the showers. When he turned back, Kaylee was already shrugging out of the sleeves of her jumpsuit. "Let me do that."

"Like unwrapping presents, do ya?" Kaylee teased.

"Mm-hmm." Simon couldn't manage a more coherent response than that, he was too busy getting her jumpsuit off. As it pooled around her feet and she stepped out of it, he tugged her t-shirt over her head and dropped it on the floor alongside her discarded jumpsuit. Pulling her in for a kiss, he slid his hands up her back, unhooked her thin white bra. As the undergarment fell away in his hands, he lowered his head to her breasts, gently licking and sucking.

"Ah...oh, that's good..." Kaylee sighed, arching her back. "But you are way overdressed right now."

Calling on every ounce of willpower she had, she placed her hands on his shoulders and pushed him back firmly. Then she slid her hands down, enjoying the feel of his warm, solid chest, even through his dark blue shirt. The only thing stopping her from ripping it right off of him was the fact that she liked that particular shirt on him. She forced herself to unbutton it carefully, pressing light, teasing kisses to his chest as she worked her way down. She pushed the shirt off his shoulders and let it fall to the floor as he pulled her close and just held her for a moment, their bare chests pressed together.

"Kaylee." He murmured into her hair. "About what I said that night, about regretting not being with you. I...I don't want you to think that all I want from you is sex. You mean a lot to me. I don't know just what my feelings for you are yet. Just that they run deep."

"I get it, Simon." Kaylee assured him, speaking past the lump that had formed in her throat at his words. "Trust me, I feel the same way." She felt him re