A/N: Ask and you shall recieve! Thanks for all the love you marvolous peoples! See you give me love and you get a chapter and a half! Pretty cunning, huh?

Kaylee’s hair was slipping out of her bun. From across the table, Simon tried not to stare at the soft curls lying against her neck and cheek. She rested her head against the heel of her hand and ate wearily, almost asleep as she spooned rice into her mouth. Their eyes met suddenly when her gaze flicked up but something caught her attention and her head turned. He took the opportunity to look down at his plate but he watched out of the corner of his eye. She was staring at Jayne and Simon felt a sudden dropping sensation in his gut. Kaylee turned back to the doctor after a moment and he carefully dissected a bit of protein, pretending he had not been staring himself.

Simon couldn’t see what happened next but he did see Kaylee shove the remains of her half-eaten dinner toward Jayne. He looked up just in time to watch her back as she hurried up the steps and out the door. Everyone at the table exchanged curious and surprised glances in reaction to Kaylee’s sudden departure. Everyone but Jayne. He watched the mechanic’s retreat until she wasn’t visible and then frowned down at the plate she had handed him.

“Now what’s eatin’ her?” Mal demanded of the world at large. The captain turned his sharp disapproving gaze onto Simon.

“I don’t know.” Even Simon was surprised by how bewildered he sounded. He hadn’t even talked to Kaylee today. What could he have done? He really didn’t know. Everything seemed inexplicable to him since he had learned of Jayne’s feelings.

The doctor’s eyes drifted back to the mercenary. Jayne had transferred the food on Kaylee’s plate to his own- although Simon noticed he hadn’t touched her biscuit. He hadn’t even moved to butter it. Look, Simon wanted to shout, he won’t eat her biscuit! Can’t you people see?

The conversation resumed slowly and Simon attempted to continue his meal as though everything were normal. Jayne fini