Disclaimers: Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own all characters. I make no profit, but feedback is a wonderful form of payment.

Author's Notes: A big thank you to everyone who has read and commented along the way. I had fun writing it and can't believe it's finished. I promise more S/K fics in the future and maybe even a continuation to this one sometime.

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Cupcakes

When Simon entered his room, he stripped off his shirt and collapsed facedown on his bed. It had been an exhausting twenty-four hours, and he knew he desperately needed some sleep. He rolled over onto his back and stared at the ceiling, his mind mulling over the injuries of Zoë and Mal, his birthday, the explosion, and especially Kaylee and that kiss.

Kaylee paused outside of the infirmary door, staring at Mal's sleeping form. The day had been equally long for her since she had spent the past several hours re-wiring Serenity. After she had the engine stabilized, she had begun working on her next "project". The mechanic smiled outside of the small medical room before she turned and crossed the common area, entering the short hall to the passenger dorm rooms.

Sleep wouldn't come to Simon since his mind kept conjuring up Kaylee's face. He had to check on her to make sure she was okay. The last time that he had seen her was when she popped in to tell the captain that he had fixed the ship and had done a good job. After everyone left the room, he overheard Book inquire about Serenity's condition to which Kaylee had replied that she had a lot of work to do but no need to worry.

The doctor grabbed a sweatshirt and slid open his door. He wasn't expecting to see Kaylee standing there nor feel her loosely balled fist on his bare chest. Her raised hand had landed on his flesh instead of the door's surface when she had attempted to knock.

Startled, Kaylee let out a barely audible squeak and almost dropped the surprise behind her back. "Simon!" she gasped.

Simon jumped slightly but quickly c