Family--Part 1, Chapter 6
Saturday, February 25, 2006
This AU story takes place 9-10 years after "Serenity, the Pilot," and is Mal/Simon slash. Don't read if that's not your cuppa.
Mal and Simon have been married for five years. Are they enough for each other, or do they want more? Mal gets upset.
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DISCLAIMER: Don't own it, never did, just having fun playing.
A/N: A huge thanks to kispexi2 for betaing this, my first multi-chapter effort! Wouldn't want to do it without you!
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, , , , , Chapter 6 Mal gets upset. Simon took a deep breath, looked down at his coffee cup instead of at Mal, and asked, "Mal, do you ever miss not having a child of your own?" He realized his timing was off, as usual, when Mal sputtered his mouthful of coffee onto the tablecloth in front of them. Simon winced as Mal stammered, "Wha' the…? Where did that come from? And how long you been ponderin' on it?" "Sorry, I should have been looking at you. Then I would have known…" Mal waved his hand indicating to both Simon and the waiter to stop. "Never mind that, just answer the questions." "Where did that come from? Watching you with Eddie. How long have I been thinking about it? I'm not sure, but a long time. Now will you answer my question?" "Do I miss having a child of my own? Don't know. Haven't rightly thought about it in a long time." "But you did think about it at one time." "Hell, I suppose so. Doesn't everybody?" "No. I never did." "What? Never?" "Not that I can remember." "Why not?" "Well, when I was young I had River. Then I was too busy studying. Then I was too busy trying to get to River. Then… Well, you know the rest," Simon said with a small smile. "Reckon I do at that. Come on, let's get out of here." Mal stood up, dropped payment for the