Title: The Talk

Rating: NC-17

Synopsis: Simon forces himself to talk to River about sex but Kaylee comes to the rescue.

Timeline: Takes place a month or so after Serenity, the movie.

Notes: Next part of a series beginning with : And So It Begins, Kiss Me, Coming Together, Tell Me, What’s Proper?, Tears, Peekaboo, Impatient, Waking up is Hard to do and The Talk

Disclaimer: This story is not meant to infringe on the copyright of any person or company related to the trademarked characters and situations depicted in the Serenity movie or Firefly series. I make no money from this. Only done for fun – and a desperate craving to have more stories told about this wonderful ‘verse Joss Whedon created.

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Simon couldn’t find River. It didn’t matter where he looked. She was nowhere to be found. As he passed the crew bunks, he cringed as he looked at Jayne’s closed hatch. She wouldn’t. He continued on his way to the bridge, casting one glance back at the closed hatch. He hoped.

After waiting what he deemed long enough – 5 minutes – he shuffled off the bridge, hoping to run into someone who was awake.

As he made his way through the cargo bay, he actually called out to her. “I’m not mad, River, but we need to have a little talk.”

After spending what seemed like hours looking for his sister, even stopping to talk to Kaylee for a while, he once again found himself at the hatch to Jayne’s bunk. As he raised his fist to knock on the hatch, Mal came down from the bridge.

“Have you seen River?” Both men asked at the same time.

“Huh, guess not,” Mal said with a frown then glanced at Simon. “Need Jayne for something?”

“Oh, ah, no. Just wondering if he’d seen River.”

Mal’s brows drew together suspiciously. “He usually works out this early in the morning. He’s probably in the cargo bay.”

“Right.” Simon stepped away from the hatch. “I’ll go check.”

Mal’s eyes narrowed as Simon walked away and the Captain decided he’d follow to see what the doctor, notorious for truly disliking Jayne, wanted with him s