"C'mon, sweetie." Kaylee said. "Just wanna make one more stop."

Simon shifted the shopping bags she'd been piling on him all afternoon. "Kaylee, we're due back on the ship in half an hour."

"I know, I'll be quick." Kaylee promised. "Wanna get some pretties for our honeymoon." She winked and gestured to a shop right in front of them.

Simon took one look at the display window and nodded. "Sure, that's fine." He didn't bother reminding her that they hadn't actually planned a honeymoon yet.

The only other person in the shop was a sales clerk who looked about Kaylee's age. She was perched on a stool behind the counter, and barely glanced up from her book when the couple entered.

"Now, no peeking." Kaylee instructed. "You ain't allowed to see this stuff beforehand."

"That's the wedding dress, Kaylee." Simon protested. "I've never heard that superstition applied to lingerie for the honeymoon."

"No peeking." Kaylee repeated, grabbing a few more things off the shelves. She led him back to the fitting rooms. They were hidden at the back of the shop, each one closed behind a thin, translucent screen.

Kaylee chose the one at the end of the row. "I won't be long, promise."

As soon as she stepped into the fitting room and closed the screen, Simon finally put down the shopping bags and slumped into a small, worn chair against the opposite wall. He could see the Kaylee's shadow through the screen as she shed her clothes. Then he noticed a thin strip of light in one corner of the screen.

He stood up and leaned closer. Through a thin crack, he could see Kaylee's bare body. She was just slipping out of a long, slinky light blue nightgown. As she shimmied out of it, she giggled and ran her hands over her naked body, and he bit back a groan. She bent over and picked up a short silk slip, a deep shade of red with a thin, delicate lace at the plunging neckline. As she pulled it over her head, Simon took a shaky breath and leaned his head against the screen, closing his eyes as he felt his pants becomin