Title: In the Way Rating: Pg-13 (to be safe) Warning: Not betaed Disclaimer: I do not own Pairing: Jaylee (sort of…but actually not reall) Characters: Jayne, Kaylee, OMC Setting: Pre-series Word Count: 530

Author’s note: This is set pre-series. The idea popped into my head and made me giggle.

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Jayne reached down and grabbed that hundan by the hair, yanking him to his feet in one swift move. Kaylee screamed, scrambling to cover her bare upper torso as the boy who had been on top of her was ripped away.

“What the hell?!” the boy shouted, trying to get his footing on the metal grating and Jayne dragged him back a few feet. The boy's hands reached up, gripping Jayne’s wrist where the mercenary had fisted the his hair.

“Jayne what are you doin’?” Kaylee asked, jumping to her feet and searching around for her top.

“Protectin’ you,” Jayne replied matter of factly.

“Protectin’ me from what? The first sexin’ I’ve had in near three months?” she asked incredulously.

Jayne looked bewildered for a moment, looking between here and the boy before speaking. “Well I weren’t sure is all, if you wanted it I mean. The noises you was makin’…well they really could go either way, Kaylee girl,” Jayne shrugged. “He might’ve been tryin’ t’take advantage of you.”

“I wasn’t taking advantage!” the boy yelled.

“I wanted him t’take advantage of me, Jayne,” Kaylee said firmly. “You even consider that?”

Jayne grinned deviously, the boy ignored for the moment. “Aw, lil Kaylee. If you needed a tumble you know where my bunk is,” he offered.

Kaylee rolled her eyes. “In your dreams, Jayne. Now will you please let Michael go?”

“It’s Matthew,” the boy said quietly.

Kaylee blushed, and looked apologetically at Matthew. “Sorry, it was real loud in the bar. Matthew is a real shiny name though.”

“Thanks,” he replied. “Can I be let go now.”

“What? Oh uh…sure,” Jayne said, letting go of the boy’s hair. Matthew stumbled forward a few feet, putting distance between him and the large mercenary.

“If you don’t mind, Kaylee. I think I ought t’head back now,” he said, rubbing his sore scalp.

“I understand,” Kaylee said solemnly. She moved across the cargo bay and hit the button to lower the ramp. As soon as the metal touched ground, Matthew was gone. Kaylee watched him disappear into the night before turning back to Jayne, fire in her eyes.

“Next time you see me sexin’ someone and it even remotely looks like I’m enjoyin’ myself, you leave it be,” she said firmly.

“What if I can’t tell? Might be stealin’ your womanly virtue,” Jayne said seriously.

“Right now, I’d take just ‘bout anyone stealin’ my womanly virtue. I mean it Jayne, no more of this caveman stuff,” she said before shaking her head and walking off.

“Well maybe we wouldn’t have this problem if someone would just do their gorramn sexin’ in a more private place!” Jayne called after. He grumbled under his breath when he got no response, turning to head towards his weight bench. Seeing Kaylee topless like that was gonna be dancing through his head the rest of the night, he needed an outlet to try and forget about that.

As he started forward, a piece of white fabric caught his eye. He bent down, picking it up and smiling evily. Without a second thought he took of in the direction she had gone. “Hey Kaylee! You forgot your bra!”