A/N: I know I keep teasing you with a longer story and I swear, it's coming! In the meantime you'll have to settle for some one-offs!

Here is another from a "specially themed" prompt table.

Beta'd, many moons ago, by the imitable Leiasky, any mistakes are mine!

I hope all you S/K shippers enjoy! Oh ... AND COMMENT!

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03. Satin

Kaylee closed her eyes and felt the gentle touch of Inara’s hand against her neck as she again swept her brush through Kaylee’s thick hair. With a small sigh, Kaylee scooted back a bit as her friend smoothed out her freshly washed locks and then began to twist the hair and pin it up.

Opening her eyes, Kaylee looked about the dimly lit shuttle, taking in all of Inara’s finery. She always loved being in this place, it was very peaceful and calm, kind of like Inara and so much not like the rest of the ship. Plus, it was soft and Kaylee felt more like a woman just being in the room. She felt grown-up and sexy and safe all at once; which she supposed, in Inara’s line of work, was pretty important.

Her fingers absentmindedly trailing along the silky sheets on Inara’s bed, Kaylee tilted her head to one side, getting a slight poke for her efforts as Inara’s hands were dislodged. Straightening Kaylee’s head on her neck, Inara scolded, “Keep still, mei mei.”

“Sorry,” Kaylee murmured. Glancing out of the corner of her eyes at the shiny material, she finally asked, “Hey, ‘Nara?”

“Yes Kaylee?” Inara answered, always amused when her friend began conversations this way.

“These sheets is real nice,” Kaylee sighed. “What is it? Silk?”

“No, satin,” Inara corrected. Pausing for a moment in her work, she regarded Kaylee’s half-done hair and then continued pinning up the honey brown locks. “And they are very nice and more than a little expensive.”

Kaylee was silent for another moment and then she asked the question that had really been on her mind. “Don’tcha ever just slide off ‘em?”

Suppressing a giggle, Inara placed a light hand to Kaylee’s shoulder and turned the girl to face her. “Shenme?”

Smiling wide, Kaylee’s eyes lit with memory as she said, “I mean, you know, when you’re with a client, don’tcha ever get so hot an’ bothered you just slide right off the bed?” As Inara worked her mouth for an appropriate response, Kaylee’s eyes glazed over a bit. “I mean, sometimes that happens to me an’ Simon an’ our sheets ain’t anywhere near as smooth as these.”

Inara laughed outright at this statement, having gotten more than an earful of Kaylee and Simon’s sexual exploits since they had started their relationship a little over three months ago. Of course, being a Companion, sex did not offend Inara in the slightest and she was honestly glad that Kaylee had someone to talk with about it. But this question more than surprised her, if only because it had just never occurred to her before.

Gently turning the young woman back around so she could finish with her hair, she told her, “Trust me, mei mei. Satin sheets are wonderful for when I’m, with, a client, but no, I’ve never actually fallen out of bed because of them.”

Grinning wickedly, Kaylee thought, Well, maybe you ain’t doin’ somethin’ right.

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Inara found Simon, not surprisingly, in the infirmary, cataloguing some medications. Clearing her throat to announce her presence, she stepped into the room and smiled as Simon turned to regard her.

Rising from his seat, always the gentleman, the young doctor said, “Inara, it’s good to see you. Is everything all right?”

Her smile a bit wider, she told him, “Oh yes, fine.” Giving him a quick look, she questioned, “Shouldn’t you be getting ready? Kaylee tells me the two of you have quite an evening planned once we reach Regina.”

His cheeks flushing slightly, Simon told her, “Yes we do. We’re going out for a nice meal and actually spending a night away from the ship.”

Having been trained for almost half of her life to study and observe men, Inara did not miss the glint of passion or longing that played through Simon’s blue eyes. Yes, the doctor did indeed have it bad for Serenity’s mechanic.

Shaking his head slightly and remembering his manners, Simon told her, “I probably should go and change.” Moving past her, he paused in the doorway and asked, “I’m sorry, was there something you wanted?”

Smiling to him, Inara said, “No, I was just wondering, where are you two staying tonight?”

Furrowing his brow, Simon told her, “A little place Kaylee found. I think she said it’s called the Dragonfly Inn.”

Her smile a bit wider, Inara said, “Oh, yes, of course. I remember her asking me my opinion a few days ago.” Squeezing the young man’s arm gently, Inara told him, “Have a wonderful time.”

“We will, thank you,” Simon answered, nodding slightly in her direction before taking his leave.

Having gathered the information she needed, Inara swept from the room to make her own plans.

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Dinner had been delicious, but it had also been a study in restraint as neither Simon nor Kaylee could wait to take advantage of the very private hotel room they had booked; the very private hotel room with its own private bathroom and big, fluffy bed.

So it was no surprise that as soon as the lift doors closed over them, they found their lips fastened to one another, hungry kisses and urgent touches consuming them. Stumbling slightly to their room as they tried to walk those few steps with their mouths firmly attached, Simon grinned wide when Kaylee turned and pushed him against the door, jumping up lightly against him as she continued to kiss him fiercely, her tongue driving into his mouth.

Cupping her against him, Simon fumbled with the card key, his mind and body quickly becoming obsessed with Kaylee as her movements and touches drove all other thought from his mind. Neither of them knowing exactly how they made it into the room, neither of them much cared. Gently sliding Kaylee back onto her feet, Simon groaned against her mouth as she rubbed exquisitely against him, making his need for her pulse with intensity.

With his mouth firmly over hers, their tongues working together passionately, Simon reached his hands around and into her hair and started pulling the pins out, running his fingers through the soft locks as they fell about her shoulders. As his fingers moved to massage her scalp, Kaylee felt a tingle of pleasure race down her spine, causing her to drop her head back slightly, a small moan escaping her lips.

Lifting her head up and meeting his desire-filled gaze with one of her own, Kaylee reached for Simon’s buttons, quickly working them free as his hands moved to the neck of her dress where a few frog clasps held into place. It was a beautiful garment, on loan from Inara, but at this moment, Simon was more interested in seeing Kaylee’s even more beautiful body. Just as she pushed the fabric of his shirt open, her hands running along his now bare chest, he pushed back the silky material of her dress, gliding it down her arms and exposing her upper body to him.

His eyes lit a bit as he noticed she wasn’t wearing a bra, and with just the pads of his fingers, he ran a light line down from her shoulders and across her nipples, smiling as her eyes again rolled into the back of her head while he teased and handled the flesh there. It was one of Kaylee’s most sensitive spots and Simon found he used it to his advantage quite often.

Of course, two could play that game and they did. As Simon continued to fondle the sensitive flesh and dropped his mouth to her bare shoulder, Kaylee allowed one of her hands to travel down his bare chest and to the front of his pants. He was already hard to her touch and as she pulled herself tighter against him, she felt him stiffen even further. Moving her lips to suck intently at his earlobe, Kaylee grinned wickedly as he murmured in her ear, “Ta ma de.”

“That’s the idea,” Kaylee murmured back, inhaling sharply as Simon’s hands flew to her waist and pushed her dress and panties past her hips and down into a pool at her feet. Holding her tight to him, Simon ran his hands down her back and along the curve of her backside, forcing her to part her legs so he could again lift her into his arms.

Wrapping her own arms around his neck, Kaylee continued to kiss him, her body melting deliciously with each pass of his arousal pressing into her. Even through a layer of clothing Simon could still make her more hot and bothered than any man she had ever been with before.

Walking them both to the bed, Simon laid her down before balancing himself above her, one knee between hers, his hands resting one either side of her shoulders. Holding his intense gaze for just a moment, Kaylee smiled wide as she moved her nimble hands down to his waistband and unfastened his pants quickly, wresting him free of his underwear in seconds.

Her touch, cool and insistent, forced Simon to drop his forehead to her chest and pant as she increased her ministrations. His mouth, already so close to her perfect breast, closed over her nipple and sucked gently, causing Kaylee to forget about her own mission for just a moment as another spike of desire blossomed through her. Feeling her body ready for him, Kaylee whispered in his ear, “Now, Simon, please.”

The breathless pant against his cheek was enough in and of itself to bring about his release, and with a swiftness he had learned in his time with Kaylee, he shimmied out of the rest of his clothes and again pressed against her, but did not join them. Whimpering slightly at the tease, Kaylee shifted beneath him and again begged him to enter her and so he did.

With moans of delight and cries of ecstasy, the young couple took full advantage of their time away from the ship and the prying eyes and ears of their crewmates. It wasn’t until the early morning, when they had both finally collapsed, sated and a bit sore in each other’s embrace that they actually curled under the covers of the bed. Just as Kaylee slid her body up next to Simon’s, his arm wrapping around her shoulders to keep her close and safe, Kaylee felt the coolness of the sheets beneath her and murmured, “Hmm, satin,” before drifting off, completely satisfied.

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