"So...there's no gravity?" Simon asked.

"That would be why we're floatin'." Kaylee replied.

"Looks like the passenger dorm is the only part of the ship that's affected." Mal said over the comm. "We had to shut you in, just sit tight. We'll have this sorted out in no time."

"Just as soon as he sorts out where his ass is. He'll need both hands for that." Simon muttered.

"Heard that!" Mal said indignantly.

Grabbing the edge of the open door to her room to brace herself, Kaylee hit a button to shut off the comm. "If you two can't play nice..."

Simon mentally added 'naked, cold, and floating' to his list of unpleasant ways to wake up. "Well, at least it's not another exciting adventure in sitting." He held onto the railing, trying to get his feet on the ground.

"Well now, look at you finding the bright side of things." Kaylee teased.

"Guess you're rubbing off on me." Simon chuckled, pulling himself over to her. He looked her up and down. "You're naked. That's never a bad thing, either."

Kaylee laughed. "Why, Dr. Tam, is the gravity gone in here or are you just happy to see me?"

"I'm always happy to see you." Simon said, gripping the ladder with one hand and pulling her against him with the other. "So, we're stuck down here for a little while. Any idea how we could pass the time?"

"Oh, I think you've got a good one." Kaylee sighed, instinctively rubbing against his hard cock. "Never done it in zero gravity before, you sure it'll work?"

"Sure it will." Simon replied, kissing her neck and collarbone. "Just hold onto something." He gasped when Kaylee wrapped one hand around his length. "I meant like the ladder."

Kaylee giggled and leaned back, hooking one leg into the ladder and the other around Simon. She did the same thing with her arms, anchoring herself to him. Moving against him, she slid her tongue between his lips, trembling when she heard him moan. Even the way he sounded got her worked up.

Keeping one arm hooked through the ladder and around Kaylee's waist, Simon moved his other hand to her breasts, stroking and squeezing gently. He could feel her wetness where she was pressed against his arousal, and he fought the urge to just take her. From the way she was moaning and squirming in his arms, that was exactly what she wanted him to do. He wanted to tease her first, but she was making that incredibly difficult.

"Feels like I'm floating." She murmured against his lips.

"You are floating." Simon chuckled.

"Yeah, kill the mood, why don't you?" Kaylee rolled her eyes and slapped him playfully on the arm.

"Well, if you're going to get violent, maybe I'll just go back to my room." Simon told her with a mock pout.

"You're welcome to try." Kaylee said huskily, looking at him through heavy-lidded eyes and licking her lips. She shifted so the head of his cock was pressed against her center.

"God, Kaylee." Simon groaned. His control shattered, and he thrust into her just as she started to push down onto him. She gasped and clenched around him, drawing him in deeper. Every time he had her, he managed to forget all the reasons why he'd waited so long to be with her like this.

"More." Kaylee whimpered. "Like that..." She wanted to scream out how good he felt, but she was completely overcome with sensation. She settled for moaning and raking her nails down his back as she moved with him. Her hands moved over his body of their own accord, feeling the muscles in his back and shoulders shift and ripple under her touch.

Simon pulled back, wanting to see her face. Her head was back, against the ladder, her eyes closed and her lips parted as she started letting out hoarse, choked moans every time he thrust in. "Are you okay?"

"Okay?" Kaylee repeated, gasping. "Yeah, okay...I just...Simon!" She cried out as her orgasm overwhelmed her completely, leaving her spent and dazed. She clung to Simon, feeling every pulse of his release deep inside her, feeling his lips on hers as they both slid to the floor.

"Not floating anymore." Simon mumbled into her hair. "Still feels like we are, though."

Kaylee giggled breathlessly and lifted her hand to swat at him, but only managed to stoke his chest, still recovering. "That was amazing. Maybe I could talk the cap'n into turning off the gravity in here more often."

Simon grinned and kissed the top of her head. "Maybe just to see the look on his face."

The hatch above them opened. "All right, we got it worked out, so-" Zoe stopped short when she saw the two of them at the foot of the ladder, naked and wrapped around each other. "Well. Hello, Doctor. I'll give you two some privacy. I think River's making lunch, if you're hungry." She closed the hatch on their surprised expressions and walked away, smirking to herself.

"They coming?" Mal asked.

Resisting the temptation to say something crude, Zoe just nodded. "They'll be along in a minute, I think." She caught River's stare, and the two of them grinned at each other knowingly.

Mal looked between the two women and shrugged. "All right. I'll be on the bridge."