He's making her warm all over, and it doesn't even matter that they're cramped up 'tween the ladder and the wall and that the engine is humming knowingly at the two of them. All that matters is that she ain't feelin' sad about all those people on Miranda anymore, ain't missing Wash like a limb anymore.
All she's feelin' is Simon Tam, and it's better than just sex--ruttin' hell, it's a revelation.
-- When the Cold Comes In by biggrstaffbunch