oldMal's Serenity: Infirmary

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"I don't think he can do it," Jayne said with an air of finality.

He and Zoe were standing outside the infirmary, looking through the window. Both he and Zoe had decided that the tense atmosphere and the smell were too much for them. Of course, every time Mal made a sound Zoe had run back in, much to Jayne's general displeasure.

"Don't you dare," Zoe countered, but Jayne cut her off.

"Look, it's too far gone. Cap'n told the Doc to save his leg and now lookit. It's gorram near ready to fall off. Doc should just hack it off 'fore the rest of him can't be saved."

Zoe fell quiet at that remark.

Perhaps Jayne was right...

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She smiled slightly and took it in hers.

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His answering smile was mostly in his eyes as he closed his fingers and brought the joined hands to rest on his chest. The effort left him contentedly exhausted, and his eyelids started drooping despite his best efforts to keep them up.

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She scooted her stool forward and laid her head down on the side of the bed, watching him.

"Don't stay awake for my sake."

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With concentration he got his free hand up and lay it on her head, his fingers giving her hair a stroke before they went still and his eyes slid shut.