A Bit of Chapter 8
Chapter 7 is out for beta, and I have been working on chapter 8. Just wrote a scene I've waited a while to get to, and thought I'd share.
Wash pointed out Kaylee and said, "Our ship's mechanic, Kaylee Frye," and Kaylee smiled.
Wash's mother smiled, but it was a troubled smile, that trembled at the corners of her mouth. "Mechanic?" she asked. She thinks I'm really the ship's floozy, Kaylee realized, and was suddenly offended. But she had no time for a retort, as Wash was already introducing his wife to his mother.
"This is Zoe," Wash said, "Serenity's first mate."
"Hello," Wash's mother said, shaking Zoe's hand.
"Guys, these are my parents, Norris and Cici Washburne, and my sister Deenie and her husband Tim," Wash said to his crewmates. He hesitated before adding, to his family, "Would you like to join us?"
"Well, there doesn't seem to be enough room," Deenie said quickly. "And anyway, Aunt Tawny said we should come sit in the front with her."
"Of course, of course dear," said Mrs. Washburne, "But Hobie, it is so very good to see you, sweetheart, and I'm glad you're doing well." She kissed her son's cheek and patted his arm, before following her husband and daughter away from the table.
Wash flopped into his chair and hunched down. Zoe took the chair next to him, fixing him with a gaze so blank and inscrutable that Kaylee was suddenly very afraid for the pilot.
The Captain said, "Well?"
It took Wash a few seconds to realize that the Captain was speakig to him. "What?" he asked sulkily.
"Oh, come on," the Captain replied, exasperated. "Even I can see that you owe her an explanation! Even I didn't miss that you just somehow failed to introduce your wife to your parents!"
Wash glanced at his wife, and quickly looked away, hunching even further into the chair. "They wouldn't approve of you," he mumbled.
"They don't know me," Zoe pointed out. "Based upon what information exactly would they not approve of me?"
Wash pointed out Kaylee and said, "Our ship's mechanic, Kaylee Frye," and Kaylee smiled.
Wash's mother smiled, but it was a troubled smile, that trembled at the corners of her mouth. "Mechanic?" she asked. She thinks I'm really the ship's floozy, Kaylee realized, and was suddenly offended. But she had no time for a retort, as Wash was already introducing his wife to his mother.
"This is Zoe," Wash said, "Serenity's first mate."
"Hello," Wash's mother said, shaking Zoe's hand.
"Guys, these are my parents, Norris and Cici Washburne, and my sister Deenie and her husband Tim," Wash said to his crewmates. He hesitated before adding, to his family, "Would you like to join us?"
"Well, there doesn't seem to be enough room," Deenie said quickly. "And anyway, Aunt Tawny said we should come sit in the front with her."
"Of course, of course dear," said Mrs. Washburne, "But Hobie, it is so very good to see you, sweetheart, and I'm glad you're doing well." She kissed her son's cheek and patted his arm, before following her husband and daughter away from the table.
Wash flopped into his chair and hunched down. Zoe took the chair next to him, fixing him with a gaze so blank and inscrutable that Kaylee was suddenly very afraid for the pilot.
The Captain said, "Well?"
It took Wash a few seconds to realize that the Captain was speakig to him. "What?" he asked sulkily.
"Oh, come on," the Captain replied, exasperated. "Even I can see that you owe her an explanation! Even I didn't miss that you just somehow failed to introduce your wife to your parents!"
Wash glanced at his wife, and quickly looked away, hunching even further into the chair. "They wouldn't approve of you," he mumbled.
"They don't know me," Zoe pointed out. "Based upon what information exactly would they not approve of me?"