�Baby, why�s there a pair o� Bundhers in our bed?� �Mother Cobb says that little Jayne loved his guns when he was younger.� �That he did, but I don�t wanna hear the words �Jayne� and �little� in the same sentence again, dong ma, darlin�?� �Understood.� �Good. Now, get yer pretty lil� backside over here an' get nekkid. I got me a pow�rful cravin� to see how many times I can make ya hit them high notes tonight.� �Mmmm�my Jayne makes many, many sparks in the darkness.� �Hell yeah, baby doll. It�s my specialty, getting� y�all hot an� bothered, makin� ya feel real good�how�d I get this thing off?!� �There�s a hook�under�oh, utter, complete � ohhh! � total agreement, my Jayne.� �Gorram, woman, yer simple wicked when ya say my name like that � � �Jayne�� � � Just tell me what ya want, River-girl, an� I�ll do it � � �Stop! Jayne�stop.� ��Stop�? But � but, we�s finally married an� now it�s legal for us to get nekkid an' freaky! Why�d I hafta stop?� �No whining, Jayne, and no � oooh! � not fair!� �Heh-heh�shoulda thought �bout that before we got hitched!� �Jayne � Jayne � Jayne!� �Right here, baby. Just tell me whatcha want�� �Yes! Yes! But multiple, Jayne, multiple.� �What�s that, darlin�? Wanna do it more than once? Think I can handle that, though first time might be a lil� rushed � � �No, no, incorrect assumption!� �Huh?� �Give me your hand.� �Ohhh, I get it, we�s gonna play one o� yer lil� kinkified games, eh? Gorram, woman, knew there was a reason I married ya!� �Focus, husband, please.� �Focusin� on ya right now, wife, but ain�t easy with ya lyin� there, lookin� right good �nough to eat.� �You are not Kronos, so do not even consider it.� �Whaddya talkin� bout?� �Ingestion of progeny is entirely counterproductive to the mating urge.� �Hmmm? Wha�s that, darlin�? Didn�t hear much �cept �matin� urge�.� �Why am I not surprised?� �Hey, ain�t no call to be mean! John Thomas don�t hold up well sarcastical remarks.� �Good. I need Jayne�s higher brain functioning right now. Hands off, please.� �Ya know, Mal warned me �bout this�� �What�s that?� �Ya marry a girl from the Core an� � wham! � that�s it, no more sexin�!� �Jayne, please, don�t turn away from me.� �Gorramit, whaddya want from me, woman?! �Cause I know what I want. I wanna put the love on my wife, plain an� simple.� �I desire that as well, husband � � �Well let�s get it on then!� �We need to talk first.� �Talk? All it seems ya wanna do it talk! Pardon me for breathin�, but two people nekkid in bed � talkin� � ain�t my idea of a weddin� night.� �There�s more than two people in this bed, Jayne.� �Ya got �nother girl stashed under these sheets? I�m all for two at a time an� other kindsa moresomes, but I was thinkin� ya�d wanna just be Mr. an' Mrs. Cobb tonight, right, baby?� �Yes, that�s it!� �River, this is me, Jayne, your husband, asking you to please tell me what I�m missin�. I�m dyin� for ya, darlin�, an' I�m gonna go cross-eyed an� blue-balled in �bout two seconds flat if�n ya don�t spell it out for me.� �O-F-F-S-P-R-I-N-G.� ��Kay, gimme a moment. �O-f-f��that�s �off�, right?� �Correct.� �An� �s-p-r-i-n-g�. Hmmm�wait � don�t tell me! It�s � it�s � it�s, um, �spring�! Yeah, �spring�!� �My husband is a clever, clever man! So much more than brawn and beauty! Now add the two together, please.� �Off plus spring equals��offspring�? Offspring. Now that�s an odd word. Haven�t heard it in a right long while�wait a minute! Offspring?! As in, �offspring� offspring?� �Yes.� �We gonna have a baby?� �Erroneous.� �But you�re pregnant.� �Accurate.� �So we are gonna have a baby!� �No.� �Gorramit, woman, am I gonna be a daddy or not?!� �Yes.� �And yer gonna be a momma?� �Affirmative.� �Then if we do the math, it means we�re gonna have a baby: Jayne plus River equals kid, right?� �Jayne�my wondrous, worried Jayne, how many guns?� �Um, two?� �Correct. � ��� ��� �Twins?!� �Are you pleased?� �Pleased? I�m ruttin� thrilled, woman! Runs in the family, ya know! And to think, that�s my super swimmers gettin� it on with your lil� egg factory, yes they are! How long ya been knocked up?� �Eloquent as always, my Jayne. Approximately four weeks, three days, two hours.� �I�ll be humped! Got it figured out right down to the minute, dontcha? Lemme see, when was it? Afternoon on the dinner table with the chocolate sauce?� �Ha-ha! No.� �Later that night on the weight bench?� �Hmmm�very memorable, but no.� �First thing next mornin� in yer dorm room, you on yer hands an� knees, me right behind ya with my hand over yer mouth while my soon-to-be brother-in-law tries to convince ya to come into town to shop for a weddin� dress?� �Third time�s the charm!� �Yeah, we did do it three times that mornin� didn�t we?� �Excellent memory, husband.� �An� if memory serves, wife, ya did say we was gonna get to the good stuff once ya told me yer news�� �Once again, totally accurate � ohhh! Jayne, oh Jayne, you�ll wake the girls!� �My girls�re made o� metal, woman. Shut it an� let me put the love on ya, �kay?� �Our girls! I mean our girls, Jayne!� �Oh! Well, listen up, lil� darlins, me an� yer momma�re gonna have us some quality time, so y�all just go to sleep an� let us do our commiseratin�, �kay?� ��Consummating�, Jayne, not �commiserating�!� �Deliberate word choice, baby girl. If�n Cobb an� Tam blood breeds true, this is gonna be some o� the last co-ed nekkid stress-free sexin� we�re gonna get for the next two decades or so.� �Do not be distressed, Jayne. That�s what brothers are for.� �Woman, you are evil.� �Should have thought of that before you wed with me.� �I did�that�s what sealed the deal.� �Oh, Jayne�� ��� ��� �Mmm�got any names picked out?� �Yes.� �Gonna share �em with me?� �Dioscuri.� �Come �gain?� �Yes, please, but later. Their parents are both warriors, so we will name them after the twins of Sparta: Castor and Pollux.� �Them don�t seem very girly-like names, darlin�.� �The names will be derivations. All weapons must be customized to the owners.� �I don�t much like the idea o� my babies bein� weapons.� �Jayne, my darling Jayne, do not be sad. All of your girls are weapons.� ��� �If we teach them to be strong from birth, they will never have cause to fear any colors.� �I see yer truth; don�t mean I have to like it.� ��� �What�re we gonna call them, darlin�?� �I thought the eldest would be called Jo Castra, after your sister.� �Perfect. Jo�s a tough broad. She�ll be a good role model. And Baby Girl Cobb #2?� �Lux Aela.� �Now that�s right shiny, too. Had me a gun named Lux, once �pon a time. What�s it mean?� ��Swan of light�.� �Pretty. Like �em both. Won�t have to get in any brawls over them names.� �But they will still be good fighters all the same. Just like their father.� �And their momma. Hear that, girls?� �Shhh�they�re sleeping.� ��� ��� �Love you, River-girl.� �And I you, my Jayne-cob.� �Darlin�?� �Yes, bao bei?� �Can I start gettin� sexed now?�