Fic: Last to Know (Simon/Kaylee, Jayne/Kaylee)

[xfirefly9x]

Title: Last to Know
Fandom: Firefly
Characters: Simon/Kaylee, Jayne/Kaylee
Word Count: 154
Rating: G
Summary: He hadn't seen it coming.
Notes: Written on 20/08/09.

And when she left me for you,
I was the last to know
- Last to Know, Three Days Grace

He hadn't seen it coming. Jayne was everything that he was not. It was hard to believe that Kaylee would want something so... not like him. Someone not like him.

Why would someone as sweet and kind as Kaylee fall for a guy who was rude and disrespectful, and as rough as Jayne? There was no logical answer that he could think of.

Simon wasn't the most confident guy in the ‘verse, but he had been quite sure Kaylee wouldn't fall for Jayne. It was like a searing pain in his chest. He was stunned.

But there it was. Kaylee didn't want him any more. She had moved on. She was happy. Apparently her union with Jayne had been a long time coming. The rest of the crew had seen the signs.

The only pain he’d allow himself to feel about the situation was the fact that he had been the last to know.