"I do have a way with her," Wash said. "Come on, let's go sit down so you can catch me up on the insanity that gallops around this ship on a regular basis. I never thought I'd find a crew more whackily dysfunctional than ours."

He slung his arm around Kaylee's shoulders, steering her toward the door of the engine room. It would feel good to sit down at the kitchen table again.