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A NEW DAY, epilogue: Miracles
Sunday, October 22, 2006

Set after A NEW BEGINNING. Regan finally makes it to Aberdeen and has an unexpected surprise for River. S/K, R/J, M/I


CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 3381    RATING: 9    SERIES: FIREFLY

A/N: This is short, but more issues will be resolved in A NEW REASON, parts 1-5.

Thanks to all for your great comments - I appreciate not only everyone's encouragement, but your honesty. It means a lot to know I've managed to make an impact, whether good or bad.

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A NEW DAY, epilogue: Miracles

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“River?”

Looking up from where she was again tending Jayne’s grave, River saw her mother’s concerned face. As the older woman walked towards her, a bit unsteadily over the uneven ground, River rose, brushing off her dirty hands and allowing her mother to wrap her in a tight embrace.

“Oh, sweetheart, I am so sorry,” she whispered into her hair, as she held the girl tight.

Blinking back a few tears as her mother’s emotions overwhelmed her, River patted her back and said, “It’s okay, mother. I’m okay.”

Pulling back from her, Regan gave her daughter a quizzical look and asked, “Really? Are you sure?”

Nodding once, River looked over her shoulder at the headstone and then back to her mother. “Yes, I’m sure. Because I was loved once and that’s what’s important.”

Wiping away a few of her own tears, Regan said wistfully, “Well, he was a good man.”

Frowning at her, River said wryly, “No, he wasn’t. And if you could have picked any other husband in the ‘verse for me, you would have.”

Smiling at her intuitiveness, Regan squeezed River to her side, and said, “Okay, you got me. Maybe I didn’t think he was right for you, at first. But he did love you, my dear, and that made him very important to me.”

River leaned her head against her mother’s shoulder and they stood in silence for a moment. Finally, Regan pressed a kiss into her hair and said, “I’m sorry, I couldn’t be here sooner. We pushed the transport as fast as we could.”

Nodding, River told her, “I know.”

“Actually,” Regan said quietly, reaching a hand into one of her deep pockets. “I have something for you. I honestly have no idea where it came from, it just showed up at the house the morning Simon waved and asked me to come.”

Looking to her with a curious gaze, River glanced down at the package in her mother’s hand. It was very plain and tied with a simple string. Taking it with a shaky hand, she looked to Regan expectantly and her mother said, “I had my security staff scan it, there’s nothing dangerous about it, as far as they could see. And it doesn’t contain a tracking device of any kind,” Regan added, knowing that would be Simon’s concern.

Nodding, River looked back to the package and pulled gingerly on the end of the string, unraveling it and letting it fall to the ground. As she parted the brown paper that surrounded it, her breath caught in her throat. Swaying a bit on her feet, Regan grabbed her firmly around the shoulders and asked, “River, dear, what is it?”

River turned the vial over in her hands. She had no reason to believe it to be what she thought it was. For all she knew it could have been a deadly poison, meant to kill her. But as she looked at the pale yellow liquid floating inside, her heart skipped a beat as she realized her prayers might have been answered.

With tears in her eyes, she looked up to her mother and whispered, “You don’t know who sent it?”

Shaking her head, Regan explained, “No, it came by courier with no return address and there wasn’t a note.” Looking to the vial and then back to River, Regan asked, “What do you think it is?”

As her first tears fell, River turned back to look at Jayne’s headstone and swallowed thickly. Then glancing back to her mother, River kissed her lightly on the cheek and whispered, “A miracle.”

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6 1/2 Months Later

Madeleine Li Cobb was born on a bright and sunny spring day. She was seven pounds, five ounces and had a full shock of dark hair. Her baby blue eyes stayed with her as the months passed and it was soon apparent to everyone, including her mother, that the girl would be the spitting image of her father. And as time passed, the little girl was forever considered by her mother, aunt, uncle, grandmother and friends as a miracle.

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TBC - A NEW REASON

COMMENTS

Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:24 AM

BLACKBEANIE


Awesome!
I honestly don't care where that cure or ship came from. Problem solved, that's all that matters to me.

“No, he wasn’t. And if you could have picked any other husband in the ‘verse for me, you would have.”
LMAO

Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:23 AM

GRYFFYD


Yay! We got a semi-happy ending!

I'm so proud that you were strong enough not to give us another gut wrenching tearjerking ending. I think you've grown:) I'm just kidding!

I'm glad River finally had her baby. She's been through enough. Jayne should be around to see her though (grumble)

So when's the NEXT sequel? :)

Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:43 AM

GINGIN


No new sequel. Don't want. Jayne is dead. This feels like the end.

Happy about the baby, but wish Jayne was there to see her.

Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:50 AM

SBZ


For some reason, when reading that last paragraph, I was struck by how ridiculous the expression "spitting image" is.

Well, FIANLLY, some happiness for our lil Albatross. 'Bout gorram time.

Just please tell me you aren't going to rip all our hearts out and dance a jig on them in the coda...please?

And oh, am I ever looking forward to seeing what this mixture of River and Jayne grows up to be like.

Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:26 PM

AMDOBELL


Lovely ending but I still miss Jayne! Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me

Sunday, October 22, 2006 10:07 PM

ECAMBER


This is sorely anticlimatic. Jayne should be there. Seriously, it's just missing something (Jayne) and feels kinda empty.

That being said, I do wish you gave a bit more detail on her pregnancy and delivery. I'm rather curious how River and family handled it. Especially when she got all big and new the baby was ok. The opposite of angst: all heartwarming and stuff.

Monday, October 23, 2006 1:56 AM

RIVERISMYGODDESS


That was a bit abrupt on the jump from antidote to baby, and the antidote itself seemed almost like Deus Ex Machina.

I am looking forward to more of the afterstory to see where you take all of the characters, BDHs and OCs as well.

Monday, October 23, 2006 4:51 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


"Short" is a bit of an understatement, but this was great stuff, TamSibling;)

Definitely wanted to see more River/Regan interaction before the DEM came along, but what was expressed really summed up the nature of their feelings about Jayne;)

Kinda fence-sitting about the antidote, to be honest. It's great River got it...but it is a Deus Ex Machina moment. River gets to have a kid safely, nobody else gets directly harmed in a dangerous search for answers and Simon doesn't get to have to deal with emotionally-needy women in his life. But other than Jayne being gone, it's a tad too cut and dried....

Still...I get the feeling that A New Reason will bring some healthy fun to the mix once again;)

BEB

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5:27 AM

LEIASKY


And do we ever find out who delivered that mysterious vial? I admit, it is kind of nice not to know.

Bring on the fluffy fun!

Friday, June 5, 2009 2:32 AM

MAINEAXE


OK... whew.. I hope since you wrote this you have received help... This was painful to read, I cant imagine what it had to be to write. I Effin hate you for whackin Jayne, and love you for saving the baby... 'nuf said
Whew... Damn... Im beat from the emotional gamit.


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