“I mean are you getting along? Are you happy, Kaylee?”
“Oh, am I!” Kaylee breathed, and Inara giggled slightly. Kaylee blushed a little, but smiled.
“He ain’t like all that when it’s me and him,” she told Inara. “It’s. . .well, it’s just different, that’s all. He’s so kind, and gentle, Inara. Treats me like I’m the most valuable thing in the ‘verse, and he’s afraid o’ breakin’ me.”
“To him, I’d say you are,” Inara smiled warmly. “I would not hesitate to say that you are the most valuable thing in his ‘verse, Kaylee. I really don’t think that Jayne’s love for you knows any limit.”
“Me either,” Kaylee sighed. “I can’t. . .Inara, I ain’t got your education, and words an’ all, but. . .it’s just heavenly, is what it is,” she said finally.
-- Archangel – Chapter Thirty-Three by badkarma00