“You’re gonna make a great father,” Mal replied, standing up and patting Jayne’s shoulder before heading off. Jayne didn’t put much stock into the captain’s words, didn’t think he could do as good a job as Kaylee could have. He didn’t say anything though, just let it be and let Mal walk off to be with Inara and pay his respects to Kaylee.
-- Twice as Much by Mordsith