Between Two Thieves

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Title: Between Two Thieves
Author: zoewarren
Rating: All Ages
Characters: Simon, Inara
Pairing: Mal/Inara, Simon/Kaylee
Challenge: #005 - "What do you want?"
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Caveats and Addendums
Word Count: um... I'm not telling.
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing
Summary: Inara struggles with coming and going, and Simon is creating a reason to stay.
Author's Note:
This one is set back in time a little bit. The first section comes right after Leave of Absence, and the rest of the story happens just long enough after Caveats and Addendums that the dust has had time to settle somewhat.

Not only did I overshoot the word limit again, this time I also fudged the challenge a little bit. I really am very bad at this. The exact nature of the challenge was to include a prescribed snippet of dialogue in the story. It turns out I have a bit of a philosophical objection to having the dialogue written for me, so I compromised. This is the story inspired by that dialogue. Let's say I followed the spirit of the challenge. Or something.

(And, if anyone is wondering, the title comes from a quote by Fulton Oursler: "Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future." Seemed apt.)


Between Two Thieves