Bad Dreams and Pipe Dreams

Tam sighed and held Chris in her arms. "Chris... Dad shot you... that's why you were in the hospital."

"Dad... tried to kill me? Why?" Chris looked up at Tam with hurt in his eyes.

Tam was already crying. "I don't know, baby... I don't know..."

"Did he hate me?"

Tam hugged him tighter, not sure what to say. She looked to Serenity and River for guidance. She just reached for Kent's hand.

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"He did look like his soul was weighed down." Max shrugged. "I don't know... maybe he knows just how nutso his daughter is and will feel sorry for you." He chuckled, knowing that was a pipe dream of pipe dreams.