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interesting conversation.
Keep the line open at all times, Jazin gritted over the noise of the singing. I don t want to lose
our connection.
I will. Oh, I think Dumbass and Jackoff are waking up, Star said breathlessly. I d better go
have a talk with them.
Star, Jazin growled out but all he could hear was that damn male voice singing in some language
he didn t understand and that didn t translate. STAR! He barked out loudly.
I will monitor communications, Jarmen said coming up behind his friend. Perhaps it would be
best for you to get cleaned up. Your mate should not see you covered in blood the way you are.
Jazin looked down at his hands. Jar was right. With a muttered curse, he turned toward the door.
As it opened, he looked back at his friend and pointed to the communication s console.
I am going to kill that annoying bastard, he growled out before he turned and the door closed
behind him.
Jarmen winced as the male on the other end hit a particularly high note and held it for a long time.
I will help you, my friend, I will gladly help you.
Chapter 19
Star gripped the pistol she had tightly between both her palms as she edged up to the hole in the floor.
She could hear muted conversation as the men talked to each other. She paused, listening for a few
minutes. Shaking her head, she frowned in confusion. The men were speaking in French! One man
was trying to tell the other that he still loved him, black eyes and all. The other man moaned that his
nose would make him uglier now.
Luc, I would love you no matter how crooked your nose was, the one man assured him in a
deeply accented voice.
We weren t supposed to open the box, Jon Paul, Luc replied. The man said that we were only
to pick up a box in space, do not open it, and he would buy this piece of shit from us when we
delivered it still sealed to him! How are we going to open a restaurant now?
You will just have to win one in a poker game for us, Jon Paul responded lightly.
Bonjour messieurs, Star called down in a soft, hesitant voice. Mon nom est Star Strauss. Avec
qui dois-je le plaisir de parler? She asked in French.
Both men looked up startled. The man she had hit in the throat stood up and bowed his head in
greeting. Bonjour Madame. I am Jon Paul and this is my partner, Luc. We are your humble servants
from the most romantic city on a planet called Earth.
Paris? Star giggled with a raised eyebrow.
Aucun, Jon Paul answered with a wicked smile. Montreal, Canada.
So how did to French Canadians end up owning a piece of shit freighter in the middle of a distant
star system? Star asked switching to English as she sat down cross-legged near the opening.
It is a long, but magnificent story of true love, pirates, and a wonderful game of chance, Jon Paul
said with a mischievous grin. Would you like to hear our amazing story of adventure?
Yes, Star giggled. I think I would.
Luc slowly stood up and gave Star a pained smile. And you will share your story of how you
ended up in Snow White s magical box, as well, oui? The stories would go much better with a bottle
of wine, he added in a slightly hopeful voice. As well as help with the pain to both my nose and my
pride that such a tiny, beautiful fairy could take down two such big, but lovable Frenchmen.
Star laughed out loud. I ll let you out but be warned, if you try to hurt me my boyfriend is going to
be very, very upset with you, she teased as she stood up. By the way, did you really name your
service bot Numbnuts? She whispered.
Luc s face twisted again as Jon Paul burst into laughter. That my lovely fairy, is yet another
story.
*.*.*
By the time the Blue Star arrived, Star had fallen in love with the two adorable Frenchmen who
had emigrated from Paris to Montreal to start their own restaurant. The men told her how they had
been returning from a farm that was renowned for its cheeses when the SUV they were driving got a
flat tire. The two had been arguing so much about the proper way to change a tire they didn t notice
the strange lights in the sky until it was too late. They woke on a strange spaceship. The group of
pirates who planned to sell them decided to keep the men after Jon Paul and Luc convinced the
captain to let them cook for the crew. They had spent the next ten years cooking and fighting alongside
the mismatched group of misfits that made up the pirate crew. Two years ago, the captain decided she
wanted to retire. The ship was sold and Jon Paul and Luc found themselves on a distant Spaceport
with a few credits and the little knowledge they had learned during their years aboard the pirate ship.
Luc was a master at poker and he introduced the game at the bar on the Spaceport. It became a huge
success and the bar owner let the two men stay on for about six months with the promise of a place to
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