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They all raise their brows, and then look at each other

"Aren’t you a prisoner? We don’t dance with prisoners, so to speak," the oldest of the group says

"Hendrix and I have a deal Besides, he invited ht"

They raise their brows

"Truth," I nod "Noho is going to give ain, and then one of them thrusts a bottle of rum at me The liquid sloshes over the mouth of the bottle and the smell burns the hairs in my nose Jesus, what is in this?

"Sure you can handle it, lassie?"

I grin, and putIt burns the entire way down, and the urge to cough is overwhel, but I won’t allow myself to show that The liquid hits my stomach, and shit, it’s lethal I hand the bottle back, wink at the pirates, and then grab a stool and join thes

They giverey hair, a blue bandana and e should have He has them in his nose, his lips, his eyes, hell, even his eyebrow

"GG," the second one says He’s the youngest, and has salt and pepper hair, a body full of tattoos and eyes so green they stand out in his old, worn-out brown skin

"Lenny," the third says He’s the kindest looking of the three, with big brown eyes, wavy grey and brown hair, and a beard that nearly touches his chest

"I’o, but you can call me Indi, or Lassie, or Poppet, or whatever the hell you want"

They grin

I broke the ice

"You want another?" Lenny says, thrusting the bottle of rum at me

My stomach twists in rejection of the idea, but I take it anyway, sing another lethal dose Oh Eo sips later, and

"So, ere you doin’ on the yacht out in the ocean anyway?" GG asks, lighting a cigarette

"I was going to the United Kingdo in those waters?"

"We just stocked up, we had to pass through It’s dangerous waters, and we usually have to be quick Picking you up was a risk," Jock says

"Well, lucky for you it ended well" I wink

"You’re a firecracker, ain’t ya, Indi girl?" GG says, s

"I can be Now, tell me, are you for real pirates?"

They all raise their brows

"Seriously," I slur a little "I ht pirates were fictional"