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kitchen.”
    Remy’s eyebrows shot up. A low growl began to rumble in his chest when he looked up and saw Pax standing by the door. “You hired someone?”
    Gigi nodded.
    “Without talking to me first?”
    Gigi leaned in close. “We need him, Remy. I don’t know why. I just know we do.”
    Remy stared for a moment then looked down, his eyebrows drawing together as he frowned. “Are you sure, angel?”
    Gigi nodded again. “I’m sure.”
    “All right, if you say so, but I still want him checked out.” Remy glanced back up at Pax. “He could use a bath and a fresh set of clothes, too.”
    “I told him he’d have his own room, Remy.” Gigi swallowed hard. “It’s important to him.”
    “I’m sure we can arrange something.”
    Gigi’s heart thumped hard in his chest as he gazed up at Remy. “Thank you for believing me.”
    “I’ll always believe you, angel.” Remy smiled and tapped the end of Gigi’s nose with his finger. “Now, let’s go meet your new friend.”
    Gigi turned and gestured to the frightened-looking man. “Pax, this is the commander, Remy. Remy, this is Pax, my new kitchen assistant.”

    * * * *

    Pax could feel his lips trembling as he smiled at the biggest person he had ever seen. He felt like he was shaking all of the way down to his toes. He couldn’t remember ever being this scared. And yet, he felt safe at the same time. He couldn’t explain it, but he did.
    “Hi,” he said then swallowed hard when the large man’s smoky grey eyes landed on him again. Damn, the guy was big.
    “Welcome aboard, Pax.” The commander smiled at him but didn’t try to shake his hand.
    Pax wasn’t sure if he was relieved or disappointed. He wanted to be a part of this crew, but he couldn’t figure out why. Pax backed up to the wall when two other men appeared on the bridge. Maybe he should have thought this through before agreeing to take the job. Large men were just plain scary.
    Pax stepped to the side when one of the men came too close. He watched the guy closely, making sure his hands didn’t breach his personal space. The man smiled at him and then stepped back.
    “I’m Tank, the pilot.”
    Pax ran his hand over his tattered shirt before shaking the proffered hand. “Pax. I’m the new kitchen assistant.” He leaned in closer and whispered. “I get my own room.” He jumped when Tank let out a booming laugh.
    “That’s a good thing. Welcome aboard, Pax.” Tank chuckled as he took a seat at the helm.
    Pax stood there waiting for Gigi to tell him something or give him something to do. He didn’t want to go wandering around the ship when he didn’t know everyone—although he was dying to explore.
    “Gigi will show you around,” the commander said before walking away.
    Pax stared at his large back for a moment before remembering Gigi’s warning. He quickly diverted his eyes. It wasn’t that he was interested in Remy. He was just amazed at how large the commander was—how large all of them were.
    Pax gave the crew members a wide berth as he hurried to follow Gigi. His eyes rounded as they walked down the corridors. It wasn’t a big ship, but big enough to get lost in if you didn’t know your way around. Pax would have to learn his way around.
    “Remy is going to get you situated with a room.”
    “With a lock,” Pax reminded him.
    “With a lock,” Gigi confirmed.
    Pax was wondering if he was still sleeping because this couldn’t honestly be real. He’d never been offered a job before. Not like this one. He hoped they didn’t fire him and drop him off on the closest planet. Not too many people liked being around him with his quirks, and he hoped these men had a lot of patience.
    He wasn’t going to get too comfortable right now. Why bother if they were going to dump him somewhere when he eventually didn’t live up to the crew’s expectations? Until then, as long as he had his locked room, he could handle anything else.
    For now.

    * * * *

    Remy watched Gigi and Pax