The GF said "You have to do it that way or these Grunts will steal all of them!" I got my 4 hours of pay from the Bookie (clerk) and want back to the ...all.The Assistant BA said "Let me guess. That old Tramp Luther is still hanging tie wires on his tool belt to save them from the Grunts, right?" I said "That's what's the matter." (This is an old phrase made popular in the book SLIM written by William Wister Haines in 1934 and made into a movie starring Henry Fonda) He said he was having trouble. Well, I finally got to meet Robert and I must say, he was really nice. Handsome, funny, at ease around me, he really seemed perfect for Mom.And, she thought so too. They got married and then the big change came; we moved in with Robert and his three sons. Well, two sons. One was away at college, the other two lived at home. They shared the same room, Dale and John. Dale was three years older than me but John was the same age. Within a few weeks.John and I had a lot in common, grades, band,. Everyone else that started with her already left, but she’s stuck it out for the last six months and impressed the higher ups and fellow staff.Anyhow, who gives a shit about all of that?About 5’5”, slim build, thick bee-stung lips with a very slender neck. She had a penchant for putting her hair into a ponytail and wearing chokers which had fellow employees gulping and staring whenever the chance arose. Her breasts were about C-cup range, which was impressive for a woman who could be no more. It was supposed to be a simple mission; carry a shipment of armaments to a planet not too far into unregulated space, the area was pretty empty too so the worst you could expect was an errant border patrol checking your trading permits. Hell, your vessel was quite fast for a freighter so even pirates wouldn't have been too hard to handle. What you hadn't expected, though, was a catastrophic systems failure leaving you stranded in space with nearly no propulsion and a barely functioning life.