The Arrow

Part 30

Bakety Bake
Scarlet's POV

" Scarlet, do you know why I hired you?" Ben asks as he sits up straight in his seat. We were in his office at Bakety Bake and I had just asked for a raise. I furrow my eyebrows

" Because I'm a Smith?" I suggest. He raises an eyebrow. I continue "Because my dad has been in jail three times and the press are very close to finding out that I was the one who bailed him out even though I was the one who got him into jail those three times?"

Ben stays silent for a moment before speaking . " Honestly Scarlet, your family is messed up." Ben states, I nod my head.

" That's the Smith family for you." I mutter. Ben lets out a hum as he nods. He sighs after a moment.

"Look Scarlet, I can't give you that raise." I swallow. " I'm sorry."

" Am I allowed to ask why?" He narrows his eyes at me in silence before nodding.

" Right outside that door..." He points towards the door that leads into the kitchen. " Are people who follow the rules, they follow what I ask them to do and cover shifts when they need too." I sigh looking away. I haven't been that attentive at work lately. "They deserve more of a raise then you do and if I were to give it too you then it's unfair to them." That sentence brought me back to high school.

I stand up. " Thank you." I say, not knowing what else to do. He nods. I turn around and walk to the door to continue my shift but stop before turning the door knob. I turn back around to look at my boss. " Why don't you just fire me then?" I ask curiously.

Ben looks up at me. " Because you're a Smith." He says a playful smile on his lips. I couldn't help smiling back as I let out a small chuckle. " You have 30 more minutes before you're done your shift."

I nod and walk out the door.

Smith House
Wesley's POV

" What's the worse thing that could happen if we get caught?" James asks. Roy, Dad, James and I were all standing around a metal table in the basement. A map of a the cemetery that Scarlet had drawn up lays on the middle of the table.

" Well, stealing a body is a felony so we would probably go to jail for around 10 years." I explain as I look down at the map. I look up when I feel a bunch of stares on me. " What? Scarlet used to be a lawyer."

" At least someone got there wish." My dad mutters making me glare at him.

" Okay, we need to get Oliver here, so we could do this." James states.

" Scarlet said he was going to meet us here." Roy speaks up. I nod. There was a moment of silence before Dad speaks up.

" I don't trust him." I tilt my head to the side.

" Yeah and Scarlet doesn't trust you and funny enough...neither do I." I fire back. Dad rolls his eyes.

" We have to pick up Scarlet in a few minutes." Roy reminds us as he glances towards the clock on the wall.

" Any of you have Oliver's number?" James asks, all of us shake our heads, I look over at Roy with a raised eyebrow.

" Thea's." He clarifies I nod. " But I can get the Arrow involved." All of the attention turns to him.