"You have a nicer one"

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"We shouldn't do it," Elizabeth says firmly, her eyes narrowing with concern. Hayley quickly nods in agreement, glancing between her sisters. "I agree," she adds, folding her arms across her chest. "What do you mean we shouldn't do it?" Annie asks, her tone sharp as she looks between her sisters in disbelief.

"We mean we shouldn't clean a bunch of counterfeit money when the FBI is on our trail," Hayley snaps back, her voice tinged with frustration. "It was Elizabeth's idea!" Annie fires back defensively, pointing an accusatory finger at Elizabeth, who simply glares at her. "Yeah a dumb one" Hayley says making Elizabeth glares at Hayley. "I'm right here" Elizabeth mumbles.

"Can you all keep it down, please?" Ruby interjects. Annie huffs, turning back to Hayley and Elizabeth. "Look, they're not on our trail, okay?" Annie says, her voice softening as she tries to assure them. "It's all in your heads."

"Yeah, right. He was outside my door, Annie!" Hayley shoots back, her voice rising as she paces the room. "Guys," Ruby cuts in again. "Stan is in my bedroom." Her words immediately bring silence to the room. "If the guy knew anything, he would've said it," Annie says, attempting to sound confident, though her voice wavers slightly. "He gave his card to me," Hayley responds, her tone flat and serious. "Maybe he likes you," Annie says shrugging. Hayley rolls her eyes in disbelief. "Are you slow?" she asks, her face twisting in frustration. "Look, I got fancy lawyer bills coming out the wazoo, dawg!" Annie suddenly exclaims, her hands flying up in the air. "I talked to her for 15 minutes, it cost me 800 dollars!"

"You know how much a criminal lawyer costs?"Elizabeth asks, her gaze shifting to Annie with an arched brow. Hayley nods her head in agreement, a knowing look on her face."I need this payday. We didn't get the last one," Annie whines, her voice edging on desperation. "We all need it," Ruby interjects, as she meets each of their gazes. "But let's not be stupid about it."

"What's stupid is if we screw this up. Because Gang Friend is not going to give us another shot." Annie says looking at Ruby. "Gang friend?" Ruby questions. "Probably some teenagers, like, stole an Xbox or something. I promise you, it was nothing." Annie says trying to convince Hayley who walks to the fridge. " It wasn't nothing! It was the FBI. That's not nothing" Hayley says as she takes an apple out and goes back.

"Okay, so it was two Xboxes." Annie says shrugging as Hayley shakes her head.

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Later the ladies gathered at Hayley's house. "Yeah, I'm not sure I see the problem." Rio says looking at the ladies. "You and me both, brother." Annie mumbles, agreeing making Elizabeth look at her scoldingly. "Annie." She says causing Annie to scoff. "I just would like to take this moment to personally thank you for this opportunity.I promise you, we're going to iron this out. We're going to make you proud." Annie says as Hayley, standing off to the side, can't help but roll her eyes at Annie's attempt to smooth things over.

"Okay, hold up, Annie," Ruby interjects, trying to steer the conversation back on track. "Y'all asked for a piece of this," Rio begins, but Hayley cuts him off, shaking her head.

"No, Elizabeth did," Hayley corrects, but Annie covers her mouth."Yes, we did, sir. That's true." Annie says looking at Hayley who glares at her. "That was before the FBI decided to dropped by my house." Hayley snaps. "Okay, let's just calm down," Annie says, trying to defuse the situation. "She just kind of does this—it's all part of the process," she adds, turning back to Rio. "What's that supposed to mean?" Hayley questions, her irritation growing.

Annie shrugs, turning to Rio with a smirk. "Hmm, I don't know. Remember when she begged our parents for a piano? They dropped three grand on a baby upright, and guess who decided she'd rather play the violin?"  Annie says pointing at Hayley. Ruby shakes her head, stepping back. "I'm staying out of this."

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