Grand theft smosh

Grand Theft Smosh Part 4

The next day Ian, Anthony, and Mari went to go meet up with Joe Beretta, the other three saw no reason to be there and were taking care of other business. The meeting went just as well as expected, Joe was thrilled by the amount of money they brought and promised that he would be in contact with them again soon. They got paid 15% of what they brought which was now $3,000. And with the promise of more, the 3 were on a high the whole way home.

In celebration, the 6 decided to stock up on some things. Anthony insisted they save $1,000 of it but they spent the rest. They got some thin body armor, in this profession protection was key, some more guns, and ammunition.

Things were looking up for the group. They became relatively busy, always getting jobs from Matt Raub or Joe Beretta, or one of their many associates from the burner phone they bought. The jobs they got from Joe, or his friends, were more frequent, and always the same. Somebody owed somebody money, and they had to get the money. Matt Raub however, gave them much less frequent, but much more intense jobs, from stealing from high-tech security places to kidnapping people to bring to him.

Now that they were doing about 2 regular jobs per week and one or two bigger jobs per month the crew was starting to have that steady income they had dreamed about most of their lives. They didn't have to worry about rent or food, even though there was 6 of them living there. And with Anthony handling the finances, they were saving up some decent money as well.

About 3 months into these new arrangements they received a call from Matt Raub asking to meet with the whole group at the same bar they had met at. Even though they had no reason to fear the man, they had done nothing to even remotely upset him, they all agreed Matt Raub made them all a little uneasy. He was pretty powerful, so they always made an effort to appeal to his good side, meaning, they all got in the van that evening and headed out.

When they arrived they immediately noticed Matt sitting in the same booth they had sat at before. He had with him fewer bodyguards then before, clearly a sign that he trusted them. It put Ian's mind at ease, surely if they had done something wrong they hadn't realized, there would be more of his people around.

As the group joined him at the table, they all exchanged pleasantries. Drinks were ordered, and Matt waited until everyone's drinks were there before starting. "I have a question." He asked, taking a drink of his whiskey before continuing, "Have you ever thought about expanding your group?"

"Not really," Ian said truthfully. "We are good friends who are in business together. That's all we had planned to do." He continued, wondering where this was going.

"If you stay with just 6 people, you will only ever be able to do the workload of 6 people, therefore only making the money from the workload of 6 people." Matt Raub said simply. Basically, more people meant more work meaning more money. No one could discount his logic.

"Did you have someone in mind?" Anthony asked, taking a sip of his beer. He was drinking mostly out of politeness, he wanted his mind fully there for this meeting.

"How did you know?" Matt said with a smile at Anthony, "I have 2 associates that have been working with me for about a year before you guys came into town. They used to be my go to muscle. But only being a two-person team, there were some jobs that they were unable to do or that were too hard for them. Those Jobs, are now the jobs I offer you. They had been meaning to expand for a little while now and I wanted to help, but they don't trust much. I was hoping you would meet with them, size each other up and consider adding them to your group."

The group was clearly skeptical, and Matt saw this. He responded in kind, "You don't have to add them or even like them. All I ask is you check them out and seriously consider letting them join. If you don't mesh, then you'll never hear about it from me again. Just one evening together and that's it. As a favor, for me."