Everything at Once -- (Animal Kingdom -- Craig/OC)

Chapter 12

By the time we got back to Smurf's place Craig and I were exhausted, though we still managed to lay in bed next to each other talking about life till we both passed out. Which honestly was more relaxing than just 'going to bed'. When I woke up in the morning I saw Craig sitting on the couch staring at his phone. "What is it?" I asked him as he let out a sigh, "Game time baby." He said as I nodded.

Pulling on some leggings, a tank top and grabbing one of Craig's sweaters we threw on some shoes and waited for Deran in the jeep to head out to honestly who knows where. Deran kept asking questions as to why I was coming along and if Baz and Smurf knew. The answer from Craig was always the same; "She's family, and if they don't know they will know."

I followed Craig and Deran up to a building after putting my hair up into a "This place hasn't changed since we were kids. Do you remember it Cat?" He asked me as I shook my head, "No but that could be a result of the... dust and spiderwebs." I commented as he smirked.

"Yea, no kidding. Even down to the busted cameras." Craig told him as he pulled me closer to him. Though for some reason I wanted to do this right, "We're working babe." I whispered to him as Deran looked back and smirked, "Like that attitude." He told me with a short laugh.

"That was honestly too easy, like... a monkey could have done that." I remarked as we walked further into the building. Craig looked over at me as Deran chuckled; "So, your're saying a monkey could do what we just did?" Craig questioned me. "Yea, pretty much." I shrugged.

"I agree. He goes in, he steals watches and iphones and whatever other shit is in there." Deran told him as I started to realize this was the old arcade the three of us and Pope used to go to all the time when I was put into the system with my brothers. "Sounds like internet bullshit to me." Craig told him.

"Craig, let's be real. Besides porn what the hell are you using the internet for?" I asked him as Deran laughed, likely a lot harder than he had meant too. "You are just so full of jokes today aren't you?" Craig asked me. "Honestly, it's refreshing." Deran told him.

"But she has a point, I've seen that shit on TV anyway." Deran continued. "Well, how does he know what to steal?" Craig asked him, I loved Craig... more than anything but sometimes these two made me feel like I was losing brain cells. This couldn't be the kind of shit they talked about when they were out doing jobs for Baz and Smurf.

"Because he's got a guy training him to do it." Deran continued to explain. "What if he sees something a monkey wants more than an iphone?" Craig asked him. "Are you two serious right now?" I asked as they both looked at me, almost telling me to shut up. "Yea, go for it." I commented as I continued to walk with them through the shop.

"Comes back to the guy with, like, a nut and a pencil?" Craig asked. "A pencil? The fuck would a monkey need with that?" I asked as Deran shrugged. "Yea man, you're reading into it too much." He told Craig. "It's honestly just a good story. Cat mentioning a monkey made me want to tell it to you." Deran finished.

"I don't know. I found it a little undermining. You know what? Maybe you can get a money when you get your cut. Yo, we clear half of what Baz thinks he will tomorrow, I'm buying a new Ducati." Craig told him.