Hidden Fighter ~ Rio Fic

A View From The Top

While Beth counted the money I went to the kitchen to make everybody coffee while I made myself tea. When I came back Ruby was talking about quitting.

"I say we get out" After giving everyone their drink I sat down next to Beth.

"Are you serious?" I was finally making a dent in my debt and if we get out of this I don't know when I'll make a next payment plan. My little side business with Rio was very few. I haven't gotten a text in 2 weeks the only steady income I have is this even if it's not that much not even coaching the soccer team is going well.

"We're risking everything including our lives. We barely see our families" She looked at the cash before throwing it on top of the table. "And for what?

"For the money" Beth argued back. Annie wiggled the cash in hand.

"It'd be one thing if we were making mad bank," she said as she pointed to the money "But this? This isn't mad bank, you guys" She looked at all of us. "I say we cut our losses now before we get caught or shot" I can't.

While Annie and Ruby talked I stayed quiet trying to find out a way to make everyone happy.

"There is no getting out," Annie told Ruby.

"Outta what" Rio came out of nowhere with two guys walking behind him. This made all the girls quiet down. Why does it always look like he knows what's going on inside someone's head?

"But it's now working for us," Beth told him as she handed him the bag. He looked at the bag before asking how. I got up blocking Annie.

"We need more," I told him. Beth looked at me smiling looks like she was gonna say the same. Annie grabbed my hand tugging it. Ruby whispered to me but I ignored it. Beth continued the chat.

"We've been clearing about, what? 100 grand every few weeks for you?" She turned to me a rhetorical question which I nodded too. "We're gonna need five times that amount to turn a profit and make it worth our time." I love this Beth.

"You wanna clean 500 Gs?" He looked at me wanting me to answer.

"We can do it," I told him, Annie was tugging at my arm again. "Can we?"

"You don't get more time." He had a smug look now, one I wanted to smack off.

"It's not a problem" I had to look like I knew exactly what we were doing, which I didn't. When Rio loaded Beth's cars with the bag he left. Once we got on the road ruby was the first to speak.

"Are you two out of your damn mind" She was yelling at both of us looking at me through the rearview mirror.

"We needed more right well we got it now," I told her.

"Yea more likely to get sent to the big house"

"You guys, we can do this" Beth was focusing on the road looking at ruby every few seconds. "We just need some extra hands" I turned to Beth learning this news right now.

"You can't just ask me, people, nonchalantly if they want to be part of a life of crime" I knew was Beth was headed with this.

"What if they didn't know," I told Ruby. Once Beth explained to us what she was thinking Ruby was on board with it.

"I know you have class tomorrow we'll tell you about the rest when you get out" I nodded to her once we got to the house I helped them organize the cash before going to bed.

As I was headed to my next class of the day the burner phone rang it was the same location as last time. I couldn't go, I couldn't miss a class I was on probation and it was too last minute to warn my professor. I cursed at myself and whoever it was that stupidly got injured in the morning. Ignoring the message I went to my next class.