Jenni dialed the number for Little Daisy Cafe. The line rung a short while before Sierra's voice came through, "Little Daisy Cafe, Sierra speaking." "Sierra it's Jen, I need to talk to Marley." Jenni said in a hushed voice. "Why not to me?" Sierra asked in an annoyed voice. Jenni sighed, "If it makes you feel better, I can talk to both of you. But this is a secret, a very imperative secret. Understand?" "You can count on me Jen." Silence from the other end for a full 5 minutes before Sierra returned, "Alright. We're here." "Is Marley with you?"
"Right here Jen." Marley's voice said, "What's up?" "Girls, I'm going on my first real mission tomorrow night. We'll be intercepting a rival gang and stealing their supply of Whiskey." Jenni explained. "Did you just call to brag?" Sierra asked. "No." Jen replied crossly, "I am hoping the Lackadaisy crew could come out too." "What? No way!" Marley cried, "Lackadaisy and Marigold are enemies! They'll shoot us on the spot!" "Marley! Keep your voice down!" Jenni hissed,
"Just listen! The Marigold gang and I will be intercepting the rivals at 10:45pm tomorrow night near that Pig Farm. The one a few miles from the docks." "I know the one." Marley whispered. "Good. While we're fighting the rival gang, you and a small group of your friends from Lackadaisy can sneak up and take half...Half... of the supplies they're holding." "Seems fair." Sierra said. "Why only half? Why not all?" Marley asked. "We need to break even. Half can go to Marigold and half can go to Lackadaisy." "Oh, I get it. You're trying to be fair." Marley said, "But why even bother helping Lackadaisy at all?"
"They helped me remember?"
"Oh yeah. That was mostly Sierra."
"Still, I promised Mitzi, I'd help her financially. This is the best plan I've got."
"Didn't you say you were going to talk to JR?"
"I don't think that's a good idea anymore. Not with Louie in the state he's in."
"Oh...I see."
"Just think of this as one of our little adventures."
"I don't know Jen. It seems really dangerous."
"Danger? Ha! We laugh in the face of danger, remember?"
"But what if we get caught and we're killed, and you're fired? Or worse, that Heller guy will shoot you dead."
"I've...we've never been caught before. Just relax. I'll draw as many guys away from the vehicle as I can, but you and your friends need to be careful."
"What if you get in trouble?"
"Don't worry about me. Ok. It'll be fine. I promise. It's nothing we can't handle."
"We have been through worse."
"Sure, we have. Remember Prano? That guy was an animal. And he was 10 times the pain in the tail these guys will be."
"If you say so."
Jenni frowned, "So, how are things down there? Has Rocky asked you out yet." "We've been dancing a lot lately." Marley said sheepishly. "They almost kissed the other night." Sierra snickered. "Shut up, you little lying weasel!" Marley hissed, "You like Zib and that guy's a loser." "Girls." Jen said, smiling and rolling her eyes. "Sorry." they both said. "I'll see you tomorrow, Marley. Small team, ok? Small! Maybe 3 or 4 including you." "You can count on me Jen. See you tomorrow. Love you!" Marley said. "Love you too." Jen said quietly before hanging up.
