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discussed,” Travis said. He handed the bag to Murray.
    “Come into the dining room, Travis,” Murray made a point of saying. “You two sit. Make yourself comfortable. We won’t be long.” Murray waved his hand at Ronnie and Jackie. “What am I saying? You know we’ll be a long time. So sit.”
    Ronnie and Jackie looked at each other. Travis nodded his head to let them know that everything was cool.  Jackie grabbed the remote and plopped down on the couch. Ronnie shook his head slowly.
    “Can I get you anything?” Murray asked before he disappeared into the dining room, followed closely by Travis.
    “Just our money,” Ronnie said as he sat down in a chair.
    As Travis followed him into the dining room, Murray whispered, “Sorry it has to be this way, Travis. Things will go smoother this way. You’ll see. It’s not so much Jacquelyn, but that Ronald—whew, he can be such a hothead.”
    “I understand, Murray. Let’s just do this.”
    Murray sat down at the table and proceeded with his work. He meticulously looked over each piece while Travis watched in silence. Every now and then, Murray would make a sound or say, “Hmm.” After about an hour, Murray put down his eyepiece. He looked at Travis. “Very good work, Travis. Very impressive indeed.”
    “How much, Murray?”
    “A hundred and ten is the best I can do.”
    “Including the car?” Travis asked, not believing what he was hearing.
    Murray nodded his head and shrugged his shoulders. “Including the car, that’s the best I can do.”
    “What the fuck you mean that’s the best you can do?”
    “Just what I said, Travis. One-ten is the best I can do for you for what you got here.”
    “Give me a fuckin’ break, Murray. I know you can do better than that. Come on now, we talked about this.”
    “Travis, I know what we talked about. But things are different now,” Murray said softly.
    “Murray, be fair with me. The diamonds are worth a hundred grand on their own. Eight grand for the Lex. So, what you’re tellin’ me is that you’re only givin’ me two grand for the rest of this shit?”
    “Travis, I’m sorry, but that’s the best I can do. The word is already on the street. Gun play inside the store. Gun play outside the store with the police. Car chases though the street with the police. Travis, please understand the stuff from the store is so hot now that it’s gonna be very difficult to get rid of,” Murray said.
    “Get the fuck outta here!” Travis yelled loud enough to get the attention of Jackie and Ronnie.
    “Please, Travis, lower your voice. There’s no need for shouting,” Murray said as Jackie and Ronnie came into the room.
    “That’s bullshit, Murray, and you know it!” Travis yelled as he raised up from his seat.
    “What’s up, Tee?” Jackie asked.
    “This muthafucka only wanna give us two grand for the stuff we got from inside the store,” Travis said, moving closer to Murray.
    “What!” Ronnie screamed. “This muthafucka think he gonna rob us like that?”
    “Like I was explaining to Travis, with the gun play and the involvement of the police, Ronald, it’s going to be very hard to move the items from the store. No one locally is going to want to touch them. I’m probably going to have to go outside the country to move these items.”
    “Now you see what them fifteen seconds is gonna cost us, Mr. Adrenaline?” Jackie shook her head.
    Travis observed what was happening and smiled with satisfaction. He took a step back and let things develop.
    “Shut up, Jackie. This ain’t even about them fifteen seconds. That’s a whole other matter. This is about this bitch here thinkin’ he gonna rob us,” Ronnie said and pulled out his gun.
    Murray jumped out of his chair and backed his way into a corner. “Calm down, Ronald. Please. The stuff is too hot right now. Really, that’s the best I can do. You know I’ll make it up to you on the next job.”
    “Next job my ass, muthafucka.” Ronnie followed