[b] Thomas - Apartment - Danielle/Baylen/Lancaster/Demaro [/b] 

Thomas glanced at Baylen as he threw his fit. He waited for the man to stop, his jaw set. When Baylen stepped uncomfortably close to Danielle, Thomas took a half-step forward, ready to pounce of Baylen got physical. When his anger finally subsided, Thomas glared at him, breathing slowly. "You've got nerve, Baylen; That's what I've always liked about you. You're a good man, but you've stepped far out of place." 

He set his hands on the table and leaned in. "That 'Pipsqueak' is here because I said she would be. It's my decision, and if I really felt like it, I'd kick you off. I don't want that, and I'm sure you don't want that. We've got 35 Grand coming in from this and I'm pretty sure you don't want to lose your share of the cash. Danielle is here because I believe she can provide a valuable aspect to this job." 

"You hit it right on the nail, buddy. I'm not stupid, and I'm not easily fooled. That's not your concern, though, Baylen. If I hired a 2 month old baby and promoted it to the head of the gang, there would be nothing you could say to that. If I see a fault in someone, I will deal with it accordingly!" He inhaled briefly. 

"People won't fight back if they see someone is being held hostage. We could take a real hostage from the bank, but that would cause possible casualties and even more risks then we're already taking. We could use you, Lanny, or Demaro as a hostage, but all three of you are are to big for it to look convincing; and we all know that Charlie's not gonna do it. So I picked the person who I thought would best suit the job." Thomas glanced at all of them. Yes, he had lied and claimed responsibility for Danielle's presence, but he didn't care. She might've asked him, but Baylen and Lanny didn't know that. 

 "If you have a problem with my methods, you can address me or you can leave - But don't you [i]dare[/i]" Thomas slapped the table. "Don't you dare take it out on other members of the gang." 

He looked sternly at Baylen and spoke in a threatening voice. "Now: are you in this, or are you out?"