"I just told you. We didn't do anything," Tina insisted.
The officer raised an eyebrow. This was new, claiming innocence. "So not guilty?"
"No, our plea is guilty," Nadine said.
Tina's eyes went wide, as she turned towards her friend. "Nadine, what are you doing? You know that ..."
"We're guilty," Nadine said. "The cop arrested us, fair and square."
The officer shrugged. "Okay. Since this isn't your first offense, the fine will be high, but no more than $10,000. Each."
"Deshan will take care of it," Nadine said.
"Yeah, of course he will," the officer said, sighing, before walking away.
"Who's Deshan?" Tina asked Nadine.
"What do you mean? He's our pimp." She knew that Tina was part of her old life, but it was starting to feel like her new life was the real one, so when Tina didn't know something like that, Nadine thought it was weird.
