Undercover cop Dan Hudson is framed for blackmail and kicked off the NOPD force. Enraged about that, and the fact that his lover refuses to stand by him, Dan moves to Denver, where he becomes Dirk Steele. He finds a job working for the Powells, who are pawnbrokers ... and fences. When he proposes to them that he put together a team to steal on demand for the Powells’ less than legitimate clients, a deal is struck and the team is formed. The team consists of Maverick, a thief; Tripp, a street kid who shoplifts to survive; and Fey, another street kid who is an excellent pickpocket and petty thief. Now the question becomes, will the team succeed? And, equally important, will the attraction between Dirk, who has sworn off love, and Maverick -- whose credo is only down and dirty sex -- grow into something more? Or will they remain just 'friends with benefits'? Time will tell as the team takes on increasingly difficult jobs and a man from Dirk's past shows up who could possibly throw a monkey wrench into the works.

Wrong Side of the Law

“So?” Maverick asked when Dirk sat down next to him.


“I was right. He’s got a thing for Galvez. Now the question is, do I tell Galvez so he understands what’s going on?”


“Damned goodquestion. It’ll mean doing what you didn’t want to and letting him know Tripp’s gay, instead of Tripp telling him.”


“Yeah. One good thing though, we know Galvez isn’t homophobic. The question is, is he sensitive enough to be able to deal with Tripp’s…infatuation I guess.”


“Your call. You’re the one who really knows him.”


“God, how did I get myself into this?”


Maverick hugged him. “You decided to go to the dark side and put together a team of thieves that makes the Daltons or the Pink Panthers look like kindergarteners.”


“Not sure we’re in their class, but…” Dirk looked pensive.


“Hell no. No way am I dressing up as a woman to rob a jewelry store, if we ever get a job doing that.”


Chapter 56