It wasn't like he wanted her to change. He loved her the way she was. Everything about her made him fall even more in love with her. Hell, the Vagabond had never felt this way about someone before until he met Jack.

Jack: the second in command in The Fake AH Crew. Her booty shorts with that damn Hawaiian shirt always made him so embarrassed. Only because he'd stare to the point that Jack or a different member of the crew would notice. He always played it off as spacing out though that wasn't the case.

Michael has accused him of undressing Jack with his eyes and Ryan got defensive. He'd never do that to her! He wasn't a gentleman but he wouldn't dream of doing that to Jack.

He could actually remember their first meeting. She had pinned him on the ground and she straddled his lower back with a gun pointed to the back of his head. It was only because he interrupted the heist they were doing and was a threat.

After that was the stripper club incident. Ryan hadn't meant to mess that heist up either but he had. He just wanted a drink and pushed his way past the two guards. Then a gun was pressed against his forehead.

"Again?" Ryan groaned at the voice. Either it was by the fact he got turned on or he was upset he ran into her again. He couldn't tell himself.

"God damn it." He chuckled and put his hands up. Then his eyes landed on Jack and he sucked in a breath. She was wearing a black wig with a headband that was gold. Her eyes were covered by sunglasses and glinted whenever she moved.

He was sure she was barking out orders to her crew but he didn't care. He was admiring how godly she looked at that moment.

"What about this guy, boss?" Ryan heard a woman ask then he blinked. Was Jack not with her normal crew?

"Leave him to me. You continue what you were doing," Jack ordered.

The other crew member nodded and left the two.

"You're being a bad girl, Jack." Ryan tsked. "Not running with your crew. What were you thinking?" Ryan asked with a purr.

"Shut the hell up. I pitched this to Geoff and he denied me. So, I'm doing my own shit. I had connections anyway." Jack explained and pressed her gun closer to his forehead. "Are we going to have a problem, Haywood?" She hissed.

Ryan chuckled then grabbed her wrist and squeezed it until she dropped her gun with a gasp. "I have a little problem but it can be attended to later. For now, I say we do have a problem. This is the second time you've held a gun to my head and I haven't done shit to you." Ryan whispered in her ear. "Guess what I want from you, sweet cheeks," Ryan demanded.

Jack scoffed then gasped when Ryan twisted her wrist more.

"M-Me?" Jack tried and heard Ryan begin to growl.

He grabbed her hip and squeezed it. "That's right. Glad I chose a smart one." Ryan purred then chuckled. "But I'm classy enough to say that I want to take you to dinner first," Ryan told her. "Then I'll give you the best night of your life." He purred again.

Jack shivered to his breath on the back of her neck and she swallowed. "Fine. I don't see the harm in saying yes to you." Jack grumbled. "Just let me go. You're hurting me." Jack told him.

"But I hurt you soo good." Ryan cooed and twisted her wrist a bit more. Jack choked on a groan and she whimpered.

Ryan let her go with a small chuckle. "I'll treat you like the queen you deserve to be treated like, Jack. Remember that," Ryan told her. He then turned on his heel and left the club.

Jack stood there with her wig askew and she glared at the door Ryan left through.

---

It was only a short while until Ryan met Jack again. Except for this time it was through him being hired to work a job for The Fake AH Crew. He was waiting at the meetup spot when he got a text from Jack.

-You know maybe after this job I'll finally accept that dinner date you offered. I won't be busy afterward for a while.-

Ryan smiled at the message and he began to hum a happy song to himself. He'd bring her to the best restaurant ever.

He saw a car pull up than the crew started to step out. He named all the crew members stepping out since he always kept tabs on them. Then Gavin came up running since he jumped out earlier and Ryan observed the fact that Gavin assisted Jack in getting out. What was that about?

Ryan frowned slightly but saw everyone coming his way. They couldn't be together. Jack just accepted his dinner date! Why would she if she was with Gavin?

"Thank you for meeting us. Means a lot." Geoff spoke as he walked ahead of Jack. "We wanted your assistance in getting a big score at the maze bank. I believe with your help we can achieve it." Geoff explained.

"And with everyone else also," Michael added. He was standing in the back with Jeremy.

"You know what he meant, boi!" Gavin said and Jack chuckled.

"I know. Just teasing Gavvy." Michael laughed some and he rolled his eyes.

Ryan didn't like the interaction between the two of them because it was uneasy. It was like they were flirting but not really. He heard Jeremy bickering with Geoff about something really quick but his gaze fell onto Jack and Gavin.

Gavin would lean in close and how Ryan wished he could read lips. Only because Jack laughed almost every single time Gavin whispered in her ear. Her cheeks turning a delicious shade of red that Ryan wishes he could be the cause of.

"Okay! Enough is enough! Let's pitch the idea to him and see if he's up for it." Geoff yelled back. He couldn't take the bickering for any longer.

"Fine..." Jeremy huffed out then turned his attention to Ryan.

"What else is there to this heist besides the maze bank?" Ryan asked as he looked to Geoff now. He tore his gaze away from Gavin and Jack to give The Boss more attention. He didn't want to but he had to.

"We have to do a bunch of small heists designed by the crew in order to meet our budget for The Maze Bank heist," Jeremy explained. "We are having Geoff go first then so on. You get to plan one yourself also." Jeremy told him.

Ryan arched a brow to this. "And we all share cuts from each heist?" Ryan asked.

Geoff nodded to him and smiled some. "And then a big cut from The Maze Bank heist," Geoff added.

"Sounds fine to me as long as I get all my proper cuts," Ryan told him.

"Of course you'd get your cuts! That'd be blasphemy if you didn't! So, you're agreeing to help out on the heists?" Jeremy asked.

"Of course. I don't see any harm in doing it. Not like my name isn't posted everywhere already." Ryan chuckled.

Jeremy clapped his hands together then smiled. "Then it's settled! We will give you the locations of each of our hideouts and we will text you with what location we are at. It's easier this way since Gav makes our cell phones and makes sure we aren't traced." Jeremy explained. "I think he has one ready for you or a chip for your current one," Jeremy mumbled.

"I have both!" Gavin exclaimed. He rushed over with a weird looking chip and a new smartphone for Ryan. "Welcome to the crew, Ry-bread!" He smiled widely.

Ryan arched a brow to the random nickname spewing out of the other's mouth then nodded. "Thanks, Gav." He smiled at the other.

Gavin smiled back to Ryan then walked back towards Jack. He whispered to her and they laughed when Ryan rolled his eyes to what was happening. He turned his attention back to Jeremy who seemed to be speaking again.

"So then we will meet up in our new hideout guys! Hope you all make it there in a timely manner!" Jeremy shouted. He rushed to his own car as others made their way to their cars.

"Wait for what?" Ryan asked out loud and Jack walked up to him.

"We are going to a hideout to meet up about Geoff's heist. You need to come too so you can follow me. Gav is riding with me or else I would've offered you a ride." Jack explained and Ryan stared at her.

"Oh okay. Thanks." He smiled at her then realized she can't see it and he was glad for that. He was a dirty makeup mess under his mask anyway. "I'll follow you then." He told Jack who had walked back to her car.

She waved a hand at him then entered her car and he saw the lights go on. He slipped back inside his own car and began to follow the two. He gripped the wheel and sighed deeply to the fact that Gavin was even in the car with her. He wanted to be there and be the one to kiss her hand. Be the one to worship her like she deserved but no it was Gavin in that spot instead. Ryan was just a second thought and just not the man that Jack wanted.

---

The ride was not easy on Ryan's car. In fact, he is sure he got scratches on his new paint job and he was a little peeved. He walked into the clubhouse after Jack and saw Gavin walked in after him. The golden boy had a briefcase with him and wandered off a different path than them. He frowned to that but didn't question it as he followed Jack to the plan room.

Geoff was in there writing on the whiteboard as Jeremy attached things to it with magnets. They spoke in whispers as Michael was leaning back in a chair with his legs on the table.

Michael looked at the two as they entered and he arched a brow. He said nothing though as he smiled to them both. "Hey guys, did you have fun driving here?" Michael asked them.

"It was fine. Gavin got really touchy. Not sure why." Jack sighed then Ryan noticed the blush that went up to her ears.

He really wishes he was the cause of that blush. His hands would rub everywhere on her body to worship it and he could make her cum so many times. He would do so many things to her.

"Dude Ryan!" Michael yelled and Ryan snapped out of his thoughts. He looked at Michael and blinked some. "Was wondering if you're willing to come with me after this meeting to get supplies for it," Michael said and Ryan blinked.

"Sure, I don't see why not," Ryan mumbled as he shrugged some.

Geoff whistled and everyone turned to face him. "Sit down everyone! Where the fuck is Gavin?!" Geoff yelled.

"Not sure, " Jack said as she sat down. "He was right behind us when we entered. I turned to speak to him when we got here but I just saw Ryan." Jack explained.

Geoff groaned. "Have you seen where Gavin went, Ryan?" Geoff asked him and Ryan shook his head.

"No, my eyes were pretty much forward." He said.

"Or pretty much on Jack's ass," Michael said between coughs. He snickered as Ryan threw him a glare then he looked back to Geoff.

"Well, let's start this fucking meeting then. I can catch him up on things later." Geoff hissed then began to talk.

---

Ryan stood up and he stretched his body. The plan seemed like it could work out properly if they got all the right people in it. "So, we gotta rope Ray back into this?" Ryan asked Michael as they exited. He had observed Jack stayed in the room.

"Just for a few heists. He can snipe really well." Michael told him.

Ryan nodded to that and they walked to the garage while making small talk. Then Michael looked up and yelled.

"Gav! Where the fuck was you man?!" Michael shouted and walked up to the lad.

"I was busy with something else," Gavin told him and then glanced to Ryan. "Oh hey, Ry-bread! You settling down nicely here with us?" Gavin asked him.

"Of course," Ryan answered automatically.

"Awesome! That's great to hear! Hope you enjoy it here with us." Gavin told him then waved to them. He left the two there and Michael scoffed.

"The fucking asshole not telling me what the fuck he's doing." Michael hissed as he began to walk towards his own car. "Ride with me, Ryan," Michael told him.

Ryan nodded then hummed. "Does he usually tell you everything he does?" Ryan asked as he sat in Michael's passenger seat.

"Of course! He gets jobs from other people and he talks about them all the other times! I know he may be on another job from a different person but he could talk about it!" Michael was yelling as he pulled out of the garage.

Ryan arched a brow to that and pursed his lips. "But what if this time if he mentions anything then he's in danger? Do you want Gavin in danger?" Ryan asked Michael who signed at that comment. "See, you just want to see the lad succeed somewhere that is life. You don't want him hurt I'm sure." Ryan stated.

"I don't want him hurt but he always looks like he is stressing. Jack worries about him all the time." Michael explained as he turned right and then parked in a parking lot. The gun supply store was right in front of them.

"I'm sure Gavin will come to you in time. Doesn't he usually?" Ryan asked.

He didn't know much about the crew but it was obvious that Michael Jones aka Mogar and Gavin Free aka The Golden Boy were close. They were making headlines for a while as a dynamic duo. A duo that couldn't really be seen separated. Team Nice Dynamite is a name they snagged from the public and Ryan had seen them get pretty high on the wanted list. It stopped once they joined the Fake AH Crew though so their names disappeared from headlines.

Instead, Ryan began to see The Jetfighter in headlines and it showed a jet being stolen from the military base by a woman in a Hawaiian shirt. Ryan felt like that was the moment he fell in love with Jack or it was a different time. Either way, he loved everything about her and was determined to get her.

"He does but it doesn't mean he'll tell me the full truth..." Michael sighed and he slid out of the car.

Ryan watched him then followed him in. Their conversation about Gavin stopped once the shopping began but it wasn't brought up again the whole time. They made it back to the clubhouse with the supplies and then checked it off the list. Michael then left Ryan in the supply room to check if they had everything.

Jeremy walked in after a while and observed Ryan's counting then he cleared his throat. "Having fun?" He asked and Ryan shrugged.

"Seems about the same as any other heist," Ryan mumbled to him. "Why do you ask?" He asked Jeremy. He had glanced back at the other then looked back to the pile.

"Well hopefully we get everything set up within the next few days then we can do the heist perfectly the first time," Jeremy told him and Ryan chuckled.

"I highly doubt it'd go perfect, Jeremy. There is a chance it can all go to shit." Ryan chuckled again.

"I know that! Don't have to remind me!" Jeremy groaned out. He then went over to check the supplies out. "Glad you two went. I would have bought too much." Jeremy sighed.

"We have a budget though," Ryan told him. He grabbed the grenade from Jeremy's hand then put it back into the box. "I would have scalped you." He added.

Jeremy laughed at that. "Whatever you say, Ryan!" He said then left the room.

"I was serious..." Ryan mumbled.

---

The heist failed. Ryan should have seen that coming when Michael had injured Jack to the point where she said she was out. But then everything proceeded in the wrong way.

Gavin had gotten cornered by the cops and only Jack got them away by throwing a C4 into the area. Ray had agreed to help but he and Michael got hit by a cop car and was severely injured. So, Ryan had been left with Geoff in the boat. He had meant to grab the money before he shot Geoff then leaped out of the boat but it hadn't happened that way. Geoff had stashed the money beforehand and laughed when Ryan shot him.

So, Ryan chalked the heist up to a failed one. Geoff didn't say where he had put the money and they weren't getting paid anytime soon. He barged into Jeremy's room after they got back to the hideout then shoved Jeremy to the wall by his collar.

"Why in the fuck should I keep helping you guys if this heist didn't have any payout?!" Ryan yelled in his face.

Jeremy shrank into his shirt or tried to it Ryan pulled Jeremy closer to his body. "I-I'm sorry! I can pay you out of my pocket!" Jeremy yelled and put his hands up to protect his face. He didn't want to be punched.

"No need to do that, Lil J. I can pay him, " Gavin spoke all of a sudden. Ryan let go of Jeremy's collar and turned to come face to face to Gavin.

"You can pay me? How?" Ryan asked with a sneer.

"I have money, Ry-bread!" Gavin smiled wide. "I can pay you for this heist and the next ones if we fail those ones also," Gavin reassured him.

Ryan frowned but he nodded then held his hand out. "We'll shake on it then," Ryan grumbled and Gavin took his hand then shook on their deal.

"It's a deal!" Gavin kept his wide goofy smile on and Ryan rolled his eyes. Now maybe he could get closer to Jack since his payer was Gavin.