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hurinhouseTitle: One Year
A/N: for the White Collar 100 prompt - #108 "year"
Author: hurinhouse
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters: Neal, Peter
Summary: Getting Out of Jail is Never Free
Disclaimer: Entirely fiction
300 words
“This wasn’t funded by ill-gotten gains?”
“No, Peter. I know you wouldn’t accept it.”
Peter drops his head, nods. When his eyes come back up they’re sincere. “Thank you.”
Neal scoffs, “I’m the last person you should be thanking.”
“Don’t do that, Neal.”
Peter’s back in street clothes after an unfortunate two days in orange, the result of being arrested on a Friday with a minimum of judges available through the weekend and Calloway in no mood to pull strings. Neal cashed in most of his legitimate savings to pay Peter’s bail. It would have been easier if he could have used normal channels.
“You’re free, that’s all that matters.”
“For now, at least.”
“We have a lot of work to do to make it permanent.”
“Yeah. “ Peter gestures to the Taurus. El waits at the wheel. “Coming?”
“Nah, I’ve... got some things to do around here.”
Peter tenses, but he accepts the brush-off gracefully, takes the passenger seat. “Okay. See you tomorrow, Neal.”
“Goodbye, Peter.”
Peter frowns at Neal’s words but El pulls into traffic, away from the ninth precinct. Away from Neal. Once they turn the corner he searches for a cab to his new digs.
Calloway had been pleased when he’d requested a new handler Saturday morning, but she didn’t gloat, just promised an immediate transfer, of her choosing of course, effective this afternoon. Organized Crime won’t be the carnival ride he’s coasted through the past three years. Peter will file a protest, citing Neal’s safety, but Neal should have cut their losses long ago. He’d been selfish, like his father. Everyone he gets close to… pain, heartache, death.
Time to cut ties. Not even Mozzie, after they prove Peter’s innocence. He’ll ride out the last year. One year. Then New York will become a memory.
A/N: for the White Collar 100 prompt - #108 "year"
Author: hurinhouse
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters: Neal, Peter
Summary: Getting Out of Jail is Never Free
Disclaimer: Entirely fiction
300 words
“This wasn’t funded by ill-gotten gains?”
“No, Peter. I know you wouldn’t accept it.”
Peter drops his head, nods. When his eyes come back up they’re sincere. “Thank you.”
Neal scoffs, “I’m the last person you should be thanking.”
“Don’t do that, Neal.”
Peter’s back in street clothes after an unfortunate two days in orange, the result of being arrested on a Friday with a minimum of judges available through the weekend and Calloway in no mood to pull strings. Neal cashed in most of his legitimate savings to pay Peter’s bail. It would have been easier if he could have used normal channels.
“You’re free, that’s all that matters.”
“For now, at least.”
“We have a lot of work to do to make it permanent.”
“Yeah. “ Peter gestures to the Taurus. El waits at the wheel. “Coming?”
“Nah, I’ve... got some things to do around here.”
Peter tenses, but he accepts the brush-off gracefully, takes the passenger seat. “Okay. See you tomorrow, Neal.”
“Goodbye, Peter.”
Peter frowns at Neal’s words but El pulls into traffic, away from the ninth precinct. Away from Neal. Once they turn the corner he searches for a cab to his new digs.
Calloway had been pleased when he’d requested a new handler Saturday morning, but she didn’t gloat, just promised an immediate transfer, of her choosing of course, effective this afternoon. Organized Crime won’t be the carnival ride he’s coasted through the past three years. Peter will file a protest, citing Neal’s safety, but Neal should have cut their losses long ago. He’d been selfish, like his father. Everyone he gets close to… pain, heartache, death.
Time to cut ties. Not even Mozzie, after they prove Peter’s innocence. He’ll ride out the last year. One year. Then New York will become a memory.
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Date: 2013-05-31 12:07 am (UTC)