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elrhiarhodanTitle: The Knotted Chord's Untying
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #043: Guilt
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Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke (Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter tells Neal the price his old employers want for helping them
Author’s Note: Title from Peter Gabriel’s Blood of Eden
Set after Hang On To Me, And I’ll Hang On To You. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.
THE DANGER SERIES:
TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | PARTNER | BACKGROUND 2 | CLUE 2 | TRACK | BOYFRIEND | BOYFRIEND 2 | LOVER | FAMILY 3 | DIAMONDS | CREDIT 2 | WIFE 2 | LOVER 2 | PAINT 2 | FAMILY 3 |PAINT 3 | LOVER 3 | TIE | INNOCENT | WHISPER | SKIN | SECRET | SECRET 2 | BLOOD | FAMILY 3 | WINE |
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Peter dropped the file onto the table and took a sip of wine. The complexity of the vintage did nothing to alleviate his nausea.
Neal walked around and stood in front of him, cupping his cheek and tilting his face up. “This is wrong - why isn’t this a national security issue? Shouldn’t your … connections be dealing with this?”
Peter tried to pull away, but Neal held on.
“Peter? What’s the matter? What’s wrong?”
He licked his lips. “There’s something else I need to tell you. It’s about where I went last week.”
Neal didn’t say anything, his eyes held his, no doubt there, no fear. The knot of guilt in Peter’s stomach pulled tighter.
“Someday soon, you’re going to walking alone and a black sedan will pull up next to you. A woman in civilian clothes will get out of the back and introduce herself as Commander White or Captain Green or maybe even Admiral Gold. She’ll flash an ID at you - which is about as real as her rank - which means it’s very real. She’s going to ask if you’d be interested in doing your country a favor, and maybe you’d like a lift home.”
Neal kept quiet, but Peter couldn’t help but notice the spark of something on his face.
“Even if you turn her down, she’ll be back. A phone call or two, maybe even a visit to your apartment - this time in full dress uniform. She’ll be very persuasive - she’ll play upon your love of adventure - to be able to run cons on the rich and powerful with the full backing of the government. She’ll make her offer irresistible.”
Peter took a deep breath. “They've offered to help me - but for a price.”
The anger in Neal’s eyes was gratifying. “And I’m their price, right?”
FIN
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #043: Guilt
Author:
elrhiarhodan Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke (Peter/Elizabeth/Neal)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter tells Neal the price his old employers want for helping them
Author’s Note: Title from Peter Gabriel’s Blood of Eden
Set after Hang On To Me, And I’ll Hang On To You. Continues the Danger Series, which is now a single entry on AO3.
THE DANGER SERIES:
TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | PARTNER | BACKGROUND 2 | CLUE 2 | TRACK | BOYFRIEND | BOYFRIEND 2 | LOVER | FAMILY 3 | DIAMONDS | CREDIT 2 | WIFE 2 | LOVER 2 | PAINT 2 | FAMILY 3 |PAINT 3 | LOVER 3 | TIE | INNOCENT | WHISPER | SKIN | SECRET | SECRET 2 | BLOOD | FAMILY 3 | WINE |
Peter dropped the file onto the table and took a sip of wine. The complexity of the vintage did nothing to alleviate his nausea.
Neal walked around and stood in front of him, cupping his cheek and tilting his face up. “This is wrong - why isn’t this a national security issue? Shouldn’t your … connections be dealing with this?”
Peter tried to pull away, but Neal held on.
“Peter? What’s the matter? What’s wrong?”
He licked his lips. “There’s something else I need to tell you. It’s about where I went last week.”
Neal didn’t say anything, his eyes held his, no doubt there, no fear. The knot of guilt in Peter’s stomach pulled tighter.
“Someday soon, you’re going to walking alone and a black sedan will pull up next to you. A woman in civilian clothes will get out of the back and introduce herself as Commander White or Captain Green or maybe even Admiral Gold. She’ll flash an ID at you - which is about as real as her rank - which means it’s very real. She’s going to ask if you’d be interested in doing your country a favor, and maybe you’d like a lift home.”
Neal kept quiet, but Peter couldn’t help but notice the spark of something on his face.
“Even if you turn her down, she’ll be back. A phone call or two, maybe even a visit to your apartment - this time in full dress uniform. She’ll be very persuasive - she’ll play upon your love of adventure - to be able to run cons on the rich and powerful with the full backing of the government. She’ll make her offer irresistible.”
Peter took a deep breath. “They've offered to help me - but for a price.”
The anger in Neal’s eyes was gratifying. “And I’m their price, right?”
