White Collar Fic - This Year, Next Year - A Wonder(ful) Years Story

[elrhiarhodan]

Title: This Year, Next Year - A Wonder(ful) Year Story
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Joe and Cathy Burke (Original Characters); Peter/Neal
Word Count: ~8500
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Frank talk of end of life issues
Beta Credit: sinfulslasher , theatregirl7299
Summary: Peter, Neal and Peter's parents, Joe and Cathy Burke, are at Peter and Neal's vacation house in Vermont to celebrate Christmas. Peter's mother is sick, but Peter doesn't know how bad it really is.

Author’s Note: A very late entry for the White Collar Hurt Comfort Advent on whitecollarhc. Thank you, my dear friend kanarek13, for running this challenge again and for your patience. This was due on the 23rd.

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( Neal looked up from his laptop. Even though it was Christmas and he and Peter were technically on vacation until the third of January, he still needed to check his work email. The agreement was that the office mail accounts were turned off on their cellphones and they could only check for messages when no one else was around. )