FIC: Christmas Comes But Once A Year

[sinfulslasher]

Title: Christmas Comes But Once A Year
Author: Gaby
Fandom: White Collar
Pairing: gen with canon Peter/El; can be read as pre-OT3
Characters: Peter, Neal, El, mention of June, Mozzie, Jones and Diana
Warning: none
Spoilers: assume all episodes
Rating: PG-13
Genre: hurt/comfort, angst, friendship
Author's Notes: Written for the whitecollarhc Advent Calendar - based on and inspired by kanarek13's amazing art work which can be found here. I'm playing fast and loose with canon events, as the story takes place post-anklet but El is still pregnant. Please also don't expect medically correct information. I'm just here to whump Neal. *g*
Beta by: the speediest beta in the world, elrhiarhodan!
Word Count: 3,576
Disclaimer: Not mine, never were, never will be, gosh darn it!
Summary: Neal learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished.

(click for fic)