White Collar Fic - Picking Up The Pieces Left Behind (Here I Go Again)

[elrhiarhodan]

Title: Picking Up The Pieces Left Behind (Here I Go Again)
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Elizabeth Burke, Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke, Peter-Neal friendship, Neal-Elizabeth friendship
Spoilers: All of Season 4 through 4.10
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: ~3000
Beta Credit: coffeethyme4me and jrosemary
Summary: A tag to the end of Episode 4.10, Vested Interest. After Peter gives Neal the news, Neal has to confront his demons head on.

A/N: Title from Annie Lennox’s A Thousand Beautiful Things. This is my one purely gen story for the year.

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( Peter had gone back to the office about two hours ago and El wasn’t expecting any visitors, so when the doorbell rang, she roused Satchmo with a gentle nudge before answering the door.  )