Author's Notes: Another drabble. Inspired by a part in the pilot, yet again.. "They ask me what makes a guy like you pull a boneheaded escape with four months to go?" "I guess you figured it out." So yeah, review please.**Why do I always forget to put the disclaimer? Oh yeah, because I wish White Collar was mine. But it's not, so don't sue me please. I only have pom-poms and a very furry cat!
Peter likes to think that he's got Neal figured out, like a puzzle that you've done so many times that you already know where everything goes. He thinks he's got Neal's idiosyncrasies down to an art, when he really doesn't know a thing.
Sure, he may think he knows his consultant, but there are some things that even Mozzie doesn't know about Neal. Things that are too old to remember and things that are too unpleasant to relive.
His past, for example, no one knows about Neal's life before his 18th birthday. Yeah, he's given away a few hints, but Peter isn't even close to knowing the truth.
And he doubts that he ever will.