WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, CAFFREY?
Peppe1951
Summary: Sara Ellis thinks Neal is up to something leaving Peter to clean it up. It doesn't fare well for Neal. Warning: Disciplining of an adult. Don't like? Don't read! Disclaimer: White Collar belongs to USA.
Spoiler: Unfinished Business
Chapter 1
Neal had to leave it there…all of the work in getting it to Sara and he had no choice but the leave it and leave with Peter after Mr. Black's arrest. He didn't know what to do for the moment. He knew that Sara would eventually open it and wonder why the information was sent to her and most likely would backtrack it to that official he and Mozzie had conned at the hanger housing the plane where Kate had lost her life. He was in such turmoil that he didn't even hear Peter speak the first time.
"Neal! Neal?" repeated Peter as his anger was turning to concern when the conman didn't reply to his name.
NEAL!
That time Neal heard and turned to Peter and said, "You didn't have to shout…I heard you."
"Why didn't you answer?"
"Why should I; I know what you want."
"What?"
"A better explanation of why I was at Sara's house when the assassin broke in…good timing by the way," replied Neal as he hoped to defuse the situation.
"I did nothing other than cart him away; Sara had it well in hand. Now back to the question you knew I was going to ask; why were you there?"
"I thought that maybe I could get on her good side by offering her a ride home instead of her having to get a cab," replied Neal. It was the truth…kind of. He just didn't tell Peter the rest of the story.
"And you thought that would be best _by taking one of the agency's cars?"
"Borrowing it…I left a note," replied Neal.
"Well that borrowing is going to cost you a session over my dinning room table," the agent informed Neal.
"WHAT! Why?"
"The car you borrowed was Hughes' and he wasn't amused but I was able to placate him by promising him that you would be punished. He insisted on this method since it seems to work so well on you," replied Peter.
"But Peter…" pleaded Neal.
"Look it is either by my hand or Hughes'…the choice is yours," suggested Peter.
Neal's reply didn't take long…as much as he hated to be spanked he had rather it be done by Peter than by Hughes. The last time Hughes laid in to him he was sore for nearly a week…no way was he going to put his butt in his line of fire. "You…I rather it be you," he clarified as he slumped down in his seat. This is getting worse and worse. Al he wanted was a look at what the 'black box' revealed about Kate's death when the place blew up and now he was going to get a spanking…life wasn't fair.