Disclaimer: I wish I did, but I don't own White Collar or Neal Caffery.

Lena is a character of my one creation.

What I'd Give

Neal's POV:

She's here. After 7 years, she came back. All I was supposed to do was go on a coffee run, instead what do I get? A hidden note under a coffee cup with the words: 'Miss me?' inscribed in that beautiful calligraphy that I had taught her how to do.

Frozen and unable to move I thought, 'you have no idea how much I missed you'. Memories long suppressed that should have been forgotten began to break surface in my mind.

Our first kiss in the rain, it had been a bit awkward at first undoubtedly, neither of us the most experienced and both unsure exactly how to do it, but once we did let our emotions take hold, it turned into a beautiful kiss and undoubtedly one of my favorite. I thought back to my first major heist and her rage and disapproval that followed it. Her dry humor that lifted my heavy heart every time a day went south and a con unraveled. I remembered her smile that told me that she forgave me every time I pulled a careless heist that would attract the attention of the FBI. And finally I thought about the ring. A very legally bought ring that had been given back.

I closed my eyes pained and unsure how to react, she had come back for the first time in years in person. Usually messages came from very confused person that had been chosen from the street or old friends that I had once 'worked' with. But this note, she delivered in person.

My eyes shot open at a sudden thought. She'd be close by, wanting to see my reaction. The question was: where? I spun in a 360, not caring that I was in the middle of a rush hour crowd, I was desperate to catch at least a glimpse of her and that's exactly what I saw.

There she was. Before I knew what I was doing, I was off chasing after her, and in turn she began to run away, as always.