Here is Chapter 2 I hope you enjoy and please read and review I want to thank my fans and Peppe for betaing my stories yet again.
Chapter 2: Family Time
The rest of the day moved by with little excitement, Neal loved it he spent every moment he could with Jayden talking to him or watching him sleep. After putting Jayden in his bassinet Neal went to work on dinner. When he finished he heard the front door open. "You're just in time, dinner just finished cooking," Neal said as he walked out of the kitchen. Peter smirked as he pushed Neal up against the bookcase. "I haven't seen you all day," Peter said with a smirk. "If missing work for one day makes you act like this then what are you going to do to me when I'm done with my work release program?" Neal asked with a smirk that earned him a light shove against the book case. "Who says you're ever going to finish I'm going to pin every crime in history on you so you can never escape," Peter said with a smirk.
Neal smirked "That would be against the law to falsely imprison me," he whispered with an equally devilish smirk. Just then the phone rang; Peter sighed as he slowly let Neal go and went to pick up the phone. Neal walked into the kitchen and pulled the glass baking dish out of the oven and brought it to the set table. When the phone call ended Peter sat at the table and looked at Neal. "That was my mother she wants me to come visit for the weekend. I managed to get you an invitation as well saying you can't be left to your own devices here in the city, so she said you can come and she'll lock the silver up," Peter said as he sat at the table.
"Did she really say that, or are you just making it up?"Neal said as he got a serving spoon from the kitchen drawer. "Okay she didn't say all that, she said she wants to meet you, I still haven't told them about us, I don't know how to," Peter said as he took the spoon from Neal and put it by the food. Neal sat down and looked at Peter. "Well let me ask you something, do you love me?" Neal asked as he began to serve himself. Peter froze in mid step on the way back to the kitchen for a beer. "Of course I do, I've loved you for quite a while now and I've loved Jayden since the second he was born. It's just telling them about us, I don't know what to say so they won't hate you," Peter said as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a beer. Once he returned Peter sat across from Neal and looked at him. "If you just sit them down and tell them I think they'll respect that more, now let's eat before it gets cold," Neal said as he served himself some artesian style macaroni and cheese.
Peter smiled and opened his beer, "I see Sara stopped by and dropped the boxes off, if you get a chance can you look at them we could use an extra pair of eyes. This case is on the top priority along with trying to locate where Keller and Kyle is. Hughes said if you want he can put an FBI guard on the house for a while," Peter said as he took the spoon from Neal. "No it's fine, I have you Peter and besides I know you're going to find them before they get close at all," Neal remarked as he started to eat.
Once dinner was finished Neal put the leftovers away and poured himself a glass of wine before going to the couch to join Peter who was looking over the case files that had been dropped off. "So tell me about the case, who is the new mouse you're after?" Neal asked with a smirk. "We don't have a name…yet, all we know is he's older than the usual guys we go after, from the description we keep getting he's early forties dirty blonde or sandy brown hair. He's cleaning people out and we can't seem to figure out how he's doing it," Peter said as he slipped his arm around Neal's waist and pulled him close.
"He sounds sexy," Neal said as he finished off his wine. Peter grabbed the glass from Neal and put it on the only clear spot of the coffee table. Grabbing Neal he pulled him onto his lap. "So you think he's sexy do you? Well I'll just have to make you take back that statement won't I?" Peter asked as he gripped Neal's waist hard with both hands to keep him in place. "I guess you'll just have to try, but I'm going to call Elizabeth to see if she can babysit tonight," Neal said trying to hide his excitement as he leaned over and grabbed the phone from the cradle. Dialing her number Neal waited for Elizabeth to pick up.
When the other line picked up Neal leaned away from Peter to keep from being interrupted. "Hey Elizabeth I was just wondering if you could come over and take Jayden for the night so Peter and I could have some time alone?" Neal asked as he tried to ignore Peter's hands moving up his chest. "Sure I'll be right over," Elizabeth said before hanging up. Peter slowly pushed Neal off him and stood up. "Go get Jayden ready, I'll wait for you in our room," he said as he jogged up the stairs and walked into the master bedroom. Walking upstairs Neal packed a diaper bag with a few things. After Elizabeth arrived Neal kissed Jayden goodbye and promised to pick him up early the next day.
The second the front door closed Neal locked the front and back door and strolled upstairs. Walking into the bedroom Neal crawled onto the bed and looked at Peter. "Now my big bad agent fell asleep waiting, maybe he's getting too old," Neal remarked as he leaned over Peter and leaned down to kiss him. Opening his eyes from his feigned sleep Peter grabbed Neal by the back of the neck and pulled him into a breath stealing kiss before pulling away. "Seems like someone is jealous that I said someone else is sexy," Neal remarked as he was pinned to the bed. Peter smirked and slid his hands down Neal's chest. "Even though you're a parent now you still have a great body," Peter mumbled with a smirk. Neal laughed as he slid his leg up the side of Peter's leg.
"Of course I have a great body I work out," Neal replied with a smirk as he kissed him quickly and pulled away to tease him. Just as he went to retaliate Peter heard his phone ring on the nightstand. Reaching over Peter picked up his phone. "Yes sir, I'll be in early tomorrow, and I'll make sure that Neal is there also, yes… of course, so what was taken and how much?" Peter asked as he kept Neal pinned to the bed with his free hand. Reaching up Neal pulled Peter down on top of him while he talked on the phone.
Smirking at his plan Neal placed a line of kisses down Peter's neck to his collar bone. Peter bit his lip as he listened to Hughes on the other end. "Well that is a lot of money missing, but I'm going to go to bed sir so I can be full of energy tomorrow, good night sir," Peter said before hanging up. Neal smirked and let his lover go. "You're not really going to bed are you?" he asked pouting a bit. "No I just said that to get him to let me go before he found out about us since you were about to make me make a sound," he replied as he kissed Neal again before trailing his kisses down Neal's bare chest. Squirming under Peter's touch Neal moaned softly as each kiss was placed.
"You know… I missed this… a year without you was hard, the video emails helped but I missed being held by you," Neal said as he tried to keep a level head. Peter sat up and looked down at Neal. "Those videos made me crazy I could talk to you but I couldn't hold you or kiss you," Peter said as he leaned down and placed a kiss on the tip of Neal's nose. "If I go on another tour I'm taking you and Jayden with me so I don't have to worry about being alone," Neal whispered as he looked up at his lover. Peter smirked "I know that would be nice but I have to work you know that, who else would catch the bad guys if I left?" Peter asked with a smirk.
Neal nodded and kissed Peter once more. "So full of yourself… that's why I love you so much," Neal said as he worked on removing Peter's clothes without being noticed. "I'm not the one that's full of myself mister I enjoy dancing on stage showing my body off to millions of people," Peter remarked as he reached under the pillow and pulled out a two pairs of handcuffs. "I still need to arrest you for the treasure. Now put your arms over your head," Peter instructed as he sat up and kept straddling Neal's waist.
Putting his arms up Neal looked at the handcuffs in Peter's hands. "I always knew you got off on handcuffing me and now you just proved it," Neal remarked as he put his arms up over his head and allowed Peter to cuff his wrists to the headboard. "I always knew you had a kinky side," Neal remarked with a laugh. Peter smirked "I always thought you belonged cuffed, in bed is just a bonus especially with your lack of clothes," Peter stated as he looked Neal over once more as he ran his hands over Neal's sides and watched him squirm. Moaning softly at the touches Neal struggled against the handcuffs a bit to test their strength. "I hate to admit it but. I think I really like being handcuffed…but only by you," Neal admitted in a husky voice.
Burying his face in the crook of Neal's neck Peter bit down hard to put a new mark to show Neal was his. "I… am not a vampire chew toy… stop…ahh," Neal moaned as he tried to regain some of his senses. Peter pulled back and smirked "Actually this is punishment for going away for a year, I'm making a mark that everyone will see," Peter growled as he bit the mark again harder than before. Neal forgot how to breathe. Slipping out of the cuffs Neal grabbed Peter's shoulders and held on for dear life as he tried not to black out from the overwhelming pleasure.
As he began to scream when Peter moved his hand to the right spot Neal was sure the neighbors could hear him but he didn't care. He was with someone he loved and that was all that mattered. Moving from Neal's neck Peter covered Neal's mouth with his to keep him quiet, he loved Neal but he wasn't in the mood of having the police being called on them for loud sex. Once they were both spent Peter pulled Neal close and placed a long kiss against his temple. "Was it as good as you remember?" he asked proud of the mark on Neal's neck that he knew would be visible under any suit he wore. "Even better than I could even dream," Neal said as he proceeded to pass out from mind blowing sex. Peter followed suit, after a couple hours though he found himself waking up with buzzing thoughts in his head.
Lying in bed awake, Peter watched Neal as he slept. Running his fingers through Neal's hair he smiled at his sleeping form. I just have to figure out a way to explain my relationship with Neal to my parents; will they understand how much I care about him? Peter thought as he pulled Neal closer and kissed his forehead. Groaning softly Neal opened his eyes and propped his head up with his hand. "I can tell that something is bothering you, so what is it?" Neal asked softly. Peter sighed and looked deep into Neal's eyes, "Forget it, it's nothing serious…just go back to bed," Peter whispered as he placed a feather light kiss against Neal's lips.
Neal sighed softly and snuggled back against Peter's chest and closed his eyes. "I'll get the truth out of you in the morning," Neal whispered as he let out a yawn. Peter laughed softly and kept his arm around Neal as he fell back asleep. Peter closed his eyes and forced himself to fall asleep. After a night of fitful sleep Peter woke to the sound of the alarm clock going off. Reaching over he turned it off and got out of bed. A slip of paper fluttered to the floor. Grabbing the note off the floor Peter gave a yawn before reading it. "Went to pick up Jayden and get a haircut before work, reheat the toast and eggs that are in the fridge, meet you at the office, Love Neal," Peter folded the note and stuck it in the top drawer and smirked as he showered and got dressed in one of his suits. After eating quickly and leaving his plate in the sink Peter drove to the office and parked his car. As he went upstairs he tried to remember what Neal would look like with short hair.
When he got out of the elevator he saw everyone crowded around Neal's desk cooing over a car seat on Neal's desk. Peter walked over and smirked. "I see your flaunting your parenthood, and what's with the casual clothing?" Peter asked looking Neal over taking note of his tee shirt and jeans. Neal stood up straighter and smiled. "I'm not here officially I still have a couple days off on paper besides I couldn't find a baby sitter so suddenly," Neal explained as he picked up Jayden as he started to cry. Peter felt a tug at his heart right away and took Jayden from Neal and cradled him, instantly he fell quiet. Hughes walked into the office and double finger pointed to Neal and Peter.
"Nick can you watch Jayden for a few minutes?" Neal asked as he took his son from Peter and handed him to his brother before walking up to Hughes office. "Caffrey, because this is your last year working as a consultant for the FBI I thought we should talk about your future, first let me say congratulations on your son, second I would like to say that I've been talking with some people at the DOJ and when your year is up we're willing to offer you a full time consulting job here, full pay, benefits, healthcare. You have to realize you're not just thinking for yourself here. Before you even ask, no you wouldn't have to carry a gun, it would be the same as now, just more money and benefits, of course taxes you'll have to pay," Hughes said as he said as he sat down behind his desk.
Looking over his shoulder at his son in his brother's arms he bit his lip in thought. "I'll think about it, you make it sound like a good offer but this is a dangerous job, I should know and I don't want Jayden to grow up without me…but I think after this last year I've had enough of the FBI to last me a lifetime, now if you'll excuse me I have to get my son home," Neal said as he left the office and went back to Jayden and took him from his brother. Peter watched Neal as he got Jayden ready for travel. "Burke he's the best damn consultant we've ever had, we've cleared more cases with him around then without him. You have to talk him into staying," Hughes said as he watched Neal. Peter looked at Neal and saw him look up and smile at him.
Turning around to his boss Peter sat down "Sir, it's ultimately Neal's choice if he wants to stay I-" "I let you move Caffrey into that house with you, did you think I was born yesterday? It didn't take a genius to figure out what's going on between you two; he goes away for a year and you get a divorce from Elizabeth, you watched Caffrey like a hawk since his job in Chinatown and you took him away up north, after a while I put two and two together it wasn't hard," Hughes said as Peter sat down across from his boss. "Just talk to him, and keep it out of the office and I'll look the other way, you're dismissed," he added as he looked down at the files in front of his desk.
Peter got up and walked into his office he didn't notice Neal sitting in front of his desk until he cleared his throat. Peter closed his office door and sat down behind his desk. "Peter, can we talk before I go?" Neal asked as he looked down at Jayden who was gurgling away in his car seat. "Yeah, what's up?" Peter asked looking at Neal. "When I went to pick up Jayden this morning I had this feeling like I was being followed by someone but there was no one around when I looked it just spooked me is all," he said as he felt his cheeks heat up a bit from embarrassment. "I'm going to have someone take you home and check the neighborhood out for any suspicious cars or people, I don't want you to be scared in your own home," Peter said as he got up and summoned Diana over.
"Take Neal home and look around Neal says that he felt like he was being followed this morning, just take a look around for me," Peter said as Neal got up from the chair and picked Jayden's car seat up off the floor. Nodding her head Diana led Neal out of the office. As they left Peter thought back to when he left the house that morning if there was any sense of being watched. When he couldn't wrap his mind around any feelings like that he got to work on his current case.
Diana drove Neal home, when they got there she checked the house first before strolling down the sidewalk looking for anything suspicious. As she walked down the sidewalk and neared a blue sedan it peeled away from the curb and narrowly missed hitting another car. Trying to catch the license plate Diana could barely make it out under the mud splattered onto it to keep it hidden. Walking back to Neal and Peter's place Diana went inside and assured Neal that there was no one around.
Heading back to the office Diana kept her mind on what the car looked like. When she got back she went directly to Peter's office and closed the door behind her. "How did it go?" he asked putting his pen down. "A car pulled away as I got close, the plate was covered with mud…someone was definitely watching the place, most likely they won't be back for a while. They were driving a late model dark blue sedan. So if you want keep a phone tag with Neal all day to make sure he's alright," Diana said as she stood there. "Peter you don't think its Keller and Kyle do you?" she asked. Peter sighed "I hope not, they both made Neal's life a living hell if they are working together then it's going to be worse," Peter remarked as he let Diana leave.
Turning to his computer Peter looked at it trying to resist the urge to call Neal and make sure he was alright. Peter pulled up his files on his computer and looked them over he knew that it was going to be a long night. By seven that night Peter had called Neal a total of ten times to check up on him. When the small clock on his desk showed eight p.m. Peter realized he would be there all night, the new case was going to drive him mad. "This guy is good, he doesn't seem to make mistakes at all," Peter mumbled to himself as he looked the reports of the missing items over. "That's because you haven't found his weakness yet," Neal said from the doorway.
Throwing his head up Peter looked and saw Neal standing there holding a medium size bag with the most mouthwatering smell coming from it. "What are you doing here?" "I brought you dinner, and an extra set of eyes to help you with this case," Neal said as he walked into the office and handed the bag over to Peter. Reaching into the bag Peter pulled out a divided plastic Tupperware container. Yanking the top off the container he smirked at the meal, slices of meatloaf and roasted garlic mashed potatoes. "Neal you are a God send, how did you know I wanted this for dinner?" Peter asked as he took the fork Neal held out to him and dug in. "Oh I just know you really well is all," Neal remarked as he grabbed the files from Peter's desk and began to look them over.
"He only takes small things that he could fit into a messenger bag, hence the jewelry and the small statues and vases, that must mean he travels using public transportation," Neal said with a smile. "He's a New Yorker, he probably doesn't own a car or have a license and he probably has or had a real job until he started with his new career as a thief," he added as he put the files down on the table. Peter put his fork down for a moment and looked at the files and then back at Neal. "You're a genius, now if you can tell me how he gets the items in question from his victims then I'll bring a bottle of your favorite wine this weekend," Peter offered as he sat back in his chair waiting to see if Neal could do it.
Neal chewed on his bottom lip as he tried to figure out how the man did it. Looking up Neal shook his head, "I don't know… I just don't know," Neal said as he looked at the open files in front of Peter. Sighing Peter reclined back in his seat. "Hey where's Jayden?" Peter asked realizing Jayden wasn't there. "Oh he's at home, I had Mozzie come over and babysit while I brought you dinner," Neal replied with a smile. Once they were done they packed up and made their way back home.
By the time they pulled up in front of the house Peter looked around for a blue sedan when he didn't see one as he walked up the front steps with Neal. Walking inside they found Mozzie drinking a glass of wine and watching a movie. "Thanks Mozzie for doing this on such short notice," Neal said hoping that Mozzie would leave as he watched Peter go upstairs to check on Jayden. "Oh before I go Neal I took a look at those case files you had on the table and I have to say the use of hypnosis to gain riches is pure genius," Mozzie giddily said. Neal looked at the stack of files. "I'll talk to Peter about it and Moz if you could keep an ear to the ground for anyone then please tell me," Neal said as he walked his friend to the door. Once Mozzie left Neal put the travel bag in the kitchen and went upstairs and dropped onto the bed and sighed.
Peter walked into the master bedroom and dropped on the bed beside Neal. "I think we should leave Friday after I get out of work unless you want to leave around lunch time it will be a long drive to their farm," Peter remarked as he kicked his shoes off and started to get ready for bed. Neal sat up and wrapped his arms around Peter's shoulders and kissed the back of his neck. "We can leave at lunch time, I want to get there as soon as possible, that way if they hate me we can turn around and come home," Neal said with a smirk in his voice.
By mid-morning Friday Neal had everything they needed packed by the front door. Peter packed the car and leaned against the car as he waited for Neal to finish up. Looking around for a blue sedan Peter got an uneasy feeling like he was being watched from behind. Looking toward the park Peter shrugged it off and got in the car for the long drive. Neal made sure that Jayden's car seat was strapped in the back before he got into the car and buckled his seatbelt. "Why don't you take a nap I know Jayden kept you up last night," Peter said as he glanced in the rearview mirror at Jayden taking a nap. Neal smiled softly and nuzzled against the seatbelt to support his head as he tried to get some more sleep.