Lie is Another Word for Love

by Suitslover14

When Neal gets a call from Kate after she is supposedly dead he panics. He goes in a downward spiral as Peter and his team desperately try to solve the mystery of Kate and restore order in Neal's world before they lose their friend. Will they be able to do it? How is Kate still alive? Did she ever love Neal? Will Neal ever be the same? Disclaimer: I do not own White Collar.

11. Chapter 11

A/N I know that it has been awhile, I've been super busy, my sister went to Germany and we adopted a kitten. I hope you like it. Its really,really short. More of a preview than a chapter. I'll try to update soon. Thanks for being patient!

Peter watched as Neal slowly regained consciousness, his head lifting from the floor. His eyes blinking, clearing away the last remnants of confusion. Peter sighed a breath of relief, and geared up to talk. He knew that Neal would be tired, limited mobility for about 15 minutes, but mostly coherent. Which gave him the perfect opportunity to talk to Neal, clear things up. He just couldn't let Neal leave mad, broken, damaged. Not when Kate was about to break his heart, take away his trust, and get him killed in the process. He had hadn't convinced Hughes to let him stop the operation, but he could at least tell Neal, give him a warning about the danger of Kate knowing who he was. So he rolled Neal onto his back, lifted him up and settled him on the couch.

"Damn it Neal, Mozzie didn't tell me anything. He didn't tell me a thing about your past, about your 'alleged' schemes, or your family. Nothing. Okay? What he did tell me will help me save your life and keep me from filing a hell of a lot of paperwork. So you will shut up and listen. Do you understand me?" Peter sternly stated. Neal nodded his head, Peter continued. "Mozzie told me how to save your life. "

Neal bolted upright. His life? He never knew it was in danger, and Mozzie… What did Mozzie know? Peter saw the confusion in his face and went to explain. "Kate is using you. She… she played a long con. She loves Sam, you were just a plan. Sam wants revenge…he wants to, h-he wants to kill you." Peter explained, not so harshly as before.

It was too much for Neal to process and function, so he closed his eyes, and fell into a deep, twisted slumber. Kate carrying knives and painting laughing at him. Kate, kate who loved him, who he loved. Who really just conned him, loving Sam all along. Neal was alone, he cried as he slept, and Peter watched vigil, waiting for Neal to awake. So he could prove that Neal wasn't alone. He had him.

A/N I know, its so short *sob* I will update as soon as I can, I need to stop typing now, my kitten is trying to chew my arm off because my fingers are moving to type. Bye, we shall talk again!