Chapter 12

AN: This is the last chapter of this story. I had not anticipated it being so long. Thank you to those of you who have stuck with me through it all. And, as always, thank you for your reviews and alerts. Enjoy! JL

Peter couldn't believe his eyes. He just stood there for a second. Bobby had no clue what was going on either, but he was ready if he and the boys had to fight their way out of here.

"Diana, Jones and I made it to the scene in time enough to see you two loaded into the ambulance." Peter said. "I never got to thank you for what you did for El. When we went to see you at the hospital, you both had just gotten out of surgery. Neither of you were awake. Then it…it got to be a tug of war between White Collar and the U.S. Marshals over who had jurisdiction over you two, then between the hospital staff and the Marshals over your care."

"We had no idea." Sam replied looking at his brother, neither of them knew anything about all that.

"Yeah, and El almost got us kicked out of the place." Peter admitted. "She…."

"I was not happy when they told me White Collar no longer had any jurisdiction since we were no longer in my store." El stated. She had sneaked in while the others had been talking.

They all looked at El, surprised.

El went immediately went over to Dean and gave him a huge hug. "I'm sorry, Dean." She said as she looked up at him, tears in her eyes.

Dean smiled at her. He shook his head. "You have nothing to be sorry for."

"I sent Neal that text by mistake, if I had sent it to Peter, where it was supposed to go, you wouldn't have gotten hurt." El said.

"I'm okay now, so is Sam." Dean replied. He then grinned at her. "What did you do that almost got you kicked out of the hospital?"

Peter answered that question. "She was going to give them a piece of her mind over the whole jurisdiction thing."

"My store was a mess. I was a wreck and so were my employees. You two were shot. We didn't know if you were going to make it. And all the marshals were worried about was who got to have custody. I just wanted to make sure they understood what was most important about all that, namely you two, your health." El said, finishing her husband's story.

Bobby didn't know what to think of all this. He had gone from expecting to have to fight his way out of the place to this being a tell-all. He was very confused over the whole thing.

"What the…?" Bobby asked the question out of his mouth before he realized it.

All eyes turned to Bobby. He had been forgotten. Sam spoke up quickly, introducing Bobby to both El and Peter.

"I have a feeling, Mr. Singer, that you are directly responsible for why the Winchesters are here. And I'm very sure my C.I. also had a hand in this. The only reason I am not arresting all four of you is because Sam and Dean saved El's life. I will be forever grateful for that." Peter then turned his attention to Sam and Dean. "But you two know our agreement. Next time…."

Bobby looked at Peter, Sam and Dean very confused.

Dean explained. "Agent Burke will not actively look for us, if he hears that we're in town. But if he comes across us, all bets are off."

Bobby nodded and Peter turned away from the group as he phone rang. He answered after the second ring. He returned a few moments later to the group.

"Agent Jones just got word that Sam and Dean Winchester were sprung by an older gentleman claiming to be an FBI agent. It was the weirdest thing. Both guards said they felt like they were under spells. They did exactly what this man said. And they let both Winchesters just walk out the door." Peter said a smirk on his face.

"All rumor and hear-say, Agent Burke." Dean replied.

"That's right." Sam added. "We were never here."

Peter grinned. "Thank you two, for everything." He looked at his watch. "I've got to get back to work. El…." He beckoned to his wife.

El looked at her husband. "Hang on a minute, Hon." She went over to Sam and gave him a huge hug. "Please…be careful, and take care Dean for me." She then looked at Dean. "Take good care of Sam."

Dean nodded.

El then looked to Bobby. "It was very nice to meet you. And thank you." And with that the Burkes walked out the door.

The End

More Sam, Dean, and Neal adventures to come!