Peter sat in the van with Jones and Diana, watching the monitors as there was only the background music coming from where Neal was sitting. His eyes scanned the different monitors as he tried to see where Alex was coming in. He knew that Alex wasn't dangerous but he didn't want to take any sort of chance at the moment. He sighed softly and rubbed his eyes before he opened them and took a sip of coffee. He looked at the time and was not amused at the fact that this might be for nothing. "Neal, is she standing you up or is she usually late?" He asked into the mic.

"No," Neal replied. "Just be patient," he said as he tried to keep the worry out of his voice. He didn't want to think that something might have happened to Alex to keep her from coming. "Five more minutes and I'll call her. Until then, we wait. If she's late, there's a good reason for it." He didn't want to mention that he thought that Alex was doing a job while being in New York. Mostly for the fact that he didn't need Peter yelling at him, in his ear or otherwise.

"Fine, but I'm holding you to it," Peter replied. "How easily did she agree to you wearing a wire?"

"Quickly," Neal replied. "Ask Diana."

Peter looked to Diana who was also listening in. "Well?"

"It was a very quick conversation," Diana replied. "And Neal looked smitten by the end of it. It was cute. You need to wear that look more often."

"I was not smitten," Neal whispered into the mic as he heard that. "Interested, yes, but not smitten. I've only been smitten once."

"It just means that you're healing," Diana said. "It's a good thing, Neal. You shouldn't be afraid to admit it."

"Especially since she seems to be alive," Peter pointed out, under his breath.

"Heard that," Neal said as he looked to the door as the door opened. He grinned. "She's here," he said as he watched her come over. He liked the look of He stood up and grinned at her. "You're dressed up."

"Only for you," Alex said with a smile as she sat down in the chair that Neal pulled out for her. She smiled at him as he took his seat. "Have you ordered yet?"

"Etiquette says to wait for the lady," Neal replied. "Even if the lady is late."

"I couldn't get away any sooner than I did," Alex replied. "I'm being watched and they're asking questions about everything I do."

"Is that why you're meeting with me?" Neal asked. "You're trying to use me to get to some freedom?"

"Considering whom I talked to you about earlier, why are you surprised?" Alex asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Neal, who is she talking about?" Peter asked from his spot in the van.

"You had to bring that up?" Neal asked.

"Yes," Alex replied. "Because you, in your typical fashion, have not told him. Which makes no sense at all."

"Mostly because I would rather that he goes away forever instead of just being there," Neal said quietly and sighed. "Emmanuel Gray is back in town," he said quietly so Peter could hear. He opened the menu and looked at the wine list. "And now, I'm going to have my last drink as someone not under a microscope and under protected detail."

"Aw, they care," Alex said with a smile. "I do as well, you know."

"Yeah, but you're…well, you know what you're doing," Neal said, mindful about the wire that was there. "Why did you agree to this?"

"Because they don't want me getting too attached to you, Neal," Alex replied. "And I'll have whatever you're drinking. I don't mind being twins with you tonight."

Neal raised an eyebrow, considering that he usually drank red and Alex usually drank white or a blush. He knew that she didn't like the fact that nearly all reds were too overpowering for her. He thought it over in his mind as he wasn't really sure what she meant about that. "What do you mean?"

Alex moved and tapped where the line was on Neal before doing the same on herself. "You're dense sometimes. I was hoping they'd cancel each other and we'd have a bit of feedback to be alone."

"That's not going to happen," Neal replied. "Who's doing the electronics?"

"For the missing item, it was someone you don't want them knowing about," Alex said quietly. "For the rest, it's Chaos."

"Gray has a long reach," Neal said with that. "Do the others know?"

"I tipped them off after the job was done," Alex replied. "But this is not about who is doing our electronics, is it?"

"No," Neal replied quietly. "Was it really her?"

"Yeah," Alex admitted quietly. "What's your theory on how she got out of the plane?"

"Body double," Neal said without a moment's hesitation.

"You're correct," Alex said with a bit of a smile. "This means that we're a bit off, doesn't it?"

"No," Neal replied. "With the phone call before, there was somebody in the room with me. She says that I looked smitten."

"Are you smitten, Neal Caffrey?" Alex asked with a smile. She knew that she had more than an uphill battle now that he knew that Kate was alive.

"I might be," Neal said with a grin. "Isn't half the fun the mystery?"

"Neal, get back on topic, would you?" Peter asked into the mic.

"He wants me to ask you more about the music box," Neal said.

"I'm not going to be giving any answers," Alex said. "I'm willing to talk about anything else though."

"I figured as much," Neal said. "Can't blame me for trying."

"Yes I can," Alex said as she got her purse. "Call me again when you can cut more of your puppet strings," she said as she leaned in and kissed his cheek. She stood up and walked quickly out of the restaurant.

"Alex," Neal said as he got up and watched her walk away. "She knows where it is," he said into the mic.

"Jones – follow her," Neal heard Peter say into the mic.

"She's going to disappear," Neal said but he knew that nobody really heard him. He sat down at the table and saw an envelope with his name on it. He noticed Alex's handwriting and opened it. He read over the note quickly before getting up and going direction to the van. He climbed in and walked over to Peter, giving him the note. "This is a bit bigger than I thought."

Peter read the note and looked up at Neal. "Do you think you're going to be safe at June's?" He asked as he folded up the note and handed it back to Neal.

"Yes," Neal replied as he took the letter back and put it away.

"Then what are you worried about?" Peter asked. He was able to see the worry lines easily on his young partner's face. "Diana – could you – "

"I'll go help Jones," Diana said as she got up and left the van to leave the two of them alone.

"Last time we went up against Gray, you got shot," Neal pointed out as he took off the wire and disconnected it. "And you nearly had to move. El was not happy and nearly everyone got blown up. Plus, he got away. And he's not alone this time – he's got Kate working for him and he's got Alex."

"How sure are you of that?" Peter asked.

"Very," Neal replied as he sat down.

"Call her then," Peter said as he got up. "I need to call Sterling anyways. Stay in the van and I'll take you home afterwards."

"You're in much more danger than I am," Neal said as Peter left the van. "Not that you ever listen to me," he said as he dialed the phone.

Alex picked up the phone on the third ring. "Hi," she said quietly.

"You left quickly and I got your note," Neal said to her.

"I can't really talk," Alex said quietly.

"Is he there?" Neal asked.

"Yeah," Alex replied.

"Can I talk to him?" Neal asked.

"No," Alex replied. "We're all being watched Neal. Even you. Just be careful," she said and hung up.

Neal sighed as he got up and left the van. He went over to Peter who was having an animated conversation with Sterling on the other end of it. He waited until it was done and smiled. "I could say I told you so."

"Don't," Peter said. "What are you doing out of the van?"

"My phone call ended," Neal pointed out. "And, as much as I love how you're going to go into overprotective mode, we should both get out of here. Apparently, we're all being watched."

"That's great," Peter said. "Let's get you home and then I'll figure out what to do."

"If you ask politely, June might let you and El stay," Neal pointed out. "All being under one roof might be nice. And her security system is top rate."

"Do I want to know how you know that?" Peter asked.

"She allowed me to break it and then put it back," Neal said with a grin. "Only problem is Satch."

"He's at the vet," Peter said.

"What's wrong with him?" Neal asked.

"Nothing," Peter replied. "He's having his usual look over and we were going to board him to go out of town on the weekend. Or we were."

"So it's settled," Neal said. "Come on," he said as he led the way to the car.

Peter sighed and followed Neal. He asked Diana and Jones to close up the van and that he would see them in the morning. He drove to June's place, going in and talking to June who was up with Mozzie. June did agree to it and Peter called El before going to get her. Neal grinned at the turn of events and went up to his own room to a hot shower and trying to have a good night's sleep.