* Spoilers from CHECKMATE, READ AND REVIEW! Short chapter, I know, but next one will be long, I swear!
Matthew Keller felt the fed's determined fist come into contact with his face and watched his vision become dotted with dark splotches of semi-consciousness. As he stumbled back to his feet, Keller realized that normally a fed's job is only to subdue a suspect. Peter Burke, on the other hand, had an intent to concuss or seriously harm. Keller had expected as much, considering the fact that only hours ago he'd been holding Burke's wife prisoner.
It seemed only fair that Peter get a little revenge.
It was for this reason that Keller allowed him the first punch. But he was gonna get it now. Keller pounded his fist into the Suit as violently as he could, and though Burke managed to get in some decent blows himself, Keller felt the other man's strength beginning to falter. He was quite sure he had him when a very sudden explosion of ungodly pain reached the nerves within his leg. Keller fell to the ground and as he did so he saw Neal, holding his gun. He'd almost forgotten he was there.
Now, its said that the kneecap is one of the most painful places to be shot. Keller had been skeptical of this, but now he was positive it was true. The pain was unbearable.
But it wasn't just the physical pain that Matthew Keller was suffering from. The absolute hatred and contempt in Neal's eyes seemed to have registered on an emotional level.
This fellow con, who had once been his best friend had now intentionally caused him excruciating pain and was now... walking away. Walking away.
Keller tried but failed to stifle the groan that escaped his lips when he was wrenched up off the ground. He glanced briefly over to Neal, but his back was still to him. Even when he had just let out a pitiful cry of pain, Neal didn't look back.
"You had my back then."
Keller remembered a particular instance to which this statement applied the moment Neal said it. It was back in the day when they'd been partners. Friends even.
What'll happen next? When did Keller "have Neal's back"? READ AND REVIEW!