Author's Note: Yay I managed to actually get an update out in a week like I hoped :D

For those of you who wants to know I have a cat now, he's a longhaired white cat with the greenest eyes I've ever seen and his name is Tellus.
He is not a fan of my fics though because he always tries to stop me from writing them :P

CHAPTER 12

Peter couldn't believe his ears when Mozzie revealed that their uncle had been involved in the robberies they was currently investigating and that the eight-year-old knew enough about it to bring Keller down.
Their perp had been right there, standing in their bullpen and they had no idea.
It did explain why he had immediately gotten a bad feeling about the man.
Peter didn't think that Mozzie was tricking him because even if anyone could know about all the addresses since the newspapers had written about the robberies, Mozzie had mentioned the addresses to the robberies that the FBI thought was connected, which was something they hadn't shared with the media yet.
Peter tried to get the boy to talk but Mozzie demanded to get his part of the deal first, which was smart of him considering the fact that Peter could easily screw them over since he had a greater power than the two kids.
He agreed to the deal before he left the room to see if the social worker had showed up yet.

The social worker was a woman in her 50s who looked like she desperately needed a vacation.
She forced a smile when Peter approached her and she handed him two folders, each containing a presentation of foster parents.

"These families both meet your demands when it comes to quality, location and security. The Bakers are looking for a younger child while the eight-year-old would be perfect for the Parkers."

He quickly looked through the folders and even if the families seemed perfect, he knew that the children wouldn't care one bit.

"I just spoke to the boys and they can't be separated."
"I tried to find a family that was both meeting the demands and could take them both in but I came in short. There might be perfect foster parents that show up or maybe I can convince a family to reconsider but that can take everything from a week to months. Until then it's either this or a group home."

They had already decided to not send the kids to a group home since it was harder for them to keep the kids safe there, there were too many children and too many people who came and went.
So it seemed like they had come to a standstill, there was no family that could both keep them safe and take care of two kids.
Mozzie would not be happy if the agent went back on their deal and neither would Peter, not only because he wanted his part of the deal but also because he had seen how close the brothers was, he had seen how Neal looked up to his older brother while Mozzie would sacrifice his life, without hesitation, if it was for the sake of Neal.
It would break his heart to separate the brothers who were so dependent on each other.
It was that thought that gave him an idea, perhaps it was a bad one but it was at least worth a shot.
He picked up his phone and called his wife, explaining the situation to her.
Elizabeth had a bigger heart than anyone he had ever known and he knew that she would think that separating the boys would be absolutely heartbreaking as well.
They were foster parents, they had the ability of taking in both of the children and what could be safer for them than the house of a federal agent?
Of course, it all depended on Elizabeth and if the will to help the brothers were greater than her fear.

"I don't know, hon."

She answered, in an insecure voice, when he had proposed his idea.

"It would only be a temporary solution, just until they find someplace else."

His wife sighed before being quiet for a minute or two, thinking it over.
At last she sighed again as her empathy for the kids conquered her fear.

"Okay but just until they find another family."
"Thanks hon, I love you."
"Love you too."

Peter hung up the phone before he walked back to the social worker to tell her that he and his wife would temporarily foster the boys.

Peter received two thin folders, one for each child, who contained information about the brothers.
There wasn't that much information about them since Keller becoming their legal guardian after their mother's death meant that they had never officially been in the system before.
He flipped through the folders as he walked back to the conference room, he learned that Neal didn't talk much at all.
Peter had just assumed that the four-year-old was just shy but as it turns out the boy had for some reason chosen to speak as little as possible.
He opened Mozzie's file just as he sat down and he couldn't stop himself from chuckling.

"Your name is Mozart?"

He asked with an amused smile while Mozzie gave him a very unamused look.
Neal giggled, finding his brother's name just as amusing as Peter.

"Our dad lost a bet."

Mozzie grumbled before giving his brother a dark look to make him stop giggling.

"Where are we going to stay?"

Mozzie asked, eager to change the subject.

"With me."
"Sorry, what?"
"My wife and I are foster parents and we are willing to take you in until we find something else."
"No offense suit but I'm not staying with a fed!"

Mozzie exclaimed, making Peter yet again wonder why an eight-year-old had such a negative picture of the FBI.

"I'm sorry Mozzie but it's that or getting seperated."

The boy slumped his shoulders in defeat and mumbled a "fine."
Peter left the room again and asked Jones to go to the store and buy car seats so that he could drive home, knowing that the children were safe in case of an accident.

"What do you need to buy car seats for?"

Diana asked once Jones had left.

"We're fostering the brothers but just temporarily."
"Elizabeth okay with it?"

Diana and Jones were the only ones, apart from family and El's best friends, that knew about the struggles they had gone through and the fear that Elizabeth was currently battling with.

"Yes of course, I wouldn't do this without her being okay with it."

Diana nodded before she placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"Maybe they could help you heal."

Peter looked over his shoulder to make sure that the boys were still following him.
The both were walking slowly and looking around them, taking in the new environment.
They reached the door and Peter opened it up before they all walked inside.
Satchmo came running which caused Neal to quickly hide behind his brother but the dog found him anyway and the little boy repeated the word no over and over again while he backed away from the dog.

"He's afraid of dogs."

Mozzie pointed out as Peter got the dog away from the young child.
The commotion got Elizabeth's attention and she came to greet them with a nervous look on her face.

"Hello, I'm Elizabeth I'm Peter's wife."

She introduced herself and Mozzie got closer and politely shook her hand.

"I'm Mozzie and this is my brother Neal."

He said looking at the younger boy who had returned to him and was pressing himself against his side.
Elizabeth crouched down in front of Neal.

"I saw the drawing you made for Peter, it's really good."

Neal slowly turned his face so that it was no longer pressed against Mozzie and gave the woman a small smile.
Elizabeth stood up and put out her hand for Neal to take.

"Come here I want to show you something."

Neal looked back at Mozzie and after receiving a reassurring nod, he dared to take her hand.
Elizabeth led him into the kitchen, probably to show him that they had the drawing up on the fridge.
Once his little brother was gone, Mozzie turned to Peter and gave him a sad look.

"You are going to break his heart."

The kid said and Peter was taken aback by the words but he never got the chance to ask for an explanation before Neal came running and grabbed Mozzie's hand, pulling it as a way to tell his brother to come with him.
They both followed Neal back to the kitchen, where he pointed at the drawing.

"Look, Mozzie, look!"

Neal said with a proud look on his face.
Peter glanced over at Elizabeth who was looking at the boys with such affection that it was hard to believe that this was kids she had met just a minute ago.
It looked like the brothers were already helping Elizabeth heal.