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tj_teejay ([personal profile] tj_teejay) wrote2011-06-05 10:36 pm

White Collar - "A Tale Of Two Cities"

Title: A Tale Of Two Cities
Author: TeeJay
[livejournal.com profile] whitecollar100 Prompt: #48 Tale
Genre: Gen
Characters/Pairings: Neal, Peter
Word Count: 200
Rating: PG
Summary: Neal had always wanted to go to San Francisco.
Disclaimer: White Collar, its characters and its settings belong to Jeff Eastin and USA Network. And, guys? Your characters are not only welcome, they're wonderful. I'm just borrowing, I promise.
 
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Neal had always wanted to go to San Francisco. He'd never figured, however, that when he finally did, it would be on the FBI's tab.

The flight was Economy, the hotel barely three stars. The anklet was still on, and Peter would be shadowing him the whole time. Still, it was more than Neal could have asked for, as long as he was on a 2-mile Manhattan-tethered leash.

Business trip or not, there was one thing Neal wanted to tick off the to-do list more than anything.

"Peter, come check this out."

Peter's expression didn't belie that he already knew Neal was up to something he was most likely not going to enjoy. The pamphlet Neal excitedly held up read Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris.

"Neal, we're not here for sightseeing or... cultural endeavors."

"Come on, Peter, this is the opportunity of a lifetime! See, even the brochure says so." He pointed at the words, 'The once-in-a-lifetime exhibition'.

"We have a job to do."

"Is that a no?"

"Yes."

"Please?"

"Neal..." Peter said warningly, and Neal knew with the right amount of verbal poking and prodding, he might just be able to sway the unwavering Peter Burke.