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Title: Night
Characters (Pairings): Neal Caffrey, Sara Ellis (Neal/Sara)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 304
Spoilers: Vague till the end of S4
Disclaimer: White Collar is Jeff Eastin's brainchild. Not mine.
Summary: It wasn't the first night they'd laid awake like this, with only the other for company.
Author's Note: This was written way back when for fandom_stocking, for [livejournal.com profile] love_82. I have no clue why I didn't post it here before. Set in London. Post anklet.
Part of the Amis Amants 'verse. For more in this verse, click here.


They were lying in bed, blankets on bare skin, clothes neatly arranged on a chair (except the socks, neither of them had a clue where they were). It wasn't the first night they'd laid awake like this, with only the other for company.

"You're scared," Sara said.

"How'd you know that?" Neal pushed himself up so he was leaning on the headboard.

"You're easiest to read when you're nearly asleep."

"I'm waking up now." He smiled.

"And getting harder to read by the second."

Neal shrugged with a touch of amusement deep in his eyes.

Sara could almost see the small pieces of his mask falling into place - a crease on his forehead smoothed itself out, he unclenched his jaw by degrees, the corners of his mouth curved upwards bit by bit till he was wearing the slight smile, the one that never failed to make even strangers love him.

He didn't say anything, just waited for her to make a move.

"I think you're afraid you'll screw it up again. The way you did with the treasure. And you don't even have the cover of amis amants."

"Am I that easy to read?"

"Either that, or I know you well."

"A little too well." He straightened up, letting the blanket fall to his lap.

She followed suit and waited.

"I'm scared. Hell, I'm terrified." He breathed a laugh. "You're the one person who knows most about me."

"I think Peter beats me to that."

"I don't mean my history. I mean me. Who I am. What I love. Who I love."

"Now you're just flattering me."

"Or telling the truth." He held out a hand.

She couldn't tell if it was for her or for himself.

She took it anyway, then used it to pull him closer to her.

He held her close.

Date: 2014-09-28 08:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snowdrop3100.livejournal.com
Awwww. Yummy, fluffy and just a teensy bit angsty on Neal's part...
Lovely :D

Thank you for sharing.

Date: 2014-09-28 08:59 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sapphire2309
Thank you!! :3 I can't resist angst when it comes to Neal *g*

Date: 2014-09-28 12:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ladyrose42.livejournal.com
Nice. We don't even know what Neal is terrified of, but secretly we want to know.

Date: 2014-09-28 02:54 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sapphire2309
If I remember to write it out, I definitely will! Thank you!! :D

Date: 2014-09-28 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] veleda-k.livejournal.com
Oh, this is very sweet, in a soft quiet way. I really love the way you write them knowing each other, which is something that's true of them in canon.

Date: 2014-09-29 02:45 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sapphire2309
Thank you so much! :DDD I love writing their quieter moments.

Date: 2014-09-29 01:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lov-pb.livejournal.com
Lovely.
Sara always meets Neal as an equal on the playing field. Whether it be in life or love.

Date: 2014-09-29 02:46 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sapphire2309
She does :) Thank you so much!!

Date: 2014-09-29 09:48 pm (UTC)
embroiderama: (White Collar - Sara)
From: [personal profile] embroiderama
This is really beautiful. ♥

Date: 2014-09-30 03:48 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sapphire2309
Thank you!! :3

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