microfic: White Collard (the White Collar AU)
White Collard
Peter and Elizabeth Burke have their hands full trying to keep the family farm afloat when they're landed with an unexpected houseguest. Neal Caffrey is a biotech conman on the run from both the Mob and the FBI. Worse, he won't leave and doesn't like to get his hands dirty. Will Neal's line of boutique vegetables (tagline: "these are tomorrow's heirlooms") be a hit with big-city restaurants? Can even Neal's winning ways prevail over the cutthroat competition at the farmer's markets?
Will Neal's presence draw unwanted Federal attention or violent mobsters, to the small farm? Will Neal's seedstock, including his signature "white collard" plants, save their cashflow? And will Neal's outrageous flirtations drive Peter and Elizabeth apart, or bring them closer than ever?
Maybe Neal is exactly what the Burkes need to save the family farm.
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Peter and Elizabeth Burke have their hands full trying to keep the family farm afloat when they're landed with an unexpected houseguest. Neal Caffrey is a biotech conman on the run from both the Mob and the FBI. Worse, he won't leave and doesn't like to get his hands dirty. Will Neal's line of boutique vegetables (tagline: "these are tomorrow's heirlooms") be a hit with big-city restaurants? Can even Neal's winning ways prevail over the cutthroat competition at the farmer's markets?
Will Neal's presence draw unwanted Federal attention or violent mobsters, to the small farm? Will Neal's seedstock, including his signature "white collard" plants, save their cashflow? And will Neal's outrageous flirtations drive Peter and Elizabeth apart, or bring them closer than ever?
Maybe Neal is exactly what the Burkes need to save the family farm.
Crossposted here (
comments).