[Neal Caffrey really doesn't like you thrums in her head, in time with the beat of her pulse.]

Being liked on a personal level isn't a priority for me.

[It's always been true. It's still mostly true now, but regardless, that one sentence sticks in her like splinter. An outlier. Neal Caffrey really doesn't like you.]

I just need to be able to work with people so that I can do my job effectively.