katikat | Fic rec: White Collar

Yeah, yeah, another one - but this one is so good that it needed to be rec'ed right away!

"Manifest Destiny" by idyll. Peter/El/Neal. Summary: Peter receives a promotion. El's not happy. Length: ~1.900 words.

An hour before the alarm goes off, Peter is already awake. Neal is in the center of the bed, his cheek tucked against Peter's shoulder. El is using Neal's chest as a pillow, one hand stretched across him to rest against Peter's ribs.

A few minutes of staring later, El opens her eyes and blinks at Peter before smiling sleepily. Peter takes her hand, twines their fingers together, and rests them on Neal's chest.

"He would have come with us," Peters whispers. It's a surprise to him, since this thing with Neal, this unexpected and insane thing, is part of what he was trying to make up to her. But he means it. He would have called in every favor he had, kissed every ass in sight, and put himself in debt to anyone that would take a marker from him to make it happen.

I love their relationship in this fic. Neal bemoans ruined China, Peter loves macaroni and cheese and El's being her awesome self!