Author's note: I am still drowning in school work (only one week left though, before I am finally free. I decided to take the summer of for my mental health's sake) and I haven't really had the time to write.
But since I wrote a oneshot for father's day, I really wanted to write something for mother's day too (and I'm posting this on the 31st of May which is mother's day in Sweden).
This is more or less completely written on my phone and I haven't had too much time editing it but hopefully you'll still like it :)

Happy mother's day!

"It's ugly."

Neal muttered as he turned the stuffed animal around, looking at it from all angles.
It wasn't really that bad but it was not as good as he had imagined it in his head.

"No sweetie, I think it's adorable."

Sara's mother answered and Sara nodded in agreement.

"She will love it."

Alex said and gave him a genuine smile.
Somehow Alex and Neal had managed to overcome their differences and even if they both still liked Sara the most, they had started to become friends.

"I guess."

Neal mumbled as an answer before he grabbed the needle and carefully continued to sew the button that would be the stuffed elephant's eye.
Sara's mother was really good at sewing and she had offered to help the kids make their own stuffed animals.
Sara was making a white cat, that was supposed to be her cat Tellus, and Alex decided to make a yellow butterfly.
Neal had immediately decided to make an elephant since he knew Elizabeth loved them and since mother's day was just around the corner.
Sara's mom had let them do all the work and had just instructed and supervised.
Neal finished with the button and cut the thread before looking at the elephant again.
Sure it was ugly but he had made it all by himself and considering that, it wasn't really that bad.

"Do you want to wrap it right now?"

Sara's mom asked and Neal nodded, knowing it would spare him the trouble from sneaking around trying to get wrapping paper without Elizabeth noticing.
He got up from his chair and went into the kitchen.
Sara's mom got him a small box that he could put the elephant in and then she cut him a piece of wrapping paper.
Neal had recently learned how to properly wrap a gift, so he was excited to wrap it himself.
The wrapping paper was a beautiful white paper with flowers and butterflies on.
He couldn't wait until he could hand Elizabeth the gift.

When Peter came to pick him up, he excitedly showed him the gift but wouldn't reveal what was in it.
Peter was pretty good at keeping secrets, except for when it came to Elizabeth and he didn't want to risk him accidentally telling her about it.
Peter pouted the entire way home, pretending to be offended.
When they came back home, Elizabeth was talking on the phone while pacing in the living room.
Elizabeth didn't even notice their presence, instead she just kept pacing and talking.
A few weeks ago she had been hired to plan a big event with very, very, very picky clients and since then she was always busy and seemed to be constantly stressed.
Elizabeth groaned and pulled a hand through her hair.

"Hey Peter."

Neal said and then gestured for him to bend down so that he could whisper in his ear.

"For mother's day we should give 'Lizbeth a break."

Peter smiled at him.

"I think that's just what she needs."
He agreed.

As the day came along, Neal woke up early he was way too excited to sleep.
He quietly walked into the adults' bedroom and gently shook Peter awake and the man muttered tiredly to himself but got out of bed.
The night before Peter had waited until Elizabeth was asleep before he turned off both the alarm clock and the alarms she had set on her phone.
Elizabeth was meant to work all day but Peter had talked to her co-workers, who had agreed to take on the work in order to give Elizabeth her well-deserved break.
Just like on father's day, they decided to get some breakfast-in-bed.
Peter made coffee and then they prepared some sandwiches for Elizabeth, making sure they were exactly the way she liked them.
They had also picked out a small bouquet of flowers and placed it next to the food.
Neal went ahead and got the gift and the card from his room while Peter carried the tray.
They silently walked into the room, Neal got up on the bed while Peter walked to the side of the bed.
Satchmo decided that he wanted to be included and the dog pushed past the agent and started licking Elizabeth's hand.
It took a couple of seconds but then Elizabeth groaned and soon she opened her eyes, looking around in confusion.

"What time is it?"

Elizabeth mumbled as she started to fully wake up.

"What's going on?"

She then asked, while sitting up, when she noticed Peter holding the tray.

"Happy mother's day!"

Neal exclaimed while Peter placed the tray on her lap.
He also, discreetly, turned the alarm clock away from her so that she wouldn't see the time and get stressed.

"Is that today? I completely forgot."

Elizabeth yawned before she looked at the tray and smiled at the breakfast they had prepared.
She took the bouquet and smelled them, smiling at the lovely scent.
Now that she was awake, Neal handed her the card that he had made.
Just like on Peter's card he had drawn their family, but this time he had drawn them all playing in the park.
In the drawing him and Elizabeth were on the swings while Peter were next to them, playing fetch with Satchmo.
Inside he had written:"Happy mother's day! You are the best. I love you!" and then he had signed his name in the bottom.
His writing skills had improved a lot and he had almost been able to write it on his own, only missing two or three letters.

"Aw, thank you, sweetie."

Elizabeth said, looking at the drawing in awe.

"I got this too."

Neal said and handed her the gift.
Elizabeth looked surprised, clearly not expecting to receive a present.
She started to unwrap the gift and Neal watched her nervously.
What if she didn't like it?
She opened the box and pulled out the elephant.
When she didn't say anything, he got even more nervous and mumbled:

"I made it myself, do you like it?"

Elizabeth turned to look at him and he could see that she had tears in her eyes.

"Oh honey, it's the best gift I've ever gotten."

She said and put the elephant down before she opened her arms.
Neal was quick to oblige and crawled over to hug her.

"Thank you so much."
She said and kissed the top of his head.

After breakfast Peter decided to take Elizabeth's phone from her, knowing that she wouldn't be able to fully relax as long as she had it.

"I have tons of work to do."
"Your co-workers are taking care of it."

Elizabeth pouted, not at all ready to let go.
When it came to her work, Elizabeth could be a bit of a control freak, wanting to be there herself and make sure everything was perfect.

"I should at least call and make sure everything's going well."
"No. Today is your chance to relax."
"Peter I-"
"Please stop."

Neal interrupted, not liking when they argued especially not today which was supposed to be a special day.
Elizabeth sighed in defeat.

"Okay."
She said and Peter smiled as he pocketed her phone.

They spent some time just relaxing in bed before they got up and walked downstairs.
Elizabeth got to choose an activity and they ended up playing a couple of boardgames before it was time to leave.
Peter had planned a trip to an art museum, knowing that Elizabeth loved art just as much as Neal.
At the museum Elizabeth and Neal walked around, talking about the paintings and the artists.
It was hard to believe that Neal was just a child when you heard him talk about the paintings, he sounded so much older and wiser.
The kid managed to give in-depth analyses, that sounded like something from a college essay.
They spent a few hours at the museum, making sure to look at every single painting.
After the museum they bought some lighter lunch before they got into the car again.
Neal wasn't paying attention to where they were going, he was too busy daydreaming, until the car stopped.
Instead of being back home they were at the cemetery and Neal frowned in confusion.

"What are we doing here?"

He asked but the adults didn't answer, instead they just got out of the car.
Peter opened the door for him and helped him get out of the carseat, after seeing Neal struggle with the buckle.
He then opened the trunk and pulled out a bouquet with purple flowers.
Neal had been with Peter at the store yesterday but he had been fetching some snacks while Peter had picked out the flowers.

"It's for your mom."

He said, gesturing towards the cemetery where his mom was buried.
Peter handed him the flowers and Neal looked down at them, they were beautiful and purple had been his mom's favourite colour.

"Is it okay if I visit my mommy?"

Neal asked, looking up at Elizabeth.
He had thought about his mommy but he hadn't even considered visiting her since it was Elizabeth's day too.

"Of course."
"You sure?"

He really wanted to give the flowers to his "real" mom but at the same time he didn't want to take any attention away from Elizabeth.

"I'm sure, sweetie."

She answered and gave him an encouraging smile.
He took the bouquet of flowers and walked over to the grave.
The Burkes stayed behind and let him have some space.
Neal placed the bouquet by the headstone.

"Happy mother's day, mommy."

Neal said, reaching out and touching the cold headstone.

"I hope you are having a good day."

He sat there for a while, reassuring her that the Burkes were great parents and that he was safe and being treated well.
He updated her on everything that had happened in his life since the last time he had been here, he told her about Alex and about Peter being shot.
Eventually he realized that it was time to go.

"I'm gonna come back soon. I love you."

He said before he got up and touched the headstone one last time before walking back to the adults.
Visiting his mother's grave always made him emotional, so he was immediately pulled into Elizabeth's arms in a tight, comforting hug.

Once they arrived home they played with Satchmo and then they played some more games, just to pass the time.
Finally the doorbell rang and Satchmo happily ran over to the door.

"I'll get it!"

Neal exclaimed and rushed over to the door.
He opened it and let Diana in.

"Hey guys."

Diana greeted, ruffling Neal's hair before she crouched down to pet Satchmo and kiss his head.

"Hi. What are you doing here? Is there a case or something?"

Elizabeth asked but the agent just smiled.

"You and Diana are going to the SPA."

Peter told her.
Elizabeth would usually always visit a SPA after she had been stressing about something, it was a good way for her to let go of everything and fully relax.
Since Neal and Peter had other plans and Elizabeth's friends were working, they decided to call Diana for some company.
Elizabeth looked uncertain, glancing over at her laptop, before she finally sighed, realizing that she wouldn't get any work done today.

"Okay."

She said and grabbed her things before saying goodbye and leaving together with Diana.
As soon as the car pulled away, Peter and Neal went to the kitchen.
They had decided to treat Elizabeth with a three course meal and had decided on three recipes that was a little more luxurious than their regular meals but that were also simple enough for them to make.
Peter focused on the food while Neal, with some supervision, handled the baking.
They had just finished setting the table when Diana texted that they were almost back at the house.

"She's on her way."

Peter informed Neal who nodded and then ran around, turning all the lights off while Peter lit some candles.
Neal returned just as the door opened and Elizabeth walked in.

"Hello?"

She called out and they could hear her taking off her coat.

"Why is it so dark in-"

Elizabeth stopped herself as she stepped into the livingroom and saw the table with all the candles.

"Oh you guys."

She mumbled while she put down her purse and walked over to them.
Neal pulled out the chair for Elizabeth while Peter got the first dish which was a nice, creamy soup.

Once they had finished their desert, a delicious chocolate cake, Elizabeth praised their food.
She had loved every single dish.
Elizabeth left the table in order to take a small nap, needing to rest after eating all that food, while Neal and Peter cleared the table.
Then they went for a long walk with Satchmo.
They waited a while until they felt their stomachs could handle some snacks.
Neal went upstairs to wake Elizabeth up while Peter got all the snacks ready.
He had bought some of her favourite candies and snacks and poured a little bit of each into a couple of small bowls that he then placed on the table.
It was like a little snack buffet and Elizabeth's eyes lit up when she saw all her favourites.

Elizabeth got to choose the movies they would watch and they all sat down on the couch, Elizabeth in the middle.
Satchmo placed himself by their feet and they started the first movie.
By the time the third movie ended, Peter looked over at his family and saw that they had both fallen asleep.
Elizabeth had her head rested against Peter's shoulder while Neal had curled up into a ball and had his head in her lap.
They were both adorable and he smiled fondly.
This had been a good day and even if Elizabeth hadn't seen it at first, it had been exactly what she needed.