Rafael Barba was sitting in his office, working to finish up paperwork for the two cases for SVU. There was a knock on his office door,

"Come in." Raf answered.

Olivia walked through the door, with Noah in tow.

"Barba, can I ask you a huge favor?"

"Sure Liv, what is it?" Raf looked up from his files to see Noah.

"The squad got a call to a crime scene, I had to pick up Noah from school because Lucy is away. Could you watch Noah for an hour maybe two?"

Rafael looked down at the 4-year-old, hiding behind his mother's leg.

Raf signed.

"I'm busy Liv. I can't watch him and do the paperwork for the last two cases." Barba stated as he looked down at Noah.

The truth was he was almost done, but Liv didn't know that. He also wasn't the best with kids.

"Come on Barba."

"Liv, I can't." Raf looked at her.

"Please Raf, I have no one." Olivia looked at him with her pleading brown eyes.

Barba sighed and looked down at Noah and smiled.

"Hey, Noah, want to stay with me for a little while?"

Noah looked from behind his mother's leg, looking up at the DA.

"Noah, will you stay with Rafi for a little while for Mami?"

Noah suddenly grinned and giggled.

"Rafi."

Liv laughed at son, and bent down giving him a kiss and turned back to Barba.

"Thanks, I owe you."

"You know you do and I won't forget it."

Liv laughed.

"I'll get you two bottles of scotch, deal?"

"Deal."

Liv gave Noah another kiss and headed to the crime scene. Raf looked at Noah, what had he gotten himself into? He thought to himself. Noah walked over to him and looked up at him.

"Up." Noah reached his little arms up and Raf sighed.

Raf bent down and picked him up awkwardly, and walked over to where he kept his snacks.

"You hungry, Noah?"

Raf picked up a bag of crackers. Noah reached for them.

"What do you say, Noah?" Raf asked knowing Liv would be upset if he went against her parenting.

"Please, Rafi."

Raf smiled.

The next few hours consisted of Noah playing with his toys Liv brought with him and playing with Barba's tie and a change of a suit caused by a spilled cup of juice.

A couple of house later Liv walked into Rafael office.

"Sorry Barba, I took so long…..." Liv stopped mid-sentence to see DA Rafael Barba and her son asleep on his office couch. She walked over and shook his shoulder Barba woke up and saw Liv and looked down at Noah who was asleep. Liv smiled and pick up Noah, careful not to wake him.

"Rafi?" Noah asked sleepily.

"Mami has got you, buddy." Raf said getting up and walking over putting his hand on Noah's back.

"Thanks, so much Barba, for watching him."

"No problem, but you do still owe me my two bottles of scotch."

Liv laughed.

"I know."

Turning around to head out of the office.

"Hey, Liv?"

"Yes?"

"You want to get dinner sometime?"

"Sure." She turned back toward him.

"The three of us." He clarified.

"We are free this weekend."