Raf looked up, you had fallen asleep in his arms on the small couch in Maddie's room. You had cried yourself to sleep, while Raf held you tight. Raf kissed your head and whispered how sorry he was to have brought this on you and Maddie. There was a soft knock, he then saw Liv's head popping in and smiling at you both. She motioned him out, Raf kissed your head gently before laying you on the couch, using his jacket as a pillow. As soon as the door shut, he was in DA mode.

"Get any DNA?"

"Yeah, they got a match…."

"Aaron Householder."

Liv looked off, and sighed.

"I'll take that as a yes." Raf took a deep breath, running his hand through his hair.

"I've already filled in Sonny. Sonny and I are still the only two to know how long you and Y/N have been involved."

"Just you and Sonny?"

Liv nodded.

"Okay, so what's the plan?"

"Raf you know I can't discuss that with you, I have to run that by Stone."

"Of course, Stone." Raf rolled his eyes.

"Your the one who left Rafa."

"I know, it's not your fault, McCoy offered him my place." Raf sighed.

Liv nodded.

"Just promise me you'll get this asshole."

"We will." Liv smiled and left swinging by the precinct and filling in Amanda.

"How's Barba?" She asked as they was going to the Householder's house.

"What do you mean?"

"Sonny told us what happened to Maddie, and we knew about them getting together. Sonny and Y/N go back."

"He's okay for the most part condering."

They pulled up to the house, they got out and walked to the front door.

"NYPD!" Amanda yelled, knocking loudly.

The door opened to find the Householders.

"What can I help you with?" Aaron asked.

"Where were you last night between 6pm to 11pm?" Amanda asked.

"Home with my wife." Aaron looked at Maggie.

Maggie nodded.

"Do you know a Maddie YLN?"

"No."Aaron said.

"Your DNA came back on her 9 year old girl.

Aaron started yelling, saying,

"I don't know what your talking about or what's going on!"

Amanda put cuffs on him and read him his rights, as she walked him to the car. Liv didn't even bother looking at Maggie, just texting Raf as she walked back to car.

At the hospital

You were surprised by how attached Maddie was to Rafael, once she woke up. She wouldn't let him go out of her sight. She was asleep again. You and Raf were cuddled on the couch in the corner of her room. You looked up at Raf and kissed him softly. He smiled into the kiss, after you broke it you laid your head on is chest. You watched her sleep, next thing you knew you were crying saying you were a bad parent and Raf was hushing you and saying you were wrong that you were the best mom he knew beside Liv.

"You mean that?" You asked.

"Yes, mi amor I do." Raf kissed your head.

You laid on his chest, thinking about your life. It wasn't the best you were 31 being 22 when Maddie was teenage years finally caught up to you when you found out you were pregnant. Maddie's father had gotten killed after a drug deal went wrong. Right after her father had died, you had found out you were pregnant. You had gotten clean and had stayed clean ever since. You and Raf met about a year ago, Raf and Maddie had become firm friends the instant they met and realising they had the same sense of humour only cemented it. The bond between them amazed you as it happened so quickly. Maybe this kind of instantaneous and deep friendship between an adult and a child was normal, maybe not, you wouldn't know. All you knew was you loved to see the marvellous bond they had which was only getting stronger as time went by.