Raf called Olivia
"Hey, how was your day?" Raf asked.
"Not good, caught a case, Nick's dad is involved." Liv said.
"Need me to come down tomorrow?"
"Depends on the evidence."
"Make it a double."
"Tough day?"
"It's a he said she won't say no one else saw what happened and the jury senses all my witnesses have a grudge against your father. Thank you." Raf said.
"Do they see why?"
"I doubt it, he's sitting at the table, smiling at the judge, flirting with the stenographer, egging his attorney on. He's got the whole room on his side." Raf replied.
"Ahh, it's the story of my life. He beat my mother, and she'd testify for him if he asked." Nick said leaning on the bar.
"I'm gonna see if they'll take a plea for harassment."
"What a misdemeanor? He fractured her skull." Nick said.
"You and I know that. But even if you testify, he could still walk."
"But what are you telling me?" Nick asked looking at Raf.
"You don't have to do this. I should have never have asked you to testify in open court against your father."
"Are you playing me now?"
"No. I know what's it's likes to have to face down your old man. Mine's been dead 15 years and my hand still curls into a fist whenever I think of him." Raf said taking a drink of scotch.
"So what.. he just gets to walk away again?"
"It's your family, your call." Raf said.
Raf left Nick, going home to Noah and to wait for Liv to come home.
Later
Olivia walked into the apartment.
"I'm home!" she yelled.
"Mami!" Noah yelled and half walked/crawled over to her before he fell and she picked him up.
"You okay, Mami's sweet boy?"
Noah nodded.
"Papi no play." Noah whispered.
Liv frowned, Raf always played with Noah no matter how tired he was.
"Let's go check on him hm? Where is he?"
"Bed."
Liv walked into the bedroom, letting Noah climb on top of him.
"Papi? Papi?"
"Hijo?" Raf whispered half asleep opening his eyes looking at him, smiling.
"Mami home."
Raf looked at Liv.
"Sorry mi amor, guess I was more tired than I realized."
"It's okay, Rafa."
Liv laid beside him.
"Mami play?"
Liv nodded and let Noah down, letting him go play in the living room.
"How's Nick?" Raf asked.
"Okay, how are you?"
"I don't know, to be honest."
"Nick told me to check on you, something you said about your father."
"Let's just say Nick and I both know what it's like to be punching bags, our mother's too."
"Rafa…"
Raf lean forward kissed her nose, then her lips, laying his head on his pillow smiling at her.
"It's okay Liv, I made it through it. Noah's not ever going to know what it was like for us."
Liv nodded.
"Love you."
"Love you too, Liv. Let's get hijo in bed."