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"How could you not tell me?" Olivia asked gathering her things and stuffing them into her purse.

"Olivia, I wanted to. I just didn't know how to." JJ tried to explain. "Your father and I-"

"My father and you? You two haven't seen each other in years! You didn't even know he was dead when I got here!" Olivia nearly yelled as she pulled on her jacket.

JJ sighed. "I know, and I regret that. I didn't want any of this to happen."

Olivia scoffed. "Yeah, I should've just stayed back in the dusty old ghost town."

"No, that's not what I'm saying!" JJ argued trying to gain control over the conversation. "I just wish that we got off on a better foot than this! Look, I loved John, more than anything in the world, but-"

Olivia turned on her. "Don't talk about my father!" She burst out, nearly knocking down a nearby lamp. "He waited for you to come back! He loved you! You left him! You left us!" She felt the tears burning the back of her eyes, but didn't care. She let them fall. "I need to get out of here."

Elliot stepped forward and put a hand on the small of her back. "C'mon, we'll go home." He held open the door before Olivia stormed out. "She'll come around." He whispered to JJ before kissing her cheek.

Rafael closed the door behind Elliot before turning to JJ. She was almost a ghost, standing with a pained expression that would make anyone's heart shatter. "JJ-" She held up her hand and shook her head before closing her eyes. "I'll send everyone home."

"I can't believe her!" Olivia yelled as they walked into their apartment. "She knew she was my mother for God knows how long, and she didn't tell me!"

Elliot closed and locked the door behind him. "Liv, she probably had her reasons."

"Are you defending her?" Olivia asked with raised eyebrows.

Elliot shook his head. "No, yes, I don't know! Yes, it was wrong what she did. She should've told you, but looking at her side... I could see why she would hesitate. Like you said back at her house, she left you and your father."

Olivia threw her hands up in the air. "Another reason she should've told me. I already have one dead parent. I should be able to look to at least one of them." She dropped herself down onto the couch, resting her arms on her stomach. "Where do I go from here? She's my employer, my only source of income. I can't talk to her now, at least not yet."

"Well, just calmly state that next time she comes to talk to you. When you're ready, you can confront her." Elliot sighed trying to think of the best situation with reasonable outcomes. He couldn't imagine how either woman was feeling right now, but it couldn't be good for either of them to be so hostile the first time the really reunited.

Olivia looked up at him. "Do you really think that will work?"

Elliot sat down next to her before moving a few strands of hair out of her face. "Well, we won't know until we try it. But, I don't think you should shut her out. All these years, you've heard your father's side. She probably doesn't deserve it, but don't you think that maybe her side of the story may help you put back some perspective into everything. She is your mother after all. She may have left, but she obviously loves you." He kissed her forehead. "Plus, she kept your father's sunglasses. He had to mean a lot to her in order for her to hold onto them for so long."

"Yeah, I guess that's true." Olivia breathed before cuddling into his chest. "I just can't believe that she's been right in front of me for so long, and I didn't know. I knew she looked familiar, but I could never place her."

"I wonder if Rafael knew. He's the closest person to her. I swear sometimes that they could be a couple." Elliot said voicing his own thoughts. "But, the whole gay thing always brings me back."

Olivia frowned. "I've never seen him with anybody."

Elliot shrugged. "Well, he's a private person. He doesn't like to talk about anything personal, especially about his love life." He placed a kiss on the top of her head. "It's getting late. We should probably go to bed."

"Alright, you going to shower?" Olivia asked. He nodded in response. "Okay, I'll grab your midnight snack." She giggled before going to grab his box of crackers. Elliot grinned at her before hurrying into the bathroom to take his shower, not noticing the call come in from a certain blonde from his still silent phone.

Rafael set down the cup of tea on the nightstand before crouching down to get a better look at JJ. She had been sitting on the floor for the past two hours, silent as a mouse. "JJ, sweetie, you haven't eaten anything all day. Can't you just try something?"

"Why? My daughter hates me. She thinks I left her because I didn't want her! There's no way she'll ever forgive me, not that I blame her. I'm a horrible person!" JJ rambled as more tears started to fall. She sniffled when Rafael started wiping her eyes. "What if she never speaks to me again?"

"Babe, look at me." Rafael ordered softly. "You are not a horrible person. You are a caring, loving mother who just lost her way. You're right about Olivia having the right to be mad, but Elliot was also right. She'll come around. Just give it time." He cupped her face in his hands before pressing his forehead against hers. "I promise you, this will work out. I know you, and I know her. Things will get better."

"Are you sure?" JJ asked licking her lips. She rested her hands on his hips, needing to feel close to something right now. She felt his chest expand as he inhaled, his exhale tickling her neck.

Rafael pecked her lips, his fingers running through her black hair. "I am positive. You both need answers about a lot of things, and you aren't going to find them anywhere else. She needs you, JJ. You both do."

JJ nodded before stifling a sob in her throat. "I really hope you're right." Her throat seemed to spit out the cork that was holding back her emotions, letting a gut wrenching sob that make her whole body shake.

Rafael pulled her to his chest, wrapping his arms around her as if to try and protect her from herself. "Shhhh, I've got you, JJ. We'll be okay."

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