One Last Time

Based on the pictures of Raul and Mariska with Ryan (the actor who plays Noah) and the wonderful one that BarsonSVU put together.

"Are you ready?" Olivia announced her presence as she leaned softly against the door frame of his office.

Rafael let out a slight laugh, "I guess Carmen is never going to let me know if you are here before you barge in."

Olivia smiled as she crossed his office. Sitting on the edge of his desk she ran her fingers through his silver hair and before leaning down to kiss him, "My Love, if she has not at any point in the last twenty five years I do not believe that she is going to start now."

"Especially since I'm done." He said wistfully.

"Since you're retiring, not done, Darling." Olivia countered rolling her eyes at her husband's dramatics. "I have waited three years since I retired for you to do the same, now I want you to myself every day."

Rafael ran his hand suggestively up her leg underneath the skirt she was wearing, "That does make retirement sound more exciting." Over twenty years of marriage had done nothing to diminish their desire for each other.

She leaned in and kissed him again before moving from his desk and glancing around his nearly empty office. They had agreed when she retired he would not run for reelection again. It was time for the justice system of New York to function without them.

"Are they going to send your books to the house?" She asked glancing at the still full shelves.

"Yes, then I can go through them and see what I want to keep and what I want to donate." He explained.

Olivia nodded and picked up the last picture frame on his desk, "That one leaves when I do." He said softly wrapping his arms around his wife.

"God, were so young." She laughed, "We didn't think so then, but we were."

Rafael nodded, "He was a baby, he certainly didn't think so but he was."

Olivia smiled, "No, at six he definitely did not think he was a baby." She traced her finger slowly across the picture, the three of them their first picture as an official legal family. It taken in the judge's chambers when Rafael legally, adopted Noah, a week after their wedding. Noah stood between them smiling proudly, Rafael's arm wrapped tightly around them both.

"I had never been so nervous in front of a judge in my life." Rafael recalled.

Olivia laughed, "I remember, but you were cute nervous and she did not doubt that you loved him."

"It was one of the two best days of my life at that point." He whispered before pulling her in for a kiss losing themselves in in until a voice interrupted them from the door.

"Come on you two you've got the rest of your lives for that in the privacy of your home."

"Hijo, congratulations!" Rafael greeted his son, letting go of Oliva to hug him.

"The verdict came in and you didn't tell me!" Olivia admonished her husband.

"Guilty on all counts." Noah told her proudly have just finished his first trial as head counsel.

"Come have a drink with us at Forlini's to celebrate." Oliva suggested.

"I would love to Mom, but Jessie caught a case and I need to get home to Lucia." He explained, "We will celebrate it this weekend at Papa's party."

"Kiss my granddaughter for me and Jessie too." Olivia said as she kissed her son.

"I will Mom, see you two on Saturday, Papa try not to go stir crazy before then." Noah bid his parents goodbye leaving them alone in the District Attorney's office.

"So what do you say Counselor, can I buy you a drink at Forlini's ?" Olivia asked with a smile as she handed her husband the picture.

"Without a case to talk about? ' He asked with a laugh.

"This is when we begin to write our next chapter." She reminded him as they walked hand in hand from his office one last time.