Liv was quiet in the Uber to Rafael's apartment, part of her felt a little nervous but the biggest part of her felt ready for them to take the next step in their relationship. She lay with her head on Rafael's shoulder the whole way to his apartment just enjoying being close to him.

Rafael got out of the Uber first and he held his hand out to help Olivia out of the car and he intertwined their fingers as he lead Liv inside his apartment building. Liv squeezed his hand gently as she looked around the building, thanking the door man when he let them in. "You know I can't believe that this is my first time at your apartment, after 6 years of knowing each other"

Rafael hit the button on the elevator as they waited for it and he kissed Liv's head "Well it was just always easier to spend time at your apartment as that was where Noah was, and before you had Noah, you had Cassidy so we didn't spend a lot of time together"

Liv smiled as she followed Rafa in to the elevator and he wrapped his arms around her as she leaned her back against his chest and he lay his chin gently on her shoulder as he knew there wasn't anyone that would pay attention to them in his building. Liv turned her head kissing his temple and cheek "So did we really go to my apartment because of Noah, or was it really because you didn't want to let a baby and then toddler loose in your apartment" she smirked teasing him playfully

Rafa laughed softly and he caught Livs lips in a sweet kiss "If it made you happy I would have let Noah wreck my apartment anytime he wanted. But since it was always late when we were at yours, it was much easier to be there so that Noah could sleep in his own bed"

Liv smiled listening to Rafa talk about Noah, she was mentally kicking herself, how had she taken so long to notice that Rafael cared so much about her but he also really cared about her son. "So your ready to let him loose on your apartment?"

Rafael stepped forward keeping his arms around Liv's waist as he lead her to his apartment door "You and Mi Amigo are always welcome here, and if he wants to wreck my apartment then he can, it's just things in here Liv, seeing you and Noah happy are way more important that anything I own"

Upon hearing him Liv turned around in Rafa's arms and she kissed him with so much intensity that it almost took his breath away, he was thankful that they were at his apartment door as he leaned her against his door as he kissed her back just as intensely running his hands down her sides slowly pressing his body against hers.

They were broke out of their own world when they could hear an elderly woman's voice "Good evening Rafael, it's good to see you back in town" the elderly lady smiled at the couple and kept on walking.

Rafael laughed softly as Liv hid her face in his neck "Thank you Susan, its good to be back" he kissed Liv's head "You can stop hiding Liv she's gone" he laughed as he took out his key and opened his door holding it open to let Liv walk in first.

Liv shook her head "I can't believe we just got caught making out like teenagers" She thanked him for holding the door open for her as she walked inside, she slid off her jacket and handed it to Barba as she looked around his apartment. It was how she expected it, he had a large leather comfy looking couch that sat in front of an electric fire with a TV on the wall above the first place, the kitchen was attached to the living area with a dinning area separating them. She could see closed doors down the long hallway that she assumed were his bathroom, and bedrooms.

Barba had gone to the kitchen giving Liv a minute to look around his apartment and he poured them both a small glass of wine, and he came walking back over to Liv as he handed her a glass of wine "So does my apartment meet your standards Lieutenant?" He teased playfully as Liv thanked him for the wine

"You know that Noah would have so much fun running around all this open space, you've been holding out on us Rafa, but it really is a beautiful apartment" She smiled genuinely as she spotted photos hanging on his wall and she couldn't resist walking over to look at them. They were mostly pictures of Rafael with his Abeuilta and his mother and a man that she assumed was his Abeula as he looked happy with him. But what caught Liv off guard was the photo of her and Rafael and also one of him and Noah "You have a photo of me and Noah up here?"

Rafael was already standing beside Liv when she spoke, she just hadn't heard him make his way towards her as she was too busy checking out the photos on his wall "You sound surprised? Like you said at Noah's adoption party were family Liv, and this wall has the family that I love on it, so you and Noah belong up there too" Rafael smiled as he leaned down kissing Liv softly and sweetly

She pointed to the picture of him with the man "Is this your grandfather? You look so much like him?"

Rafael had an honest smile on his face looking at that picture "Yeah that's my Abeulo, he died before I went off to college, he's the reason I wear suspenders and he taught me basically everything I know on how to be a man.. He was a good man. He and my Abeuilta had a love that I always dreamed of, they were both so good to me, I don't know what I would have done had they not lived so close to us"

Liv smiled listening to Rafael letting him talk as it was the first time that he had really talked about his family so much and she ran her hand along his arm "I wish he were still alive so that I could thank him then for the suspenders" she smirked playfully "But he would be so proud of you Rafa, they both would, I'm really sorry that I never got to meet your abeuilta before she passed away"

Rafael wrapped his arm around Liv's shoulders holding her close to him "I always knew you had a thing for my suspenders, So thank you Abeulo for that" he touched the picture smirking playfully at Liv "She knew about you, apparently I talked to her just as much as I did to Mami about you. You know when I told her that you drive me crazy, she told me that I would realise one day that I was in love with you and that you were the one for me.. I forgot that at times she really knew me better than I knew myself"

Liv was shocked by his words "She really knew that just talking to you about me that we would end up together? It seems we were clueless while those we cared about us the most could see it straight away. And did you tell everyone that you know that I drove you crazy"

Rafa laughed kissing her temple "It's a good thing Mi Amor trust me, it meant you were challenging me and it had been a while from I had someone do that to me" he took her hand and lead her over to couch and he gently pulled her down beside him and she snuggled in tight to him as she set her wine down and she rested her hand on his stomach "Rita wanted to stop us working together after going up against us for the first time. She said I had gotten my flare back for the courtroom and that was all because you were challenging me and pushing me further than I had by anyone else in my career"

Liv smiled as she was playing with the buttons his shirt listening to him as she was really enjoying hearing him open up to her like this. "Well you are the best ADA SVU has ever had and I'm not just saying that. You took cases on for us that no one else would have dreamed of touching, you fought so hard for our victims and you really did become one of the team"

Rafael smiled running his fingers through Olivia's hair as he listened to her speaking "You know that some of them cases I only took because it was you asking me, well I think kinda pushing me would be the better way of putting it" He smirked playfully.

Olivia laughed softly and she tilted her head to look Rafa in the eye "Well you showed that you were an ADA with a good heart with the cases that you took on for us. And I don't know what Amanda told you when she went through what happened with her old boss, thats between you and her, but I do know that she had a whole new respect for you after that"

Rafael smiled caressing Liv's cheek gently "I meant it when I said it outside the courthouse that you changed my world and me Liv. The law was black and white to me until you came in to my life and made me realise it wasn't always that simple in cases"

Liv ran her hand along Rafa's arm taking his hand intertwining their fingers "You don't regret that I have changed the way you look at the law? Like you said it was what pushed you to get out of the Bronx, you worked so hard to get to where you are today, I don't want to be the one that ruined the way you look at something you love"

Rafael lay his finger under Liv's chin titling her head to look him in the eye "Liv, I could never regret anything with you, you made me a better lawyer and a better man, so how could I ever regret that? And we worked pretty dam well together getting wins that seemed impossible at times. You haven't ruined my love for the law, you've made me look at in a different way, but that's a good thing because it pushed me to challenge things I would never have dreamed of doing. And while doing all that you managed to make me want a life outside of work and in my life that is not an easy thing to do"

Liv smiled as she leaned up kissing Rafael slowly and softly "Well don't give up on the law, the system needs you Rafa, the victims out there need someone like you fighting their corner in a courtroom.. And I'm just glad that I'm the one that you have decided to spend your time with outside of work"

Rafael kissed Liv again but with more love this time "There was never anyone else came even close to that in the last 6 years" He whispered against her lips and Liv gently pushed him back against the couch as she straddled him catching him off guard, but she didn't give him a chance to answer as she leaned down kissing him with more want and need this time. Liv bit his lip gently while scratching his neck with her nails at the same time drawing a moan from Rafael's mouth in to her's. She could feel his erection pressing against her through his trousers and she moved teasingly against him and he gripped her tight groaning and he broke the kiss for air.

Rafael lay his head back on the couch looking in to Liv's eyes and seeing how dark and heavy with desire his eyes were almost took Liv's breath away she had never had anyone look at her the way he was looking at her right now.

He ran his hands along her thighs "Liv are you sure about this?"

Notes

Sorry for little bit of cliff hanger lol next chapter will be uploaded today when I get it finished