The Barson Daily prompt of the week from Tumblr: Frighten
Rafael Barba didn't get frightened very often. It just wasn't part of who he is. But he rounded the corner, heading toward Olivia's to go over some paperwork when he saw the fire trucks. He stopped dead in his tracks. Dozens of fire trucks. Smoke. Ambulances. The smell of burnt everything. Fear took over him.
He pushed his way through the crowd, looking past the police tape, about to pull out his DA badge when he saw her.
"OLIVIA!" he yelled and she turned toward him. He could tell they had been prepping for bed. Noah, in his PJs, clutching the dinosaur he had bought him last month. Liv, in her yoga pants and t-shirt. Neither in shoes. Both shivering.
Procedure be damned, he lifted the tape and moved toward them. He yanked off his suit jacket and immediately draped it over Olivia and Noah, doing his best to give them some warmth on this chilly fall night. Noah reached for him and Barba took him without a second thought.
"I'm going to kill whoever decided to start a fire without making sure the flue was open first" she said, pulling his jacket tight around him. "It's going to be hours before we can get back in."
"Well, then it's a good thing Lucia Barba always taught me to have the guest room made up, just in case. Let's go." He wrapped his free arm around her waist, smiling internally as she leaned into his touch.
"You sure?"
"Liv, let's just say it may be awhile before I can let you two out of my sight again. I don't like being scared like that. Let's get this guy some sleep, ok?" She nodded and followed his lead, glad to have someone to help take the fright away tonight.