Written for the prompt 'anger' for thebarsondaily weekly drabble prompt. Credit for the plot goes to fearlessbenson- thank you for always indulging me with ideas and headcanons 3
"No, Mamí! I don't want to have a bath!"
Olivia resisted the urge to roll her eyes at her son. The three year old who loved baths so much that she would have to keep adding warm water so he could stay in longer had turned four and all of a sudden loathed the tub with a fiery passion.
"Well unfortunately you have to have one Sweetheart."
"No! Papí doesn't have to have a bath. So I'm not having one too." Noah says adamantly and crosses his arms across his chest, glowering at her across the room. Liv can't help but think of when her husband did the same thing in his office earlier that afternoon when Carisi was trying to explain a far fetched theory.
She can't hold in a smile at the thought and Noah is just staring at her, getting angrier by the second. Rafael enters the room and looks between them. "Uh, what's going on?"
"Your son is refusing to take a bath." "I don't wanna have a bath." They both answer at the same time.
Rafael nods slowly, familiar with the pre-bath argument. "Well, that's too bad. I had lunch with Abuelita* today and she sent a whole batch of merenguitos**, but they're only for pequeños niños*** who've had a bath."
Noah's eyes widened at the mention of his favourite treat, but he doesn't give up. He shifts his focus from Liv to Rafael. "If I have to have a bath to get a treat, then you do too, Papí."
Liv snorts. "Only your son would negotiate bath time like a plea bargain."
"We are passionate in our pursuit of justice and cookies, what can I say?"
* Abuelita - grandma
** merenguitos - a type of Cuban cookie (at least according to Google)
*** pequeños niños - little boys