Treat You Better- Shawn Mendes
So this is ultimately R/O right after Rafael finds out that Olivia is dating Tucker. ( I really never liked the Tucker pairing I don't understand it at all! It was a horrible idea and the way she ends it with him, being so carefree about it, I don't know. I heard spoilers he will be back this season, but no details were given, we'll see.)
Rafael just looked at Olivia, who was sitting in his office. There was a case they were supposed to be talking about, but Olivia was too pissed at the moment after she found Rafael had disclosed their relationship.
"I'm sorry, Liv," Rafael said.
"No, you're not, and you shouldn't be. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, and I'm sorry about how you found out. I know that we're friends outside of work, and I blindsided you. It's just honestly I didn't think there was much to disclose" Olivia claimed
"You've been with him for how many months?" Rafael asked.
"That's not the point, Rafa," Olivia stated.
"Fine, I'm not mad, Liv I'm just kinda surprised," Rafael admitted.
"I know I'm sorry," Olivia claimed once again.
Rafael quickly moved on to the court hearing at hand, and the two of them promptly fell into an old banner and were friendly. Nothing was awkward. It felt normal and at ease. They spent a few hours going over the case, and Olivia had to admit even though it was work, she always felt good when she was working with Rafael.
A few weeks had passed by, Olivia was still with Tucker and now that everyone knew Amanda was the one who reached out to Ed making sure he knew that he was also welcome with the squad when they went to get drinks. So here they were, Olivia, Sonny, Amanda, Fin, Rafael and Ed sitting at a table together, they were talking about their first-ever arrests, and Rafael had talked about the first court hearing he had ever had. They all had a few drinks in them, but Rafael could clearly tell that Ed Tucker was looking at some girl at the bar. Rafael sighed, not knowing how Ed could take his eyes off Olivia Benson. He looked over at Olivia, who knew all too well what Ed was doing, but she smiled at Rafael none the less and raised her beer towards him, everyone else lost in the moment.
It was a few days later, and Olivia was in Rafael's office about to go over another case.
"So Liv, are you and Ed, serious?" Rafael asked.
"Rafa, do we really have to discuss this?" Olivia asked.
"I'm asking because the bar the other night, I saw that look," Rafael admitted
"He's trying," Olivia claimed.
"Should he have too?" Rafael asked.
"I don't know," Olivia admitted.
"Is he right for you?" Rafael asked.
Olivia ignored the question and started going over case notes.
Ed had called about five times, Olivia never picked it up.
Finally, after her, the phone buzzed for the 8th time Raphael insisted she picked it up.
"Just answer the phone, Liv," Rafael stated.
She sighed
"No Ed, I can't right now, I'm with Rafa working on a case," Olivia explained.
"Ed, stop it!" She said angerly.
"Not tonight," Olivia claimed.
"I gotta go bye," Olivia said as she hung up the phone.
"I don't want to talk about it." Olivia immediately said.
"Why are you wasting your time with him?" Rafael asked.
"I said I don't want to talk about drop it!" Olivia demanded.
Rafael shut his mouth and changed the subject back to the case.
The case took longer than she thought and she sighed when she looked at the time
"I told Noah I would be home early tonight." Olivia sighed.
"Hey, you still can be, this paper moves to where ever you need it too," Rafael claimed
"Rafa?" Olivia asked
"Of course, let me pack up, and we can finish this after dinner, maybe?" Rafael hinted/p
Olivia laughed, yeah, that sounds good
Olivia and Rafael made it back to her apartment, Noah was happy to see his mom as well as "uncle Rafa" Rafael was playing with the little boy, as Olivia ordered in pizza. About 20 minutes later there was a knock on the door, but it wasn't pizza it was Ed
"Hey, I told you I couldn't do anything tonight," Olivia stated
"Yet here you are home," Ed claimed
"Yeah, with Noah, I haven't seen him all week," Olivia claimed
"Look, Olivia, I'm sorry." Ed started. Then he heard Noah laughing and heard him say, "Again uncle Rafa."
Olivia closed her eyes
"So, you're blowing me off for Barba?" Ed asked
"No, Ed, we have a case to go over, and instead of staying locked up in his office for two more hours, he offered to come over so I could be with Noah," Olivia said angerly
"Liv, I get that Noah comes first, but can't we just once go out and not have to worry about him?" Ed asked
"Ed, I can't deal with this right now. You need to go. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Olivia didn't slam the door, but she didn't close back in typical fashion either
Rafael noticed
"Is everything okay, Liv?" Rafael asked
"Yeah, it's fine," Olivia claimed and wiped the tear threatening to fall. Rafael noticed the gesture
Noah had run off to his room to play with something, and Rafael grabbed Olivia's hand
"You deserve better Liv," Rafael confessed
"I don't like him Liv, let me in," Rafael stated
Olivia didn't flinch away and kept her hand in his. Rafael pulled Olivia into his arms and kissed her. He held her for what felt like forever before Noah came out, asking Rafael to play trucks with him. There was a knock on the door again, and this time it was the pizza
The 3 of them ate, and Olivia went to lay Noah down
"Liv, I can treat you better," Rafael claimed
"I know Rafa," Olivia stated, once again she leaned into him, and she kissed him again, allowing him to hold her on the couch and snuggle up with each other forgetting about the case that was laid out in front of them
