Olivia and Raphael had been grateful that Noah was excited to go, Disney, even though it's an hour and a half drive. Noah seemed to think of long-distance car rides an adventure, growing up in the city usually meant subway stations or walking. Noah was excited when he saw a familiar billboard, indicating they were close to Disney.

Olivia and Raphael had found a parking spot, they walked to the ticket counter and went through to Disney California Aventure. They walked through, deciding to turn right and go to Soarin, waiting in line for a long time, but Noah very excited by the ride Olivia was happy they waited for the experience. They then went through the Wilderness Trail, which let out the energy of being stuck in the car for so long.

A few of the rides Noah was too little for, even though Noah was upset by this, as soon as Olivia would point out another trip he could get on he excitingly went to wait in line. Pixar Pier had games that Noah insisted on playing despite the steep price. They waited in line to get on the Farris Wheel and could oversee the whole park. Noah was thrilled to look out and around the park. They went back towards the front of the park to Cars Land. Everyone was impressed at how immersive it was. Noah loved Cars and wanted to ride the rides over and over again, which Olivia allowed.

Raphael loved the fact that Noah was so happy here, he had never been to Disney, but now he could see how magical it indeed was. He had to admit that the rides intrigued him as well, and he was amused by how detailed everything was. The food was terrific. He and Noah had been continuously snacking with Olivia picking up only a treat or two along the way. Olivia was shocked that the two were even hungry for dinner. They ate at Pacific Warf Cafe. The sun was setting, and Noah wanted to do a few more things looking at the shops and taking pictures with various characters before leaving the park.

Noah was asleep as soon as they pulled out of the parking lot. Olivia smiled. They had no other significant plans for the rest of the trip. They only had 2 full days left. The last day they knew would be filled with packing and beach-going. Tomorrow wasn't planned, and Olivia liked that they would have one more adventure before heading home.

Olivia and Raphael had gone over their time and couldn't believe how fast it all flew by. The days seem to scramble together in their brain, not that it was a bad thing, but they had been able to do so much in so little time. Olivia thought that she might need a vacation from the vacation. Although they had paced things and tried their best to relax, there was always something happening. Olivia would be happy with whatever Raphael wanted to do tomorrow.

"So, what do you want to do tomorrow Rafa?" Olivia asked.

"Is staying in bed all day an option, I'm exhausted," Raphael admitted.

"Me too, but Noah has yet to realize that rest and relaxation is the key to a good vacation." Olivia laughed.

"that's true," Raphael admitted.

"I know of a spa that has a kids room, in Malibu, maybe he would enjoy it," Raphael stated.

Olivia scowled for a second, not sure what a child's spa would include.

Raphael knew what she was thinking.

"You look at it when we get back to the house, and then see what you think," Raphael claimed.

Olivia shook her head.

It took them over 2 hours to get back to the home, and Olivia couldn't help but imagining, retiring to the beach. Not here, she couldn't stand the cold water. She loved this place, though, and would be a place she hoped would be a regular vacation spot. She sighed as she looked around. They had claimed the home as their own, but in just a few days, one of Raphael's old college friends would be claiming it for their own for New Years.

Noah wasn't wide awake, but Olivia knew he would be awake for a while. She had woken him up knowing that if she let him sleep, he would have them at 5 am, and that wasn't happening. Olivia flipped the tv on the news was on, something she hadn't even bothered to check into while they were there. The only news she had caught was dealing with work. She knew they could live without her, but she was in almost constant contact with Fin, checking in multiple times a day. She had forgotten a few times about the time change and was confused when she got no response when she sent a text at 11 pm, only later realizing it was 2 am back home.

Raphael had made Noah some hot chocolate and brought a bottle of wine for himself and Olivia. After the news went off, Olivia flipped through, trying to find something for Noah that she could handle. Noah asked her stop, it was some type of music show she had never seen Noah watch in his life, and she was confused. It was a music video block, and he was singing along to a song that Olivia had heard before on the radio.

"You watch this, Noah?" Olivia asked.

"Sometimes Lucy lets me watch it if your home late," Noah claimed.

Olivia shook her head and left the music on.

Noah was singing along when it was something he knew, and she was surprised that he knew almost all the songs in the 30-minute program.

Noah was getting tired, and Oliva walked him up to the bed. Raphael was eyeballing the food, which needed to be eaten or thrown away before they left. He had also started piling things up to pack. Olivia was going to read Noah a story, but he began asking a lot of questions.

"Do we live here now?" Noah asked.

"No, sweetheart, were heading home soon, this is just a vacation house," Olivia explained.

"Will we come back here?" Noah asked.

"If you want," Olivia stated.

"I like it here," Noah claimed.

"Enough to live here?" Olivia asked.

Noah thought about it for a long while.

"No, mommy I don't think so, I wouldn't get to see Dalton, or Lucy or Uncle Sonny or Aunt Amanda or Uncle Fin or Samantha, or Miss Logan or…."

Olivia cut him off.

"I get it, Noah, this is a place we can come visit, your dad has 4 weeks a year we can come okay. We don't have to come that often but if you want and I can find the time off, we can come here." Olivia explained.

"Can we come in the summer and bring Dalton?" Noah asked excitingly.

"Maybe, but it is more likely we could invite Lucy," Olivia explained.

Noah nodded in understanding and laid there yawning.

Olivia kissed his forehead and closed the door going downstairs to find Raphael.

"Noah asked me if this was our new home," Olivia explained.

Raphael laughed.

"Does he want it to be?" Raphael asked.

"He'd miss his friends," Olivia claimed.

Raphael nodded his head.

"So, have you ever wanted to switch coasts?" Raphael asked.

"It's definitely different. I love to visit, but I've lived in Manhattan my whole life. I don't think I want to think about anywhere else." Olivia claimed.

Olivia thought about it for a few moments, Raphael was from the Bronx went to Harvard but came home so she doubted somewhere else was on his mind, but she wasn't entirely sure.

"Have you thought about living somewhere else?" Olivia asked.

"I've thought about it, but what other cities can I do all my favorite things in?" Raphael asked.

"There is no other place like it on Earth," Olivia claimed.

"Maybe London, it has a good theater district, and I like scones and clotted cream," Raphael stated.

Olivia smiled.

"Thank you for all of this," Olivia stated.

"For what Liv, I just invited you with me, it'd be pretty lonely without you and Noah," Raphael stated.

"Yeah, but this isn't something I could ever be able to do. You know that you're giving us so many more opportunities, and to be honest, it makes me feel a little less." Olivia admitted.

"Less? Come on Olivia, this was a drunken foolish buy, with a group of friends, I lived in a studio apartment in the Bronx for years paying this off, just because I didn't want to cave and give my portion up. You have found a way to have a wonderful downtown Manhattan apartment for you and your son. Even before me, you made sure Noah had what he needed and what he wanted. You are never less Olivia Benson," Raphael said as he stood next to her kissing her lips.

Olivia sighed.

Raphael pulled her on to the couch. They didn't say anything to each other, silently putting their hands through each other's hairs, rubbing each other's backs and stomachs just touching each other being there for one another, and it was more than enough.

"You know I'm going to miss having all this time together." Raphael finally said.

"Me too," Olivia claimed.

Olivia sighed as she leaned on Raphael knowing their time left in the getaway house as short. She had drifted to sleep in Raphael's arms as they sit on the couch of their vacation home.

The next morning Olivia woke up to a sore back, and Raphael wasn't much better Noah was curled up beside his mom he had come down earlier but fell back asleep. She got up and made breakfast as Raphael turned on the tv and talked to Noah for a while. The three of them quickly ate before heading to the beach.

Noah stuck his toes in the saltwater for and chased the waves. A big one came at him splashing him up to his stomach, and he let out a squeal. Olivia wrapped the towel around him as they went back inside to warm up. Olivia slowly packed some things while Raphael made hot chocolate. After a few hours when the sun had been high in the sky they went back out Noah made a sandcastle all on his own this time. It wasn't as big as the one they had all made a few days ago, but it was a decent size, and Noah was proud of his creation. The day seemed to go by fast, and soon enough, dinner was calling their name. Raphael had told Olivia and Noah he has a surprise for them, and he drove them down the coast to the pier for a seafood dinner. They watched the sunset, once again a perfect view.

They got back to the beach house, and Olivia told Noah to pack all his stuff except his pajamas and clothes for the next day and his toothbrush. He did as he was told, pushing dirty clothes into his bag and squishing his new toys in as well. They were leaving mid-morning, and Olivia knew that it would be chaos. By 9 pm, Noah was asleep. Olivia and Raphael kept checking to make sure they had everything, notably Noah's Christmas presents. They both agreed everything from the downstairs had been packed and ready to go.

Olivia and Rapahel sat on the deck, listening to waves the rest of the night until Raphael indicated he was going inside.

"I'll be up in a little bit," Olivia claimed.

Raphael kissed her goodnight and went to bed.

Olivia sat out, listening to the Ocean's constant crashing along the shore. This was the most alone time she had in 2 weeks. She was thinking about how quickly it all seemed to go, and she was sad she was leaving this place but ready to go home. 2 weeks seemed like such a long time to be away. She wondered about all the little things that have been happening she hadn't heard about yet. She wondered if Sonny and Amanda spent Christmas together. She wondered if James went home with Lucy for Christmas. She wondered if Christmas would ever be this good again because this was going to be a hard one to top.

She sighed as she looked into her coffee mug that was filled once with hot chocolate. She wondered how many calories in hot chocolate she had this week alone. She wished in a way they could stay in this tiny bubble just the 3 of them forever, but she knew that there was too much going on that she would miss out on. She started off on the beach. She was ready to go home.

Olivia walked up the steps knowing the layout by heart. She didn't bother turning on the light and laid on "her side" of the bed, slowly pushing up against Raphael.

"Your freezing," he mumbled.

"Sorry," Olivia claimed.

He rubbed her arms and pulled her into him, trying to warm her up.

She smiled at his behavior, she wasn't sure what she did to deserve him, and she wasn't sure if she would ever get used to his love for her, but he was enough. This was enough. She closed her eyes and imagined the next time they would be here, maybe this summer, in the sweltering sun, with all the tourists. Perhaps sometime in the fall, she wasn't sure. For the first time in a long time, Olivia was looking further out into the future, and it included Raphael Barba, no matter what.

The End!

AN: I will have an Epilogue, so there is still 1 more chapter to this story. I really hate to say this, but I have no more ideas for this to go anywhere. I do have a sequel in mind that takes place in the future where Olivia finally retires and will be more family orientated. I really hoped you enjoyed this. I have a few other projects I am working on. I still have my Olivia one-shots going. I am currently working on an Olivia/Brian Fic as well as an Olivia Elliot Fic. Also, thinking of some Stargate one-shots, I have already posted one. Thanks once again for all the beautiful reviews comments and for following me, in general, it means a lot even just looking at the reader stats to see how popular this is. Until Next time.