"What is it mijo?"
"Come, I want to talk and walk on the beach, Sophia's taking a nap I want to be back before she wakes."
Raf nodded, and they both walked outside down to the beach. They had been walking for a short while.
"Papi, I want to tell you why I decided to do what I did."
"Tucker said you thought it would be safer for everyone involved?" Raf said.
"Yeah, I didn't want Mami to go full blown cop at her age."
"I wouldn't say that in front of her mijo." Raf chuckled.
Zach nodded, quiet after that.
"What Zach?"
"Thinking about what I should do, I've finished my law program. I could go back doing that here, but I want something more safe, family safe."
"How about you talk to Tyler? He's opening up a place to help the ACS here to help kids get adopted more easily. He might need a good lawyer, you studied more than criminal law didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did criminal and family court. I would just need to see about getting a licence for Florida."
Raf smiled at him.
"Papi, what am I going to do? I'm not ready to be a father."
"You will be by the time Sophia goes into labor. I was, your mother woke me up in the morning of the night, I got her and Noah to the hospital, when we got there, I was more than ready to become a father again. The babysitter got Noah and took him home, and about 12 hours later Brooklyn came, and five minutes after that you came and I was a parent to three kids."
Zach smiled as he watched his father retell that memory.
"Te amo, Papi."
"Te amo, Zachary."
They walked on the beach to the stairs of their house. Walking in they found the squad, Sophia, Liv, Brooklyn, Tyler, Noah, and Jr were sitting on both of the couches and the floor.
"What did we miss?" Raf asked coming to sit by Liv on the couch.
Zach went over to Sophia on the other one, Raf and Zach had both their Amors to their fronts.
"Nothing, Fin and I were talking about old cases before Amanda, you, and Sonny joined the squad." Liv said.
"How many boyfriends?" Amanda asked.
"I've lost count John had seven last time he counted." Fin said.
"So 8 including me?"
"Think so."
The rest of the evening, everyone slowly went off to bed one by one. As Raf, Fin, Rita, Amanda, Sonny, Noah, and Liv were sitting there, Liv fell asleep. Zach, Sophia, Tyler, and Brook were already in bed. Liv was asleep on Raf's chest while the others talked quietly. He frowned at Liv becoming restless, the others noticing too.
"What's wrong?" Amanda asked.
Raf didn't say anything as he looked at the date on his watch and frowned.
"God, why today of all days." Raf groaned.
"What's wrong?" Fin asked.
"That anniversary Liv and I try our hardest to forget, it's exactly 9 months till Zach and Brook were born." Raf whispered, stroking her hair.
"Lewis?"
"Yeah, every few years she will have nightmares, reliving it sometimes more."
"What more?" Amanda asked.
"That I hate/verbally abuse Brook, I leave her and Noah when she is about 9 months, saying I can't take it, sometimes I just leave as soon as the twins are born. Awful stuff. I'm going to get her upstairs."
Raf got up, carrying her small body up the stairs. The others were shocked as they looked at Noah, Noah shook his head and followed Raf upstairs. He helped him get her to bed, and left them. Noah went back out, saying to not interrupt them and to just go to bed.
45 minutes later
After Liv had cursed at him, Raf cried, saying he was sorry that he loved Noah, Zach and Brook. She finally calmed down enough to sleep peacefully.
"Night Liv. Love you." Raf whispered.
Raf laid there, turning on the other side, crying. After about an hour, he felt arms slide around him.
"I did it again, didn't I?"
"Yeah." He whispered.
He turned, and Liv climbed on top of him, her head on his chest, looking at him.
"I'm sorry, I love you." Raf whispered, and kissed her.
"Not your fault, I'm sorry I made you cry. I love you too." Liv whispered as she kissed him and fell asleep.