The rest of Olivia and Raphael's days off seemed to blur into quick motion. Noah's birthday party on Saturday was wild, to say the least, Olivia allowed him to invite some friends knowing not all the kids would be able to make it. She let him invite ten, and much to her surprise, eight showed up. Of course, her whole team was on hand, and even Don had dropped by. Although she talked to Don regularly, she tended to skirt around her relationships. Of course, she eventually had admitted to him she was seeing someone and that Noah was very close to him, but she never admitted that it was Raphael Barba.

When Don walked through the door, he smiled at all the kids running around. They were playing a game Don wasn't familiar with, and Olivia was at the door laughing.

"Hey, Don!" Olivia stated.

She instantly hugged him.

"Grandpa, Don!" Noah screamed, and he laughed as Noah ran to him, hugging him.

"Hey buddy, it looks like your having fun," Don stated.

"Hey, dad, look whose here!" Noah squealed.

Don was shocked at the words and just looked at Olivia, who was staring back at him.

Raphael had heard Noah. He had been walking out of the bathroom when he heard Noah.

"Whose here, Mijo?" Raphael asked as he turned the corner.

Raphael stopped.

He knew that Don and Liv were close and knew very well that Noah called Don Grandpa. He looked as Olivia still was staring at Don. Knowing full well, she had never brought it up. He wasn't upset, but neither of them thought about how this would look to Don.

"Liv, why didn't you say anything?" Don asked.

"I honestly don't know. You know Rafa," Olivia stated.

"Of course, it's good to see you again," Don stated.

"Sorry, I know it had to be a bit of a surprise," Raphael claimed.

"Don't be, you all look happy, I can't ask for anything more," Don claimed.

There was another knock on the door. Olivia went to answer it and was Lucia.

"Where's the birthday boy?" She asked, not even saying hello to Raphael or Olivia and walked straight over to him.

Raphael laughed at the fact he was now no longer his mother's favorite.

"I'm sorry, mijo," she instantly realized she hadn't even bothered to glance at her son. She turned around and hugged him.

"You still haven't bothered to bring Noah or Olivia over," Lucia stated.

Don and Olivia gave a knowing glance that Raphael Barba was in trouble. The rest of her team was in the living room but heard Lucia's comment, and they did all they could to repress a giggle.

Don sat next to Fin on the couch. Amanda and Carasi were on the floor as were most of the kids. Lucia was still in the kitchen with Raphael. Noah and his friends started playing another game, but now everyone was there. Olivia went to cut the cake. Noah refused to be sung, too, and Olivia was slightly relieved. He blew out the candles, though. Amanda was taking plenty of photos. Olivia looked around the room, happy that everyone seemed to be having a good time. She had overheard Dalton say a few mean things to the other kids. Why Noah and Dalton were so close, Olivia wasn't quite sure. The other kids seem to brush him off, though, so she couldn't complain. She looked at the clock the party was almost over people should be picking up their kids in about an hour.

She insisted no one bring presents for Noah, and almost everyone complied, the kids all brought him birthday cards. Don, of course, had bought him something as did Fin. Amanda and Carasi both brought cards. She wouldn't have Noah open anything while the other kids were there. She had bought him a few games for the kids to play. Olivia insisted that The Lion King and his new bedroom was plenty enough. Olivia didn't know, but there was a rather large lego set sitting on one of the shelves in Noah's bedroom at Raphael's home.

Olivia was talking to Carasi when her phone rang. She looked at the number and sighed,

"Benson," Olivia stated.

"Yeah, no, I understand. No, it's okay. Of course. We're on our way." Olivia stated.

"Duty calls." Don simply stated.

"At the worst times," Olivia claimed.

"Fin, do you mind coming with me?" Olivia asked.

"No, of course not Liv." Fin claimed.

"Please don't leave on my account stay," Olivia stated.

"Do you need us to come in?" Amanda asked.

"I need you to stay because I don't think Raphael can handle nine kids for 2 minutes, let alone 55," Olivia claimed.

Amanda laughed.

Don took this as his queue to leave.

"Please stay, Don. Catch up with Noah. He misses you." Olivia claimed.

Don's face fell.

"I'm sorry I haven't been around much." He quickly stated.

"No, don't it's my fault. It has been a bit of a whirlwind. It will be for the next couple of months. You're welcome here anytime I mean that." Olivia stated.

"I know," Don stated.

"I'll stay, you be careful." He stated.

Olivia nodded.

She went to her bedroom, got her gun out of the safe, grabbed her badge. She kissed Raphael goodbye. She hugged Noah tightly.

"Go get the bad guys, mommy!" Noah stated.

"I'll try," Olivia claimed.

Don smiled and said, "I'll see you soon."

The rest of the group waved goodbye, and she and Fin walked towards her car.

"Liv, you know me and Amanda or Carasi, could have come out." Fin stated.

"No, the chief told me I needed to be there specifically, and he told me to bring someone else along. It looks like we have two vics, sisters, and he needed two people for separate interviews." Olivia stated.

When Olivia and Fin arrived, there were two girls in the conference room. A police officer informed them they both came in, but the older one Julie was super hesitant to talk. The younger one Sara seemed to have something going on, that officer couldn't quite pinpoint. Olivia and Fin came in, spoke to the girls together just for a moment, and Olivia took to her office, and Fin stayed in the conference room with Sara.

"Okay, Julie, So you and you're sister were both attacked?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah, sort of," Julie claimed.

"What do you mean?" Olivia asked.

"Well, I mean, he knew us, you know. He has since I was 14, and Sara was 13." Julie started.

"So you know who did this?" Olivia stated.

"Yeah, it was Lucas Rays."

"How do you know him," Olivia asked.

Julie sucked in her breath.

"Just take your time," Olivia stated

"When we were kids, we went to the same church," Julie said.

"How old is Lucas?" Olivia asked

"25," Julie claimed.

"and how old are you?" Olivia asked.

"22," Julie claimed.

"alright, and you knew him from church when you were kids?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah, we dated a while. He." Julie had tears streaming down her face, but the sobs and the cries didn't come.

"I lost my virginity to him." Julie finished.

"Everyone told me he was no good." Julie started.

"So is this the first time he attacked you," Olivia asked.

"No, but it's the first time he's attacked, my sister." Julie shared.

"Okay, just tell me everything you can about him and you and Sara," Olivia asked.

"Where do I begin?" Julie asked.

"How about when you met him," Olivia stated.

"Wow, okay. Well I know this sounds bad, but I was at a party I was 14, and a friend of mine was having a party. She introduced me to Lucas. He is handsome — well-built light brown hair, ice blue eyes. My friend didn't supply alcohol, but plenty of people brought it, including him. I was a freshman, and he was junior, should be senior. He asked me if I wanted a drink, he had a bottle of whiskey in his hands. I wanted him to like me, so I drank from the bottle. It didn't take me to much to get drunk. We started talking. He told me how messed up his life was, and I told him how equally screwed up mine was, too, and we bonded over that, I guess. We kissed but nothing more. After that night, for whatever reason, we became each other's secret keepers. Whenever my step-dad beat my mom, I called him. Whenever his mom was high as a kite, he'd call me.

I took him with me to church. I thought I could save him. I felt that we could go to church, and if we prayed hard enough, it would be okay, but night after night, day after day, nothing seemed to change. He would make rude remarks in the youth group, and the youth pastor knew. He knew how messed up his life was, and how I desperately was trying to save him. He warned me. Told me he was much too old for me and that soon enough he would be an adult. I didn't listen. Two weeks later, when his mom left him for what going on the 3rd day in a row on some binge, I went over, and we had sex, and that was it. It was the first time in a long time I truly felt connected to anyone. I craved his body after that. I had this dream in my head that I could fix him if we could getaway. We could fix each other.

Needless to say, it didn't work, and he was pulling me down more than I could ever pull him up. It was one night at a party we were both drunk. He had been kissing me hard and had his hands down my pants. I wanted it, but not there. I ask if his mom was home. He said no, so I asked to go back to his place, but he said: "he was already ready." I told him no multiple times, but he pushed me in the bathroom, and that's the first time he raped me." Julie claimed.

"How many times has he raped you?" Olivia asked.

"That I know of 12," Julie stated.

"How many after he had turned 18?"

"3 times," Julie confessed

"Tell me more about those," Olivia stated.

"Well, after the first time, I broke up with him. I told him that I couldn't trust him. I told my youth pastor. I begged him not to report it. He told me he had a duty. I have no clue what happened, but no one ever came and talked to me. He told my mom, and I had never been so embarrassed in my whole life. Lucas didn't come to church anymore, and I was grateful. I thought I had moved on. But three months later it was his birthday, and he texts me. His mom was high as a kite threatening to kill him. She didn't even know it was his birthday. I told him to go hang out with some friends, but he said they wouldn't understand. I was so stupid. I went, and I forgave him. I acted as nothing happened at all. We had sex that night. The next time he raped me was about two months later. We were at his house. My parents knew what he did, so they had no idea I was even seeing him. I had made so many excuses, and my grades were good, so they had no reason to believe I was still hanging out with him. He and his mom had a big blow out, and she threw him a bottle of pills. She told him, "he would understand if he just took one." The bottle was sitting there when I came in. He didn't take any, but I was just so angry with everything. With his mom, for my parents not knowing where I was what I was doing. I didn't even tell him what I did, but I took 2 of whatever they were, and I had I don't know how much beer with him. I passed out I don't remember anything but being so sore in the morning. I blamed myself for that time. He never said a word about it, and I didn't either. The next time it happened was graduation. He had just barely graduated. His mom had shown up sober to the commencement, and he was so excited. He took me home, and she was there, he was holding me, and I kept pushing him away because he was doing things to me right in front of his mother. I kept pushing him away, but he wouldn't quit. His mom threw him $20 and told him to get a pizza, and she was going out. I was already mad at him and told him I was leaving too. He told me no and pinned up against the wall. He pushed my pants down, and he was inside me before I could even move. I told him to stop, but he didn't, and as soon as he was done, I walked out, and I told him "never again." I should have known better. I didn't seem him again until last year. He texted me out of the blue. He told me who he was and that he was sorry. He told me that he was "fucked up," but he is better now. He told me that after that night, he went and got help. He said he went to AA and went to therapy. He explained how he was in a serious relationship now and that he just had to let me know he turned out okay. I just messaged him back and told him I was glad he was okay.

He asked if we could meet up, and I told him no. He said he understood, and he wouldn't bother anymore. A few months later, he texted me and told me he broke up with his girlfriend and felt like drinking. I told him to go to AA or call his therapist, but he said he already had, and that didn't work. I told him to call his therapist and tell them that. He said he was too afraid he'd in up in a behavioral health unit, so I met him at some bar. I didn't drink. He didn't either. He was crying and telling me how sorry he was. How no one ever loved him as I did. That's when he kissed me. I told him, no but we were in a back booth, and it was a Monday no one was around he wrapped around close and told me he missed me. I tried to move, but I couldn't and tried to scream, but nothing came out, and he pulled down my pants, and he must have already had his pants open, he put his fingers inside and said: "just like I remembered." I got away then, and I just ran away crying. I never talked to him or saw him again until today. He attacked my sister and me. We were in central park. I saw him first, and I told my sister we needed to turn around. She was asking me why, and that's when he noticed us.

He just screamed, "you bitch." and came at us.

Luckily there was a police officer nearby and witnessed everything. He got to him before he could do any real damage. That's when I told the police officer he was an ex from a long time ago. I told him he's hurt me before and he brought me and my sister here." Julie explained.

"Are you willing to testify about all this," Olivia asked.

"Do I have too?" Julie asked.

"Well, he'll be charged with your assault today, but the rapes, he's looking at a lot of years," Olivia stated.

"Can't he just go somewhere and get help?" Julie asked.

"I think he tried," Olivia stated.

Julie just cried hysterically at that point.

"Let me talk to my Sargent. We can talk about this later," Olivia stated.

"Can me and my sister just go home," Julie asked.

"Of course," Olivia claimed.

Olivia saw Fin and Sara in the main area. They were talking about college football teams and the upcoming season, Olivia wasn't surprised Fin was making small talk, but the subject was surprising.

Julie hugged her sister.

"We'll be in touch," Olivia claimed.

The girls took the elevators.

Fin followed Olivia into her office.

"So, what's your read on Sara?" Olivia asked.

"She is leaving a lot out." Fin stated.

"What did she have to say?" Olivia asked.

"Basically Lucas was Julie's boyfriend, he raped her Julie when they were both teenagers, but nothing was done. She knew her sister was sneaking around hanging out with him again but claims Julie has always been "the golden child" she said she knew Lucas was no good and told her sister, but when she didn't listen, she didn't care. Said she didn't know why Lucas attacked them today, but he was angry." Fin explained.

"Well, according to Julie Lucas raped her nine times, all before turning 18, and then three times after that," Olivia stated.

"12 times," Fin asked.

"That's what she says," Olivia stated.

"I think he's good for the three after he turned 18. She has a savior complex. Still thinks he can "be saved." I don't know if she'll testify." Olivia claimed.

Fin looked down at his watch. They had been there a little over an hour.

"Want to get the paperwork started or wait until Monday?" Fin asked.

"Just the initial report, it shouldn't be long," Olivia stated.

Fin nodded his head went over to his desk, wrote out his report, and even though he had way less information Olivia only took 5 minutes longer.

"Let me take you home." Fin stated.

"Thanks, Fin," Olivia stated.

They said goodnight to the other officers lingering about and took the elevator down to the car.

"Thanks for everything today," Olivia stated.

"No need to thank me." Fin stated.

"If you don't mind me prying everything okay with you and Barba?"

"Yes, Fin, everything is fine."

"You hear back about a court date?" Fin asked.

"No, not yet." Olivia signed.

"You know Barba's already his dad." Fin stated.

"I know he is," Olivia exclaimed.

"Are you okay with that," Fin asked.

"I have to admit I'm a bit jealous of how easily Noah just wanted it. I'll never forget the day he told me he wanted Lucy to be his mother. I cried that night." Olivia admitted.

"You know he was like 4 Liv." Fin pointed out.

"Yeah, I know. Rafa turned his old office into a bedroom for Noah." Olivia stated.

"You been staying there a lot?" Fin asked.

"Not enough," Olivia confessed.

"Once school gets back in for both him and Noah, things will calm down." Fin stated.

"I hope so," Olivia stated.

Fin and Olivia rode the rest of the way to her apartment in silence.

"You want to come up for a drink?" Olivia asked.

"Nah, not tonight. I'll see you Monday." Fin stated.

"Night Fin," Olivia stated.

She walked up to the apartment. The boys should all be gone. Noah would either still be bouncing off the walls or so tired he could barely move. She walked up to the apartment and opened the door. She was surprised to see Amanda and Jesse still there as well as Dalton.

Raphael grabbed Olivia and stepped back into the hallway before saying anything.

"Dalton's mom never showed up we can't find her, Carasi is on it now. He went over to their apartment. We just told him that his mom wanted him to be able to have more fun with Noah." Raphael explained.

Olivia nodded and checked her phone, making sure she hadn't missed any calls or texts, she hadn't.

She didn't know Dalton's mother very well. Dalton lives in the next apartment building over. He and Noah had the same class together last year, and they see each other at the park a lot. She knew his mom's name was Tiffany, and she was a manager at a local diner. She worked a lot, and her sister Tonya who had multiple children of her own, often watched him. She didn't have away to get a hold of Tonya, though.

Olivia walked back in texted Carsi asking why he hadn't called or texted back she knew it didn't take that long to get over to her apartment.

Finally, Carasi texted her.

"Liv, what do I do she's drunk." Carasi texted.

"Tell her Dalton is here and that he can stay as the night," Olivia stated quickly.

"Write it down for her in case she forgets." Olivia texted back.

"Tell her not to try to get him until she's sober." Olivia texted quickly again.

"Everything okay?" Amanda asked.

Olivia looked at her and shook her head.

"Hey, Noah, how do you feel if Dalton has a sleepover?"

Noah smiled.

"That would be cool!" Noah stated.

"You guys can have the pull-out couch, and watch movies," Olivia stated.

"As late as we want?" Noah asked.

"As late as you want," Olivia claimed knowing that at least Noah would pass out by 9:30 pm.

Dalton walked away from Noah and up to Olivia.

"Mommy's drinking again isn't she?" Dalton asked.

Olivia looked at the little boy.

"This isn't the first time your mom hasn't came and got you, is it?" Olivia asked.

"No." Dalton shook his head.

"It's okay. You can stay here tonight, okay," Olivia stated.

Dalton hugged Olivia, and that's when she broke.

"It will be okay," Olivia stated. She had tears streaming down her face. She quickly wiped them, but Raphael noticed.

"Hey, Noah, why don't you and Dalton go play in your room with the race track grandpa Don got you," Raphael stated.

"Yeah, okay!" Noah stated.

"Liv, what's wrong," Raphael asked.

Amanda looked up and saw Liv but stayed back with Jesse knowing she would find out soon enough knowing it had to do with Dalton.

"Carasi found her drunk. When Dalton came up to me, he knew." Olivia stated.

Raphael just nodded his head, knowing what she had gone through with her mother. She told him snippets of her life as a child, but not a lot. Most of it was stories of her drunk mother; some of it was happier times but mainly the multiple stories of her incidents with her mother. Raphael held her for a few minutes until she could stop the tears from falling, and at that time, Carasi knocked on the door.

He could tell Liv's eyes were red and swollen but said nothing. He knew Olivia's mom had her own drinking problem but didn't know the details. Finally, Amanda figured out what going on Jesse was asleep on the couch. She and Liv talked for a few seconds alone. Carasi and Raphael whispered as well.

"So it's nothing unusual," Raphael stated.

"I guess not." Carasi agreed.

"You guys are welcome to stay for dinner," Olivia stated to Amanda and Sonny.

"No, we've already got the cake out of you." Amanda laughed.

"Besides, I just want to get Jesse home, and Carasi is my ride so," Amanda stated.

"I guess that's my cue." Carasi laughed.

He didn't say a word as he picked up Jesse of the couch and into his arms. She moved but fell right back asleep. Amanda and Olivia looked at him and shared the same expression.

He just shook his head.

"Night, if you need anything. Let me know." Amanda stated as she walked out the door.

Olivia shut the door, waving them off sort of happy Amanda declined.

"Can you watch them for a little bit I just need a minute," Olivia stated.

"Yeah, of course," Raphael stated.

He went into the bedroom, seeing that the boys successfully set up the race track and let the cars down the track.

Olivia walked into the bedroom. She was so mad at Dalton's mother she didn't know where she was. Dalton was starved for attention, and she didn't understand how she didn't see it sooner. She knew a little bit too much for a 7-year-old, but that could be for a whole lot of reasons. She just thought if one of Noah's friends came home, she would instantly know. She figured his mom wasn't the world's best parent, and he was a handful. Now she knew Dalton's mom was an alcoholic. She wondered how long its been going on. He didn't have a dad. Maybe his mom was raped too. She knew it was unlikely. She knew she needed to calm down, but her mind was racing with thoughts of how long things have been this way for Dalton. If there was a chance for his mother, would he end up like her? She laid in the bed, overthinking every time she had an interaction with Dalton. It wasn't until she heard a knock on the door that she realized she dozed off and was having a dream in which she was watching Dalton live out some of her experiences as a child.

She got up quickly and opened the bedroom door to see Raphael.

"Hey, it's getting close to dinner time," Raphael stated.

Olivia just leaned into him. He was rubbing her back.

"Order pizza." She stated.

"Sounds good. I'm going to get the sofa pulled out for the boys." Raphael stated.

"No, let me, you've been taking care of them all afternoon. Check to see what Dalton likes on his pizza." Olivia stated.

Raphael ordered one cheese and one pepperoni pizza. Olivia had a new sheet on the pull-out and went to the closet to grab two pillows and two blankets for the boys. They were still in Noah's bedroom, but Olivia knew as soon as the pizza came, they would stay the rest of the night in the living room. The pizza came, and they all ate quietly. Olivia could tell Noah was getting tired. It was a little after six, but he had a big day and his first sleepover with a friend.

Olivia had Noah pick out the first movie, The Lion King, Dalton had never seen it, and since they had just been to the play, he wanted Dalton to see it too. Olivia agreed, and the movie started. Noah was telling Dalton the character names, and Dalton was asking a bunch of questions Noah was happy to answer. Olivia and Raphael kept an eye on them in the kitchen, and as much as he wanted to pull down the bottle of scotch and have a drink or two himself, he would never do it in front of Dalton and had serious reservations about it in front of Noah now. Not that he drank around Noah often only a few times and usually some wine with Olivia, but still, his mind was overreacting to the news. He instead made some tea, as Olivia stared off into the living room.

"You know when I was 16, I was engaged," Olivia mentioned.

"Puppy love high school sweethearts thought you'd be together forever." Raphael laughed.

"No, he was 21, and mom's student at the university," Olivia stated.

"You're serious," Raphael stated.

"But that, you couldn't have, your mom." Raphael is spewing information.

"I wanted out so bad, and he was a nice enough guy. He knew. I would sometimes go to class with my mom, its the only time at that age I saw her sober so I would go and sit in on her classes. To be fair, he thought I was a little older. My mom didn't really keep an eye on me. I was a bit of a wild child. For her to be so afraid I was going to be raped, she didn't care where I was. He would catch up with me after her class, and we would talk. He told me he knew that she was drunk by the way she talked, how she always rushed everyone out. Sometimes she would tell students about a drunken binge when I wasn't there." Olivia stated.

"How serious was this? I mean that's statutory rape Liv," Raphael mentioned.

"Not back then," Olivia stated.

"Liv," Raphael stated.

"I lied and told him I was 19. He didn't know until after I told my mom. I really thought I loved him. Everything was consensual, " Olivia claimed.

"I'm sure your mom was thrilled," Raphael stated.

"Yeah, so much so she smashed a bottle and tried to attack me, with the broken glass. She was drunk; that was the first time I ever hit her." Olivia explained.

Raphael looked back at her.

"I think your mom and my dad would have been best friends," Raphael stated.

"You don't talk about him much," Olivia mentioned.

"Not a lot to talk about. He was never home. Thought a kid should be seen not heard. I can't say I had one good conversation with him. When he was home he drank. If he wasn't drunk, he was angry. If he was angry, he was either hitting mom or me." Raphael stated.

"I just don't want Dalton to think he has to run away, or that he has to drink to be happy," Olivia whispered.

"I know," Raphael stated.

"I hope we got this all wrong," Olivia claimed.

"You know we don't," Raphael admitted.

"I know," Olivia claimed.

"Talk to him before he goes to bed. I'll have Noah take a bath, and you can talk to Dalton." Raphael stated.

"Yeah, okay," Olivia stated.

Olivia and Raphael continued to peer into the living room, and when the movie ended, Raphael told Noah, he had to take a bath. Noah was starting to argue, but when Olivia said he wouldn't be able to have another sleepover if he didn't listen, he ran to the bathroom. Usually, Olivia would keep the door open she could hear Noah, but the point was for Noah not to hear the conversation Olivia and Dalton were having. So Raphael closed the door in the bathroom. He told Noah to wait before getting undressed and planned to fill the tub all the way to the top. The water ran rather slowly so it would buy some time. Raphael asked about all the toys he had around the tub to fill the time.

Olivia asked Dalton what film he wanted to watch because he was going to pick the next one. He looked for a long time and decided on Monsters Inc.

"Dalton, do you spend the night with other kids a lot?" Olivia asked.

"Other than my aunt Tonya's kids, no," Dalton stated.

"Do you stay with them a lot," Olivia asked.

"Not really only when my mom works overnight at the diner, but that's only 1-2 times a month," Dalton claimed.

"Do you sleep well at home?" Olivia asked.

"No," Dalton stated.

"Why not?" Olivia asked.

"I get scared," Dalton admitted.

"What are you scared of?" Olivia asked.

"Sometimes, mommy breaks things and is loud," Dalton stated.

"Does anyone else live there with you and your mom?" Olivia asked.

"Sometimes her boyfriend Tom," Dalton stated.

"Do you like Tom?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah, he's the first nice step-dad in a while," Dalton claimed.

"Oh?" Olivia stated.

"Yeah, he doesn't drink, and mommy doesn't drink when he's there. He makes her happy." Dalton mentioned.

"Does mommy drink a lot when Tom isn't there?" Olivia asked.

"Sometimes," Dalton said hesitantly.

"Does she scare you when she drinks?" Olivia asked.

"Only when she gets angry with me," Dalton stated.

"Does that happen a lot," Olivia asked.

"No," Dalton claimed.

"Has she ever hurt you, Dalton?"

"I'm not supposed to talk about it," Dalton stated.

"Why not?" Olivia asked.

"Mommy says if I say what happened, I will get taken away and never see her or aunt Tonya or any of my other friends ever again," Dalton stated.

"Oh honey, you're mommy might think that, but that's not true. You may have to go away for a little bit, but I can help you, okay." Olivia stated.

"It hasn't happened in a long time," Dalton stated.

"How long," Olivia asked.

"I was in preschool," Dalton stated.

"Do you remember what happened?" Olivia asked.

"She was really mad because I broke something."

"She hit me, and I fell down. That's all I remember," Dalton stated.

"Okay, was that the only time she hurt you," Olivia asked.

"Yes," Dalton stated.

"Okay, Olivia stated.

"Do you want to talk about anything else?" Olivia asked.

"No, is Noah almost done?" Dalton asked.

"He'll be out soon," Olivia stated.

She knocked on the door of the bathroom.

Noah opened.

"Daddy is letting it go to the top," Noah stated.

"Okay, well, be careful," Olivia stated.

"Hurry up Dalton wants to watch Monsters Inc," Olivia stated.

Raphael turned the taps off quickly. He cracked the door, and both he and Olivia stepped out.

Noah took a bath in less than 5 minutes. Wrapped a towel around his body and went to his bedroom to get a pair of pajamas that Olivia laid out for him.

His hair was still dripping. Olivia grabbed the towel and roughed it through his hair so the sofa bed wouldn't be soaked, and Dalton started Monsters Inc.

The two boys talked about the movie. Olivia cleaned up the kitchen. Raphael picked up Noah's cards and put them up on the counter. He never got around to opening them. Fin's present too went unopened, but Don insisted Noah open him, when Dalton's mom was just a few minutes late. He soon left and never knew of the incident. Rafael was happy that there was a distraction for him and Dalton, at least.

He looked over, and the boys were obviously tired.

"You know how to work the DVD player right?" Raphael asked.

Both boys shook their heads.

"Okay, when this goes off, you can pick out another one," Raphael stated.

"Noah and Dalton nodded their heads excitingly. Olivia and Raphael

Monster's Inc was ending and was 9:30 pm. Both the boys insisted on starting another movie. They picked Finding Nemo. The video was starting, and Olivia stated she and Raphael were going to bed.

Olivia kissed Noah, good night. She offered Dalton a hug, which he gladly accepted. Olivia went to the bedroom and closed the door.

Raphael was in the kitchen, getting a drink of water before going off to bed. Dalton walked into the kitchen.

"Do you need something before bed, Dalton?" Raphael asked.

"Water would be good," Dalton admitted.

Raphael got two sippy cups.

"I know you and Noah are big kids, but these won't spill," Raphael explained and gave one to Dalton.

"So, are you going to have sex with her?" Dalton asked.

"What did you just say?" Raphael asked, shocked.

"I asked if you and Noah's mom are going to close the door and have sex?" Dalton stated again as if this was a normal conversation.

"I don't know where you hear these things, Dalton, but that's not something you should ask about, let alone know about," Raphael stated.

" I heard mommy tell aunt Tonya that Tom has sex with her, and it makes her feel happy. She said they do it in the bedroom and lock the door so I don't walk in. I don't know what it is, but my mom seems to like it a lot." Dalton explained.

Raphael doesn't know how this kid is always making him speechless, but he has for what feels like the 100th time.

"Well, it just means that your mom and Tom are doing grown-up things that kids don't need to see," Raphael explained.

Dalton seemed to except the answer.

"If you need anything, don't hesitate to wake up Olivia or me okay, the door will be unlocked but knock first to wake us up. We won't be mad." Raphael explained.

Raphael walked through the bedroom door and closed it.

"That kid just asked if we were going to have sex tonight," Raphael grumbled as he undid his belt.

"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Olivia asked.

"Exactly, apparently he doesn't know what it is but said that he heard his mom and aunt Tonya talk about Tom making his mom happy," Raphael stated.

Olivia grimaced but laughed after a second.

"He is going to make me give up all my vices before he leaves. I don't know if I can ever look at a drink the same way again, and now I am going to have to know for a fact Noah is nowhere close by to even think about sex." Raphael explained.

"Well, trust me, in a few days, you'll get over it." Olivia insisted.

She wrapped her arms around his waist, she kissed his neck, and then got out of the bed and stood up and kissed him.

"It doesn't help when you tease," Raphael exclaimed.

"You know you like it." Olivia laughed.

They quickly changed into pajamas. It was still sort of early. Raphael grabbed his laptop, already getting emails from new students, asking all kinds of questions. So he began responding back one by one. Olivia was also going through work email checking to see if there was anything of interest. When she found only a few emails, she quickly answered and then went to read a book.

It was 11 pm, and Olivia checked on Dalton and Noah. They were both asleep. The screen on the tv was back on the title screen for Finding Nemo. She turned off the tv but kept the lamp on, and went back to the bedroom to fall asleep next Raphael.