It was Tuesday morning, Raphael and Olivia woke up early, and if Raphael had to admit, he felt like a kid on Christmas. Noah himself wasn't quite as excited, considering he had already been calling Raphael daddy for a while now. He agreed to dress up and even wore suspenders. Olivia couldn't help but let a tear slip when they walked into the courtroom.

Trevor was there waiting on them. He had a massive grin on his face. Although he hadn't seen Noah in some time, Trevor smiled instantly at the little boy and knew that he was a case he would never forget and loved that it had such a special ending.

Olivia and Raphael had Noah in between them. He was holding both of their hands, a little nervous of the judge.

"It's okay, Noah, she is just going to ask you a few questions you just have, to be honest, okay," Raphael explained.

Noah shook his head.

The judge looked at the little boy and smiled.

"You're Noah, am I right?" the judge asked.

Noah shook his head.

"Now, I hear that you want Raphael Barba to be you dad is that right?" The judge asked.

"Yes," Noah answered.

"And why do you want Raphael Barba to be your dad Noah?" The judge asked.

"Because he takes care of me, and he's nice and plays legos with me," Noah stated.

"That sounds like a good dad to me." The Judge stated.

"The best!" Noah claimed.

Olivia and Raphael looked at each other and smiled.

"Well then, Noah Porter Benson, it looks like you legally have a dad." The judge stated.

"Raphael Barba, do you agree to treat Noah Benson as your own biological child, having the same rights as agreements as a parent as if he was born to you?" The judge asked.

"I do," Raphael stated.

"Good, by signing the paperwork, you are now officially Noah Benson's adoptive father." The judge stated.

The judge signed the paperwork, and Raphael Barba was now legally Noah's daddy. When the gavel banged, Raphael picked Noah up and swung him around. He was crying happy tears, and Olivia couldn't help but do the same.

"I love you, Noah." Raphael state.

"I love you too, daddy," Noah exclaimed.

They walked out to see Amanda and Fin outside the family courtroom, being that it was a closed hearing. But Amanda had a balloon that said, "It's a boy." and handed it to Raphael.

"Congratulations, man!" Fin stated.

Olivia laughed at the balloon, but Raphael wasn't too impressed.

"We got here too late to come in, hope everything went okay," Amanda stated.

"Yeah, perfect," Olivia admitted.

"Good, we're just excited to know its official," Amanda stated.

"Well, we're also here on business." Fin stated.

Olivia and Raphael shook their heads.

"We'll see you tomorrow Liv," Amanda stated. She hugged all 3 of them and left with Fin towards the back end of the courthouse.

Olivia and Raphael ended up back at her apartment. Noah wasn't too quick to take off the outfit mentioned he liked that he looked like daddy, and stayed dressed up as the 3 of them ate lunch.

"Mommy, am I going to get in trouble for not going to school to stay home and have fun?" Noah asked.

"Not this time, baby, but you can't just miss school to have fun, today was a special occasion," Olivia explained.

Noah smiled.

"I had fun today dressing up and going to the courthouse," Noah stated.

"He is definitely ours!" Olivia laughed.

"Ours, I love the sound of that," Raphael admitted and kissed Olivia on the lips.

"Why are adults so gross?" Noah asked. Then huffed off towards his room.

"He won't be saying that in a few years," Raphael stated.

"More than a few, I hope." Olivia laughed and kissed Raphael this time a little longer, knowing Noah would be in his room for a little while.

The rest of the day, the 3 of them watched a movie, and Olivia made spaghetti Noah's favorite. Raphael was pretty sure he could do this every day, no matter where the 3 of them were as long as they were together, it seemed to be a good day. Lucia came over that evening with cake and celebrated officially having Noah as her grandson. Noah was happy when Raphael explained that by default Lucia was now his grandmother. If Raphael hadn't known better, he thought Noah was more excited. Lucia was his grandmother more than he was, no his dad. Raphael knew though that Noah had felt that he was his dad for a long time now. Today was the first day Noah realized Lucia was his grandmother, something he never really had before today. Noah new Lucia and went with her often now that Raphael was part of his life, especially the past few months, but he always thought of her as Raphael's mom, not his grandma. Noah's day ended with Lucia tucking him in and reading a story.

Olivia had gone to shower while Lucia read Noah goodnight. Raphael was on his laptop, looking over class notes and checking emails.

"So Raphael you finally made me a grandma, when are you making me a mother-in-law?" Lucia asked.

Raphael blushed.

"It's been five months," Raphael mentioned.

"You've known each other for six going on seven years!" Lucia stated back.

"Yes, I know, but we were friends, we still have a lot to consider," Raphael stated.

"I suppose you're right, but I mean you are settling down with her, you just adopted her son." Lucia pointed out.

"I know Mami, I know, and I love Olivia, and I want nothing more than marry her one day, but neither one of us hasn't come close to a relationship like that in a very long time," Raphael told his mother.

"I'm just saying neither one of you is getting any younger, I would like to see you walk down the aisle mijo," Lucia stated.

"As would I."Raphael admitted.

Olivia came out of the shower, and heard muffled voices in the living room. She couldn't tell what Raphael and his mother were talking about but slowly dressed, knowing they needed some time alone. Times like this, she wondered what her mother would say. She knew her mother well enough to know that she would have an issue with everything going on. For one, she would never want Olivia to have adopted Noah, and put her down for all the hours she worked, how long she went without being a mother, and why would she want a child at home knowing she could be attacked and killed any second she was at work. She closed her eyes and shook her mother's voice out of her head. She loved her mother, but in moments like these, she was glad that she wasn't around to poke into her life.

Olivia put on a pair of yoga pants and an NYPD shirt she closed the bedroom door behind her, giving some type of signal she had returned.

When Olivia came in, Lucia and Raphael were talking about her school year and when she was going to retire.

"You know Raphael I can retire when I want, and maybe now you made me a grandmother, it will be sooner rather than later," Lucia stated.

Olivia smiled at Lucia and Raphael

"I'm glad that Noah will have a grandmother now," Olivia stated.

"You could have asked a long time ago, he's a beautiful boy Olivia, I'm just glad that he's got a big family now," Lucia commented.

Lucia and Raphael discussed several of his closest family members, and Lucia had stories for each and every one of them. They talked late into the night, Raphael offered to take his mother home, but she was insistent she could get home herself. Olivia hugged her goodbye, and Raphael looked tired.

It was pushing midnight, and it had been a long day for the two of them. Raphael and Olivia headed to bed.

"Hey Liv, is Noah it?" Raphael asked.

"What do you mean?" Olivia asked.

"Do you want more kids?" Raphael asked.

"I don't know Noah, is enough for me right now, and I know I wouldn't want to do diapers again," Olivia stated.

"I was just wondering," Raphael stated.

"Do you want more kids?" Olivia asked.

"I never even thought about having one. I just wanted to know what I was getting myself into." Raphael claimed.

Olivia laughed.

"I can't say for certain because six months ago, there is no way you could have told me any of this would happen, so right now I am saying I can't see us with another kid of any age, but I am not saying in the next six months it won't happen," Olivia stated.

"I understand that Liv, I'm just excited that Noah is mine. I was so happy when you adopted him. I didn't know you felt this good!" Raphael stated.

"Yeah, it was a high that lasted a little while, I'm glad you know how it feels," Olivia stated.

They kissed each other before falling asleep.

The next morning came, and it was as though nothing had changed, but Olivia had copies of Raphael's adoption in Noah's bookbag to be sent to school, as well as an excuse for the day previous. Raphael was hurrying around getting ready for his full day at NYU, knowing he wouldn't be home until late.

Olivia was somehow already ready, and Raphael was never quite sure how she got ready so quickly. She was cooking eggs, and there were bagels prepared to go. Noah, eating quickly, knowing Lucy would be there at any time to come get him.

The three of them headed in separate directions as they walked down to the street together. Lucy turned left to walk Noah to school. Olivia turned right directed towards the precinct, and Raphael crossed the street to get to his car. He hated Wednesdays. He loved the fact that Thursday he had all the time in the world, but Wednesdays left him feeling rushed. It was something he was used to, but he didn't like it.

Olivia went to work, looking at a new case. She sighed as she read the file. Louis Helman was 12 years old. He was in a group shelter and just disclosed that before being removed from his parent's care due to drug use issues, his uncle had also made him and sister have sex with each other.

Neither child has ever been interviewed by police, and Olivia knew these cases could be tricky, so many people talked to them about their parents, they were more than likely closed off, and the abuse happened a few years prior. There were no details who the man was or what exactly happened, just an initial report from a child physiatrist that saw him this week.

Olivia decided the best course of action as she and Fin would go talk to the psychiatrist. Rollins and Carasi would stop by child protective services to make sure they had no information and get a feel for how easy it would be for the kids to open up.

Olivia and Fin arrived at Dr. Linda Defoe's office at 10:30 am.

"Hi, I am detective Olivia Benson, this my partner, I was hoping I could speak with Dr. Defoe," Olivia told the receptionist.

The lady smiled and was very friendly, "She is in with a client right now, if you can wait a few minutes, she is just finishing up, and I can see what she can do." The receptionist claimed.

Olivia and Fin sat both fidgeting, and ultimately opening up their phones, scrolling through waiting for time to pass.

Finally, Dr. Defoe came out, she knew why they were both here, and she had already pulled Louis's file.

"Detective's come in, I have a client in about 15 minutes, and I can probably hold her for about 15 minutes, but that's the best I can do for now." Dr. Defoe stated.

"That's fine," Olivia stated.

"We're just wondering about specifics, and how likely it would be for Louis to be willing to make an official statement," Olivia claimed.

"I'm sorry, detectives. I don't know anything about his sister Rachel but based on previous documents. I don't know how willing or convincing he would be. I believe him, but his story is from so long ago, and he has never disclosed before last week." Dr. Defoe stated.

"Just tell us what you know." Fin claimed.

The doctor nodded her head.

"Well, he is currently at the Helping Hands Shelter, he was placed there about one month ago, after he and his sister Rachel were removed from their parent's care. It was drug-related. They had no other family or friends. The foster care homes in New York are beyond capacity, so he wound up at the shelter. Every child who is taken to a facility has to have a full mental and physical health screening, and I was doing an assessment." Dr. Defoe stated.

"I asked him if he had ever been touched in a way that made him feel uncomfortable, he said that he had when I asked when he told me several times about his sister, I wasn't sure where he was going, and he refused to give details. I asked him if he had ever been sexually abused and said yes, by his sister." Dr. Defoe explained.

"So Rachel, you said was the sister?" Olivia asked.

"Yes, she's not my patient, and she isn't at the same shelter, All I know is that she is 14 and her name is Rachel Helman." Dr. Defoe claimed.

"Okay, what did Louis tell you," Fin asked.

"This is what he told me this last visit, I have redacted anything not specifically about this. I apologize for all the cover-up, but I do need to keep confidentiality with him." Dr. Defoe explained.

Olivia and Fin were going through the report, and they both had some follow up questions.

"It says here it happened when he was nine, and his sister was 11, did he say why he just said something last week?" Fin asked.

"I asked him that, and he said, "no one has ever asked." Dr. Defoe stated.

"He says uncle Max, but I take it he never gave a last name?" Olivia claimed.

"No last name, no address, couldn't even tell me if he lived in New York." Dr. Defoe claimed.

"Okay, did he say the last time he saw uncle, Max?"

"No, he just said that it was taken care of now." Dr. Defoe pointed at the line in the paper.

"I asked him what that meant, but he wouldn't answer me, I asked him if uncle Max was still alive, but he said he didn't know." Dr. Defoe stated.

"Do you think he would talk to you more about it, would you be willing to go to a child advocacy center?" Olivia asked.

"I would be willing. I don't know how much he would say, but I could certainly try." Dr. Defoe admitted.

Fin and Olivia smiled and headed back to the office. Amanda and Sonny had beat them back to the squad room.

"So, what do we have?" Olivia asked.

"Worker hasn't seen Louis since they dropped him off at the facility. They have no previous claims of sexual abuse. The lady didn't even know the kids that well. Rachel Helman 14 is staying at the Lavince's School for girls. It's for "troubled youth," Carasi stated as he used his fingers to quote.

"Of course it is," Olivia claimed.

"So, according to Dr. Defoe, she did a mental health evaluation and asked the standard questions. According to her report, Louis claims for about one year when he was nine, and Rachel was 11, uncle Max would invite them out to do things, go to the zoo, play in the park, get ice-cream. He said at least five times that year after going out and doing something. He would take the kids back to his apartment and "force them to have sex with each other." When Dr. Defoe asked him what that meant, he said. "We had to get naked, and I would stick my dick inside her until I would cum." Dr. Defoe asked what would happen if we said no, and he said, "Uncle Max never asked we were always told. If I said no, we would be both be dead." When Dr. Defoe asked why he thought he would die if he didn't do it, he said "because uncle Max was a drunk and if he didn't get his way, he beat people. We both knew not to question him." Dr. Defoe asked if Louis knew why he stopped. He said: "Don't worry about it. It was taken care of." We have no information about uncle Max. We don't even know where he lives or if he's even alive."

Amanda's eyes scanned the paperwork they had gotten.

"Maxwell Odamyer, Maternal uncle, he is listed as next of kin possibilities for placement but ruled out due to criminal history," Amanda quickly sated.

Fin typed his name in looking for him in the system.

"He's currently in Rikers already, unrelated charge, doing 25 life for a slew of other charges." Fin stated.

"So, is it even worth it to pursue?" Sony asked.

"I don't know," Olivia admitted.

After getting more information, it was found that Max was up for parole next year. This was something to pursue. The next step was getting the data from the kids. Adults were terrible enough, but kids, kids were hard, and it instantly lowered their odds of conviction, but it was something that had to be done.