Dinner date- Friday night
"Noah come here sweet boy!" Liv yelled from Noah's room.
Noah came into his room and saw the blue polo shirt.
"Mami, those are not pj's." Noah looked at her weird.
"I need to get you ready, so we can go to dinner with Rafa, remember he asked if we wanted to go." Liv grinned.
She put a pair of khaki shorts and a blue polo shirt on Noah. Noah looked at her and grinned.
"Rafa!" He yelled.
"That's right, Noah."
The bonding experience in Barba's office two days ago left Noah asking about him every time Liv said his name. She realized she said his name too much when she was at home. The doorbell rang and Noah ran to the door waiting for his mom.
"Rafa here Mami! Rafa!" Noah said, jumping up and down.
Liv just laughed at her son's excitement and opened the door, Rafael stood there with flowers for her and what looked like a new toy dog for Noah. Rafael looked at Liv, walked into the apartment, handed her the flowers and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"You two ready?" Rafa whispered.
Liv nodded and the three of them left.
Saturday Morning
Rafael was walking out of court, with his phone in his hand texting Liv.
-I'm walking out of court, are we still on for the park?
Raf smiled to himself when he heard Rita behind him, he put on his poker face.
"Is that Lieutenant Benson, you're texting?" Rita asked as her phone dinged as well.
"Is that Sergeant Tutuola, who's texting you?" Raf smirked.
Rita looked at him, rolled her eyes and started down the hall not saying anything. Raf smirked looking down at his phone, the smirk he had turned into a frown.
-No, Noah's in the hospital. Another asthma attack. -Liv
-I'm on my way. -Raf
-No. You don't have to come. -Liv
-Are you alone? -Raf
-Yes. -Liv
-I'm coming, the same hospital, when he had measles? -Raf
-Yes Rafa, I need you. Hurry. -Liv
-I'm on my way. -Raf
Rafael rushed out of the courthouse. The Uber he ordered was outside, took him to the hospital. He walked in going up to the Pediatric unit, walking out of the elevator. Looking up and down the hall he saw it, he walked up to the window where you could look in, he immediately saw Liv and Noah. He stood there watching the mother and son pair till a nurse came up to him.
"May I help you, sir?"
"I'm here to see Noah Benson."
"Are you a family member?"
"No, but a close family friend and coworker to his mother."
Liv must have spotted him talking to the nurse,
"It's okay." Liv told the nurse as she stepped out of the door that leads into the unit.
"Okay, Olivia." The nurse replied.
The nurse left, he looked at Liv and then back to Noah.
"How is he?"
"A little better, the doctor said they were keeping him overnight for observation."
He looked at Liv, he could tell she was trying to hold it together.
"He's going to be okay, Liv."
He smiled and held his hand out, Liv looked at him, then his hand. She smiled and took his hand, pulling him close. He held her close, he felt his suit jacket getting wet from her tears. He ran his hand up and down her back.
"Shh, Liv he's going to be okay."
He pulled her back from him, she just looked down at the floor.
"Hey look at me."
Liv wouldn't look at him, putting his finger under her chin making her look at him. Liv looked at him and smiled, he smiled and kissed her forehead and looked back at Noah.
"He has been asking for you." Liv said.
"He has?" He asked, confused.
Liv laughed.
"Yes, you are all he talks about, even when he's lying in the hospital."
Rafael looked at her then back to Noah and smiled.
"Let's go, don't want to keep him waiting." Raf said.
Liv leads him through the door and to Noah, Noah immediately saw him.
"Rafa, Rafa!" Noah reached out toward Raf.
Rafael smiled and walked up beside the crib, reaching out so Noah could take his hand. But Noah frowned and reached higher, he looked at Liv.
"He wants me to pick him up?"
Liv chuckled.
"He does, what's wrong? You've picked him up before."
He looked at her and then back at Noah and picked him up. Liv helped him since Noah was connected by wires to the machine. He sat down with Noah so they both could be comforted. He looked at Liv and smiled. Noticing she was getting tired from the long and early morning she had.
"Why don't you come sit with me and Noah, this chair makes into a bed thing."
Liv looked at Rafael Barba here in the hospital with her and her son, holding her son. Liv walked over and sat down beside him, while he let the chair back, making it into a bed. They all fell asleep until a nurse came in and gave Noah his meds, saying he could go home in a few hours. After the nurse left, Noah was asleep in his crib. He looked at Liv a confused look,
"You want me to stay or should I go?"
"I'm good, you can go if you want to." Liv said.
"Liv I know we need to talk about whatever is going on between us, but can it wait till Noah is better?"
Liv sighed.
"I know, we need to talk but I'm scared."
"Of what?" Rafael asked, confused.
"I don't know, to be honest. Besides the fact I don't want us to get together and then you realize you don't want a girlfriend with a kid and walk away Noah would be devastated."
"Liv, I wouldn't have asked you and Noah out to dinner the other night, if I didn't believe something could happen between us. I know, it's wrong, but I've been wanting to ask you out since before I found out about you and Brian. I thought about asking after everything with Lewis but it never felt like the right moment, then everything happened with Noah, Johnny D, and then the whole church/Tucker sandal thing happened."
Rafael finally looked at her when he finished.
Liv looked at him and smiled.
"Okay."
"Okay, what?" He asked.
"Let's try this, whatever this may be."
"Liv, you're serious?" He was shocked.
"I am." Liv hugged him.
Rafael hugged her back, kissed her head, shocked that they were doing this. Noah watched them hugging, reaching up and putting his hand on him, Rafael looked at him.
"I think someone wants to go home."
"I think so too." Liv said smiling.
The doctor came in with Noah's release papers Liv signed them, while Rafael held Noah. Soon the three of them were walking out of the hospital, they went to Liv's. After they ate breakfast, Liv got a call from Finn, saying they had a case. Rafael watched her fixing to call Lucy,
"I could stay with him, Liv."
Liv looked at him,
"You sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Okay, bye sweet boy. Rafa is going to watch you for a little while, okay?"
Noah smiled.
"Bye, Rafa."
"Bye Liv."
Liv then left the two boys.
