It had been 2 weeks since Noah had started calling Raf Papi. His and Liv's relationship was the best either one had had in a long time, maybe never. One evening, Raf walked into Liv's office.
"Hey." Raf said from the door.
"I thought you said you were going to be late?" Liv asked.
"Got paperwork caught up faster than I thought." Raf came over to her desk and smirked.
"Let's go home." Liv gathered her things and they headed out.
Walking up the street they stopped so Raf could order them a cab. Raf looked over at her.
"Liv, can I ask you a question?"
"Anything Rafa, you know that." Liv turned to face him.
"I was wondering if I could move in? I'm over there all the time, Noah calls me Papi, it just makes sense, doesn't it?" Raf asked.
Liv looked at him and smiled. She wrapped her arms around him, kissing his lips.
"When do you want to start?"
"Tomorrow?" Raf asked.
"Sounds good to me."
"Great, let's go home and tell Noah!" Raf said.
"Okay, but you get to tell him."
The cab pulled up and they both got inside and went home. They got to the apartment and Noah met them at the door.
"Papi, Mami!" Noah yelled as he came running to them giving both hugs.
"Hey, sweet boy!"
"Hey mijo!" Raf picked up Noah.
Liv put her hand on Noah's back.
"Noah, papi has something to tell you." Liv said.
"What?" Noah asked.
Liv looked at Raf giving him the okay.
"I'm going to move in with you two."
Noah's face lit up.
"Really?!"
"Yes mijo, I am."
Noah wrapped his arms around Raf's neck and squeezed him tight. Raf hugged him back, letting him down so he could go play. Liv looked at him.
"Why don't you go play with him? I'll fix dinner and come get you two, go play."
"Yeah, Papi, let's play!"
Raf and Noah played, Liv fixed dinner. The next day, Liv, Raf and Noah moved Raf into Liv's and Noah's. That night Raf cooked Fettuccine Alfredo, Noah's favorite. Noah fell asleep soon after dinner, exhausted from helping Raf move. He sat in front of his toys drifting in and out of sleep. Raf and Liv watched him for a few minutes, finally, Raf got up, lifted Noah up and took him into his room. He tucked him in and came back into the living room. Raf dropped beside Liv leaning his head on her shoulder, kissed her neck, and just watched her.
"You ready for bed, roomie?" Liv joked.
"Yes."
They both got up and checked on Noah and then went to bed. Raf watched Liv sleep for a while then whispering he loved her he fell asleep himself. It had been a month since the day Raf had babysat Noah for the first time and Raf had asked him and Liv to dinner that Friday night. Liv had just gotten home from work, to find Raf on the couch looking at Noah on the floor playing with his brown and white dog that Raf had given him that night.
"Hey, Rafa." Liv said as she sat next to him after greeting her son.
"Hi, Liv." Raf gave her a smile and a quick kiss on the lips.
Liv looked at him, he wanted something she could tell.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just mom found out about us, and she's been calling me, asking why I haven't formally introduced you and Noah to her, besides the fact she has met you."
"Wasn't it during the Walter Briggs case, right before your grandmother passed away?" Liv asked.
"Yes, it was." Raf looked at her with sadness in his voice and eyes.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up."
Raf watched Noah get up and come to him, picking him up he looked over at Liv.
"No, it's okay." Raf watched Noah cuddle into his chest, Liv put her head on his shoulder, as he wrapped his arms around her bringing her closer.
"So how about Saturday breakfast, then we can take Noah to the park?" Raf asked.
"Sounds perfect." Liv replied.
Saturday Morning rolled around Raf, Liv, and Noah made their way down to the diner they were meeting Lucia at. They walked in and got a table then Raf got Noah settled, coloring a picture when he
heard his mother. Raf stood up, hugged her and turned toward Liv. Liv smiled and shook Lucia's hand.
"It's nice to see you again, Lucia."
"You too, Olivia, and who's this?" Lucia looked at Noah.
Raf walked over sitting on the chair next to Noah's, knowing he would be shy like he was with him. Noah looked at her and at Raf.
"Say hello mijo." Raf whispered.
"Hi." Noah looked at Lucia and grinned.
"Hi, Noah." Lucia smiled looking at the interaction between Noah and Raf.
Noah turned his head into Raf, leaning against him, Raf had noticed when Noah didn't know someone he would always act like this. He even did that with Finn, but never Liv, him, Carisi, or Rollins. Liv smiled at Noah's reaction and how he leaned against Raf. Lucia sat down on the other side of Noah and Liv sat beside Raf grabbing his hand squeezing it. Raf looked at her, squeezing it back and smiling at her. Brunch went well with Lucia, she even joined them when they went to the park. While Raf took Noah to the slides, Liv and Lucia sat on the bench watching them. Liv watched Lucia watching Noah and Raf.
"You and Noah are why he's been happier and less stressed the last month." Lucia said, smiling at Liv.
Liv smiled, it was true. Raf even said it himself just last night. The evening went by fast, Noah was getting tired, so Raf and Liv left. When they got home Raf carried Noah to his room and was fixing to lay him down.
"I want to lay with you and Mami." Noah looked up at him.
Raf looked at him, smiling.
"Okay, let's go get Mami, maybe we could read a few stories to help you sleep."
"Okay." Noah said.
Raf put him down, he went to put his pj's on while Raf made his way to find Liv. Raf found Liv in the bathroom, walking up behind wrapping his arms around her looking at her in the mirror.
"What's up?"
"Noah wants to be with us."
Noah came running into their bedroom, they read him two stories and he was out for the night. Raf looked at the sight that met him Noah on his chest, Liv tucked into his side.
"I love you mijo, love you Liv."
"Love you, Papi, love you Mami."
"Love you, sweet boy, love you Rafa."
