The Next Morning

They got ready and made their way down to Trevor's office.

"Rafael, Olivia it's nice to see you two again."

"Thanks for seeing us so soon Trevor." Raf said.

"No need."

They all sat down and began the paperwork. After they filled out everything and Trevor put everything in order. Liv thought she saw some concern,

"Trevor, what's wrong?" She asked.

"I was thinking about things that the agency might be concerned about..."

"Where we live?" Liv knew this was going to be an issue, from going through this with Noah.

"Yes." Trevor replied.

"I started looking last night." Raf said as Liv looked at him.

"I didn't know, you had started looking." Liv looked at him.

"When I sold my place I put away the money, just in case we wanted to get a bigger place. When we decided to adopt, I started looking."

"Well, I'll turn this in, it will be about 3 weeks for everything to go through anyway."

4 days Later

"Hey Liv, I think I found us a place. It's 3 bedrooms/3 baths for a reasonable price, we could buy it alone with the money I sold my condo for and still have a little left.

"Let's go look at it." Liv said.

The next Day

Raf, Liv, and Noah went to look at the house.

"Mijo, you like this house?"

Noah looked around, ran upstairs to what would be his room.

"I like my room!"

Raf chuckled, as he walked up the stairs, with Liv. They walked into what would be their daughter's room.

"You like it, mi Amor?" Raf asked, kissing Liv's cheek.

"It's wonderful, Rafa, it's perfect." They stood there looking at it for a little while holding each other. Liv look at Raf,

"Where's our room?"

"Down the hall."

Raf led Liv to the end of the hallway, opening the door to reveal a master bedroom and bath.

"Rafa."

"You like it, mi Amor?"

Liv had tears in her eyes.

"It's perfect, Rafa."

"Just like you."

Liv smiled and kissed him.

"I love you."

They put an offer in and got it. Two days after the offer was accepted. It took Liv, Raf, Fin, Carisi, and Rollins help and a little help from Noah, but they got the Benson-Barba's moved into their new home.

The next day the home inspection was done, and they were approved. They went to see Trevor.

"Nice to see you two again." Trevor greeted them as they entered his office.

"You too Trevor." Liv replied, and Raf shook his hand.

"So your paperwork and home inspection have been approved." Trevor said.

"Yes." They both replied.

"So, what gender would you like?"

Raf and Liv looked at each other and smiled.

"A little girl." Raf replied, taking Liv's hand.

"I heard the adoption agency I work with sometimes had a baby girl about 1 ½, no name. She has been there since she was born, abandoned at their doorstep, not long after birth. They have placed her in 3 different foster families, her case is similar to Noah's I think." Trevor said, shaking his head.

Raf looked at Liv and squeezed her hand.

"Could we meet her?" Liv asked.

"Yes, let me contact her caseworker." Trevor said.

He looked up the little girl's case file.

"Well we know her caseworker and the judge, and I know the lawyer representing her."

Raf and Liv looked at each other and leant against each other. The next day getting ready to go meet their little girl, Liv realized something.

"Hey Rafa, have you thought about names?"

Rafael looked at her.

"I thought of Elizabeth as her middle name, I didn't know about her at first."

"How about Skylar?" Liv looked at him.

"Skylar Elizabeth Barba. I like it." Raf grinned, wrapping his arms around her, kissing her.

Raf, Liv, and Noah walked into the facility, with Trevor. Mrs. Jackson was with a woman and she was holding a baby girl, their baby girl.

"Mrs. Benson, nice to see you again."

"You too." Liv replied, reaching out to shake her hand.

"You must be her husband, Rafael Barba?"

"Yes, I am." Raf smiled and shook her hand.

Turning around to the woman holding the little girl.

"This is baby girl doe, I'm sure Mr. Langan has told you two everything we know?" Mrs. Jackson asked.

"Yes, he has." Raf replied.

The girl who was holding the baby asked,

"Would one of you like to hold her?"

Liv looked at Raf and could tell he wanted to.

"Rafa, you hold her."

Raf looked at the little baby and reached for her, the baby reached out and gladly went to Raf. Raf brought her to his chest, smiling looking at Liv.

"Why don't the 4 of you go to the playroom, and get acquainted."

Raf, Liv, and Noah walked into the room, it had a play mat with toys on it. They all sat down, Noah looking at the baby.

"What do you think mijo?" Raf asked after a few minutes of watching Noah handing her little toys.

"I like her." Noah grinned.

They sat and watched Noah play with her, for a while. Trevor came in,

"Liv, Rafael we have to fill out a few more papers."

Raf and Liv left Noah and their little girl, they sat down. Trevor had her adoption papers in front of him.

"What would you like her name to be?"

"Skylar Elizabeth Barba." Liv said.

"Name Skylar Elizabeth Barba, adoptive father Rafael Barba. Adoptive mother Olivia Benson-Barba."

After they signed everything, they were on their way home with Noah and Skylar in the back seat. Liv looked in the rearview mirror, both asleep.

"They are both out." Liv said.

Raf smiled, and they got home. They sat Skylar on the floor and Raf, Liv and Noah sat around her. Noah handed her blocks and she would build small towers and laugh when she would knock them down. She crawled over to Noah, looked at him and giggled. Noah looked at her then at their parents smiling. Skylar and Noah played till dinner after dinner Liv put Noah down while Raf put Skylar down. Liv and Raf met in the bedroom, climbing in on both sides after making sure the baby monitor worked.

"Did Skylar go down easy?" Liv asked.

"Yes, she was out before I laid her down." Raf whispered.

"You're a wonderful Papi, Rafa." Liv leaned over and kissed him.

"You're wonderful, Mami, Liv." Raf whispered, kissing her back.

They fell asleep wrapped in each other's arms.

Two weeks later

Raf woke up, looking over he saw Liv asleep, the baby monitor came to life with Skylar's cries. Raf quickly got up and went to her, he walked into her room, Skylar was standing in her crib crying.

"Mija, what's wrong?"

He picked her up and calmed her down. She calmed immediately, snuggling up to her Papi. Raf smiled, going back to their room. Liv was awake when he walked in with Skylar, she watched him lay her on the bed next to her, giving her a kiss. They laid there for a while, Noah came in and laid with them too. The family of 4 got up and made breakfast, sliced bananas for Skylar and cereal with bananas for Noah. Raf had the day off, but Liv had to work and Noah had preschool.

"So, what are you and Skylar going to do today?" Liv asked as she kissed him and got Noah's backpack.

"Just hang around the house, nothing big." Raf said, kissing her back and giving Noah one as well.

"Bye, Noah."

"Bye Papi."

"We need to get going, love you." Liv said.

"Love you, Liv." He kissed her.

When they left Raf got Skylar out of her high chair and he laid on the couch. Raf had placed her in front of her blocks and played with her. After a few hours, Raf smiled when she started to fall asleep. He picked up, carried her to the couch and they both fell asleep. Raf woke up, looking down he grinned. He tried to pick Skylar up so he could sit up, but she snuggled closer into him. He sat up, Skylar had her tiny hands clutching his shirt tightly.

Raf chuckled.

"I'm not going anywhere Mija." Raf whispered.

"Papi." Skylar giggled.

Raf looked at her and smiled. Noah had been trying to get Skylar to say Mami and Papi since she came home 2 weeks ago.

"Yes Skylar, I'm your Papi."

Skylar and Raf were inseparable, even when she was playing with Noah she wanted him close by. Liv came home that evening and Noah met her at the door, Skylar looked at her and then turned her attention back to Raf.

Later that evening

Liv was looking at the kids while fixing dinner.

"Hey Rafa, you think Skylar loves me?" She asked out of the blue.

Raf wrapped his arm around her, from behind.

"Of course, she does." He kissed her neck.

"But she always wants to be around you and Noah."

"She just like her boys, like someone else I know." He smirked.

Liv smiled and kissed him.

"Mami!" Skylar squealed.

Liv and Raf looked at her, Raf kissed her cheek.

"See?"

Liv smiled and leaned into him, both of them watching their babies play.