The next morning Raf got up and started getting ready, as he got out of the shower, Peter came in brushing his teeth. Raf was curious, as he looked at him in suit pants

"Peter, what are you doing?"

"I forgot to tell you last night, someone offered me a job in homicide and I took it." Peter said, smiling.

"Back to doing what you did in Chicago?"

"Yeah, Jack wanted me somewhere more high profile, right after my father died so…"

"And I had just confessed, so he thought nothing higher profile than a prominent ADA killing a baby?" Raf asked.

"I guess." Peter sighed.

"Peter, it's been 341 days. Let it go Peter, don't take this to heart, if I was pissed at you I wouldn't have made that confession in the bar that first night."

Peter just looked at him, like really?

"Okay, I lied, I just wanted to fuck you...then break your heart into a million pieces, but I fell for you quick and hard." Raf said.

"Asshole."

"I've always been an asshole, a lovable one, at times." Raf smirked.

Peter just shook his head. Raf got dressed as Peter finished up. They shared a kiss bye and Raf left first, going straight to the coffee cart and then SVU. Raf walked into a madhouse, seeing Liv at Fin's desk. Raf could tell she was stressed, he walked up putting his hand on her shoulder

"Demoted?"

"No Fin and Amanda are in with a perp, Sonny is in my office with his niece."

"I'm guessing that's why I got a text saying get coffee and get here ASAP?"

Liv looked up, taking her coffee from the tray he was carrying.

"Yes, Carisi's niece is the vic, Carisi is beside himself, thanks for the coffee."

"The others are for Fin, Sonny, and a hot chocolate for his have we got?" Raf asked.

"Open and shut DNA, fluids, semen, the whole works."

Raf sighed, looking at the board, before handing out the very needed drinks.

20 hours later

Raf walked into his apartment, straight into the bedroom, Peter heard him walking by the bed into the bathroom. He figured it was worse than when Raf had texted him saying he'd be home by midnight, later texting it would be early morning. After a few minutes he felt the bed dip and arms wrap around him, as Rafael sighed.

"That bad?"

"Mm. I've got to be back at SVU by 10, I would aim to be there by 7. But Liv said she and the squad wouldn't be there and if she caught me, or anyone else, there before 10 we would be sent home."

"Get some sleep." Peter whispered.

Peter then heard soft snores, smiling as he too fell asleep.

The next Morning

Peter woke up, he didn't have anything much going on and didn't need to be in court till 11. So he watched Raf sleep, Raf woke up looking at him,

"Shouldn't you be at work?"

"Don't need to be in court till 11."

Raf hummed, and snuggled closer, it was only 7. They both laid there together for a while before getting up and ready for breakfast at their favorite breakfast place. Later as Raf walked into the precinct, well before 10, he saw Sonny,

"Thought Liv said not to be here until 10?"

"Could ask you the same." Sonny said, checking his watch.

"I was just going to tell her I've only been here for 10 minutes."

Sonny didn't say anything, just looked at the paperwork on his desk. Raf sighed, they were together for 3 years, probably more if he hadn't acted out of guilt from his father that night when he flipped the breathing machine off. Raf had found the ring in Sonny's drawer a week before.

"I know what I did to you, to us and I'm sorry, for what your niece is going through."

"It's okay Rafael, honestly, I was pissed when I first found out. I've moved on. Thank you about my niece, just get the son of a bitch."

"You know I will, he doesn't stand a chance. So have you found someone? Are you seeing anyone?"

"Yeah, a fellow officer in Brooklyn, we went to night school together, then we both decided to stay on the force after Dodds." Sonny then stared pointedly at Raf.

"What?"

"How are you doing? With everything job wise and your new boy toy?" Sonny asked.

"It's good, he got a job in homicide."

"That's what he did before leaving Chicago, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it was."

"Rafa, why him? Of all of the guys in New York, why the guy that prosecuted you?"

Raf sighed.

"At first, I wanted him to fall for me, then break his fucking heart for revenge but I fell hard, harder than for any man or woman I've ever been in love with." Raf whispered.

Sonny nodded and looked down.

"Sonny I'm sorry for breaking us up, then the trial, then Peter."

Sonny stared at Rafael and seemed to come to a decision.

"I believe you, I'm sorry for being so grumpy. I should have told you before that I now know why you did it. You thought it would be easier for everyone if things went further south and you ended up in jail. I just wished that you thought more of my loyalty and how much I loved you. I would have stood beside you."

After Rafael's shock eased,

"It wasn't like that. I knew you would stand by me and I wanted you to. But wanting you to spend what would probably have been the best part of a decade alone just to be there for me was selfish. I couldn't do that to you, you need to be loved, to be the sunshine in someone's life..."

After clearing his throat Rafael said,

"Are you happy with him? I truly hope you are."

Sonny smiled.

"I am. Are you?"

"Yes, yes I am." They both smiled at each other, pleased they had finally cleared the air.