Prompt: First Christmas

Fandom: Law and Order: SVU

Pairing: Rafael Barba x OFC

Rafael woke up that day feeling a bit blue. December was fast approaching and with it the holidays. For him, it would be another Christmas without his grandma, but there was a silver lining. He was going to spend Christmas with Molly.

They had been together for almost a year and this was going to be their first Christmas together. He already had gotten her her Christmas present, courtesy of Olivia. A beautiful necklace that he had asked Olivia to help him choose, on one of their many after-work drinks. Olivia had impeccable taste for jewelry and Rafael not so much, so it was only logical for him to enlist her help.

After getting ready, Rafael left his apartment building and the sight before him made him smile. The whole city was decorated for Christmas. "City Hall was busy last night.", he thought, smiling. Rafael immediately decided that he was gonna take Molly on a walk through the city to admire the decorations, after work.

The day moved painfully slow. One deposition and that was it. The rest of the time was spent taking care of his paperwork backlog that was long overdue. He almost punched one of the new defense lawyers when he made a somewhat inappropriate comment about Molly, while visiting her department, but felt avenged when he heard he had his ass kicked during their court appearance. Turns out, Molly heard it too and she knew that Rafael couldn't just kick his ass, so she took it upon herself to do so, the best way she knew how.

Eventually, their workday ended and, after dismissing Carmen for the day, Rafael made his way to Molly's office. Knocking on the door, he was greeted by a smiling Molly. Pulling her close, he kissed her passionately, feeling her reciprocate the kiss with as much emotion as he had put into it. Grabbing her hand, he told her that he had thought it would be a good idea to go see the decorations around the city. Molly thought it would be nice to check them out and get into the holiday spirit.

Walking around the city, hand in hand, they started reminiscing on their childhood Christmas' and how and where they were spent. It was nice to find new things they had in common, such as their favorite Christmas traditions or their favorite Christmas foods. The city was beautifully decorated, with a lot of differences between the different locations. Some even had trees, decorated with things you would find in that part of the city. It was fun seeing the differences and guessing what each part of the city would have on their tree's.

Rafael couldn't stop looking at Molly and falling even more in love with her. The way her eyes would light up at each different decoration was amazing to watch. It was like watching a child seeing it all for the first time and it filled his heart knowing that she was sharing that with him by her side.

In one of the many parks that exist around the city, they decided to take a break and rest a bit. While sitting there, Rafael looked up and let out a chuckle. Just above them was a branch of mistletoe. Pointing it out to Molly, he took her in his arms and kissed her, a peck on the lips at first, but that quickly evolved into a passionate make out session.

Suddenly, they heard voices approaching. They pulled away, Molly blushing like mad and Rafael chuckling at the situation. It wasn't like they were dating in secret, but they always made sure that they kept it respectful in front of everyone. Looking back at the people walking by, Rafael saw them glancing at them and smiling.

Once they were gone, they both laughed at the situation, with Molly saying that they were acting like teenagers. He knew it was true but he didn't mind. He thought that he should thank whoever put the mistletoe there. Molly got up and told him that she was getting hungry, so they decided to make their way to a restaurant.

Walking through the door at their favorite restaurant, near the courthouse, he saw Molly getting stunned at how beautiful it looked. She didn't go there for lunch, instead asking someone to bring her her lunch back to the office, so that was the first time she was seeing it. The restaurant was decorated in various shades of blue and silver, which tied in nicely with the already set-in décor of the restaurant. Rafael got them a table, watching Molly being completely amazed with the décor and losing herself in it.

Rafael couldn't help but feel like the luckiest man in the world, just because she had chosen to love him. In that moment, he knew he would do whatever it took to make her happy and safe.