And this is all I wrote. OMG all of you all who have read this (and those that will) thank you. It's been an age since I have written and what was supposed to be a one shot became my longest story ever. All you sweet reviewers are the reason. My goal was to get this done before the show came back from break. I love a happy ending and I love wrapping things up in a bow. Since we don't get enough of that in our favorite shows, it is the least I can do when I write. Like Ben and Leslie or Josh and Donna, all amazing couples deserve to be together. Thanks for reading friends.

She whipped her head around at the knock on her door. She smoothed down her hair and looked quickly in the mirror before opening the door. There he stood. It had been weeks since they had been this close and it was a drug she didn't realize she was missing. Tie off, suit jacket over his arm, sleeves rolled up, smiling at her.

"I brought a bag. Hope that wasn't too presumptuous" he said, smiling and waggling his eyes at her. She started to reach out for him when

SLAM. She barely had time to get out of the way and he barely had time to drop his bag as Noah slammed his bedroom door against the way and flew through the apartment, launching himself at Barba. Barba scooped him up and Noah wrapped his arms around his neck.

"Noah."

"Raf! Raf!" he yelled into his neck. Liv watched at Barba carried him into the apartment, kicking the door shut.

Rafael sat down on the couch, trying remove Noah's arms from around his neck. That just made the little boy hold on tighter.

"What's wrong amigo?"

Noah pulled back to look Barba in the eye. "You not come back with us."

"No. I am sorry about that. Your mom told me you were upset." Noah just nodded, looking down at his lap. "Well, I am sorry you were sad I wasn't here. What if I tell you that I was really upset to not be with you to." Noah looked up at him, eyes wide.

"You miss us?"

"So much, Noah. So very much." Noah wrapped his arms back around his neck, laying his head on Barba's shoulder. Olivia pointed to toward his bedroom. Barba just nodded and carried the half asleep child back to his room. Olivia cleaned up, just trying to keep herself busy, trying not to think about when he walks out of that bedroom.

But he did. She just clasped her hands and watched him move around her apartment like it was second nature. Why had she wasted so much time?

"I've been asking myself the same thing" he said as he slowly walked toward her.

"I said that out loud."

"You did" he nodded, reaching out to her, pulling her into him. "Hi" he whispered, kissing her softly. She gave herself over to him. He pulled her onto the couch, deepening the kiss.

"So that bag you brought…" she said softly as he kissed his way down her neck. He laughed and stood up, pulling her up off the couch and toward her bedroom.

She laid there, holding her breath, staring at the ceiling with wide eyes. She slid her eyes over to look at him, but he had a pillow over his face.

"Um…"

"Ignore that. No. Don't. I just… shit."

She rolled over and took the pillow off his face. "Raf. Look at me." He opened his eyes slowly and propped himself up. He finally met her eyes and what he saw there was unexpected, considering how those words just fell out of his mouth.

"So what if I said yes."

6 MONTHS LATER

He took in a deep breath as he looked at the ocean. He could make fun of him and his friends with yachts all she wants, but it pays to have friends in high places on a day like today. Sure, proposing to her in the middle of the night after several rounds of amazing sex wasn't ideal but then again, nothing about them had ever been conventional. No one was quite sure how to react when a week later they invited all their friends to a small dinner and announced that not only were they together, but were engaged. Except Lucia. She knew exactly what to do. And she did it well. Very few people even blinked an eye. It was like everyone was just waiting for it to happen.

"Barba, you ready?" he heard Rollins ask from the other side of the door. "Yeah, come on in Amanda." She opened the door and gave him a low whistle. "Nice suit counselor." He took one last look in the mirror.

"We matching Raf!" Noah yelled as he ran into the room. This was the one thing Liv hadn't gotten to be a part of. Amanda just nodded. "She is going to approve of this. And wait till you see her. Don't pass out." Rafael grabbed Noah by the hand, smiling down.

"You got everything?" Amanda yelled over her shoulder. He patted the right side of his jacket and felt the rings. And he patted the left side of his jacket and felt the paperwork in there that was going to be his gift to Olivia and Noah after the ceremony, making this family 100% official and nothing anyone would ever take away from him. He nodded and smiled at Noah.

"Yes I do."

He stood there, with the ocean at his back, hand over his heart as she walked toward him and Noah, looking more beautiful than he thought was possible. When she saw her men standing there, matching and smiling, she placed her hand over heart and stopped for a moment. Her life turned out to be more than she ever thought possible. She walked up and handed her bouquet to Amanda, grabbing his hands.

"Let's do this" she said, ready to jump forward. With him.