[11]

Olivia woke up the next morning when Rafael's phone rang. She barely opened her eyes before feeling as Rafael tugged her to his side as he answered his phone.

"Barba." Rafael yawned. He whispered for a while before looking down at Olivia.

"Liv?" He asked.

"What?" Olivia sighed softly.

"Alex has been calling you, I guess. She couldn't get ahold of you, so she called my cell." Rafael spoke.

"I'm sorry." Olivia sighed, before taking the phone and slipping to the edge of the bed.

She adjusted the sheet before putting Rafael's phone to her ear.

"Hey, Alex. What's up?" Olivia sighed.

"How's everything going?" Alex asked, and Olivia blushed as she looked over her shoulder and to where Rafael laid and watched her. 

"It's going good, Alex. Uh, is there anything wrong?" Olivia frowned as she reached back and grabbed Rafael's hand. They intertwined their fingers together as Rafael's eyes grew heavy once again.

"I was really calling to tell you that Cade came down with a cold last night. He has a slight fever but is mostly complaining about a stuffy nose, a sore throat, and he is saying his chest feels kinda heavy." Alex spoke.

"Oh god. Okay, I'll be home soon. I just have to get changed." Olivia spoke quickly.

"I can take care of him until you are ready to come home. He's sleeping in my bed right now and I've given him cold medicine and rubbed vapor rub on his chest to help him breath easier." Alex spoke.

"Alex-"

"Enjoy the rest of your time with Rafael. I've got this. I just thought that you'd wanna know." Alex replied quickly.

"But my baby needs me." Olivia breathed.

"Just decide and I'll see you whenever you get home. Okay?" Alex spoke before hanging up.

Olivia locked Rafael's phone before frowning deeply as she continued to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Olivia?" Rafael yawned, as he sat up and ran his hand over her bare back.

"Cade has a cold. I have to get home to him... I'm sorry that I couldn't stay longer. Thanks for an amazing night." Olivia breathed, before standing and gathering her clothes.

"Don't apologize, Liv. Your son must always come first. I'll come over after work and bring soup and stuff. Okay?"

"Rafael-"

"Just go be with your son. I'll see you later." Rafael smiled. Olivia sat her clothes down before climbing onto the bed and pressing several kisses to Rafael's lips.

"You are amazing... in more than one way."

///

"My nose is stuffy, Mama!" Cade cried, as he ran into the kitchen. Olivia frowned as she put the lid onto Cade's sippy cup full of orange juice. 

"Baby, it's going to be stuffy till you start feeling better. Alright? Now, let's go back to the couch and lay down. You need to get some rest."

"But I'm not tired!" Cade yelled, before starting to cough. Olivia frowned as she moved over to her son and rubbed his back until he calmed down.

"Are you tired now?" Olivia sighed.

"Kinda." Cade frowned, before reaching his arms up to his mother. Olivia lifted her son up before carrying him into the living room. She got him tucked in on the couch before handing him his cup and turning the TV back on.

Olivia made sure her son was settled before moving to do more laundry, but stopped when her doorbell rang. She hesitantly moved to the door before opening it and sighing softly when she saw Rafael instead of Elliot. She was worried that Elliot would come around when she's stressed out and just mess everything up.

"Was that a good sigh or a bad sigh?" Rafael asked, and Olivia stepped forward and went to hug him but then stopped herself.

"It was a good sigh because I'm thankful to see you... but I don't wanna get you sick." Olivia frowned.

"You won't get me sick. Did you want to hug me or something?" Rafael asked, and Olivia looked over her shoulder and saw that Cade had already passed out, so she stepped forward and snaked her arms around Rafael's neck before kissing him deeply.

"Is this what you decided to do all day while your kid was sick?" Alex asked, and Olivia blushed as she stepped away from Rafael.

"He just got here, Alex. And Cade is sleeping. I had to do something with my time." Olivia smiled, before letting both her roommate and Rafael into the house.

"How's the brat doing?" Alex whispered, as they moved into the kitchen so Cade could nap.

"His nose is still stuffy, his fever is down, and he's starting to cough a lot more than this morning. I'm just hoping that he starts feeling better soon. Because I don't wanna have to take too much time off." Olivia frowned.

"We can take turns staying home with him if he gets worse. Uh, I'm going to go hang in my room for a bit. Work on some stuff. You two have fun." Alex smiled, as she moved to the fridge and grabbed a water bottle.

///

Rafael ended up staying at the house that night. He helped Olivia with Cade, since Alex had to go back to work because her new squad had caught a case and needed her.

Rafael helped with laundry and keeping things sanitized so no one else got sick. And then after Olivia gave Cade a bath and then needed to take one herself, he laid on the couch and Cade fell asleep on him.

"Rafael?" Olivia asked, as she quietly left her room. She looked around for a moment before spotting Rafael on the sofa with Cade.

She smiled tiredly as she moved to the sofa before kneeling beside it. She caressed her son's hair for a moment before moving her hand through Rafael's hair. 

"Liv?" Rafael yawned.

"Do you want me to move him?" Olivia breathed.

"No, it's fine. He's really out of it." Rafael spoke.

"This makes me happy." Olivia whispered.

"What?" Rafael whispered back.

"Cade really likes you, Rafa. He always has. Since the day he met you... and this just makes me happy because you are so good for him. And for me... and I don't want to be forceful or anything... but I really, really, like you. And I think that maybe we should just try this whole dating thing."

"I'd really like that."