Not Everything Done In The Dark Is Shameful Barson Story

Not Everything Done In The Dark Is Shameful Chapter 19

It was almost 9PM, Monday night as an exhausted Olivia walked into the DA's office. " Carmen, I didn't think you would still be here. Olivia said walking in front of the woman's desk and stopping, She carried files in one hand and a heavy bag in the other. She quickly rested the files on the desk.

"Lieutenant Benson!" Carmen answered happily.

"Please, call me Olivia or Liv

"Olivia, how are you feeling today?" Carman said her voice full of concern.

"Not you too Carmen, I'm fine. I've had a lot worse. It's nothing."

"If I were attacked would you say it was nothing?"

"Of course not. You have something you need to tell me?"

Carmen smiled. "No Olivia there are still good men out there, and I'm married to one of them. I'm thankful for that everyday." Olivia smiled and Carmen continued. "Olivia Barba was a wrack this past Friday." He ran out of here like a bat out of hell. I called after him, and he said Something was wrong, he needed to get to you. I could leave and he would call me to let me know when to come back to work. If you took today off, I was going to get the day off with pay."

"He was going to take the day off for me? He's so busy". Olivia whispered, she wished she could sit down."

Olivia between us women "I have never seen him like that, he was fearful, he didn't know what was going on, but he had a bad feeling."

"He's so busy", Olivia repeated." He is as busy as I am."

"Olivia he would take off for you, if you needed him. Honestly, I've noticed you 2 workaholics make time for each other." Olivia phone rang, she grabbed it, and saw Barba's name on the screen. "That's him calling you isn't it? I should have told him you were here already." Carmen pressed a bottom on her phone, and spoke. "Olivia Benson is here." Olivia's phone stopped ringing, she put it away quickly.

"Great minds, think alike". She heard Barba say as he walked toward her. She turned to face him not sure if she was blushing or pale. You ok? You look pale."

Olivia smiled "Yeah another long day." Barba saw the files on the desk, and the bag in her hand.

"What do you have for me?"

"Evidence" She said quickly.

"My husband just texted me that he's outside". Carman said getting up, grabbing her coat, and leaving her desk. "Great seeing you Olivia, take care of yourself, and visit again, and often."

"Carmen" Barba said laughing a little. It sounded like a nervous laugh, but in truth it wasn't. Nothing about the way he felt about Olivia embarrassed him, but he knew her, and he didn't want her to run from him.

"What? Olivia is my friend too", Carmen answered. "You think she comes to this office just to see you?" She smiled, "Good night," she said in a sing song tone as she walked outside and into the arms of her husband.

"Barba smiled, What's in the bag Liv?

"Your mother's cooking. Noah played soccer today at school, he was so tired I gave him his dinner early, and put him to bed." Lucy has a paper she has to write, she asked to stay in the guestroom, and she told me I looked like I needed fresh air." She told me to have fun what she meant by that I don't know ,but she practically kicked me out of my own apartment."

"So you left the station, went home, and came all the way here in the cold to see me?" He smiled.

"I knew you'd still be here. I needed to give you evidence, and honestly I didn't feel like eating alone, your mother made a enough food to feed an army". Barba made a mantel note to think his mother for making more food than Olivia and Noah could ever eat.