Not Everything Done In The Dark Is Shameful Barson Story

Not Everything Done In The Dark Is Shameful Chapter 20

The verdict Rafael had been waiting for come in, guiltily on all counts, another violent criminal was behind bars, and would never be able to hurt anyone again. Normally, he would be on cloud 9 after a guiltily verdict on a case like this, but he couldn't shake the uneasy feeling he had all day. He expected when he woke this morning to find his arms wrapped around Olivia, that's how he fell asleep. Instead he woke with a note on his clothed chest and she was gone. His arms felt so empty, sleeping next to her was incredible, he slept so much better. He was so glad he was there to help her through the nightmare, and that she wanted to be held by him. He would always be there for her, even if she didn't fully understand that yet. Luckily for him he kept an extra suit and toothbrush in his office at all times just in case, he had to be in court after a long night of preparing. After he got ready for the day and right before court he read her note.

Barba:

I didn't mean to sleep and run. I left so that I could get home to send Noah off to school, and get to the station on time. I'm so sorry I was such a mess last night. I don't know what came over me. Thank-you for being there. You didn't have to be. I owe you.

Olivia

The fist sentence of the note made him smile, but the rest of it made his heart sink. It was so formal and sad. Olivia did show up in the courtroom, but she ran out before he could talk to her. As he walked into Forlini's past conversations he had with her played in his head. He needed to gather his thoughts before he talked to her again. He ordered a fruit plate, a noddle bowl, and an iced tea. He eat slowly, hoping the lunch would help him think.

"Barba, we need to talk. What did you do?" He heard a loud voice say, he recognized it as Fin. He quickly walked toward Barba's table.

"Please sit." Barba said, and Fin quickly sat in the booth across from him. "What can I do for you?"

"What did you do?"

"Pardon?"

"Liv came in 5 minutes late, took a bunch of files, and locked herself in her office. When she left for court she didn't even look at anybody on the way out, when she got back she refused a cup of coffee. She ran back into her office, before she locked the door again she told me to let her know if there were any emergencies. Rollins knocked on the door, and offered her a sandwich, nothing."

"So you're saying she's hiding in her office?"

"I'm saying when something is off between you two everything is off, when you two are good, everything is good. So what did you do, and why are you sitting here? You giving up on her Barba?"

"That's not happening, that will never happen, I'm never giving up on her!." Barba said in his no nonsense courtroom voice. "So let's move on. We didn't have an argument, but I know she's upset. She ran out of the courthouse before I could say anything." I'm sitting here trying to figure out what to do.

"While you're sitting there thinking, I'm going to level with you."

"Please do."

"I've known Liv for over 18 years. She's saved my life on more than one occasion, if it wasn't for her, I don't think I would be talking to my son, she brought us back together and she helped him when he didn't want to come to me. I have helped her out of at least a few scrapes with some bad dudes, and some perverts. I won't go into that, I'll let her tell you about it, if she needs to."

"Thank-you for protecting her." Barba said relief filling his voice.

"I'm not done." Fin said Barba took a bite of pineapple, and looked at Fin waiting for his next words. "I have never in my life seen Liv smile the way she does when she sees you. She's a very loyal person Barba, and she's given her loyalty to the wrong people sometimes. No man has ever treated her the way you do. You stayed with her after this last assult, and I'm sure she said you didn't have to, and that she was fine, I'm sure she gave you a hard time, but you stayed with her."