Rafael had expected many people to ignore him at Olivias Hanukkah party, but the one who did was the least expected and also hurt him the most. Stone had made small talk about the job, about certain colleagues. Rollins and Tutuola had both said hi. But Sonny Carisi had been a wall of stony silence the entire time, a stark contrast to the eager, puppy dog demeanour he had had during most of Barba’s time as ADA.
He wasn’t going to push it, it was clear Carisi had made his decision, and really, Barba hadn’t done anything to earn a different reaction. But the more Carisi stubbornly ignored even looking at Barba the sharper the pain in his chest became, and combined with the alcohol he was tipping back in an attempt to subdue that pain, Barba wasn’t really thinking properly. Which is probably why he followed Carisi into the kitchen when he went to get a refill, closing the door behind him and making sure that Carisi and him were finally alone, together.
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