(Thirteen years ago)
It is early in the morning; the airport is quiet, gloomy and stale. Fitz and Olivia sit next to one another at the airport, avoiding looking at one another. Fitz would glance at Olivia and see her watching people move around, her body language was telling him everything he already knew, and she was on guard.
Olivia would look at Fitz when he wasn't paying attention, she saw the circles under his eyes, the two did not sleep at all last night…too much to say so little time, and instead they made love all night. Olivia knew Fitz was struggling with whether to follow his head or his heart.
Breaking Olivia and Fitz from their thoughts, the Intercom comes one "Calling for flight 21…. To Santa Barbara, California"
Looking at Olivia Fitz rises from his seat as does Olivia; they look at one another for what seems like eternity, engraving every blemish and freckle to memory. Olivia smiles sadly at Fitz
"I'm not going to say goodbye Livvie"
"This is goodbye Fitz; I am not going to see you every day." Olivia said with finality, letting the truth sink in.
"I'm just going to say, see you later…We are going to make it work, you can come visit me in California…I will come visit you …I won't say goodbye to you…I can't Liv" Fitz looked down at his feet refusing to look at the sad brown eyes. Not wanting Liv to see him cry, Fitz kisses her on the forehead and heads for the terminal.
"Wait" Olivia shouts before Fitz is too far gone. Hearing Olivia Fitz quickly turns around goes to her "What's wrong Livvie?"
Shaking her head softly trying to find the words to explain to Fitz "I have a really bad feeling about you getting on the plane. My gut is telling me, and my gut is never wrong, Fitz"
"What like it's going to crash that kind of feeling?"
"No, not like that but…I know we agreed to you running your dad's company but…" Liv bits her lip to keep herself from crying, she looks everywhere until her eyes finally land on Fitz "Stay Fitz… stay with me… don't go to California.
Fitz caresses Olivia cheek knowing how difficult it was for her to vulnerable "Livvie, you know I have to go, if I don't my dad is going to cut me off… I will have nothing Liv…let's just stick to the plan we made okay?"
Olivia grabs Fitz by his shoulders hoping to change his mind "Let's forget the plan Fitz, let's just run away…just you and me… you promised you wouldn't leave me like everyone else" Tears welled in Olivia's eye she kissed Fitz with everything she had, pleading with him to stay with her, once they separated both out of breath she whispers to Fitz "I can be yours Fitz…"
The intercom came on "This will be the final boarding call for flight 21..."
At a lost, Fitz looked at Olivia wanting her to see the pain that was on his face. Unable to find the words Fitz looks around his surroundings the line has diminished, if he doesn't leave now, then he will miss his flight "Liv, one year won't change us, hell a hundred years wouldn't change us…I am doing this for our future Livvie…I love you Olivia Pope."
Tears came streaming down her face, at that very moment Olivia, knew she had lost Fitzgerald Grant. Olivia removes her scarf that she had wrapped around her neck, she holds the scarf in her hands and soon wraps the scarf around Fitz's eyes; once it was secure she grabs Fitz's face and kisses him one last time, with his eyes still wrapped Olivia whispers in his ear "Goodbye Fitzgerald Grant." Before Fitz could remove the scarf, Olivia was gone.