AN:
so this is literally the first thing I have EVER written, please go easy on me. Im trying to face my fears and put myself out there. I hope to grow from here but this is the first step. I hope you enjoy.
As Olivia laid out back in her hammock, reading yet another book, she couldn't help but get lost in her thoughts. At 21, Olivia was well into her college career with nothing other than good grades to show for it. Olivia has always been the "good girl", the girl who always made straight As, started on the high school basketball team, and never ever got in trouble. Typically described as the responsible one, she struggled to find her place in social settings. She was never the popular girl, but was friends with the popular crowds. She was also friends with the kids who tended to blend into the background, unseen by most. Her popular friends, typically Mellie in particular, always wanted Olivia around to date whatever guy they liked's socially awkward friend. See if you find the friend a date, you get more alone time with the hot guy. It never failed any time Mellie found a new boyfriend, Olivia was set up with the awkward best friend. Guys didn't really notice Olivia, so this was the extent of most her dates starting in high school carrying on into college.
With that said, Olivia has never felt connected to anyone she's ever been on a date with, which is why at 21 Olivia has done nothing more than kiss a guy. Most people don't know because Olivia is embarrassed that she's nearly a college graduate, about to enter her career as a high school teacher and has zero experience. I mean how awkward is it to know many of your students have sex lives and you don't. This brings Olivia's train of thought back to Fitz.
Fitz and Olivia have been friends since they were 14. They attended different high schools and but had a pretty close knit group of friends which is mostly made of up of guys. Fitz, Jake, Huck, Harrison, Marcus, David and Cyrus all went to high school in a town about thirty minutes away while Olivia, Abby, and Quinn (and Mellie) all went to school together. Olivia met the boys when Abby started dating David. From there the group spent much of their free time together. Olivia instantly had the biggest crush on Fitz. He was gorgeous with brown curly hair and the brightest blue eyes. Let's not even get started on his body, sweet Jesus. Abby's dad let the boys build a sand volleyball court in their backyard one summer and the group basically lived there. Naturally the boys played shirtless and Olivia had to stop herself from drooling over Fitz's body. The problem was besides being shy when it came to guys, she was considered one of the boys. She knew she never stood a chance with Fitz, so she kept her crush a secret and settled for best friends. Their relationship was deeper than her physical attraction. He really saw her for who she was. Olivia had a lot of interests that may would judge as nerdy, every time someone would find out she liked Star Wars or superheroes they made fun of her. So she learned to keep those parts of herself hidden. Only Fitz appreciated her for the things that made her different and it only made her love him more.
One day last year Mellie saw a picture of Fitz on Olivia's Instagram and begged Olivia to introduce them. Reluctantly she agreed knowing Fitz would never see her more than his best friend, his little sister. Mellie and Fitz hit it off instantly much to Olivia's chagrin. Within two weeks they were in a committed relationship and Olivia was once again the third wheel. For weeks Olivia cried herself to sleep wishing it was her that Fitz was so proudly taking on dates, posting cute photos with sappy captions. Once again she was reminded that she was the sidekick and Mellie was the star, and now Fitz was her leading man. Nothing hurt worse than being the friend Mellie told about how amazing Fitz was in bed and how incredible he made her feel. Now here she was a year later alone in her hammock dreaming of the blue eyes boy who stole her heart and the night that changed everything.