(A/N: Ok you guys convinced me. Thanks for all the replies, follows and favorites. That was pretty overwhelming, but greatly appreciated. LOL. This will be a multi-chapter story so I hope you enjoy it. Before I go, I just had to say that I saw the newest OLITZ centered promo for season 5, and that shit is HOT, almost lit my phone on fire LOL. IDK if any of you have seen it yet but I'll leave a link for it in my author's not below. Tell me what you guys think about it in the review section. I think season five might be worth watching if we get to see more of that LOL. Anyway happy reading and let me know what you guys think of the chapter as well thanks again…)
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It had been a few months since her tryst with Fitz, and she couldn't get him off of her mind. During the remainder of his stay with her and Jake, she never left Jake's side. She knew it annoyed Fitz, because they needed to talk about what happened between them. But she was scared. She knew her feelings for Fitz went deeper than she cared to admit. Their night together only confirmed that, but she had been in a relationship with Jake for over seven years now. He was safe; he was comfortable. Fitz was wild and unpredictable.
Speaking of Jake, every time she looked at him she couldn't help but feel extremely guilty. He hadn't said anything out of the ordinary to her after her night with Fitz. She still didn't know whether Jake heard anything that night or not. She hoped for the latter. Sometimes she would look at Jake with a sorrowful look on her face. When he would catch her, he would ask her if anything was wrong, but her answer would always be nothing. She knew that if she didn't stop soon he would eventually catch her and question her until he figured out exactly what was wrong.
Even though she avoided Fitz like the plague, that didn't stop him from trying to contact her. Once he left he texted her at least twice a day, once in the morning and once at night, and called her once a day. She never responded though and his calls went unanswered. She thought he would stop trying to contact her after a week had gone by, but he never stopped.
And here it was nearly three months later and she was more confused about her feelings now than ever. What set her nerves on edge even more so, was the fact that she and Jake had planned a trip to Italy to go see Fitz a while back. It was now almost time for them to go to Italy. And she didn't know if she could handle being in the same room as him again. Especially when they're encounter replayed in her mind constantly and had been the main source of her dreams for the past three months.
She hadn't let Jake touch her since she'd been with Fitz. She knew he could tell something was off with her, but he hadn't questioned her. She was thankful for that. But her gratefulness was short lived. When Jake came home one day with some news from his job that would change the whole dynamic of their trip to Italy.
"Hey babe," said Jake walking in the front door. Olivia was in their kitchen when he came in the house. Jake walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hi honey, how was your day?" she asked as the microwave popped her popcorn.
"Great, and I've got some great news too," he said excitedly. She looked at him questioningly. "They want me to work on the Donald case, it's like the most high profiled case we've had in a long time," he exclaimed. "If I do well on this case then a promotion to partner won't be far behind," he said smiling. Olivia smiled and hugged him.
"That's great baby," she said truly happy for him. Jake worked hard and was a very good lawyer; he definitely deserved this.
"Thanks Liv," he said pulling back from their hug. "But the good news comes with some bad news as well," he said sighing.
"What is it?" she asked concerned.
"I know we were planning to go and see Fitz next week, but I have to start working on this case right away. I won't be able to go to Italy," he said sadly. Olivia's heart rate picked up just thinking about it. Surely he didn't want her to go alone. She couldn't go by herself. God only knows what would happen if she did.
"Oh no babe," she said sadly, even though she was kind of relieved on the inside that she would at least have more time to herself to figure things out. "Well if you can't go, then I'm not going either," she said firmly. Jake smiled but shook his head.
"Nonsense Liv, we've been planning this trip for months now. You can't just not go," he protested. "Fitz would be crushed, he's been looking forward to us coming to visit him since we planned the trip. He asks me about you all the time when we talk on the phone. Besides these tickets are non-refundable," he said.
"But…" started Olivia, Jake cut her off.
"Listen, if you don't wanna get on the plane by yourself just ask Abby to go. I know you're afraid of flying, and Abby's been dying for a vacation right?" he asked. Olivia nodded solemnly. Sure she was scared of flying. But her fear of flying was the farthest thing from her mind right now.
"Yeah, she complains about needing one all the time," said Olivia sighing.
"Great," said Jake smiling. "Then it's settled," he said smiling. "You're going to have a great time babe," he said kissing her on the forehead and hugging her. She hugged him back but wasn't so sure about that.
"I can't believe we're going to fucking Italy!" exclaimed Abby happily at the airport.
Olivia rolled her eyes at her redheaded friends over-enthusiasm. She hadn't stopped talking about the trip since Olivia invited her. Perhaps she'd be more excited as well if she didn't feel like a backstabbing bitch.
Jake went out of his way the night before to make things special for Olivia since they wouldn't be seeing each other for a week. He made them a candle lit dinner. They drank wine and cuddled on the couch. They started making out on the couch and he tried to take things further, but Olivia stopped him. She just couldn't bring herself to do it.
Not after the way she felt when Fitz touched her. She knew that she would never feel that way with Jake or anyone else. And in a few hours she would be seeing him face to face after almost three months. She didn't know what her reaction to seeing him would be. But she did know one thing. She was completely and utterly fucked.
"Why aren't you excited?" asked Abby.
In college they were attached at the hip. Even after they graduated they still saw each other all the time. When Fitz enlisted in the Navy and went to Basic training he and Olivia wrote each other a letter everyday. Sometimes Abby thought that Liv was closer to Fitz than she was to her. When Fitz was first stationed in Italy Olivia cried, because she wouldn't get to see him as often as she used too when he was in the States. Only Abby knew this of course. But they were close so she understood. She at least thought that Olivia would be a little excited to see her other best friend. Plus they were going to fucking Italy for fucks sake!
"I am excited Abby," she said unconvincingly. Abby raised an eyebrow at her skeptically as they were called for them to board their plane.
"No you're not," she said knowingly. "What the fuck happened?" she asked as they got in line to board. Olivia shook her head.
"Nothing," she said a little too quickly.
"You're like the worst liar ever, you know that right?" she asked as they found their seats. Olivia sat down and sighed. Abby sat down next to her and looked over at her.
"What?" asked Olivia shifting in her seat; she was starting to get uncomfortable? She knew that if Abby stared at her long enough she would figure out that something was indeed wrong.
"Don't what me Olivia Carolyn Pope. Fitz is your best friend you, should be over the moon with excitement, but you're not and you're acting fucking weird. So again I ask what the hell happened?" asked Abby determined to get an answer out of Olivia.
"I slept with him ok!" Olivia practically shouted. Some people that were still boarding looked over at her and she hid her face in her hands in shame. Abby's eyes widened with the new information, her shocked expression quickly turned to a smirk.
"What?" she asked slowly still trying to process what Olivia told her?
"I fucked up Abby," she said sighing. "I fucked up big time and now he's all that I can think about. And I can't fucking focus on my relationship with Jake because I'm constantly thinking about Fitz. I can't focus on any fucking thing," exclaimed Olivia.
"Wait a minute, back up. When did you sleep with Fitz and why am I just now hearing about it?" asked Abby partially confused and partially upset. By now everyone was in his or her seats and the plane was about to take off.
"It happened when he came home to visit." Abby took in this information and calculated the time in her head.
"That was three fucking months ago Liv, what the hell?" she asked angrily.
"I couldn't talk about it then ok, and he hasn't stopped trying to get me to talk about it," said Olivia frustrated as she pulled out her cell phone. Abby looked at it and saw all the missed calls and unanswered text from Fitz.
"Wait you haven't spoken to him since you guys had sex?" asked Abby. Olivia shook her head. "Liv you do realize we're going to Italy mainly to see him and we're going to be staying at his house right?" she asked. Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Yes Abby I'm well aware of that thank you," she said sarcastically.
"What the fuck, I can't believe this?" exclaimed Abby laughing.
"It's not fucking funny," hissed Olivia, glaring at Abby who just laughed some more.
"Wait where did you guys do it, wasn't he staying at your place with you and Jake?" she asked calming down? Olivia nodded.
"Yea," she said sighing. "We had sex in the bathroom that night we went to the club," she admitted.
"What? Dammit I knew I should've gone out with you guys that night. Wait where was Jake at when you guys did it?" she asked confused? Olivia cleared her throat and said.
"Um he was drunk, passed out in the bedroom," said Olivia blushing.
"No fucking way," said Abby laughing again. "You little slut," she joked. Olivia hit Abby on the arm.
"Dammit Abby, as if I don't feel bad enough," she said rolling her eyes.
"Sure didn't feel bad when you guys were fucking though did you," she said knowingly. Olivia groaned.
"Ugh, shut up."
"So you two had sex in the bathroom with your boyfriend just down the hall in bed and he didn't wake up?" She asked amazed. Olivia shook her head. "Damn what the fuck did he drink?" she asked laughing again.
"Every fucking thing," said Olivia rolling her eyes. Abby laughed again.
"So how was it?" she asked. Olivia blushed brightly, but was at a lost for words. "That good huh?" she asked not even needing an answer. "I always knew you two would hook up, the way he looks at you sometimes when you're not looking. It's like you've hung the moon and the stars or something."
"He does not," she argued. Abby rolled her eyes.
"You look at him like that too." Olivia shook her head in disagreement but Abby continued on. "It was only a matter of time before you two got together." She said knowingly. "I'm just surprised that you had the balls to do it with your boyfriend down the hall," she said kind of impressed. Olivia scoffed.
"That's not something I'm proud of Abby."
"Would you do it again?" she asked quickly. Olivia opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. "Thought so," smirked Abby confidently.
"Whatever."
"What are you going to do about Jake?" asked Abby.
"I don't know, it would literally crush him if he ever found out, I can't hurt him like that," she said sadly. Abby rolled her eyes again.
"Liv you fucked his best friend, I'm pretty sure he's going to be hurt regardless. You and Jake aren't right for each other, I've always told you that. All you guys do is fight and when you're not arguing, you're probably the most boring couple in the world."
"Shut up Abby," said Olivia rolling her eyes this time. Abby laughed.
"What it's true, you and Fitz kind of belong together, everyone knows it. You need to break things off with Jake before you hurt him anymore. Yeah you're physically with him, but your heart belongs to Fitz, always has," said Abby seriously.
"I don't want to talk about this anymore," said Olivia sitting back in her chair. Part of her knew that what Abby was saying was true. But the dominant part of her, the stubborn part didn't want to hear it.
"Whatever you say, just do me a favor ok," said Abby. Olivia looked over at her.
"What's that?" she asked.
"If you two are going be fucking in the bathroom just tie a scarf on the door. I don't want to walk in on that," she said smirking. Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Shut up Abby," she scoffed. Olivia decided to close her eyes and try to get some sleep. She had a long flight after all and she needed some rest before she had to deal with everything.
Olivia had woken up just forty-five minutes before the plane was supposed to land, and now her nerves were going into overdrive. What would she say to Fitz when she saw him? Would he be mad at her for not taking his calls or answering his texts? What would he say to her when they saw each other? What was she going to do about Jake? Would she be able to control herself around Fitz? Did he still want her as much as she wanted him? She shook her head as she tried to rid herself of these thoughts. What the fuck was wrong with her? How the hell was she supposed to spend a week with Fitz and keep it together, when she couldn't even get her thoughts straight?
Abby nudged her when the plane finally landed and the seat-belt sign went off. She took a deep breath. It was time to go and face the music. She could do this, she just had to get through the week and make it back to Jake where she could think and sort out her feelings.
She and Abby went to baggage claim and got their things. Abby called Fitz to see where he was picking them up. He told her that he was double parked outside the airports entrance. So she and Olivia walked to the front doors. Olivia was more quiet than usual and now Abby knew why. She had no doubt in her mind that Fitz and Olivia would hook up again before this week was out. But she kept that thought to herself.
"Liv calm the hell down, its just Fitz and regardless of what happened between the two of you, he's still your best friend," said Abby. Olivia nodded but that didn't stop her heart from slamming against her chest, as they got closer to the front door.
The double doors slide open and they walked outside. Olivia's eyes immediately sought out Fitz in the crowd. It didn't take long for her to spot him. He was standing next to his white BMW looking out for them, but he hadn't spotted them yet. She took this time to take him in. He looked great; he was wearing a white fitted short-sleeved t-shirt that showed off his muscles, some blue jeans that fit his ass perfectly and showed off his muscular thighs, and some black tennis shoes. He had his hands on his hips as his blue eyes scanned the crowd for them. When he spotted Olivia he smiled, and began walking over to them. Olivia unconsciously licked her lips and Abby nudged her.
"You're drooling," she said snickering. Olivia cleared her throat and tried to look away from Fitz but her eyes kept betraying her and found his every time she would look back in his direction. Once he finally stood in front of them she couldn't take her eyes off of him. He nodded to Abby before turning his attention back to Olivia. He smiled handsomely and said.
"Hi." Olivia smiled as well and even blushed a little before responding.
"Hi."
Abby looked between the two of them smirking and thought to herself. "Yep, they're definitely hooking up before this trip is over."
(A/N: Up next Fitz takes the girls on a tour of his base and a little tour of Italy. And things get a little handsy at lunch…As promised here's the link to the new season 5 Olitz promo, they might need a viewer discretion advisory for this one LOL...
/imQYB367e-s…That's for mobile phones, if you have a YouTube app just go to the app and type in Scandal season 5 promo, it's a five second clip, but it's the best promo I've seen so far LOL. Let me know what you think. Till next time ;-)