Olivia sighed deeply pacing the hallway in front of Linda and Fitz.
Thank God he accepted to let me in to grandpa's office!, she thought.
He let her win that argument way too easy. She remembered him being way more feisty. Her stomach was still doing flip flops from their hot encounter before Linda came barging in.
What would have happened if she didn't came?!
The very thought of it made her knees weak an she tripped.
"Oh, fuck!", earned her a giggle from Linda. Luckily, Fitz was fast on his feet and grabbed her by her waist before she flew to the ground.
"Got you!", he spoke with his sexy baritone voice somewhere above her left ear and her blood began to boil. She felt weak in his hands, completely incapable of standing any longer.
He may have had strong chest and a body of Greek God under that suit, but Fitzgerald Grant was her enemy!
She felt it and became even more infuriated. His erection was pressed against her lower back, reminding her of who the man behind her is. Olivia turned around a looked into his stormy blue eyes.
"Are you freakin' kidding me with THIS, Fitzgerald?!", she grunted between her teeth, trying to avoid Linda hearing everything.
By Fitz's amused smirk it was obvious that he knew what she meant by THIS. His hands were still around her waist.
"You think HE is kidding, Livvie?", he licked his lips looking straight into her eyes.
I hate you!, she wanted to yell, but the warmth building in her core was preventing her from moving.
"Who's kidding, who?! Damn it, I don't get anything these days!", Linda yelled with frustration, ripping them away from their fantasy land for the second time in one day. "How long is this damn halfway, Fitzy?!", Linda was rambling and walking. Olivia was going after her caught up in her own thoughts.
OK, he was gorgeous and sexy , but she knew who he really is. A man with no morals! She knew it best. He was baked and roasted with the rest of her greedy cousins from Pope Oil.
Finally they stood by one door. She needed to concentrate on the reason she's here. It was an important one. Olivia needed to find an annex of her grandfathers will. Without it, the will is going to be executed the way it is now. Finding the annex could prevent the madness. Olivia saw on the field what an oil spill can do to the environment and it was horrifying. Her grandfather saw it too and it had changed him forever. It changed them both. He wanted the land in Vermont, that Pope Oil had, to be transformed into a wildlife refuge. He died before ever putting that wish in his will. If she doesn't find that annex, her cousins will surely ruin everything. It was Olivia's dream to fulfill her grandpa's wish. Annex existed, she was sure. Hell, even Linda saw it! Everyone at Pope Oil knew about Clark's wish to turn that land into a wildlife refuge, but they were too selfish and money greedy. Even her parents.
Annex existed, but it wasn't at her grandfathers attorney, not at his house, company's office, she checked all of those for herself. The only hope was this old office at the insurance company, which Clark Pope co-owned with Fitz's father.
Linda will recognize it in no time!, Olivia was smiling nervously. That's why she told her to come. Fitz is going to be so surprised to see on which side is his grandma!
Fitz passed by her to unlock the door and with a hint of his perfume hitting her nostrils, she forgot about everything. She watched his strong hands put a key to the lock and started wondering if they would be that skillful with her body. Eyes pierced to his strong, masculine profile, she noticed a couple of wrinkles around his beautiful blue eyes.
Yes, he was ten years older than her. And she was thirty three. He was in college when she was in school. When he came home, she was in boarding school in England. When she came back, he was married and living in New York. He divorced his wife when she was engaged. They never had a chance of anything else except a heavy make out session one time...
All of a sudden, she felt the strongest desire to reach out her hand and touch his face, to feel his soft lips on hers, to...
She wanted to slap herself for her betraying thoughts. May God have mercy on her soul if she ever become so desperate to reach out for Fitzgerald Grant! She felt sick to her stomach knowing that he still had this power over her, just like ten years ago, after all he's done to her.
In the meantime, Fitz opened the door to Clark's office, letting Olivia enter first. He had an amused smile on his face that wasn't easy to read. While passing beside him, she glanced at his muscular body and every fiber of her being trembled. Her hand was on autopilot, heading towards his firm chest just to feel him for a second. I'm not engaged anymore! I'm not...
She shook her head in disbelieve of her own actions and entered the office. She felt like someone has pull the ground from her feet at the sight.
Bookshelves, walls, tables...everything was empty! Not even a book, a photo, nothing. It was swept. She hurried to a massive wooden desk and open one drawer. Empty! That infuriated her even more. She turned around and stepped into Fitz's personal space barely breathing.
"What the Hell did you do?!", she was giving him a death glare. He didn't know whether to be scared or turned on.
"I did exactly what anyone in my place would."
"Really, Fitz! Can't you see that this was a big shock to Liv?!", Linda scolded him. He was so calm Olivia wanted to slap the living shit out of him.
"Grandma, I try to tell you both that Clark's office is empty. Next time I'll try using a sign language, maybe then you'll understand!"
Olivia slipped into her grandfathers chair.
You sure have won a battle with Fitz, Olivia! He's mocking you right now!
All the papers were in the hands of her cousins. Now she'll never make her grandpa's wish come true.
"Who did you send Clark's stuff to?!", she asked hopelessly.
"Nobody!"
Olivia jumped to her feet.
"Nobody?!", she stared at him with her eyes wide open. Fitz explained.
" When I asked your uncle Hal what does he want me to do with your grandpa's personal items and other stuff, he just waved his hand like 'whatever'. You know Clark wasn't really that active in this company and his office here was more a thing of formality. So, I've packed all of his belongings..."
"Oh, I like you, Fitz!", Olivia jumped from joy, hitting him on the chest. "You are really smart, brilliant and practical! So, where are grandpa's stuff? In a safe of a bank?"
Fitz raised his eyebrows at her sudden change of behavior and compliments flow. He wished those would last a bit longer. But, no luck.
"At my house.", he said almost afraid of her reaction, then decided to man up. "They're at my house." He sounded more firm this time, looking at his amused grandma. Want some popcorn while you enjoy the show, granny?!
Olivia looked at him with suspicion. At his house?! She was sure she'd find the document in grandpa's office. This new information scared her.
Does he even know what he's got in his possesion?!
"You can come tonight and take everything you want, Livvie!", he smiled like a Cheshire cat.
Livvie...Here we go again. She wanted to slap him or say something to offend him, but this was Olivia 2.0, not a stupid, inexperienced girl from ten years ago.
She leaned against Clark's massive table in silence. God knows who was more surprised by her calm reaction, Fitz or Linda.
Maybe, just maybe, he still doesn't know what he's got!
She glanced up and down his body unconsciously licking her lips in the process. Fitz wanted to push his granny through the door and have Olivia screaming his name right there on Clark's dusty table.
"What time?", she asked breaking the spell. Her voice was filled with something Fitz was sure he imagined it.
"Around eight. Come to dinner." His grandma silenced a giggle after hearing his voice.
Olivia knew she had to shuffle some plans for tonight and that was not a problem. Problem was she had to be super nice to him. I could totally do that!
"Great!", she stood up and walked passed him through the door. Being nice to Fitzgerald Grant was dangerous. She knew that. But, she was willing to play the game for a while.
"Linda, you should come to." She's gonna need some help for sure.
"I thought you'd never asked!", Linda smiled following her through the door.
Olivia giggled then froze, once she took a glance at Fitz's angry face leaving him in the office. She knew that she will pay for this one day, in a way she can't even imagine now.