The Prince meets his Princess

Chapter 3

I'm staying as close to timeline of the published accounts from their meeting to their outing in Nov 2016 as possible. There won't be any mature content, although some may be implied. It's my take on their love story …it should be assumed at some point, between May 2016 and November 2016 there was some intimacy but that is not the focus of this story. The pure logistics of putting this(them) together, and making it work must have taken a room full of people working 25 hours a day.

"An US,…. I like that what now?"

"Olivia…. first can I just hold you in my arms. I have been dreaming of holding and kissing you for two weeks, please can I just hold you…nothing more".

Olivia, who was sitting on the sofa facing Fitz, reached out for him as Fitz wrapped his arms around her. They sat awkwardly like this for a short time until Fitz grabbed her legs and pulled her into his lap…. Fitz felt Olivia freeze, so he did not go any further than placing her on his lap and her head in his chest as he held her. They could feel their hearts starting to beat in sync, nothing said …...nothing else done.

Finally, Fitz began to kiss her along her hairline then her face and finally her lips. The kiss exploded as both moaned as it became deeper and deeper, longer and longer, neither wanting to stop. Finally, Fitz pulled back...

"sorry…. I did not mean for it to go that far, I only wanted to hold you."

"I am not sure which of us escalated the kiss, but I am glad whoever did it…. did it. Fitz that was… wow."

"Maybe there wasn't that indifference feeling towards me after all, maybe you felt something too…did you?"

"Fitz…first it was I can't really like him …then it was what's not to like…...after that kiss it's what's not to love."

The two realigned themselves into a spooning position, settling in and started to talk about how in the hades were they going to figure out how to make this work.

"Olivia…. we both have a past involving other people. We can't pretend they did not exist, but everything in my past is the past. There aren't any hidden loves anywhere. You were married, you are now divorced, I will accept that as the past and like my past involvements both of those doors are closed. If you have any doubts or questions about anything you hear, …...talk to me. The same with you…. if I want an answer I will ask you…...not someone else. To make this work we must be not be on the same page or even in the same paragraph…we must be on the same line. There will be problems but let's get rid of those that we can…...can we do that?"

"Yes…Fitz…. …...now where do we start…how do we start?"

"First…. let's just enjoy this…it may be the last moments we will be able to do anything without thinking about it. Let's just lay here it's the calm before the storm…someone will be in shortly to destroy this paradise."

"Olivia your comment earlier about bringing the girl to the Prince is a correct statement. Anyone that I was interested in had to be slipped in, mainly to maintain some privacy for both of us. Meeting you like this was in no way to demean our being together. We must carve out some personal time to get to know one another. We must figure our feelings out now…. we will never have time later. We can go slow, arrange quiet times together. My life is very structured…. anyone I am seeing would also have a very structured life. Private times together early will give you time to see if it's the kind of life you want. See if it's the kind of life you are willing to accept."

"There are certain guidelines you will have to endure. You will have to undergo an extensive background check, maybe more than others. You will have to lay your life open to be looked at and scrutinized by people who may not have your best interest at heart...whose only job is to successfully maintain the British Monarchy, maintain the country's history and maintain my family's place in history."

" Fitz…I really wish you had told me this before we kissed it would have been easier to say, not, nope, not for me. Now…. I'm hooked…. where do I sign up?"

"Funny" …...After we leave here we should try to see each other at least every ten days…that's as much as I will accept not seeing you. How is your filming schedule?"

'We start filming in July…end in December. Sometimes there are reshoots through Dec. what do I need to do?"

"You don't have to do anything special…live your life as you normally do. You will get a different phone to contact me that's safe and secure to talk to me on. We will meet either in London or Canada my staff will work with you to help plan out where and when?"

There was a knock on the door, they both realized this is it…. ready or not.

He and Olivia sat up and he answered...…..." come in."

Abby and Stephen entered with a blank look on their faces followed by two men and a woman Olivia had never seen...

"What's it going to be Fitz?" …Stephen asked,

"Olivia has decided to take me, my baggage from my past and my baggage of the monarchy on. We will find some time to get to know each other better out of the public sight... Right now, we both want more than a friendship…...She is aware of about 50% of what's expected of her if she knew everything I'm sure she would run for the hills. Please everyone… so don't tell her until her heart won't let her leave even if her head says she should. "

The two men and one woman introduced themselves as member of Fitz's staff although Olivia sensed they were more than mere staff... They told her they needed to meet with her daily the rest of the time she was here and travel with her if she and Fitz deemed it necessary. Part of their duty, they told her, was to teach her protocol…keep her safe….and set up clandestine meetings between them until their relationship changed…. one way or the other.

Oliva kept flinching each time something was said that was very personal or/and something that would cause her to give up more of her freedom... Fitz held her hand trying to comfort her. Children…...could she have children?...she would have to give up her American citizenship, but her children could maintain their citizenship if they desired…. she would have to give up her acting career but that did not prevent her from becoming a patron of a group.…...baptism into The Church of England …...traveling….no longer would she be allowed to travel to areas where she could possibly be kidnapped or killed AND if the relationship develops deeper a chip will be implanted to track her location. A lot of the "it makes sense to Ml5/MI6 level of security combined.

"Olivia… they will talk to you if you start to feel uncomfortable at some of the questions, tell them. I will not be with you. Anything that you tell them that you think I need to know, you can tell me. I will get a report but only about those things that could create a problem for the monarchy, my safety or the safety of the monarchy. If there is a thought about you leaving…...please talk to me first. A lot of things have happened in my family over the last 70 years, we have had our bad and embarrassing moments."

The group talked a bit more before they excused themselves and left leaving Olivia, Fitz, Abby and Stephen.

"How are you two getting along?" Fitz asked the two.

"Great Abby answered… when we leave here Stephen is coming to LA for a while. We also want to get to know each other better and since we don't have the same restrictions as you two Stephen can travel more freely."

Over the next week the "triad" as Olivia called them walked her through everything she needed to know until the two decided they wanted to go public. The two couples spent every evening together just talking about life in the UK and life as a member of the monarch. Abby learned Stephen's `father is an Earl with extensive land holdings in Scotland where he and Fitz met as children. Like Olivia Abby learned that she would have to give up a job she loved if she married Stephen. Oh…. the decisions one must make for love.

So far, I'm getting all the what may have happened, and the what ifs out of my head.

The similarities of the fictional dialogue that came from the pens of Scandal writers… written for Fitz and Olivia is almost word for word the actual words from Meghan and Harry …...its uncanny

In season 5….2015, on the Truman balcony Olivia told Fitz if they did not go into the relationship united they would not survive, the outside forces would drive them apart. …a year later from Harry.

Nov. 2016 in the statement released by the palace PR …Harry asked the media to let them have time together, to discover their feelings. Each time I saw a statement from him or read an actual statement he had made suddenly "all roads lead to Olitz". It just keeps rattling around in my head.

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