A/N: Here is the next chapter guys. Thank you for all your wonderful reviews. Hope you like this chapter!

Chapter 4: You & Me, it's a thing.

As Olivia walks into the air conditioned building of Thomason and partners, she shrugs off her jacket, the summer heat getting to her. "Hey Jerry..." she says smiling to the security guard standing a few feet from the entrance. "Hey Miss Pope, and may I say you look beautiful today." She smiles even wider at his complement before winking at him as she enters the elevator. Jerry was the first person at Thomason and Partners who was overly polite to her and if he was not a seventy year old, happily married man she'd think he was hitting on her. He always managed to make her feel good on her off days, and he was the only person she had told about her dreams... not the steamy parts, but the other parts. He had told her that it was a sign, that there was someone out there who she was supposed to be with and who she was supposed to look for. The love of her life. Although she didn't really believe in stuff like finding the love of your life she couldn't help but feel that there was some truth in what he was saying.

The lift doors open on the 23rd floor and she walks into an office space. She feels the nervous excitement in the air and smiles. Her colleagues always became like this when their client was high profile and the females when it was an attractive guy. Olivia shakes her head as she walks around the desk of two women, the one telling the other that she would not mind getting it on with the man in Mr. Thompson's office... Olivia never mixed business with pleasure. She found that it ruined relationships and made for bad business. Plus it was extremely unethical and there was definitely no way she was compromising her position at the firm, especially because of all her hard work and now that she was going to be in charge of the DC offices. Plus she could not let down Mr. Thompson. He was in the hospital when she woke up after her comma, offering her a job that she would have to take then and there if she wanted it. He gave her a shot, not knowing if her mind was able to perform and she owed him a lot.

She enters the office without knocking. That's her thing and no one tries stopping her from doing it anymore, despite some people hating it. She doesn't do it out of rudeness but rather that she doesn't have time to knock if she there is a case that needs to be handled. It's pure determination driving her. "Ahh, Olivia" she hears Thompson say as she closes the door behind her. She stills for a moment as she stares at the man sitting in the seat before her, in front of her boss's desk. Inappropriate thoughts make their way to her mind and now she gets why those women were willing to sleep with this man. "This is Jake Ballard, you're new client". His voice drowned out by her thoughts. He's attractive she thinks as her eyes take in his face, the only part she sees that is not hidden behind the chair. Short dark brown hair, full lips, kissable lips, and a nose that wasn't perfect but, worked on his face. She berates herself as she hears Thompson say her name.

"Olivia, of course you've spoken to Mr. Ballard before, but he's in town for the week and because you demanded to meet him before you relocated to DC and took his case he came to see you." She nods and moves forward, extending her hand. She watches as he stands up to shake her hand and notices his lean physique and business suit. This was a man who worked out to make sure he stays fit. "Olivia Pope, nice to finally meet you in person", "Likewise" comes the reply, as he takes her hand in his. She feels a hint of electricity, and her eyes quickly look up into his. She sees the recognition in them, and knows he felt it too. She pulls her hand back quickly, taking a seat on the opposite chair, but not before glancing his way. He was staring at her with a satisfied smile on his face, ideas obviously flicking through his head. She had been speaking to Mr. Ballard, a high ranking politician, on the phone for the last two weeks, strategizing on how to get money back from a ex girlfriend who had been stealing from him without the public finding out he'd been duped, and now she was beginning to wonder whether it was a good idea to meet him in person. This was the first time she felt a spark since her accident and it was a strange yet exhilarating feeling.

No, she berates herself for what it feels like the 1000th time that day. This is business... this was the way that she did business. Just because he was attractive and there was a spark, did not mean anything...she'll just ignore it...It did not stop her from doing her job and doing it well. She was the best and she was not arrogant about it. It was a fact. She was an enigma in the business. She worked on high profile and sensitive cases, but always behind the scenes. She made sure that her name never got published in any newspaper. She received the credit at work, but the company used someone else as their image.

"Why don't you guys go for brunch, on the company of course, and get to know each other and discuss some business." Mr. Thompson was eager; this was a case that could provide them with a lot of money and a much larger company image. This case could set the company up as being THE law firm used by politicians. "That's a great idea" she hears Mr. Ballard say from his seat, rubbing his hands together before standing up to shake the her bosses hand.

'No!' invades her mind almost instantly. This would be a very bad idea...she could see from her Jake's...ugh...her client's demeanour that he intended for this brunch to be more than just a brunch. She was sure he'd find a way to talk about other things instead of the case and she's sure that she would let him do that. She had not been on a date since her accident so she could only stay strong for so long, especially with what she knows of her client. He was a very determined man. He would not be her client if he was not intent on winning.

Olivia stands up and grabs her purse, extending her hand to her client for the second time that day. "No, that won't be necessary." She sees disbelief make its way across her boss's face, if only you knew she thinks as she ignores it, turning her head to her client. "I know everything that I need to. I have other cases that need to be finalized before I leave. Thank you for coming in today to see us. " She sees him quirk an eyebrow before she grabs her phone and walks to the door. Before she exists she risks one more glance his way and sees his mouth turn into a challenging smirk. He was not going to let up until he had her alone.

A/N: So to clarify: In this story Jake was not the agent Fitz used to spy on Olivia. It was another agent... Jake is still Fitz's friend but... you'll see why I did what I did. The story needs a bridge and Jake is going to be the metaphorical bridge.

Also, like I said in chapter 1, some characters have roles that change in my story and Jake is one of them.

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