Enjoy!


They were sitting on Fitz's bed, Olivia was tightly pulled into his embrace. He was holding her, breathing in her scent. His face buried in her hair. With one hand he was holding her securely, and with the other he was rubbing her back, caressing her hair. She closed her eyes, listening to his heartbeat. It was the most soothing sound for her in the world. For the first time in two weeks, her heartbeat and breathing seemed to be regular. When he denied her his love, breathing became painful, as it always has been. And her heart beat erratically, or so it felt.

She turned her face to look at him. He wasn't looking at her with cold eyes anymore. There was love in them. "I love you" she said. "I love you" he replied. She tightened her hold on him, and before they knew it, they were both asleep.


She woke up before he did. She had been asleep for an hour at most, but she felt more rested than she ever felt in the past weeks. Being in his arms, her head on his chest, was everything. She would never ever leave his side again. No matter what happened, she swore that she would stand by him.

She didn't move for a while so he wouldn't wake up. After a few minutes, his breathing changed and his hold around her tightened - she knew he was awake. She looked at him and said "hi". "Hi" he replied.

She was looking at his face with so much love in her eyes. He wanted to kiss her, but something was keeping him. He was holding back because he felt like the moment he unconditionally gave in to their love as he always did, she would turn around and run away. As much as he loved her, he couldn't trust her.

She leaned her face towards his. She wanted to kiss him, she wanted him to kiss her. She looked at his lips, then his eyes... He contemplated for a few minutes, but then shook his head and opted to kiss her on the forehead.

It broke her heart, but she would take whatever he was ready to give her.

And if he needed time, she would give him that.


Fitz was doing well and they were arranging him to leave the hospital. He could rest in the White House.

Olivia was happy that he was doing well, but she was restless at the same time. When he was in the hospital, she had never left his side. But now he would go back to the White House and she kept wondering if he would let her go with him...

She was afraid of asking because it would hurt her too much if he said no.

It was the last day in the hospital, and everything was ready for him to leave. She was pacing the room, trying to ask him, but failing...

When he saw her demeanor, the only thought that crossed his mind was that she didn't want to go back to the White House, that she was having cold feet again. It disturbed him to remember their fight on her last day there, but he didn't want to confront her.

At last she was able to gather her courage, so she asked him: "Fitz, do you mind if I come with you? Please? Let me come..."

This was what melted his heart. "Of course" he said with a smile.


Okay, so Olivia is still not running away. This is a good sign. She is even going back to the White House with him. The main importance of this is, for the first time her priority is to be with him - she doesn't care much about where they are.

Maybe there is hope for them?