Sorry this one took me so long. I seem to have hit a wall when it comes to writing. I think I've gotten past it though. As always, thanks for reading.
Chapter Four
It had been two weeks since her father had gone missing from prison. After many heated arguments Fitz finally conceded that he had been too hasty is saying that Olivia would not be allowed to leave the White House until her father was captured. However, she agreed that until her dad was caught she would travel with double the amount of security. That being said today she was headed to OPA to see if Huck and Quinn had found anything new on her father's whereabouts. She waited outside the building while part of her security detail did a sweep of the office. After getting the all clear she entered the building. Stepping into the elevator an overwhelming sense of nostalgia swept over her. She hasn't seen her team, nor has she been to OPA since she moved into the White House with Fitz.
Walking down the hall she felt like she was coming home. Making her way into the conference room she saw that her team was already waiting for her. "Hey guys what have you found?" She asked as she walked in and set her purse down. "Hey guys, nice to see you guys, how's business been since I abandoned you and left for the White House?" Quinn said sarcastically. "How are you Quinn? How's business?" Olivia asked. "Oh Liv thanks for asking I've been great, business is a bit slow now that everyone knows you left to become First Lady though." Quinn added. "Huck have you been able to find anything?" Olivia asked. "We haven't been able to find anything yet but we have flagged all of his bank accounts both in the States and abroad so if he makes a withdrawal anywhere we will be able to trace it." Huck stated. "Okay but how can that help find him when everything is electronic?" Olivia asked? "Have you met us? We can find him Liv." Quinn said.
"Fitz decided to have Jake track down my father. As much as I would like to trust him to find my father I also can't deny the fact that my father has his hooks in Jake. I'd like for you to look into him and if nothing else put my mind at ease and prove that he is actually trying to help Fitz find my father." Olivia told her team. "So, I don't get it. What is it about your father that has everyone so worried? I thought he went to prison for embezzling money from the Smithsonian, that doesn't exactly scream dangerous psychopath to me." Marcus chimed in, being the newest gladiator he wasn't aware of her father's history quite like the other two were. "Believe me, my father is the last person in the world you want to have a problem with. He most decidedly not father-of-the-year material. Anyway, I have to go. I just wanted to come by in person to see what you guys had found. It was good seeing you guys again, I've missed it here." She said her goodbyes to both Marcus and Quinn while Huck walked her to the elevator. "Is he good to you Liv? Does he make you happy?" Huck asked her before the elevator came. "Yes, he is good to me. And yes, he makes me happier than I ever thought I could be." Olivia gushed. Out of character for her, but she chalked it up to hormones. "Liv you let me know if that ever changes okay. I'll take care of you." He said trying to be discrete. "Huck, don't even joke about that. He is a good man and he loves me and he will be a good father to our children one day. I'm fine Huck. You don't need to worry about me." She said hugging him. "I'll come visit you in a few more weeks to see if you have anything new, goodbye Huck." She said squeezing his hand. "Bye Liv."
"Good afternoon Charlotte is anyone with the President right now?" Olivia asked after getting back to the White House. "No ma'am, you can go in." Charlotte informed her. Upon entering the Oval she saw her husband sitting at his desk with his head in his hands as if he had a migraine. "You feeling okay?" Olivia asked as she placed her purse and her coat in the chair by the fireplace. "Much better now." He said as he crossed the room to greet her. "How are you today? And how's my baby today?" He asked as he rested his hand on her stomach. "I'm fine today, and if you are going to do this for the next 32 weeks we are going to have a problem." She told him. "I went by OPA this morning to see if my team was able to find anything out." Fitz rested his hand on the small of her back and led her to the couch. "What's the matter Liv? You don't trust me to find your father?" Fitz asked her. "I never said that, I just know my team. Given everything that my dad did to Huck I know that he will do everything it takes. I missed my team, it feels good being with them again." She confessed. "I know, you've given up a lot to be here but it won't be much longer and you can go back to them if that's what you want." Fitz told her. "So um, has Jake been able to find anything my team hasn't?" Olivia asked. "So far, he hasn't been able to find much. If your father is sticking around he has gone deep underground." He said.
"I just realized, I never asked you how your speech at the Voice of Hope went yesterday. How was it?" Fitz asked turning to face her. "It went well. I was able to meet with survivors as well as educators and have a proper dialogue about how to bring the topic of sex trafficking into the light as well as identifying the biggest obstacles that are keeping us from fixing this problem." Olivia said turning to face Fitz. "Sounds like you had a productive visit then. And what exactly are the biggest obstacles that are keeping us from fixing this problem?" He asked her. "To be succinct, education. On both sides. These sex traffickers are targeting our children and our parents don't know how to warn their kids because they don't know what to look out for. We had stranger danger to warn our children about talking to people they don't know, but in this case parents and schools are not warning these kids about sex trafficking because they don't know what to look out for." Fitz just stared at her for a little while. "Well, I'm glad this organization has found someone so passionate to champion their cause. I'm proud of you for doing this." He told her as he planted a kiss on her lips. "Oh yeah?" She asked him. "Well maybe you should show me just how proud of me you are when we get back to the Residence tonight." She teased before she walked over to the door. "I'll see you tonight Mr. President." She said as she turned to leave. "Bye Cyrus." She said as she opened the door to reveal Cyrus on the other side.
On her way back to the East Wing she ran into Abby. "Hey Liv, haven't spoken to you in a few days. How have you been?" Abby asked as she began to walk along side Olivia. "I've been busty these last couple of days, what's up?" Olivia asked. "Can't I stop by and say hi to a friend?" Abby asked. "Of course, sorry Abby. How have you been?" Olivia asked. "I've been good. How about you and little Olivia? Have you found out anything new on your father?" Olivia shushed her. "We still haven't told anyone, and we're fine. As for my father Huck and Quinn are on it, Jake too hopefully one of them will find something."
"I saw your speech yesterday, for the Voice of Hope. Good luck getting these Republicans to allow anything other than abstinence to be taught in sex ed classes in this country." Olivia smiled. "I find it humorous that you are one of the most liberal democrats I know and yet you work for a republican administration." She laughed. "I'm glad my suffering is funny to you. Some friend you are. Anyway, I should get going. I've got a job to get back to." Abby waved. "Bye Abby." Olivia said as she made her way into her office. As she opened the door to her office she saw a package sitting on her desk. "Diana, where did this package come from?" Olivia asked. "Oh, the president had it sent here this morning. He didn't want me to say anything. He wanted it to be a surprise." Upon opening the box Olivia found a black backless evening gown. It was sexy yet elegant at the same time. There was a note inside the box as well. It read: Olivia, I know that Christmas has already passed, but I'm not done giving you gifts. I had this ordered for you a week ago. I just figured with everything that has happened recently, you need a chance to breathe and just forget. I made reservations for us at that little new Italian place for 7 o'clock. I love you more than you will ever know. Fitz. Olivia smiled as she gingerly set the dress back in the box.
"You look stunning by the way." Fitz told her as he looked over at her in the limo. "You like? My husband bought it for me." She smiled. "Well, your husband must have excellent taste⦠and not just in dresses." He said flashing his signature Fitz smile. "He most certainly does, maybe I'll show him just how grateful I am when we get home later." She said coyly. "Mrs. Grant, you tease." He placed his hand on top of hers. "In all honesty, I look forward to spoiling you and our children for the rest of my life." She started blushing. "What makes you think this one won't be the only one?" She asked. "That house in Vermont is too big for us to only have one kid." He told her with a smile still on his face. "We'll see how this one goes, how about that?" When the limo arrived outside of the restaurant Fitz exited first then helped Olivia.
"This is perfect, Fitz really. Thank you." She said as she took a drink of her ice water. "Well I figured you needed an opportunity to get your mind off of your father so here we are." He told her. "So, have you given any thought to your State of the Union speech? It's your last one. This is huge." She said. "No work tonight. This is supposed to be us spending time together before it's not just the two of us anymore." Fitz told her. "We have plenty of time before that happens." Olivia reminded him. "It'll go faster than you think." She smiled at the idea of holding their child. "Okay but seriously, when writing your speech remember to thank the American people. You can talk about your accomplishments over these past two terms but find a way to relate it back to the people. Say that you inspired them to fight for the Brandon bill and for an easier path to citizenship. That you couldn't have accomplished half of the things you accomplished if it wasn't for their unwavering belief that you could be great."
Fitz smiled at her. "What?" She asked feeling self-conscious. "You constantly amaze me, sometimes I forget how good you are at this." She took a bite of her food. "So you just forgot that I helped get you elected twice?" Fitz took a drink of his wine, as if trying to dodge her question. "I could never forget that. If you hadn't helped me get elected the first time I would probably still be married to Mellie. The day you walked into my life I knew you were special. My only mistake was waiting so long to prove it to you." Olivia smiled, blushing. "Well, we're here now. That's all that counts."
After the evening was over Olivia and Fitz were back at the Residence getting ready for bed. "Thank you for dinner tonight, and the dress. Everything was perfect." She said as she applied lotion to her skin. He came up behind her and kissed the side of her neck. "You are very welcome. As I have stated earlier, I have every intention of spoiling you." She cringed. "You okay?" He asked. "Did you start using a new toothpaste?" She asked. "No, why?" He asked her. "It's just strong is all." She replied. He chuckled as he took the lotion from her and started putting lotion on her back. A moan escaped her lips, letting him know to continue. He picked her up and carried her over to the bed where he laid her down on her back. After taking off her lingerie he began kissing and lightly biting the inside of her thighs.
She moaned as one hand gripped the headboard behind her and the other hand gripped the sheets beside her. She felt herself getting wetter the farther up her thigh Fitz kissed her. "Kiss me Fitz." She breathed. "I thought my toothpaste was too strong and made you sick." He teased. "Just shut up and kiss me." She told him. Happy to oblige, he started placing kisses on her neck and slowly made his way up to her mouth. Olivia took her hand and started massaging him over his boxers. He let out a groan and Olivia could feel him becoming harder. Soon after he stopped what he was doing and entered her with his finger. "Oh god Fitz!" She screamed, encouraging him to add another finger and pump in and out of her faster. She bucked her hips faster trying to match his pace. "Turn over." He commanded. She obliged, rolling over on her knees and elbows. After taking off his boxers he grabbed onto her hips as he began to thrust into her. Slowly at first, but then after she got used to him he picked up his pace. "Oh god, yes." She moaned. "I need more Fitz. Harder." She screamed. "You like this don't you Livvie?" He asked her as plunged into her with more ferocity. "Are you gonna cum for me?" He asked. "Yes, yes oh god YES!" Olivia felt her muscles contract around him causing the both of them to lose control. After a few more minutes long, deep thrusts Fitz emptied inside of her and then collapsed on his side of the bed.
Olivia joined him, resting her head on his chest. "Wow." Was all she said when she finally caught her breath. "Yeah, no kidding." Was his answer. "So what do you have planned tomorrow?" Fitz asked her. "Well tomorrow morning I am going to a local elementary school and speaking at an assembly. Then tomorrow afternoon I am giving a tour to a group of high school kids from New York. Their Current Events team took first in State and they won a tour of the White House." Olivia told him. "What about you?" She asked. "I've got a meeting tomorrow morning with the Joint Chiefs. We will be discussing policy in our war efforts in the Middle East. Then tomorrow afternoon I've got a meeting with Jake to discuss your father." Olivia was silent. She had been having such a nice evening pretending like her father was a non-issue. "Have you considered asking the FBI and CIA? I know you trust Jake, but Jake is just one guy. If you called in the FBI or the CIA they might get results faster." Olivia pointed out. "I will think about it. We'll see what Jake has to offer tomorrow and then go from there." He reassured her.
The room went silent again. "What's on your mind?" Olivia asked Fitz. "I'm just thinking, we only have 54 more left here." He confessed. "But who's counting right?" She asked him. "I understand that being President is a privilege shared by only 43 other men besides myself, but I would give anything to be a normal person again." Olivia laughed. "Fitz, you will never be normal ever again. You will have a secret service detail the rest of your life. No matter where you go, you will always be recognized." She told him. "Not forever. How many kids these days know who Jimmy Carter is or what he looks like? Eventually I will be able to fade into obscurity and live my life in as normal a manner as possible." He told her. "First of all, don't ever compare yourself to Jimmy Carter. While he was in office his polling numbers were terrible." Fitz chuckled to himself. "Yes, but after he left the White House he did a hell of a lot of good." Fitz reasoned. "What do you have planned after you leave Mr. President?" She asked him. "I'm not sure honestly. There is still so much that I want to accomplish but I'm not sure where I would even start." He told her. "Well then, I guess we know what to focus on in these next few months." She said patting his chest. "That and taking care of our baby." He said with a smile on his face. "How could I forget that?" Olivia asked him before rolling over and going to sleep.
