A/N: Wanted to update sooner but couldn't. So I sacrificed some sleep and study time to get this done. Enjoy!
Chapter 7: Caution
Jake woke up and saw that he was still holding Olivia. He smiled to himself before closing his eyes trying to go back to sleep. But as soon as he closed his eyes, his phone vibrated on the night stand. He opened his eyes quickly and picked up the phone before the phone could wake Olivia up. He wasn't sure if Olivia was a light sleeper or not so he didn't want to take any chances. He saw that it was Mellie calling and immediately thought about ignoring the call. However, he knew that Mellie was persistent and if he didn't answer she would just keep calling until he answered. Jake pulled his body from Olivia's as quickly and carefully as possible without disturbing her. He was half way out of the bed when Olivia turned onto her other side without waking up. He was relieved once he realized that Olivia was still asleep and he was safely out of the bed. By the time he reached Olivia's bathroom, his phone was no longer ringing. But before he could call Mellie back his phone started to vibrate again.
"Hello," Jake said in a low voice. He closed the bathroom door but left a crack in the door so he could still see Olivia.
"Hey there Jake. How are you?"
"I'm great. I'm at Olivia's right now," Jake said.
"That's good. Although, I must say I'm a little surprised but happy considering what happened last night."
"What happened?" Jake asked.
"Fitz went over there last night to see Olivia. I know things couldn't have gone well between them. Fitz didn't say much when he came home last night. He also came back before I went to sleep."
"How do you know this is where he was last night? He could have been anywhere last night," Jake said hoping Mellie was being delusional about last night's events.
"Because I know my husband Jake," Mellie said. "We've been married for almost seventeen years, so clearly I know a thing or two about Fitz. I know how he behaves when Olivia is around and when their relationship is at a good place or not."
Jake looked through the crack of the bathroom door at Olivia who was still sleeping. He thought back to the night before when Olivia called him on the phone. There was no doubt she was crying but he knew she wouldn't admit it. Olivia was a private person and he would have been shocked if she told him what got her upset. But now that Mellie had informed him on what happened before Olivia called him, it all made sense to him. He hated the fact that Fitz still had had an effect on Olivia like that. Which meant Olivia still had strong feelings for Fitz.
"So, why did you call?" Jake asked trying to get the thought of Fitz and Olivia being together out of his head.
"I just called to let you know what happened last night. I also wanted to know how everything was going between you and Olivia."
"We're fine. I think we need to meet to discuss a few things," Jake said changing to topic of conversation again.
"A few things like what? Anything we need to talk about can be handled over the phone. Unless I feel like we need to meet in person," Mellie said sternly.
"Mellie, it would be wise to agree to meet with me unless you want me to ruin your perfect little marriage."
"I wouldn't be making threats if I was you Jake. Or, have you forgotten the details of our agreement? But since I like you and you are doing a good job with keeping Olivia away from Fitz, I will agree to what you want. I'm flying out to California on Thursday night for the weekend. We can meet then."
Jake really didn't want to fly out to California but he knew it was necessary. He just wanted to be free to be with Olivia without any stipulations. There was also other things that needed to be addressed.
" Fine, I will fly out there on Friday after work," Jake said and hung up before Mellie could say anything else.
Jake carefully got back into the bed and wrapped his arm around Olivia's waist from behind.
"Where did you sneak off to? I was starting to get a little lonely here," Olivia said. Her eyes were still close but she had a smile on her face.
"I had a phone call that I had to take. So I left out the room because I didn't want to wake you," But it looks I didn't do a good job with that," Jake said wrapping his arm a little tighter around Olivia.
"It's okay. I just woke up when I felt you getting back in bed," Olivia said.
"Good. I do have a little problem though," Jake said.
Olivia opened her eyes, turned over, and looked up at Jake. "What's wrong?"
"I hate to cancel our plans for this weekend but I have to go out of town for work."
"That's not a problem," Olivia said. "When are you leaving to go?"
"Friday evening. Everything I need to do will be done on Saturday and I'll head back here on Sunday evening."
"Okay," Olivia said.
"What time is it, Jake?" Olivia asked after they laid there for a few minutes in silence.
"It's a little after 10," Jake said.
"Crap! I need to get ready for work," Olivia said turning over and getting out of the bed.
"There's no need to rush Olivia. Aren't you your own boss?" Jake asked while getting out of the bed himself.
"Yeah, I am. But I have a business to run. I have four new clients stopping by today. I need to get there as soon as possible," Olivia said while trying to choose something wear from her closet.
"You can always play hooky from work," Jake said while putting on socks and shoes.
"Not today. Maybe in a few weeks," Olivia said. She decided on an outfit to wear and laid it across the bed.
"Well I'm headed home to take a shower, change, and head to work myself," Jake said. He pulled his sweater back on and walked over to Olivia. She seemed to be in her own little world as she moved quickly to get everything together to take a shower and to get ready for work.
"Did you hear me Olivia?" Jake asked.
"Yes, you said you were leaving to get ready for work. I'm sorry. I just have a lot to do today. Getting a late start throws everything off for me"
"Well, I understand. Just promise me when you play hooky from work you'll let me know so I can do the same. Maybe we can take a little trip out of town or something," Jake said smiling down at Olivia.
"You know, that sounds like a great plan," Olivia said and she gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
Olivia was thankful that the work day passed by fast. She had a hard time focusing on work and she wanted to do nothing more than to relax at the moment. She thought about how she enjoyed having Jake stay the night. Olivia wanted more nights to end that way. However, she would be lying to herself if she didn't admit that Fitz was still on her mind.
Olivia turned off her laptop before placing it into her bag. She was placing some paperwork in the same bag when she heard a knock on the door. She looked up and saw that it was Huck.
"Hey, you can come in," Olivia said. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah," Huck said. He paused before speaking again. "I noticed that you've been spending a lot of time with Jake lately. I was wondering if you wanted me to do a background check on him."
Olivia looked at Huck quietly. She wasn't expecting him to ask her but then again it was Huck. His top priority was to make sure she was taking care of and that nothing didn't happen to her. She really didn't think about getting a background check done on Jake because of job he had. Her gut also didn't tell her that there was anything that she should worry about with him.
"Well, with him being an Intelligence Officer in the Navy I didn't think I needed to do a background check on him. Plus, working in the Pentagon you pretty much have to have a spotless record," Olivia said.
Huck nodded. He briefly looked at the floor then back at Olivia.
"What does your gut tell you about him?" Huck asked.
"My gut isn't telling me anything bad about him. Honestly, my gut is at a neutral feeling which is a good thing."
Huck nodded again but Olivia knew he wanted to say something else.
"Huck, is there anything I should worry about? Did you already do a background check on him?" Olivia asked starting to feel a little nervous.
"No and I haven't. I just found it a little weird that you didn't want me to find out everything about this guy. I guess I just don't want to see anything happen to you. Especially, after everything you went through with your ex."
Huck didn't say Fitz's name but they both knew who he was talking about. Huck was one of the few people Olivia told about her relationship with Fitz. She trusted and relied on Huck more than she did with most people. It was the same exact way with Huck when it came to Olivia.
Olivia walked from behind her desk to stand in front of Huck.
"Huck, I appreciate that but for now I just want to get know Jake the normal way. It's a difference between learning about someone for a personal interest and learning about someone just to represent them. I don't want you to worry about anything right now. I'm still being cautious about certain things when it comes to Jake. I'm being cautious to protect myself and not to rush into anything. But if something comes up or I change my mind, I'll let you know," Olivia said.
"Okay," Huck said.
"You should go home and get some rest Huck," Olivia said while walking back to her desk.
"I think I'm going to hang out here for a little while longer."
"That's fine too," Olivia said. She finished pack her bag and put her jacket on. "I'll see you tomorrow then."
Huck nodded and disappeared back into his office.
Olivia placed her purse on her shoulder and grabbed her bag. She checked one more time to make sure she wasn't leaving anything. After determining she had everything she turned off the lights in her office. She said good night to Abby, Quinn, and Harrison then headed home.
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