"Hey mom."
"Fitzgerald, I haven't seen you in a week."
"I know, I've been busy lately."
"Do you have the day off? You never stop by so early."
"No I'm heading to the office a little later." Fitz answered, sinking into the couch. "How are you though?"
"Apart from your father working on my nerves, I'm doing quite well."
"What did he do this time?" Fitz laughed.
"I just want him to take it easy and eat healthy, like the doctor advised him to but he never listens. He acts like that firm will fall apart without him there."
"Ma he enjoys what he does and he really doesn't do much. He's basically taken the role of adviser to everyone else. We still learn a lot from him. Let him work. Trust me, if he's gonna be at home 24/7 he'll just annoy you even more because he'll be restless. You know him."
"He's 68. We should be spending our time together sitting on the porch with our grandchildren."
"You don't have a porch."
"Shut up boy."
Fitz erupted into laughter.
"Could you talk to him though?"
"You want me to tell him to retire?"
"Not exactly but just hint at the idea."
"Mom I think Bri would do a much better job at that. You know how close those two are. He'll listen to her. Anyway, I actually came here to talk to you about something else."
"I'm listening."
"So, remember that time I told about this incredible woman that I met and whom I liked but she was already taken?"
Helen looked at him, her mind pondering. "The one that was engaged, right?"
"Yes."
"What about her?"
"So she um.. She didn't get married."
"And you know this how?... Fitz, please tell me this isn't going where I think it's going. You didn't, did you?"
His body language gave him away and Helen knew.
"Fitz.. I thought that you said you'd stay away. Did you really go after her knowing she was engaged?"
"I did keep my distance. But then she wanted to talk. She wanted answers..about the kiss and- Look, we couldn't deny our chemistry."
"So you two had an affair?"
"I hate that word but I guess..I mean she was still very much engaged. And I know you're probably disappointed in me but I couldn't just stay away. Neither of us could, although we were both very much aware of how wrong it was of us. But whenever we were together we didn't think. We just wanted to have that..that bit of time together where we could be just us."
"Both of you were wrong amd should've known better. What about the poor man that thought he was about to marry the woman of his dreams? What about their families? Fitz it wasn't just about the two of you. What you did affected so many other people."
"We did a terrible thing, I know. But what we had was beyond just lust or infatuation. We actually fell in love and even though I knew that she might end up marrying him, I still couldn't put a stop to what we had. She made me feel things that I've never felt before. Ma, you know how much I care about other people's feelings but this time, I only took my own feelings into consideration and I acted on it. I fell hard for this woman that I dreamed about the possibility of us..together even though I knew at the time that the possibility of that was impossible. I loved her so much that when she asked me just days before her wedding to let her go, I did. The decision was hard as hell but I wanted her to be happy. I never once asked her to break off her engagement. I couldn't. I had no right to ask her to give everything up. She did that on her own. She ended their relationship because she felt exactly how I felt."
Helen was taken aback at her son's confession. Never had she seen him like this. So, in love.
"So you only ended things a few days before her wedding?"
"...Yes. But then she didn't go through with the wedding."
"What happened then? Did you two just continue this thing between you?"
"No. We talked and decided that it would be best if we just gave each other room to breathe. We gave each other time to figure out what we wanted. Obviously she felt terrible for what she did to him so she wasn't just going to continue sleeping with me. She's not a monster."
"When did all of this transpire?"
"By the end of last year."
"What happened when you decided to give each other space?"
"After the first month of not seeing each other, I knew what I wanted and so did she. We wanted to be together. So I asked her out as a single woman and took her on a real date. We've been together for two months now."
A short silence fell over them.
"I'm happy mom." Fitz said earnestly.
"I'm just.. Okay, first of all, I won't be standing in your way. I actually am happy for you. You fell in love and that's great.."
"But?"
"But that doesn't mean that I'm happy about the initial affair that you two had. You hurt a lot of people along the way. Just magine yourself in that other man's position."
"Look mom I'm not denying the hrt and pain that we've caused but we were two people in love and she's the most incredible woman that I've ever met. Yes, I felt horrible everytime we had to step out of our little bubble and she had to return to her fiancé. I didn't like the sneaking around and neither did she but we couldn't stay away."
The front door had opened 5 minutes ago but they were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't even take note until Brianna stepped into the living room after having heard part of their conversation.
"Really Fitz? How stupid can you be?"
"Brianna. What are you doing here?" He asked taken by surprise by his sisters presence.
"Bri did you really just eavesdrop on a private conversation I was having with your brother?" Helen gave her a pointed look.
"I just stopped by to get the girls tennis shoes that they left here but what the hell Fitz? Going after a woman who's engaged? That's not how I know you."
"I don't have to explain myself to you Brianna."
"So you two thought it was okay to play her fiancé for the fool while sleeping around behind his back? What does that say about her as woman?"
Fitz kept his cool and stood up. "Mom I think I'm gonna go."
Brianna again spoke up. "Do you really think it's going to work out between you two? She cheated on her fiancé! Once the excitement of being with you winds down, what makes you think she won't just hop on to her next target? Don't be so damn stupid Fitz!"
"You've always been such a know-it-all and as far as I'm concerned I didn't ask for your approval or opinion of our relationship. Let me rather leave before I say something to you that I can't take back." Fitz replied and was about to make his exit but his sister stopped him.
"A know-it-all? I'm just stating the obvious."
"ENOUGH!" Helen yelled at them. "Brianna what is wrong with you? Fitz is a grown man. You don't get to tell him what to do and what not to do. His in charge of his own life. If he's made mistakes, that's on him and only him. There's no need to make him feel bad about it."
"Mom how can you be okay with this? Having an affair with that woman? He was selfish. He didn't care about her fiancé at all."
"I'm not saying I'm okay with it but I also don't see why I should give him a hard time about it. No one can help who they fall in love with. If he's happy then I'm happy for him."
"Of course. Your golden boy can never do anything wrong."
Fitz pinched the bridge of his nose and took a deep breathe before responding, "This isn't about me is it? It's about your husband and his little assistant going away on all those business trips together isn't it? If you have issues in your own marriage you sort that shit out with your husband but don't come at me or badmouth Olivia! You don't even know her so you better keep her damn name out of your mouth!"
"This has nothing to do with Jack!! He would never cheat on me!"
"Yeah sure. That's why he didn't show up at the twins school play and chose to work late instead. You act like your marriage is so damn perfect well you can stop pretending. You're doing a terrible job at faking it."
"Fitz!" Helen's tone was harsh. "Stop this, right now. Both of you!"
Brianna and Fitz shot each other icy glares.
"You will not be disrespecting and tearing each other down in this house."
"I gotta go. I'll call you mom." Fitz said and left.
He went to the office and buried himself in work in order to blow of some steam.
xxx
Fitz came home later that day to find Liv's car in his driveway.
He smiled at the thought of seeing her after the day he had.
He got out of his car and walked up to the drivers side of hers.
Olivia rolled down her window when she saw him approaching.
Bending down, he grinned at her. "You know, you wouldn't have to sit out here if you'd just take the key I offered to you."
"I'm only here because you sounded stressed on the phone this afternoon."
"I told you I just had a lot of work to do."
"And I still don't believe that story." Liv replied giving him a tender smile.
He chuckled. "Are you planning on getting out of the car?"
Liv rolled her window up and exited the car.
"Damn."
"What?" She asked but soon noticed his eyes roaming her body.
"You look gorgeous."
"Thank you. Now come on, let's get inside."
"Should I make dinner?" Liv asked as they walked into the house.
"Later. Right now I want my Livvie."
He hugged her from behind and pressed soft kisses along her neck.
"What happened today?" She asked leading them to the couch.
Fitz took a deep sigh which drew a frown from Liv.
"That bad?"
"I got into a fight with my sister."
"Oh.."
"Can we not talk about it right now?"
"If you don't feel like talking about it then okay."
"It's not that. I just.. It's going to upset you Livvie."
"So you fought because of me?"
"You, our relationship, some other issues.."
"We knew not everyone would approve of us or the way we got together."
"I was telling my mom about you and Brianna overheard then she lashed out at me and I said some things about her marriage and her husband. It was just a mess."
"She's still your sister though."
"That doesn't give her the right to judge you without even knowing you and damn sure don't need her approval on our relationship. My mother didn't even throw a tantrum. She listened and gave her honest opinion but nevertheless she's happy for me. She's happy that you make me happy."
Olivia gave him a faint smile. "Are you going to talk things through with your sister?"
"I don't know.. I'm just so frustrated with her at the moment."
"I understand. She's your sister, you expected a little more support."
"Exactly. Anyway, I don't care. I love you and I'm happy with you. If she can't put her feelings aside and be happy for me then that's too bad. I'm not letting you go."
He pulled her into his lap and held her face in his hands. "I'm not gonna allow anyone to come between us, ever."
"You're sexy when you get all worked up."
"Yeah?" He smirked and pulled her down for a kiss.
They kissed for a good few minutes with Fitz's hands exploring Olivia's body, finding the zipper of her dress and pulling it down.
"Upstairs." Liv said, tracing the shell of his ear with her tongue.
Effortlessly Fitz got up with Liv in his arms and carried her upstairs bridal style.
He tossed her on the bed and tugged on her dress until it slid from her body, leaving Olivia in her lace underwear.
"Fuck you're so beautiful."
He mounted her and they kissed hungrily. Tongue sucking, lip biting, spit strings..it was intense.
Liv worked on unbuttoning his jeans.
When they were both finally completely naked Fitz slipped his two fingers inside of her. Moving it in and out at a quick pace.
Olivia released a pleasing moan as his fingers explored every nook and slid through every fold.
Her stomach tensed when Fitz started rubbing her clit with eagerness and intensity.
"Cum for me baby." He said, watching her mouth fell open from pleasure.
Liv's body shivered as she spilled her juices all over his hand.
Fitz stalked down on her body and licked every single drop which aroused Liv even more.
"Mmm you taste so fucking good." His hot breathe on her core drove Liv wild.
"Baby please...please fuck me." She craved him.
Fitz decided to tease her so he pressed feather light kisses on her throbbing center.
"Fiiitz..please."
He grinned as he brought himself up and hovered over her body.
"Patience my darling." He said then proceeded to spit on his fingers to lubricate the tip of his cock.
Fitz switched positions and Liv straddled him. He slowly guided his hardened member into her.
Olivia was tight and had to adjust to him before they settled into a synchronising rhythm.
Fitz groaned and fell back on the bed as Liv rode on his cock with skill.
She palmed his chest with both hands and buried his entire length inside of her.
"Aaah fuck. God. Hold it right there baby." Fitz grunted as Liv's tightness consumed him.
After a minute of just letting him fill her up Liv was back to bouncing on his cock.
The were both so close but didn't want this to end.
Fitz used his strength to hoist her up and she gave him a confused look.
"On your knees." He demanded and she obeyed.
Once was on all fours he pumped into her making her yelp.
Olivia cried out in pleasure and within minutes she was screaming as she reached a mind blowing orgasm.
Fitz wouldn't let her tired, shuddering body collapse, so he looped his arms around her midsection and fucked her hard until he sprayed his hot cum into her.
Both fell down on the bed. He was still inside of her, his body jerking as he emptied his load.
Eventually Fitz pulled out as they both turned to lay on their backs, trying to catch their breath.
"I think I just died." Liv said making Fitz broke out into a fit of laughter.
"You didn't die but that was freaking amazing."
Olivia cuddled up against him and he placed a kiss on her forehead.
She closed her eyes and whispered, "I love you Fitz."
Affectionately he stared at her. "I love you too Livvie. So much."
xxx
A knock on Fitz's office door drew his attention away from the sketch in front of him.
He looked up to see Brianna making her way inside.
"Bri, what are you doing here?" He asked surprised.
"It's been three days since our fight. You didn't show up for the dinner mom organised last night and we all know why."
"I was busy last night. I told mom I wouldn't be able to make it."
"Look, can we talk?"
"Mom sent you here didn't she?"
Brianna took a seat across from him at the chair in front of his desk. "She pushed me to talk to you and apologize but I came here because I don't want to lose my brother."
"So you're just gonna apologize even though you won't really mean it but hey, you'll still have your brother in your life even if you can't allow him happiness."
"Fitz I'm sorry for my outburst. I shouldn't have said what I said."
"But you did and don't tell me you didn't mean any of it."
"You said some pretty cruel things to me as well."
"Look judge me all you want for falling in love with another man's woman. Judge our relationship. Judge what we did to be together but don't question our love for one another and don't ask me to fall out of love with Olivia Pope because if I could, I would. If I could've brushed the feelings aside in the first place to avoid bringing her any confliction and placing her in a situation literally no one wants to be caught in, then I would've. But I couldn't. I fell too damn hard for her. And don't label her as cheap or whatever ugly word there is because she's none of that. We met at an unfortunate time but shared such an unbelievable connection and undeniable chemistry that we couldn't just ignore it."
"Jack was unfaithful. All the signs were there. He started acting differently but through all of that I chose to ignore it. I refused to believe that he would stray. He's my husband." Brianna started opening up.
Fitz interjected. "That was low of me, I shouldn't have touched on that subject."
"No, I shouldn't have snapped at you out of anger and frustration that was brought upon by my husband. Look Fitz I'm sorry."
"Me too sis."
"So, Olivia. Tell me about her."
His face lit up. "She's..incredible. I can't even narrow it down to just one thing because she's just an all round amazing woman. She's beautiful and funny and intelligent. I'm just so in awe of her really."
"Wow. You really got it bad bro." Brianna responded with a hint of disbelief. Her brother has dated his fair share of women but never has she heard him talk like this.
"Can I ask how things are between you and Jack?"
"Not very bright. He has admitted to what he did and that he wants me to forgive him. He begged me to give him another chance. Trusting him right now is my biggest issue. What he did..it really hurt me. Putting up a front for our family and friends was my way of coping I guess. And I just felt like I had to keep it together for the sake of the twins. Those girls love their father."
"So you're gonna work on your marriage?"
"Yes. I still love him. Regardless of what he did..I still love him. Is that stupid of me?"
"No not at all. But is he prepared to earn you back? Does he still love you like you love him?"
"He swears I'm the only woman for him which is funny since he was tempted by another woman. I do believe he still loves me and I can see that he regrets what he did. I want us to be able to work things out although it's going to be difficult. He's trying. He's not working so many hours anymore. He's helping out a lot with the girls..he is trying but I suggested that we should see someone. Get some professional help because I need to get some things off my chest and I want him to open up as well. I feel that's the only way we can repair our marriage."
"I'm sorry Bri..and what I said the other day must've just opened up that wound further."
"It's okay. We were both wrong and said things in the heat of the moment. Did you tell Olivia what I said?"
"I did.."
Brianna dropped her head with regret before glancing back up at Fitz. "How did that go? She hates me doesn't she? I mean not that I would blame her."
"She doesn't hate you."
"How can you know for sure? I said horrible things about her."
"Obviously I didn't tell her everything word for word. Just that you were against our relationship. But trust me, she doesn't hate you. Liv's not like that. She might've been upset and did a good job at hiding it but I know her. If she hated you, she would've made that clear."
"Gosh now I feel even worse. I shouldn't have been so quick to judge. I'm so sorry Fitz."
"We knew there were going to be people judging us and questioning us so it's not really a big deal."
"Yeah but when it's your own sister doing that, then it's a big deal."
"I have forgiven you Bri. We're okay."
"Thank you and I have forgiven you as well. I'm glad that you found someone special in Olivia. You deserve to be happy."
"Thanks."
"So when are we meeting this spectacular woman who bowled you over?"
"Look I would love to introduce her to you guys but I don't wanna rush things so I'll have to check with her first."
"That's fair. I have never seen you so smitten."
"I can't help it." Fitz laughed.
"It looks good on you old man."
"Hey!"
The two shared a good laugh.
"I should get going. I'm glad we had this talk."
"Yeah me too. Mom's gonna be happy to know that we're playing nice again."
"She was pretty upset about our fight."
Fitz got up and rounded his desk with open arms. "Get over here."
Brianna smiled and stepped into his embrace.