Before I start this chapter, I want to thank CharlieTsAngel for being a constant source of support, inspiration and encouragement to helped me come up with lines and scenarios for this , thanks a lot. Truly.

So let's get to the chapter, shall we?

FITZ POV

I slammed the file against the table as I walked around to sit on the chair. I was tired of the incompetency in this office. With the opening of two new branches of my company just days ahead, this was not the time for my employers to test my patience.

Not bothering that it was daytime, I walk to the small table at the corner of my office which had a bottle of scotch on it. I pour the scotch and finish it in one go. My throat burns slightly due to the liquid but I immediately feel a relief flood over me. I needed that.

I collapse on my chair and put my head back, leaning into the chair as much as I can. I haven't slept well in 2 weeks and the exhaustion was catching up on me. There was a lot of work, most of which included me personally which irked me.

Some random guy was protesting the opening of my new branch claiming the place legally belongs to him, though we have showed our purchase documents over a hundred times. I don't know why my team can't deal with some small troublemaker. I had ignored it in the beginning considering it will be handled, but one of my guys got physical with him causing him to involve the police. And even that was handled, until that asshole's son posted the video of his dad getting hit by my men on the Internet. And nowadays, everything blows up on the Internet. And that's how, this whole issue became a pain in the ass. I had to individually go meet this guy today to tell him to back off and that we would pay him whatever he wants if that's why he's doing this. But no, he is so sure the land belongs to him.

The more I stayed in my office, the more angrier I got about everything and so I decided to head home. I had Marcus at the office, he would take care of it. Hopefully.

Just when I head to the door, I see it being opened by Marcus, my friend and business advisor and Rachel, my secretary. They have a look of surprise on their faces but they hesitate before they say anything because they know I'm not in a good mood.

"Are you going home?" Marcus asks, carefully.

"Yes. I'm tired" I say, trying to limit the conversation.

"Okay, but listen to this. He's going to court" Rachel says slowly.

"What? Court ? We don't have the time to fight this out in court!" I shout. I can see people outside stop dead in their tracks to briefly look at me before walking away as fast as they can.

I calm myself down and walk back into the chamber, Marcus and Rachel following me behind.

"It's opening in a week. I don't want to fight that stupid motherfucker in court" I say, in a condescending tone.

"It's Hollis" Marcus says releasing the breath.

"What?" I ask surprised. Why are we talking about Hollis?

"This is all his plan. He's instigating this guy to create a scene."

"What? Why would he do that? Has he really stooped so low?

"Look, we can send someone over to take care of him if you want." Rachel says in a low voice. I give her a look analysing her staring. I know what she means. She wants to get rid of the man. Well, It didn't work the last time.

I think about it for a minute before saying,

"We are not doing that. We'll fight him legally. Too many people know about this thing already" I say.

"Call Cyrus" I say looking at the both of them and before grabbing my phone and walking out.

I reach the ground floor and the guards greet me, which I acknowledge with a nod. I walk out to see my car waiting for me and before I get in, something in my peripheral vision distracts me.

I turn around immediately to see who it is only to be disappointed. I stare, completely lost in my thoughts and then sit inside.

I thought I saw Olivia. The girl looked like her, about the same height and the same dark brown hair. I exhale deeply as thoughts of Olivia consume me. It has been two months since I have last seen her, since we..you know.

I try not to think about that night, but I give in sometimes. I can't possibly ever forget that night. I can't forget Olivia. A smile starts to form at the edge of my lips as I think back to the day I saw her first in her dad's office, the days when I noticed her staring at me slyly thinking I wouldn't notice, that night we got stuck at the airport, then the sex, and then her hugging that guy ...I knew it was her boyfriend and to this day I get this weird feeling when I think back to that moment, I don't know why I felt uncomfortable seeing her with someone else... okay..I need to stop thinking about her. We'll probably never cross paths again. There were times I was tempted to find out more about her, to reach out to her but I didn't. That would be a little creepy I felt? I dont know.
Olivia was probably going to be a beautiful memory, that's all.
She is such a beautiful, smart woman. I smile sadly as I looked out of my window.

My thoughts are interrupted when I get a call from Cyrus himself.

"Cy."

"Fitz, Marcus called to me about the problem. Don't worry. It's a small thing which has been blown out of proportion. I'll take care of it"

"Thank you Cy."

"Anytime, Fitz"

I feel better after knowing it would be handled.

I reach home and decide to take a nap, my head felt like it would burst any moment. And so I did exactly that. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep.

I was woken up three hours later by my phone ringing. I ignore the first few rings, but then decide to take it in case it's important. With all the shit going on, I don't want to talk a chance.

Cursing, I get up and check my phone to see Eli calling. Eli?

"Eli? Hi" I say slightly surprised.

"Fitz, how are you? I called to tell I'm in town with your house designs" he says.

Oh right, the house. I had completely forgotten about that. Eli told me a couple of weeks ago that he would be coming to DC and then he would show the house designs.

"Oh great"

"I actually called to invite you for dinner at Olivia's place. We can discuss the designs there. Is that okay with you?"

I became alert at the mention of her name. Olivia's house? Dinner? I felt slightly uncomfortable talking to Eli now, realising I had indeed slept with his daughter.

"Oh..I don't think it will be good to bother Olivia" I say, but I was internally hoping there wouldn't be any change of plans.

"Oh that's no problem! She's fine with it" he says confidently.

"Umm..okay then."

"Alright, how does 7:30 sound?"

"7:30 is good." I say, still not being able to wrap my head over the thought that I will be seeing Olivia today. Just when I thought I would never see her, this is what happens.

"And Fitz, I heard Cyrus is handling your case"

I was surprised that Eli knew about it so soon. Maybe he and Cyrus were friends, afterall, we were all in the same social circle.

"Oh yes. This small matter has become a gigantic pain in the ass." I say, chuckling.

Eli laughs in response and says "Yeah I know. But Cyrus will take care of it. Don't worry anymore. Infact, Olivia works for Cyrus. So she maybe on your legal team" he says, I can hear it in his voice how proud he is of his daughter.

Okay, woah. What is happening.

"Oh that's great!" I say awkwardly, not knowing how to react to this new piece of information.

Not only am I going to meet her today and have dinner with her, I might also be seeing more of her in the next few days. I sit on my bed, still staring at my phone though I am not looking at anything I have to be completely honest, I'm beyond elated to have to see her today. But I keep thinking about the guy who hugged her at the airport..her boyfriend. Will he be there too? Today? That thought makes my head hurt. I wake up and call for some coffee from the kitchen.

I walk out to the balcony and stare out into the open, trying desperately to organise my thoughts.

I leave my house at 7. The fact that her apartment was close to my house didn't go unnoticed by me. I tried not to think more about it.

I'm dressed in a way that it isn't formal nor is it casual. I take a bottle of expensive scotch from my liquor cabinet before leaving.

As the car starts to move, I can't help but think about what to say when I meet her. I had a lot of questions that I wanted to ask. But, I was not sure whether I should. Sometimes I think maybe I should play cool and act like it never happened. But, I can't do that. Because it meant something to me. And if it meant anything to Olivia, not acknowledging it might hurt her. Or maybe it won't. Now I understand why she didn't want to face me or talk to me after we had sex. She was in a relationship. I don't want to think why she slept with me, because that would be judging her without knowing the reality of her relationship. Somewhere in my selfish heart, I wanted something to go wrong with her and her boyfriend, that is if they were still together. That makes me think about whether she told him or not. What if I go there to realise they're
together ? What am I to say then? The last thing I want is to break somebody's relationship. I have no idea how they are together, it would be wrong to assume that there were cracks in the relationship. I thought more into it, forcing my brain to come to a conclusion. And then I realised one thing. Her relationship aside, I needed answers. I will ask her once to talk to me, if she doesn't want to, then we will never speak about this thing again. I can feel the disappointment already creeping up when I think about what if we never talk about this. I'm stupid to think there's a chance for us. Chance for us? What is my head coming up with!

I decide to abandon the thoughts of Olivia and use the time to check my e-mails on my phone ..although the uncertainty of today night continued to make me feel uneasy.

I reached her apartment at exactly 7PM. It was obviously a great location, close to all the important places as it was in the heart of the city. I make my way to the elevator and press on the button showing 8. Eli had already told me the exact house number and everything.

I stood outside the door and took a deep breath. I don't know why I felt ...nervous. I press on the doorbell and wait. It took about half a minute when I heard somebody unlocking the door. I was prepared to see her. I felt my heart go a little hay-wire, something that has never happened, surprising me.

The door opened to reveal Olivia, standing infront of me with those beautiful doe shaped eyes looking at me for the first time in two months. There she was.

I take my time to actually look at her. At that moment, I felt this feeling..like a tug at my chest, that I don't know how to describe. Her hair was down, her eyes looked like they were searching for something, her lips were parted. One look at her lips and I couldn't stop thinking about how it would be like to kiss her again. I push that thought away, because otherwise it would be trouble.

I was actually prepared to be ignored or something but her standing there looking at me inquisitively proved one thing, she felt it too.

It felt like we'd been standing there a long time and I broke the silence and mouthed a
"Hi". Her lips curled up into the slightest smile and she said "Hi" back.

We stood there in silence for a few more seconds not knowing what to say when I heard Eli walking upto us. Olivia moved aside to make way for me. Eli and I shook hands before he gave me a side hug.

"I'm glad you came today. I had a tight schedule and you as always are a busy man" he said walking upto the island.

I followed him and took a quick look around the house. There isn't a better representation of her taste. It was cozy, elegant and comfortable. It felt like home. I looked a little too long at a picture of her and Eli standing next to each other, her graduation ceremony I guessed judging by the black robes she didn't fail to remind me again how young she actually was. That thought always seemed to make me uncomfortable about myself.

I follow Eli to see the designs laid out on the island. As soon as he faces me I hand him the bottle of scotch I brought. He was pleasantly surprised and was being modest about how I didn't have to take any trouble. I told him jokingly it wasn't for him,it was for Olivia.

I looked around to see Olivia in the kitchen standing with her back facing me. She was arranging something.

Eli pulls my focus back to the designs and I finally take an actual look at them. The plan looked perfect, just like I wanted. He explained to me each and every thing, the layout, the rooms, the dimensions, everything. I particularly loved the idea of a sauna inside my gym and was excited by the idea of a jogging track outside. It looked great on paper and I'm sure Eli would do it compete justice in real.

"Woah, Eli ...I'm impressed. You captured everything I wanted" I say, still looking at the designs.

"I've known you long enough to know what you were looking for" he says giving me fatherly pat on my back.

"You said this was the last one you planned to build and you wanted it to represent who you are, I'm glad to know we were able to do that for you"

I could only nod my head and smile.

"It looks lovely on paper, I can't wait to see it completed"

We discussed about the design for a little while longer until Olivia came to us and asked if we would like something to drink.

"I apologise Fitz, I seem to have forgotten my manners. I was so excited to show you these designs that I complete forgot to ask if you wanted something" Eli says.

"It's completely alright" I say and Eli goes to fix a drink for me,leaving Olivia and me alone in the room. I look at her, she looks at me. I can see that she is apprehensive but I was happy she wasn't atleast ignoring me. I was getting a feeling that she too wanted to talk too.I open my mouth to say something but Eli interrupts us with our drinks. He hands me my scotch, takes one for himself and gives Olivia a glass of red wine. I realise I've only ever seen Olivia drink red wine. I'm guessing that's her favourite.

"We can sit down for dinner and discuss everything later" he says.

"Yeah that would be good" I say.

Eli then turns to Olivia suggesting she show me the ensuite half-bath just off the livingroom. She nods at her father and looks at me and motions me to follow her.

But as she turns to leave to go back to the kitchen, I say "Olivia, we need to talk". She understood what I meant.

I knew I had a pleading look on my face. I didn't know that seeing her would have such an effect on me, I had a lot of questions and I wanted to clear my head.

I see her face turn tense before she finally relaxes and closes her eyes. At that moment I feel bad for putting her on the spot. But what she says next surprises me.

"I want to talk too. But first, let's get done with dinner" she says before walking towards the kitchen.

I feel relieved and nervous about this. What if she regretted it? She has a boyfriend, she probably does regret it. I feel bad for having the smallest hope that maybe, just maybe, we could be something.

I wash my hands and look at myself in the mirror before heading to the dining table. I see Olivia keeping the last of the dishes. Eli sits at the head of the table and I and Olivia sit adjacent to him, but opposite to each other.

We begin to eat and it's awkwardly silent until I ask Olivia "So I hear you're working at Cyrus' Law Firm, Olivia". I tried not to laugh at the look of surprise on her face, until I realised she misunderstood. "Oh, Eli told me" I say gesturing to her father.

"Yes she is!" Eli adds rather excitedly, I can see Olivia roll her eyes which makes me chuckle.

"Oh that reminds me! Olivia, your law firm is actually going to fight's Fitz case. Cyrus will tell you tomorrow I guess" he says.

Olivia's eyes become as big as saucers and her fork stopped at her lips listening to that. Honestly,she looked so cute. She gives me a look which I knew meant "why didn't you tell me", to which I just smile, shrugging my shoulders careful not to be seen or noticed by Eli.

"Oh that's great. You've come to the right place" she says, and now it's my time to be surprised. Although she didn't mean it that way, my head was completely in the gutter. She saw me smirk which makes her blush and she added " is the best. You don't have to worry" she says stressing on the word Beene.

"Oh he is. He is also an annoying creature" Eli adds and laugh to himself. I and Olivia just chuckle looking at each other in between.

Rest of the dinner went smoothly with us talking about politics and what not. I particularly enjoyed Olivia's thoughts on many issues, she had clear and strong opinions. It made me admire her more. And thankfully, there was no awkwardness between us,atleast at the dinner table.

Well, that statement went to shit the minute Eli mentioned about that day we were stranded at the airport.

Olivia instantly stiffened and avoided looking at me.

"Fitz, I was just so glad you were there to take care of her" I see Olivia swallow slowly at that comment. I knew exactly what she was thinking because even I was thinking the same. She gives me a brief look before biting her lip and looking back at her plate of food.

"I worry too much about her, you know" he adds making Olivia roll her eyes.

"We were fine dad" she says still looking at her plate of food.

"Yeah, Thank lord for that" Eli says.

I look at her longer than I should have and her face relaxes. She smiles at me before going back to her meal.

Okay! So they finally met! After two long months. Olivia seems a little nervous and flustered, so is Fitz I feel.
Have to clarify a few things :
There is an indication that Fitz maybe a bad boy(😉) when Rachel says "we can take care of him". Now this is because I believe nobody that rich and powerful isn't atleast a little bit shady. But I don't think I'll focus on that much.
Fitz seems to overthink about Olivia and himself and I believe these are the signs that he's falling for her without knowing it. He knows he likes her, but he doesn't know to what extent.

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