'Anything with the Stillman woman?' Fitz asked Captain Young. He had gotten up early and was surprised he hadn't heard from either Nick or the captain overnight. Olivia was still sleeping so he moved to the kitchen to make his call. He didn't want to wake her. It was the first night in a week that she had slept without a nightmare. Granted she never moved from the spot on his chest where she had fallen asleep but he didn't care. He just wanted her to feel safe and if the only way for that to happen was Olivia sleeping practically on top of him all night that's what he would do.

'Cavanaugh and I are sitting on her place now. She wasn't home and hasn't been back yet.' The captain explained.

'Ok. Just keep me posted.'

'How is she holding up after yesterday?'

'She's all right. She's tough but it's taking its toll. She is barely sleeping. I can tell she is afraid.' Fitz explained. 'I am going to take her out of the city for the day. The Bristow is on some break tomorrow so she doesn't have to be at the studio. I will have my phone so call me with any updates.'

'Grant, I know it's too late to remind you she is a witness but watch yourself. Your job is to keep her safe.' Captain Young had picked up on their connection when he first saw them interact. It was against policy but the captain didn't see the point in reprimanding Fitz over it. He'd only risk losing his best detective. He could see that if it came down to her or the job, Olivia Pope would win without a doubt.

'It is too late but I appreciate you looking out. She's safe with me.'

'I will call you once we have a lock on the school teacher.'

'Thanks. Bye Captain.' Fitz hung up his phone and poured himself some coffee. He looked out his back window at the waves washing in. He was so lost in thought he didn't know she was there until a pair of mocha colored arms wrapped around his waist. He smiled when he felt her small warm body against his back.

'The bed gets lonely without you, Detective.' She whispered on his back sleepily. He turned in her embrace. He looked down at her face. She looked young and fresh faced. He was constantly stunned at her beauty. He moved her hair out of her face and smiled.

'I didn't want to wake you.' He said.

'Hmm….well I appreciate that.' She pulled him closer. She didn't know why but she woke up desperate for him.

'Are you ok?' Fitz asked her. He felt her nod her head. He knew she wasn't being honest but he didn't want to push her. 'So I was thinking you don't have to be at the studio tomorrow right?' Olivia pulled back and looked up at him.

'Right.'

'My family has a condo down in Orange County. I was thinking we pack up Sabra and head down there. The condo is in a compound and there is a pretty decent yard for Sabra to play in. No one knows about it. There is tight security. Several celebrities own condos in the complex. Sabra will be safe and sound at the condo while you and I channel our inner twelve year olds and go play at Disneyland. What do you think?'

'Disneyland?' she asked. 'I love Disneyland, Fitz! I haven't been in years. Yes!'

Fitz laughed. She reacted like an actual twelve year old. 'Good. Go get ready. Oh and pack something nice. I am going to take you out to dinner at my favorite place in Newport.' He told her. She turned to go pack. She stopped suddenly and turned to look at him. 'She will be fine, Livvie. One of my neighbors is Kobe. NO one gets too close to his place without the entire Newport Beach Police Department being dispatched. I wouldn't suggest it if I wasn't completely sure Sabra would be fine.'

'Ok. I just need an hour.' She smiled and ran into her 'trailer' to pack.

A little over an hour later they were heading down the 405 freeway down to Newport Beach. They chatted about their individual experiences at Disneyland. Fitz being a Southern California native he had been more times than he could count and Liv being from the East Coast had grown up going to Disney World. She confessed that when she first moved to LA she went to Disneyland eight times in one year. As they turned into the complex, Olivia was shocked. She was expecting something small but these condos were more like mansions. He pointed out some of the celebrity owned places as they drove to his. Once they had unloaded everything from the car Fitz gave Liv and Sabra a quick tour. It was almost ten and he wanted to get to park. So Olivia got Sabra situated with food and water and showed her how to use the doggy door that went out to the yard in the back. They were back in the car pretty quickly.

'So your family just keeps this place for "staycations" or something?' Olivia asked.

'Not really. I am the only one that actually uses it. It was my mom's getaway. She was an actress. She moved to LA from Kansas so she would often tire of the city and come down here to get away. The complex has been remodeled like six times and my dad always made sure she kept the place and the necessary modifications were made. When she got sick she made me promise I would keep it and take Justin and Mellie down here for vacations. I was always a momma's boy so I promised even though we both knew there was no way Mellie and I would make it.' He explained. Olivia noticed a small tear escape his eye. She put her hand on his thigh. 'Anyway I know she would be really happy I brought you here. My mother would have loved you Livvie.'

'Really?'

'Yeah. She loved gutsy, beautiful, brilliant women. She loved women that were like her. My mother was self-made. She literally walked off the farm onto movie screens. She fought for every roll. She hated entitled women. Women that didn't want to work for what they wanted. This is why she never liked Mellie. Mellie comes from a lot of money. She was on the pageant circuit. Mom tried to hide it but like you she had a very hard time hiding her disdain for others. My mother probably would have had a very similar reaction to Nick as you did.' He smiled. 'Sometimes you remind me so much of her. Your strength and bravery…..it's just like hers. When she got sick we really thought she would beat it. And she did for a long time. When the diagnosis came in the doctors gave her six months. She held out for six years. She was the most amazing woman I have ever known. '

'She sounds amazing. How long ago did she pass?' Olivia asked softly. Her hand hadn't moved.

'About three years ago. What's your mom like? She is still in Boston right?' he wanted to change subject.

'Yep. My mother is the opposite of me. She is sweet and humble and calm. She's encouraged every single thing I have ever wanted to do. We look almost exactly alike. It's strange when I look at photos of her, I'd swear it was me. But then when I look into her eyes it reminds me that is all Vivian Pope. She carries this kindness in her eyes. My mother is incredibly kind. My eyes have held sadness since my dad died. I know it. I acknowledge it. Well at least they used to. They haven't been sad lately.' She looked at him

'So your mother is a knockout too?'

'Watch it Grant! That's my mama.' Olivia smiled. 'She's going to adore you.'

'Oh really? Does that mean you want to take me home to your mother?' he teased.

Olivia turned in her seat and looked at him with very serious eyes. 'Listen to me Fitz. This….you and me…it's happening. It's real. I meant what I said. I have been waiting for you. So yes, when all of this craziness is over and I can take you home to Boston, I am going to. You are going to meet my mother and my brother. You are going to see where I grew up. The studio I danced in. The places I had my first date and my first kiss. The ice cream parlor Ricky Adams broke my heart in when I was sixteen. The cemetery where my father is. You are going to make love to me in my childhood bedroom. All of it. We are doing all of it. I want you to know and experience everything about me. I love you. That is never going to change. It's as they say meant to be.' She said. They had been parked in the Disneyland lot for a few minutes but neither moved. Fitz let Olivia's words wash over him. She was handing him her future and he wanted her to know he wanted it.

'Livvie….' His voice caught. Tears welled up in his eyes. Olivia shook her head. She reached up and held his face in her hands and smiled.

'Come on Grant! I want a churro and I want to ride Space Mountain. Let's shelf all the serious talk for the afternoon and go have fun. Ok?'

He kissed her softly and nodded. They got out of the car and headed into the park hand in hand. It was a warm May day so they both opted for shorts and flip flops. Olivia wore a coal tank top with her tan linen shorts. Her flip flops match her shorts while her sunglasses were the same color of as her top. The coral color made her skin glow and Fitz wondered how he would keep his hands off her all day. He was wearing black shorts and a light blue t-shirt. He wore a white A's baseball cap to keep the sun off his face.

Once they got in Olivia insisted they ride the Tea Cups first. It was a tradition she had started with her friend Callie when she first moved to California. While he wasn't typically a fan of this particular ride, Olivia's laughter as they spun around was changing his mind. He followed her around the park as they rode every ride from Pirates of the Caribbean to Indiana Jones to Alice in Wonderland. Olivia was carefree and happy and so was Fitz. He was still on guard and made sure he paid attention to who was around her but he was happy. At around six, Fitz had to convince a very reluctant Olivia to leave. He wanted to take her to dinner and they need to freshen up. She sat quietly in the car.

'Are you pouting?' Fitz teased.

'No…well not really. That was so much fun! Did you have fun?' she asked.

'I absolutely had fun. I don't think you stopped smiling the entire day. Well at least until I told you we had to go.'

'I know. I am sorry about that. I guess I forgot I am not a little kid. Next time we stay until fireworks though. Don't plan any dinners! Deal?'

Fitz laughed. She was too adorable to be taken seriously even though she was dead serious. 'Deal.' He pulled into the garage. 'Our reservation is for eight so that gives you about an hour.'

Olivia nodded as she walked in. Sabra greeted the happily at the door. 'I will use the other bathroom. You use the one in the master.'

Olivia decided on her mint green dress. It was a halter that showed a respectable amount of cleavage. It was tight around her middle and ended mid-thigh. She paired with white heels and an emerald earring and necklace set her mother had given her for her birthday a few years ago. She decided to wear her hair down and straight. She took one last look and smiled to herself has she checked the back of the dress. Her back was fully exposed, she knew Fitz would have a hard time keeping his hands off her ass but she didn't care. She finished the soft makeup she had applied with some nude lip gloss and grabbed her white wrap from the bed. Even though the day was warm she knew it would be chilly at the beach. She put her phone in her white handbag and walked out. As she descended the stairs Fitz was coming in from the back with Sabra. She stopped to watch him. He looked gorgeous. He was wearing charcoal grey pants and a matching suit jacket. Under the jacket was a white button down shirt but the first few button weren't fastened. She could see a tiny bit of his soft chest hair showing.

'Livvie baby? We got to go soon. Are you almost ready?' He had walked into the kitchen to fill Sabra's water bowl. He hadn't noticed her on the steps. He walked back out.

'I'm right here, Fitz.' She said from her spot on the steps.

Fitz turned and looked at her. She giggled as she watched his mouth fall open. She finished walking down the stairs and stopped in front of him.

'Livvie…' he breathed out.

'You look gorgeous, Fitz. Really gorgeous.' Liv smiled at him.

'Um….th…thank you.' Fitz inhaled sharply. He couldn't take his eyes off of her. She was a vision in green. 'Baby, you're exquisite. I've never seen anything like you in my life.'

'Thank you.' She blushed. 'Shouldn't we go?' He nodded and she turned to go into to the garage.

'Sweet Jesus!' He blurted out.

'What?' Olivia turned startled.

'Are you trying to kill me?'

'What?'

'Your dress is missing the back, Olivia. How am I supposed to get through dinner?'

Olivia shrugged. 'I don't know what you are talking about but I am hungry so can we go?'

'You may be the devil.' He said as he followed her into the garage.

'Right now? No. Later? You have no idea!' she smirked as she climbed into the car.

Fitz stood motionless for a moment and then shook his head as he walked to the driver's side of the car. What have you gotten yourself into, Grant? He thought. He knew he was in serious trouble tonight. The woman to his right….his woman, had a twinkle in her eye, one he had never seen before. He swallowed hard and started the car.

'This is going to be one hell of a first date.' He said as Olivia laughed.

Ok y'all the next chapter will be dinner and what happens after dinner. I decided we deserved two chapters of fluff and sexy time, after the last five minutes of Thursday's show. I just love these two. They are so cute I can't stand it! Oh and to answer two specific questions: 1) I am not British but curious as to why you thought I might be. And 2) don't worry I do not kill or harm puppies in my stories. Sabra is the safest being in this story. Please review and thanks for reading.