There were few days where Fitz raised his voice at one of his employees out of anger. Today was one of those days.

He was upset. Very, very upset.

The veins in his head were bulging, that's how angry he was. And it wasn't even noon yet.

At the moment he was in his office having a heated discussion with one of his agents who failed to follow the code of conduct and messed up. Big time.

Fitz stormed out of his office, startling his secretary.

"Sir...is everything okay?" She asked very cautiously. Clearly there was trouble. She heard the shouting through the closed door, but she thought she'd ask anyway.

"Get Agent Cox on the phone. Have him come to my office to see me. It's urgent. " Was all he said before retreating back into his office.

Fitz left the office just after 1 o'clock to go and clean up his agent's mess. 1 o'clock and yet to the employees at Grant Secure it felt like one of the longest days. Having to move around stealthily to avoid their boss and being cautious to get caught engaging in office talk was exhausting.

Fitz arrived at home later than usual and wasn't his usual happy self.

"Hi, you're home." Liv greeted cheerfully from her spot on the stool by the kitchen counter where she was busy on her laptop.

"Hi baby." He replied rather dull while loosening his tie and crossing to the living room area.

Upon assessing his mood, Liv hopped down from the stool and went to join him.

"How was your day?" She asked touching his bearded cheek.

Her touch brought instant relaxation as he closed his eyes and inhaled the soft smell of her perfume.

"I've had better days."

When there was no response, Fitz popped his eyes open and was met with raised eyebrows waiting for him to elaborate so he continued, "One of my agents made my day extra difficult and now I'm gonna have to let him go."

"You're gonna fire one of your men? Why?"

Fitz sighed. "We have this client. High profile, rich, divorced..that kinda guy you know? So anyway due to some business deals his life was threatened by someone from their rival company. He contacted us to protect him and his two daughters. This morning I get a call from my senior agent on this assignment that he caught one of the other agents making out with the man's oldest daughter."

"Oh... Wait how old exactly is this girl?"

"She's 22."

"I see."

"So I had him brought to my office and this fool had the nerve to tell me that they've had a connection from the start."

"A connection?"

"I was so mad. I had to go to that man's house to inform him about this. Honesty is one of our top policies so it's only fair that I didn't keep this from him, he's my client. I placed that agent there to protect them, not to get frisky with his daughter."

"I bet your client wasn't very happy."

"He didn't show it but I could see that he was disappointed but at least he appreciated me coming to him and I assured him that I had that agent removed from the assignment and further actions against him would be taken."

"And the daughter. What was her side of the story?"

"The same as him. Something about a connection and the amount of time they spend around each other. Thank god it was consensual because if he took advantage of her I would've killed him my damn self."

"How did she react when you told her dad?"

"She looked guilty, a little embarrassed.. But Gibbs should've known better. He was there to do a job and then get out. Fucking hell, he's stupidity could've gotten us in some serious shit. Luckily our client is a reasonable man."

"How long has this guy been with your firm?"

"Three years now."

"So what happens now? Are you definitely firing him?"

"I don't have a choice. My standards of conduct are clear Livvie and he violated the most important rule. That's a serious offense, why should I give him another chance? I can't. He's a good team player and has done some excellent work for us but there's going to be consequences to his unacceptable behaviour."

"I get it. And he probably already knows he's being dismissed but um..babe, you probably don't wanna hear this, but wouldn't you say that you got caught in the same situation as him in the past?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Do you remember how we got involved?"

"Livvie.. That's different. I didn't pursue you while you were my client. There was a line and I didn't cross it. Okay so I was doing more for you than I what would have for my average client but we were different. You were different. And besides, you didn't even like me."

"True but still, you're familiar with the situation."

"I guess but it was his choice to make the right decision, which was to focus on his task. He was thinking with his dick instead of his brain."

"Hey relax.." Liv said, bringing her hand to his thigh.

"Sorry."

She gave him a minute to cool down.

"Are you hungry? I made some of your favourites."

Fitz gave her an appreciative smile. "You're so good to me. Yes, I'm extremely hungry actually."

"Well come on, let me feed you."

"Wait." He tugged her close and stroke her soft cheek. "I haven't kissed you yet."

Olivia chuckled at his sheepish smile and leaned in to lock lips.

"How was your day?" He asked.

She unbuttoned his shirt at the top, making him more comfortable. "The usual but good. Why don't you shower while I heat up the food."

"I could do with a shower right now. Okay. I won't be long." He pressed another kiss to her lips. "I love you."

"Love you too."

xxx

The next day Olivia had a short day at work and met up with Fitz's mom and sister for lunch.

"Liv!" Sheila pulled her into a motherly hug. "Come on in, Julia just got here minutes ago. It's so nice to see you."

"It's lovely seeing you too, it's been a while."

"I know. How are you?" The older woman asked as they walked through to the dining room.

"Oh I'm great, really. Work is, you know..work, but no complaints on that front. Life is good for me at the moment."

"I hope that son of mine is still treating you alright." Both women laughed.

"He is. He's amazing." She replied, smiling as Julia came into view.

"Hey Liv."

"Hey Julia. Wow, I like the new haircut. You look great." They exchanged a hug.

"Thanks. I just felt like doing something different. By the way, my little guy keeps wanting to know when he can hang out with Livia and Tali."

"Aww that's so cute. We'll have to make a plan to spend some time with him."

"He'd love that I bet."

The ladies continued their casual conversation over lunch.

"So Fitz hasn't been doing any field work lately has he?"

"No, not after his um, his accident." Liv replied.

"How's that going? ..him not doing that kinda work anymore? I bet he's becoming restless isn't he." Julia said casually, biting into a cheese biscuit.

"We almost lost him Julia. I don't think he wants to put us and especially Liv through that again." Sheila answered, wiping the corners of her mouth with a napkin.

"I know mom, I do but let's face it, he was never really the type to be confined to an office. A desk job? That's not the Fitz we know. He loved the adventure of being a field operative every now and then. Being out there and fighting to protect his clients. That's him. No matter how much we hated him doing it, he loved it. That's why I'm assuming he'd be a little restless by now."

"Well he made the choice to leave it behind and after his recovery we haven't really talked about him going back out there. Do you think he miss it?" Liv asked quietly.

"I wouldn't know and Liv I apologise. I'm not saying Fitz is unhappy or anything like that, on the contrary, he looks very happy. I was just saying, it's new seeing him like this. Not that it's a bad thing. I think it's great that he's being responsible now because we never knew if he would return safe and sound after a job out in the field."

"What was it like for you guys when he went on assignments? You've been around him longer than I have and I know everytime he left I would be worried sick."

Sheila shook her head. "Oh honey believe me, you never really get used to it. I know it's not always dangerous but that's my son. How do I not worry, you know?"

"Yeah mom's right. But then that annoying little nugget would just crack a joke about it like it's not that serious. Like we're not out here worrying about him every second. He's good at what he does though and I think that is what gave us a little comfort and security whenever he was away." Julia explained and both women nodded agreeably.

"Enough about my son. Olivia I spoke to your mother last week. We're planning on getting together for a dinner or something pretty soon."

"Oh? Well that sounds great. Are we invited or is it just for the 'grownups'?" Liv joked.

"No no, everyone is invited. The more the merrier."

The trio hung out for another hour or so until Liv bid them goodbye and departed home.

"Hey, what are you doing home?" She was surprised to see Fitz at home, out of his work clothes.

"It's quiet at the office."

"I just had lunch with Julia and your mom."

"And you didn't even invite me?" He asked gasping playfully and Liv joined him on the couch.

"No. It was girls only. Hi." She kissed him full on the lips.

"Hi. So how was lunch with the other two women in my life?"

"Fun. I had a really good time. We talked nonstop for almost 2 hours straight."

"Nice. I was at the gym after I left the office. Put in a nice power hour workout. You should join me sometime, not that you're not in good shape. You're in excellent shape. It would just be nice to get sweaty with you."

"Baby I would love to get sweaty with you but definitely not in the gym." She winked at him.

"Lazy ass." He joked.

"Pfft yeah right. Is that why I can outlast you in the bedroom?" She said with a smug smirk on her face.

Fitz roared with laughter. "That was one time. One single time that I came home dead tired and you just so happened to have an insane amount of energy. Get over it."

"I will most certainly NOT be getting over it because that is one of my greatest moments."

"I still gave you an awesome two rounds of incredible sex."

"And then you fell asleep. Weakling."

Fitz laughed uncontrollably. "Really?"

"I knocked your ass out. I'm that good." She continued the bantering.

"You're also really damn cute." He pinched her nose and she slapped his hand away, laughing.

Olivia discarded her designer heels and folded her feet underneath her.

As silence fell over them after having a good laugh, she remembered something that had been brought up at lunch and has been bothering her ever since.

"Fitz."

"Yeah?"

"Do you miss being in the field?"

"What are talking about Livvie?"

"I know you promised me that you wouldn't be a field operative anymore but do you regret making that promise?"

He sat up straight. "No..I don't. Where's this coming from?"

"At lunch today your sister mentioned something."

"What did she say?"

"Just how it's weird seeing you glued to a desk and how you usually loved working with your team in the field. Do you miss it? Be honest."

Fitz scratched his beard. Struggling to give her a direct answer.

"I knew it. I don't want you to be unhappy Fitz. I knew what you did when we first got involved, and I should've just learned to deal with it."

"Hey hey.. Livvie, I'm not unhappy."

"You are Fitz. The signs are all there. You get bored being cooped up between four walls all day long. You randomly snap at your employees over every little thing. You sit around at home because work isn't fun anymore."

"Olivia, it's not like that. You're thinking too much. I don't get bored, how can I when I have an amazing girlfriend who's always around to keep me on my feet. And okay, so there are days when I'm not in the best of moods at work but that happens. Believe me baby I'm anything but unhappy."

"You still didn't answer my original question. Do you miss doing field work?"

"Yes. I do but I also love you and I don't wanna risk putting myself in dangerous situations to the point where I end up unconscious in the hospital with you being worried sick. I could see how much it scared you and I didn't like that."

"I can't just expect you to give up something that you love doing Fitz. I know you're very skilled and got plenty of experience, so if you're needed..if your team needs your leadership in the field, then you should do it. You should go."

"Baby.."

"No, I've thought about this on my way over here from your mom's house, and I think it's only fair to you. This is your career after all."

"Are you absolutely, positively, one hundred percent certain?"

With a faint smile Liv replied, "I am. I want you to do what you do best and help people. Just promise me you're going to be a lot more careful this time around."

"Let's compromise. I'll only do field work if absolutely necessary. Like, if there's no other choice and my assistance is the only way to make us see a job through then I'll do it. That okay with you?"

Olivia nodded.

"Except for one day when you tell me you're pregnant. Then I'm done. Without a doubt." Fitz said with a cheeky smile.

"Deal."

"I love you baby."

"I love you too. I'm glad we had that talk. I mean, I was so afraid of you getting hurt again that I failed to see what I was taking away from you."

"Hey..you weren't taking anything away from me. I love you so much that I'd give up anything to make you happy."

"And that's sweet of you but I don't want you to have to give up anything. As long as I have you, I'm good."

"Is it weird at all that I'm aroused right now?"

Olivia leaned into him as she laughed. "A little but I like it."

Fitz pulled her into his lap. Rubbing slow circles on her back.

Liv tipped her head forward and captured his lips in a lingering kiss. Her lips parted as soon as his tongue seeked entrance to her mouth.

Her fingers disappeared into his shiny curls as their kiss became more intoxicating.

She felt herself being hoisted up as Fitz stood and walked them to the bedroom.

Their clothes were thrown all over the room.

The hungry kisses continued.

Fitz worked his way down until his face disappeared between her thighs and she felt his tongue doing circles against her slick seam.

Exactly how she liked it.

Her belly muscles contracted and a little yelped escaped her. Fitz was on a mission.

Slow and gentle was out the window. His mouth was launching an attack on her clit.

"Fuck!" Liv moaned and clamped her thighs around his head.

Biting her lip with eyes closed, Liv's hips jerked up as she felt herself giving in to his tongues assault.

The way Fitz reemerged from below while licking his lips and looking super pleased with himself had Liv smiling.

She got up on her knees and took his erect penis in her hands. Stroking it in a delicate way. Slow but firm.

Fitz hissed with pleasure when her hot silky mouth surrounded him.

She really wished she could take all of him into her mouth but he was so big.

Fitz grunted and groaned as Liv started to deep throat him.

"Ah fuck. Baby. Mmmm god." He took a fistful of her hair and tugged her head backwards, looking into her eyes. "You're gonna make me come if you keep that up." He warned playfully.

Although he had already made her come, he wanted them to finish together this time.

A proud smirk was all he got in return as her hands kept stroking him.

Fitz took her hands and kissed the inside of her palms.

He then joined her on the bed, laying her on her back.

Stalking over her naked body he sucked on her nipples and slipped her making Liv gasp faintly.

Fitz lifted his head and held her gaze, thrusting in and out of her.

After a while Fitz pulled out and rolled them on their side. Him being behind her.

He parted her legs, lifting one in the air to give him better access.

Once his tip found her hot slippery center, the thrusting continued.

His fingertips lost colour as he dug them into the flesh of her toned thighs, holding her leg up.

Olivia quivered. The pleasure was unbearably good.

Fitz folded her leg over his body and used his now free hand to massage her breasts. Squeezing them tightly.

Their moans fell in sync and once Fitz felt her walls clenching around him, he knew he was going to explode.

Heavy breathing. Sweaty bodies. They lay cuddled up after both experienced exquisite orgasms.

Fitz pressed soft kisses against her forehead as her fingers toyed with his beard.

She had to admit she wasn't a fan of the beard at first but it was growing on her.

"Ready for round two?" He asked. His eyes lighting up with playfulness.