Olivia and Fitz had been married for three months and things were going perfectly for them. He had pleaded with her to stop working at OPA and just stay around the White House for a while since she was six months pregnant. Fitz reasoned that the stress would harm the baby and she'd end up in the hospital early. Since Liv hated hospitals she agreed.

"You really have to go to the summit conference?" Olivia asked.

"Unfortunately, I do. But I'll only be gone for a couple days. I have a very pregnant wife who won't stay home unless I'm there," Fitz said. "Tom is going to make sure that you don't go to work or try to fix any problems for OPA while I'm gone."

"I won't be working. I'm just going to help Cyrus write your speech for the State of the Union next week. We've got it nearly finished but it still needs a few more details. I don't need Tom to watch me for that. I have my own security team, remember? I am the First Lady and have that. They follow me everywhere."

Fitz sat down next to her on the couch in the Residence and massaged her feet. "And they do a great job of protecting you and the baby. Want me to bring you something from Tokyo?"

"Nope, just you. I'd really like you to come back sooner."

"It's a sixteen hour flight, I'll only be off the plane for a few hours then I'm back on it. I'll hardly notice the time change. So you just stay here and relax while I fly across the world."

Olivia walked Fitz out to Marine One and kissed him goodbye. By the time that it lifted off the ground, she was already on the phone with her gladiators helping with a crisis.

Fitz was kept informed about everything she was doing and knew her not working was a very slim possibility of happening. Each time he turned his back she was getting a message from one of them asking for help. Luckily, they didn't ask for anything major, only some advice.

Fitz had just landed in Tokyo and went to the meeting when his phone went off. He excused himself to answer it.

"Karen? What's wrong?" He concerned himself.

"Nothing is really wrong. How's the conference going? I talked to Liv and she said you were gone," she said. Fitz could tell she was hiding something from him.

"It's going fine, but that's not why you called. What's wrong?"

"Nothing that I can't handle, I really just wanted to talk to you for a second. Okay?"

"Alright, if you're sure something isn't wrong. You can always call me. No matter what, I'm still kind of your father."

"I know, Dad. It's been really weird. Almost like I'm in a soap opera and things keep getting worse."

Fitz sat down on the stairs knowing that was the queue. "Tell me what happened."

"I'm going back to school in a couple weeks and Jerry already left for his college classes. Teddy is with Andrew and Mom's getting worse. She won't stop asking for you, even when she's sober. I keep telling her that you're with Olivia now but she doesn't get it. She's being very winey lately when she isn't getting her way. I've decided to go back to school and finish some work I have for a big project that's due next month but she insists that I call you. She just wants to see you."

He ran his hand through his hair and continued their conversation. "You should go back to school. Let your mom worry about herself. Eventually she will see that no one wants to be around her and the drama that she causes. Andrew is very good with Teddy and I'm glad that Jerry isn't there. But you need to be at school and finish that project. Let Mellie worry about Mellie. I know you love your mom but it's what's best for her. When I'm done at the conference tonight, I'll fly over and take you to school myself. Alright?"

"Thanks, Dad. I think I'll have my detail drive me to the airport and meet you there. You don't want to see her now and I get it. Call when you're about to land okay?"

"Will do, sweetie. Try to enjoy some time with her. I'll see you tomorrow."

Fitz hung up and told Daniel to inform the pilot of the change. He continued his conference and flew back to California. He called Karen half an hour before they landed and she met him there.

"Hey kid, any improvement?"

"No, now she wants to know when you're going to come see her. I told her you weren't and she had a fit. Andrew is leaving Teddy with the nanny to come help her but she says it's only you that can help her."

He hugged Karen and they sat down buckling up for take-off. "We aren't together anymore, I'm with Liv and Liv needs me now. More than she did before. Your mom has to understand that eventually."

"I know, do you think I might be able to come to the SOTU speech with you and Liv next week? I really want to see her before she has the baby. Maybe we can play tennis, you and me?"

"Liv would love that, you should call her when we land and tell her that you're spending the week. How's school?"

"It's fine. I've got this project on biology that's due in a month but I want to turn it in sooner. It's almost done now but I thought I'd take a break and visit mom. We see how that turned out. But that's okay. How's Olivia?"

"Pregnant, very pregnant," they laughed. "She won't listen to me when I tell her not to work. Her detail already told me today that she has had twenty calls from OPA since she's been awake. And it's only noon there. We're trying to help her to distress but she isn't having any of it. You know, Liv. The baby is doing great too. Did you get the ultrasound pic she sent you?"

"I did. She's so cute!"

"It's a boy. What do you mean she?"

"No, I can tell. It's a girl."

"Well, we'll find out when the baby arrives. Mother's orders not to find out. And Liv gets what she wants."