"Livvie, I'm finishing up in the Oval now. Can you pack an overnight bag for us? We are taking a trip."

There was no way that they could leave the White House this late. The twins were barely three, and it wasn't good to take them out this late at night. "Fitz, we can't just leave in the middle of the night with the children. They'll get sick."

"We have a full staff here to watch them. This trip is just for the two of us. Cyrus and James are on call if there is a problem. Liv, we need this." Fitz sensed the uncertainty in Liv's voice and it was important that she take this trip with him. He had been waiting so long for this moment and Liv being there was mandatory. "Livvie, they are old enough now. We will only be gone for two days. Please Livvie. There is something I need to show you."

Liv wasn't sure that it was such a good idea to just pack up and leave in the middle of the night. She couldn't leave her babies with just their nannies. Correction, she didn't want to. But, she did want to spend time with Fitz alone. She didn't realize just how little time they would have together even being trapped in the huge white bubble they called home. "Ok Fitz, we can go, but only for two days, no more."

"Thank you sweet baby, I promise this is a trip that you will never forget."

Liv sighed although her mouth was curled into a smile. She was getting excited about this surprise trip Fitz was taking her on. "Anything for you Sweet Daddy Fitz." Liv hung up her phone and headed towards their closet to pack a few things. If they were going to have this opportunity to be alone even if only for two days, she was going to make it count. Once she finished packing her back, she headed over to Fitz's side and grabbed only necessities to the bag. She closed the bags and made her back into the bedroom.

"Hi beautiful" Fitz whispered into Liv's ear as he closed in behind her grabbing her by the waist. Liv was so wrapped up in figuring out what it was Fitz wanted to show her that she didn't hear him enter.

"Hi handsome. I've packed the bags and we are ready to go. But first, I need to do this." Liv turned and grabbed Fitz's tie using it to pull him towards her. Fitz growled as he went willingly, capturing her mouth with his own.

Fitz begrudgingly broke the kiss and looked at his watch. "We'd better get going. It's getting late and Marine One is already prepped for takeoff. We can pick this up once we get to our destination."

"Fitz..." Liv whined in response. Not knowing where they were going was killing her. Especially because she no idea how long it would take them to get there.

"Liv, tonight will be special, believe me. You will want to wait for this." Fitz caressed Liv's lips with his thumb, and then gave her a quick peck before grabbing the bags and making his way to the bedroom door. "Let's go kiss the children, then we'll be on our way." Liv nodded and followed Fitz out of the room. Wherever he is taking me, it'd better be good.

They got to the nursery and gave Carolyn and Thomas a kiss on the cheek. Liv covered the children and turned out the lights. It would be the first time that she was gone from them more than a few hours. Whenever Liv had to speak at an engagement, she always made sure that the children and their nanny came along with her so she could spend as much time with them as possible. Fitz could feel Liv's hesitation as she fought with herself to leave the room.

"They will be fine. The nannies and the nurses will be here until we get back, and Uncle Cy is here to protect them." Fitz ushered Liv out the door and closed it behind them.

Once they boarded Marine One and were in the air, Fitz took his place next to Liv. He lifted the armrest that separated them and pulled her against him. Liv went willingly allowing her body to mold into his frame.

Fitz held Liv closer and allowed himself to be lost in her sweet fragrance. "Let's play a game." He said after a few moments breathing her in.

"What kind of a game?" Liv said with an intense grin on her face.

"This game is easy; I want you to think about what life will be like once we leave the White House. What do you want? After I mean. Do you want to continue to run the OPA? Do you want to stay In DC? Or would you rather be somewhere else? It's called create our dream."

Liv thought about Fitz's words carefully. She had thought about this a lot so it wasn't really hard to answer.

"Fitz, I want to stay in DC but I don't you know? We have always talked about Living in Vermont. I still like that dream. You being a mayor, having four kids, making jam on my days off from work. I can't just walk away from the OPA, but maybe if we kept my condo down here, just for work or visits to Cy, James, and Ella, I would be happy with that. It doesn't matter where we live full time. We could live at the Santa Barbara ranch or our 5 bedroom Victorian style home with the play area for the kids and a garden for me, I'm just happy with you and our children. Your turn."

Liv rested her head on Fitz's chest and became intoxicated with his scent. Fitz began caressing Liv's shoulder in small circles and made his way slowly to her back. "I couldn't come up with a better future if I tried. I can picture it and it is heaven."

They sat there in each other's arms enjoying being alone in each other's presence for the remainder of the flight. Fitz hadn't even realized they had fallen asleep. He was awoken by coming to notify him that they would be landing soon. They were almost there and he couldn't wait to see how Liv would respond to the surprise he had for her.

Fitz woke Liv up and they made their way to the car that was waiting for them on the landing strip. Once inside, Fitz reached into his pocket and pulled out a blindfold. "You have to wear this before we go anywhere. I don't want the surprise to be ruined." Liv lowered her head allowing Fitz to place the blindfold over her eyes.

"Fitz, where are we?" Liv looked around trying to find even a small hint of where they were, but she was unsuccessful.

"All in good time my love. For now, no questions. Just enjoy the ride and think of all of the good things that are to come in our future."

Fitz sat back and pulled Liv with him. Where they were going wasn't that far away. In fact, it was only about 15 minutes away from the airport. Tom got into the driver seat of the car and took off. Once Liv felt the car move she relaxed a little knowing they were on their way. She began caressing Fitz's chest and a groan escaped his lips. She decided to provoke him even further and unbuttoned a few of the buttons on his dress shirt and slipped her hands inside allowing her to feel his flesh on hers.

She began playing with the mass of curls on his chest and she could feel his body responding to her touch. His heart rate quickened and the bulge in his pants was becoming more noticeable. Thank God they were approaching their destination now.

Fitz sat Liv up alerting her that they had arrived. The car came to a halt, and Liv heard Tom exit the car. He opened Liv's door and helped her out of the car since she still could not see. Fitz came around and stood behind Liv placing his arm around her waist.

"On the count of three I want you to remove your blindfold ok?" Liv nodded. "One….. two….three."

Liv removed her blindfold and gasped in awe at the sight that stood before her.

"A 5 bedroom Victorian Style home with a garden for you, and a play area for the children. There is also a basketball and tennis court as well as an indoor and outdoor pool."

"Fitz…. It….it…it's beautiful."

"And it is ours."

"Fitz, this home must have cost a fortune. How much did you?"

"That is not for you to worry about my love. This is my gift to you. We leave the White House in just a few months, and I wanted you to know that Santa Barbara is there, but only if you want to go. We needed a home that we create together."

"Fitz, how much?" Liv knew that when it came to her, Fitz was beyond generous and cost was never an object with him.

Fitz sighed knowing that if he didn't tell her, she'd just have Huck look it up for her. "2.3 million"

"Dollars? Fitz!"

"Relax my love, what's done is done. It's our house now. Our home. Nothing is too good for my family. Look off to your left. Do you see the water over there?" Liv nodded. "That my dear, is Lake Champlain."

Liv stared in awe of how the moonlight reflected off of the water. This was the most beautiful sight she had ever witnessed. Fitz knew how to spoil her and although she thought the price was ridiculous for any home, she was glad that this was their home. The home of her dreams. The home of their dreams.

"Now Livvie, shall we go inside and take a look?" Fitz placed his hand on Liv's cheek and realized that it was stained with tears.

"Yes Fitz, yes. I do have one question though…. Where are we?"

"Welcome to Ferrisburgh Vermont my love."

That was exactly 16 months ago. Isabella Claire was conceived on that trip. Now at almost 7 months old, Bella would become a big sister in just a few months and their dream would be complete.

Liv lay wrapped in Fitz's arms in their bed while she waited for Fitz to process the information.

"We're having another baby? That makes four kids in our Victorian home in Vermont, and you have finally learned how to make jam. Can life be any sweeter right now?"

Just then Fitz's phone rang. He turned over and the smile on his face brightened when he saw it was Jerry calling.

"Dad, hello dad?"

Fitz's expression turned into one of worry at the sound of his son's voice. "Jerry, what's wrong? Is everything ok? How are Karen and Teddy?"

"Dad, we want to come live with you and Olivia. Please say yes." Jerry's voice was distraught. Fitz knew something was wrong but first he had to calm Jerry down enough to find out what. He placed his phone on speaker so that Liv could hear the conversation as well.

"Jerry, first calm down. Then tell me what's wrong."

Liv's heart sank while she was waiting for Jerry to respond. Finally Jerry began to speak again. "Mom's running for president."

Fitz looked at Liv with a worried look on his face. Dear God please don't tell me I just heard that