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Chapter 26 its a little long but once I get on a role it is hard to stop.
Enjoy Gladiators!
The next morning Fitz and Olivia both slept in. It was a long sleepless night. A couple of times when Olivia woke up Fitz was just watching her. She told him several times to stop watching her that it was weird. He laughed at her and told her that if he was awake he should be looking at her. Once he started waking up he tried not to wake her and grabbed his phone. He told Ms. Hanley that he would be working from the residence today until he had his meeting at three. He then called Huck asked about the lead on the email trail and told him what happened last night and that Olivia was on bed rest again. Fitz had moved to the table in their room when Olivia started to move around in the bed and stretch out.
"Good morning. How long have you been up?" Olivia asked in a raspy voice.
"I have been up a few hours baby. Just doing some work. You ready to get up and get some breakfast in bed? There is some fruit, yogurt or I can get something hot made for you if you want something like that." Fitz had made his way up to the bed and was beside Olivia and moved some hair off of her face.
"Some fruit mixed with yogurt sounds good. Is there any juice over there?" Olivia was moving up to sit up in the bed.
"Yes all kinds of juice. How are you feeling this morning? Are you still feeling pressure?"
Olivia looked at Fitz and smiled "No, I don't feel pressure or any pain at all except my wrist is bothering me a little bit but I guess that is from catching my big butt with it last night."
Fitz laughed at her and started mixing her breakfast. Fitz handed Olivia her food with the juice. "Livvie, your butt is far from big and I like it." He kissed her.
"After I eat Fitz I need to call the office and let them know what is going on and figure out what I need to do to move some things around until Dr. Harris comes back. By the way, where is Teddy? Has he eaten breakfast yet?"
Fitz looked at her "Well, I spoke to Huck earlier and asked about the email lead and I told him what happened last night. Liv, Teddy ate and is at school. It is close to eleven."
"Fitz, why did you let me sleep so long?"
"you are on bed rest so why not sleep while you are in the bed?" Fitz was reading over some files and not looking at her.
"Fitzgerald, why are you still up here? You should be in the Oval." Olivia said getting up to place her bowl back on the table.
"Whoa, Livvie. What are you doing? Fitz got up quickly to grab her bowl.
"Fitz, I can get up and move around. I just don't need to be doing much else. Besides, I need you to help you with your tie so you can get out of here and go to work." Olivia said walking into his closet to grab him a tie.
Fitz stood looking at Olivia while she tied his tie. Olivia had been doing this for years and she knew he loved it when she did it. It was their thing when her was running for President to be able to touch each other and no one would suspect anything. Olivia smiled up at him once she was done.
"There Mr. President, now get your butt down to that office. I am going to call Abby to come over so we can go over some things but girl scout honor, I will stay in this room and in that bed most of the day." Olivia said doing the girl scout symbol.
"My wife, the comedian, ladies and gentlemen. I will be back up here after my meeting. I only have one today. Don't think for one second that I won't know your every move while you are on this bed rest." Fitz smiled at her and then kissed her softly on the lips.
The afternoon went by quickly. Once everyone at OPA knew what happened to Olivia they were in her bedroom all sitting on the bed making sure she was okay. They went over the cases and Abby left to meet the Senator instead of her to see what was going on with him. Huck brought his laptop and was working on hacking the email trail. He was looking through many emails Olivia had been sent but didn't open seeing if he could find anything. They had been there about three hours when Fitz walked in and they all jumped up off the bed.
"Well, hi everyone. I see you have had company today to help with the boredom of being on bed rest." Fitz said leaning down to kiss her hello.
"Yea Fitz, they have been here with me going over cases and we are deciding if we are going to get make shift office here until after I have the girls." Olivia looked at him for his reaction because she knew that would make him so happy.
"You can go anywhere you want other than the Oval." Everyone laughed at Fitz.
Harrison finally spoke up and said that they should be getting out of there and back to OPA. Once they were gone Fitz went to his side of the bed to lay down and he patted the mattress for Olivia to come lay beside him. When Olivia was down and comfortable he started rubbing her growing belly.
"So, how did my girls like the first day of bed rest?" Fitz asked still rubbing Olivia's stomach.
Olivia moved her hand to rub his head "Well, they are very comfortable it is their Mother that is not. I think my body can't stretch anymore babe." Olivia lifted up her shirt. "Do you see this? My skin can only go so much. And look at this, is this a stretch mark starting? "
Fitz moved his head to look but was laughing. "No Liv, it is not and if it was it would be okay. You are carrying two children in there and you are this big." Fitz put is index finger and thumb about an inch apart. "I think you look beautiful by the way."
Olivia moved herself so she could kiss Fitz. They were kissing and it got a little heated and Fitz pulled back when Olivia moved and draped her leg across Fitz's leg.
"Mrs. Grant, rules are rules. None of that ma'am until you are cleared and even then we will be very careful." Fitz kissed her again quickly and made a move to get up. "Are you ready for dinner? I am starving."
Olivia moved to sit up more and nodded yes with a pout face.
"Liv, don't do that. Don't look at me with those sad puppy eyes" Fitz walked over to call down for dinner.
Olivia smiled at him "I know we can't but it is fun making out a little. We can do that you know."
"Maybe later. I have them bringing dinner and a movie up. We are having a date night right here." Fitz said as he was getting dressed in more comfortable clothes.
Olivia and Fitz ate Pizza and watched bridesmaids and laughed so hard that Olivia made a comment that her water may break from laughing. Fitz was laughing but then his phone started to ring.
"Hello"
"Mr. President, it's Huck. I have found the email trail. I don't want to alarm Olivia but I found many emails from this person to Henry and I do know that the emails came from an email account that I was able to trace back." Huck sat in silence waiting for Fitz to speak.
"Who is it?" At this time Olivia sat up and knew what was being discussed and who was on the other end of the phone.
"What do you know about Senator Alexis Landan?"
"Not much, just that she is from Boston and been in office a few years. Why Huck? What is going on?" Fitz was looking at Olivia with his hand up knowing she wanted to know the name.
"Sir, when I hacked into her accounts she has been fascinated by you for a long time. She even worked on both of your campaigns. Are you sure you don't know her more than just that she is a Senator?" Huck sounded like he was questioning his involvement when he asked. Which he should Fitz thought.
"No Huck, I may have worked with her but I don't remember her from any campaign and I have seen her maybe four times since I took office." By this time Olivia was standing up beside him trying to listen. "Okay, we will see you in the morning."
Once Fitz hung up the phone he began to tell Olivia everything that Huck said but made her get back in the bed before they talked anymore about it. Olivia was just laying there not saying anything.
"Liv, what are you thinking? Why are you so quiet?" Fitz sat down next to her.
"Fitz, who is this woman? Why do you think she would do something like this?"
"Olivia, are you asking me in concern or are you asking me because you think I am not telling you everything?" Fitz moved away from Olivia thinking she might be questioning him and this Senator's involvement.
"No...no...no sweetie. I am asking in concern. Don't think for a minute I am questioning you. I love you and I know you love me. Never for a second would I think you would cheat on me baby." Olivia had closed the distance between them placed her hand on his cheek.
Fitz leaned into it. "I do love you. I don't know what she is up to Liv. Huck seems to think she is obsessed with me. I mean who could blame her?" Fitz jokingly said to try and make her laugh.
"Jokes Fitz? Do you think she would try to hurt you?"
"No Liv I don't. I think if she wanted to hurt someone it would be you if she is in fact obsessed. So from now on, OPA works out of the White House for sure. You can go nowhere by yourself. Okay?" Fitz moved his hand to brush her hair back.
Olivia looked at him and could tell he was scared. "Fitz, I will stay right here if I have to. I am not fighting you on this anymore. I can make it work from here. However, I need my team here to figure out what the hell is going on and what are next moves are. Emails aren't enough to keep her locked up for good. So what that means is that we, you and I, are OPA's new client babe." Olivia smiled at him and Fitz gave a little laugh.
"Hey...Fitz, it is all going to be okay. I am on lockdown with the best security and the most over protective husband in the world. We all are going to be okay." Olivia said touching his face and rubbing her stomach with her other hand. "Now, I believe earlier my husband offered a little make out session with me since we can't do the other thing and I am ready to collect."
Fitz smiled at her and leaned in to kiss her. They made out like teenagers who were scared to take it to the next level with actually having sex. They laughed at each other in between kissing and rubbing down their bodies. They were just enjoying the fun of knowing they could kiss and touch but do nothing else like when they first started to fall in love with each other. Fitz would intertwine his fingers with hers and kiss her shoulder or neck. Olivia would then start kissing and nibbling his ear why she ran her hand up his thigh. About an hour later they lay in the bed, him with no shirt on laughing. It was one of their best nights since they had been back.
The next few days were hectic. OPA moving a few things over to the new make shift office. Fitz let Olivia out of their room long enough to go sit on the couch in the new area for them so she could tell everyone where to put what and get them all caught up on Senator Landan. Huck spoke up once she was done and said to everyone that he didn't think she did all of this on her own. Everyone agreed with that. She was immediately put on the radar for the White House if she ever came on the grounds and Olivia was to never be alone anywhere. Fitz listened and had some of his most trusted agents in the room to keep them in the loop but they were on strict orders to not let it get out.
Everyone left that evening and Olivia was still sitting on the couch looking over some files when Fitz walked in the office. "Olivia Grant, what are you still doing down here?"
"I was waiting on you babe, didn't want to leave and go up by myself. I have been sitting here the whole time. Tom went and helped me anytime I needed anything." Olivia and Fitz both looked over at Tom and Fitz nodded to him.
"You ready to get some dinner and head up then? Dr. Harris is coming in the morning right?"
Olivia got up with the help of Fitz. "Yes, he will be here around ten he said when I spoke to him earlier. He is bringing an ultra sound machine to look at everything again. Hopefully I will be in the clear. I have had no pressure and seen no blood when I use the restroom so I think we are getting back to normal. Just about three months to go and they will be here."
Tom opened the door to the dining area once they finally got there and checked everything out before they went and sat down. "Thank you Tom, once we leave here we are going straight to our room. You can go ahead and get you some dinner and we will see you in the morning." Fitz said as he pulled out Olivia's chair for her.
They ate dinner and talked. Olivia was eating a lot and Fitz put his fork down to watch her. When she realized what he was doing she looked at him and smiled.
"What are you looking at? I am hungry." Olivia said putting her hands up in the air.
"Just watching you eat, you are really eating a lot more now. I love it." Fitz laughed out loud.
"Are you going to love me when my ass won't fit through the door before long? Fitz, today Abby said I am starting to wobble when I walk. She didn't mean it in a bad way, she thought it was cute. I wanted to cry." Olivia said with a pout face.
Fitz looked at her and knew he needed to choose his words carefully "Liv, it is cute. I love watching you walk and wobble around. You are having two babies and you couldn't look more beautiful to me."
"So, I am wobbling when I walk? I can't believe it. I am not fitting in clothes I bought a week ago. My feet swell, I have to pee every ten minutes." Olivia had a tear coming down her face as she had her emotional meltdown.
"Livvie, you are pregnant. You are beautiful and you are pregnant. Don't let that you need more clothes bother you or that you waddle when you walk. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." Fitz moved and wiped the tear that was on her cheek.
The next morning Dr. Harris arrived a little early to set a few things up. He had brought his wife Leah with him to help with some things. Olivia and Leah were talking when Fitz walked back into the room. He had his schedule cleared for a few hours to be with Olivia and them go have lunch at her favorite restaurant if she was cleared to go.
Olivia was lying back as the doctor put the cold gel on her stomach. They heard the babies heart beats and then he began the ultra sound. They saw both their girls on the monitor moving around. Fitz and Olivia looked at each other and smiled. It never would get old seeing their girls on the screen. Dr. Harris said everything looks good and he told Olivia that he was about to exam her to make sure their was no blood present. Olivia moved down a little further and Fitz squeezed her hand a little tighter without realizing it. Olivia looked up at him and smiled. Once the doctor was done he told her to get dressed and they would talk.
Olivia walked back into the bedroom from the bathroom and sat in one of the chairs by Fitz. "Okay Doc, what is it?" Olivia said looking to the doctor then to Fitz.
The doctor looked at both of them. "Things look good Mrs. Grant. There is no more bleeding but I do have a little concern." Olivia's face dropped and Fitz got up to go stand by her in the chair. "When I was examining you I could tell you have dilated a centimeter. Now being seven months along I don't like that you have dilated already but there is no need for alarm. You can walk around like that for months. That being said I would like for you to come to the office every two weeks so we can just keep an eye on it. We would have started seeing you every two weeks next month, we are just moving it up a little."
Fitz looked down at Olivia, "We will do whatever we need to do Dr. Harris. Thank you so much for coming here today. Is there anything else we should worry about?"
Olivia smiled back up at Fitz. "What my husband wants to know is if I am still on bed rest so he can keep me in lockdown.? She laughed holding his hand.
Dr. Harris shook his head no. "You are okay to go about your normal activities but with caution. Don't over do anything and if you start feeling pressure call me immediately. Yes, you can leave out of the White House but really you shouldn't be on your feet more than a few hours a day."
"Okay, that is great news. I can go outside and look at more than these four walls." Olivia smiled at the doctor. "Um, Dr. Harris what about the other restrictions? Are those lifted also?"
"Olivia." Fitz was blushing.
"What, I am pregnant and hormones going crazy all the time." Olivia looked at Leah as she started to laugh out loud.
"Mrs. Grant, I was the same way, wasn't I honey?" Leah looked at Dr. Harris who was now the same shade of red that Fitz was.
"Mr. President, Mrs. Grant, I hate to break this to you but you will have to abstain for a little longer until we make sure you are not dilating anymore. In two weeks when I check you again we will go from there. However, and please forgive me when I say this, there can be no penetration until I clear you." Dr. Harris cleared his throat after he said that and looked down with some embarrassment.
Fitz was now a more brighter shade of red. Olivia started laughing at him.
"Okay, that sounds like a plan. I can deal with that." Olivia still laughing out loud. Fitz had a look of shock on his Face that Olivia was saying all of this. "What is it Fitz? This man has looked all at my lady parts and he is my doctor. I want to know if I can have sex with my husband and since I can't I will take the other."
"Olivia, I can't believe you right now." Fitz still not able to look at anyone in the room but her.
Dr. Harris and Leah left a few minutes later. Once the door was shut Fitz told Olivia they had lunch plans at her favorite restaurant since she is now cleared to leave the White House. Olivia looked into his eyes and smiled.
"You are so good to me Fitzgerald Grant, I love you so very much. I know I give you a hard time sometimes. You are the most amazing man and husband I could have ever asked for."