"You're really showing now, Livia," Eli told her getting out of the car when he arrived at the school for her graduation. He kissed her cheek and shook hands with Tom and hugged Katherine.
"I'm nearly six months, dad. I think I'm supposed to be showing," Liv smirked.
"Yes but you look like you're about nine months. Are you having twins and didn't tell me?"
"Eli," Katherine put in, "she's a bit hormonal right now and let's not make her snap before she gets her degree. And she's not fat. You look amazing Liv."
"Thanks."
Olivia led them all into the auditorium to get their seats while she went with the rest of her graduating class. Katherine took pictures of everything knowing that she would eventually show Fitz. Until then, she'd have to hide them from him for a bit. At the moment, she had no idea where Fitz was. For all she knew, he could be in Ireland since he had wanted to vacation there for so long.
After the ceremony, Tom and Katherine went back to the hotel before dinner while Eli went with Liv to help pack up her apartment.
"I'm just wondering why you want to go live with the Sinclair's instead of getting your own apartment and raising the baby yourself," he told her.
"And how do you suggest that I raise a baby by myself and still go to school?" Liv snapped at him. "Katherine is going to help me with the baby. Don't worry; your granddaughter will be very well taken care of, regardless if you help or not."
"What makes you think I wouldn't help?"
"Considering this is the first time that you and I have actually talked in months, I'm not going to hold my breath for your help."
"That's not fair, Olivia."
"How is that not fair? I called you three months ago and told you I was pregnant and you hung up on me. I called you on your birthday and Easter and every Sunday since and you have not answered the phone at all."
"So you turn to Katherine instead?"
"Well she is like a mother to me and since this is her grandchild as well, yeah I did. You didn't want to talk to me and I needed someone there."
"I'll admit I was angry when you told me you were pregnant. I was shocked. You've ruined your life. A baby wasn't part of the plan until much later. And it came in the middle of everything."
"This baby did not ruin my life. I know it wasn't part of the plan but going to Georgetown wasn't part of the plan either and that's turning out fine. Plans change. That doesn't mean that I'm still not going to work my ass of like I always have to get whatever it is I've needed."
Eli sat on the bed while Olivia was on the floor packing her books. He ran his hands through his hair. "What do you need?"
"I need you to be supportive of whatever it is I need to do. I can't rely on Katherine all of the time. Eventually Fitz is going to find out that I'm pregnant and be very upset or ignore me for the rest of forever and I'm going to have to accept that because I listened to Katherine. But there's also the high possibility that Fitz already knows and wants nothing to do with me like Katherine said. I can't ask Katherine to watch the baby all the time. I need some help from other people but if you don't want to be part of her life, I understand. I know you aren't a fan of Fitz's and that's fine. But I do need you to be a fan of mine."
"100 percent. I'm your biggest fan. Whatever you need, Livia. Anytime."
"Good, thank you. Right now, I need help getting off the floor."
