As the six of them made their way down the street to where the concert was going to be Olivia lagged behind to talk to Michael. For a little while they watched the others as they moved up ahead. Fitz was telling Cammie about Providence and Claudia was adding in the occasional comment, Huck was silent, but seemed invest in the conversation as well. Olivia was so relieved her family had accepted him, as well as seemed to like him, one less thing for her to worry about. She clasped onto her brothers arm and let her head fall against him as they walked. He smiled at her briefly before going back to the harsh mask he had taken up as a prop to work for their father.

"Thank you."

"Your welcome, just remember to keep the drinks coming tonight." He winked at her softly to cover for his indifferent tone.

"That's not what I'm thanking you for. I mean for everything, for coming for me, for helping me get away from Dad, for accepting Mom's help, and especially for being nice to Fitz." He pulled her closer.

"It's my job. I'm the big brother, I think you forget that sometimes and want to protect everyone, but I can handle it too. And as far as Fitz goes, he's hard to hate, which is infuriating, but with all this going on around you you're still smiling like that and I think he's the reason, than I can't hate him Lib."

"You know you were being really sweet until you pulled that Lib crap." Until she was about seven years old she couldn't get out Olivia, her V, it sounded more like a B and Michael never let her forget it.

"Yeah well harassing you is my job too." They got closer to the others and followed as they got into the line to get into the club. Olivia and Fitz gravitated towards each other unconsciously and she found herself sandwiched between Michael and Fitz. She was enjoying people watching and half listening to Huck, Michael, and Fitz discuss what type of car he should buy, he stomach immediately flopped and her blood ran cold for half a second.

Fitz was busy explaining his choice of a foreign car over American muscle, but Michael caught the change in her demeanor immediately. He followed where her eyes were locked and saw a smirking Stephan standing across the street with a few of his buddies. Olivia froze not really sure what to do or say, she was tempted to go across the street and tell him to back off and find someone else to harass, but the other part knew that Fitz had a temper he would be happy to take out on Stephan. Stephan didn't fight fair, if Fitz went over there it wouldn't just be between the two men, it would be between Fitz and Stephan and five of his friends, Olivia had seen it plenty over the years, Stephan had a big mouth, but lacked the balls necessary to back it up. For that he had his father's guys. Olivia made eye contact with her brother at the same time Fitz realized something was off.

"What do you guys say we head inside." Michael said to the group and everyone immediately knew something was wrong, he was asking, not telling. Fitz was still trying to figure out why Olivia suddenly looked pissed, so he didn't notice the silent conversation going on between Claudia, Michael, and Olivia. He did however notice that Claudia's face had gotten the same expression as Olivia's.

"He may not be here for you Liv, maybe it's a coincidence." Cammie had moved next to Olivia and was whispering in her ear.

"It's not. He sent me flowers early, he's here because of Fitz." Olivia barely breathed out, nervous at her proximity to Fitz and him overhearing. Before anyone had a chance to make a choice about what they should do or refute Olivia's concerns, Stephan was looking right at them and crossing the street with two of his guys behind him. Fitz finally noticed and immediately wrapped a possessive arm around Olivia and moved in front of her a bit. Huck mirrored his movements and was now standing in front of both Fitz and Olivia. Olivia saw Michael whispered something to Claudia, and she immediately pulled Cammie away and into the club, he was more worried about what Claudia would say or do than Cammie, but it was a good excuse regardless.

"Just let him come to us, hopefully he will say hello and leave it at that." Olivia snorted.

"Since when are you an optimist?"

"Since we are in the middle of a crowded street and he's not going to finish what you started here and now." He spat back at her, clearly still irritated at the way she had handled him the night before. Fitz knew better than to get between Olivia and any of her siblings, but he was surprised at Michael's tone, had anyone else spoken to her that way he would have done something about it. Olivia however just rolled her eyes ignoring his tone. Knowing that it would further piss off her brother she stayed quiet and set her shoulders readying herself for confrontation.

"Hey Liv, Michael, Huck, and your name slipped my mind… something pretentious if I recall."

Both Huck and Michael gave him a nod of recognition, while Fitz took his turn rolling his eyes, Stephan could talk shit about him all day long and it wouldn't get a rise out of him as long as he left Olivia out of it.

"You guys planning on going to the concert?" One of the guys behind Stephan asked, his voice was kind, deep, and familiar, it took Olivia a second, but she quickly remembered who it was and flung herself at him.

"Harrison!" She was so excited to see him she didn't notice the look of rage on both Stephan and Fitz's faces. Harrison had gone to school with Olivia, she had known him since she was five years old. They ran in the same crowds and often found themselves hanging out together at parties.

"Wait.. you…"

"I told him, figured you wouldn't mind." Huck informed her when she realized he didn't think she was dead.

"I can't believe you never called me!" She complained as she slapped him lightly on his chest. "Harrison this is my boyfriend Fitz, Fitz this is Harrison, we went to school together." Fitz gave him a terse nod as they shook hands; Harrison was unphased by Fitz's behavior. Ignoring Stephan completely she continued, "Give me your phone, we are getting lunch before Fitz and I go home." She quickly tapped in her number for him.

When she noticed Stephan was quickly getting more annoyed as was Fitz, she snuck her arm around Fitz's waist, hoping he would relax. There was nothing between Harrison and herself, not ever. They both had the unfortunate luck of being too different from those around them growing up and it had bonded them. Harrison was always a fast talking kid, he spent most of his skills trying to get girls from the time they were in junior high, which left Olivia spending a lot of her time cleaning up his messes. She really didn't mind he was a good friend and it was nice to have someone that wasn't involved in the mafia. Clearly something had changed if he was hanging around Stephan though and she wanted to know what it was.

The line to get into the club starting moving and they began to exchange goodbyes. Olivia let go of Fitz to give Harrison a quick hug goodbye, but immediately went back into his side not wanting to give him any reason to doubt her. Stephan gave her a cocky look and held out his arms,

"What no hug for me? And you didn't even thank me for the flowers." Ignoring his open arms she glanced at Fitz than back to Stephan,

"I hate flowers." As she was walking away with Huck and Michael following them she heard Stephan yell after her,

"Chocolate next time than." She was about to turn around and tell him off, but Fitz was pulling her forward.

"Ignore him Livvie." He kissed her forehead and she immediately calmed down. Michael flashed him a grateful look and Fitz gave him a small shrug. Claudia and Cammie made their way over to meet them as soon as they walked into the door, given that it was a Tuesday night it wasn't too crowded so they easily made their way over. Claudia noticed that no one looked too upset aside from Olivia who still looked pissed. When Olivia told them they ran into Harrison with Stephan Cammie's eyes lit up.

"Cammie don't even think about it!"

"He's not that bad Liv!"

"He's too old for you!" Fitz snorted at her and gave her an odd look. "Do not help her Fitz! He's a man whore, she doesn't need that in her life right now. I just want to know what he was doing with Stephan, he was supposed to be going to Ole Miss."

"Liv, his Dad died in a car accident a few weeks after Graduation, he couldn't leave, he started working for Stephan's Dad to help out his Mom and sisters. I thought you knew." Huck informed her gently. Her heart broke for him, Harrison wasn't close with his Dad, but still it must have hurt him, and his family for him to stay home. He was so excited to leave and go to school, he was constantly debating between law and business, he would have been great at both, but now he was stuck.

"No, I didn't know. Is he… uhm what does Stephan have him doing?"

"He's safe, well as safe as he can be, Stephan has him doing the books and accounting for some of his investments, we've kept an eye on him." Michael knew Harrison was Olivia's only friend outside of the family and was the only person that she wouldn't be able to see again when she left, or so they thought, so he made it a point to keep an eye on him for her. Olivia was quiet, trying to process what she had heard and hoped that he would call her, maybe there was something she could do for him. She resolved herself to the idea that she would get him out of the business some how, than made a point to let it go for now and enjoy her time out with her family, knowing it doesn't happen often.

By time she left her own head Claudia and Fitz had gone over to the bar to get everyone drinks, Cammie was standing next to her bopping to whatever house music the DJ was playing while they were setting up for the show, and Michael and Huck were looking longingly towards the door. She laughed and realized how old they had gotten while she was away. Michael was only thirty, but he seemed older, more mature, his time spent in clubs seemed to be over, and Huck was never into it, still she was determined to make sure they had a good time.

Fitz and Claudia came back holding several cups, filled with rum and coke, except for Olivia, Fitz handed Olivia her favorite drink, tequila, Chambord, and sprite, he thought it was a repulsive combination, but knew she loved it and had the bartender make it for her especially. Claudia too turned her nose up at the concoction that Olivia and Abby had invented accidentally freshman year, but after tasting it handed Michael her rum and coke and went back to the bar to order her own.

"She really should know better than to doubt you when it comes to liquor by now, remember the crystal light incident?" Michael asked her while taking a sip of her drink and agreeing that it wasn't as repulsive as it sounded.

"Crystal light packets and tequila? Yeah that's what she used to drink until she woke up in a toilet after Abby's twenty first birthday." Fitz said making a grossed out face.

"Seriously Liv?" Cammie asked shocked, Olivia always drank, but growing up Italian and in a house that didn't really care about laws had taught her how to not only have a high tolerance, but also not to go to extremes, always be in control.

Olivia just smirked, "Just wait until you go to college, besides Abby is a bad influence!"

"Technically I was talking about when Claudia wanted red wine and you stuck crystal light packets in white and she didn't know the difference and kept trying to find that type of wine again every where she went."

"You didn't tell her?" Fitz asked laughing deeply.

"No she would have kicked my ass!"

"Who's kicking your ass?" Claudia came back, a cup of purple liquor in her hand.

"Nobody on my watch." Fitz covered smoothly causing everyone to burst out laughing again.

Olivia was enjoying the company and sipping her drink when Cammie pulled her into the crush of people to dance with her. Holding her drink up high in one hand the other holding on to Cammie so she wouldn't lose her, she allowed herself to be swallowed by the mass. She moved with them allowing herself to forget about Harrison, Stephan, meeting her mother for breakfast, and the metaphorical lose of her father, for those few minutes where she could feel the beat in her chest she allowed herself to ignore it.

Claudia joined them dancing soon after, and Olivia saw out of the corner of her eye as Fitz, Huck and Michael made their way back over to the bar. Dancing her way across the floor she made her way over to him, Michael had managed to find a few girls to flirt with while Fitz looked on amused and awkwardly. By time she got over to them Fitz was playing on his phone and nursing a beer trying to ignore the small blond that had abandoned the group of Michael's admirers and made her way over to him. As soon as he looked up and saw her his face brightened with relief. Too used to girls trying to flirt with Fitz, Olivia wasn't really fazed by the girl, but she did miss him.

"Hey stud wanna dance with me?" He immediately nodded, took her hand following her to the dance floor leaving the girl stunned. They made their way back over to Claudia and Cammie who it seemed had assembled their own fan club, which dissipated somewhat when Fitz came over.

After a few more songs played by the DJ the first performer came on stage, Michael and Huck both stayed by the bar, Michael shamelessly flirting while Huck unintentionally played silent wingman. Olivia knew better than to interrupt Michael when he had found a harem. Claudia headed over to get them all refills leaving Cammie with a sour look on her face as she stuck her tongue out at her retreating back. Olivia and Fitz laughed as he stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned her head back into his chest and watched as the band walked onto the stage.

When she heard the first song, Desire by Meg Myers, start she was glad that Huck and Michael had decided to remain by the bar. She grabbed onto his hands and put them on her hips as she started moving to the beat. After only a few seconds of her dancing so close to him he pulled her closer to him and started moving with her. She could feel his breath on her neck and his hands wandering from her hips to her ass and back. Briefly she worried about people watching them, but he brought his mouth to her ear and she lost interest or knowledge of anything going on around them.

"You know if you plan on dancing like that all night we are going to have a problem." He pressed himself into her back. She shivered feeling his breath and briefly wondering again why she even wanted to come when she could have been in a locked room with him. She turned her head and saw him smirking, knowing that he had an effect on her. Immediately a challenge came into her eyes. She pressed herself into him and moved slow and torturously against him. When she heard him groan, she knew she had won their little game. When the song faded into another Olivia moved away from him a little bit and that space gave Fitz room to turn her around and face him. Without hesitation she threw her arms around his neck and started playing with his curls while they danced. His face went back to her neck and his lips immediately attacked the area under her jaw. She pulled away, but immediately latched her lips onto his. For the brief time their lips were connected both lost all thoughts of those around them, but they broke apart as soon as they heard,

"Somebody get those two a hose!" Neither could really place where it came from, but both were too busy enjoying each other to be too embarrassed. Olivia gave him a faux guilty look and turned around to once again face the stage. She had noticed that while they were busy with each other another band had taken the stage, it took her a minute to realize which band it was but she let out a squeal and looked around for Cammie and Claudia.

"Barcelona! I love them so hard!" She yelled at Fitz than headed off towards her family.

They were a few people away from her and Fitz when she pulled his hand and went towards them, immediately tripping over her own feet. Fitz caught her and set her back on her own feet,

"I'm fine!" She told him stubbornly.

"You're drunk Livvie." He replied sweetly. She tripped again on her way over and fell into Claudia.

"Liv, you're drunk." Claudia told her helping her again.

"So I've heard." She yelled over the music, shooting Fitz a look. "I'm wearing four inch heels, Id like to see either of you walk in them sober! I'm fine." All three looked down at her shoes and had to give her credit. None of them could have walked two feet in them sober let alone after all the tequila she had been drinking. Besides everyone knew that if Olivia got too drunk she would simply fall asleep on whoever was close by, usually Fitz or Abby.

Eventually Michael made his way onto the dance floor near them with a tall olive skinned woman who looked about Olivia's age. She was looking at him in almost a neutral way, which explained why Michael was pressing so hard, he wasn't used to being rejected. Both Claudia and Olivia could begrudgingly admit that their brother was good looking, tall with big brown puppy dogs eyes and a perfect smirk, coupled with the clear air of having money and always driving a new car or motorcycle and women clamored for him. Huck was still sitting by the bar nursing the same beer he had when they started and watching over them all like a hawk.

For the rest of the night they danced in the crush of people, each reminded of when Olivia was a teenager, before she left when they were able to be somewhat carefree and together. Cammie, Claudia and Olivia stayed on the dance floor until all the bands had finished and the music stopped. At some point Michael and his friend disappeared, and Fitz had been running between the dance floor and the bar getting them refills. As soon as Fitz walked away and left the girls alone they would be surrounded by guys, who quickly spread out again as soon as he came back glaring at them for even dancing near Olivia. In order to avoid getting too caught up in each other Olivia and Fitz didn't press each other, but periodically Olivia would feel Fitz's hands on her bareback and once again regret her choices.

Once they heard last call Michael mysteriously appeared once again. Together they made it back to the car, Olivia had ditched her shoes and opted to get a piggyback ride from Fitz instead. He happily obliged her, any reason to have her legs wrapped around him. Claudia walked behind them shielding the view of Olivia's ass in her short dress and laughing with Cammie who kept shooting Claudia and Olivia dirty looks every time they attracted too much attention.

As soon as they got into the car Olivia sprawled out in the back seat with her head in Fitz's lap and her legs draped over Claudia. Before they even made it onto the highway she was snoring softly as Fitz played with her hair. All of them were exhausted, so conversation was slim, they were close to the hotel when Claudia finally spoke up, eyes never leaving her sisters small sleeping frame.

"Just so you all know I'm not so drunk that I've forgotten what is happening tomorrow. I don't trust her, I know Liv does no matter what she says. Olivia wants to see the good in Mom especially since she thinks she lost Dad. There isn't any. When this hits the fan she won't come to me. She thinks I'll say I told you so, I probably would, but Fitz she will need you. Don't let her shutdown or run you off." Fitz was shocked by her declaration especially in light of how much she and Olivia had drank, but he looked at her and saw that she was clearly in pain,

"I need her too. I won't let her run me off, I won't let anyone run me off." She nodded but never took her eyes off Olivia. When Cammie parked the car they each got out tiredly. Slowly making their way to their rooms Michael barely spoke. He was too preoccupied thinking about how their morning would start tomorrow. Up ahead of him Fitz was holding Olivia who was still sound asleep as Claudia held the door open for them. Hearing her speak and seeing the way she was looking at Olivia made him question his choice. He had to find a reason to either trust their mother or get her to leave Olivia alone, either way he had to get Fitz to take her home and get her away from the trouble that would come from going against their father.