Chapter 28

The Grants called a family meeting the following day to discuss next steps regarding the organization and the fate of Fitz. The meeting is being held at their estate and Maya was invited to the meeting since the Grants haven't had a chance to formally meet her yet. The Grants flew her out late last night on a private jet so that she could be here for Olivia when she woke up.

As Olivia and Maya rode in the backseat of the car the Grants sent for them, Olivia couldn't help but notice how quiet her mother has been since they left the hospital. Maya didn't utter two words to Olivia last night in their hotel room or this morning. She know there are a million things running through her mom's mind, she just wish she would talk to her instead of giving her the silent treatment.

"The Grants are really nice." Olivia said trying to make conversation to ease the tension.

"Yeah I guess." Maya replied looking out of the window.

"Mom…if your mad then just say so…but the silent treatment I can't take." Olivia made clear.

Maya turned to face Olivia, "you're damn right I am mad Olivia. I sent you here to come to school yet you managed to start dating another drug dealer, you get shot and to top it all off you get pregnant. Yes I am pissed but even more pissed at the fact that you keep these things a secret. Why am I always the last to find out things?" Olivia could see the hurt on her mother's face and that crushed her. Olivia thought she was doing the right thing by not telling her mother.

"Because I didn't want to see the look on your face that I see now. I know you're disappointed Mommy and I swear I am sorry for all of this." Olivia apologized.

"Are you at least still going to classes?" Maya wanted to know.

"Yes I am keeping up with my studies." Olivia answered.

"And this baby? Are you keeping it? The doctor said you're almost three months."

"I don't know what to do. Fitz and I aren't even together, but he wants this baby."

"Olivia you laid down with that man unprotected you knew exactly what could've happened so no you don't get to chicken out and chose to abort this baby."

"Mommy I- "

"No Olivia I don't wanna hear it you need to woman up and face your damn responsibilities even if that means being a young single mother."

Olivia didn't respond. When they pulled up to the Grant estate, Maya gasped.

"Miss Pope and Ms. Lewis have arrived ma'am." The housekeeper said as Olivia and her mom were led into the conference room where Fitz family and Noah were.

"Olivia and Ms. Lewis, how are you?" Mr. Grant greeted.

"I'm okay." Olivia replied hating that all eyes were on her.

"Please call me Maya." Maya corrected with a slight attitude.

"My apologies Maya, thank you for joining us." Mr. Grant ushered for Olivia and her mother to sit down.

"We've called this meeting to discuss the fate of Fitzgerald and this organization. As the doctor's told us Fitzgerald is in a coma and there is no telling when he will wake up. He is still using the ventilator to breathe and we are hoping in the coming days that he will no longer need it. If Fitzgerald shall not come out of this, then we are hoping Noah is willing to step up and run the organization." Mr. Grant spoke and just hearing the thought of Fitz not pulling through almost made Olivia sick to her stomach. She swallowed the lump in her throat and tried to focus on the meeting.

"Now onto the baby…Olivia as we discussed we will stick by your decision regardless of what you decide to do.." Mr. Grant finished.

"Olivia is keeping the baby. She was woman enough to lay down and make the baby, and she will be a woman and raise this baby." Maya spoke for Olivia.

"Oh I didn't realize that Olivia has made the decision to keep the baby." Mrs. Grant spoke up as she noticed Olivia wasn't speaking up for herself.

"She didn't I made the decision for her since she her sense of judgment has been off since she left home. Speaking of, Olivia will be transferring out of Harvard. We thank you for all your help, but I need her back in Philadelphia with me so that I can keep my eye on her." Maya spoke with so much bitter in her tone and it may sounds crazy, but Olivia understands her mother's frustrations. Olivia has kept Maya in the dark about serious things.

"As her mother, we have to respect your decision. Although Fitzgerald is in a coma right now, I can assure that he is excited about this baby, and I can assure you when my son wakes up and is nurses back to health, that he will handle his responsibilities as a father." Mrs. Grant replied with a half-smile.

"Respected."

Once the meeting with the Grants were over, Olivia went up to Fitz's old bedroom and cried angry tears to keep her from cursing out her mother. She'll be 19 in a few months and her mother treated her as if she was 12 during that meeting. She hasn't been the most mature, but she's trying, and her mother embarrassed her in front of Fitz's family. She didn't miss the snickers from Alexa either. Olivia is a joke there is no way Fitz family will ever take her serious after what her mother pulled.

Hearing someone knock on the door, Olivia wiped her tears and said "come in."

She was surprised to see Noah walk into the room. They haven't had much interaction with each other even though he is now Fitz's best friend.

"Hey sis," he said walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Hey Noah," Olivia wiped her tears as if Noah didn't see her crying already.

"Look I know things are fucked up right now and stress is the last thing you or the baby needs. I also know you and Fitz weren't in a good place in ya'll relationship. And if I am being honest your mom is straight tripping. I have a beach house down Miami that is vacant right now and it's all yours for however long you need. I am sure you could use the time away to get your thoughts together and just figure shit out. I promise to keep you updated on Fitz if you do take me up on my offer." Noah offered.

Olivia sat and thought about Noah's offer for a couple of minutes. Her going away to Miami probably is the best thing for her to do if she ever wants control over her life. To be truthfully honest, her life is in shambles right now and she needs to get her shit together before this baby comes and she's responsible for not only her life, but another as well.

"Alright I'll go." Olivia assuredly replied.

"Cool I can get you on a flight out tonight. I also have this for you. Fitz told me to give it you if anything was to ever happen to him." Noah handed her a satin black bag.

Olivia took the bag and looked inside where she saw stacks of money neatly packed. Olivia looked up at Noah unsure of if she should take the money or not.

"You have to take it. That's about 50 thousand dollars if you need more let me know." Noah winked.

"Thank you." Olivia threw her arms around him hugging him.

"You're welcome be safe while you're down there Olivia, and don't trust anybody. Lay low and stay to yourself." Noah advised.

"Thanks Noah, and I will you have my word."

"Alright let's get you on that flight before your mom come searching for you."

Just like that, Noah snuck Olivia out of the house and to the hospital so she could see Fitz before she left for Miami.

The first thing she did was grab his hand and place it on her stomach. "This is our baby growing inside of me and I will never deny you the right to be a father to our child. That is why I need you to wake up so that you won't miss the birth. Please don't leave this earth without meeting your baby. I will be going away for a while, and because I don't know when you're waking up I'll keep a journal so that you can read about my progress during this pregnancy. I hope you're getting all the rest you need, and I have an ass whooping waiting for you when you wake up. Get well, see you soon." Olivia bent her head to kiss his cheek.

Noah drove her to the airport and the next thing she knew she was on a plane heading to Miami. When she touched down, Noah had a car waiting for her at the airport. She was taken to Noah's beach house and Olivia knew that she would be spending a lot of time here. The beach house was beautiful. It had three furnished bedrooms, a living room, full kitchen, small exercise room, balcony and a pool.

"Now this is living." Olivia smiled as she stood on the balcony letting the warm night air kiss her skin.

X

"Where the fuck is my daughter!?" Maya screamed in Mrs. Grant's face. Maya thought she was coming to pick Olivia up and instead was informed that Olivia had run away.

"Maya I have no idea where Olivia is and I apologize for letting her slip from under us." Mrs. Grant apologized.

"If I have to get the police involved then I will." Maya threatened.

"I can assure you that is not necessary. I don't know where Olivia is but I am sure she ran away for good reasons." Mrs. Grant replied only to get an eye roll from Maya.

"Are you questioning my parenting skills?" Maya stepped into Mrs. Grant's face.

"No I am not questioning anything, as parents we all make mistakes, but the beauty of it all is we get a chance to learn from our mistakes and make better decisions. I know you love your daughter and I know you want what's best for her, and as I've gotten to know Olivia she has the potential to be a phenomenal woman. She's young, she's made some mistakes sure, but you and I were 18 once too. I think you need to have better faith in your daughter, just like I had to have for my son." Mrs. Grant hoped Maya understood where she was coming mother to mother.

"You're right I just wanted so much more for my baby girl. Olivia is my golden child and I didn't want her to end up like her sisters that's why I was so hard on her. I guess tonight I pushed her over the edge. I just hope she can forgive me." Maya sighed as she got choked up.

"She will Maya. She loves you, you are a great mother. Just give her time that's all."

"Thank you."

"Do you need a hug?"

"Yes." Maya cried.

Mrs. Grant embraced Maya and this was the beginning of a sisterhood neither saw coming.

X

Three months later…

Olivia has been in Miami for three months and this is where she think she will permanently stay. She loves the energy in Miami, the weather, the beaches and just the vibe she gets overall down there. She is now 6 months pregnant with a baby boy and she cannot wait to meet her son. When Olivia found out she was pregnant with a boy, she immediately started crying. She always wanted a boy as her firstborn. Now that she know she will be birthing a baby boy Olivia cannot stop talking to him, singing to and reading to him. He's also very active. He kicks constantly.

She just wish Fitz was around to see the growth of their baby in her stomach. He still hasn't woken up from his coma, but she speaks to him whenever Noah visits him. The good news is Fitz is off the ventilator and breathing on his own. The bad news he still has no desire to wake up. In due time he will wake up when he is ready, Fitz is the kind of guy to do things on his own time anyway.

While being away from everyone, Olivia has had time to get to know herself again. She's been doing some serious reflecting and self-care, and most importantly falling in love with herself all over again. With her reflecting, she can see her faults in her relationship with Fitz and how she could've handled a lot of things better. She was even able to let go of that hurt and forgive him, will she ever forget what he did no, but in order for her to heal and move she had to stop letting that hurt control her. Olivia doesn't know what the future holds for her and Fitz, but she is closing off them ever being back together. Right now, she wants to focus on her getting through the rest of her pregnancy so that she can deliver a healthy baby boy.

"Olivia?" She heard someone call out to her. Olivia was in the grocery story shopping.

Turning around at hearing her name being called, Olivia was shocked to see X standing in the aisle with her. What the fuck is he doing down here? She thought to herself.

"Hey X, what are you doing down here? Are you following me?" Olivia teased.

"You caught me." X laughed putting his hands up. "Nah I have family down here and I wanted to escape Boston and the cold."

"How long have you been here?" Olivia wanted to know.

"For about three months now." X replied.

"Mmm okay, and you how long have you been down here? And congratulations." X said as he stared at Olivia's stomach.

"Oh thank you." Olivia rubbed her protruding belly.

"You're still with ole boy?" X asked referring to Fitz.

"No I am not." Olivia answered.

"Man he let you get away." X huffed not believing it.

"Well it was good speaking to you X, I should get going." Olivia didn't need any distractions right now.

"Maybe we could get together for lunch or dinner?" X asked and his charm was hard to turn down.

"Okay, give me your number and I'll give you a call."

X babbled off his number and Olivia left.

"See you soon Liv. See you real soon." He said once she was out of earshot.


Hey babes, how'd you like it? Was Maya justified in how she felt? What did you all think of Olivia moving to Miami to get herself together and then running into X? As I said this story is ending I am predicting about two or three more chapters before this ends...until next time babes!