When Olivia flew back to school on Saturday night, Fitz was happily there to pick her up. She was exhausted again, from another full day and an evening of travel, so he immediately went to drop her off at home. After getting everything somewhat settled back at her apartment, she was out cold around eleven o'clock.

The next day, she spent a lot of her time catching up on the schoolwork she hadn't finished while she had been at home. Truly she had done a good amount already, but she just needed to finish a few more things.

Now, Olivia looked at her planner, with every single box for spring break already checked off, besides studying for her biology exam. Biology was her easy subject this semester, so she wasn't all that worried.

She was feeling good about herself, and after the past three hours of paper-writing for International Politics, all she really wanted to do was see the professor, since she hadn't gotten to spend proper time with him the prior evening. She quickly dialed his number as she looked out the window on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. He didn't take long to pick up.

"Hey, you" he greeted. "Hi!" she replied. "What's up?" he asked. "Can I come over? I miss you and I'm bored" she said. He scoffed on the other end. "You just want to come over because you're bored!?" he asked. "And I miss you! I've barely seen you in a week!" she exclaimed. He laughed. "Okay, okay. I believe you. Want me to come get you?" he asked. "No that's okay, I'll just drive" she replied. "Okay, I'll see you soon. You can just come in, the door will be unlocked" he said. "Okay. See you soon, bye" she said. "Bye."

She went to grab Fitz's old Yale sweatshirt to wear over her T-shirt, and grabbed her keys to head out. Abby still wasn't back yet, so she locked the door behind her.

Paxton Hills was an easy, quick drive. When she got there, she purposefully parked her car next to Fitz's Audi near the back of the lot. He always parked in the back of parking lots so that he didn't get door-dinged. That Audi of his was very dear to his heart.

She walked up and was relieved when she saw that the doorman today was Christian, her favorite doorman. He was always chipper, and over the past few months, he had always been extra sweet to her.

"Ma'am!" he greeted. "Hi, Christian, thank you very much" she replied. "Of course. Have a wonderful day, ma'am" he said sweetly. "You too, Christian." She smiled at him as he let her into the building.

She had slowly been learning all of the doormens' names, one of the things Fitz was very good at, and one of the things she admired most about him. He always made an attempt to make friends with as many people as he could. "Grant's girl!" the man at the front desk exclaimed. She laughed, knowing exactly who it was.

"Hi, Mr. Baxter" she greeted back. "You and FTG three causing trouble today?" he asked. "Oh, don't we always" she replied, laughing. "That's what I like to hear. Have a good day, now" he said. "You too!" she said back. She shook her head as she got into the elevator, hitting the button for the sixth floor.

When she neared the end of the hallway, she saw apartment 639 and turned the handle to head inside. She smiled at the familiar scent that always hit her as she walked into his apartment. The scent of his apartment, of him.

"Fitz, I'm here!" she yelled. "Be out in a sec, just putting on a shirt!" he yelled. She frowned. "Why on earth would you do that?" she asked. He was silent for a moment. "When I walk outside naked, people throw garbage at me" he replied. She burst into laughter. "Oh my god, did you just quote Chandler Bing?" she yelled. "Yeah I just did that" he yelled back. "Wow, I love you" she giggled. "You better" he shot back.

"Hurry up and come kiss me. Forget the damn shirt" she yelled. "So bossy" he replied. He emerged from the hallway, wearing gym shorts and no shirt, as she was taking off her shoes. Staring at his muscular body never got old. Ever.

"Hey, babe," he said, coming to give her a kiss. "Hey," she said, kissing him back. "The drive okay?" he asked, going to get some water from the fridge. "Mhm. Your buddy said hi to me again downstairs" she said. "Oh, Logan?" he asked. "Yeah. Only Logan would yell 'Grant's girl!' across the room" she said with a laugh. He shook his head. "He's crazy" he chuckled.

"How come that's all he calls me? He knows my first name" she questioned. "Uhh..." he replied. "Oh god, what," she said nervously. "Well, no, no. It's not...bad. He just gives me shit about you" he replied, taking a sip of his water.

"Um, okay, that sounds bad" she replied. "What? No, no. It isn't bad. It's just..." he began. "What?" she asked. "Well. I never really brought...women here much...before" he said quietly. She raised an eyebrow at him. "You didn't?" she asked. "Not often. So he gives me shit, because you are clearly...different. Hence, 'Grant's girl'" he said. She nodded, smiling at that explanation.

"Well, the nickname he has for you is way better," she said. He laughed. "Ah, FTG three, right?" he asked. She nodded. "Yeah, what's the backstory on that one?" she asked. "Nothing, really. We were just having drinks one night and I mentioned that one of my buddies from high school used to call me that. And Logan loved it, so" Fitz shrugged.

"I like it too. Your high school buddy was very clever" she nodded. "Mhm, that's Brett for you. Speaking of him, he just sent me this on Friday, actually" he said, going to look through a stack of mail on his bar. He brought back two cards, that she realized were a wedding invitation and the RSVP card.

"He's getting married?" she asked, looking over the details written on the card for the July wedding. "Mhm," he nodded. "Well that will be fun! Are you not going to go or something?" she asked, noting the unmarked RSVP card.

"Well, no I'm going to go. I just...I thought maybe I could talk to you about it" he said. She raised her eyebrow. "Talk to me about your friend's wedding?" she asked. He bit his lip. "Yeah...I was wondering if there's any way you could...come with" he said.

She looked at him in surprise. "Wait, really?" she asked. "Mhm. I know it's during the summer and all but it's on a Saturday night, so you wouldn't be working. And he lives in Pittsburgh now, which is where the wedding is. I know it's a long shot and I know your parents are a little strict but I just thought I'd ask, because I'd really like it if you could be my date" he said.

She thought about it, wondering how it would all work. "I'm thinking," she said. He smiled, seeming to watch the wheels turn in her head. "Well, my parents let me go visit Abby last summer, so that excuse could probably work," she asked.

"But are you okay driving that far? Pittsburgh is about a four-hour drive from Arlington, I looked it up. I don't want you to do anything you're not comfortable with" he said.

She smiled. "Fitz it's okay. I have to drive over five hours to get to school from home, and four hours to go visit Abby, which I've done multiple times. I'll be okay" she assured him. "You're sure?" he asked.

"Positive. I can make this work, I really want to go!" she exclaimed. "Yeah?" he asked. "Yeah!" she replied. "Awesome. I'll probably fly there because it's about an eight-hour drive from here. I'm sure we can figure out all the details, later" he said. "Yeah we can. I'm so excited!" she exclaimed. "Me too! I'm so glad you're going to come" he replied.

He began writing down his and Olivia's name on the RVSP card, and they chose what they wanted for dinner at the reception. She already couldn't wait. She had never been to a wedding as anyone's date before, she had only gone to family or family friends' weddings with her parents. She knew it would be a blast with him. But it also gave her a reason to dread going home to Virginia for the summer even more. It was coming up fast, and she wasn't exactly ecstatic about it.

She was excited for a break, for no more studying and homework. And spring break had reminded her how fun it could be there. But she would miss her friends here so much, she would miss her routine. And she would miss him. A lot.

Three months was a long time to be away from anyone you loved. Fitz, Abby, Quinn, the boys, even Cyrus and James. She'd miss them all so much. Although, she and Abby would obviously see each other a couple times this summer, since she lived the closest of all her college friends, so at least she'd have that. And at home, she'd have Stephen and Sandra.

She was also excited to go back to the internship in D.C. she had started in the middle of last summer. But she'd still miss school so, so much. She tried to shove these thoughts aside, because she still had over a month left here, which was a fairly decent amount of time, at least.

"What're you thinking about over there?" Fitz asked. She snapped out of it and looked at him. She shook her head. "Nothing you want to hear about" she replied. "No, talk to me" he encouraged.

She sighed. "I'm just thinking about...summer. When I go" she said. His eyes grew sad. "Yeah. I...think about that too" he admitted. "We'll be okay...right?" she asked. "Liv, of course, we'll be okay. Why would you even ask that?" he asked. "Well I don't know. I just...I've never done long distance before" she said. "Neither have I, but we'll figure it out together. We'll be just fine. Plus, now we'll for sure see each other in July for the wedding" he said. She nodded happily.

"You still want to...do that, right?" he asked. "Do what?" she asked back. "Well...you still want to date me when...you go home?" he asked again. "Fitz, sweetie, yes, of course. I wouldn't have agreed to the wedding if I didn't want to" she said.

He breathed a sigh of relief. "Right. I thought you would want to, I just...well I guess we've never actually talked about it" he said. She nodded. He was right, they hadn't officially discussed it.

"We can talk every night on the phone" she suggested. "Yes. But I don't want to get in the way of your summer, either. I still want you to go out and have fun, Livvie. These are some of the best years of your life and I don't want to ruin that" he said. "What? Fitz, no. You could never ruin anything. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me!" she exclaimed. He started blushing. "As are you" he replied. She smiled.

"And plus, I'll still have Stephen and Sandra. And my internship. I'll have plenty of fun. Obviously just...not as much fun as I have with you" she admitted. "Your internship counts as fun?" he chuckled.

"Yes! Well, it's a lot of work. But that's kind of what interns are for, I suppose. It pays well, it has decent hours, and it's only four days a week. Overall, I can't complain" she said.

"I know you're a press intern but which company is it again?" he asked. "Center for American Progress in D.C. It's pretty damn close to the White House, actually" she explained. "Mm, my baby's a big deal," he said proudly, wrapping his arms around her. She laughed. "I don't know about that" she replied. "Well you're certainly a big deal to me." She smiled and gave him a kiss.

"What are you gonna do here without me for three months?" she teased. He laughed. "Hmm. Well, I usually teach a couple evening classes. Attend a few conferences here and there. Spend some time at the cabin I like to go to, just relax a bit" he explained.

"Wait, what cabin?" she asked. "The one I rent out. It's one of my favorite places to go" he replied. "Like a house on the Atlantic?" she asked. "Oh, no. It's not on the ocean, it's on a lake. Candlewood Lake, just outside of New Fairfield and Brookfield. A guy named Dennis owns it and rents it out to people for as long as they want. He's got a couple of boats and a jetski and everything. I think he actually makes a pretty good deal of money doing that" he said.

"Really? You've never told me that. That sounds so fun!" she exclaimed.

"It is. It's so relaxing up there. I started going there in college when I just wanted to get away from school. I couldn't really just up and fly home to California, nor would I really have wanted to. So when I did some searching and found Lake Candlewood, I found Dennis's cabin and fell in love with the place. It's a great area, has a small town feel for sure, everyone kind of knows each other. It's just...you don't get anything like that here in such a big city, you know? It's definitely one of my favorite places to go. I can't believe I haven't told you about it" he said.

"That sounds amazing. So you'd bring your college friends up there and stuff?" she asked. "Actually, no. I have always just gone by myself" he replied. "Oh really?" she asked. "Mhm. I definitely didn't want my crazy college buddies burning down Dennis's cabin or something" he chuckled, which made her laugh.

"Plus, sometimes it's relaxing to just go and enjoy some time by yourself. But, you know...maybe...you'd want to come with me sometime?" he asked. She looked at him in surprise. "You'd want me to come?" she asked. "Yeah. You're the only one I'd want there with me" he said.

"Oh, Fitz. I don't want to intrude if you like going there alone!" she said. "Well, I do like that. Nobody else is allowed. But you're different" he shrugged. "I'm different?" she asked. "Um, yes. First of all, you're about six times more mature than my college buddies were, I know you wouldn't burn down the damn cabin. Second of all, I'm in love with you. And third, I like going places with you. See, you're just different" he said.

She giggled at his explanation. "So would you want to?" he asked hopefully. "I definitely would want to!" she answered. "Cool. I usually go in late April to early May, depending on how the weather is" he explained.

She gasped. "What if we went for your birthday?" she asked. He chuckled. "It might be a bit too cold up there yet in mid-April. Plus, we don't have to do anything special for my birthday, I just want to spend it with you" he said. She laughed. "Um, of course, we're doing something special," she said, as if it were obvious.

"What? No, Liv. You'll be studying for finals by that time and...birthdays aren't a huge deal anyway" he shrugged. She scoffed. "I mean, except for yours!" he exclaimed. She laughed. "Birthdays are a huge deal, and we are definitely doing something for yours" she stated. He shook his head and she smiled happily at him.

"You are so cute" he chuckled, kissing her nose. "Mm, look who's talking" she smiled. "Wow, I'm so excited. Now I have all these things to look forward to!" she added. "You certainly do," he said with a smile. She hugged him tighter and rested her head on his chest.

"I love you" she whispered. "Well that was sweet of you, I love you too, Livvie" he whispered back. He pulled back and just looked at her. "Oh, hey, I went to target yesterday and bought you this new white cheddar popcorn. Wanna try some?" he asked as he pulled back. "Um, yes. Always" she replied. He laughed. "I thought so. It looks pretty good," he said, going over to the counter by the fridge.

He reached into the grocery bags that were there, and pulled out the bag of popcorn. "Oh, and I got that shampoo you like, by the way," he said casually, pulling out bottles of Pantene shampoo and conditioner. "Oh and this body wash. And face wash" he added, pulling those out too.

"What? For me?" she asked, coming to stand next to him. "Mhm. So you don't have to smell like Old Spice every time you shower here" he chuckled. "Oh, Fitz, thank you! You didn't have to do that, it's my soap I could have gotten it" she said. "Eh, I just thought of it while I was at Target, it's no big deal" he shrugged. She smiled at him. The little things he did for her were so cute.

"Well that was very sweet of you, thank you" she nodded. "Of course" he replied. The only things she really had at his apartment were a razor, a toothbrush, a couple of sweatshirts and occasionally some jewelry, but things were slowly being added to that list.

"So...is this your way of saying that you don't like it when I smell like you?" she asked. His eyes widened. "What? No, no. Not that. I like however you smell...I just thought...you'd like the soap that you told me you had at your apartment" he said. "Fitz, I'm kidding" she giggled.

He shook his head and gave her a smile. "After all this time, you are still such a tease" he chuckled. "But you love it" she shrugged. "I just love you," he said, pulling her into another hug. She smiled and pecked his lips briefly, and then once more. But after the third time, it turned into much more than that.

His hands slid down to her ass and pulled her closer to his body, intentionally making her feel every inch of him. His tongue tangled with hers as he slowly pushed her up against the island.

He finally broke away and kissed her neck as best as he could with, what used to be his hoodie, guarding it pretty tightly. "Take it off" she whispered. He quickly obeyed, his hands immediately at the bottom of the sweatshirt to start taking it off. "Do you still want that popcorn?" he whispered, returning to her now much more exposed neck. "No" she replied. "Good."

He picked her up and walked her down the hallway and into his bedroom, before he laid her down gently on his bed. He kneeled above her, immediately stripping her leggings and underwear off and throwing them carelessly to the floor.

She sat up and took her T-shirt and bra off and watched as he stared. He exhaled deeply, biting his lip at the sight of her in front of him. "You are so fucking beautiful," he breathed. She just smiled at him. "Lay back," he said, nodding towards the top of the bed with his head.

She laid back and watched him crawl up to see her face to face very slowly, still kneeling on his hands and knees directly above her. He kept a good distance between their bodies, which she was not a fan of.

She reached down to try and slide his gym shorts off, but he quickly moved her hand away. "No, no," he said. "Fitz" she pleaded. "Not yet," he whispered. He lowered himself down onto one elbow and began tracing a single finger along her chest, and downward. He'd get dangerously close to where she wanted him most, before he just pulled his finger right back up to her abdomen.

She was gripping so tightly to his right forearm, which rested on the bed. By now, he had her shaking.

"You are...so mean" she managed to get out. He smiled. "You think so?" he replied, inching his finger downward. She nodded. "Hmm...how about now? Am I mean now?" he asked, slowly sliding a finger inside her. She gasped and held impossibly tighter onto his arm.

He slid his finger back out and opened her legs wider with one hand, before sliding his finger back in. "I think you missed me," he whispered, looking down at what she assumed, by now, were his wet bed sheets.

"Sh-shut up" she giggled, which brought out his smile. He leaned down and rubbed his nose against hers, before placing a soft kiss there. She used her free hand to pull his head down to kiss him. That, he seemed okay with doing, because he eagerly opened his mouth against hers right away.

His tongue reached every crevice of her mouth, and his fingers worked their magic. As usual, he made her feel incredible.

It was good to be back.


She's back from break! And now she's got some things to look forward to.

Also, in this story, Olivia's birthday is August 8th and Fitz's birthday is April 17th. There's nothing significant about that, but just in case y'all wanted to know the exact dates. There ya go.

Things are happening for them, they're becoming more and more serious ;) How's it all going to work out? You'll just have to read on!

With Love,

~T