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Chapter 37 – OPA to the Rescue

Fitz was exhausted. He picked up the phone from his temporary room and dialed.

"Hey," he said softly waiting to hear her soothing voice.

"Hi, how are you doing?" she asked before taking a sip of wine.

"I'm beyond exhausted," Fitz said closing his eyes and picturing Olivia in his head.

"Did you make any headway?" Olivia asked as she wished that she could be with him instead of sitting on her couch.

"Well, we do have some leads. I'm just hoping that they will pan out. What have you been up to?"

"Let's just say I'm working on some leads of my own."

Fitz opened his eyes. "Did you find anything?"

"Possibly. I'll know more in the morning. I might have a suspect. Huck is working on it."

Fitz grinned. "What would I do without you?"

"Don't get too excited yet. We're trying to verify some information. The question is how will I get it to you?"

"I'm hoping that we will be cleared to go back upstairs tomorrow. Although, I'm sure that we will still be on lockdown, but write this number down." He gave Liv Lauren's cell phone. "She will be at her desk. I'll tell her that if you text the word cobra, that she needs to get in touch with me right away. Either Cyrus or I will get right back to you."

"Sounds good."

"Just the fact that you are trying to help me means the world to me," he said sincerely.

"I'll do whatever I can."

Fitz sighed.

"What?"

"I just can't stand being away from you," he said solemnly. He missed the way she smelled, her lips, and how she fit perfectly within his arms.

Olivia felt his sadness. "I really miss you too. It's hard not being able to hold you when I know you need me."

They grew quiet.

"Olivia, we will be together. I don't care what it may cost. All I know is that you make me so happy. You are the love of my life."

Olivia's eyes welled up with tears. "Thank you. I want us to be together more than anything. You are everything to me."

Fitz smiled. "I'm glad we got that settled.

Olivia chuckled. "I love you."

"I love you too, baby."

"You should get some sleep," she said softly. She is worried about him.

"After talking to you, I should sleep like a baby."

Olivia smiled. "Good. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Goodnight, Liv."

"Goodnight, Fitz."

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The next morning, Olivia hustled into the office. She put down some pastries on the conference room table and then went into her office. Everyone else started filing in and she went back into the other room.

"Talk to me," she said eagerly. She is anxious to see what they found out after she left the previous night.

Abby hung a picture up. "This is Ullah Gholam Nasim. We have several photos of him around the D.C. area in the last two weeks. We have a few other pictures of men that he met with separately during that time period as well."

"Can you place him at the crime scene?"

Abby nodded and put up another photo. "This was taken at a traffic light two blocks away, about five minutes after the bombing."

Liv studied the two pictures. "Oh my God." It definitely is the same person.

Harrison spoke up. "As of one month ago, he was supposedly a simple goat herder in one of the more remote areas of Afghanistan. Although, I doubt that most goat herders wear Rolexes. He showed up in this country three weeks ago supposedly to visit a sick relative, one which doesn't exist."

Quinn pushed a piece of paper towards Olivia. "Here are several addresses that he frequented. He really wasn't trying to hide."

"This is amazing," Olivia said smiling. She quickly texted Lauren. "I need all of this compiled, so I can give it to the White House," Olivia said quickly.

Huck handed her a flash drive and Quinn handed her an envelope. "Already done."

Olivia smiled. "Good work, gladiators."

Everyone grinned.

"Keep working on it and let me know what you find."

About ten minutes later her phone rang.

"Olivia, it's Cyrus. What do you have for me?"

"A suspect that can be placed around the scene. He's very sketchy. I also have some pictures of his friends."

Cyrus smiled. "I'm sending Tom over right now. Meet him downstairs in fifteen."

"You got it."

She smiled and looked around the room. "Score one for the good guys," she said before going back to her office. She put on her jacket and then went downstairs.

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Olivia watched the black car pull up and she hurried towards it as Tom got out.

"Hello, Ms. Pope."

"Hello, Tom," she said smiling. She started to hand him the package but he declined.

"Please, get in the car. The President wants you to present your findings."

Olivia is surprised. "Okay," she said sliding into the backseat. She smiled as she realized that she was going to get to see Fitz.

They drove to the White House and the driver pulled around to a back entrance. Tom walked Olivia to an elevator and they descended down to the command center.

Olivia couldn't believe she was actually going to be able to it see it. Never in a million years did she think she would get this kind of access. Tom led her down a hallway and through another door. Olivia almost gasped at the level of activity. She took a deep breath as Tom took her to a large conference room.

Everyone stopped talking and stared at her. It took everything for Fitz not to smile. He is beyond happy to see her.

Cyrus introduced her to everyone. "This is Olivia Pope. She has some intel information that could help lead us to some suspects."

Olivia nodded and handed the flash drive to Cyrus and then emptied the envelope and presented the pictures and information to everyone. Once she was finished the room was completely silent.

The Secretary of Defense spoke first. He had studied her and is very impressed. "Ms. Pope, I have no idea how you got all this information, but on behalf of everyone here, thank you."

They are stunned at the amount of detail and for the first time since the bombing, they feel that they have a good lead.

"Can we take a break so that I can get our people working on this?" the Defense Secretary asked.

"That sounds good. Thank you, Olivia," the President said pinning her with his gaze.

"You're welcome, Mr. President."

Olivia turned to leave and Cyrus grabbed her elbow. "Follow me," he said walking to an empty office. She moved inside. "Stay here," Cyrus said smiling. He almost wanted to kiss her for all the information she had just provided.

She waited for a moment and the door opened and Fitz walked inside.

"There are no words," he said pulling her into his arms, kissing her so passionately that Olivia moaned into his mouth.

"Wow," she said pulling back. "Maybe I should bring you information more often."

Fitz grinned. "I just wanted to show you how much I appreciated what you just did."

"I was pretty shocked when Tom asked me to get into the car."

"There was no way I was going to let anyone else take credit for all the hard work that your team did."

"They are still gathering more intel. I really hope that the lead will pan out."

"It will more than pan out. I'm predicting that this is going to lead to a lot of arrests. It's just the kind of news the American people need right now," Fitz said before kissing her again. "I have to go, but I will see you soon."

She grinned. "Count on it."

He started to walk away and then turned back towards her and pulled her against him again. "One more for the road," he said before crushing his lips down onto hers. He ravished her mouth and then pulled back and then gave her two more quick kisses. "I'm addicted to your mouth," he said smiling.

Olivia smiled. "Good to know."

He turned and walked out. Olivia waited and is surprised when a few minutes later, the Defense Secretary entered the door.

"Ms. Pope, I wanted to thank you personally."

Olivia smiled. "Thank you."

He smiled back. She is gorgeous and smart and that is not lost on him at all. He is definitely going to find out if she is single.

"I'm not sure how your team got access to all of this information, but I'm glad they did."

"Rest assured, we only use our powers for good."

He smiled again. "Duly noted." He handed her a card. "If you have anything else that would be useful for this investigation, please contact me. I will send someone over to your office."

Olivia nodded.

"Have a good day, Ms. Pope," he said before walking out the room.

Olivia chuckled. She had noticed the way he had looked at her, but she only has eyes for one man and she can still feel his lips upon hers.