When the thing you've been running from is what will set the person you love free, do you give for what you love or do you walk away and watch them fall.

In an alternate universe, Olivia Pope is a college student attending Yale University. She had always been fiercely dedicated to her academics and nothing else. Never in a million years would she have imagined that taking a certain Political Science class would change her life forever.

A collection of Scandal one-shots. **UPDATE!** "The Firsts: Working Mom Life II"

This story takes place in NYC. AU Olitz - rated M

Fitz is a resident at a hospital in New York who works all kinds of hours. Olivia is a loud tenant who lives in the apartment next door to him. They get off to a rocky start, but eventually learn to co-exist and eventually discover that loving your neighbor is good for your heart.

With Olivia's life finally hitting the sweet spot in her relationship and her career, what happens when she comes across a man who has her contemplating her life choices and who she wants to be. Are we victims of fate or circumstance?

Dr. Olivia Pope has it all on the outside. However, she is unlucky in love. Life changed after her husband was abruptly killed in an automobile accident. However, life takes a turn when she goes into partnership with another doctor. They seem to clash in the boardroom, but will they ignite a passion like fire in the bedroom?

Fitzgerald Grant is the COO of an architectural firm and Olivia Ballard is his executive assistant. When Fitz's plans for an important weekend retreat go awry he asks for Olivia's help to save an important business deal. When Olivia agrees to join him, sparks fly between the couple. Will their pretend engagement lead to something real?

"They had tried to make a go of it and failed spectacularly, and that changed everything. It made her question everything she had ever believed about them, every instinct she had ever had." Three years after an emotional breakup Olivia and Fitz reunite as friends, tucked away for 5 days in the Rocky Mountains. Can they really work as friends or are they just kidding themselves?

Then she was a freshman in college, hung up on how her life had previously been and ambitious, ready to prove herself. He was a new professor, ready to start life. They didn't expect to fall in love. Now, they're older, wiser and ready to pick up where they had left years ago. But can they?

Olivia Pope is the unattainable girl at her prep school. She keeps to herself and thwarts all male interest, that is until Fitzgerald Grant, the school's new transfer takes an interest in her. For a girl who says she doesn't have a type, Olivia sure seems to be falling for Fitz!

AU. ***WARNING*** Chapter 1 contains explicit content. This story is about Olivia Pope's journey from being in an abusive relationship to discovering who she is while in a relationship with Fitzgerald Grant. (Some of this is M-rated.)

AU. One shot. It takes two to tango.

AU olitz fan fic, which delves into Olivia's past and her turmoil. She goes to Harvard to get a fresh start, but what happens when she falls in love with her professor? How do they deal with the obstacles? **Warning some harsh language & dysfunctional family issues which may be much to some people ch1-3.** But just go for a ride w/ me.