"Fitzgerald Grant."
"You came to my office."
"I need to speak with Olivia."
"That's not possible right now."
"Why is that?"
"Olivia is recovering from a surgery."
"Is she okay?"
"Yes."
"Fitz, I know you and Olivia are friends."
"We are more than that."
"Okay, I don't want to steal Olivia from you. Not in that way. I want to be the most powerful black CPA firm in DC. I can't do that without Olivia."
"I don't care about any black movement you're trying to start. My wife is not leaving my company."
"When was the wedding?"
"You don't need Olivia. DC doesn't have a shortage of black CPA's."
"You don't want her to get further than you. You like that she has to work twice as hard to get half of what you have."
"I work hard for everything I have. I earned my opportunities."
"And Olivia hasn't?"
"You don't know Olivia like I do. She's a great worker, but she doesn't work as hard as she could. I'm okay with her being late for work every day because she's the love of my life. I will make her a partner when she shows me that's what she wants. Right now Olivia is happy being my employee."
"You think she's happy working for you?"
"She's taking a month long vacation with full pay. Also, Olivia is at least an hour late more than one day out of the week. I don't complain. Olivia is very happy."
"Okay, I'll find another partner."
"You should do that. You're wasting time trying to steal Olivia."
Fitz let his secretary escort Marcus out of his office. He had enough to deal with. If Olivia left his company, she would be a housewife. She couldn't work for another company. He would give her more opportunities when she wanted to move up the corporate ladder. For now, he needed to grab some paperwork and get back home. Olivia needed him.