The last 30 minutes had been all a blur for Fitz. He wasn't sure what to do. He screamed so loud with a pure tone of desperation. Victoria was the first to run in as he gave Liv cpr. He wasn't sure if that was what she needed but she had to do something. Victoria called an ambulance as Maya and Bibi made their way to the bedroom. Maya was frantic asking what happened and what was wrong. Bibi made sure the gates were open for the ambulance. Rosa stood watch outside for them to come in. The chef was there to cook. He didn't know what to do. Everything happened so fast.

Liv became alert right as the ambulance arrived, all she could utter was, "Fitz."

"I'm right here baby. I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here."

"What happened sir?" The EMT asks.

Fitz is fidgeting "I think she fell and hit her head. I was asleep and then she was calling for me and before I could get up I heard a crash and I found her on the floor. She was on her back. She didn't fall on her stomach." Fitz is giving all this information as they get oxygen on her and strapped to the gurney.

"Good," the EMT responds.

"Mom can you call Dr. Slauson. Tell her we are on the way."

"Okay, I'll do that."

"Take care of my baby," Maya utters.

It's an hour later. They are sitting in the waiting room. Dr. Slauson made it as fast as she could. Livvie is only 31 weeks so having the babies right now couldn't be good. Fitz is worried sick.

"Why didn't I hear her sooner, calling for me?"

Bibi is trying to keep him calm, "It's not your fault son. Just try to stay calm."

"If she dies...and the babies. She hit her head pretty hard and all the blood," he dumps his head in his hand. "If she dies," he utters.

"She is not going to die Fitz. You have to think positive."

"What is taking them so damn long?" He yells.

Maya is standing by the window, talking to her husband. She's called the airlines to cancel her flight. She's trying to stay call herself.

"It's a good sign they didn't come out soon. That means she's alive.."

"And the girls?"

"They are alive too," Bibi says as she looks up, Big Gerry has arrived. She called realizes he's there.

"How is she?" He asks

"We are waiting?" Bibi answers.

Gerry sits on the other side of Fitz, "How are you doing son?"

Fitz takes a deep breath. "I just want them to be okay. It was a little bit too much blood."

"She seems like a tough cookie. I think she's a fighter."

Candace, Abby, Harrison, and Quinn arrive. They all have a million questions. Maya speaks up, "We don't know yet."

They try to calm down, seeing Fitz is a complete wreck, Quinn decides to try and be some help, "I'll get everyone some coffee and some food."

Candace answers, "I'll go with you." They both leave.

Fitz gets up. He goes to the window, to look out. He's deep in thought when Dr. Slauson comes out. "Dr. Slauson," Barbara says. Fitz turns around quickly, running over to her.

"How is she? How are my girls?" Everyone is on pins and needles.

"They are okay!," she takes a deep breath. "Let me see if I can explain this." Bibi is trying to keep Fitz grounded. He wants to go straight to her room.

"Liv is a tough one. Seems like she had enough cognitive skills to break her fall from falling on her stomach. The girls are ok. There was of course some considerable distress for them. We will continue to monitor them. There was some cord entanglement but it's not cause for alarm right now. We didn't want to take the babies yet, if we can get them to at least 4 - 5 pounds, it will be good. Olivia suffered a mild subdural hematoma, very mild," Fitz is sweating and clenching his jaw. "We were able to stop the bleeding and clean her up. We will keep her medically induced for the next couple of days."

"What do we think caused this?" Maya asks.

"This pregnancy is high risk, as you know. I'm assuming her blood pressure spiked this morning. We've gotten her blood pressure back stable. If we keep that stable, we keep the babies stable."

"Why didn't you take the babies?" says Fitz.

"We performed a fetal echocardiography. That's why we want to keep the babies in place as long as we can. So, we can try to avoid a low birth weight."

"I want to see her." Fitz says adamantly.

"I want to see her too," Maya says.

"One at a time right now. I'll take you Fitz," Dr. Slauson says as beckons for him. Fitz wastes no time to go.

She brings Fitz to the room. He hates everything about the sight before him. He looks at Liv lying, helpless, in the bed. There are tubes everywhere. Her head is wrapped. Dr. Slauson can see his anguish. He moves to Liv's side, kissing her hand immediately, "I'm sorry baby," he whispers to her and then he moves down and kisses her stomach.

"It's really not as bad as it looks. We just want to keep a close eye on her and the sure she's breathing properly and they are breathing properly." She watches, Fitz has his hand placed firmly on Liv's tummy.

"You are giving me the hard facts, right?" Fitz asks.

"Yes, I am. Now, I'll leave you to have some time alone and give your family a little reassurance. When we can move her to a private room, your family can see her." Fitz nods in agreeance as Dr. Slauson leaves.

He just looks at Liv's peaceful face. He studies her breathing, watching as her chest moves up and down. He studies the machines that are measuring the babies activity. She's alive and the babies are alive but he's so scared that he's sick to his stomach. He never wants to see her this way. He feels like his heart has been pierced. He's resting his chin on her forearm, while squeezing her hand.

"I need you a lot of Lotus, you know that. I can't imagine going home without you. I can't imagine anything without you," he says kissing her hand over and over. The warmth of her hands brings him peace. "You always know how to get my attention. The doctor says you protected the girls when you knew something was wrong. I am so proud of you. You wonder if you will be a good mommy. You are going to be a great mommy. You just need to get through this. You need to keep fighting the girls, for you, and for me," he whispers as he rubs her stomach again as he holds the back of her hand to his lips. "I love you," he adds.


4 Days Later:

Fitz has refused to go home. He's insisted on showering at the hospital. Much to the dismay of the staff but they understand. He doesn't want to go home until Liv and the babies do. He's beyond exhaustion and his nerves are on edge. Maya hasn't left. They are in rotating shifts to sit at Liv's bedside along with Bibi. Fitz leaves to go to the bathroom. Bibi waits for him outside the door. He comes out startled by her presence.

"Mom, I'm a 41 year old man. I don't need help to potty anymore."

Bibi laughs, "I know that. I came to take you home so you can get some good sleep and a good shower."

"No, they are going to wake her up today. I want to be right there when they do."

"You will be. I talked to . They aren't going to do that until tomorrow morning. Honey, you are exhausted. You need some sleep."

"Mom, I'm fine. I will sleep when the three of them are safe and out of danger."

"You are not fine. The last thing we need is her waking up to her husband who's devoid of functionality because he's exhausted."

"Mom, I sleep fine in the chair."

"No, you don't. Maya is going to stay the night. You are going to go home, get a real good meal and sleep."

"Mom," he repeats again.

"No arguing. Mother knows best."

Fitz is angry but he knows Bibi is right. He is exhausted. His back shot from the chair. He needs some sleep and a decent meal. He reluctantly agrees to do it. "Fine," he says. They walk back to Liv's room. Bibi nods at Maya, letting her know he agreed. She steps aside so he can talk to Liv. "You know our babies wonderful grandmothers have conspired against me. They are sending me home for sleep and food. Which I don't need. But, I'll do it. I know you'd be demanding I do the same thing. I promise I'll be back first thing in the morning." He brings his mouth down to her stomach, "You girls play nice in there. Be good for Mommy." As usual they react to his voice. The monitors react. "I love you," he whispers to them as he gets up.

He looks at Maya but before he can speak, "Don't worry, if something happens I'll call you."

"I shouldn't be leaving," he says.

"Yes, you should. You need some rest Fitz. We are only thinking of you. They need you healthy and alert," she says as she points at Liv.

Fitz takes a deep breath, "I know."

Maya takes his hand, "You are the best thing ever happened to my baby. Cut yourself some slack."

"I'll try. I'll call every hour on the hour," he says.

"No you won't. You are going to sleep," Barbara answers as she gently drags Fitz out.


Back in New York, during the day when he's not on site. He's been keeping an eye on the worker who was caught in the building when it collapsed. He noticed the guy who kept dropping by to see him. Tom takes some pictures and does some digging. He goes to see him, after Keith leaves.

Tom knocks on the door to a confused face. It's Eduardo's wife, "Hello," she says.

"Hi ma'am, I am Tom Larsen. I work for Mr. Fitzgerald Grant. He owns the building your husband was working on when he got hurt."

She looks more scared to see him, "Yes, he's paying for everything. We appreciate it."

"Yes, that's not why I'm here. I have a few questions for him."

"Who's that?" Eduardo asks as he walks slowly with crutches to the door.

She answers, "He works for Mr. Grant," she says.

"Can I help you?" Eduardo says.

"Can I talk to you privately?"

"Is he going to stop paying his medical bills?" His wife immediately jumps to conclusions.

"No, this is an entirely different matter."

Eduardo decides to meet him outside. He hobbles out, closing the door behind him. "What's going on?"

Tom cuts to the chase. He pulls out the photo of Keith, "Who is this guy?"

Eduardo is immediately caught in the throat, "Umm, he's a guy I know."

"Well, that is obvious. He visits enough. What do you know about him?"

"Nothing, I just do some work for him on the side. Just a little extra cash. I am trying to get my kid into private school."

"What kind of work and what is his name?"

"Is that important?"

Tom gives him a look so deadly, responding, "It kind of is."

"I mean, he has nothing to do with Mr. Grant."

"See, I think he does. I asked around the hospital. He visited you a few times there."

Tom can see that Eduardo is starting to get clammy. He's starting to sweat. "Like I said, he's a friend."

"I'm just a phone call away from calling Mr. Grant, Joe, and maybe the police."

"Why?" Eduardo asks nervously.

"The video tapes showed him visiting you after your shift a couple times."

Eduardo knows Tom is going to find out. He decides to come clean, "His name is Keith Young."

"Keith Young," Tom repeats. Tom looks at him as if that's not enough.

"He approached me, he asked me to make some problems and he'd give me what I need for my kid."

Tom shakes his head, "So, you compromised the building."

He takes a deep breath, "Yes, I did."

Tom gets up, "Don't think of warning him. I'll deal with him myself. If you warn him, I'll have to deal with you and you won't want that."

Eduardo can see the seriousness in his face and shakes his head in compliance. "What does that mean for me?"

"That's up to Mr. Grant," Tom answers as he begins to walk away. "I'm watching."


Fitz is at home. He was more exhausted than he wanted to admit. Bibi puts him in the chair in the kitchen to have lunch. She grabs the top of his head and gives him a kiss.

"What was that for?"

"That was for me being happy to know what I did was right?"

"What do you mean?"

"Your father wasn't the best role model but I did my best to raise you right and I know I did. You are a good husband and good father. I'm proud of you."

Fitz smiles, "You are a good mother."

The chef has prepared a creamy tomato soup with turkey sandwiches. One of Fitz's favorite combos.

Bibi studies him as they eat, "What is it?"

"I just want them to be okay."

"Son, they will be."

Fitz takes a deep breath, "I just love them so much. I love her so much. I finally got everything I wanted."

"And you are going to keep it?"

Fiz tries to quiet his anxiousness. "She's a fighter."

"Yes, she is."

Fitz gets up after finishing his food. "I'm gonna call Maya and try to get some sleep." He says kissing her on the cheek.

"Okay son. I'll come and check on you."

Fitz goes up stairs, he makes it to the bedroom he hasn't seen since that night. Everything is exactly how they left it. The bed is still unmade. There are clothes on the floor. Fitz goes to the bathroom, which hasn't been touched since that night. The blood is still on the floor and the splatter on the sink from her hitting her head. Fitz just stares at it in agony. He decides to clean it up and he does quickly.

He straightens up the room and settles on the bed and calls Maya. "How are they?"

"No changes. Her vitals are great. The girls' vitals are great. They are doing well. The doctor showed me. They are actually sleeping right now."

"Liv said they love to sleep," Fitz laughs.

"She's right," Maya answers.

Fitz takes a moment, "Thanks Maya," he answers.

"No, thank you! Now, get some sleep."

"I'll try," he answers as he hangs up.

Fitz lays down on Liv's side of the bed. He lays on her pillow with the scent of her perfume intruding his nose which is welcome. It makes him feel close to her. He falls asleep, snoring, which he never does that loudly. He's so tired.


Fitz wakes up to his phone ringing with a call from Cyrus, Marcus, and Tom. He's a little upset there are no calls from Maya but thankful at the same time. He decides to listen to Tom's message first.

The message says, "Sir, I think I got some answers and I think I know who tampered with the building."

Fitz has wanted that news. He decides to call. Tom doesn't answer on the first 3 rings. He finally picks up, "Mr. Grant."

"What's the name?"

"I heard about Mrs. Grant. How is she?"

"They are supposed to wake her up today. She's okay!"

"That's good." He takes a look at the file. "His name is Keith Young. He's a furniture designer for major luxury hotels and a partner in Pinnacle Realty."

"Keith Young," Fitz repeats as he looks for something to wear. He pulls out a polo shirt that Liv says he looks edible in. It brings him a smile.

"Yes, looks like Pinnacle Realty has lost out on the last two major deals here on the East Coast."

"Okay," Fitz says.

"And he paid Eduardo to compromise the structure."

Fitz is still trying to remember where he heard that name before. "I think I know the prick. Send me a photo."

"Will do," Tom says.

"I have to go. I have to get to the hospital. Good work Tom. I'll tell you what I want done next," he answers as he hangs up. Fitz opens the picture and his suspicions are right. It's Keith. "Gotcha," Fitz says.

Stephen has made his way to the hospital to see Liv. He found out from Cyrus when he called Cyrus about the sale of the house and the legal agreement for the money. He knew it was a bad idea but he figured he would go anyway. He walks into the waiting room only to be greeted by Abby and Quinn. Candace had just left with Harrison to grab a bite to eat.

"Stephen, what are you doing here?" Abby asks.

"I just wanted to see how Liv was doing. Have you seen her?"

"No, it's only family right now. But they are going to wake her up this morning.

"Hey Quinn," Stephen says.

"Hey Stephen!"

"I've been so worried about her."

"Do you think it's a really good idea for you to be here?" Quinn asks. She knows from talking to Abby that Fitz is not the biggest fan.

"Probably not but Liv is my friend. I am allowed to check on her."

Abby is confused about what Quinn is talking about. "What do you mean?"

"We will talk about it later," Quinn says.

Just as she says that, Fitz walks in and his eye is immediately trained on Stephen. He's immediately annoyed. But he knows causing a scene won't help. He then notices Abby and Quinn.

"Hey Fitz," Quinn says, knowing he hates that Stephen is there.

"Hey," Fitz says as Stephen turns around. Bibi makes it to the area.

"Fitz," Stephen says.

Just as Fitz is about to speak Dr. Slauson comes in. "We are ready,"she says.

Fitz decides Stephen is not worth it and excuses himself. He's swift at going to Liv's room. Bibi goes with him.

They start the procedure to wake Liv up. Fitz, Bibi and Maya stand calmly and just wait for her to wake up. Fitz plants himself in the chair beside Liv and holds her hand.

"Wake up sleeping beauty! I want to see those beautiful brown eyes," he says kissing her hand.

"How long does it take?" Maya asks.

"Not long. She's going to be very groggy when she does." Dr. Slauson answers. "We redressed her bandages. That small incision is healing nicely."

"Come on baby before I freak out. Wake up for me," Fitz says to her.

Bibi is holding her breath for her son. She can see he's not breathing.

Liv starts to show some signs of movement. She squeezes the hand holding hers. "That's it. I'm right here," Fitz says.

Liv continues to move around and eyes begin to flutter. Maya is rubbing her leg, trying to help her along. "Come on Livvie."

Liv finally opens her eyes fully and she is startled by the four faces looking at her. "Olivia, it's Dr. Slauson."

Liv looks her way and then back over to Fitz. "Hi beautiful!"

Dr. Slauson checks her eyes which are perfectly normal. "Welcome back!"

Fitz takes a deep breath, "You gave me a scare," he says as he reaches up and kisses her head.

"Who are you?" Liv says.

Fitz's eyes nearly bug out of its sockets. "Livvie," he says.

Liv has a confused look on her face. "Livvie," she repeats.

Fitz looks over at Dr. Slauson and back at Liv, "Baby, do you remember what happened?"

Maya and Bibi are now concerned. "Livvie, baby, it's Mama."

Liv looks at her with an almost blank stare and back over to Fitz. "She doesn't remember. What's wrong?" Fitz says in a panic.

Liv moves her hand, as if she's afraid of his touch. "I almost had you," she says with a wink.

Everyone lets out a long sigh and then laughs. Fitz says, "Don't scare me like that."

"How else would you know if I was okay if I didn't tease you a little bit?" She laughs.

"I should," Fitz says….

"What?" She laughs playfully, which makes her grimace from the pain.

Bibi laughs immediately, "Brilliant," she says to Liv.

"Well this is good to see," Dr. Slauson says. Fitz is kissing her face and then kisses her stomach. "Olivia, how are you feeling? You are going to have some menacing headaches but us keeping you under should have helped that healing. "

"Okay, my noggin doesn't feel that bad but I know that could change any second." She tries to feel her head. She can tell there are bandages. "What happened up here?" She says as she points at her.

"Do you remember what happened?" Dr. Slauson asks.

"I do, it's a bit fuzzy."

"Are you okay to talk about it?" Fitz asks.

"Yes, I was brushing my teeth. I was about to wash my face and I all of a sudden I got really dizzy and I turned around to call for Fitz because everything was blurry. And tried to hold on to the sink and I went down."

"I'm sorry I didn't hear you," Fitz says.

"It's okay! Fitz don't blame yourself. I'm okay and the babies are okay," Liv says. Then she looks over at Dr. Slauson. "The babies are okay, aren't they?"

"Yes, you hit your head on the sink. A minor subdural hematoma. We are going to monitor the healing of that but we stopped the bleeding. The babies were in distress when they got you here. That was to be expected. We want to keep them nestled in your belly as long as we can."

"But they look okay," Liv asks, concerned.

"Yes, they do. But we will keep you here until we take them."

"What? That's another 5 weeks."

"Yes, you are going to be a resident of Cedars Sinai for the next 5 weeks," Dr. Slauson informs her.

"Can't I be monitored at home?"

Before Dr. Slauson can answer, Fitz intervenes. "That's fine Dr. Slauson." Liv looks at Fitz surprised.

Maya gets her phone out. "Let me call and let the family back home know what's going on and that I'm not coming home."

"Mom, you need to get back home and check on everything. You don't need to stay here."

"Olivia Carolyn Pope," she says very sternly. Fitz clears his throat. Maya adds, "Grant!"

Olivia knows not to try and argue. Dr Slauson continues, "We are going to get you into a private family room. That way Fitz can have a bed in here to sleep and stay."

"Thank you doctor," Fitz says as he kisses her hands repeatedly.

Bibi goes over to Liv, "I am so happy you are okay honey. I am going to go home and pack this man a bag for the weekend. I won't be able to get him to go back home."

"Not a chance in hell," Fitz says.

"Maya why don't you come home with me. Get you a nice shower, some food and some sleep," Bibi suggests.

May looks over at Liv, "I'm fine mama. Plus I got this guy," she nods.

"Okay," Maya agrees as she walks over and gives her a kiss. "Don't you ever scare us like that again."

"Yes Ma'am," she answers as Bibi and Maya leave.

"Do we know what happened doctor?" Fitz asks.

"That's another reason I want to keep her here. I believe it was your blood pressure but I want to be sure and if you have another episode, I would rather you be here where we can easily treat you."

"I rather be safe than sorry," Fitz responds.

"I'll have a nurse take your vitals but give you two some privacy," Dr. Slauson announces as she leaves.

Fitz can't wait until the room is just them. He holds her hand tighter and he can't take his eyes off of her. He just shakes his head. She caresses his face. "I'm ok Fitz," she says.

"You could have easily not been okay," he says.

"But I am. That's what is most important."

"I should have taken you here that night. This may not have happened."

"We don't know that and you can't blame yourself."

"I do blame myself. I just want you okay. I want our babies okay," He rested his head on her shoulder. He looks up at her with puppy dog eyes. "You know what it was like being home last night without you. The only thing that let me sleep was that you were okay."

"You look so tired. You should be sleeping now."

"I slept last night. The mothers made me go home."

"Good," she laughs. "You know better than to fight with them."

"I didn't want you to wake up and I wasn't here."

She looks over at the chair, "Have you been sleeping in that chair every night? You know that's not good for your back."

"I was fine. Nothing a little massage won't kink out."

"I certainly can't give you a massage right now," she responds.

"I know. You know that hot little number at the Montage that gives that amazing massage. I thought I would go and pay her a little visit."

Liv rolls her eyes, "Excuse me," she says.

"She likes me. She gives me freebies all the time. She says it's a shame I'm married."

"It'll be a shame I'll have to kill you," she responds.

"I love it when you turn into Mama Bear," he jokes knowing it worked. "I had to get you back for your "amnesia"

She squints her eyes at him, "I am hungry. Can you get me chili dogs from Pinks?"

The nurse can hear and comes in just in time to shoot down the idea, "We are having some broil chicken and steamed vegetables with a baked potato brought in for you."

"That's gross," Liv says.

"That's healthy," the nurse responds. "I need to take your vitals."

"I need to make one phone call. Then you are stuck with me the rest of the evening," he says walking over and giving her a kiss.

"Hurry back," she says.

"I will," he answers, giving her a kiss. "Be good girls," he says to her stomach.

"Come back with Chili Dogs," she yells.

"Not a chance," he says closing the door.

She laughs.

Fitz gets outside and dials Tom. Tom picks up, "Yes sir!"

"I know what I want you to do. I know exactly how to handle Mr. Young."


Well Keith, it looks like your time is up with the Grants. Olivia and the babies are safe for now. Next chapter, we will meet the twins, however they arrive.