Hi everyone, I know I've been really bad at not getting this story out to you, but I'm trying. I hope you enjoy it.

After about a day and a half and a bunch of pleading over the phone, Olivia put Fitz out of his misery and said he was OK too. It was crazy the following weeks that they had shared together. They were never out of each other's company longer than their rounds, even at the hospital they would try to see each other at least for lunch or breakfast.

On the third week of them dating nerd style, Fitz was really anxious about proposing something that could alter their relationship, considering that they hadn't even slept together yet. But he saw no other alternative than to ask her to move in with him. Hell, they were kind of sleeping at each other apartment anyway. After studying they were binging on a Netflix series just to have a little downtime from the pressures of their intern programs. Fitz was in his last year as an intern and he was gearing up for selecting a specialty. He was scared that he may not get what he wanted in Boston and that would mean he would have to leave Olivia behind. He had nine months to go and he wanted her to know that he was serious about their relationship now. He would propose marriage now if she didn't think he was moving to fast, but he was sure that by the end of his internship he was going to marry her.

So, on a snowy night walking home from the hospital he pulled her over to a bench under an oak tree. Olivia looked at him like he had lost his mind, and in reality, he had, but it was all due to his love for her.

"Captain, you either have lost your mind or you got something on your mind. I would advise you to get to it before we both freeze."

Fitz chuckled. Only she would make it sound so simple.

"Well little lady, we've been in each other's company for three weeks straight. I can't remember the last time I even spoke to any of my family or friends because you have consumed my every thought. Sooo...lets move in together. Before you brush me off. We have slept at each other's houses for the past three weeks. I'm asking you to search for your mountain sensibilities and tell me we aren't wasting money?"

Olivia was about to reply, but she shut her mouth quickly just to think about what he said.

"In all seriousness, we belong together Olivia and you know it as well as I do. Your it for me and I want us to start building a future together. I love you, little woman."

Tears pricked the edges of her eyes. As she smiled.

"So you have me out here freezing my tail feathers off to tell me something I already knew. I'm not sure if this is crazy or genius you asking me out here like this, but your right I do love you, and I can see a future with you. Now with all that said, let's get out of this cold and go look online for a new place. I don't want to live in either one of our places. They are a little too small. Plus, when my Daddy comes to town with his shotgun he'll need a place to stay."

Fitz looked at Olivia with eyes bugged out. She started laughing hard as she kissed his cheeks and got up and reached her hand back to her man. Fitz knew he was in trouble because if her father did come to town with a shotgun, he wasn't much bothered because he had his woman now.

"Come on fussy woman, let's get home."

They didn't know it yet, but things were brewing up around them and it wasn't going to be the smooth ride they envisioned. Lucky for them his cousin Jake was in the right place at the right time.

He was on his way to see the head of the intern program when he stopped in his tracks to hear two familiar voices in the office. It was Mellie and Big Jerry talking.

"Listen, Big Jerry, I don't know what's going on with Fitz, but I haven't seen or heard from him in at least three weeks. My spies on the floor here tell me that he has been gallivanting all over the hospital with some girl genius from some backwoods holler."

"Don't worry yourself, Mellie, I've got this on lock. The head of the intern program and I are old school buddies. Do you happen to know the name of the girl he's seeing? I can ask my old classmate here about possibly having an overcount of students."

They both chuckled.

"Big Gerry, you always know the right way to handle things."

That was enough for Jake to hear, he ran to the intern's lounge and called Fitz.

"Dude! Where are you and Oliva, and can you two get away from the hospital for a few?"

"We're at my place. Can you come here?"

"Yeah, give me a sec to tell the nurses that I'm going out and they can call me if they need me."

"I don't know what you have to tell me, but you're scaring me."

"Not to make you worry, but you should be worried. Big Gerry and Mellie scared."

"Shit!"

Jake literally ran all the way to Fitz's place. By the time he got there, he could barely talk. Fitz gave him a bottle of Gatorade and they all moved into the living room, Fitz and Olivia on the couch, Jake in a chair across from them. They looked between one another until Jake put down his drink.

"Sorry guys, but I literally just ran over here."

"This must really be bad for you to run almost five miles."

"Sorry to say, but it's the worst. I was on my way to the dean of the interns office when I hear a few familiar voices. Get a load of this. So Smellie was telling your dear old Dad that she hasn't seen you in a few weeks and she had her spys out and spotted you hanging around Olivia a lot. Long story short your Dad is going to ask his buddy for a favor and have Olivia bounced from the program."

"WHAT!"

They both said as they jumped to their feet. Olivia looked at Fitz with tears in her eyes.

"Fitz, if I get booted from this program, I'll be out an entire year. It's too late for me to apply for another program."

Fitz goes over and hugs her to his body.

"Livie, I'm not going to let this happen. I've had about all that I can take from those two. For the longest time, I never paid them any attention because I really had nothing to lose, but now! They have poked the bear this time. I think it's time for the nuclear option. Put your coat on folks we are going for a ride."

"Fitz, what the hell are you talking about."

As she put on her coat.

"We my dear are going to see the Wizard."

"Who the hell is the wizard?"

"My Mom."

And with that, they all went through the door.

Gerry came from a somewhat prominent family, but it couldn't hold a candle to Vanessa Jade Roosevelt Grant. Yes, the same Roosevelt clan from Sagamore Hill New York. Vanessa was the great-great-grandaughter of Teddy Roosevelt. Her middle name Jade comes from her mother's family who came from a long line of the Ming dynasty in China. Her family had immigrated from China in the early 1800s and had established themselves as real-estate moguls. She was a prime example of old money meeting new money and she inherited it all.

Fitz was never really sure how much money his mother was worth, but he knew when his mother said anything to her father or their group of socialite friends it went. The one thing Fitz knew, that if you messed with her baby you were done or more to the point socially ostracised. A fate worst than death for most rich people.

Fitz dropped Jake back at the hospital and continued on to his house in Beacon Hill.

"This is not the way I wanted to meet your mother."

Fitz smiled.

"My Mom will love you. Both of you are my best girls, but you might be pulling past the old girl."

Olivia slapped his arm.

"Fitz! Take this more seriously. Your Mom could make or break us."

"Can I tell you a little story about Vanessa Jade?"

"Yeah..."

"My Mom you know comes from a Chinese background. Although she doesn't look Chinese she celebrates that part of her culture. Growing up, the snobs in Boston never let her forget that she wasn't as white as the driven snow. They would never say it to her face, but the way they treated her was really bad. She is a Roosevelt and that at least kept mouths from wagging in public, but they would always do passive-aggressive things to her like exclude her from parties or clubs. On her 21st birthday that all changed when she inherited from both her families. I've never been sure how much money my Mom has, but it was enough to dominate the social scene in Boston. Snobs in this city are all about appearances and no one was not going to be seen with possible the riches woman in America. She became a kingmaker in this country. If she put her name or money behind you, you were a shoo-in for any office you sought. So, don't let my her being married to my Dad scare you. She's the most loving person I've ever known. I can't even describe how her love has always made me feel secure in anything I wanted to do. She has always been in my corner, even when she's had to go against my Dad."

"She seems lovely. Why don't you have a million brothers and sisters?"

"I did have a brother Ted. He came into the world sickly and he only made it to his third birthday before he died. My Mom was devastated and they had had problems conceiving me and Ted. After that, Mom just poured everything she had into me."

"Well Captain, I feel a little better about meeting her now. What do you think she'll do?"

"For one, finally get my Dad to stop it with the Mellie crap and also tell my Dad to make everything right."

"Not to be insensitive, but what the hell is your Mom doing with your Dad?"

Fitz takes a deep breath and blows it out his nose.

"I asked the same question to her years ago and it's as simple as she loves him despite himself. He does it for her."

"Like you do it for me, Captain."

Fitz smiles and looks over at Olivia.

"I just might marry you Little Woman."

After about a forty minute ride they arrived at the gates of his home, he punched in the code and he drove about another half mile to the house. You couldn't really see it from the road, but when it came into view Olivia was mesmerized by its size.

"Fitz! You lived in this beast with just your parents?"

"Yep, that's why Jake and I are so close. This place was too big for just one kid. Mom really thinks Jake is her kid. He was here so much. Even though we had a lot of rooms, Jake and I would always sleep in my room in bunk beds. Granted my room is huge, but it was enough for us until we got out of high school."

He chuckled.

"I'm not gonna lie, we still kind of still stay in my room when we spend the night here."

Olivia smiled and shook her head. She was really getting a good picture of Fitz's family dynamic. They stopped in front of the house and got out. Before Fitz could open the door the butler let him in.

"Thank you, Fergus."

"Your quite welcome Mr. Fitz."

"Fergus, when will you ever call me just Fitz."

"Next to never Mr. Fitz."

Fitz started to cackle at Fergus's reply.

"Fergus, this is Olivia Pope she's my girlfriend."

Furgus quirked his left eye up.

"I have some rather unique reservations if she is allowing you to call her your girlfriend. Miss Olivia, did you bump your head when you met this miscreant?"

Olivia laughed.

"I think I did and he convinced me that I was his girlfriend."

"I will call the police right away."

They all started to laugh.

"Where is my best girl Fergus?"

"In the kitchen baking. She must have a sixth sense when she knows your coming."

Fitz slapped his hands together and rubbed them.

"Please God, let it be chocolate chunk cookies!"

Fitz grabbed Olivia's hands and took off for the kitchen.

Olivia was not quite sure what his mother would look like, but he was surprised to see her pulling out some cookies in an apron. She might have known her heritage, but what she saw was a much better copy of Fitz even down to the ocean blue eyes. When she turned at the sound at the door, her face lit up. Olivia had seen that look from Fitz when he saw her.

"Bunny!"

Olivia smirked and looked at Fitz and mouthed bunny?

He smiled and winked at her. He took his Mom in his arms and squeezed. She always felt like home to him. When he stepped back he took her hands and kissed both her cheeks.

"Momma, you look as beautiful as the day that I was born."

That's what he always said to her. She slapped his arm lightly and laughed. Fitz reached back and brought Olivia to his side.

"Momma, this is Olivia Pope, my girlfriend."

In all the time that she knew her son, this was the first time he brought someone home and announced she was his girlfriend. She loathed Mellie and her husband for even suggesting that she should be her son's betrothed. She turned to look into the eyes that caught her son's affection.

Olivia reached out a hand to shake hers, but Vanessa engulfed her in the same hug she gave her son.

"Now that we have all the introductions out of the way, please tell me you're here to tell me I'm going to be a grandma."

"MOM! No! Gees, you are grandchildren thirsty. I am here to talk to you about your husband."

"Oh, well. If we must. Let's go to the den and have a chat."

Fitz grabbed a few cookies before they left. On the way to the den, Olivia leaned up to Fitz's ear.

"Your Mom is a trip, bunny."

"Oh, don't you start. I like my nickname."

She smiled.

"It suits you. You'll have to tell me how you got it."

He looks down at her and winks again.

After they sit down Fitz gets to the point and tells her what been going on, including he and Olivia moving in together. To say that his mother was shocked at how much his son was in love with the beauty sitting next to him was eye-opening.

"Bunny, leave it to me to take care of everything. How about you two stay and have dinner with me if you have time. And where is that wayward brother of yours? I haven't seen him in a week."

"I'll text him to see if he can make dinner with us."

So that is how they finished up their night. Vanessa knew she was going to have to do some yeoman's work to get her husband and Mellie's father off of Fitz and Olivia's tail. She wasn't sure what she was going to do yet, but she needed to put out this fire and look to neutralize the rest of them for good.