I apologize beforehand for any errors. This chapter is 19,325 words long and that is a lot to keep rereading and editing. I really hope you enjoy though!

"Don't answer that." Fitz panted breathlessly as little tiny beads of glistened his forehead.

He was currently on the verge of receiving arguably one of the best feelings in the world, but Olivia's damn phone insistently ringing was messing up his concentration. He was relieved when it stopped, however, he was given all of two seconds to enjoy the brief moment of silence before the phone started ringing again.

"Don't answer that." He repeated through clenched teeth, determined to finish what they had started.

"Babe, let me just see who it is. It could be an emergency." Olivia reasoned as she rubbed his back empathetically.

With a nod, Fitz agreed as he continued thrusting inside of her. Olivia reached over to grab her disruptive phone off of her bedside table. She looked at the caller ID to see her mom calling.

"It's my mom. I have to answer this. I'll be quick, I promise."

Olivia pushed against his chest as her way of telling him to get off of her. With a frustrated sigh, he rolled off of her. Olivia waited until he was settled in the empty space beside her before she accepted the call.

"Hello?"

"Liv! Thank goodness you're alright. You had me and your father worried."

"And me!" Olivia heard her sister yell in the background.

"And Gabriella." Maya stated.

She could practically hear her mother rolling her eyes.

"I'm sorry I wasn't feeling well earlier and took some medicine. I guess it made me really drowsy." Olivia lied too easily.

"How are you feeling now? You should've called me. I would have come over and taken care of you. Do you need me to run to the store or bring you anything? I can make your favorite homemade chicken noodle soup." Maya offered.

"No, I'm actually feeling much better. I just had a headache, but the medicine and rest really helped."

"Oh good." Maya said with relief. "So that means you're coming over for dinner then right?" She asked, seizing the opportunity to change the subject, although her question was more of a statement.

"Dinner?"

"Yeah, dinner, like we have every Sunday evening. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Crap!" Olivia palmed her forehead. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just forgot about dinner. I'll be over in twenty minutes."

Fitz, who had been listening to her side of the conversation, was slightly annoyed that she was ditching him to go eat dinner with her family. Don't get him wrong, he was all about family, but he was also a man, a very horny man that was trying to get himself and his extremely beautiful girlfriend off. He had already come to terms with the fact that their fucking session was over and decided to get dressed while Olivia was finishing up talking to her mother on the phone.

"Okay, mom. I'll see you soon… love you too. Bye." She locked her phone and put it back where it was before turning to an almost fully dressed Fitz. "What are you doing?"

Without turning to face her, he responded. "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm getting dressed." He grabbed his shoes and sat on the side of the bed to put them on.

Olivia came up behind him and threw her arms over his shoulders. "Just because I'm leaving doesn't mean you have to. I'll only be gone for a couple of hours. You can hang out here until I get back." She said, kissing the back of his neck.

Fitz turned his head to look at her, "And what am I supposed to do while you're gone, Liv?" He asked.

"I don't know, take a nap or something."

"I'm not tired." He retorted, less than amused. "I don't see why you couldn't have just cancelled dinner with your family tonight."

Olivia sighed and crawled out of her bed to get ready to head over to her parents' for dinner. She threw on her robe and walked out of the room with Fitz following behind her.

"I can't." Was her only response as she walked into the bathroom to shower.

She pulled back the shower curtain and turned on the water, adjusting it to her liking. Fitz stood in the threshold, leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed.

"Why not?"

"Because if I cancel dinner with them, they're going to come over here to check on me regardless if I tell them I'm fine. They won't believe me until they see me for themselves." Olivia explained as she stepped into the shower, completely comfortable with the fact that he was watching her.

Fitz sighed in defeat. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't argue with her reasoning. She did have a point. Her parents were very… nurturing and a tad bit overbearing.

"Okay." He resigned and made his way to her living room, where he watched television until she was showered, dressed, and ready to go.

He walked Olivia to the door and helped her put on her jacket. She turned back to him once the task was completed.

"I promise I won't be over there long. Two hours tops." She promised and leaned up to give him a kiss on the lips.

"Okay, I'll be waiting and Liv… I'm sorry."

Olivia stared at him, confused.

"For what?"

"For catching an attitude with you because you agreed to have dinner with your family. I know it's something you guys do weekly. I just love spending time with you."

Olivia wrapped her arms around his neck. He was really a kind soul, but like every person he was flawed.

"Aw babe, you don't have to apologize. I know how you feel. I really don't want to go either, believe me. We had such a nice and relaxing day. The last thing I want to do right now is go have dinner with my family especially since they stopped me from reaching a toe curling orgasm."

Fitz chuckled and kissed her.

"Well the sooner you leave, the sooner you come back."

With a final kiss on this lips, he sent her on her way.

"Bring me back a plate." He quipped as she was walking out the door.

Olivia turned back to him and said with a smile, "I will."

They shared a laugh and Olivia finally left. Fitz waited until she got on the elevator before closing the door. He resumed watching TV and grew bored quickly, so he decided to take a nap like Olivia had suggested. He couldn't fall asleep. Not lasting even thirty minutes, Fitz grabbed his keys and was out the door. He drove his Audi A7 straight to his parents' house. He felt guilty. Since he'd been back, he hadn't really spent quality time with them. He'd been too busy getting settled and of course exploring his relationship with Olivia. Fitz beeped his horn to alert them of his arrival. He went through the garage to enter the house.

"Mom! Dad!" He called out as soon as he was inside.

"Living room!" His father's voice called back to him.

Fitz followed the sound of voices and a television until he reached his destination. His father was reclined in his La-Z-Boy. A beer in one hand and the remote control in the other. His mother was sitting on the couch with her legs tucked underneath her body, reading a novel. Both dressed for bed.

"Hola, mis padres." He greeted as he hugged them individually before taking a seat on the cushion next to the one his mother was sitting on.

"Speak English Fitz. You know good and well we don't understand Spanish." Julianna swatted at his arm.

"Well at least you know what language I was speaking."

Big Jerry muted the TV and Julianna used a bookmark to hold the page she was on.

"So what brings you by, son?" Big Jerry asked.

Fitz shrugged, "I just wanted to personally thank you guys again for throwing me that party last night. I had a great time and I really appreciated it."

"You're welcome. We're so happy you're back. You're our only child and the fact that you lived on the other side of the country for nearly a decade was tough for us." Julianna said, kissing her son's cheek.

"It was hard for me too. But I'm back and I'm here to stay." Fitz reassured them.

"So… how did you feel when you saw your ex-wife and your ex-in-laws?" Big Jerry asked, amused.

"It felt… weird. Why did you even invite them?" Fitz asked.

He wasn't mad just curious. Julianna and Jerry exchanged a look. They silently agreed she would tackle the question.

"Well I ran into Maya at the post office. We talked and of course she asked about you. I told her that you were moving back to D.C. and that we were throwing you a surprise welcome back party. I didn't feel comfortable bringing up the party and not invite her and her family. I didn't actually think they'd show up though. I was just as shocked as you were to see them there."

Fitz nodded, accepting her response.

"Speaking of seeing… Verna said she saw you and an African American woman here earlier. Is there something going on between you and Gabriella again? You know she's married, right?" Big Jerry reminded him.

Verna was Fitz's parents' next door neighbor. He had forgotten all about her. Honestly, he thought she might've been dead now. That woman was old even when his parents were young, which they weren't anymore. Verna was the reason he could never get away with certain things like sneaking in and out of the house or having a girl over while his parents were gone during his teenage years.

"Dad, I know she's married. I met her husband last night. To answer your question though… no. There is absolutely nothing going on between me and Gabriella. That ship has sailed."

Fitz had a healthy relationship with his parents. It was the kind where he could talk to them about anything without feeling uncomfortable or afraid. Of course he told them a few white lies here and there during his adolescence but as an adult he was always upfront with them. This time was no different.

"Do you guys remember Gabriella's younger sister Olivia?"

Julianna spoke for her and her husband, "Liv? Of course, what about her?"

Fitz rubbed the back of his neck. This was the first time he felt awkward telling them the truth in a long time. He didn't know how to break the news about his relationship with his ex-wife's sister to them. He knew Olivia would disapprove if she knew what he was about to do and try to prevent him from doing it.

"She was the woman that Verna saw me here with earlier." He admitted.

"What?!" His parents yelled simultaneously.

Fitz gulped.

"Have you lost your mind?" Big Jerry asked.

"No, I haven't lost my mind." Fitz said a bit defensively. "I know exactly what I'm doing."

"Do you?" Big Jerry challenged.

"Jerry." Julianna warned. She didn't want her husband getting upset or upsetting their son.

"Yes, I do and before you lecture me about how being with Olivia is wrong, first hear me out." He took a deep breath to prepare himself and them for what he was about to say. "I like Olivia a lot. What I feel for her has nothing to do with Gabriella. I like her for her and I really care about her. It's unfortunate that she happens to be my ex-wife's sister but I'm not gonna let that interfere with my happiness. I made a mistake ten years ago… I married the wrong sister. Olivia and I have already discussed all of the risks we're taking being together. We chose each other. What I feel for her is real and genuine."

Big Jerry and Julianna looked their son directly in the eyes. They knew he wasn't lying. They could see he was crazy about Olivia. Anyone with eyes could. Although they weren't in favor of his union with his ex-wife's sister, they wanted what was best for him and if that was Olivia then they would support him. Brief silence filled the room until Big Jerry broke it.

"Does she make you happy?"

Fitz couldn't stop the smile from forming on his lips even if he wanted to. He didn't want to.

"Very."

"Then that's all that matters. You're our son and we're gonna support you no matter what. We just hope you're making the right decision. We don't want you to get hurt, Fitz. Not again."

"I've made more mistakes than I would like to admit but for the first time I feel like I finally made the right choice regarding my life. I don't have to be someone I'm not with Liv. I can just be me, Fitz. She gets me and I get her. We're perfect for each other. We belong together."

"Okay. Just try not to rush into things this time around. It sounds like you guys are pretty serious. Don't make the same mistake twice."

"I won't. I can guarantee you that."

Olivia was stuffed. She ate a delicious home cooked meal and was now ready to go home. She had the itis and wanted nothing more than to lie in her comfortable bed, snuggled in the arms of her lover. Gabriella caught her just as she was heading out.

"Leaving so soon?"

"Yeah. After eating all of that good food, I'm ready to just pass out."

"I hear you..."

Gabriella stood there, awkwardly. She looked conflicted, like she wanted to say something, but was hesitant.

"Is everything okay?" Olivia asked, encouraging her sister to say whatever's on her obvious troubled mind.

"Yeah, yeah. Everything's fine." Gabriella waved her off, nonchalantly.

Olivia turned to leave, "Okay-"

Before she could, she was stopped again.

"It's just… I really need someone to talk to and I can't talk to mom or dad or Michael about this."

Olivia already accepted her fate. She wasn't going home anytime soon.

"About what?"

Gabriella looked back to see if anyone was lingering around before grabbing her coat and signaling Olivia to follow her outside on the porch. There were a few cushioned chairs to sit on. They both occupied one next to the other.

"What's bothering you?" Olivia inquired.

The way Gabriella was acting, worried her.

"Fitz."

Olivia made a face. "Fitz? Fitz is what's bothering you?"

"Yes… no… well kind of. Not how you would take it. I mean I can't stop thinking about him. Seeing him last night made me realize some things, like I may still have feelings for him."

"What kind of feelings?"

"I don't know. There's just… there's something still there between us. I can feel it."

"What does that mean? Do you still love him?"

"I think I do. I think he still loves me too."

HA! Olivia wanted to laugh in Gabriella's face and tell her she was dead wrong about that, but she couldn't do that, not to her sister... at least. She was annoyed at Gabriella for admitting she still had feelings for Fitz. She had her chance with him and she squandered it. She hadn't even thought about him in years. Now he was back and she all of sudden loves him again. Bullshit. If she loved him as much as she claimed she did, she should've tried harder to keep him in the first place and maybe she wouldn't be in the current predicament she was in.

"I miss him, Liv. I didn't know how much I missed him until I saw him in person. He looked like a whole meal that I wanted so badly to devour."

Olivia wanted to respond, but she didn't know what to say, so she remained silent and listened to Gabriella vent.

"I need to see him. I need to talk to him. Back then we were young and immature and didn't communicate with each other. We're older now - wiser and I think we're adult enough to have the conversation we should've had all those years ago."

In that moment, Olivia remembered FItz's words from the night they first slept together. "We both accepted that we didn't want to be with each other anymore but if this conversation ever comes up between you and your sister, ask her how and when she really met Michael. You'll know the truth then."

"What about Michael?" Olivia asked.

"What about Michael?" Gabriella contested.

"How do you think he's gonna feel about you going to see your ex-husband?"

"He's not gonna feel any type of way because I'm not going to tell him. He doesn't need to know. What he doesn't know can't and won't hurt him." She rationalized.

Olivia never realized how sneaky and shady her sister was until this very moment. Maybe Fitz was telling the truth after all, not that she didn't believe him, but there were always two sides to every story. So far his seemed to be closest to the truth.

"Gabs, he has a right to know, he's your husband. I don't think he'll be calm if he were to find out you went to see Fitz behind his back. I think he might actually spazz which is almost impossible for him to do. I've never met a man who has as much patience as Michael."

"Michael isn't going to find out. You, me, and Fitz are going to be the only ones who know. No one else especially not Michael."

"Do you love him… Michael I mean?" Olivia clarified.

"I do. I really do but I don't think I'm in love with him. I don't know. It's complicated. This entire situation is complicated."

Olivia decided now was the perfect time to transition into the topic she really wanted to discuss. This was the true test. A part of already knew the results, but Olivia wanted to give her sister the benefit of the doubt.

"How did you meet Michael?"

Olivia was curious to find out how they really met ever since Fitz said what he said. She knew the version of how they met after she and Fitz split. Gabriella smiled a little at the thought of how she met her second husband. A faint faraway look was in her eyes as she spoke.

"We met our freshman year in college." Olivia noted already her story was different from the first time she told it. She originally said she and Michael met in the beginning of their third semester at the community college they attended. "We sat next to each other in our stats class. You know I suck at math so of course I struggled in that class but he helped me. He helped me understand the notes I was jotting down and was the reason I passed. We eventually got to know each other outside of class and we… clicked. He was smart, sweet, funny, and just what I needed at the time."

"At the time? Were you still married to Fitz then?"

Gabriella could kick her herself for revealing how she really met Michael and Olivia could see she was internally scolding herself for being so forgetful.

"Yeah, but our marriage was basically over when Michael and I became… involved."

"So what you're saying is you cheated on Fitz?"

Olivia disguised her accusation or conclusion in the form of a question. Too bad Gabriella refused to fall for another one of her "tricks".

"I only cheated on him after he cheated on me." Gabriella snapped defensively.

She didn't like the way Olivia was questioning her. She made her seem like she was the bad guy. She reminded her of a law enforcement detective. The way they try to make small talk with a suspect, make it seem like they're harmless when actually they're trying to make the accused slip up and say something incriminating.

"Fitz was distant, sometimes cold. He barely talked to me let alone touched me. He wanted nothing to do with me. There was someone else. I knew it. That was the only explanation for his behavior. If he wasn't getting it from me, he was getting it from someone else."

Maybe you shouldn't have gotten rid his baby, Olivia thought to herself.

"Did you have proof he was cheating on you?"

"His actions were all the proof I needed."

So… no.

"Do you know why he was so withdrawn from you?"

Gabriella shook her head, "No. He never told me when I asked. It got to the point where we didn't even bother discussing our problems. We both wanted out and that's what we got."

Olivia opened her mouth to ask Gabriella about the abortion, but quickly changed her mind.

"Well… I doubt your lives will intersect so if I were you I wouldn't dwell on a bunch of should'as, could'as, and would'as. You've both moved on. You remarried and had two handsome boys and he's doing whatever he's been doing."

Me.

Olivia meant what she said. She didn't see the point in Gabriella and Fitz rehashing the past if they wouldn't be seeing much of each other if they saw each other at all. Plus, she didn't want Gabriella anywhere near Fitz. She really cared for him and didn't want to lose him especially not her sister.

Gabriella considered her sister's words. Olivia used the pause in conversation to make her escape. She fake yawned and stood up.

"I'm really tired so I'm gonna leave now. Let me go say bye to everyone."

Olivia went inside to say her goodbyes and make Fitz a plate, leaving Gabriella to her thoughts.

When Olivia finally got back to her apartment, Fitz was nowhere to be found. She called his phone, but he didn't answer. She didn't know how to feel about that. She started off feeling worried, but her worry turned into annoyance which then turned into anger. Angry was the state she was in when there was a knock on the door. She stomped all the way there and swung it open to find Fitz standing on the other side smiling at her.

"Where have you been?" She asked him as he walked passed her.

"I got bored so I went to visit my parents. Why?"

He took off his jacket and toed off his shoes near the door.

Olivia followed him into the living room where they both took a seat on her couch.

"I called you several times. You didn't answer." She informed him.

"Shit."

Fitz patted his pockets. He felt only his wallet and keys.

"I must've left my phone in my car. I'll be right back."

He left to get his phone from his car and returned a few minutes later. Sure enough, he had many missed calls from Olivia.

"I'm sorry babe. I must have accidentally put my phone on silent. I wasn't even thinking." Olivia slapped his arm. "Ow."

"Well next time be more mindful. I was worried sick about you. I really thought something might've happened."

"Aw Livvie, you care about me. That's nice." Fitz teased her, earning him another smack on the arm, "Ow. Okay, damn. From now on I'll remember to bring my phone with me everywhere I go and make sure the volume's always up."

Olivia smiled sweetly at him and pinched his cheek, "That's all I ask."

Fitz swatted her hand away from his face and rubbed his cheek. "Yeah, yeah, yeah." He grumbled.

"Hey be nice or I won't give you the plate I brought back for you." She threatened him.

A smile spread across his face. He was starving. His parents had eaten out earlier and ate their leftovers for dinner. In other words, his mom nor his dad cooked, so he didn't eat anything filling while he was over there.

"Have I told how grateful I am to have you?" Fitz asked as he followed her into the kitchen.

Olivia popped his plate in the microwave for him. "You may have mentioned it a few times but this would be the first today."

Once his food was heated, she took the paper plate out of the microwave and handed it to him.

"Thank you baby."

Fitz delved into the delicious food that consisted of chicken, vegetables, rice, and potatoes. Olivia used a napkin to wipe the corner of his mouth as he shoveled a forkful of chicken into it.

"How was dinner at your parents?"

"It was fine." Olivia didn't know whether or not she should tell him about the conversation she had with her sister. She felt like Gabriella confiding in her was strictly confidential, for her ears only. At the same time though, she felt Fitz needed a heads up, so he wouldn't be blindsided. "Afterwards was… interesting."

"Interesting how? What happened?"

"Gabriella told me some things."

Fitz stopped eating. He stared at her as he leaned back in his chair. She had his full attention.

"What kind of things?"

"I don't know if I should tell yo- never mind- I really shouldn't. Forget I said anything. Are you finished with that?" Olivia asked, pointing to his plate and trying to change the subject. "Are you thirsty? Let me get you something to drink." She stood up, but Fitz gently grabbed her forearm, stopping her.

"Hey, it's okay. Sit down, Liv. It's okay. You never have to be nervous talking to me. You can tell me anything, okay?"

Olivia sighed and sat back down. She didn't know how to approach this conversation.

"She told me that she might still have feelings for you… like she might be in love with you."

Fitz was quiet. He was processing her words. Olivia knew that, but his silence was deafening. She needed him to say something. Instead, he laughed unexpectedly.

"Gabriella? In love? With me?" He inquired between breaths. "I don't believe it."

"I don't know Fitz. You didn't see her. You didn't see how it was clearly bothering her."

"And I don't want to. Liv, Gabriella isn't in love with me. She was never in love with me. She wants me now because I'm here, I'm back and she would have a hard time coping if she knew I was dating someone. She doesn't want me but she doesn't want anyone else to have me. She's like a little kid at daycare and I'm a toy. She doesn't play with me but when another kid picks me up to she snatches me out of their hand. It doesn't even matter though because I'm not in love with her and I never was."

"Tell her that?" Olivia mumbled.

"What?" He asked, not quite hearing what she said.

Olivia rolled her eyes, "I said tell her that. She thinks you share the same feelings for her. She thinks she still has a chance with you. That's why she wants to see you to talk to you. She wants you guys to get back together."

"She told you this?"

Olivia nodded, "Yeah and more."

Fitz shook his head in disbelief.

"What else did she say to you?"

"She admitted that she cheated on you with Michael."

Olivia was nervous at first to tell him, but the more she talked about Gabriella possibly being in love with the man she had strong feelings for, the more she became upset.

"You were right, Fitz."

"I never said she cheated on me." He stated.

"You alluded to it."

"I did. I didn't tell you this when we initially talked about this but one day I came home early from work. This was when I was still married to Gabriella. I wasn't feeling well so my boss let me leave for the day. When I arrived home, I heard muffled noises coming from the bedroom. I already knew what those noises were. Plus the clothes scattered on the floor was a dead giveaway. Anyway, I pushed the bedroom door open enough to peek through it and saw what I already knew was happening. I closed the door without making my presence known and left. From that day on, I broke whatever intimacy we had left between us."

"That was after you found out about the abortion?" Olivia realized and Fitz nodded.

"How come you didn't make them aware you were there or tell my sister after the fact that you knew about her affair?"

"Because it didn't matter and frankly I didn't care. It just gave us both another reason to end our marriage."

"Gabriella claimed you cheated on her first." When he didn't confirm nor deny it, Olivia asked, "Did you?"

"You already asked me that." Was his response.

"And?"

"And I already answered."

"Well answer again."

Fitz blew out a breath, "No. I didn't cheat on your sister."

"So you never had desires that needed to be tended to - taken care of. You never had the urge to release some of the pent up stress that I'm sure you had. You were in college. I was a college student once, I know how stressful it can be."

"Of course I did but I handled that on my own. The last thing I needed was to get involved with another woman."

"If my sister got in touch with you and wanted to meet with you in person would you accept?"

Fitz shrugged, "It depends."

"On?"

"On how you feel - whether or not you want me to. Olivia, I care about your feelings as much as I care about you. If she does find a way to get in touch with me and wants to meet up somewhere, it'll be up to you whether or not I go. I'll be fine either way. I love what we got going on and I don't want to mess it up. I don't need answers. I don't want answers. I'm not dwelling on the past. That's exactly what your sister is - the past, my past. I'm with you now and I'll do whatever it takes to keep it that way."

"I really don't want you meeting with Gabriella. She has one motive and that is to win you back. I don't want to lose you, Fitz."

"C'mere."

Fitz scooted back his chair and opened his arms. Olivia moved from her chair onto his lap. Fitz wrapped his arms around her. He made sure he was looking her directly in the eyes when he said this:

"You're not going to lose me. There is no way in hell I'm risking our relationship for your sister. No chance. I. Am. Yours, I. Belong. To. You." He firmly reassured her, enunciating each word, so she fully understood what she meant to him.

Olivia was jumping for joy on the inside. Fitz made her feel so special. She had her reservations. She was scared and insecure and constantly worried. He couldn't see that before, but did now because Olivia opened up to him about her feelings. He was glad they were communicating. Olivia wasn't the type to articulate her feelings, but he appreciated the effort she put in thus far. Their relationship was honest and there were no secrets between them… as far as the other knew.

"I'm yours too. I belong to you too." Olivia said softly.

Fitz smiled at her and stroked her cheek using the back of his fingers.

"Olivia, don't compare our relationship to the one I had with Gabriella because they are different in every respect. You and your sister are different. The guy I was ten years ago is the same guy you're looking at right now-"

"Except without earrings." Olivia brought to his attention.

Fitz narrowed his eyes at her.

"That was a phase and I'm trying to be serious here."

Olivia grinned sheepishly, "Sorry."

"As I was saying… the guy I was ten years ago is the same guy you're looking at right now but this version of me knows what I want. I've already been down that road and I know it where it leads to. You are not Gabriella. You are nothing like Gabriella. You know that. I know you know that."

"I do know that." Olivia confirmed his belief.

"Good. Now that that's settled, let's not talk about her anymore. You know why we didn't work out. There's no need to bring it back up. It's me and you now. We're… Olivfitz."

"We're what? That sounds disgusting."

Fitz laughed at the repulsed expression on her face.

"It's supposed to be a contraction of our names."

"Oh, well then that's terrible. Come up with something better."

"It's not easy you know. You try to come up with one since you're criticizing mine." He challenged her with a smirk and folded his arms.

Olivia thought for a minute.

"Hmm… how about… Olitz."

"Olitz?" Fitz tested the name a few times. He had to admit it had a nice ring to it. "I like it. We're Olitz."

"Olitz." Olivia repeated, liking the way it easily rolled off her tongue.

Fitz patted her thighs for her to get up. He was still hungry and he wanted to finish his food before it got cold. Olivia sat sideways in her chair and put her purple fuzzy sock clad feet up on Fitz's lap.

"How are your parents?"

Fitz stopped mid chew. He had to tell her about his parents' knowledge of their relationship. The only problem was he still hadn't figured out a way to break the news to her. He swallowed the food in his mouth and cleared his throat.

"Um… they're fine."

His voice was slightly a pitch higher than normal. Almost cracking even.

"What'd you guys do?" She asked, unaware of his change of voice.

"We just talked. I haven't really gotten the chance to spend a lot of time with them since I've been back so I thought I would while you were gone."

"Well that's good. I'm glad you were able to spend time with them. I'm sure they were excited to see their baby boy."

Fitz groaned.

"Yeah, they were. Things got a little tense but I was able to resolve the matter."

This was Fitz's way of easing into the conversation he needed to have with her. He teed it up for her, now all she has to do was hit it.

"Why, what happened?"

Home run!

"I told them about us." Fitz came right out and said.

Olivia wasted no time reacting, "You what?!" She removed her feet from his lap and sat up straight. "Why would you tell them without talking to me first?" Now she was on her feet, pacing in circles.

Fitz knew she was going to possibly freak out; he just wasn't expecting this. He stood up and reached out to stop her.

"Livvie, calm down please. I didn't mean to. I kind of didn't have a choice."

His words alone were enough to stop her in her tracks.

"You didn't have a choice? How the hell didn't you have a choice?" She asked, clearly upset.

"Livvie, sit down please, so we can talk about this like adults. I will explain what happened but I need you to sit down first please."

His soothing voice seemed to do the trick. Olivia let out a deep breath that helped her relax some. She sat down and Fitz followed her actions.

"Alright, I'm calm."

Fitz nodded, "My parents' next door neighbor is a retired old woman. Her name's Verna. She reported back to my parents that she saw me earlier in the day at their house with a black woman. My father flat out asked me if I had something going on with…" He wasn't sure if he should say her name after they had just agreed not to discuss her. He decided to bite the bullet. Hopefully Olivia would overlook it to focus on the big picture. "...Gabriella. I told him no, that the woman Verna saw me with was you and not Gabriella."

"How'd they take it?"

"They weren't too keen on the idea of us being together at first, especially my father but they eventually came around. I was honest with them. I told them how much I care about you and how happy you make me. My happiness and well-being are all that matter to them so… it's safe to say they're in our corner."

"They must think you have a thing for us Pope women." Olivia joked to try and lighten the mood.

They both dropped bombshells on each other and their attention needed to be redirected elsewhere.

Fitz shrugged.

"I don't know. They didn't comment on my preference in women."

"Is there anything else you need to tell me?"

Fitz started to panic, "Like what? Am I supposed to?" He asked.

"I don't know. I'm asking."

He sighed in relief.

"Oh, no. That's all. You?"

Olivia shook her head, "Nope. I think we've taken care of it all. Good work." She raised her hand and Fitz high-fived it. "I think we should reward ourselves."

Fitz was curious.

"What do you have in mind?"

"Well we could pick up where we left off earlier before we were so rudely interrupted." Olivia suggested and Fitz growled lowly, already getting hard.

"Mmm, I like the sound of that."

"Me too."

Wanting to christen an area of Olivia's apartment they had yet to, Fitz lead Olivia to her living room, where he coerced some amazing orgasms out of both of them using his talented hands, mouth, and lower anatomy.

Throughout the week, they took turns staying at each other's apartments. In a span of five short days, they grew closer than most couples who'd been together a lot longer than they had. Although they had yet to utter those three little words that carry a lot of weight, they were certainly feeling that way. It was now Friday afternoon. Fitz had just gotten out of work and Olivia decided to give him a call. He answered on the second ring.

"Hey baby." He said as soon as the call connected.

"Hey babe, what're up to?" She asked.

"I just got off of work and headed to Leo's."

"Are you excited to spend the weekend with your Godson?"

"I am. He's such a sweet little boy, Liv. Always smiling, rarely upset. You should come over later and meet him."

Fitz had been trying to convince her to spend the weekend with him and Kyle, but Olivia wouldn't budge, coming up with any and every excuse. She was nervous. She wouldn't admit it, but they both knew it was true. It wasn't that she was scared to be around a young child. She had two nephews who adored her. She was afraid of what would happen if Fitz's Godson didn't like her and wanted to avoid learning the outcome. Also, it's been awhile since Fitz had the opportunity to bond with Kyle and she didn't want to intrude on their time spent together.

"I can't. I'm babysitting my nephews tonight." Olivia lied.

Gabriella called Olivia not too long ago and asked if she wanted to go to the fair that was in town for the weekend. Olivia of course agreed, thankful for the excuse not to go to Fitz's tonight.

"Oh... you can still come over. Bring your nephews over here or Kyle and I can go to your place if you guys feel more comfortable there. Yeah, you, me, and the boys can have a fun night. We can play games, watch movies, eat junk food, build fort-"

Olivia could hear how excited he was, but he needed to slow down. He was getting way, WAY ahead of himself.

"Woah, woah, woah. Hold up. Fitz, there are many reasons why all the stuff you mentioned is not going to work. One, I'm babysitting them at their house. Two, they can tell their parents about what they did and who they did it with. Three… well you understand what I'm trying to get at. Babe, I know you want to hang out with me but this weekend is about you and your Godson. Enjoy every moment you get to spend with him because it's not always going to be like this."

Fitz sighed, "You're right. I hate that we have to sneak around and we can't just… be. I guess I'll see you after I drop Kyle back off to his parents."

"Not necessarily. We can see each other over FaceTime." Olivia attempted to make him feel better.

Fitz scoffed, "You know what I mean."

"Stop it. I'm just trying to help."

"I know." He pulled into the driveway of Leo's house. "Alright Liv, I just arrived at Leo's house so I'll talk to you later, okay?"

"Okay. Bye babe."

I love you.

"Bye sweetheart."

I love you too.

Both wanted to profess their love for one another so badly, but were afraid it might be unrequited. Fitz ended the call and slipped his phone in his pocket before exiting his vehicle. As he was making his way to the front door of the house, it opened. Leo was standing in the doorway with Kyle in his arms.

"Look who it is, Kyle."

Kyle laughed and waved. "Uncle Fix!"

"Hey buddy!" Fitz scooped the little boy into his arms and smushed a kiss on his cheek.

"What I don't get a kiss?" Leo quipped as he and Fitz shook hands.

"No but you can kiss my ass." Fitz joked.

They stepped into the house. "Hey Fitz! I'll be down in a minute!" He heard Julia call from upstairs.

She was in the process of double checking their bags, making sure they had everything needed for their romantic weekend getaway.

"Hey Jules!"

"Here is Kyle's bag. Everything you're gonna need is in here, pampers, clothes, his favorite snacks, some toys-.

Fitz had to stop Leo from rattling off every object that was in the bag.

"Leo, I got it. Kyle's gonna be in good hands, chill out."

"I know, I'm just trying to go through everything before Jule gets down here. Believe me I'm doing you a favor."

Fitz waved him off dismissively, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, what else do I need to know?"

By the time Leo finished, Julia was making her way down the stairs, struggling to bring their bags down with her.

"Uh a little help here."

"Coming honey."

Leo quickly made his way over to help his wife. He easily lifted their suitcases up and carried them the rest of the way downstairs. Julia walked over to Fitz giving him a hug. He kissed her cheek.

"Did Leo already go through everyth-"

Fitz already knew what she was going to say and beat her to the punch, not in the mood to go over the long list of things he needed to remember for a second time. Once was enough.

"Yes."

"And did he remember to tell you-"

"Yes."

"Oh, what about-"

"Yes, yes, and yes. Guys relax. We're gonna have a great time this weekend. Don't worry. Kyle is going to be fine. Isn't that right buddy?"

"Right!"

"See?"

"We know. We're just gonna miss him so much."

Fitz transferred Kyle into his mother's arms, so he could help Leo bring their bags out to the car. Julia made sure they had everything and the house was locked up before joining the men outside. She couldn't stop sprinkling her son's face with kisses. Leo rolled his eyes and pried Kyle out of his wife's arms. While the two parents said their goodbyes and got in as much affection as they could, Fitz used the time to hook Kyle's car seat in the backseat of his car and place his diaper bag back there too.

"Okay, we gotta get going." Leo told his close to crying wife.

He checked his watch. He didn't want to get caught in traffic. Right now it wasn't too bad, but it would be soon.

"Okay." Julia sniffed back her unshed tears.

While she was still calm, Leo buckled Kyle into his car seat. He kissed his son once more on the forehead and bade him another goodbye. Julia did the same.

"Take care of him, Fitz. I'm counting on you." Julia told him, barely keeping it together.

Fitz gave her a comforting hug. She really needed it. "I will. You have nothing to worry about. I promise." He reassured her for the umpteenth time and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"You guys have a good time, okay? You deserve it. Don't worry about us. Just focus on enjoying yourselves. I want another Godchild so you two need to make that happen this weekend. I didn't agree to babysit for nothing. I want to hold a cute smushy baby in nine months. I'm serious."

They all laughed. Julia and Leo got in their final goodbyes and kisses before closing the backdoor. Fitz hugged both of them and got into his car.

"Wave bye bye to mommy and daddy." He told Kyle.

"Bye bye!" Kyle yelled as he waved to both of them. They waved back and hopped into their vehicle.

Most kids Kyle's age would be bawling their eyes out right about now, but not him. He was as excited to spend the weekend with his uncle as much as his uncle was excited to spend the weekend with him. He absolutely loved Fitz. In his mind, his Uncle Fix equaled fun. The commute to Fitz's apartment was a mere fifteen minutes.

"It's just me and you this weekend kid, what do you want to do?" Fitz asked him once they entered his apartment.

"Pay!"

Kyle was in that phase where he had to announce everything he said.

"Play it is. Let me get settled in first and they we'll play."

His pad wasn't accommodated for a child Kyle's age, but he somehow was going to make it work for the next couple days. He would just have to keep a close eye on the tot. Fitz sat Kyle on the sofa in his living room and turned on the television. He flipped through channels until he came across Paw Patrol on nick jr. It took a matter of seconds for Kyle to be completely absorbed in the show. While he was distracted, Fitz quickly changed out of his work clothes into more casual ones - a gray t-shirt and a pair of jeans, and made his way back into the living room.

He took a seat next to Kyle and actually found himself following the show. He was so engrossed in it, he didn't notice the toddler walk to his diaper bag and retrieve his empty sippy cup. It wasn't until Kyle was right in front of him, thrusting it in his face, did Fitz snap back to reality.

"You want juice?"

"Juicy!"

Fitz chuckled, "Okay, I'll get you juice."

He took the cup and went into the kitchen, where he poured apple juice in it. He returned Kyle's cup to him. The two of them went back to watching TV. Halfway through the new episode, Fitz received a call from his mom.

"Hey ma."

"Hey Fitz, how are you?"

"I'm good. I'm watching Kyle this weekend, while Leo and Julia are away so we're at my place right now watching TV, relaxing."

"Oh, that's sweet of you, watching their son while they spend what I'm sure is much needed quality time."

"Yeah." Fitz noticed there was a lot of noise in the background. "Mom, what are you doing? What's all that noise? Where are you?"

Julianna chuckled. He sounded like the parent instead of it being the other way around.

"Me, your father, and a few friends are leaving the fair."

"Fair? There's a fair in town?"

"Yeah. You should take Kyle to it. I bet he'll like it. It's only in town for the weekend so if you guys want to do something fun, come here. Your father and I are leaving because we've been here for hours and we're tired."

Fitz checked the time on his watch. It just turned six. It wasn't too late to go. Kyle's bedtime was between eight and nine. Fitz figured they could spend a couple of hours at the fair and be back in time for his bedtime. It had been years since he'd been to the fair, but he used to like going with his friends. He just couldn't stay there long, a few hours at most. After a while, he would become too overwhelmed by the amount of people, loud noises, flashing lights, etc. Going to the fair was a win win for both he and Kyle. Instead of being cooped up in an apartment, they could have some fun outdoors, and tire themselves out that way sleep would come easily to both of them. Fitz thought about calling Olivia and inviting her and her nephews, but remembered what she had said to him.

"I'll see if Kyle's up to it. If he is, we'll go for an hour or two."

"Okay, you guys be safe. I love you."

"I love you too, mom. Tell dad I love him too."

"I will. Bye dear."

"Bye."

Fitz hit end and tossed his phone next to him. He turned to Kyle.

"Hey buddy, you want to go to the fair? They have games, rides, music, and other cool things there."

Fitz spoke enthusiastically in order to get Kyle excited.

"Yay!"

Kyle didn't exactly answer Fitz's question, but by his reaction, he wanted to go.

"Yeah? Well then what're we waiting for? Let's blow this popsicle stand."

Fitz stood up with Kyle in his arms. He set him down only to put on his gray Adidas tubular shadows and both of their jackets before picking him back up and making his way out of his apartment. The drive took forty minutes, almost an hour due to traffic. On their way there, Fitz called Leo and told him he was taking Kyle to the fair for a little bit. The parking lot was packed, as to be expected, so Fitz had to park across the road in a low cut field of grass where there were a few spots vacant. He carried Kyle the entire way to the entrance where he paid for their admission.

Kyle took in his surroundings. The people, the rides, the bright neon lights, everything fascinated him. He clapped his hands, not able to contain his excitement. Fitz laughed at his reaction. He knew going there was a good idea. He made a mental note to thank his mom for telling him about the fair. The two of them walked around. Fitz wanted Kyle to see all of the attractions before they did anything else. As they were walking by, the turning teacup ride caught Kyle's attention. His eyes lit up like the lights on the ride itself.

"Uncle Fix!"

"What's up, Ky?" Fitz, who had been watching a different ride, asked him, turning his attention back to the toddler in his arms.

"Ook!"

Kyle pointed to the ride, which caused Fitz to look over at it.

"You want to go on that ride?"

"Yeah!"

Fitz laughed. His Godson was a little character.

"First let me just buy some tickets so we can get on it, okay?"

"Otay, Uncle Fix!"

Luckily they were already standing only a few feet away from a ticket booth. Fitz didn't know if Kyle would actually like riding on the ride as much as he liked watching it, so he bought the bare minimum amount of tickets he could possibly get. If Kyle did have fun on the ride, then he would buy more. While he paid for their tickets, the sound of his ex-wife's voice pierced his eardrums.

"Hey Fitz."

He winced. From the talk he had with Olivia earlier in the week, he knew for a fact she didn't want him anywhere near her sister. He slowly turned around and to his surprise Gabriella wasn't by herself. Olivia was standing beside her. She looked nervous, like she'd been caught in a lie. Because she had. However, Fitz wasn't mad or at least he didn't appear to be. Olivia tried to stop Gabriella from approaching him, but Gabriella just had to let him know she was there. Olivia, on the other hand, wanted the opposite.

After eating pizza, french fries, funnel cake, popcorn, and cotton candy, Olivia, her sister, nephews, and brother-in-law waited close to an hour to let their food digest. Olivia offered to help Gabriella throw away their trash. From where they were sitting at the picnic table, the closest trash can just so happened to be nearby a ticket booth. The same ticket booth Fitz was at purchasing tickets for his Godson, who she assumed was the little boy standing next to him. Olivia spotted him first, but didn't say anything, mostly due to the fact that she was internally freaking out. The other part of her wanted to keep Gabriella away from him because she knew her sister would want to go over and talk to him. She couldn't help herself. As cruel as fate was, just as Gabriella was turning to head back to their table, she caught a glimpse of Fitz.

"Oh look, it's Fitz!" Gabriella exclaimed. "Let's go over and say hi."

Olivia grabbed her arm and pulled her back before she could take another step.

"Are you crazy? Michael and your children are here." Olivia reminded her.

Gabriella looked back at her boys. Michael was facing away from her, but she could see he was talking on the phone. Her oldest son was playing on his Nintendo 2DS XL, while her youngest watched. As long as their concentration wasn't on her, she wasn't worried.

Gabriella waved Olivia off, "They're not even paying attention to us and if they do come over, we'll just say we were buying more tickets."

Olivia didn't say anything. She gave her sister a disapproving look and crossed her arms over her chest. Gabriella rolled her eyes and grabbed Olivia by her the bend of her elbow, pulling her along with her.

"Let's go."

"No, no, no."

Olivia protested the entire way there until they were standing a few feet behind Fitz.

"How do I look?" Gabriella asked Olivia as she straightened out her clothes and brushed her hair back using her hand.

"Desperate." Olivia admitted dryly.

"Whatever." Gabriella muttered before turning to Fitz. "Hey Fitz."

Both sisters watched him turn around with his Godson clutching his leg. Olivia thought Kyle was the spitting image of his father. She didn't know what Leo's wife looked like, so of course she thought Kyle resembled his father more. Olivia didn't miss the look of shock on Fitz's face when his eyes landed on her. She thought he would be angry that she lied to him, but he showed no signs of anger. Maybe he thought they had a change in plans. Maybe he thought instead of having a date night, Gabriella and Michael decided to have a family night and included Olivia in it.

"Hi ladies." He responded, looking between the two.

He wasn't the only one who was caught off guard. Gabriella was surprised to see he had a little boy at his side and wondered if he had a son she didn't know about. Oddly enough, she really thought the toddler looked just like Fitz except he had dirty blonde hair, brown eyes, and freckles.

"Who's this little guy?" Gabriella asked with a tight smile. "Hi cutie."

She squatted so that she was eye level with a shy Kyle. As she tried to reach out and touch him, Kyle retreated and took refuge behind Fitz's leg. He peeked around it to keep an eye on the strange lady. Gabriella stood back up.

"I didn't know you had a son, Fitz."

She was fishing for information. Fitz knew it and so did Olivia. It was quite comical if you asked either of them, however, both masked their amusement well.

"I don't. He's my Godson." Fitz explained.

A look of relief flashed across Gabriella's face, not that she would mind if he did have a kid, but the fact that he didn't made things a lot less complicated, especially since it was clear the toddler didn't take to her.

"Oh, Larry had a baby?"

"Leo." Fitz corrected. "And yeah. He and his wife, two years ago."

"Right, are they here? I would love to see your best friend again and meet his wife."

Olivia had to refrain from rolling her eyes. Her sister was obviously trying to butter Fitz up. She could see it was not working. Fitz saw right through Gabriella, something Olivia wasn't sure he would be able to do if it weren't for her revealing her sister's true intentions to him.

"No, it's just me and Kyle. I'm babysitting him while his parents are away for the weekend."

"That's nice of you."

"Yeah..."

Caleb, Gabriella's youngest son, interrupted the small talk she was making with Fitz.

"Mommy! Mommy, Aunt Liv, c'mon!" He yelled as he ran over to them.

"Where are we going?" She asked as Michael and Ryan joined the rest of the group.

"We're going on Tilt-A-Whirl." Michael announced, eyeballing Fitz.

Fitz wasn't intimidated. He actually felt bad for the guy. His wife was crushing hard on him and he was none the wiser as far as Fitz knew.

"That's a four person ride, there's five of us." Ryan pointed out.

"I can sit out this one." Olivia offered.

Fitz was ecstatic. This was the perfect opportunity to do what he wanted to do all day, spend time with his Godson and girlfriend simultaneously.

"Would you like to go on the teacup ride with us instead?" Fitz asked Olivia.

Somehow she already knew he was going to ask her if she wanted to join them. Gabriella cut her off before she could give her answer.

"Uh that's not a good idea." Gabriella said before she could stop herself.

"Why not?" Ryan asked impatiently, not seeing what the big deal was.

Although he didn't know the dude (Fitz), he knew his aunt and mom knew him from somewhere. He had no idea Fitz was his mother's past and definitely didn't know Fitz was his Aunt Liv's present. Ryan was oblivious of the thick tension in the air. He was an innocent kid; all he wanted to do was go on rides, play games, eat junk food, and have fun. His mother was prohibiting him from fulfilling his life goals.

"Yeah, why not?" Michael spat.

He didn't even bother hiding his irritation. Gabriella was panicking. She needed to come up with something quick. She said the first thing she could think of, having no time to make sense of it.

"Liv could get lost. This place is pretty packed with people. It's better if we stay together."

Olivia used her voice for the first time since she'd been in Fitz's presence.

"I'll be fine. It's not like I'm gonna be by myself." She turned to Fitz. "I'll go with you guys." She turned back to her sister. "I'll call you as soon as I get off the ride so we can meet back up."

Before Gabriella could agree or disagree, Michael spoke up, "Perfect. Good, glad that's settled. You guys have fun. Let's go."

Michael ushered his family to the Tilt-A-Whirl ride. He was eager to get his wife as far away from Fitz as possible. Olivia didn't blame him, she wanted her sister as far away from Fitz as possible too. Hell, Fitz wanted Gabriella as far away from his as possible.

Finally able to look at her, really look at her, Fitz complimented her, "You look nice."

What he really wanted to say was festive. She looked festive… and bright.

Olivia wore a red cable knit sweater, black skinny jeans, and red Timberlands. He was surprised to see her wearing her Timbs out in such a public place where they could easily get dirty. Another thing he learned about his girl was her love for Timberland boots. She had several pairs of them in just about every damn color, neatly lined up on the floor in her closet. He was amazed she could even fit that many shoes in there.

"Thanks, so do you."

Fitz was still wearing jeans and a gray t-shirt that could be seen under his black and gray baseball type of bomber jacket. He managed to make an outfit as plain and as simple as the one he was wearing look sexy.

"Uncle Fix, wide!" Kyle reminded him.

Now that the woman he didn't like was gone, he was back to being his animated self.

Fitz chuckled, "Okay but first can you say hi to my friend Liv?" He asked, pointing to Olivia, who shyly waved at Kyle.

In return, Kyle waved back at her and smiled, showing off his little pearly whites. "Hi Lib."

Olivia smiled at him. He was too cute and him mispronouncing her name only added to his cuteness.

"Hi Kyle."

Head slightly tilted to the side, "Go on wide?" He inquired.

"Yes. I'm gonna go on the ride with you and your Uncle Fix. Is that okay?"

Olivia winked at Fitz. She could get used to calling him "Fix". It was funny and adorable.

"Otay."

He moved from behind Fitz's leg and walked the short distance to Olivia and grabbed her hand. Olivia looked from Kyle to Fitz. Fitz just shrugged - the hell if he knew. Kyle walked towards the ride he desperately wanted to go on and pulled Olivia along with him. Fitz followed right behind them. Luckily by the time they arrived, the ride hadn't started yet. The line wasn't long at all. Fitz handed the teenage boy operating the ride the appropriate amount of tickets needed for the three of them to go on. Olivia slid in the teacup first. Fitz helped Kyle get in before sliding in himself, which was not easy given his height and size. Olivia and Kyle sat comfortably, perks of being pint sized. Olivia snickered at how uncomfortable Fitz looked. They only had to wait a few minutes for everyone to get settled before the ride started. The entire time Kyle laughed hysterically. His excitement was infectious. He loved it and Fitz made sure to capture every second on video.

"Again! Again!" Kyle chanted as soon as they got off the ride.

"Again?" Fitz looked at Olivia. "What do you say, Liv?"

Although she was having a blast with them, she had to remember that her sister and her family were still somewhere around the place.

"Let me call Gabriella and see if they're done with their ride yet."

Little did she know, Gabriella and the guys just got on the ride after waiting in a very long line. Olivia pulled her phone out of her pocket and called her sister. The phone rang until it went to voicemail.

"She didn't answer. They must still be on the ride." Olivia informed Fitz.

"So do you want go back on the ride with us or are you gonna go look for them?" Fitz asked her.

"Lib wide." Kyle answered for her.

Olivia smiled, "Well you heard him. Let's ride some teacups."

"Yay!" Kyle cheered and clapped his hands.

They got back on the ride and when it was over, Kyle wanted to go on again. Fitz's back and legs were starting to hurt from cramming his long body in such a small space. Olivia agreed to go on with Kyle again, so Fitz could stretch his limbs. While they went around in circles, in their teacup, Fitz took another video. Kyle kept wanting to go on the ride over and over again, but Fitz suggested they go on other ones. Kyle reluctantly agreed and so they did. Olivia shot Gabriella a text, stating that she was going to stick with Fitz and Kyle for the remainder of the time. The trio went on every kiddie ride there, after Fitz bought them enough tickets. Olivia offered to pay for them, but Fitz surprised her with his response.

"Fitz, let me pay. You've already spent enough of your money."

Fitz shook his head, adamantly. "No, there is no way I'm letting you pay for our first date. Not happening." He told her, partially joking, mostly serious.

Olivia was taken aback.

"First date? This is our first date?"

"I thought it could be, yeah."

Olivia smiled. Why not, right? They were in a public place, surrounded by a shit ton of people - including her sister, they were having such an amazing time, and it didn't matter that his Godson was with them because he added to the fun. This was the perfect first date if she did say so herself.

"I like that."

Fitz wanted to kiss her so badly, but fought the urge to. Instead, he smirked at her. "I had a feeling you would."

After riding all of the rides, Kyle could go on, they decided to play games. Still, Fitz wouldn't let Olivia pay. He paid for every single game. They mostly played kid games to keep Kyle included, however, Olivia and Fitz managed to play a few games not meant for a preschooler. They won prizes (mostly stuffed) for each other and Kyle. In fact, they won too many to carry. They had to make a trip to his car and drop them off. Olivia and Fitz were going to give them all to Kyle except for the minion Bob and the pink troll Poppy. Fitz loved the Despicable Me movies mainly because of the minions and Olivia loved the movie trolls. Poppy was obviously her favorite troll. They got some food after working up appetites riding all those rides and playing all of those games.

Unfortunately, all good things had to come to an end. Like Fitz predicted, Kyle was wiped out. The fair took all of his energy. Fitz carried him as they walked around the crowded place. Kyle was still awake, but his head rested on Fitz's shoulder.

"Tonight was so much fun." Olivia stated.

"Yeah, it was. I really enjoyed myself. I'm glad I came."

"I'm glad you came too." Olivia admitted. She stopped walking, which made Fitz do the same. She turned to face him. "Fitz, I'm sorry I lied to you. I didn-"

Fitz purposely cut her off, "Shh, it's okay. I understand and I kind of figured that was the reason. As you can you tell I'm not mad. Just don't do it again little lady."

Olivia giggled, "I won't."

"I know how you could make it up to me though."

Olivia was intrigued.

"How?"

"Spend the weekend with us."

"Fitz…"

"Before you say no... think about it, please."

Olivia was about to agree to the thinking part of his request when...

"Liv!"

Gabriella's voice felt like someone threw a large bucket of ice water on the couple. Olivia and Fitz had to stop themselves from rolling their eyes. They turned to see Gabriella approaching her with Michael by her side, holding her hand possessively, and one of the boys on either side of them.

"Finally, we found you. We're leaving now. Are you ready?" Gabriella asked, looking in between the two of them.

Something didn't feel right to her about them. Something was going on and she was going to find out what it was. She just had to do it when her husband wasn't looking because lately he'd been watching her every move. She felt like she had no privacy. The only place she could hide was in her mind and even then it seemed like he could read her thoughts.

"Yeah." Olivia replied. She looked at Fitz. "Thank you again, I had a great time."

Fitz offered her a small smile, "So did I."

Olivia turned her focus on Kyle. She rubbed his back in small circles.

"Bye Kyle. I had fun spending time with you."

She knew he was beyond tired and didn't expect him to respond. However, she did receive a wave from him without him lifting his head. That counted for something.

"Bye." She said to Fitz.

"Bye."

They usually shared a kiss when parting ways, but obviously they couldn't. Olivia walked away from him, clutching her troll doll to her chest. Fitz tried his hardest not to stare at her ass as he watched her walk away. He knew it looked voluptuous in the skin tight jeans she was wearing. He may have checked her out a few times over the course of the evening.

"Goodnight Fitz." Gabriella said quickly.

There was no way she was leaving without being acknowledged by him. She wanted to be the last thing on his mind when he went to sleep tonight. Gabriella envied Olivia. She got to spend most of the night with Fitz. Hell yeah, she was jealous. She spaced out more times than she could count, fantasizing about how things would've gone if Michael and the kids stayed home and she was the one who got to hang out with Fitz. Her fantasy always ended the same way… her and Fitz naked with a sheen of sweat on their bodies as they screwed each other's brains out.

"Night."

"Take care." Michael said, not meaning it at all as he escorted his wife and two sons in the other direction.

He really wanted to tell Fitz to go back to California and stay there for good. That wasn't going to happen, but Fitz would do him a more reasonable favor - go home - as in his apartment, and that's just what he did.

Fitz fell face first onto his bed. He was bone tired. The second he got home, he gave Kyle a bath, brushed his teeth, and changed him into his PJ Masks pajamas. Kyle was out like a light as soon as his head made contact with the pillow. Fitz then showered. The hot water soothed his aching body. He didn't stay in the shower long, afraid that his exhausted body would give out on him. All week, he slept naked because he would fall asleep right after he and Olivia finished their sexcapades.

This weekend, that wasn't going to be the case. After he hopped out of the shower and towel dried his body, Fitz threw on a black tee, a pair of boxers, and his favorite cotton blue pajama pants. He was ready to pass out, but wanted to wish Olivia a goodnight before he did. He retrieved his phone off of the bedside table. He opened the green app with the white phone icon in it and went to his favorites. He tapped Olivia's name and the phone went straight to voicemail. Fitz tried to call her again a few times only to be met with the same results. With a defeated sigh, he gave up, and put his phone back on the nightstand.

He figured Olivia was still with her sister and her phone died. Little did he know, she purposely put her phone on do not disturb. After giving it some thought, she decided to give in and spend the weekend with Fitz and Kyle. However, she wanted to surprise them. Since Kyle was already asleep, she would surprise him tomorrow morning when he woke up. Fitz was a different story. She planned on surprising him tonight. That was why she was standing outside of his apartment door, holding an overnight bag with enough clothes, accessories, shoes, and whatever else she needed to last her for two days.

She used her free hand to knock on the door. It took several knocks until she heard the sound of feet dragging and his voice call out to her.

"Coming!"

Seconds later the door opened. The expression on his face when he opened the door was priceless. His mouth was slightly agape and his eyes were as wide as saucers.

"Hi."

"Hi. I didn't think you were coming."

Fitz stepped aside, so she could come in. He took her bag from her.

"I didn't think I was either but here I am."

"What made you change your mind?" He asked as they made their way to his bedroom.

Olivia shrugged, taking a seat on the foot of his bed.

"I missed you guys and I wanted to properly thank you for such an amazing first date."

"Oh yeah? How do you plan on doing that?"

Fitz dropped her bag next to her feet and sat next to her on the bed. He leaned back, holding his upper body up with his hands. His patented lopsided grin was on full display. Olivia knew what that look meant. He thought he was getting some tonight. She hated being the bearer of bad news, but that wasn't going to happen. Olivia decided to tease him.

"Well…"

She placed her hand on his thigh and slid it up until she was cupping his hardening length through his the material of his pants. Fitz's eyes closed and a low moan slipped through his lips. Olivia leaned closer to him, so her face was right in his. She peppered kisses along his jawline and worked her lips up to his ear. She blew in it. Olivia knew that drove him crazy. He bit his lip to suppress another moan from escaping his mouth when she swirled her tongue around in his ear and sucked on his earlobe. She pulled back a little to whisper in his ear.

"I'm on my period."

Fitz's eyes flew open. Although her ministrations were intoxicating, he wasn't that far gone to interpret what she had just said. In fact, her words were sobering. Olivia laughed at his reaction. He looked like he was about to cry.

"Why are you so mean?"

Still laughing hysterically, Olivia apologized as best as she could, "I- I'm so- sorry babe."

"That's not funny, Livvie. You are cruel for that."

Olivia finally stopped laughing and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Ah, that was too funny. I'm sorry babe, I couldn't resist."

Fitz glared at her. He didn't think it was funny. Well… actually he kind of did, but he didn't want her to know that.

"Oh c'mon, where's your sense of humor?" Olivia asked, poking him in the side.

"You want to know where my sense of humor is? Okay… let's see… what's black and white and black and white."

Olivia was actually excited. She loved jokes.

"What?"

"A nun rolling down a hill." Fitz didn't give her a chance to laugh before he finished the rest of the joke. "What's black and white and laughing?"

Olivia thought for a second, but nothing came to mind.

"I don't know, what?"

"The nun who pushed her."

That was it! Olivia threw her head back and released a hearty laugh. Fitz chuckled.

"You're terrible but I'm not gonna even lie that was hilarious. Tell me another one." Olivia demanded.

"Hmm… okay, I got it… knock knock."

"Ooh a knock knock joke… who's there?"

"Mr. Tampon."

Olivia gave Fitz an evil eye. She already knew she wasn't going to like it, but was curious to find out how the rest of it went.

"Mr. Tampon who?"

For effect, he knocked on her nether region.

"You bloody well know who I am."

Crickets. Nothing.

"No?" Fitz asked and Olivia shook her head.

"No."

"Tough crowd. How about this one… knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"You're boyfriend."

"My boyfriend who?"

"What do you mean who? I thought I was the only one. How many boyfriends do you have?"

Olivia couldn't stop from giggling, "You are so corny."

"Okay, this is the last one. It's a question. You ready?" Olivia nodded. "Do you make bubbles when you fart while you're on your period?" He asked seriously.

Oh how the tables had turned. Fitz was now laughing like a hyena while Olivia shot daggers at him, unamused. She punched him in the arm with as much strength as she could muster.

"Ouch!" It didn't hurt, but did make him laugh even harder. "Hey, don't hit me. Next time be careful what you ask for."

"Are you done or are you finished?" She asked with her bottom lip poked out in a pout.

Fitz instantly felt bad when he saw how she was looking at him.

"I'm done."

"Joking about a woman's period is immature and one of the reasons why the murder rate is so high." She admonished despite the smile on her face.

Fitz grabbed her hand kissed the back of it.

"I'm sorry babe. I won't do it again, promise."

He wore a smile that matched hers, which made his apology seem anything but sincere.

"Whatever… and I don't fart." Olivia defended herself.

Fitz snorted, "Babe, yes you do."

Olivia folded her arms across her chest, "And how do you know that?"

Fitz mirrored her actions. She didn't scare nobody.

"I know because you farted the other night when we were in bed and it was loud, really loud. It woke me up from my sleep."

"I did not!"

Olivia was horrified. She buried her face in her hands. Fitz laughed at her expense. His sense of humor was very present at the moment. He bet next time Olivia would think twice before she messed with him because payback was a bitch.

"I hate you." Olivia said, bringing her head out of her hands.

"No you don't."

Olivia snarled at him.

He held up his hands in surrender and moved away from her, "Okay, okay down girl."

"Ugh! You're the worst."

"You're the best." He said sweetly.

Olivia shouldn't have looked at him because the minute she did, she was putty in his hands. He looked like a little boy from the way he was making puppy dog eyes at her. She rolled her eyes and exhaled dramatically.

"Fine, you're the best too. Happy?"

"Yaayy!" He bounced up and down excitedly, clapping his hands.

Olivia giggled at his antics and shoved him. The way the both of them were acting reminded her of two little kids. She liked that they could joke and laugh and just be playful.

Once they calmed down Fitz went from being childish to being a thirsty man.

"So are you really on your period or did you just say that because you're tired and not in the mood to have sex?"

Olivia sent him an "are you serious?" look.

"Yes, I'm on my period, Fitz. Why would I lie about that? Why do you think I'm wearing black jeans?"

It never occurred to him that she was wearing black jeans because it was her time of month and it probably wouldn't have if she hadn't said it.

"Is it bad… your period?"

"Fitz, we're not having sex regardless if it's bad or not." Olivia said with finality.

"Why not?" Fitz whined.

"God, you're such a man. Is getting laid all you think about?"

"Hey now, you made this…" Gesturing to his erection. "...happen, not me."

"I regret it, believe me."

"C'mon Liv. Can you at least take care of it for me?"

"No."

"Liiiiivvvvvvvviiiiieee…"

"No. If I'm not getting sexually satisfied for the next three to five days neither are you."

"That's not fair."

"Yes it is now quit complaining you big cry baby."

"You're mean." Fitz huffed.

He crawled up his bed and sat with his back against the headboard. Olivia stared at him for a full minute before she joined him. She snuggled into his side. Never being able to resist her even when he was frustrated, Fitz wrapped an arm around her.

"Fitz?"

"Yeah?"

"Thank you."

"For what, baby?"

Olivia lifted her head from his chest and looked at him, "For being persistent and not giving up on me."

Fitz squeezed her tighter in his embrace.

"You're welcome baby but I should be the one thanking you for giving me a chance."

He kissed her nose. Olivia rested her head back on his chest. They stayed in that position for awhile, content with just being wrapped up in each other. It wasn't until Olivia's clothing become uncomfortable did she get up and change into navy blue satin pajamas. To avoid getting aroused again, Fitz went to check on Kyle, while Olivia changed. By the time he got back, she was in her night clothes and tucked under the comforter on his bed. Fitz got under it with her.

"Do you wanna watch a movie?" He asked her.

"You're not tired?"

Fitz shook his head.

"Not anymore. I was until you played with my emotions."

He was referring to the teasing she'd done to him not too long ago.

"You're not gonna let that go are you?"

"Not until I cum again."

Olivia had no words for him. She had no snarky remark, no rebuttal, no nothing.

"Liv?"

"Hm?"

"You didn't answer my question."

Olivia hesitated for a moment. She had to remember what he'd asked her. Oh right, the movie.

"Oh yeah, sure."

Fitz nodded and turned on the plasma TV plastered on the wall directly across from his bed. It was a smart TV with built in Roku. He opened the Netflix app.

"Do you want to pick the movie?"

"Yeah."

Fitz handed her the remote and watched her scroll through various rows of different genres of movies until she found one she wanted to watch.

"Dreamgirls?" He questioned, scrunching up his face.

"Yeah." Olivia answered happily.

She loved everything about this movie from the acting to the singing to the dialogue to the directing to the wardrobe - everything.

"It's one of my favorite movies."

"Huh, I never heard of it."

"I kind of figured that."

Olivia eyed him up and down. Fitz knew what she was insinuating.

"Because I'm white?"

It came off more as a statement than a question.

"Yeah and you're not the kind of guy who would watch a movie titled Dreamgirls unless you're being forced to like right now."

Fitz was proud of her. She knew him so well.

"You know me so well."

Olivia beamed, proud of herself as well.

"Okay, put it on. I'm gonna go grab some water, do you want anything?"

"Um… just water. I'm still full from all the food we ate at the fair."

"Okay."

Olivia selected the movie and waited for it to load. Fitz was back in time to see the opening credits. He and Olivia cuddled for the duration of the film. By the time it was over, they were still up.

"Did you enjoy the movie?"

"I did, I really did. I can see why it's one of your favorites."

Olivia was ecstatic to hear him say that. She was worried that he was going to fall asleep during the movie, not because he was tired, but because it bored him to sleep.

"I had no idea Eddie Murphy could sing like that."

Fitz was still impressed by the actor's vocals.

"I don't think Eddie Murphy would've known he could sing like that if it weren't for this movie."

"True." Fitz nodded in agreement "They were all great singers. Beyonce killed it as usual, no surprise there. The one that was made fun of because she was thick was my favorite out of all of them… singing wise I mean. She was breathtaking. Every song she sang, I held my breath. I'm mad that guy treated her like that though. That was messed up how he did her."

"Yeah, his ass pissed me off too. He was cheating on her while she was pregnant with his baby. He didn't even listen to her when she tried to explain to him why her body was changing and how the pregnancy hormones were making her act out. Obviously at the end he found out… I wonder if he ever stepped up as Magic's father."

"Livvie, you do realize it's just a movie, right, it's not real life?"

Olivia slapped his chest. "Shut up, Fitz. You just had to ruin the moment. We were bonding."

"That's revenge. We were bonding earlier too until you killed the moment."

"Again with that… get over it."

"Not until you finish what you started." Fitz muttered under his breath.

Olivia heard him and elbowed him in the ribs. Fitz winced, but kept quiet. They both welcomed and relished in the absence of noise. Sometimes the words that went unsaid meant more than the ones that didn't.

Fitz's mind was blank. He didn't have anything to think about. He wasn't stressing over anything. Everything in his life was damn near perfect. Things were going great between he and Olivia, his relationships with the people he loved (his parents, Leo, Julia, Kyle, and other relatives) were fine and still intact, no problems at work. He was truly living the life.

Olivia, on the other hand, had something on her mind. It was a question that only Fitz could answer. It was about his past. She was afraid to ask him since they agreed not to talk about it, but it was something she really wanted to know. It just popped into her as she thought about the movie.

"Fitz, you still awake?" She asked.

"Mhm."

Olivia sat up and looked down at Fitz, who was lying flat on his back, staring up at her.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot."

"It's… it's very personal and has to do with Gabriella."

Fitz sat up too in the position he was in earlier with his back against the headboard. His thin lips turned into a deep frown.

"We agree-"

"I know." She said quickly. "I know but I can't stop thinking about it and it's going to bother me until I get an answer."

"Does the question have anything to do with sex?"

Fitz knew he could talk to Olivia about anything, but when it came to the sex he used to have with her sister… that's where he drew the line.

"Kind of… not really."

Fitz sighed, "Okay, ask me."

"Do you ever think about the baby… you know… the one Gabriella aborted?"

Fitz was stunned. He didn't know what to expect, but that certainly wasn't it. Olivia waited for him to respond, which he didn't do right away. She watched him think of what to say. His eyes were averted and his eyebrows were knitted; he was in deep concentration.

"No." He finally said after several minutes passed. "I thought about it a total of three times. The first was when I found out about it. The second was when Leo and Julia told me they were expecting and the last time was when Kyle was born. I wondered a lot of things. I wondered what the baby would've looked like, would it have been a girl or a boy, if it was even mine, what their name would've been, would their eyes have been blue or brown… during those three times, I thought about all of those questions and more. If you're asking me if I think about the baby often, the answer's no. If you're asking me if had I ever thought about the baby, then the answer's yes." He admitted truthfully.

He carefully worded each question, so she understood the difference. Yes, he had thought about the baby before, but it hadn't been for a while. He'd thought about it in the past, not the present. Olivia asked her question using a present tense verb.

"From here on out, no more talk about Gabriella, okay?"

Olivia nodded, silently agreeing with him. Fitz had rendered her speechless for the second time that night.

"Okay… it's late, let's get some sleep.."

Fitz gently pecked her lips. He wanted her to know he wasn't mad at her. He wanted her to know that she could talk to him without fearing him. Olivia laid down on her side, facing away from him. Fitz settled right behind her and threw a protective arm over her hip.

"Goodnight Livvie." He whispered in her hair before kissing the back of her head.

"Goodnight Fitz."

It didn't take long for either of them to fall asleep. Both were physically and mentally drained.

Michael was in bed with his laptop on his lap, checking and responding to emails when Gabriella walked into their bedroom.

"Ah, tonight was exciting." Gabriella said to her husband. She had just finished tucking the boys in. "Don't you agree?"

"Eh, it was alright." Michael responded.

He was enjoying himself until his wife's ex showed up. He noticed after their encounter with Fitz, she seemed distracted. Gee, he wondered why that was. Gabriella stripped out of her clothes and went through her nightly routine before joining him in bed. She crawled over to his side and started kissing his neck. Without stopping, she blindly closed his Macbook and ran her hand up his brown toned chest.

Usually his wife would've already been under him naked by now, but he had a feeling he wasn't the reason for his wife being hot and bothered. He removed her hand that fell from his chest to his pajama covered manhood.

"Not tonight." Michael told her.

His playing hard to get didn't deter Gabriella one bit. She continued to seduce him.

"C'mon babe, you know you want me just as much as I want you."

Michael tried. He really did. He tried to not let Gabriella interaction with her ex at the fair bother him. He tried to bite his tongue to avoid coming off as a jealous and controlling husband. He couldn't do it anymore. He couldn't keep quiet. He couldn't hold back his emotions any longer.

"Do you… want me or do you want Fitz?" He snapped.

Gabriella was taken aback by his sudden change in mood. She moved away from him back to her side of the bed.

"What is your problem?"

"Why were talking to him tonight?"

Gabriella sucked her teeth and rolled her eyes, "That's why you're mad, because I talked to my ex? You can't be serious."

"Well I am now answer the question."

"I don't have to do anything you say." Gabriella sassed, folding her arms defiantly.

"I'm your husband." Michael reminded her, evenly.

"Right, you're my husband not my father." She fired back at him.

Michael closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He spoke calmly despite the anger he felt.

"I want you to stay away from him from now on."

"No-"

He talked over her.

"I'm not asking you. I'm telling you. Stay away from him. If you see him in public pretend like you don't. You are not to go up to him or talk to him. Do you understand me?"

"I-"

"DO you understand me?"

Gabriella didn't know what to do or what to say. For as long as they'd been together, Michael never EVER took that tone with her. Sure, they argued, but he never spoke to her like the way he just did.

"Yes." She responded barely above a whisper.

She turned away from him on her side and pulled the covers up to her neck. Michael sighed. This was not how he imagined his night ending. The last thing he wanted to do was upset his wife, especially not right before they went to bed. However, he wasn't going to apologize. He meant what he said and said what he meant. He didn't want his wife anywhere near Fitz. They laid back to back the entire night and received little sleep. How could they sleep when so much activity was going on in their minds?

"Shh, don't be too loud Liv is still sleeping." Fitz told Kyle.

It was the morning after. Kyle woke up around sevenish, which meant so did Fitz. Olivia looked way too tired, so he let her continue sleeping, while he and Kyle ate breakfast, watched cartoons, and played.

"Otay."

Kyle lowered his voice, but continued making sound effects to go along with the game they were playing. Both were still clad in their pajamas. Fitz didn't see the need for them to change yet or if at all. He wasn't planning on going anywhere except maybe the park, so Kyle could play on the playground.

Fitz's phone began ringing on the coffee table. He scooted over to it on his butt. He looked at the screen to see Leo requesting to FaceTime with him. He accepted. Leo and Julia's faces appeared.

"Hey guys."

"Hey Fitz." They greeted simultaneously.

"How's the trip going so far?"

The married couple shared a knowing look and matching smiles. Fitz wasn't stupid. He made a gagging noise.

"Forget I asked."

They all laughed.

"Fitz, thanks for sending us those pictures and videos last night. It looked like you guys had a ton of fun."

"We did. Kyle especially had a ball."

"Speaking of Kyle… is he awake yet?" Julia inquired, eager to see her baby.

Fitz smirked, "As a matter of fact he is… Kyle, come say hi to mommy and daddy."

He was sitting a few feet away from Fitz playing with his lego blocks and some other toys, mostly the ones Fitz and Olivia won for him last night. Kyle crawled over to Fitz and climbed in his lap. A wide smile spread across his face at the sight of his parents.

"Mommy! Daddy!" He said excitedly.

"Hi buddy!" Leo said to him.

"Hi."

"Are you having a good time with Uncle Fitz?"

"Yeah!"

Just then he remembered he couldn't be too loud. His eyes grew wide and he looked from his parents to his Uncle Fitz back to his parents. All of the adults looked at him alarmed.

"What's wrong, Kyle?" Julia asked him.

He pressed his little stubby index finger to his mouth.

"Sss, Lib sweeping."

"Huh?"

"What was that sweetie?"

Leo and Julia were confused, but Fitz understood what he said.

"He said Olivia's sleeping."

"Oh, okay. We have a couples massage appointment we need to get ready for in an hour so we'll call you guys later."

"Okay."

"Otay."

"Kyle, mommy loves and misses you so so much."

Julia made a kissy face along with noises. Fitz and Leo looked at her like she was crazy.

"Okay, okay enough of that. Daddy loves and misses you too, buddy."

"Wub you. I pay wif Uncle Fix now."

Leo chuckled, "Well excuse us for wanting to check up on you because we missed you."

Kyle had no clue what that meant, but…

"Bye!" He waved to them before going back to playing with toys.

"I can't believe we're getting replaced by you and a bunch of toys." Julia quipped.

"What can I say? I'm just so damn loveable."

"You mean arrogant." Leo corrected him.

"Good one babe."

Julia and Leo exchanged a high-five.

"Hahaha." Fitz laughed humorlessly. "I'm hanging up now. Bye."

"Bye!"

Fitz went back to building his creation using the lego blocks. Around nine Olivia emerged from the bedroom.

"Good morning guys."

"Lib!"

Kyle ditched his toys and Fitz and ran over to her until he bumped into her legs. He raised his arms. Olivia got the hint and picked him up.

"Hi." He smiled in her face.

"Hi. What have you boys been up to, huh?"

Olivia walked over to the mess of toys on the floor.

"Uncle Fix pay wegos wif me." Kyle explained and wiggled out of her arms.

"I see."

Fitz stood up to greet Olivia.

"Good morning baby."

He leaned in to give her a proper morning kiss. Not too proper though. He was mindful of the little boy watching them.

"Good morning."

"Are you hungry?"

"I am but I'm having breakfast-"

"With Abby. Right, I forgot." Fitz finished for her.

He wasn't aware of what he said until the words left his mouth. Fuck. He quickly sat back down on the floor and went back to playing with Kyle. He hoped she wouldn't probed him about how he knew about her breakfast plans. He wasn't supposed to tell her and she wasn't supposed to find out. If she did question him, he would be honest with her. There was no way he could lie to her.

By the way Olivia was burning a hole in the side of his head, she wasn't letting it go.

"Fitzgerald?"

"Ma'am?"

"I need to talk to you…" Olivia looked down at Kyle. She had some words for Fitz and she didn't want his tiny virgin ears hearing her use profanity. "... in the kitchen." She said more specifically.

"I'll be there in a minute."

"No, now."

Olivia walked away, leaving no room for argument. Fitz got up and followed her. He didn't have to worry about not being able to see Kyle since he had an open floor plan apartment.

"How did you know I was having breakfast with Abby?"

"Lucky guess."

"Lie again and I'm fucking you up." Olivia threatened him.

"I love it when you go ghetto on me." Fitz teased.

"Keep it up Fitz, I'm gonna kick your ass up and down the street like a soda can."

"Ooh baby, is that a promise?"

"Fitz!"

Fitz laughed. He loved getting a rise out of her.

"I'm kidding geez. Abby called me earlier and demanded I stop hogging you and share. She said she missed hanging out with you outside of work. All she asked for was a couple of hours. Yada yada."

"How'd she even get your number?"

"I don't know. I thought you gave it to her."

"Why would I- you what, nevermind."

Olivia left the kitchen to go get ready. She showered, took care of her morning breath, got dressed, and did her hair and makeup.

"Wooooowww." Fitz stretched the word out. "You look gorgeous, baby. Right Kyle?"

The two of them decided to take a break with the legos. Now they were drawing and coloring pictures.

"Yesh!" He agreed from Fitz's lap.

"Thanks you guys."

Today she decided to change up her look instead of wearing a sweater like she usually did. She wore an army green plain single long sleeved t-shirt and black leggings with olive knee high boots covering her brown knee high fuzzy socks. She accessorized her outfit with a gold Michael Kors watch adorning her right wrist. In her right hand she held a brown Michael Kors wallet.

"So what are you guys gonna do while I'm gone?"

"Nothing really. I'll probably take Kyle to the park around noon."

"Okay. You boys have fun and behave yourselves."

"You girls behave yourselves." Fitz countered.

"Touché. I'm going now." Olivia leaned down and kissed his lips. "Bye babe."

Fitz kissed her back, "Bye Livvie."

"Bye Kyle."

"Lib, you weaving?"

"Yeah, but I'll only be gone for a little bit. When I get back you, me, and Uncle Fix are gonna play and watch movies, okay? Does that sound like fun?"

"Yeah!"

"Okay, I'll see you guys later." Olivia said as she made her way to the door.

Fitz removed Kyle off of his lap and stood up.

"Wait up, Liv. I have something to give you."

Olivia turned to see Fitz reaching in his pocket for something. To her surprise, he pulled out a key. He handed it to her.

"What's this key for?"

"It's to my apartment just in case we're not back from the park by the time you get here, you won't have to wait in your car or outside of the door. You can just come right in."

Olivia didn't know how to feel about Fitz giving her a key to his apartment. They'd only been together three weeks and here he was already giving her a key.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." A beat passed before Fitz shooed her away. "Go eat breakfast and have girl talk with Abby."

"Oh my gosh, Liv! He is sooo cute!" Abby gushed over the pictures of Kyle Olivia had taken of him on her phone.

Olivia had been talking nonstop about Kyle since she met up with Abby at their favorite restaurant, Foodies.

"Right? And Abby he's so well behaved. He hasn't given Fitz a single problem."

"I can tell."

Abby handed Olivia her phone back.

"He adores Fitz and even calls him 'Uncle Fix'."

"That is adorable." Abby squealed. "I bet Fitz adores him too."

"He does! Fitz is gonna make a great father someday."

"Yeah, someday. Not today though. Don't go getting any ideas now. I'm sure you and Fitz would make a cute ass baby but you guys haven't even been together for a month. If you two do decided to have babies, it better in the far far future."

"Abby, relax. I'm not planning on having babies anytime soon and if I do have one, I don't even know if it'll be with Fitz. I don't know what the future holds for us. If we do end up having a baby, I would like for our relationship to be out in the open."

"When are you guys gonna tell your folks about your relationship?"

"Well Fitz's parents already know. I don't when we'll tell mine or Gabriella-"

"Wait… go back… Fitz's parents know about you guys? What? When? How? Why am I just now finding out about this?"

"Last Sunday Fitz showed me something that is dear to his heart at his parents' house. Later on that day he went to see them while I had dinner with my family. Apparently their next door neighbor saw us and ratted us out to his parents. His dad confronted him about it. Fitz's back was against the wall, he had no choice but to tell them."

"How'd they take it?"

"They… took it and accepted it. At least that's what Fitz told me."

"That's good."

"Yeah… enough about my relationship. Have things gotten better between you and David?"

Abby rolled her eyes.

"No, but they did get worse. I didn't even think that was possible. I've been calling his ass and he's been declining my calls. He pisses me off. I swear to God, he better not let me catch him on the street because if I do I'm fucking him up on sight. I don't even wanna talk about his goofy looking bitch ass."

"Speaking of phone calls… that reminds me… how in the hell did you get Fitz's cell phone number?"

Abby froze. Busted!

"Abby?"

"Huh?"

"How did you get Fitz's cell phone number."

"He told you I called him? He promised he wouldn't. He's another one I'm fucking upon sight." She said to herself off to the side.

"You are not gonna harm a hair on my baby's head and stop trying to avoid the question."

"Fine, I got it from your phone."

"You went through my phone? When? How? Why?" Olivia held up her hand to stop Abby before she could explain. "I change my mind, I don't even want to know."

"As your best friend I need to have your man's number just in case. This morning is a perfect example. I tried calling you multiple times but your phone kept going straight to voicemail because you left it on do not disturb so I called Fitz to find out if you were okay."

"That's not the only reason." Olivia stated.

"He told you that too? I swear he sucks at keeping secrets."

"No… he just sucks at keeping them from me."

"I'll keep that in mind."

Their breakfast date continued the way it had been going, full of lively conversation and laughter.

Olivia arrived back to Fitz's place a little before he and Kyle got there. She was thankful he was so thoughtful because if he wasn't, she would've been waiting outside of his apartment door or in her car like he said. Since it was lunch time, Olivia made Fitz and Kyle turkey sandwiches. Two for each. Just as she finished using the bathroom, she heard Fitz and Kyle enter the apartment.

"Livvie, you here?!"

"Libby, you here?!"

She heard Fitz and Kyle call for her.

"Here I come!"

Olivia walked down the hallway until she reached the living room. Fitz was in the process of taking off his jacket. Olivia helped Kyle out of his. Their ears, nose, and cheeks were red from the cool air outside. Olivia felt Kyle's face.

"You're freezing. Let's get you warmed up."

Olivia took his hand and lead him to the bathroom.

"Hey, what about me?" Fitz asked, hanging up their jackets.

She looked back at him and giggled.

"You're a grown man, you can take care of yourself."

"Ooh feisty, I like."

Fitz followed them into the bathroom, where Olivia assisted Kyle in washing his germy hands.

"Are you guys hungry?" She asked the both of them.

"We're starving. I was gonna make us something to eat."

"No need, I made turkey sandwiches."

Fitz stood behind Olivia and wrapped his arms around her appreciatively. "Thank you, Livvie. You're the best girlfriend a guy could ask for." He kissed her cheek.

Olivia smiled, proud of herself for thinking ahead. Anything to make her boys happy. Her boys? Where did that come from? She wondered. Kyle's voice pulled her from her thoughts.

"Tanks, Libby."

"You're welcome, honey."

Olivia set Kyle down on his own two feet and he sprinted out of the bathroom.

"Here's your key back." She said once Fitz got done washing and drying his hands.

She held the key out in the palm of her hand for him to take it. Fitz curled her fingers up and pushed her hand to her.

He smiled in that charming way, he knew she couldn't resist. "Keep it." He winked at her.

Olivia swore she felt her heart leap in her chest. The key wasn't just to Fitz's apartment… it was also to his heart. He trusted her enough to give her a key to the place he made and called his home without her having to ask for it. She thought it before and she thought it now… Fitz was too good to be true. She made a mental note to pinch herself in private. If she was in a dream, she wanted to wake up now, while things were still perfect between her and Fitz. She didn't want to her dream to turn into a nightmare.

Again she was pulled out of her thoughts. Only this time by Fitz smacking her ass.

"Ow! Fitz, that hurt!"

Olivia rubbed her stinging cheeks.

"I'm sorry Liv, your ass looks so slappable in those pants." He said as he walked out of the bathroom.

Olivia decided to return the favor since she was in such a giving mood. She smacked his butt. Fitz stopped walking and turned his head to look at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Oops." She snickered.

Fitz let her win this round for now. He would get the last laugh though. Like Olivia promised, after the boys ate their lunch, the three of them played whatever games Kyle came up with and then later cuddled in Fitz's bed watching movies until it was time for dinner. Fitz made hot dogs and macaroni and cheese, Kyle's favorite. After dinner, Fitz gave Kyle a bath. By the time he finished, he was soaked from head to toe. He was amazed there was still water left in the tub. He dried Kyle off with a towel. Afterwards, Fitz put a fresh pamper on him and got him dressed for bed. As soon as, he pulled Kyle's shirt down, the tot was gone in a flash, calling for Olivia. Fitz drained the little water that remained in the tub. Olivia laughed when she caught sight of Fitz's appearance.

"What happened to you? What did you fall in?"

Fitz was in the process of collecting the items he needed for bed.

"No, Kyle is just a very active bather."

Olivia looked down at the small boy, snuggled into her side.

"Kyle, did you splash all of your bath water on Uncle Fitz?"

"Yesh."

At least he was honest.

Kyle fell into a fit of giggles. Olivia's fingers tickling his sides turned his giggling into full blown cackling. Fitz chuckled.

"Liv, can you watch him for me while I take a quick shower?"

"Why do you need to take a shower. It looks like you're pretty clean to me." Olivia joked followed by a laugh.

"Oh my God, you're so funny. You should take your act on the road." Fitz said sarcastically. "NOT!"

On his way out of the room, Olivia hurled her pillow at the back of his head. Fitz stopped. He turned around and looked down at the pillow on the floor. He picked it up. Olivia wasn't sure what he was going to do with it. He didn't do anything. He simply tossed it back onto the bed and continued his journey to the bathroom. Fitz was going to get her back. He would let her win the little battles because in the end he was going to make sure he won the war, which Olivia declared when she got him excited for no reason.

It took FItz a full half hour to shower and get ready for bed. It took Olivia longer to go through her nightly routine. She then got cozy in bed with Fitz and Kyle. The three of them went back to watching movies. One by one, they fell asleep. Olivia stayed awake the longest. All three of their lips were turned upwards in tiny smiles. It was safe to say, although today was a laid back day, it was still a good one.

Author's Note: Okay I have a funny story to tell y'all. The other day I'm filling my mom in on Scandal S7 because she occasionally watches and wanted to know what's been going on. So, I tell her and she asked me if Jake died yet. Now you already know I had a big ass kool aid smile on my face. I was so proud of her in that moment. I told her no unfortunately he was still alive. But I said on the bright side at least Fitz was still alive too. This is where things went left. My mom said "Oh I thought they were the same people." - _- And she also called Fitz "Fritz" The amount of disrespect… I was lit. I'm telling y'all I almost put the paws on my own mother, the woman who gave me life, who birthed me, who raised me, who took care of me, who put a roof over my head, clothes on back, and food in my stomach... I almost did it. Jesus had to be a fence between me and my mom because I was finna lay hands on her. Lord forgive me. I'm very protective of Fitz/Tony. I mean how dare she associate Fitz/Tony with Joke/Scooter Foolery. Then I threatened her, I told her I was telling all y'all so you guys can tear into that ass too. You know we don't play when it comes to Fitz/Tony fr. She knows now not to ever make that mistake again. Lmao! Anyway, I thought I would share that story with you guys. Although I was lowkey hella mad, I still thought it was pretty funny.

Regarding this FF, I know a few of you were disappointed last chapter. You were expecting drama or it to end on a cliffhanger. I promise there will be drama. How could there not be in a situation like the one Olivia and Fitz put themselves in? The second chapter, which is just and author's note, doesn't count, so the first four chapters are the calm before the storm. Spoiler Alert- the storm will start brewing next chapter. This chapter I didn't have Fitz's parents ask why he and Olivia were at their house because they already knew. Verna explained everything she saw to them. I also said there will be a time jump, but that's gonna hopefully be in the next chapter because this one was way too long to add that in.

I still watch Scandal live and I must say I'm disappointed with how S7 seems thrown together. I'll be honest I don't care about Olivia and her journey. I only care about Fitz. I only watch for Fitz. I'm pissed that the writers inserted him in 7x07 just to put him in it. It's like they want viewers to complain and hate him. He had no reason to be in it for that reason. However, I do think he should've been in it for a different reason. Instead of being kidnapped by Papa Pope, Quinn should've went to Fitz. That makes more sense to me. I don't know if Quinn and Papa Pope are working together and the kidnapping is part of some plan. I still think Fitz should've been incorporated in that storyline because at least that would've given him purpose to be on the screen. I mean Joke had no reason to be on the show after S2, but somehow the writers found a way to tie his unnecessary storylines into major characters' and wrote too many scenes for him imo. Just because Fitz is out of office doesn't mean he's useless. How is it that a former President, who hasn't even been out of office that long, doesn't have some kind of power or connections? Smdh.

On a lighter note, Olivia admitted that she only ever truly loved Fitz! I'm not so much of an Olitz fan anymore because I don't really care for one half of it. I just like that Fitz is on the winning team and it's a big fu to all the Fitz haters out there who ship Ofake. The pictures of Tony and Kerry were sooooo cute! I think 7x10 will have Olitz in Vermont, however, I think it's gonna be in a dream Olivia has or maybe Olivia asks Fitz to go to Vermont to get away from all the drama in Washington.

Btw does anyone watch Scandal Afterbuzz? I do because I want to hear what they have to say about Fitz. Again, I'll only watch if he was in the episode. I liked and miss the original panel with Sofia, Bamm, Kennelia, and Emile. The new panel is too bias imo. They're not as prepared. I do like some of the things they say, but from what I observed, I think they let their preference for certain characters affect how they break down the show. One of them is a major Joke fan and refuses to see and point out his flaws. She boasts up how Joke never left Olivia, how he takes charge and checks her when she needs to be, and all the other ways he's perfect for her. Blah, blah, blah. Fitz sacrificed his chance to be with Olivia to help save her, to help bring her back to the good side. He risked his happiness, so she could find hers. He's a real man. Joke does whatever she says because he doesn't want to be cut out of her life. Joke only cares about himself. He only cares about things that benefits him. He's letting Olivia fall further in the hole because that's the only way he can have her. Joke is selfish, a snake, and disgusting to me.

*End of rant*

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