Finally! I'm back with an update. I've been very busy lately and hadn't had much free time. I hope everyone had a very happy holiday and new year. Hopefully, S5 will be a lot better this year because the winter finale absolutely sucked. I'm still going to watch the show though because I love TG/Fitz. I apologize for any errors. I'm sick and a little out of it. Anyway enough about me, I hope you all enjoy!
"Do you have to go?" Mellie asked Fitz as he was in the process of packing his suitcase.
Fitz, who was barely paying her any mind, sighed and halted his movements. He turned away from his half packed suitcase placed atop of their bed and gave her his full attention. "Yes Mellie. We went through this already. You of all people should understand being that you are also a lawyer."
"I do understand but what I don't understand is why you have to go all the way to California. If your client is fortunate enough to pay for your services than they should be able to pay for a simple flight to New York. You shouldn't have to waste your time and money flying out there when your client is in need of your help." Mellie vented as if her opinion meant anything.
It took everything in Fitz not to roll his eyes. He was frustrated that she was giving him such a difficult time about leaving, which was odd because she had never done that before. Of course she told him she would miss him, but never had a problem letting him leave. He wondered if she suspected something since he'd been distant from her lately.
"Mel, I know but it's my job. In order to keep my job, I need to suck it up and be a professional. Besides I'm only going to gone for a weekend. I'll be back Sunday night." Fitz reassured her once again as he went back to packing his suitcase.
Mellie walked behind him, wrapping her arms around his midsection and resting her head on his back.
"I should go with you." She suggested.
Fitz paused briefly at her offer. He didn't expect her to be so clingy. If it was an actual business trip, he would bring her along, but it wasn't, so her ass was staying home.
"You can't go with me." He stated without turning around.
Mellie dropped her arms from around him and looked at the back of his head as he resumed his packing. "Why not? Your father's going with you."
Luckily Fitz thought ahead and already had an excuse for why his family was going with him.
"I already told you this case I'm working on is a difficult one and my father's coming to help me."
Mellie crossed her arms, refusing to give up easily. "Why is your mother also going?"
"My mother's coming to make sure my father doesn't overwork himself." Fitz responded without missing a beat.
"And Kara?"
"Kara's tagging along because she's a brat with nothing else better to do than to get on every last one of my nerves."
"Fitz, I want to go with you guys."
Fitz ran a hand through his hair. Mellie was not budging and it was starting to frustrate the hell out of him. He didn't understand why she was so adamant about going with him.
He sighed and finally turned around to face her, "Mellie, I'm coming back on Sunday."
With her arms still folded, she asked with a pout, "Promise?"
Fitz gave her a small smile, "Promise."
The next day flew by and before Fitz knew it, he was on a plane, flying first class with his family occupying the seats next to him. Their plane landed five hours later and the black Audi SUV they rented, was waiting for them. Fitz drove his family to the hotel they were staying at, which was the same one he always stayed in when he was in California.
They checked in and got settled in their respective rooms. Fitz had texted Olivia earlier when they landed. Olivia informed him that the dinner they planned at her parents' house was at six. They wanted their families to meet in an informal and comfortable setting.
After freshening up and changing their clothes, the Grants headed to the Pope's residence. Fitz was fine throughout the day, but his nerves were starting to kick in. He prayed that his family got along with Olivia's or else their lives were going to get a lot more complicated than they already were.
Olivia was feeling the same exact way as she waited for Fitz and his family to arrive. She leapt up when the doorbell rang, careful not to drop Mason, and quickly headed towards the door, yelling to her parents that she got it. Olivia took a deep breath before opening it.
There, on the other side stood Fitz looking as handsome as ever in a black shawl collar sweater, gray dress pants, and black Gucci patent leather lace up shoes that she could see her reflection in with the immaculate polish job done on them. She noticed that his hair was a little shorter too. He must've gotten a trim since the last time she saw him.
It didn't go unnoticed by either of them how their outfits were matching. Like Fitz, Olivia was wearing a sweater except hers was gray. She wore a gray long sleeved cocoon sweater with a black camisole underneath it, black leggings, and black flats.
Realizing that she had been staring at Fitz too long, she turned her attention to his family. Beside and behind him stood his sister and parents. She stepped aside and welcomed them into the house. Fitz greeted her with a hug and kiss on the cheek before swooping Mason into his arms, attacking him with kisses. He squealed with delight to be back in his father's arms. Mason got a kick out of his father pretending to eat his tiny fingers every time he brought them to his mouth. The sound of their grandson's loud laughter made Eli and Maya see who was the source of his happiness. Both families stood in awe as they watched father and son interact, oblivious to the few sets of eyes staring at them.
Olivia decided to take this time to introduce herself to Fitz' family since they were all standing in the foyer. She stretched her hand out to Fitz' mom first.
"Hello Mrs. Grant. I'm Olivia." She then addressed the other two Grants. " It's such a pleasure to meet you all after hearing all of the wonderful things Fitz has told me about you."
Catherine swatted away Olivia's hand and pulled her into a hug. "Oh nonsense dear. There will be no formalities with us. It makes me feel old." Catherine winked at her and Olivia laughed. "You can call me Catherine, Cathy, or Cat. Whichever one you prefer."
"Okay, it's very nice to meet you Catherine." Olivia said earnestly.
"You too Olivia and oh my you are even more beautiful than in the pictures Fitz showed me." Catherine said sweetly, causing Olivia to slightly blush, before gesturing to her husband. "This is my husband Fitzgerald but we call him Jerry or Big Jerry."
"It's nice to meet you Olivia." Big Jerry said in the same friendly voice as his wife as he gave Olivia a hug.
"You as well Big Jerry."
Unlike her parents, Kara introduced herself as if she and Olivia already knew each other. Her greeting was a lot less formal than the others.
"Hey Liv." Kara hugged Olivia such as her parents had done.
"Hey Kara. It's nice to meet you too. Fitz has told me so many good things about you."
Kara looked from Olivia to Fitz then back to Olivia with a surprised expression on her face, "Really?"
Olivia laughed a little, "Yeah he did."
"Of course I did because I am a great brother, son, father, companion, friend and man. I'm just brilliant all around." Fitz said conceitedly, joining in on the conversation.
"Shut up." Both Olivia and Kara said simultaneously. They turned and looked at each other, erupting in laughter.
Fitz rolled his eyes and muttered, "Great there's two of them."
"Be nice Fitzgerald." Catherine scolded him.
"Whatever." Fitz turned his attention to Olivia's parents. He handed Mason over to Olivia before walking over to introduce himself to them.
He immediately put on the charm. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Pope. It's a pleasure to meet you. Liv has told me so much about the both of you and I can assure you they were all good things. I'm Fitz."
"Sweetheart, you're the father of our grandson, which makes us family. Please call me Maya and my husband Eli." Maya said pinching his cheek before giving him a hug. When she released him, he shook hands with Eli.
Meanwhile, Olivia was introducing Mason to his paternal grandparents and his aunt.
"Oh my goodness! He is so precious. Jerry, look at him." Catherine said, gushing over her grandson, while pinching his little chubby cheeks.
"I am. He's one cute kid." Big Jerry replied as he stared at his grandson.
"Yes he is. He is the cutest boy I've ever seen."
"Hey! What about me?" Fitz asked as he and Olivia's parents rejoined the rest of them.
"Oh hush. You were cute too just not as cute as my grandson." Catherine told him, never taking her eyes off of Mason. She even made a silly face at him causing him to smile, showing off his incoming teeth.
"I can't believe this. My parents are replacing me with my own son." Fitz mumbled incredulously to himself, shaking his head.
"Say thank you Grandma Cat." Olivia told Mason in a baby voice.
Mason only smiled at her.
"Can I hold him?" Catherine asked, already holding her hands out to receive her grandson.
"Uh mom, he cries when someone he isn't familiar with holds him." Fitz warned her, which she dismissed with a wave of her hand.
"Fitzgerald, he is my grandson and I will hold him. He's just going to have to get used to it."
"Okay." Fitz held up his hands in defeat.
Olivia handed Mason over to Catherine. As soon as he was placed in her arms, his face immediately scrunched up with tears forming in his eyes and small whimpers leaving his mouth, which was set in a deep frown. Before his whimpers could explode into full blown sobbing, Catherine managed to settle him down. She rubbed his back in a circular motion, while talking to him in a soft and gentle voice.
"No tears. Grandma Cat doesn't like seeing her special boy crying. You're too adorable to be upset."
Fitz was impressed and a little jealous that his mother was able to hold his son for the first time without him crying, but he received waterworks the first time he did. Mason was in a daze as he listened to his grandmother's gentle words, even though he had no clue what she was saying.
"Wow Mom. I'm impressed."
"I'm an old pro at this sweetheart. I used to do the same thing for you. I would rub your back and talk softly to you when you were upset. Sometimes it didn't work depending on how upset you were but that was because you were the devil's spawn dear."
All of the adults laughed at Catherine's statement, but they found how she presented the words funnier than the actual words themselves. She sounded so sweet as she told Fitz he was the devil's spawn.
"Mom!" Fitz yelped, shocked that that was what she thought of him when he was around Mason's age.
"I'm sorry baby but it's true. You were a little monster when you were a baby. All you did was cry cry cry. Your father and I hardly ever got a break." Catherine told him honestly, in that same sugary tone. "Isn't that right Jerry?"
"Oh yeah. I'm not really a religious man but I used to pray that you would stop crying or cry yourself to sleep which you never did. Like your mother said, all you did was cry."
"Ha! Mom and Dad think you were a monster and hated you. That's why they had me. They needed happiness from a cute adorable baby such as myself." Kara rubbed it in his face like the brat she was.
Before Fitz could tell her to shut up, Catherine cut in, "Actually you were just as bad as your brother, if not worse. You cried over every little thing and were always grumpy. It was rare to see you smile"
Fitz laughed and got in his sister's face, "Ha! What do you know, Mom and Dad actually like me better. That's what you get you little brat. Once a brat, always a brat."
Kara pushed his face away from hers, "Shut up Fitzgerald. You're such a jerk and stop calling me a brat."
"Okay, you two knock it off and act your like the mature adults you're supposed to be." Big Jerry intervened in yet again another one of their sibling spats.
"She started it." "He started it." They told on each other, using their go to response any time they got in trouble for bickering.
"My goodness, you two act more like your shoe sizes rather than your age. I mean geez. Mason is acting more mature than the both of you. Isn't that right Maceepoo? You're not like your daddy and your Aunt Kara. Nope, you're a good boy." Catherine kissed Mason's nose and he cackled as if he understood what she was saying to him. He was aware, however, that he was being praised for something.
Olivia and her parents stood off to the side, enjoying watching the Grants interact. Olivia loved the relationships Fitz had with his parents and sister. She loved how Fitz and Kara got on each other's nerves, but still displayed some affection toward the other. Being an only child, she never had to worry about an annoying sibling. She always longed to have one though. It was boring at times being an only child. She did enjoy the fact that she didn't have to share the spotlight with another person and received more presents than the usual kid that had brothers or sisters did. Being an only child had its benefits, but a part of her always wanted to have a brother or sister.
Once Fitz and Kara stopped picking on one another, Olivia introduced her parents to Fitz' family. As she and Fitz figured, their mothers immediately hit it off as well as their fathers. While everyone was getting acquainted with each other, Kara took the time to bond with her nephew, who she instantly fell in love with and vice versa. They were having a grand ole time as she made funny faces at him and he laughed. Olivia and Fitz were relieved that their families were getting along, which made for a very relaxed and comfortable dinner filled with laughter and easy conversations.
The dinner started off in individual conversations. Fitz sat next to Olivia's parents, so he could get to know them better and allow them to get to know him better and Olivia did the same with his parents. The individual conversations then sprouted into one big light conversation. When dinner was over the men cleared the table and the women washed the dishes. After all the dishes were spotless. The Popes gave the Grants a tour of their home. Olivia was a little nervous because her house was not a big, fancy one she was sure Fitz' family was used to seeing or being in. However, her nerves evaporated as Catherine complimented almost every detail of the interior design. She even heard her father talking to Big Jerry about the walls and the carpeted floor.
Fitz liked how her home actually felt like a home. It was warm, loving, and welcoming. He loved the pictures displayed throughout the house and the geuineness of the kind of people they were filling the furnished atmosphere. Kara was too absorbed with her favorite little man to really pay attention to the detail of the house like the rest of her family, but she did give it her stamp of approval.
Once the tour was over, everyone settled in the living room. There were two sofas in there and one big arm chair. Maya and Catherine occuppied the one sofa, while Eli and Big Jerry occuppied the other. Olivia sat in the arm chair and Fitz sat on the arm part of it. Kara was on the floor playing with Mason and a couple of his toys. Everyone was lounging, doing their own thing really. The moms were sharing stories about their children, sharing recipes, and chit chatting about only things moms tend to talk about. The dads were talking about sports and other things they find to be masculine and interesting. Olivia and Fitz were teasing each other about wearing sweaters in the spring, while being in California. Kara continued to be the happy aunt that was playing with her baby nephew.
Pretty soon, it was time for Mason to turn in for the night. He wasn't happy at all about that and put up a strong fight. In the end though, he succumbed to sleep after everyone kissed him goodnight.
"You're a bad influence." Fitz said to Kara with a shake of his head when he walked back into the living room.
Kara looked at him confused, "What did I do?"
"You turned my son into a little brat, that's what you did." Fitz teased, earning him a smack to his arm by Olivia.
"Stop being mean to your sister, Fitz." Olivia scolded him with a smirk.
"Thank you Liv."
"No problem. Us girls have to stick together against big meanies."
"Ain't that the truth."
They hi-fived, causing Fitz to roll his eyes. He lowered his mouth to Olivia's ear and growled playfully, "You're going to pay for that big meanie comment."
Olivia looked up at him and the devious smile on his face let her know she was in for some trouble.
"Ew Fitz. That look you have on your face reminds me of the purple emoji. You know, the one with horns, and an evil look and smile on its face." Kara commented out of nowhere.
"Ha. Ha. Liv and I were having an A and B conversation so C your little ass out of it."
Olivia giggled at them doing what they seemed to do best. "Do you two always fight like this?"
"Yes." They answered simultaneously as if they were used to answering that question.
"And it never gets old?"
"No." Again, they answered together.
"Wo-" Just as Olivia was about to respond to them, her phone starting buzzing, indicating that she had an incoming call. The caller ID read none other than Abby with those three purple emojis, Kara had mentioned not too long ago, next to it. "Hey Abs. What's up?"
"Hey Liv. What are you doing?"
"I'm just lounging around in my living room with my parents and Fitz' family. Why?"
"Becau- wait McDaddy's with you? Here in California? At your house?" Abby asked, completely disregarding her reasoning for calling.
"Yeah." Olivia answered simply.
"This bitch." Abby said incredulously to herself, underneath her breath. "Olivia Carolyn Pope how could you not tell me McDaddy was at your house?! How dare you! The nerv-"
Olivia had to pull the phone away from her ear before she went deaf from Abby yelling at her from the other side of the line. She waited until Abby finished her rant to put the phone back to her ear.
"Abby I told you he and his family were coming a few days ago." Olivia said in a calm voice. "And don't yell at me Abigail Elizabeth Whelan."
"Okay, okay. No need to use my full name. I'm sorry for yelling at you but you know what that man does to me. I can only imagine the things that man is capable of doing. I know how you got pregnant so easily. I never screwed him but his voice is enough to put a baby in my stomach. Mmph."
"You're shameless. Now snap out of your lustful daze and tell me why you called me or I'm going to hang up on you."
"Geez, you're grumpy. Probably because you haven't gotten any in awhile. No worries though. All you need to do is tell McDaddy to McDouble the McDick because one round won't be enough for your extra bitchiness and you will once again be the happy, outgoing Liv that I know." Abby ended her comment in a high pitched cheerful tone.
"I'm hanging up now." Was Olivia's response.
"Wait! No! I'm sorry. The gang and I are going to Infusion. I was calling to see if you wanted to come with us?"
"I'm going to have to pass tonight."
"Oh c'mon Liv. Invite McDaddy and his sister to come. You know the gang's not the gang without you. Pleeeeaaaseee?" Abby begged.
"Abby..." Olivia sighed.
She wanted to go with them, but thought it would be rude to leave with company over. Then again, she could just bring Fitz and Kara along since the were of age to get into the night club. Olivia looked over at her parents who were engrossed in their conversations with Fitz' parents.
"Let me ask them first. Hey Fitz, Kara would you guys like to come with me to meet my friends at Infusion?"
"Yeah I'm down." Kara immediately responded, excited that she was going out instead of arguing with her older brother all night.
"Fitz?"
"I'm in." He said.
"Great." She put the phone back to her ear. "Abs, they said they're in. Let me just tell my parents and we'll meet you there."
"Yay! Wait! Before you hang up, can you tell me something?"
"What?"
"Is McDaddy's sister as hot as he is becau-" Olivia quickly cut her off before she could finish voicing her thoughts.
"Goodbye Abigail."
After getting off of the phone with Abby, Olivia asked her parents if they could watch Mason, while she introduced Fitz and Kara to her friends. Of course they agreed. Both sets of parents, who were now best friends, were thrilled that their children were going out instead of sitting around bored, while they were having the time of their lives.
Olivia change into a yellow and gray two piece bodycon, two piece bandage dress, that showed off her body in all the right places and a pair of nude lace-up heels, that added on a few inches to her height. Her apparel was hot and sexy, but also very classy. Fitz' eyes nearly bulged out of his head and his jaw immediately hit the floor when he saw her. They decided to take Olivia's car in case Catherine and Big Jerry got tired and wanted to head back to the hotel while they were gone. Plus, Olivia was the designated driver since she wasn't going to be drinking any alcoholic beverages.
On the way there, Abby texted Olivia, informing her that the gang was all there and gave her the location of where they were inside of the night club, which Olivia was thankful for because she found her friends with ease. They were in the lounging area with drinks already in hands.
"Aye Liv's here!" Olivia's friend, Harrison announced when she arrived at the table.
"Yay!" The rest of the group cheered in unison.
"Finally!" Abby said excitedly as she got up.
She briefly greeted Olivia before engulfing Fitz in a hug, nearly lifting him off the ground. Fitz somehow managed to free one of his arms from in between their bodies and hugged her back.
"Good to see you again, Abby." Fitz said and patted her back awkwardly several times after she had been holding onto him just a bit too long.
Olivia had to personally peel Abby away from him. Poor Fitz, she thought. Being handsome was a gift and a curse.
"Guys, this is Fitzgerald Grant, Mason's dad and his sister Kara. Fitz, Kara, these are my friends." Olivia went one by one down line, pointing to each of her friends as she introduced them to Fitz and Kara. "That's Abby as you already know, that's Harrison, Quinn, Huck, Marcus, and Kim."
They all exchange pleasantries and just like that, they instantly clicked. Fitz excused himself briefly to go to the bar. He asked if anybody wanted anything, but they all declined except for Olivia, who simply asked for a bottle of water and Kara, who asked for a pink lemonade. He arrived back to the table a few minutes later with Olivia's water, Kara's lemonade, and his scotch in hand.
The group talked for most of the night, sharing lots of laughs and jokes. They eventually ended up branching off and doing their own thing. Marcus asked Kara to dance with him after spending a good portion of the night flirting with her. She gladly accepted his request and they made their way onto the crowded dance floor. Huck and Kim were snuggled up together in a corner, whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears and sharing a few pecks. Abby was dancing with a guy named Leo, whom she met at the bar. Quinn, too was on the dance floor, dancing with a guy she worked with named Charlie.
All the while, Olivia and Fitz were still at the table talking and sipping on their beverages. They sat side by side with their backs leaning against the back of the couch. Fitz had his left arm thrown over the back of the couch, while Olivia was leaning into his side with her right arm resting on his thigh. The way they were sitting seemed so natural to them, but they didn't realize that they looked like an actual couple. Olivia's friends and Fitz' sister did though. However, they shrugged it off and went back to clubbing. Olivia and Fitz were enjoying the little bubble they formed until a certain someone bursted it. Edison.
"Hi Olivia." Edison said loud enough, so she could hear him over the music.
Olivia looked away from Fitz to see Edison and the woman he cheated on her with, standing before her. The nerve of him.
"Edison." Olivia said curtly.
"It's good to see you again. It's been what, about a year or so? How are you?" Edison asked, completely oblivious to her uninterested demeanor.
Olivia rolled her eyes, "Look Edison, I don't mean to be rude or anything like that but I'm trying to enjoy a nice evening with my boyfriend."
Boyfriend? That definitely took Fitz by surprise, but he quickly caught on to what she was trying to do. He guessed Edison was Olivia's ex-boyfriend, the one that she caught cheating the night they met and... yeah. Olivia lightly squeezed his thigh as her subtle way of telling him to play along, which he did without hesitation. He wrapped a possessive arm around her shoulders and she interlaced his fingers with hers. He then planted a kiss on her temple.
Initially, Edison didn't even notice the man sitting beside Olivia. He only had tunnel vision for her, so he was taken aback when he saw the man wrap his arm around her and kiss her temple. He clenched his jaw in anger. The thing was, he had no right to be angry. He was the one that cheated on Olivia and now she was in the arms of another man that was older and a million times more handsome than he was.
"Right. I'm sorry to have disturbed you guys. I just wanted to come over and say hello. You look great by the way, Liv." He said sincerely before relunctantly acknowledging Fitz. He outstretched his hand. "It was nice to meet you..."
"Fitz." Fitz responded, shaking the other guy's hand.
Edison nodded. Instead of leaving like Olivia thought he would, he introduced the woman on his arm, who she already recognized.
"Olivia this is my girlfriend Michel-"
"I know who she is." Olivia said, cutting him off. "She's the girl you cheated on me with." There was no bitterness in her tone of voice. She actually spoke nonchalantly as she directed her attention to Michelle. "Thank you for taking him off my hands. You have no idea how long I wanted to break up with him before you came along. If it had not been for you opening up your legs to him that night, I would've never got to meet this man right here." Olivia placed her hand that was being held by Fitz', on his chest, leaning in closer to his body, and even throwing her leg over his. "A real, grown man that also happens to be the father of my six month old son."
Edison's eyes went wide a her last statement. He couldn't believe what he just heard. "Y-you have a-a son?"
"Yeah and he's the greatest thing that ever happened to me along with having a man that satisfies me and takes care of my every need... and I do mean ev-er-y need. So thank you Edison. Thank you for cheating on me because if you hadn't my son wouldn't have been conceived and I wouldn't have known what it looked and felt like to receive real pleasure from a real man." Olivia grabbed Fitz' hand and stood up. "Now if you'll excuse us, we're going to dance now. Enjoy the rest of your night. C'mon babe."
And with that, Olivia walked away still holding onto Fitz' hand. Fitz shot Edison and Michelle a small, friendly smile as he allowed Olivia to lead him onto the dance floor. She wrapped her arms around his neck and his hands immediately rested on her hips as they moved to the rhythm of the music.
"So I'm your boyfriend now eh?" Fitz asked with an amusing smirk on his face.
Olivia tried to fight the smile that was threatening to form on her face as she playfully rolled her eyes. "Shut up."
Fitz laughed at her response. "You even called me babe." He was having way too much fun teasing her.
"You're such a jerk." Olivia swatted his chest and pouted.
Fitz couldn't resist her adorableness. He leaned his head down and pecked her bottom lip that was poking out. Olivia looked into his darkened eyes when he pulled back. Neither said anything. They alternated between staring each other in the eyes and staring at their lips. What they felt in that moment, was mutual. Just as Fitz was leaning in to kiss Olivia again, Rita Ora ft. Chris Brown Body On Me, started playing.
"I love this song." Olivia stated and turned around in his arms.
Fitz' hands never left their resting place on her hips. Olivia, again, wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer, so that her back was pressed firmly against his front. She started grinding against him slowly and sensually. Fitz moved with her in time to the beat. He snaked his hands around her waist and pulled her even closer to his body. He had a raging erection and the feel of Olivia's backside rubbing against it was making him go crazy. He needed more. He needed to feel more.
But he couldn't. He was engaged and what he was doing was wrong. What he felt for Olivia was wrong. He desired her more than anything in the world. He wanted her, but he couldn't have her. Well actually he could. If Mellie wasn't in the picture he could. He wasn't a douche. He had moral values and didn't condone cheating, but what Olivia was doing to him was definitely making him lose all of his self control one rotation at a time. He needed to separate their bodies, but God it felt too good to stop.
He was just about to break and drag Olivia somewhere private to have his way with her when some of her friends came up to them and said they were heading out. Olivia agreed that it was pretty late and that she should be heading out too. Her group joined up outside and said their goodnights. Olivia drove Fitz and Kara back to her house, where their parents were still talking. Their parents were wired, but they had tired themselves out at the club. The Grants left not too long after, but not before making plans with the Popes for the following day.
They agreed on going to the beach since the weather was going to be beyond beautiful tomorrow. Fitz was especially giddy about going to the beach because he would get to see Olivia in a bikini. He could barely sleep thinking about how hot Olivia was going to look in her bathing suit. He was up bright and early the next morning, working out in the gym. Drenched in sweat, he stared at his body in the mirror. He was satisfied with what he saw. All of the hard work he put in to keep his body fit was paying off.
He made it back to his room, showered, and changed into a white t-shirt and teal swim trunks just in time to have breakfast with his family. They left their hotel at around eleven to head over to the Popes. On the way there, Catherine made Fitz stop by Walmart and pick up more than enough items they were going to need for the beach. Fitz knew his mom and had half the mind to buy the entire beach section of the store just so she wouldn't make him go back for something he may have missed.
They finally arrived to the Pope's house almost an hour later. Fitz and Big Jerry helped Eli bring everything to the car, while Catherine and Kara helped Maya make sure they had everything. Fitz drove Olivia's car with Olivia in the passenger seat, and Kara and Mason in the back. Their parents drove in the rental car.
When they arrived to the beach, the men unloaded the cars and carried everything, which they were less than thrilled about since they had to make three trips, while the women set up a spot for them. They all thought their set up looked ridiculous with the abundant amount of stuff they had, except Maya and Catherine, who thought they didn't have enough.
Olivia and Fitz laid down their towels side by side. Fitz rubbed another layer of sunblock on Mason's skin, while Olivia took off her cover up to reveal a white bikini that instantly made Fitz' mouth go dry. He was now thankful that his mother bought an excessive amount of water because the way Olivia looked in her bikini had him feeling dehydrated. He quickly downed a bottle of water before going back to helping Mason.
Fitz put Mason's light blue buckethat, that matched his light blue short sleeved rashguard and trunks, on his head to shield it and his eyes from the sun. Once Mason was taken care of, Fitz stripped off his t-shirt to reveal his defined chest and chiseled abs. He was happy with the reaction he got from Olivia after he removed his shirt. She couldn't take her eyes off of him.
He smirked and whispered in her ear, deepening his voice. "See something you like, Livvie?"
Before Olivia could answer with a snarky remark, Catherine's voice interrupted them.
"Fitzybear, make sure you put sunblock on before you go in the water."
Fitz shook his head and sighed. Leave it to his mother to ruin the moment by treating him like a little kid instead of a grown man with a kid.
"Yeah Fitzybear." Olivia teased through her giggling.
"You think that's funny, huh?" Fitz asked with that same devilish smirk on his face that he had the night before.
Olivia nodded, "A little."
"Oh really?"
"Yep." Olivia said with a playful smile.
"Take it back." Fitz took a step toward her.
"Uh uh." Olivia shook her head defiantly, taking a step back.
"No?" Fitz challenged, taking another step forward.
"No." Olivia reiterated with more confidence.
The look on Fitz' face told Olivia that she better run, which she did, but Fitz caught up to her in two short strides. He threw her over his shoulder in a fireman's carry.
"Fitz! Fitz put me down now!" Olivia demanded through her laughter.
"Take it back." Fitz said as he walked them toward the water.
"No! Put me down!"
Olivia pounded his back with her fists, which only made Fitz smack her ass in return.
"Not until you take it back."
He was already knees deep in the ocean.
"Take it back or I'll drop you in." He threatened.
"You better not! Put me down Fitzgerald! Now!"
"Take it back, Livvie."
"Fine! I take it back! Now put me down!" Olivia relented.
"Okay!" Fitz said simply and faked like he was going to drop her.
"FITZ!" Olivia yelled, clinging to his body.
Fitz laughed, "Relax. I'm not going to drop you. As long as you be a good girl."
"Ugh!"
Fitz set Olivia back down on her feet once he reached the sand.
"I hate you." She grumbled before stomping away from him.
"You may have mentioned that before." He said as he followed behind her back to their set up, where their families were watching them.
Catherine and Big Jerry were pleased to see their son joking around and having a good time. It was nice to see the carefree side of him. He had the biggest smile on his face as he walked with Olivia toward them. The twinkle in his eye as he looked at her was not from the sunlight reflecting off of it. It was one of a man in love with an incredible young woman. If only he knew that.
Catherine loved that her son was having a good time, but he had yet to put on his sunblock and would forget if she didn't get on him. She squeezed a handful of sunblock in her hand and went after her son, making sure he was well protected head to toe from the sun. Olivia laughed at him, but Maya did the same thing to her. Before the same thing could be done to Kara, she stripped off her tank top and stepped out of her denim shorts to reveal her blue bikini. She rubbed on the sunblock and attempted to head to the water, but was stopped by her older brother.
"Uh, where do you think you're going?" Fitz asked.
"In the water." Kara stated as if it was the most obvious thing.
Fitz eyed her bikini disapprovingly, "Not in that you're not." He said in a tone that could only belong to a big brother, while holding up a towel to hide her body.
"Shut up. You're not the boss of me." Kara said pushing passed him.
Fitz pinched the bridge of his nose, hoping to block out the headache that was threatening to form. His sister drove him crazy ninety percent of the time, but he would hurt any man that ever hurt her, without thinking twice. If any man so much as made her cry, Fitz would rip his head off. Even though he and Kara argued all the time, she was still his little sister and he loved her. He would kill for her. So any guy that dared checked out his sister during their time at the beach would have to deal with him and his fists.
"You ready to go in the water baby boy?" Olivia asked Mason, taking him from Big Jerry. Mason's wide smile gave her his answer. "Let's go."
"Hold up Liv. Let's take a picture first." Fitz requested with his phone in hand.
It was on selfie mode. He stood behind Olivia and snapped a few pictures of them. Mason reached out to try to take his daddy's phone. Fitz handed it to him and he unintentionally started taking a ton of selfies of himself before putting it in his mouth. Olivia took the phone away from him and gave it back to Fitz.
"Before you guys go in the water, let me take a few pictures." Catherine said, pulling out her iPhone 6 plus.
"Wait, me too." Maya said, pulling out her Pink iPhone 5c.
Both Olivia and Fitz groaned, knowing that their mothers were going to take forever to take one picture with phones they barely knew how to use. Olivia adjusted Mason in her arms, so that he was in between her and Fitz. They looked like such a cute little family in their complementing bathing suits. Fitz even put a pair of white framed ray ban wayfarer sunglasses for babies on Mason that matched the adult ones he and Olivia were wearing. After Catherine and Maya were satisfied with the pictures they had just taken, they along with Big Jerry and Eli, followed their children and grandchild to the ocean.
Olivia and Fitz were extra cautious since it was Mason's first time at the beach. They only took a step into the water. The water barely went above their toes. Olivia placed Mason on his feet, holding him up by the waist. She and Fitz squatted beside him, while he got a feel for the water. Meanwhile, Catherine and Maya were taking pictures galore of their grandson. Eli and Big Jerry stood aside and cheered. Mason squealed and bounced in excitement. His happiness was infectious.
Olivia sat down with him in her lap and Fitz sat beside her leaving a space in between them for Mason to fit in. Mason wanted more access to the water. He wiggled in her lap, indicating the he wanted to be put down. Olivia sat him in between her and Fitz. Mason immediately started smacking the water with his hands. He laughed as the water splashed in the air and some even hit him in the face. Olivia and Fitz were surprised that he didn't cry when the water got in his face. Instead, he continued to splash the water and laugh and every moment was caught on his grandmothers' phones. His grandfathers clapped their hands every time he smacked the water, causing him to clap as well, each time he did.
Kara eventually joined them and allowed Mason to splash her before helping him splash his parents. The grandparents headed back to their towels to relax, while the others continued to have a mini water fight. When they got tired of being in the water, they went back to their spot to eat lunch. After lunch, they relaxed a bit, letting their food digest. They then played in the sand for a little bit, building sandcastles.
Altogether they spent about two hours at the beach before going back to the Pope's. The Grants went back to their hotel to get cleaned up and changed. They then went back to the Pope's. Olivia and Fitz played with Mason for most of the day. Maya and Catherine worked together to cook dinner. Eli took Big Jerry to hang out with a few buddies of his at his friend's house. Marcus asked Kara out via Olivia and she accepted, so she was hanging out with him. The Pope and Grant clans came back together at six p.m. sharp to eat dinner. Dinner, like it had been the evening before, was lively and full of laughter.
Afterwards Fitz helped Olivia give Mason a bath and put him to sleep. They went back downstairs to join the rest of their family members. Catherine and Big Jerry asked Olivia if they could talk to her before they left. Of course she agreed. She lead them into the kitchen to give them some privacy, while they talked. Big Jerry started off the conversation.
"Olivia, my wife and I talked to our son earlier and he told us about your pending conflict. We just wanted you to know that if you do want to move to New York, we'll be more than happy to help you with whatever you need. I already talked to my friend who is the dean of admissons for NYU and he said that if you want to transfer you can. We understand that you'll be moving across the country away from your family and friends and we'll gladly do whatever it takes to make you feel comfortable. Your parents can come too and even your best friend that Fitz mentioned." He reassured her.
Olivia didn't know what to say. She was surprised that Fitz' parents were basically reiterating what he said to her."Uh well thank you both so much. It really means a lot to me. Fitz literally told me the same thing but I didn't want the both of you to think that I was using Mason to get to Fitz' money or yours. I really want Mason to have a close relationship with you two and Kara but I still need time to think about this and talk it over with my family. If that's okay with you?" She said honestly.
"We understand dear. There's no rush. Take as much time as you need. Fitz can be impatient but we'll take care of him. You just do what you feel is right for Mason and yourself. We'll support whatever decision you make." Catherine told her sincerely.
"Thank you." Olivia hugged both Catherine and Big Jerry and they rejoined the others in the living room for a few rounds of Taboo with Kara being the time, buzzer, and score keeper.
A few hours and rounds later the Grants bid the Popes a goodnight before going back to their hotel to retire for the night. The next day, the Grants took the Popes out for breakfast and lunch for their hospitality. Unfortunately, the Grants had to leave for the airport after lunch to catch their flight. None of them wanted to leave, but they had lives to live back in New York. After several hugs, kisses, and goodbyes, the Grants reluctantly boarded their plane.
Fitz was exhausted when he walked into his apartment. He dropped his bag underneath the table in the foyer and threw his keys on the tabletop. He was surprised that he wasn't greeted by Mellie as soon as he walked through the door.
"Mel?" He called for her through the quietness of the apartment. He knew she somewhere in there because he saw her car in its parking space and most of the lights were on. "Mel?" Fitz called for her again, still receiving no response as he walked passed the living room, down the hall, and into his bedroom. Nothing.
Fitz checked the guest room. Still nothing. The final place he checked was the kitchen, where he finally found her drinking his scotch straight from the bottle. Her eyes were red and puffy, letting him know she had been crying. Mascara was running down her cheeks due to her tears. Her hair was disheveled like she had been constantly running her hands through it.
"Mel, what's wrong?" Fitz asked worriedly, quickly moving to be at her side. He tried to hug her, but she shoved him away. "Mellie?" He was confused by her behavior.
"You bastard." She spat.
"What did I do?"
Mellie laughed humorlessly and held up a piece of paper. "Not what... who and you tell me, Fitzgerald. Who did you do that you tested positive for a paternity test."
It all made sense now. The results. The results were in. When it came to six month old Mason... he WAS the father. They came back a lot sooner than Fitz thought though and so did the day he was going to die. He gulped and prayed that Mellie spared him because he had a son that was provened to be his to take care of.
"I can explain."
Author's Note: Uh oh, Fitz is a dead man (not really). As always, I hope you enjoyed!
