Teach Me Too Love You

Chapter 14

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Fitz stood in his position until the jet with Liv aboard it was safely in the sky before he decided to contact Zoey's father. This was war as he knew it. Benny would not be willing to reason. Zoey was his only child. Her mom and his wife died several years ago of cancer, that's when Zoey started pushing her weight around with no consequences. This also is what turned Fitz off to her romantically, losing respect for her as his woman, but even that did not convince her to not want to be with him.

Fitz turns to Tom "Keep your men on point. I may have to kill this fool." Tom nods in agreement as his men bring down the two dead bodies and place them in black body-bags they secretly kept with them when they travel just in case. Tom takes the gun that the shooter had and pointed it at the aircraft shooting out on of the windows. Fitz looks at him like he's lost his mind. "Proof he was shooting at us first since the vehicles are bullet resistant." "That's why I keep you around, you're always thinking ten steps ahead."

Twenty minutes later Cyrus and Benny show up but so does the many bosses. This had gotten out of hand and they needed to make sure these two didn't kill each other. All the men exit their vehicles along with their personal security and are standing inside the hanger over the two dead bodies as Benny steps forward. He falls to his knees as the bags are slowly unzipped by Fitz's men and cries. "You killed her-you killed my baby. How could you?"

Robbie Pachino who is the 2nd in command of all the bosses turns to Fitz "We'll be in contact to set up a meeting to discuss this further. Go…go now, we'll take care of this." Fitz nods and walks to his vehicle and drives off going dark again with only Tom knowing where he was. Cyrus would continue to be the communication man and keep him informed.

Once settled in he takes out his burner phone and calls Liv. The phone rings several times before the sound of her angelic voice penetrates his ears. "Hello!" A winded Liv answers

"Hi."

"H…hi!" She repeats with so much emotion

"I'm okay love. I just needed to hear your voice."

"You're calling me." She softly expresses with a softness to her voice

"I'm calling you." A moment passes between them "Did you run for the phone?"

"Yes, I was in the shower when I heard it ringing in the living room."

"Are you still coming tomorrow?"

"Come hell or high water."

Liv switches the phone to her other ear as she sits on the sofa in just her rob "I'm sorry about Zoey."

"Yeah, me too. But it is what it is. You have nothing to be sorry about Livvie."

"I know, its just…it was because of me. All of this is because of me."

"No Livvie don't do that. Don't put this on you. This is all on me. I made this mess, and I will have to clean it up." His tone is serious and strong

"I miss you." Liv tells Fitz

"I miss you too my love. I will be there soon."

"Diego won't let me close the connecting doors. It feels weird."

"I'll talk to him about that if you agree to at least leave it unlocked?" He agrees as he's sending Diego the message to allow Liv to close the connecting door also telling him to knock before entering unless she's in danger.

"I can do that." She stands and begins pacing back and forth "Fitz?"

"Yes Livvie." He responds to his name

"Are they going to try to kill you?"

"No one can just kill me Livvie. Zoey went against the rules, at least that's what we will tell them. It has to come from the top."

"What happens now?" The fear in her voice doesn't go unnoticed by Fitz

"We meet, discuss the events and make a decision. They won't agree to him killing me. I won't let him kill me."

"Have you ever thought about getting out, like leaving the organization?"

"I don't want to talk about me anymore. My concern is you."

Liv looked down at the positive pregnancy test in her hand and wanted so badly to tell him but decided to wait until they were together again. She had a very strong suspicion she was pregnant two weeks ago when her hormones took a mind of their own, and the smell of Fitz cologne made her nauseated, adding the fact they had been having more sex then food. She knew it could happen but hadn't given it much thought since she was on the 5-year plan with the depo shot. If finally dawned on her that this was year 5 and she was 2 months past the expiration date.

"Fitz I'm serious. Will this be our future? Will it always be like this? This scares me and…."

He interrupts her "Livvie stop. You're letting fear get the best of you. Just let me handle things and we will be fine…I promise."

She flops back down on the sofa "You can't promise me that and live this life Fitz."

He becomes frustrated "I can, and I will!" He yells without thinking

Liv becomes frustrated herself at the fact he is not taking her feeling into account, brushing them off as none important. Her fears and feelings about their life and their future didn't matter to him as long as he got what he wanted. He expected her to just go along with whatever he wanted and said. But things have changed, it wasn't about just her and him anymore, there was possibly a child about to added to the equation. "I have to go. I'll see you when you get here." She abruptly hangs up the phone

He calls her back several times, but she doesn't answer. He decided to give her some time before he addressed her hanging up on him as he began packing his clothes for the weekend.

Liv on the other hand showers and goes to bed but finds herself unable to sleep. As she lies in bed and thinks over her life with a baby and with Fitz and all the danger that surrounds him her heart rate picks up. Her breathing becomes labored. She tries taking short panting breaths to calm herself down as she feels a panic attack coming on. She taps her breast plate and takes deeper breaths. She abruptly sits up as to help her catch her breath. Wiping away the tears that have spilled from her eyes. She inhales deeply and blows it out slow several times before she began to calm down. She crosses her hands underneath her chin and stares off as she contemplates her life with or without Fitz.

Fitz is packed and now sitting having a glass of scotch staring at his phone debating whether or not to text Liv since she still would not answer the phone but before he decides his phone rings and he answer "Yeah." Its Cyrus

"We need to talk. I need to meet with you."

"Is there news?"

"No not yet. I will fix this. Benny is a liability to the organization. He has nothing to lose now. You must prepare for this."

"Yeah Cy. I've already thought of that. Look, just let me know when the meeting is set. I don't care about the rest. I'll meet you at the house tomorrow at 8 I'm done hiding. If Benny wants a war, he's got one." Fitz hangs up and sends Liv a simple text I love you Livvie….

Liv hears her phone vibrates on the nightstand and picks it up and reads Fitz's message and sighs. What are you going to do Liv? She slowly gets out of bed and walks into the living area and opens the wall panel that led to the connecting doors to Diego's suite. She finds the center door slide to the open position and Diego's wall panel open. She steps inside and softly calls out to him "Die…" But stops short when she sees the living room of her apartment in real time on a large projected screen.

Diego thought Liv had turned in for the night and decided it was a perfect time to use the bathroom when Liv walk into his suite. "Liv!" He calls out moving quickly into the room as she stops in front of the screen and points before looking back at him "You're spying on me? Fitz has you spying on me?"

Diego stops and places his hands behind his back "Its not what you think."

Liv head snaps in his direction again "I think there are camera's in my apartment. Is that not my apartment, Diego?"

"It is." He directly answers

"You all are some sick son of a bitches, You've been watching me, did you enjoy the show as I walked around naked, huh Diego? Does Fitz know about this?" Before he could answer she answers for him "Of course he does, you work for him. You only do what he tells you."

Diego tries explaining again "It's not what you think. There are only camera's in the living and kitchen area. I turn the camera's off before I see anything inappropriate. I would never violate you that way Liv."

"Well I feel fucking violated." Liv turns and goes back to her suite and begins packing. Diego calls Fitz and shares the bad news.

Liv texts Abby 911 and OTW (on the way) before heading out of the condo with Diego not far behind. Liv was right he was loyal to Fitz, but he also told Fitz that the camera's weren't a good idea. He didn't feel comfortable watching Liv in her private moments. Fitz didn't care as long as he turned off the camera's if Liv began to undress. Liv's innocence touch Diego to the point he started to question his loyalty and his morals. Fitz told him to not let her out of his site. Not caring that Liv found out about the camara's. His excuse was he was protecting her also sharing that he would be there tomorrow and smooth things over. Diego followed instructions and once again kept his opinion to himself.

…..

Liv caught an UBER to Abby's. Abby was awaiting her arrival with concern etched on her face at the emergency call they implemented many years ago. Once Liv arrives Abby runs up to the UBER. "Are you okay?"

Liv has uncontrolled tears streaming from her eyes. She falls into Abby's arms as they walk into Abby home. "Liv you scaring me what's going on? Why are you crying?" She secures and locks the door behind them as they make there way to the sofa.

Liv pulls out the pregnancy test from her purse handing it to Abby. "Holly fuck Liv! You're pregnant?" Abby jumps to her feet and begins yelling at Liv "I can't believe this. Are you serious? You have known this man for two fucking months and now your pregnant?" Abby goes and pours herself a drink. Liv continues to wipe tears from her face "Stop yelling at me Abby, and give me one of those."

Abby glares at her "You're pregnant. You can't fucking drink. I'll drink for both of us." She swallows the liquor straight down "Fuck!" She continues expressing her surprise and frustration with her best friend and sister before she adds more "I…I don't get it. He forced you, right? I mean to get pregnant. Fuck I'll tear his ass apart when I meet him!"

Liv finally finds her voice "Abby, he doesn't know I'm pregnant! So can you please stop? He doesn't know and I'm scared Abs. I'm really-really scared and here I was hoping he would propose to me…now I'm not so sure."

"Wait…what? I'm confused Liv. Can we start over? What all besides the pregnancy did you come here to talk about?"

Liv shares with Abby everything that has happened leaving her just as scared for her best friend. "Liv what are you going to do? I mean you can't be a mob wife. That's so not you and to bring forth a baby…"

Liv drops her head and shifts her position "I know Abs. This changes everything. How I see us, our future. It all changes now. I can't raise a child in a dangerous atmosphere. I love Fitz, I really do, but I also love this baby growing inside of me too. I have to protect this child at all cost Abs…even if it means not going back to Sicily." She places her hands over her face "I can't raise our child in that life. That bitch was really trying to kill me. I was so scared. Now there a war of some sort between all the mob families. Who's to say they won't come after me too. I don't feel safe there anymore. I can't live like that."

"Liv you sound like someone trapped in a cage. What if you tell Fitz you don't want to live in Italy instead stay in the US and raise your child here? Is he willing to relocate for you, will he force you to go back or will he try and take the child like his father did his mother? You have to consider this Liv. What if he doesn't take no for and answer and force you to give up the baby to him? As you can see, he's a control freak who has camera's in your apartment and his goon watching you. That in itself is creepy."

Liv hadn't thought of this. The reality of the situation just got real for her. What she was up against. Fitz was a man who always got what he wanted. Was she strong enough to fight him when/if it came to their child?"

"Abby please stop, you're making my anxiety worse and I'm starting to feel light- headed." Liv leans forward rubbing her forehead with her hand taking deep slow breaths. "You don't have to yell. I can hear you fine. Do you take me for a fool? You think I didn't know what I was doing? Fitz didn't make this baby by himself. I chose to give myself to him…willingly. I slipped up and didn't schedule my appointment to renew my birth control. I had unprotected sex with him. It was my choice. You can't blame everything on him."

Abby stops as her chest heaves up and down trying to calm herself and see things from Liv's point of view. Liv stares off into the distance with sadness in her eyes. Abby starts to feel bad and goes and sits next to her pulling her into a much needed hug. "I'm sorry Liv. You needed a friend and her I am judging you. I love you, do you hear me Olivia. I love you." Liv embraces her back and nods still unable to control the falling tears "I will always be there for you. We will raise the child together." Abby exhales a deep breath before continuing "It will be a beautiful baby, with two beautiful parents. Hopefully smart like his or her mother, father not so much, but still smart none the less." Liv giggles as her tears subside

Liv finally pulls away from the hug "I know what to do." She shares "I will give Fitz the chance to choose me. If he choses me then problem is solved, but if he choses that dark life instead, then you and I will be raising this baby ourselves. I am not under any circumstances going back to Sicily or Italy period."

"So, in other words you will only tell him about the baby if he chooses you, and keep the baby a secret if he doesn't?"

"Exactly. If he loves me the way he says he does, then he will be willing to leave that life behind and start one with me. He was the one who pursued me, not the other way around. Somewhere there has to be a middle ground. He can't have both."

Abby gives her a serious look "Liv? Did you ever think about any of this before…now?" referring to the pregnancy "Have you even confirmed the pregnancy?"

"I know I'm pregnant Abs. I've even started having nausea and morning sickness and yes, I thought about it and knew that I had power over Fitz. He was changing for me. He asked me to teach him to love me. He would eventually want marriage, kids, and moving back to the US was the only way I would agree to all of those terms."

"So, what now?"

"Can I stay with you? I don't feel right in my apartment with the camara's."

"For as long as you need." Abby answers with a smile followed by a hug. The two continued to talk for about another hour before heading to bed in preparations for Liv's parent's retirement party.

Diego makes himself comfortable outside of Abby's home as he monitor's both women's phones even listening in on their conversation by turning on the speaker without either of their knowledge. He reports back to Fitz but doesn't share what the two ladies talked about. He would leave that for Olivia to do because he also agreed with everything Liv said.

It is finally the morning of Liv's parent's retirement party and Fitz is all set to fly out after he meets with Cyrus. "So what is it you wanted to see me about?"

"We have to fly out to Spain."

"What! I have somewhere to be. I can't do this now."

"You have no choice. The godfather has call for all bosses. You know what happens if you don't show." Cyrus states watching Fitz intently. He intentionally okayed today for the meet knowing Fitz was due to fly to the US to meet Liv's parents.

"Fuck!" Fitz expresses his frustration while pulling out his phone. He calls Liv but now her phone is off. His call goes straight to voicemail. He feels as if he's losing his grip on Liv and it angers him to no end. He's never allowed a woman to have power over him or his emotions. He needed to get her back her to Sicily as soon as possible. Her being in the US was becoming a problem to their relationship and he needed and wanted it to stop. "Fine lets go." Cyrus nods and follows Fitz out with a satisfying smile on his face

Until next time…..Keke