Nightshift

"You driving or me?"

"I'll drive." The second they climb in they receive a call

"Ambo 51"

"Go for ambo 51"

"We have a passed out male. Age 25-30. Location at Church and Palm."

Throwing on the sirens they drive off to their call. They arrive at the location in three minutes flat. Upon first glance they see a man half on the sidewalk and he half in the street with no one else around.

"Sir are you okay?"

"I'm fine he speaks slurring his words," Harrison mouths drunk to Fitz. The booze was radiating off his body.

"Sir we are only here to help. Can you stand?"

"I said I'm fine, what you can't hear?"

"Hey we are only here to help you. What's your name?"

The man tries to stand but stumbles on the curb and goes down. They hold back a laugh because he was really serious that he was okay but he looked like a newborn giraffe trying to walk. The guy tries again to walk but stumbles and vomits.

"Alright were taking you in you can have alcohol,"…Harrison jumps back quickly.

"Let's load him up. I'm driving," say Fitz. While he's walking to the front to drive away Harrison asks his name and he answers Jake. Jake Ballard. He grips his side and starts yelling and puking again into a bag that Harrison handed him as soon as they were loaded up in the back. They loved their job without a doubt but there were certain people that you got a vibe from and they didn't want to help but they had a job to do and personal feelings could never come in between, but there was something about Jake that put them both off.

"Haul ass Fitz, this dude is puking his brains out and the smell is starting to get to me," he says trying not to puke on himself.

Fitz calls they are on the move and her better not puke because he would never let him live it down.

OPV

Liv was in her office catching up on some paperwork before Quinn popped in.

"Hey boss lady did the new pipe come in?"

"Yeah it's in locker D waiting for you."

"Thanks you are the best."

Her cell rings and she answers before looking at the call ID.

"Hello?"

"Hello, am I speaking to Olivia Pope?"

"Yes this is she."

"I am calling from Cedar hospital. We have a Jake Ballard here and you're listed as his emergency contact. He was brought in for appendicitis, dehydration, having a high blood alcohol level. He will be going into surgery to remove his appendix and you were listed as a contact."

"Alright I'll be down there soon." Liv did not want to go but she wasn't heartless. Jake always was a big drinker and he was a mean, impossible drunk. She was hoping never having to see his cheating ass again especially after he showed up at her place acting crazy. Telling Quinn that she was stepping out for a second she hoped in her car a drove over to the hospital. Once finding parking she went to the floor the nurse told her he would be on.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes I'm looking for Jake Ballard. I was told he was in surgery."

"Are you family?"

"NO, but I am his medical emergency contact."

"Let me check. He is in room 405. Just go down this hall and it will be on your right."

"Thank you."

Once she finds the room she takes deep breath to swallow the bile that was building upon and wanting to bust out. She knocks on the door and lets herself in.

"Jake?"

"Hi, Olivia. What are you doing here? You came to see me?"

"I guess you have me down as your emergency contact, which you need change."

"Okay I'm still glad you came. Seeing you right is giving me hope

Deciding not to lay in to him because he was in the hospital "Jake I'm going to…how are you feeling?

"Horrible my stomach hurts, and my head is pounding."

"That sucks but that comes with drinking so much."

"And have you take care of me. Liv I wanted to talk to you. I'm sorry for cheating on you; I never meant to hurt you. Please give me another chance?"

"Jake I gave you a chance. I forgive you for my peace of mind, but I won't be with you. That was your second chance and I use to tell myself I wasn't that girl who gave second chances on cheaters but I did and you fucked that up."

"Please Liv I need you." He grabs her hand and squeezes hard to the point that the feeling in her hand started to become numb.

"Jake let my hand go."

Hissing thru clenched teeth, "no you can't leave me."

"Jake you need to rest you just had surgery."

"I said no," he pulls her arm roughly.

"Excuse me is there a problem in here," the nurse asks looking back and forth between them. The nurse could see discoloration already forming the girls arm, showing the outline of fingers. The paramedics that brought him in said he had a temper.

Hating that he was interrupted by the nurse he answers her, "no problem we were just saying goodbye, right honey?"

Making her way to the door quickly Liv rushes out of there without giving Jake a second thought and wanting to be as far away from as she could be. She had a gut feeling this wasn't that last time she was going to have to deal with Jake and that scared her.

"Livvie? Hey Livvie wait up." He caught up with her and could read the trouble on her face. "What are you doing here? Is everything okay with you? Abby?"

"Yes were both fine but I had a horrible run in with Jake. Jake is here and I was his medical contact and the hospital called me when he went into surgery."

It finally clicked in his head who she was talking about.

"Ballard. Jake Ballard. That's your ex I brought him in last night. I didn't even recognize him but I never did really pay attention to him back then."

"He had his appendix taken out so I was called," she says mindlessly rubbing her arm.

"Are you sure you're alright?"

"Never better now."

Deciding to table it for now he gives her a small smile. "I got to go I picked up a shift so I got to get back. I'll call u later okay?"

"Okay."

Leaning in and giving her a kiss on the lips, "see ya later Livvie."

Still in a daze she was able to squeak out a bye. For the rest of his shift he couldn't stop thinking about Liv from the look on her face to the dark shadowing that was forming on her hand and arm. Once his shift was done he was bone tired. After getting a light snack and taking a nap he called Liv it was about 2 in the evening. She picked up on the first ring again.

"Well someone is happy to talk to me."

"I had my phone in my hand already so don't get a big ego."

"Hahaha that's not the only thing big on me," dropping his voice making it sound sex filled.

"Wow subtly is not your thing," she says laughing.

"Please we know each other and when have we never been open to each other. Plus I can't stop thinking about our kiss."

"Which one?"

"Both."

"Really?"

"Yes really."

"So what about them is keeping them on your mind?"

"Everything but manly the beautiful woman who is letting me kiss her."

"Ohhh...tell me about this woman."

"Well she is the most beautiful woman in the world. She has this smooth milk chocolate skin, her eyes are an even milkier brown, she has this cute little button nose, she is short as hell but when I hug her she fits perfect in my arms, she's fit and I can tell that she squats and she gets it from her mama."

Liv busts out laughing, "well she does defiantly get it from her mama and squat religiously."

"And that right there, her laugh. It's the most beautiful sound. Its music to my ears and

"This girl sounds like she caught her eye.

She has. She caught those years ago but I was too scared to follow thru, nut I won't let that happen this time around

Good

"Good."

"And Fitz you didn't have to say all those things."

"Why not they are all true."

"I'll give you a fun fact about myself I can't take compliments well."

Confused by her confession, "what do you mean?"

"I guess when I get compliments it makes me feel that I have to try harder or something. I feel weird, not in a bad way but not in a good way either, just weird."

"Livvie P listen to me okay? You are beautiful, brilliant, funny, talented, and oh so sexy. When I say these things I'm not looking for anything in return I'm saying them because I'm telling what I see in you. So can you try not to feel weird when I say these things?"

"I'll try."

"Good."

"Thank you for saying that."

"No need to thank me but I will accept it with a sincere your welcome." He didn't want to talk about Jake but if they were going to be in a relationship they need to have the ex talk sooner or later. "So how's Jake?"

"Don't know and to be honest I really don't care. I'm glad that you guys got to him in time to and he made it out of surgery but that is as far as it goes."

He hated feeling insecure but she was with him for a while and he was sick. There had to be some type of feelings right?

In a small voice, "are you going to go see him again?"

"No why, should I?"

"I was just asking.

"Fitz hear me out. Jake and I are over. He is lucky I don't get a restraining order on his ass."

"Why would you need one?"

"It's not important but believe me I am all in with you, okay?"

Yawing, "okay."

"Babe when was the last time you slept

"I think sometime yesterday. I picked up a shift so I could have three days off in a row."

"Fitz go to sleep."

"I'm fine I wanted to talk to you and hear your voice."

"That's sweet but you need your rest."

"You right," he said yawing again

"Night Fitz."

"I'll call you later my love," he says hanging up

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