When Olivia and Fitz woke up around mid morning, they headed back down to the cabin where they showered together and had a fun quickie before they went to get dressed. Olivia lingered in the kitchen and slowly made breakfast as Fitz had his briefing in the living room with his staff. The meeting was an abbreviated 30 minutes briefing and by the time Fitz was done, she had finished preparing their spinach and bacon frittatas. Fitz took the plate and sniffed it.

"That smells great, it looks good too, what's in it?"

She smiled.

"Sliced cherry tomatoes, spinach, mozzarella cheese and bacon."

"Wow."

Fitz kissed her and took his plate and orange juice and headed to the couch with Olivia in tow. She sat beside him with her legs folded and plate on her lap as she grabbed the remote.

"What are we going to watch?" she asked.

"What's a good movie to watch?"

Olivia pondered.

"Have you seen Tropic Thunder?"

"No."

She smiled.

"It's the funniest movie ever, you'll love it. Robert Downey Jr stars in it."

"Okay, let's order it."

Olivia ordered the movie and waited for it to load and play and then leaned on Fitz's side and they both ate as the movie intro began.

"Olivia this is really good," he said in reference to the food.

"Thanks."

Olivia had watched the movie over 20 times but the way she laughed to the point of tears at every joke, Fitz would have sworn it was the first.

Kirk lazarus - "God damn it! We lost! We fucking super lost, man! Tell him, McClusky. Tell him what time it is."

Tugg speedman - "I don't believe you people."

Kirk lazarus - "What do you mean 'you people'?"

"Wait, why is he getting offended that he said 'you people', isn't he white pretending to be black?" Fitz asked.

Olivia laughed.

"Yeah he's white that's is why it's so funny."

Alpa Chino - "What do you mean, 'you people'?"

Sandusky -"I think what Tugg means is…"

Kirk lazarus -"No, look at his eyes, man. Look at them beady, white devil eyes."

Olivia laughed and cried so hard that Fitz could barely pay attention to the movie because he was so fascinated with her.

Kirk lazarus - "Hey, man, you know how in Rambo 1, he was big but a little puffy and then Rambo 2, he got all shredded up?

Tugg speedman - "Yeah."

Kirk lazarus - "That's kind of how you look right now."

Tugg Speedman - "Yeah?"

Kirk Lazarus - "Not Rambo 1 but 2."

Tugg Speedman - "Really?"

Kirk Lazarus - "Yeah, when he was cut up."

Tugg Speedman - "I'm not that... I mean, that's what I'm going for, but you know…"

Kirk Lazarus - "Come on, dude. You more shredded than a julienne salad, man."

Tugg Speedman - 'Thanks."

Kirk Lazarus - "What's the secret, dude?"

Tugg Speedman - "It's a diet. I'm just dieting."

Kirk Lazarus - "Really? 'Cause I'm trying to come up a little, but it's just... It's tough. You look good. Any tips?"

Tugg Speedman - "What?"

Kirk Lazarus - "Any tips, you got?"

Tugg Speedman - "There's, like, the pineapple…"

Kirk grabs the map from Tugg.

Kirk Lazarus - Give me that goddamn map!"

Tugg Speedman - "Hey!"

Kirk Lazarus - "Fuck you!"

He hands it to Sandusky.

Kirk Lazarus - "Tell us where we really at."

Tugg Speedman - "That's fucking bullshit! It's a chump move."

Kirk Lazarus - "We just getting a second opinion, doc."

Sandusky - "We're going the wrong way!"

Kirk Lazarus - "Damn! Son of a bitch."

Sandusky - "God! I think we were supposed to be doing this, and instead we did this."

Jeff - "Shit, shit, shit, shitty shit, shit!"

Kirk Lazarus - "Think you can get us back to that drop zone, boy?"

Tugg Speedman - "This is not cool!"

Sandusky - "Maybe."

Tugg Speedman - "This is insane! Are you really going to abandon this movie? We're supposed to be a unit!"

Kirk Lazarus - "Suck my unit!"

Olivia was practically on the floor laughing. Fitz laughed too, although not as hard as Olivia who was wiping tears from her eyes.

"Liv?"

She sat up and took a deep breath.

"Do you not get why it's so funny, it's sarcastical as hell, Kirk is white but he's playing a black guy and he takes his character so serious he gets offended by white people, Jeff is going through heroin withdrawal the entire movie, Tugg is overacting like a motherfucker, Alpa Chino who is black calls Kirk the 'n' word and gets slapped, it's really funny," she said laughing.

"Yeah, it's is pretty funny," Fitz said as he laughed.

Within an hour the movie was over. Olivia was winded from laughing.

"What do we do know?" she asked.

"We could go fishing, by the lake," Fitz suggested.

"There's a lake? I didn't see that yesterday."

"It's hidden by the forest and it's small."

Olivia looked at him skeptically.

"You know how to fish?"

"Yep and I can teach you," he said with a smile.

"We're not gonna be in a boat are we?"

"No, we'll just sit on the boardwalk, it goes out into the lake."

"That sounds fun, I'm up for it."

Fitz stood up and pulled her up. She went to the bedroom and pulled on some shorts with her t shirt. She wore flip flops, Fitz did too which she thought was funny because it was so casual and different from what he usually wore.

It was a 20 minutes walk to the hidden lake. It was beautiful, the water was clean and clear. There was a shed near the boardwalk and kayaks and row boats parked on the shore.

Fitz opened the shed and took out some equipment. There was a small refrigerator that stored bait, he took some of that as well and they brought them to the end of the boardwalk and sat while Fitz lined up the hooks.

When he was done, he gave her her own fishing line with bait and then showed her how to throw it out.

"Do it let me see," he said after he gave her a tutorial.

She smiled and stood up and threw the line out, it went a couple feet out.

"Not too shabby," Olivia said as she laughed at herself.

Fitz laughed.

"Baby, it needs to go further than that, reel it up."

She reeled the line in. Fitz got behind her and held her hand as he helped her throw the line out further and she jumped up in excitement.

"Yay, I got it."

Fitz threw his line out as well and then they both sat on the edge and waited for the hook to get pulled.

"Is this a naturally occurring lake or man-made, cause it looks man-made?"

"It's man-made, but it dug out and built from the 80's, I bought it like this. I have a marine biologist that takes care of the fish and water to keep it sustained."

"How many properties do you have, it seems like you like buying properties."

"Well this is my private little man cave, I used to come here as often as I could when I was governor and no one clocked how much time I took off but since the presidency, I've only been able to come here twice. I had a condo in New York but Mellie took it, along with the one in Miami and our house in Beverly Hills. I kept the apartment in Paris. My family has a ranch in Santa Barbara, I don't go there much. My family also has a house in the Hamptons, in Nova Scotia and a vacation home in Capri, Italy and of course you know about isle Amabella."

Olivia chuckled.

"You do not need that many properties."

"I travelled a lot when I worked for my family's company and I didn't always want to stay at a hotel so I bought apartments, we had more properties, I sold them when my Gerry died."

"How did Gerry die, you never told me what happened."

That was risky territory and Fitz really didn't want to talk about it which he knew was hypocritical because always pushed her to be open with him but this was different.

"-I think I just caught one," he said in an attempt to change the subject.

"Really!"

Fitz reeled in the line and pulled it up. The bait was still on the line.

"False alarm," he said with a smile.

"Well I'm glad because I'm gonna catch one before you."

Fitz chuckled.

"Keep dreaming."

Olivia was about to reply when she felt a tug on her line.

"Fitz, I think I caught one."

"Reel it in."

She reeled in the line and pulled it out the water. There was a tiny golden fish on the line.

"Yay I caught one."

"Yeah, you caught the kid from finding nemo," Fitz teased.

"And you caught nothing."

"Please, you caught bait, I'm catching Dinner."

Olivia chuckled and touched the wiggling fish.

"Take him off and throw him back in."

"Why?" asked Fitz.

"I don't wanna kill him."

Fitz shook his head as he chuckled and took the slowly fish off the hook and threw him back in the water.

Olivia smiled.

"Olivia 1 - president 0."

"Woah wait, I think I got another one coming in," Fitz said a his line moved in the water.

He reeled his line in quickly and pulled it up a rather large salmon was hooked to the line.

"What were you saying?" Fitz said with a smirk.

Olivia huffed.

"Why is there Salmon in the lake anyways, aren't they found in rivers and seas."

"I'm eating Salmon for dinner, I don't know what you're eating."

She shoved him playfully.

"Can you cook salmon? 'Cause I can."

"Fine," he said as he gave her a peck on the lips, "you can have some too, you better be glad I love you or you'd have been sleeping with an empty stomach tonight."

She shoved him.

"Rude," she scolded, "but also funny."

They hung out on the ledge for a couple more hours. Fitz caught more fish but he threw them back, Olivia caught nothing and he made a point of laughing at her each time she thought she did.

By the time it was mid afternoon, they headed back to the cabin.

Olivia cleaned and marinated the fish and left it in the fridge for a few hours and later in the evening she cooked it with string beans and broccoli.

They didn't eat right away, they let the food sit while they showered again and blowed each other in the bathroom then got dressed.

Olivia reheated the food and Fitz took it to the coffee table in front of the couch while Olivia poured wine for her and scotch for him.

She joined him on the ground in front of the table shortly after and watched as he took his first few bites.

"Do you like it?"

He chewed and swallowed.

"It's really good, even the vegetables - I can't believe you've made me okay with eating vegetables, the things I do for love."

She smiled and took a few bites as well before she laid down her fork and faced him.

She cleared her throat before she began.

"Earlier when I asked you about your dad you changed the subject, why?"

"What?"

"Fitz."

He sighed.

"I didn't want to talk about it."

"Why not?"

"Because there's nothing to talk about."

"Fitz there's plenty to talk about."

"I'm sorry olivia, I just don't want to talk about it okay."

"So that's it, when it's time to talk, you don't want me to shut up but when it's your turn there's nothing to talk about."

Their voices were still calm, it was civil.

"Olivia please drop it, I really don't want to argue with you."

"Fitz, I don't want to argue either, I just want to you to tell me what happened."

Fitz slammed his hand on the table, the plates shook in response.

"Damn it Olivia, enough!" he yelled angrily.

Her mouth fell open and her eyes stung with tears. He had never lost his temper before, he gotten agitated in the past but not to that point. She felt overly dramatic for getting emotional but she couldn't help it.

She took a second to compose herself and then stood up and walked to the kitchen.

She had no idea why he had such a hard time telling her what happened to Gerry. She heard he had a heart attack which was odd because he was pretty spry for his age. She didn't think it would be that hard for Fitz to just tell her how it happened.

As she stood with her hands pressed against the counter in the kitchen, she heard Fitz cleared his throat behind her and she turned around.

Fitz stared at her for a while before he spoke.

"I'm really sorry."

She wanted to be angry with him but she just couldn't.

"It's okay."

"No, it's not Liv, I shouldn't have reacted that way, after everything that's happened, I don't wanna do anything that will jeopardize you feeling safe and secure."

"Fitz I'm not afraid of you."

She opened her arms to him and he took a couple steps forward and he was in her arms. Fitz cupped her face with his hands and rested his forehead against hers.

At that moment she got the feeling that he was holding back something big.

"Fitz what's going on with you?" She asked softly.

Fitz was quiet for a while then he spoke.

"Olivia, you'd never look at me the same if you knew."

"That's not true, nothing could change the way I think about you."

"Yeah, that's what people say until you tell them."

"I'm not people, I'm Olivia, your Olivia, and you can tell me anything."

Fitz mulled it over for a few more seconds before he decided to tell her.

"I killed him."

"What," she choked out softly.

Fitz took a small step back.

"I killed Gerry, when I thought I'd never find you, I got angry and we got into a fight and I killed him."

"How?"

"I smashed his head into a wall, at the time I convinced myself it was an accident, that I was so angry that I didn't realized what I was doing but that was a lie, I knew exactly what I was doing and after he died I covered it up. I lied about your father, he didn't die in a raid like I told you, we captured him, I brought him back to the U.S. and had him executed under the patriot act. I wish I could say that I feel guilt or remorse but I didn't and I still don't which makes me a monster. The only thing I cared about was what you'd think of me if you found out what I did."

Fitz waited for her to respond but she didn't.

"I'm so sorry. If you need some time-"

"Fitz you're not a cold blooded killer and won't let you become one because of me-"

"- Liv I-"

"You have to promise me that you will never, ever, do something like that again, not for me, promise me."

She looked him directly in the eyes as she spoke. She could see that he was struggling between the need vengeance for what they did to her and feeling regret for what he did to them, if not because of Rowan then Gerry because he was his father regardless of how horrible a man he was.

"I promise."

"Fitz, I'm going to hold you to that because I don't wanna feel like I'm bringing out the worst in you," she spoken sternly but with a tenderness that let him know she was both serious and concerned.

Fitz nodded again.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.

"I love you, you can always confide in me, I'll never judge you for it okay. Our fathers, they were horrible men, both of them, they made the world far worse than they found it but we're not like them, were better and we're going to make the world better than they left it."

Fitz smiled, he never dreamed she'd react they way she did.

"Okay."

"Can I get a kiss?"

Fitz kissed her softly on the lips. She hugged him again and held on for a while before she let him go.

She felt like she needed to change the subject and fast, she didn't want to wallow in grief for the rest of the night.

"Okay so your washing the dishes."

"What?"

"Yep, you're washing the dishes, I'll be on the couch, finishing my wine."

"But I'm not even finished with my food."

"Okay, finish your food, then wash them."

"Okay."

She was about to step away but she stopped and turned to him. She wanted to make sure he was okay.

"Fitz, you're okay right, there isn't anything else that was worrying you?"

"Yeah, I'm just relieved that I finally told you, I guess I didn't realize what a burden it was."

"I'm glad you told me too now cheer up, your birthday is in two days and I have a lot planned."

Fitz smiled which made Olivia smile.

"I'll be in the living room, hurry up," Olivia said.

She was about to step off again but Fitz grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

"And thank you for not freaking out when I told you, I promise I won't give you any more reasons to leave me than you already have."

Olivia smiled and kissed him.

"Honestly, I'd feel like a hypocrite if I did, when I woke up at the hospital and you told me Gerry died, I was relieved, I know it sounds horrible but I was," she sighed, "I was even more relieved when you told me my dad died, I was sad but relieved and yeah, they were horrible people but that doesn't mean I want their blood on your hands. I'm not happy about what happened but I'm not angry either, I just want you to be okay and I don't want you to be put in a spot where it has to come to that ever again, I don't want anymore blood on your hands."

"That's the problem Liv, every time I give an order and someone dies or I send troops overseas and someone dies, it's on my hands, it's always on my hands. I killed my father and I ordered yours executed, that's on me."

"I know, it's a lot to bear and that's why I want you to talk to me if you ever feel overwhelmed or just wanna vent you know, I'm 100% here for you. It's been a crazy year, for both of us, I think it's time we moved on and put all this grief behind us. "

She reached up and kissed him.

"I love you, more than anything, you know that."

Fitz nodded with a smile.

"I know."

"Good, come and finish your food, we could watch tropic thunder again."

"No, please no."

She grabbed his hand and pulled him back to the living room couch. They sat down and Fitz took his plate from the coffee table and ate a string bean.

"My food is cold, I'm gonna go heat it up, do you want me to heat yours as well."

"Yeah, I'll find something for us to watch in the meantime."

"Okay."

Fitz took the plates and brought them to the microwave while Olivia looked for the remote. By the time Fitz came back with the food, she found in between the couch cushions. She turned on the tv and it was one CNN.

"- new video of Olivia Pope speaking about candidate Grant before the election."

"Seriously?" Olivia said with a sigh.

Fitz smiled.

"Turn that up, I wanna hear this."

She chuckled and turned up the tv.

"I know exactly what they're talking about by the way."

The video flashed on the screen and showed Olivia sitting with a podcast host in a studio.

"The video is dated September 24, 2008, take a listen," said the CNN host.

Host - "What do you think about the presidential candidates Grant and Reston, those are the two choices, what do you think about them?"

Olivia - "Okay so let me start with Reston. He wasn't my top choice for democratic nominee. I think his policy on gun control is weak, he's strong on climate change and environmental protection which is really good, his economic plan isn't bad, it's going in the right direction, we need to get wealth redistributed, only the top 1% of this country is thriving under current economic plan and we need to change that."

Host - "You are in the top 1%, you want less money coming your way?"

Olivia - "No, I'm not saying that, I'm saying I want a fair playing field for everyone, everyone should be able to thrive, not just me and other rich people."

Host - "What about candidate Grant?"

Olivia - "ugh republican, I can honestly say he's the best candidate from the republican pool, I think his foreign policy solutions are better than Reston's, I will admit that, I'm trying to be objective as possible because obviously I'm a very liberal democrat. That being said, it's almost like choosing between two democrats, his policies are very moderate which is not a bad thing, at least not for me, he acknowledges climate change but just like every other republican he wants to cut taxes which I'm against. I'd much rather have my taxes raised so we can afford to take care of our less fortunate citizens and fund universal healthcare. He hasn't said a word about abortion which is good, the last thing I want to hear is another republican man telling a woman what she can and can't do with her body."

Host - "So out of both choices, who do you like personally and who would you vote for?"

Olivia - "There is something a bit creepy about Reston, he's very rehearsed and doesn't seem genuine and that makes it hard to connect with him, uhm… Grant on the other hand is charming but never forget he's a republican and I mean, I wish I could say that I would vote for a republican but the words would choke me. Luckily I don't have to choose between a republican and a creep because I won't be in the country for the next 3 months."

Host - "Who do you think will be president when you get back?"

Olivia - "Grant, by at least 3-4 points which is unfortunate because I really wanted a democrat in the white house but I'm not gonna be devastated that Grant won either."

Fitz turned to Olivia and smiled.

"You wish you could say that you'd vote for a republican but the words would choke you."

"It's true," she said with a smile, " luckily you're an independent now so I can vote for you in the general next year."

"Would you have not voted for me if I was still a republican?"

"I'm gonna have to say no to that one... fine... maybe but only cause I like you."

Fitz laughed as they kicked back on the couch and flipped through the channels until he relented to Olivia's whining and watched an encore of Tropic Thunder, they both fell asleep on the couch after the movie was finished.