A few hours later Fitz again woke to Olivia in his arms. He turned his body more into her embrace, simply enjoying holding her close. Not too long later OIivia began to stir. Taking a deep breathe she sighed.

"This is nice" she mumbles.

Fitz only squeezes her tighter. Olivia lifts her head, her chin on his chest looking up at him.

"Hi" she smiles

"Hi Sweet Baby" he leans down and kisses her nose.

"I missed you"

"I missed you too." There is a silent pause before he continues "Livvie, why have you been at your mom's house? You said it has been weeks."

"I just didn't like staying here without you. I was lonely." She replies quietly. "I didnt want to intrude on your time with your dad. I know how important it was to you to fix things and you were taking care of him. I guess I just didn't want to take away from your time with him. But I missed you so I went to my mom."

Running his hands through his hair he blows out a heavy breath. "God, I'm sorry Livvie. I never meant to make you feel that way. You're the most important person in my life. I hate that I haven't been here for you."

"Hey I didnt tell you that to hurt you or make you feel guilty. I truly understand. I couldn't imagine taking care of my parents and trying to juggle school right now, its been kicking my ass all on its own. I'm proud of you. Really. I'm not upset, I promise. I love you more for taking care of your dad when he hasn't always been there for you. I'm happy you two are closer. Trust me I understand. This has been good for me and my mom too. I even got to know Dominic better, he's actually a really cool guy. But I am so glad you're home." She reaches up and kisses him tenderly on the lips.

"It really has been good for me and dad but its time to get us back on track as well. I'm really sorry I said you were in someone's bed. That was shitty of me. I just panicked when you weren't here. That's not acceptable not matter how angry I am."

"It's fine. Honestly I would have been worried if I was you too. Why didnt you tell me you were coming home? I definitely would have been here."

"I wanted to surprise you" he said sheepishly

"And I ruined it by not being here" she shakes her head "we make quite the pair huh?" She giggles into his chest.

"Livvie, there is no where else I want to be than here with you"

"Same, baby same." She curls back into his side "can we lay in bed binge watching tv today?"

"Of course Sweet Baby, what do you say we finally start Big Little Lies, you've brought it up a ton of times."

"YES! Please I am dying to watch it. I loved the book!" She squeals

"Wait you read the book! That's cheating, you already know what is going to happen!" He laughs

"Not cheating, it could be different. Nothing is ever exactly like the book" she pats his chest "what do you say we postmates some breakfast? We have like no food here."

"Yea I noticed last night, I thought it was weird but it makes sense now if you haven't been here"

"I know it sounds silly but being here without you made me miss you more. This is OUR home and I didnt like not having you in bed with me"

He kisses her lips, "wont happen again, next time you come with me. Let me see your phone and lets order some food!"

She quickly hands him her phone and they place a breakfast delivery order and snuggle in to start their marathon.

Later that night Fitz decided to take Olivia out for a date, he told her to wear a sundress and be comfortable. Thirty minutes before they were supposed to leave Fitz left the apartment. He told her to be ready at seven and not to worry. She took her time styling her hair into loose curls that hung down her back. Her makeup was natural and she wore a simple navy cotton dress. She paired it with silver sandals and simple stud earrings. At seven on the dot there was a knock out the door.

"Coming" Olivia yelled from the bedroom quickly making her way through the apartment. She opened the door to the cutest thing she had ever seen. Fitz, dressed in dark jeans and grey tshirt holding a bouquet of lilies. His signature crooked smile brought a smile to her own face.

"Hi Livvie" he kisses he cheek "These my love are for you" he extends the flowers to her. She brings them to her nose to smell. Fitz always pays attention to the little details. He may be the only person who knows Lilies are her favorite flower.

"Thank you" she says with a slight blush. She turns back into the apartment to put the flowers in water. It's such a cliche but she loves it.

"You ready Sweet Baby?"

"Yep! Let me grab my purse and I'm all yours"

"All mine huh? I like the sounds of that."

She cant help but laugh at him. She has missed the easy nature of their relationship. Nothing is ever forced and she doesn't feel the need to put on a front.

Fitz escorts her to the car, opening her door naturally. As soon as he takes his seat he grabs her hand, not letting go until they reach their destination.

He has arranged for them to have dinner on the patio of Louie's. Nothing fancy by any means but it is right on the lake and perfect for watching the sunset while eating and enjoying a drink or two. It is the perfect setting for their first night back together.

"You know, I'm proud of us." She says as she takes a sip of her cocktail.

"Yea? Why is that?"

"This whole thing could have turned into a huge fight or even a break up but we didnt."

"True but I am really sorry I didn't make sure to communicate with you as I should have"

"It's not just on you. I could have easily reached out more myself."

They sit in comfortable silence, taking in the calming setting and each other's presence.

"You know my dad and I talked a lot about you."

"Oh? Do tell?."

"He really likes you. More than once he asked me why I waited so long to make my move." He chuckles "and more than once asked me when I was going to marry you".

Olivia doesn't move her gazer from Fitz.

"Uh huh. And what exactly did you tell him?"

"That's privileged information" he winks.

"You brought it up! Why would you do that and not tell me the whole story mister?"

Laughing, "because all you need to know is that it is going to happen. Wouldn't be much of surprise if I told you now would it?"

Olivia just watches Fitz, thinking about their whole relationship. They have only been together for four months now but they both know that this is it for them. They both know that one day she will indeed be Olivia Grant. After a moment she shrugs her shoulders and says "Well I just hope you know you have to talk to my momma before you even think about asking me"

"Oh don't I know it Livvie. I'm not worried, Momma Maya loves me" he has the biggest grin on his face.

"Urg you're right. She likes you more than she does me" she jokes.

"I dont know about that but I do know she likes us together."

"She does. We talked a lot about us while I was staying with her. She is a very smart lady you know?"

"What words of wisdom did she bestow upon you?"

For the first time at dinner Olivia becomes very serious. "She said a lot of things. She told me that I shouldn't be concerned about our situation because even though we weren't seeing each other much we were both building positive relationships with our parents. She said that its hard to build a new life with someone you love while having unresolved issues from our pasts. Those issues could one day cause us problems but we were both fixing them before we take the next step in our relationship. She says one day it will make us better parents to our kids. That we wont make the same mistakes they made with us. And she said that our future children will be blessed with grandparents that love and adore them rather than grandparents they dont know because of our lack of relationship. Yes the last month has been hard but I knew it was a stepping stone of sorts. I missed you like crazy but honestly I would rather miss you for a short time and have forever with you than both of us battle demons of our pasts."

"Wow. She is a smart lady. You know one day, not anytime soon because lord knows we aren't ready for it yet, you'll make an amazing mom Liv."

"And you will be an amazing dad. Just think about how cute they'll be!"

"No more time apart okay?" He says in a much more serious tone.

She leans across the table to kiss him "no more time apart" she whispers against his lips.

That night they spent hours reacquainting themselves with one another, over and over again.

The next morning the couple found themselves at the kitchen table, laptops and books spread out. They had both been studying for hours since they took the day to just be with one another the day before. Olivia let out a sigh as she continued to work on her paper.

"What are you working on?" Fitz asked.

"Oh this adolescent psychology research paper, its just so time consuming." Her hair is up in a messy bun and she is wearing her glasses which is rare but tends to happen when she is really focused.

"Yikes, that sounds awful"

"Mh hm" she hums in response.

"So I think I may have found my internship for next semester" Fitz volunteers.

Interested in his statement, Olivia closes her laptop to give him her undivided attention. "Really?"

"Yea, it something that came up with Dad. While I was staying with him I was helping him work from home and honestly I really liked it."

"But you aren't an advertising major?"

"I know it was more of the management that I was helping with and it just clicked. The more I helped, the more Dad saw that I was interested. I didn't know it until then but my name is listed as an owner of the company. Apparently he did it when I was born, he had planned for it to be a family business he could pass down but I wasn't aware because we hadn't exactly had the best relationship. He said my portion of earnings have been going into a trust fund my whole life. He also said I have a job when I graduate, but it won't be in management. He said he wants me to start at the bottom and spend time in each department before working my way into a management role. Really learn the company."

"Wow, so you want to intern for your dad?"

"No there are rules against interning for family, he put me in touch with an old college buddy of his who owns another company in town. They said I could intern there to get my feet wet."

"That's amazing Fitz! Wow thats a lot to take in. You have a company and a trust fund?"

"I was surprised myself, I always assumed he was paying my way through school then once I graduated I was on my own. I'm actually grateful he wants to me to start at the bottom and get experience before taking a leadership role down the road. I want to be respected and not looked at as a spoiled rich kid, you know?"

"You've talked to him quite a bit about this haven't you?"

"Yea, once he knew I was genuinely interested in the company, we started talking more and more about it. Now I have a goal to work towards."

"That's amazing baby, I'm excited for you" she leans over and softly kisses his lips before returning to her work.

What he didn't tell her was that not only was he excited about a career plan, he was happy that he had a way to provide for her and their future family. He wasn't kidding when he told her he was going to marry her. Almost losing his dad made him think about a lot of things. He was fortunate to have a father with means to provide for him and he wanted to make sure he could do the same for his children. He wants to give Olivia the world and this was the first step in giving her the life she deserves. Fitz has spent the last month taking care of his father and planning for their future. He already knew when and how he would ask her to marry him. His plan wouldn't be rushed, the time would be perfect. Until then he had a ring to pick out and a lot of waiting to do.

AN: Thank you thank you thank you all for reading. I have an idea of the future of AG and where it will end, I just have to figure out a way to navigate my way there. Thank you for being patient with me.