A/N: Thanks so much for your reviews! Keep them coming! I leave for my Summer Midshipmen for the USS South Dakota on the 1st so I won't be updating for a bit, but I'll try my best!

Fitz and Karen sat in their kitchen table, eating dinner.

"Tryouts are tomorrow…..Are you ready?" Fitz asked his daughter as he dug into his stake.

"As ready as I'll ever be…..But, I don't know about this new coach…..She seems strict and you know how I react to people who try to come at my game."

"I know honey, but this is a new school. A school that is filled with talented basketball players. They have the best program in North Carolina….Your going to have to give her some respect."

"Whatever dad. You know I always do my best. It's a piece of cake. They'll be my team in no time."

"Also, what's up with you and Mellie?" Karen asked as she picked on her mashed potatoes.

"Well….." Fitz cleared his throat. "We are dating….."

"Ew! Why her? She is DEFINITELY not your type!" Karen made a face.

"KAREN!"

"What? All I'm saying is that I can see right through her fake smile and preppiness. She isn't as innocent of a south bell you think she is dad. She's not mom!"

"THAT'S ENOUGH! Mellie and I are adults and we know what we are doing."

"Whatever dad, just so you know I do not entertain that and is not a fan. How am I supposed to act when she's my TEACHER DAD!? Honestly, have you thought this though? You are so selfish!" Karen gets up and runs to her room.

"KAREN! KAREN!" Fitz sighs and runs his hand through his hair. Ever since the death of his wife, Fitz has been trying to fill the void. Mellie's the first person he's gotten close with. She reminded him so much of Laura. God she was beautiful. He loved her so much. Fitz and Laura were high school sweethearts. They got through med school together and got married afterwards. Then a year later they were blessed with Karen. Fitz almost became an alcoholic after Laura's death, but with the help of his father they got though it together. He still thinks about Laura, but now it was better.

Knowing that both his wife and mother were watching after them, gave him a peace of mind. He had his fears though. Fear that he won't be a good father to Karen. Fear that he'll push her away when he has to discipline her. With a sigh, Fitz got up to clean the kitchen table. The next morning Fitz dropped off Karen at school and went in the office to pay her tuition bill. On his way on he ran into someone. More like knocked out because the lady was on the floor.

"OH MY GOD! Coach Pope! I am so sorry!"

"It's okay! Don't worry about it! Please call me Olivia or Liv." Olivia smiled at the man with ocean blue eyes.

"Here let me help you with that!" Fitz helped her with her papers.

"Ah studying game tape I see. More like pictures. What are you doing with these?"

"They are to help my girls with their plays. I have the flim and pictures approach." Olivia smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear. Fitz smiled at her. She was beautiful. One of the most beautiful women Fitz has ever seen. He could see himself getting lost in those big brown eyes. They made eye contact and everything seemed to be a blur. He saw so much pain and hurt in her eyes and the same.

Fitz knew a PTSD patient when he saw one. Whatever Olivia has been though, it affected her deeply. Their moment was broken when Fitz heard his name.

"FITZ! Baby! What are you doing here?" Mellie gave her fake smile to Olivia.

"Mellie….I was paying Karen's tuition bill and literally ran into Olivia."

"Ah, hell Ms. Pope." Mellie looked at Olivia. Mellie was never a fan of Olivia, but she pretended to like her. Her basketball program was the most annoying thing in the world to Mellie. There could be so many things the school could be investing to, but nope basketball over everything. Her patent club got cut because the girls wanted to play basketball instead. To Mellie, girls shouldn't play sports. That's what men do.

After some awkward silence Olivia spoke up.

"I should get going. It was nice seeing you Mr. Grant." Olivia smiled at him and walked away. Fitz said bye to Mellie and headed to the hospital. He had a new group of interns that were coming today and was excited for it. He always loved teaching, so this was the perfect position. Meanwhile, Karen's first day of school wasn't too bad. She made some friends and they seem cool. One of them was a girl on the basketball team. Her name was Ella and she was the sweetest. After AP Calc which was the last class and Karen ran to her locker. She got her bag and ran to the girls bathroom.

She opened her bag and smiled. Her dad knew her so well. He got her the new Lebrons and they looked amazing. Karen put her socks on and then the shoes. They fit just right. Getting out her phone Karen texted her dad.

Karen: Thanks for the sneaks dad! You know me so well. I love you so much!"

Dad: I love you too, pumkin. Now go kick some ass." Karen out her phone back in her bag and headed to the gym.

When she got there, so many girls were already there. Karen took a deep breath and took a seat on the bench. After she calmed down, Karen smirked. She knew she was good and these girls were average. Soon Coach Pope came into the gym and took down everyone's names.

"Alright, girls. My name is Coach Pope. Now making this team will not be easy. I expect your A game and for you to show me what you're made of. At the end of this week, 18 of you will be on my team. Now, let's start with laps." Olivia blew her whistle and the girls started to run. By the time Olivia blew the whistle, Karen was winded and she is very fit herself. She saw some girls just walk off the court.

Karen knew she needed to keep pushing. Next her the suicides. Karen took a sip of water and lined up with the girls. By the end of that more girls left. Soon the drills started. Drill after drill, Karen felt drained. They were complicated and lots of running. By the end of the three hour tryouts, Karen almost had to crawl to her bag. As she left the gym, some of the girls were really impressed by her. But, it seems the 18 that were on the team last year were extremely close. How she was going to get on the team was a mystery. She knew none of the 18 liked her except Ella.

She got into her dad's Range Rover and sighed. Fitz laughed at his worn out daughter and laughed.

"That good huh?"

"Worse! She was a total crazy! She was on my ass like all the time!" Karen sighed and closed her eyes.

"Hey, sport! I didn't raise a quitter. You got this! No matter what I am proud of you." Fitz smiled at his daughter and ruffled her hair.

"Daddddd!" Karen wined and laughed.

"Hey how about ice cream?"

"Ugh! YES! That would be AMAZING!" Fitz drove them to this small ice cream place he saw on the way here.

When they got to the ice cream place, it was packed. The father and daughter duo headed to the line and Karen's eyes widened. There was Coach Pope with a child in a wheelchair. She looked so happy with the boy and feeding him ice cream. While in line Karen watched the Coaches interaction with the boy. Maybe she was wrong to judge her as a cold hearted bitch. When they got their ice cream, Olivia was heading out.

"Karen! Mr. Grant! I seem to be seeing you guys all over today." Olivia smiled. Karen was dumbfounded because at school Coach Pope was not like this.

"Are you stalking me Olivia?" Fitz teased.

"It seems you are the one stalking me. Since, I got here first." Olivia laughed. Fitz did as well and Karen looked up at him. She haven't seen him smile or laugh like that in a while. She liked the sound of it. Just then the little boy made a noise.

"Ha ha hiiiiiieeee" He smiled at the two strangers.

"Karen and….."

"Please call me Fitz…."

"Karen and Fitz…..This is my nephew Ethan." The little boy smiled and made humming noises. Ethan had cerebral palsy. He was her sisters son.

She love that boy to pieces and would take up any opportunity to spend time with him. He was part of her therapy as well. Just being around him made her happy.

"Halloowww Fee and Koren…..(Hello Fitz and Karen.)" Ethan smiled.

"Well, it was nice seeing you guys. Karen, I expect you to be ready for day two." Olivia smiled and left with Ethan. Fitz laughed and playfully punched Fitz's shoulder.