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Previously:
"Is this the night she disappeared?" Olivia asks.
"Yes." Huck answers.
As the footage continues Faith appears to be waiting for someone. It looks as though she's trying to remain off camera but with the cameras 360-degree angling, she couldn't quite hide.
"She looks nervous." Quinn says.
"She does." Olivia agrees.
The footage continues and Faith appears to be called by someone in which she walks off camera.
Olivia scoffs. "Huck."
"There's more. Just watch." He says.
As they continue to watch the footage, their eyes widen when they see Faith leaving the hotel with Jerry, but something else happens. The sensation Olivia felt had returned. She quickly pauses the video on Jerry's face although half was in the dark, she examines his features before reverting her attention to the baby.
She sees someone. She sees Fitz.
"I know whose baby this is."
X
The car ride was oddly comfortable, Perched in the back seat of the passenger side, Fitz looks out the window and sends a quick text to Olivia "I love you." He hits send quickly without Jerry noticing. What he has just uncovered leaves him on edge, but more than that fearful. For the first time in his life, Fitz is afraid for his own safety, getting in the car with Jerry was probably not the wisest decision he has made but it is the only one he has at this time. He turns his head slightly in examination of Jerry, hoping that whatever he has planned would be etched on his face and body language, but that would be too easy, and Jerry is far too smart.
Jerry laughs on the phone, makes a few slick comments before announcing to whoever he was talking to that his son and him were going out for an early dinner and would be busy all day.
A cold chill runs down Fitz's spine. But he remains calm.
The car comes to a stop outside a nightclub. Fitz turns around examining his surroundings looking for any sign of familiarity to aid him in his direction. He sees a pizzeria down the street that he has ate at several times. 'Hit'is the name of the club and he sighs at the pretentiousness of it all, he's been to this club many times in his past. If his memory serves him well, this club is owned by Robert Lauss, one of the NFL owners who was at Jerry's party.
They walk to the well-lit club that looked different with the lights on, it's known elegance and décor was rather partial with the sun out and clear minds.
Fitz eyes the table set for three.
"What are we doing?"
"Waiting for our guest." Jerry hands Fitz's an envelope.
"Hold this." He demands.
Fitz turns to Jerry after viewing what is inside the enevelope "what are you doing?"
"Protecting my family." He turns to Fitz.
"From who?"
"From anyone who wishes to threaten my legacy."
His heart manages to beat so erratically out of his chest, that he knows that Jerry can hear it. The beating is so definitively loud that it leaves even Fitz stunned.
"You need to stop whatever game you are playing before someone gets hurt." Fitz warns
"I will not be the one hurt."
"Jerry, when is enough, enough?"
"You don't get it do you?"
Fitz turns to him stunned.
"The power I have is because I protect it. The higher you are on the food chain Fitz, leaves you with more enemies than friends."
"Who are your enemies?"
Jerry throws his hand up with indifference "my enemies are few and in between because I am smart." Jerry eyes Fitz, he slaps him on the back playfully "lighten up boy! You will see one day what it means to be a Grant."
"What does that mean?"
"Some men aren't meant to be happy but be Great."
"I don't agree with that."
"Oh." Jerry takes a long sip of his whiskey before setting it down on the table.
"We can have everything we want but it comes with sacrifices and work. I can have the life I want, and still be great."
"Great men aren't known for being loving people, Fitzgerald. They are known for what they have accomplished, actual goals."
"My goals in life do not have to be of the same merit as yours."
"They do." Jerry says definitely.
"Why do you feel compelled to control every aspect of my life?" Fitz asks.
"Because I know you better than you know yourself, and I know what you need and who you need to become."
The doors open before the conversation could continue. Dressed in casual clothes, the New York City Police Commissioner enters and has a seat adjacent Fitz and Jerry.
"Pleasure to see you."
"Sorry, for being late I couldn't get away from my own security."
"Tell me."
Taking off his hat, he wipes his forehead nervously as he hands Jerry a file "if found, we will rule it a suicide."
Jerry opens the vanilla folder, Fitz tries to look but Jerry positioned the folder in the perfect angle to obscure Fitz's view.
"Was it clean?"
"Yes, sir."
"The baby?"
"Dead."
Jerry shakes his head pleased. "I don't see the pictures?"
The Commissioner rubs his face nervously "it's a baby. I couldn't…take pictures…it's not something that I want to remember."
Jerry stares at him coldly, taking a hard look at the man in front of him before accepting his answer. "Fine."
"Fitz." Jerry lifts his hands in a signal and Fitz hands the Commissioner the single envelope.
"Is this from your swiss bank ?" The Chief asked looking at the envelope .
"It is." Jerry confirms
"You know it is hard for me to cash this considerable amount of money, I thought we agreed on cash?"
"I thought we agreed to be on time?" Jerry retorts coldly
"Nice doing business with you, Chief."
"I need funding." The chief speaks up "I need more police equipment, and funds for our special assignments."
Jerry stares at him for a moment in contemplation "haven't you already received stock in our company."
"Yes, but."
"What more do you want?"
"I need funding."
"You are the Chief, you have power."
"I need people higher than the mayor to get things down."
"We'll see." Jerry says standing up with Fitz following suit as they leave the club.
/
"This baby, is Jerry's. It has to be and it makes sense as to why Jerry would kill Faith."
"But did Faith tell Jerry about you and her?"
Olivia recoils from the question slightly but turns to look at Abby "I don't think she did. I don't think she had the time."
She grabs a photo of Faith's last whereabouts with Jerry and places it on the floor.
"This what we have. Two days ago, Faith was alive."
"Huck, hack into the neighboring cameras to see if Jerry and Faith left together and where they went!"
"I'm on it." Huck types away.
"Abby, Quinn, and Stephen we have to find who Faith actually is."
"Wait her name isn't Faith?"
" No. She was a run away when she was fifteen. Which means that Jerry gave her a completely new identity. Did you notice how there wasn't any family photos in her apartment, nothing that indicates that a person actually lives there. She's missing, which means her family is looking for her."
"She's probably on the missing children's alert."
Olivia nods her head"you and Stephen look until find her."
"Have you heard from Fitz?" Stephen asked.
Olivia crosses her arms and shakes her head. She's worried about him.
"How do you think Fitz is going to react when he finds out about this baby?"
Olivia turns to look at the sleeping baby in Quinn's arms. "let's find Faith." Olivia answers, avoiding the question all together.
"Liv, I have some bad news."
"What?"
"They didn't leave together."
"They didn't?" Olivia practically runs back to the computer with Huck at the helm.
He replays the security footage from across the street. The two exchange hugs but they go their separate ways.
"Why would he hug her?"
"Because they were sleeping together and probably met up at her place."
Olivia stares at the image for a second before agreeing .
It was getting late, the sun was starting to set.
"It's getting late why don't we call it a night and start up again in the morning?"
The group proceeds to pick up their belongings and walk out.
"Wait, aren't you taking the baby?" Olivia panics
Quinn shakes her head "my roommate would have too many questions about me bringing home a baby, and she would complain."
"Abby and Stephen?"
They look at one another nervously "we think you should keep the baby, Liv."
"Why?" she asked nervously. She's scared. Not nervous, but terrified of being alone with someone who doesn't take orders from her, someone who's needs can be met with a bottle, sleep and a clean diaper.
"Because Liv, Fitz is going to come home and he's going to want to see the baby and plus you have all the baby stuff here."
And she does. Olivia bought a year's worth of formula, toddler food, a small basinet and diapers and wipes. She's never held a child before better yet been in the same vicinity as one but she wants to make sure that he has everything he needs.
"Liv, you will be fine. A baby is easy to care for."
"Then take him." Olivia pleads
Abby hugs Olivia "you will be great, we will see you tomorrow."
/
He walks into the darkened apartment, eyeing the stacks of cases and pictures aligned on the floor.
"Liv."
"I'm in the bedroom." She whispers fearfully.
He eyes the basinet in her room with a peacefully sleeping baby in it.
"What's going on?"
She licks her lips finding her mouth suddenly dry.
"We need to talk…"
"Me first."
"Fitz."
"Liv, I'm sorry for how I have been acting. You are right, I'm not okay." He moves to his side of the bed and looks at Olivia.
"Tell me everything." And he does.
"So Amber knows about us."
"She's suspicious."
"And she wants you."
"I'm not sure what she wants and that's what's scary."
"But she's threatening you by targeting me."
"Yes." Fitz whispers.
"Does Daniel know?"
"I don't think so."
Olivia shakes her head "you can't protect me Fitz by hiding this from me."
"I know now."
Olivia's head falls on Fitz's shoulder. "what else?"
"Faith is dead."
A chill runs down Olivia's spine, she sits up right and her eyes find Fitz's "you found her?" her voice breaks
"No." Fitz shakes his head
"Jerry was at the hotel when I was there and he took me to a nightclub run by one of his many friends but we sat there and we waited for the NYPD Police Commissioner to show up."
Olivia's eyes grew twice in size at the revelation.
"I handed him a check from Jerry once Jerry received a file with what I can assume to be pictures of Faith's deceased body. If they find Faith, they will rule her death a suicide."
Olivia covers her mouth to stop herself from crying.
"Who in this town is good?" Olivia whispers to Fitz with such pain that Fitz instantly regrets telling her.
"We are. We are good."
"But we aren't enough. We don't have the power to take them down."
"We have a chance."
"How?"
"There's a baby…the Chief said the baby is dead but there are no pictures, and Jerry noticed it too."
The baby whimpers in his sleep and Fitz jumps at the sound having already forgotten that there was a baby in the room with them.
Olivia takes a moment to gather everything Fitz has shared with her, she doesn't fault him for trying to shelter her.
"Liv, the baby."
"First, you do not ever keep a secret from me again. Nothing of that magnitude, if we are going to take down Jerry then we have to be a team."
"You're right."
"We can't fight Fitz. We have to be strong."
"I know. It won't happen again."
She looks in his eyes and sees the fidelity of his words, his sincerity in the iris of his eyes.
"First, I'm quitting."
"Liv."
"Fitz, this is how we survive. I can't be there with you and them, it's too close and you can't work with me there. I'm quitting and thereby removing myself from the equation."
"Then Amber will be suspicious."
"She already is. But now we took some power away from her. What can Daniel possibly do now?"
"Liv, I can't just let you quit your job. You worked hard to be in that position."
But Olivia shakes her head in disagreement " Can I tell you something without any judgement what so ever?"
"Of course."
Olivia moves to sit on Fitz's lap and face him with only the moon as their source of light. " I really loved today. I loved having a team that's only purpose is to find the truth regardless of the cost. We all worked together for one reason which is to find Faith. And while the circumstances are sad, it was also beautiful because she does matter. We are looking for her, she was not a lost girl. We won't let her be a lost girl. This is what I want to do, Fitz." Olivia confesses.
Fitz smiles at her, not because her confession was adorable and everything that Olivia stands for but because she believes in something real, something true. He's amazed by her will to fight for those unable. He won't tell her this but it is these moments that add even greater value to her existence. The purity of her heart can't be matched.
"Huck found Faith's apartment."
"What do you find?"
"Him." Olivia turns to look at the copper skin baby sleeping peacefully in the bassinet beside her.
He stares at Olivia before getting up and looking at the baby "this is Faith's baby?"
"The one who's dead according to the Chief." Olivia answers
Fitz turns to Olivia bewildered "how is he alive?"
"Abby, Quinn and I didn't find anything at her apartment. Everything was placed perfectly but I heard a noise. Faith's closet had a small door to hide the baby."
"I can't believe he's alive." Fitz whispers "that's very dangerous to leave him there like that."
"I'm sure she didn't have much of a choice. Either way he would be dead."
Fitz shivers at the idea. "The Chief told Jerry that the baby is dead which means they are looking for him and Jerry isn't."
Olivia nods her head. "I think the baby is Jerry's."
The clock ticks but the room is completely silent "what?" he turns to Olivia.
"I think the baby is Jerry's." Olivia repeats herself again
"Why?"
Olivia bends down and hands Fitz's a few pictures of Faith last seen and who she was with.
"Huck hacked into the cameras of the hotel and found Faith walking out with Jerry but the only thing though is that they go their separate ways, but there is no denying that the baby isn't Jerry's."
"How are you certain." Fitz whispers
"Because I see you." They exchange looks before Fitz stares at the baby sleeping in the crib, he sees it too.
"Tomorrow I quit."
"Charles's case though…"
"That case is smoke and mirrors. Jerry's case is the real one. We both know that to kill the monster you have to cut off the head."
"So what do you we do now?"
"We file an anonymously missing report on Faith, give her press. The whole world looking for her, and finally we leak that her son is also missing and as the search for her continues more information will be leaked like how Faith wasn't on the schedule to return to work, how it's rumored she was having an affair with Jerry Grant and that her son's father is actually Jerry's. This is how we take down Jerry, use the media and his power against him."
Fitz sits in silence taking in everything Olivia said.
"That can work." Fitz smiles as he turns to Olivia.
"Yeah." Olivia smiles.
They hug one another until the baby starts to cry. Fitz immediately gets up to get him. "Hey little guy. I'm glad you are here with us." The baby's brown eyes smile at Fitz as he reaches for his bottle to feed him.
"What do we with him?"
"I'm looking into find Faith's real family." Olivia answers
"Why?"
"So he can be with them."
"We can be his family."
Olivia fidgets slightly with statement "Fitz-"
"Liv, he has no one, we can give him the life he deserves. This baby, is a miracle. He could be our miracle."
Her eyes sparkle in moonlight as she looks at Fitz's lips before looking back down at the baby. The idea of them raising a baby seems frightening and positively overwhelming. "don't you think this is the wrong time to be thinking about kids?"
"What do we do? throw him out?"
"Of course not."
"We can be his parents. We can raise him and start a family of our own." Fitz says all while feeding the baby.
"Fitz, your father is one of the most powerful men on the planet and in a few days he will go nuclear. You, me and most certainly this baby are not safe. He will kill this baby. We can't protect him if we can't protect ourselves."
Fitz nods his head in agreement "ok. Then I quit too."
"What?" Olivia whispers loudly though still cautious of the sleeping baby in Fitz's arms.
"I quit." He looks to Olivia "I follow you. My family is worth more to me than any of this. And I am selfishly choosing to be happy. You quit and in one week I will follow your lead. We will get far away from here and go live somewhere nice and quiet and do some good there with him."
"Live where?" she plays with her cover afraid to look Fitz in his eyes and find her future.
"Like Vermont." Fitz says after a moment of contemplation.
"Vermont?"
"Yeah. I can be mayor and you…"
"I can make jam." Olivia locks eyes with Fitz who smiles with tenderness at the confession.
"You can make jam."
"I've never even held a baby before." Olivia confesses
"Me too since today, do you want to hold him?"
Olivia gently puts distance between her and Fitz "not tonight."
"Okay." He burps the baby and afterwards places him on his chest.
"You aren't mad that your father has another son?"
"No. It would be shocking if he didn't." Fitz jokes causing Olivia to giggle for the first time today.
"He's innocent. In a short time this poor baby's entire world has been spun around."
With the baby sleeping peacefully on his chest, Olivia admires the two, how natural Fitz looks holding the baby, As though he's been doing this all his life. The baby is beautiful, his plush pink lips are puckered out as both his and Fitz's eyes are closed. To the best of her ability, Olivia fought the thought that came to her mind but with the house asleep, and her mind active; Olivia acknowledges that the baby could be theirs, he looks like them. His skin is mixture of theirs, his hair is a dark brown with slight curls, his eyes large and brown. But Olivia quickly removes the thought in her head.
She wakes up to the sound of a baby laughing and the shower running. She enters the bathroom to find Fitz and the baby in the shower together.
"Hi." Olivia opens the shower door and smiles at the two. The baby who was so quiet all day has come back to life and Olivia feels a sense of resurgence at the prospect of them two.
"Hi." Fitz kisses Olivia on the lips before going back to showering.
"What are you two boys doing?"
With the baby firmly in Fitz's right arm, he turns back to Olivia to show her the wash cloth.
"We are taking a shower."
She smiles at the sight of Fitz with him, opening her mouth to say something but deciding instead to remain quiet.
"There's no telling when he last had a shower, and since he woke me up early this morning we said we were going to get a head start before you jumped in."
Olivia smiles at the Fitz's statement but chooses not to act.
"You want to get in?"
"What?" Her voice cracks slightly
"You want to join us?"
She ties her rob slightly tighter around her waist "I don't think that would be appropriate."
"Why not?"
"I'm not his mother and it would be weird."
Fitz shrugs "He's just a baby."
She's not sure how to act around the baby, what to say or do to make this feel natural.
"What's wrong?"
Olivia jumps at the sound of Fitz's voice. "What?"
"What's wrong?" he was watching her, watching her section off pieces of her thoughts into compartments.
"Nothing."
"Liv."
She plays with her ring for a second before looking up and finding both of them looking at her. She smiles at them "I just don't know what to think about you with him."
"Is it bad?"
"No." Olivia shakes her head "that's the problem."
He smiles at her softly before turning back to showering with the baby, the best thing he can do for Olivia is leave her to think about whatever she is feeling.
"Liv."
"Yeah?"
"Can you take him from for a second so I can finish showering?"
Her eyes grow slightly at the action. "I-" she fidgets with the sleeve of her robe "Are you sure, Fitz?"
"Yeah." He nods
She stalls for a few seconds before getting up and grabbing a towel to dry him off. The moment would be mundane to anyone else but to Olivia, it was everything. She quickly sits on the edge of the bathtub and holds him tightly as she dries him off. She's been avoiding looking at him but the second he started talking to her, her eyes connected with him and she was done. She caresses his cheek softly, marveling at the softness of his skin as he talks away to her. She smiles down at him as he rubs her chest before his eyes begin fluttering with staying awake.
Fitz decides not to say anything deciding instead to watch Olivia and the baby bond. He knew it would happen, he knew the second Olivia would open herself to him, she would feel everything he feels.
This could be real.
He wraps a towel around his waist as he walks out of the restroom as Olivia follows closely behind. Gingerly she places the baby on the bed as she moves to get a diaper and lotion for him.
"Fitz."
"Yeah?"
"Am I doing this right?"
He walks behind her as he watches her place the diaper on.
"Looks like it."
"You are supposed to know." Olivia jokes
"Hey, we are in the same boat lady." Fitz smiles down at Olivia. kissing the crown of her head as he grabs a pair of sweats as he moves to lay across from the baby as Olivia tries to get him ready.
"He's waking up!" Olivia panics.
"That's ok." Fitz calms her down. "he needs to eat anyways."
Olivia shakes her head.
"Go shower." Fitz commands
"Why?"
"You have to go to work remember?"
"That's right." Olivia jumps up and walks to the restroom
"You aren't going?" Olivia has been so wrapped up in the baby she didn't notice that Fitz wasn't wearing a suit but his grey sweats and a white shirt.
"Working from home." Fitz smiles at her "better that I stay away."
Olivia smiles "Lucky you."
"You can get lucky too." Fitz winks at her.
"I have to go." Olivia whines as Fitz pulls her down on the bed.
"Are you sure?"
"I can't do that with the baby in the bed." Olivia whispers giggling.
Fitz rolls his eyes as Olivia scoots off the bed to the restroom.
The door knocks and Fitz knows that it's only the gang coming for another day of hard work.
"Hey guys." Fitz answers as everyone walks in
"Hey baby!" Quinn squeals as she takes the baby from Fitz.
"Nice to see you too, Quinn." Fitz rolls his eyes
"Where's Olivia?" Abby questioned noticing that their fearless leader was absent.
"She's getting ready for work."
"Work?"
"She's going to the office?"
"Actually, I'm quitting." Olivia walks down the long hallway to the group.
"You are?" The group asked in unison
"I am." Olivia confirms "I found what I want to do. Now I have to go but I will be back quickly. Fitz will give you guys an update on what's happening and what's the plan. Until then we wait for Huck to show up."
"Yes, Captain." Stephen salutes Olivia as she walks out the door.
With Olivia long gone, the group turns to Fitz "how was Olivia with the baby."
Fitz smiles at them "Olivia's afraid of getting close to him and having to lose him. But he won her over like he has with everyone else."
"Okay, enough romance fill us in." Abby commands getting the group back to focus.
/
Her stiletto pumps brace the hard wood floors with purpose, her head is held high. She knows what she is doing and she finds herself at peace with doing what she has to do.
She scans a few emails as she waits for the elevator to close.
"Hi, Olivia."
She lifts her head up and finds Amber starting at her. "Hello Amber."
The elevator close and both women stare at one another without bating and eye.
"How's your day."
"Fine, considering it just started."
Amber stares at Olivia, she is beautiful. She can see why they all love her but she's more than a pretty face.
"You are beautiful."
"Thank you." Olivia responds coldly before looking back at her emails.
"Have you seen Fitz yet?"
Olivia lifts her phone up and turns around "he's not here."
"Of course." Amber smiles
The door dings and Olivia immediately walks to Daniel's office.
"This is a nice surprise."
Olivia moves to sit in a chair adjacent from him.
"What's wrong?" he knows that look.
"I quit." Olivia answers firmly.
"What?" his voice falls. He's shocked.
"I quit. I once saw this firm as being something that was worth my wild, something admirable but I was wrong. I don't know, maybe I changed or maybe this place did, but I'm done."
"You can't quit." Daniel pleads
"I can." Olivia acknowledges "working here is not good for you or me and it's best that we move on swiftly and quickly."
"Your case."
"I'm sure there are plenty here who would take Charles' case but I am done."
"Olivia."
"Goodbye, Daniel."
There's something liberating and freeing about walking away. She has outgrown this place and for the better. Fitz, confiding to her pushed her even more to make this decision. The Grant and Doyle firm was supposed to be about honor but everything about this place is built on a lie, and for that Olivia can move on.
/
"How did it go?" Fitz jumps up as he walks towards Olivia quickly.
She slides her jacket off and she looks at her group working together on something meaningful. Something real.
"Good."
"Daniel?"
"Wasn't happy, but I didn't give him a choice."
Fitz nods his head, deep in thought.
"Fitz, it's okay."
He smiles at Olivia's assurance, and he believes her. Everything will be okay.
"What did I miss?" Olivia walks past Fitz to the group who was spread out in her Livingroom.
"Huck, found surveillance footage of when Faith was abducted."
"That's good!" Olivia says happily. She looks at everyone but notices a person missing, she noticed his absence immediately but held off on voicing her concerns.
"Where's the baby?"
"He's sleeping, didn't want to disturb him." Quinn says from the chair with her feet propped on the table.
Olivia nods her head but she doesn't say anything. She's anxious to look at him and make sure he's okay.
"I'm going to change out of my clothes." Olivia says kindly before walking away to her room.
She closes the door softly not to wake him, but delicately she tip toes to his bassinet where he sleeps peacefully. She smiles down at him and very tenderly touches his small hand that coils around her finger.
"You've fallen for him."
She jumps at the intrusion.
"He's cute." Olivia says as simply as she could muster. Before walking towards her dresser.
"It's okay to like him."
"It's not." Olivia turns to Fitz "Fitz, he needs to be with Faith's family. I'm sure her parents are looking for her."
"We can't exactly just drop him at their doorstep, Liv."
She rubs her head "He's not ours. And we can't form this attachment to him."
"We can raise him. We have all the contacts to adopt him without anyone being wiser."
"But that's not right." Olivia laments
Fitz bites his lip frustrated "none of this is right, but the least we can do is start over and give him a great life."
"Fitz."
"I know." He acknowledges "we aren't ready for kids and with the way things are he's most vulnerable with us but-"
"he could be ours…." Olivia whispers
"He could be ours."
They share a look that only they can understand.
"I've filled everyone in on the plan. It's a good one. It's the perfect one." Fitz changes the subject
"What do they think?"
"It's brilliant."
Olivia nods her head in agreement.
"I have to find an office that's big enough for all of us." Olivia laughs.
"Looks like we got our work cut out for us."
"You want to wake him up? "
"No." Olivia pouts " he needs all his rest."
/
"What do you have, Huck?"
"So, I was able to hack into her apartment's system but I noticed that footage was already altered."
"You have to be kidding me!" Abby exclaims
"It's the police, you think the Commissioner won't tamper with evidence and they have a task force built solely for cyber security."
"But they aren't as good as me." Huck smiles at the group who laughs and pats his back.
"After Faith and Jerry were seen leaving the hotel together, you never see them together again. In fact, Faith doesn't leave her apartment until-."
"Until what?" Stephen asked as they wait for Huck
"Until four men break in."
"It explains why the baby was hidden in the closet." Olivia comments
"They were in there for four minutes."
Huck fast forwards the tape with the men carrying a large black duffle bag.
"That's Faith." Fitz says softly
"I tracked the white van they left in. It traces back to the NYPD."
The group looks at one another, they have never dealt with anything of this magnitude .
"We are going to make history." Stephen comments with a sense of excitement.
"We have to keep going!" Quinn agrees.
"This is dangerous." Olivia reminds them "we are not safe. We are going against a police department and very powerful men. We can die."
"Are we gladiators or are we bitches?" Fitz speaks up and Olivia's gazes at him for the second before looking back at the group.
"We are fucking gladiators!" Quinn yells happily as the group looks at her peculiarly with her over exactment.
"We are." Quinn says to the group who could only laugh.
"Huck, did you erase us at Faith's apartment?"
"I did." He whispers "and I checked the surrounding cameras to make sure you weren't being followed and watched. You guys are safe. I looped the tape from previous days."
"thank you."
"I do not recommend that you go anywhere near her place now. They are stationed at her apartment complex which has cameras within a mile radius."
"We have the key."
"In a few days we give them hell." Olivia says to the room who looks at one another, a silent vow exchanged that they are embarking on something new and powerful.
"Hey Huck, can I talk to you." Fitz stops Huck from leaving as Olivia and the rest of gang talk on the couch.
"Yeah." Huck pauses at the door
"My father was talking about his stock at the firm, and how he pays people at a swiss bank account. Is there any way you can find his paper trail if I am able to get a hold of the routing number?"
"Yeah. I could do that without a routing number. It's good that you are thinking ahead. Money never lies and you are going to need a strong case."
"You think we got it?"
"Yeah. We can take them."
Fitz nods his head "I'm sorry Huck for not being more welcoming of you."
"That's okay. I'm not exactly welcoming." His hair is matted, his clothes tattered but Fitz sees what Olivia saw in him, he's good. That's the thing about Olivia she always manages to find the good in people, she was able to see him when everyone else believed him to be a failure.
"You're a good guy, Huck."
"Olivia, loves you." His eyes are focused on Olivia as he talks to Fitz
"She told you?"
"She doesn't have to." Huck looks at Fitz briefly "her pupils dilate when she talks about you, her lips curve upward when she thinks about."
Fitz finds Olivia and stares at her. His thoughts a mile away.
"I didn't want to say this in front of everyone but…" With Fitz talking to Huck, Abby sees the opportunity to talk to Olivia without anyone noticing or paying attention.
"What?" Olivia lifts her head from the folder she was studying
"We found, Faith's parents. We know who Faith is."
Abby hands Olivia the vanilla folder that was slightly thick.
Quickly Olivia opens the folder and smiles at the young picture of Faith.
"Her real name is Miranda Simone Biel."
"Her parents live in Philadelphia, I know you wanted to know this so you can give the baby to them." Abby says
Olivia stares at the folder and the young picture of Faith before closing it. "Thank you, Abby." Olivia whispers softly.
/
"Today was crazy." The room is completely dark except for the moonlight shining through the window. They lay in bed facing one another as they discuss the twist and turns that have happened to lead them to this moment.
"It was." Fitz whispers quietly
"I think we should name him?"
Her brown doe eyes grow twice in size at Fitz's request "what?"
"He should have a name."
Olivia opens her mouth to tell Fitz the information she found but decided against it.
"I'm sure his mother gave him one."
"Yeah but until we can find any trace of him which I doubt we will, he has to be a person."
Olivia doesn't respond.
"I like Abraham."
"Abraham?" her interest is peaked.
"He was my favorite president." Fitz confesses with a smile and Olivia too laughs softly "mine too."
Her hand caresses Fitz's cheek "Honest Abe?"
"Honest Abe." Fitz confirms
They lay in silence for what felt like forever.
"I like watching you with him." Olivia confesses
"You do?"
"You are going to make a great dad." She says softly "be the father we were deprived of."
Fitz's eyes never leave Olivia's though he is painfully aware that she is as vulnerable as him. It's such a peculiar moment for Fitz that even he can't find the words to convey this moment that he is sharing with Olivia.
He watches Olivia fumble with uncertainty, her eyes shying away from his tender gaze but eventually their eyes do meet.
"It's almost our one year anniversary."
"Yeah. Can you believe it?"
"No." Olivia answers honestly and she really can't believe it, because when she thinks about her and Fitz she feels that they have been together their entire life. What they have shared and experienced surpasses any trivial year of celebration. Their connection and desire exceeds the realm of time.
"You know what you are buying me?" Fitz asked
"A watch." Olivia jokes
"I would take anniversary sex."
He climbs over Olivia "I would take it right now."
She giggles softly as he kisses her lips that are trying to talk.
"Fitz- the baby."
"Abe is sleeping." He kisses her neck, licking the spot right behind her ear that makes her lose her train of thought.
"Abe, shouldn't be hearing us." Olivia answers back.
Fitz tries not to be touched by Olivia giving the baby a name but he's moved.
"I thought I was turning you on?"
"I take it back."
He lifts her hands above her head and holds them there "can I check?"
"Sure, but you won't find anything."
He grins at Olivia before slipping his one free hand down her body, slowly caressing her breast before dipping down to her sacred spot.
Olivia moans at the contact.
"You haven't been this wet in a long time."
"I really like seeing you with him." Olivia whispers softly
"I thought it made you uncomfortable."
"It did but not for the reasons you think."
A sense of warmth envelopes her. How in Fitz's arms she has found the sweet spot between love and desire. It's hard to fight the feelings running through her; how when she looks in his eyes she sees her entire future.
"Thank you."
"For what?" Olivia lifts her head to gaze at him.
"For being you." Fitz says softly as his arms wrap tightly around Olivia.
"I didn't do anything."
Fitz shakes his head in disagreement "You believed in me when everyone else saw me as a failure. In our short time together, you have given me more joy and happiness then any ordinary person can ever obtain."
She rubs his chest soothingly, fearful of speaking to closely from her heart.
"I just wanted you to know, that whatever you decide I will be here with you."
Olivia opens her mouth to tell Fitz the information she found but decides against it.
"You mean it?" Olivia asked almost childlike that Fitz saw the innocence she tries so hard to hide.
"I won't leave your side."
Her eyes water as she gazes at him with such sincerity and truth that even she feels uncomfortable with this exposure.
They stare at one another, moving the slightest bit closer to one another where they can feel each other's breath on their lips
"You really know how to make a girl fall in love with you, Lover Boy."
He pushes the few strands of Olivia's hair back as he gazes down at her. The moonlight makes her appear effervescent, as though heaven was shining directly on her and the rays of light morph together on her skin.
He sees it now. She is heaven in human form, the epitome of love and holiness.
"You've ruined me, Wonder Girl." Fitz confesses "I'm ruined."
With eyes joined and sacred words exchanged with a gaze, Olivia bends her head and places the softest kiss on Fitz's lips that has him questioning the authenticity of the kiss. He licks his lips tasting her, appreciative of the communion
"I'm going to make love to you now." Fitz whispers in Olivia's ear as he aligns himself with her center.
"Okay." Olivia answers sweetly ready to receive Fitz.
"Don't fall in love with me , ok?"
Olivia giggles sweetly "I'll try not to."
Tenderly he enters her world and leaves his own.
She stares at him in amazement, his face only a breath away from hers and she feels herself come alive with each cold breath he exhales. His flesh burns hot and pulsing beneath her touch. She releases the breath caught in her lungs, it's too much yet not enough. The more he gives of her the more she wants. Her mouth finds his hungrily, needy, she has exceeded the role of modesty and civility she is a women with needs and desires that only he can extinguish and light simultaneously.
"Fitz." She whimpers as she feels her climax forming
He groans in response as sweat begins to perspire around his forehead. Sex with Olivia was not a sprint but a marathon that ranges from slow and steady to fast and sprinting.
His fingers roll down Olivia's hips and he begins to play with her clit. Helplessly Olivia rolls her hips creating the perfect amount of friction, as she rides her climax with Fitz soon following her in the sea of love.
/
With Olivia and Abraham asleep, Fitz walks into the living room and begins searching for the key that will connect Jerry and all these men together in the court of law.
He opens the email sent from Huck. He sees the large deposit in the Police Commissioner's bank account but the payment was made by the company. Jerry has been using the company's money to pay off whoever he needs to. Fitz reviews the partners contract's and stocks within the company. The partners paid an inflated gross amount to the firm and received profit sharing to pacify them, but the profit sharing was limited. Instead of the partner's receiving their ten percent they received six percent after the fees and bogus claims.
Viewing previous transactions , Fitz freezes at the large transfer of money into Olivia's bank account.
He views the transaction in detail, the wiring being made under the use of stocks. The company's stocks were created as a form to provide a market for the shares, but obviously the stocks were used evidently as an incentive to inflate the employees price of shares that were clearly exaggerated.
"Huck, what am I reading?" Fitz begs having already received a headache.
"There is manipulation of the stocks. They matched orders and inflated the stocks to create a false volume that explained the overinflating like the operating expenses."
"So they siphoned money through fraudulent stock sells and prices ."
"Jerry and Co paid early investors like Robert Lauss, Charles Winston, and the other men money raised from others, and the unaccounted money is most likely used to fund their prostitution ring"
"We have them then."
"There's a problem." Huck brings up.
"The employees and certain investors are being paid returns out of their own money rather than the profits. Olivia created many of these contracts with the men and unlike most of the employees at the firm, Olivia receives a substantial bonus."
"Olivia receives a bonus due to her tenure, and her contracts in which she does receive a percentage from." Fitz defends
"I know that." Huck agrees "But when Olivia receives a large bonus compared to her coworkers, and signed many high profile clients that are part of this cover up, it would be a red flag."
"She's implicated." Fitz whispers
"They have, Olivia." Huck warns.