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"How is it that you find a boyfriend on the first fucking day of school, Liv?" Abby exclaimed.

Her best friend had never really dated after Edison. After they broke up two years previously, Olivia never showed interest in anyone, she never had sex, she didn't do anything but take care of her dad and do her homeschooling.

And now, it seemed as if life drew her an awesome hand. Fitz still seemed like the sweetheart they knew as kids. And Abby would make sure that Olivia got the happiness she deserved.

Olivia on the other hand, had spent the last 20 minutes walking around the dorm with her note in hand. She brushed her teeth while holding the note, did her makeup with the note in her lap, and even straightened her hair while having the note in the corner of the mirror.

"I didn't find a boyfriend Abs, I found a friend. Who just so happens to be a boy. Well, a man." Olivia said with a smile.

Abby did a double take, watching Olivia. "What the fuck are you smiling at? My god, who are you and what have you done with my best friend? You haven't even gotten a good dicking yet, and you're smitten!"

Olivia laughed, throwing her brush at Abby. "You are so vulgar!"

"Oh please, I'm just saying what no one else ever does!"

"Abigail, you have no filter!"

"Yet another reason why you love me. Over a cliff, Liv."

"Over a cliff, Abs." Olivia responded. Abby had been there for her through every single milestone of her life. When they were kids they learned about the phrase "Over a cliff", and thought it fit their friendship perfectly. No matter the task, no matter the problem, they would be there for one another. They would have each other's backs. They would follow the other over a cliff, no matter the circumstances.

"So have you talked to loverboy yet?"

"Actually, no. I was just getting ready to call him." Olivia scrolled through her contacts, until she found his number. She waited anxiously as the phone rang. On the third ring, he answered.

"Good morning, beautiful." His voice instantly made Olivia melt. It was smooth, baritone, velvety. She had never thought a voice could be velvety, but Fitz was showing her that everything she had ever seemed to know had been wrong.

"Good morning, handsome. Thank you for the flowers, they're beautiful. And the note was amazing. If you're still game, I'm all for that picnic."

"I'm glad you said so. Is there anything you're allergic to?"

"Aside from bullshit, I think I'm okay." She joked.

Fitz laughed heartily, shaking his head. "Okay, great. Do me a favor and bring two books; one that is your all time favorite, and one that you're currently reading. I'll do the same."

Olivia smiled, biting her lip. "That sounds great. Where should I meet you?"

"I can come to your room to get you, if that's okay?"

"That's perfect. See you then, Fitz."


Hearing three knocks on the front door, sent Olivia's nerves into overdrive. She heard his baritone voice as well as the voices of her two suitemates, Mellie and Quinn.

She tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear, reaching for the flower pin to put in her hair. Her baby blue sundress perfected the statement "I know summer's ending, but it's still nice out", while her beige thin cardigan accented it with a dash of "in the fall state of mind". She slipped on her beige Mary Jane pumps, before spritzing herself with perfume. She opened the door and walked out to the common area, where Fitz, Mellie, and Quinn stood.

All eyes fell on her as she walked out. "Oh my god, Liv, you look amazing!" Mellie and Quinn said in unison. Olivia flashed a smile of thanks towards them. Fitz however, was rendered speechless.

She looked like something out of a movie. Like the dream girl that the nerdy guy wished he could be with. And here she was, getting ready to go out to a picnic with him. "You look incredible, Olivia." Fitz said, once he finally found his voice.

Olivia had to bite her lip to keep herself from openly drooling at him. He wore a v-neck thin baby blue sweater that complimented his eyes perfectly. He had on dark jeans, and his superman curl dangled teasingly over his forehead. He looked like a model. An actual GQ Sexiest Man of the Year, model.

"Thanks Fitz," she said as she picked up her two books from the desk. She spent a good ten minutes going back and forth between different books, before she picked an all time favorite, followed by a book she was reading now.

"Whatcha got there?" He asked, tilting his head. She moved the books out of his sight of view, waving her finger at him.

"Oh no you don't, Fitzgerald, you have to wait until the picnic to see my books. That's only fair, since I don't know where we're going."

"I can deal with that. Shall we?" he practically sang.

"You guys are going on a picnic, that's so cute!" Quinn gushed. Olivia was beginning to warm up to her. She had such a bouncy energy, that you couldn't help but feel happy around her.

"Come on, Quinn! Let's leave them alone, so Fitz can get his chocolate fix." Mellie said with a wink at Olivia, who threw a nearby pencil at her.

"I'm gonna get you for that later, Melanie!" Olivia said through her laughter. Mellie seemed like a ball to have around. She was quick and feisty, something that Liv knew was a trait of her own.

With Quinn and Mellie in their room, Olivia and Fitz were finally alone.

"How'd you sleep? Is your back okay?" Fitz questioned.

When Olivia woke up, her back was a little sore, only, for the life of her, she couldn't understand why.

"It's sore. I'm gonna guess you're gonna fill me in as to why?"

"Well, by the time we left the party it was after three, so we had to take a cab back. And we were in the cab, and you were telling me about how much you hated my families dinner parties, and that the only thing to look forward to at them, was seeing me. And then you said that you wish you'd met me before someone named Edison."

Olivia's cheeks burned with embarrassment. Why hadn't see remembered any of this? She didn't wake up this morning with a hangover.

"How does that explain my back?"

"You felt out of the cab backwards."

"Jesus. I'm never getting that drunk again. Shall we go?"

"Of course, milady." He stuck his arm out, and Olivia wrapped hers around his.


"We've been here two days, how did you find this place?" Olivia asked in wonder.

She looked around the meadow, her eyes falling on all of the flowers. She wasn't even sure what types were all around her, they were all so colorful and beautiful. Yellow, blue, purple, red, pink, white, all surrounded her and Fitz. In the middle of all of the flowers was a cleared out space solely of grass. It was shaped in an oval. Whether it was made over time or constructed that way, she had no idea. But it was gorgeous.

"Well, I decided to research this place before I got here. And I came across a bunch of places that people don't really know about. And I figured this would be a perfect place for a picnic." Fitz said, as he took her hand, leading her to the circle. He put the picnic basket down, opening it to grab the red blanket, spreading it out for him and Olivia to sit on.

Olivia sat down, staring up at Fitz with a slight smile on her face. He unpacked the basket, laying out strawberries, turkey and cheese sandwiches, and ice cream. He took out two capri suns, at which Olivia giggled.

"Who gave you the key to my heart, Mr. Grant? Everyone knows a girl can't resist capri sun."

"Oh, you didn't know? There's a guidebook." He took out his phone, scrolling before he placed it down on the blanket. A song emerged, and Olivia immediately perked up.

"This is Vampire Weekend! I love this song!" She picked up one of the sandwiches, unwrapping it, before taking a bite. "This must look oh so sexy, huh?"

"I think anything you do is down right beautiful, so I think I'm a bit biased when it comes to you."

Olivia blushed, looking down. She never had anyone in her entire life treat her as Fitz had in just two days. They fell into an easy conversation, talking about which classes they were taking, whether or not they thought they were going to get homesick, and their lives over the years.

"You know, you never told me who Edison is." Fitz brought up after a few hours. At this point his head was in Olivia's lap, and she was reading one of her book choices to him. She decided on one of her favorites, The 25th Hour. As she held up the book with one hand, her other was lost in his unbelievably soft hair.

"What made you think about that?" Olivia said, putting the book down."

"Well, I just realized that you artfully dodged it earlier. So come on, what's the deal, who was he?"

"He was my ex boyfriend. He was a piece of shit, and an asshole and had I known that previously, I wouldn't have lost my virginity to him. It was terrible. There was no spark, it was like…..dull. Like picking out sandpaper, or watching paint dry. It was…WILL YOU STOP LAUGHING?"

Fitz was laughing so hard that he began to turn red. "I'm sorry!" he tried to sound sincere as tears streamed down his face from laughing so hard. "It's just, someone who you were in a relationship with shouldn't be referred to as sand paper!" Fitz barely got the sentence out before he started laughing again.

Olivia tried to fight the smile that was forming on her face, taking one of the strawberries, shoving it into Fitz' open mouth. His eyes shot open, before narrowing teasingly. He leaned up, out of Olivia's lap, so that he sat eye level with her. He took the strawberry out of his mouth before he kissed her cheek lightly, before looking back at her, with a look of utmost sincerity in his eyes. His eyes could tell her anything she ever wanted to know.

"I'm sorry for laughing. I just think that any guy who was lucky enough to have you, should have provided for you and your needs. I know I would fulfill any need you ever had. Trust me." He leaned in, kissing her, allowing the juice from the strawberry to enter her mouth. She inhaled the taste, pulling him closer.

He laid her gently down on the blanket, his hand resting on her hip, as he laid ontop of her. She moved his hand to her thigh, which he then cupped, wrapping it around him. They deepened the kiss, Olivia's fingers clutching at the hair at the nape of his neck. Their lips moved together in perfect synchronization, and before long, they had to break apart for air. Fitz' chest heaved as he stared down into her doe like eyes. "You are incredible. I'm so happy you chose to come here for school."

"Likewise, Fitzy. Now less talking," she gently pulled his face down to hers, "and more kissing."


The first week of classes passed by in a blur. Olivia's schedule consisted of several different English classes, some at a junior level. Olivia was always an advanced student, way above her age group. The only time she got to see Fitz that week was when the two suites had dinner in the dining hall together every night. He was taking a few journalism classes, as well as English courses, totaling his credits for freshmen year to 16 credits. It was worth it, in his eyes. According to his father, he was supposed to become governor, and then head for Washington D.C., to one day become president.

Fitz however, wanted to be a journalist. He wanted to travel around the world, one day having the recognition of someone along the lines of Anderson Cooper. It was his dream, his passion, and he'd stop at nothing to reach his destination.

He and Liv were on his bed, doing homework, when his phone rang. "Hello?" he answered. He listened for a few seconds, before a smile broke out onto his face. "Yeah, that sounds great. Okay. We'll be right there." He hung up the phone, putting his books on his nightstand. "Come on, Livvie." He reached his hand out.

Olivia took his hand without looking, still writing in her notebook. "Liv," Fitz started to whine and pout. "Come on."

She looked up at him, putting her glasses ontop of her head. "I'm in the middle of homework Fitz, it has to wait."

"Olivia, get your ass up right now and come with me. It's worth it, I have a surprise for you."

She sighed, putting her books on the bed, along with her glasses, putting on Fitz' flipflops. They made small talk about their classes while riding the elevator down. Fitz opened the door leading out of the tower, and before Olivia had a proper chance to react to what she saw, was when she screamed "WHAT THE FUCK?"


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