Fitz knocked on Olivia's door with Lana on one arm and Luna on the other. Olivia ran to the door on the first knock and opened it widely. She had been having severe separation anxiety for the past four days and she couldn't wait to have them back. It was the first time she had been away from them since they were born and it wasn't as easy but she needed the time away to take care of herself. After 3 days of intensive therapy with her psychiatrist she was confident in saying she was no longer manic. Her therapist started her on Seroquel to help her thoughts and prevent another manic episode while the lithium helped her stabilize her mood. Though the seroquel wouldn't reach its full effect for weeks, the lithium helped significantly and she felt much more like herself.

Both girls stretched to her the moment the door opened. Olivia took them both and showered them with kisses.

"My babies, mommy missed you so so much."

Fitz laughed and walked in behind her and closed the door behind him. He had a folder in his hand.

"Did you have fun strawberry shortcake?" Olivia asked Lana.

Fitz smiled. Olivia always came up with the craziest food names for them: peach cobbler, turkey leg, chicken wing, sugar bun, gum drop, it was endless.

Lana pointed to Fitz, " baba," she said with a pacifier hanging out of her mouth.

"Yes, baba, did you have fun with Baba?" Lana clapped in response.

"What about you mooncakes, did you have fun with dada and Karen?" Luna giggled and clapped too.

"Kaka,"

Olivia chuckled.

"What's Karen been up to?" She asked Fitz.

"Nothing, she's going to day camp which she loves and having slumber parties in the evenings with her friends."

"Did she have fun with the girls this weekend?"

"Oh you know how Karen is, she went crazy. She dressed them up and had tea parties, I practically had to beg her for time with them."

Fitz reached for her and kissed her lips softly. Olivia smiled in response.

"I missed you this weekend," he said with a sigh.

"I missed you too but I needed some time. I feel so much better."

He smiled, "Which is the only reason I'm keeping my complaining to a minimum."

Olivia chuckled and shook her head.

"And to be fair, you've called every hour for the past two days," he said.

"Sorry."

"No, it's okay. I don't mind at all."

Olivia noticed the folder.

"What do you have in your hand?"

Fitz looked down. "Oh yea, just some paperwork. To put my name on the birth certificate and child support etc, I wanted us to go through them together."

"Uhm okay, let me just take off their shoes and stuff so they can play,"

Fitz nodded.

Olivia was back in a few minutes, with some documents of her own.

"What's that?" Fitz asked.

"Their old birth certificate and a couple of other things. It'll be easier to file if you have them."

She took a seat beside him. "Okay so what do we have here?" She asked.

Fitz lifted her off the couch into his lap and hugged her against his chest. Olivia melted into his embrace and allowed him to hold her until he leaned down and kissed her against her hair. "I'm glad you're feeling better."

"I am too and I'm sorry about what I said and did-"

"No more apologizing. It's over and you're feeling better, that's all that matters."

She nodded and reached up and caressed his cheek, "thank you."

He smiled and lifted her off, "let's take care of some business."

Olivia nodded.

"So this is the child support agreement, let's get this one out the way first."

"Okay."

"So, I added them to the same trust that I have Karen on, which is 1 billion each once it's matured. It matures on their 30th birthday or when I die, in which case they'll get whatever I will to them."

He spoke about his death so nonchalantly that it made Olivia uneasy.

"That aside, I set up a separate account, I put one million in it for whatever you've had to spend on them so far. It's yours to do whatever with. I'll add money to it monthly, 60 thousand for rent, the nanny, clothes, activities etc, if you need more let me know. All the information for that account is here so you should hold on to that."

Fitz flipped to the next page but Olivia stopped him.

"Can we stop for a second?"

"Sure," he said as he leaned up and gave her his attention.

"So a few days ago we talked about going on that trip together."

Fitz nodded.

"I know I said I wanted to think about it and I did and I think we should go together."

He smiled, "that's great."

"And I also wanted to talk about moving in together…when you were ready."

His smile turned into a wide grin.

"So we're together," he said. "Officially."

Olivia nodded. "I love you and I don't want to fight us being together anymore. I want to be with you and I want us to be together with our girls."

He pulled her into his arms again and kissed her deeply. "You've made me so happy," he said softly. "Whenever you're ready to move let me know. I'm ready right now."

Olivia leaned up, "after the trip?"

He nodded.

"Okay, let's resume," she said.

Fitz chuckled, "Okay. This is the document to add me to the birth certificate, I already filled out the portions that have anything to do with me but there are some parts that you need to complete."

Fitz handed her the paper.

"You want their names changed to Grant?"

"Is that an issue for you?" He asked.

"No. That's what they should've been in the first place."

He smiled.

Olivia read through the papers and started filling out the information. Once she finished filling out the papers she handed them to him.

"I want you to sign this, acknowledging me as their father."

She looked at him and then took the paper and read through it.

"You know your their father,"

"I do but after what you told me about Stephen, I want to make sure you can't use that fake DNA test."

She started signing her name on the paper."I guess I deserve this."

They heard crying and looked over to the girls. Olivia ran over and pulled Lana off of Luna.

"Don't take your sister's pacifier sweetie." Olivia took the pacifier from Lana and handed it back to Luna and kissed them both.

"You're a great mom."

She looked up at him and smiled, "you are a great dad."

"Any more documents?"

Fitz shook his head. "On Friday afternoon, once we round up Karen's friends they should be leaving for California by 3pm. They'll be traveling on a private plane, We'll follow Air Force one a little later."

Olivia nodded.

"Last thing, I'm giving you a larger detail. I just want to have peace of mind when I'm not around you."

"Anyone but Tom and Derek, I'm mortified they saw me in rare form on the island. Especially Derek, who had to listen to us rage fucking from outside the door."

He smiled. "That's a fair request."

"Thank you,"

"Let me say bye to the girls and then I'll get out of here. I have a late joint chiefs meeting."

He got up and walked over to their play area and dropped to his knees and stretched his arms so they could come to him. They walked clumsily into his arms and he lifted them both into the air. He kissed their stomachs and they giggled wildly.

"Dada"

Fitz laughed. "They're beautiful. You're welcome."

She blushed as she remembered the night they conceived the twins. She felt like she was back to the feeling she had that night, where she was in so deeply love with him and excited about their future together.

Fitz walked over to the door. Olivia grabbed all the paperwork and walked up behind him. He kissed the girls goodbye and he handed the girls to Olivia and she handed him the paperwork.

He puckered his lips and waited for her lips. Olivia smiled and reached up and kissed him.

"Goodnight Livie, take care of our beautiful daughters."


Olivia came home from her office a little after 6pm. It was her first day back since she returned from the island. She called Bonnie and managed to get her back to work after explaining in very little detail why she left in the first place. Bonnie offered her the severance check she had written her but Olivia decided to let her keep it after all the money Fitz had given her she wouldn't miss the money she gave Bonnie. She started working at OPA again, she worked everyday except for Wednesday, which was the day she brought the girls to the doctor. A tropical storm in Florida kept Fitz out of the state for days but he returned on Friday morning, the day of their trip.

"Hey Bonbon, did you pack the stuff for the girls?" She asked as she walked through the door.

"Yes, Olivia, I packed up everything for them. I gave them a bath and fed them already."

"Thank you so much Bon, you can head out, just let me shower first."

"Sure, no worries."

Olivia hurried to the bathroom and took a quick shower. She threw on some yoga leggings and a white crew neck. By the time she was done, Fitz called to let her know he was on his way. She managed to get the girls to settle down enough to put them in their car seats and within 20 minutes Fitz was knocking on her door. He helped her down to the car and they were off.

Once Air Force one was in the air, they went to the cabin. Olivia took the girls from their car seat and laid them in the bed beside her. She saw Fitz across the room, removing his jacket and tie then he walked over to the bed and laid on the other side beside Luna who was barely awake.

"Come on Livie, they're waiting for you to tell them a story."

She smiled and decided to come up with something quick though it took her a minute to actually construct it.

"Once upon a time there were two beautiful mermaid princesses named Marella and Muriel. One day when the princesses were out playing with their mer-friends and a great big current caught them and carried them miles and miles away, into the middle of the deep blue ocean. They were scared because they had no friends or family with them. They were hungry and sad and they wanted to go home…"

Olivia looked over to Fitz and the girls were asleep.

"Wow, so it was that boring huh?" She chuckled.

"Yes, it was," he answered.

She went over to the couch to grab the throw blanket and covered the girls and watched them sleep for a while until she succumbed to sleep as well and Fitz followed.


The next morning, Fitz woke her at 6am.

"Come in Livie, we have a good little drive to Valencia."

She yawned.

"What time is it?"

"It's 6:13, we have to be out of here by 7."

She sat up.

"I'm up."

She brushed her teeth and showered quickly. She looked around for the girls but they were gone. She heard chatter in the kitchen so she headed downstairs to see what was going on. She walked down the grand staircase and headed to the kitchen. They were about 10 little girls that were running around in bathing suits trying to get ready for their day at 6 flags. She saw faces she'd never seen before. Titi had both Lana and Luna in her hands as she seemed to be scolding Fitz. There was a huge breakfast spread that the little girls were picking food from. She took a deep breath and walked over and made her presence known by clearing her throat.

Both Titi and Fitz turned around.

"I can't believe Fitzgerald kept my beautiful grandchildren from me for almost a year!"

"Titi-."

"Shut it, there is no excuse for not telling me about my grandchildren."

"Yes ma'am."

She walked over to Olivia and hugged her.

"Welcome to the family, I just hate that it took Thomas this long to let me know what was going on. Don't worry sweetie, I don't blame you."

She walked back over to Fitz.

"I didn't even get to see her when she was pregnant. Why didn't you tell me?"

"I'm sorry Titi."

She slapped his arm.

"No excuses Thomas!" She scolded.

Tabitha walked over to Karen and the other girls and began rallying them together. Olivia sat on the stool beside Fitz.

"When did you tell her?"

"Wednesday."

"And she doesn't know that I didn't tell you in the beginning."

"Of course not but it's not your fault you didn't tell me and even if it was she'd kill me. Whether or not you told me, she expects me to have some spidey sense that tingles when I get someone pregnant," he chuckled.

"Who are all these people?"

"Who? Those women?" He pointed.

"Yeah."

"Those are Karen's old nannies. I asked them to supervise the kids on this trip."

"Oh okay."

Soon after Olivia ate, they were all on their way to magic mountain.

The drive lasted about 2 and a half hours. Titi stayed home, she said she was too old for the hassle of an amusement park. The suvs pulled up in the parking lot. Once they all exited the cars, they were greeted by the park manager. He gave them a brief speech and then they made their way in.

"Daddy thank you so much, if I forget to tell you later I had a great time," Karen gave him a hug and then ran off with her friends and her guards.

"Okay so what do we do now?" She asked.

He had Luna and Olivia had Lana.

"There must be a baby section right, where they have the cute little train rides."

"Let's go look for that," he suggested.

They walked the park. Olivia wore a long white flowy linen spaghetti strap summer dress. Fitz had on board shorts and a white t-shirt. The girls wore matching Minnie Mouse bathing suits. Olivia could see workers staring at them in confusion. Wondering who she was, why she was walking so close to the president. Whose babies they were holding and why they looked so much like the Fitz.

They found the baby park and stayed there for a while. Playing with the twins in the kiddie pool and on the baby rides. Every now and again Karen and her friends would run into them, tell them how much fun they were having and then run off.

At lunch time, they stopped for hot dogs and burgers. Olivia fed Lana and Luna cotton candy and ice cream, which they loved. They ate fried Oreos and funnel cake. After lunch they watched a character show by the outdoor theater and before they knew it, it was time to go. They left the park by 5pm and got back to the ranch after 7. Everyone was exhausted. Fitz helped Olivia bathe the twins and put them down for bed. Once he was done, he went to help Karen and her friends.

Olivia went back to their room to shower. Now that she had some time to think, her mind wandered to the last time she was at the grant estate and what Big Gerry had done to her. She tried to wipe it from her mind and quickly stripped naked and turned on the shower. She wrapped up her hair and stepped in.

She thought about her day with Fitz and the twins. It felt normal and fun and it had been a long time since she had fun.

Fitz wrapped up with Karen and her friends and then headed back up to his room to shower. He was sweaty from the summer heat and wanted to shower in ice cold water. Olivia finally finished showering and turned off the faucet and stepped out of the shower.

Fitz walked into the room and began undressing. He walked over to his closet and threw a towel over his shoulders and walked to the bathroom.

Olivia was dripping wet and there were no rugs on the floor so she carefully walked towards the door because she didn't want to slip on the tiled floor. She opened the bathroom door and walked right into Fitz and fell backwards with her legs wide open. Fitz lost his balance when she bumped into him and fell on top of her on the wet floor.

"Ouch," she bawled out. "Fuck."

Their eyes met and when Fitz looked down her towel had opened and her gorgeous plump breasts were spread across her chest. Immediately, his heart began to thump and it felt like all the blood in his body rushed to his penis. His erection formed fast and suddenly they both felt it pressed between them. Olivia felt her heartbeat sink to her clit and it emanated from there. She needed him inside her and she would go mad if she didn't get him before the night was over.

The last time they were together was on the island and that was over a week ago and that was much too long ago.

Her breath became shallow under him. She felt his hand trail up her thighs and open her legs around him. He leaned and sucked her lips between his, kissing her slow and wet and in the midst of it he raised his hip and slowly entered her and it was as if her walls suck him in, wrapping him tightly in wetness and warmth.

"Fuck," he cursed against her lips.

He rolled his hips and began thrusting hard and deep.

Olivia sucked in a breath and arched her back, utterly beside herself at how sweet his cock felt inside her. She gripped him tighter and pushed him deeper into her and a cry escaped her when she felt all of him. Fitz leaned down and crashed his lips against hers once again. She was driving him mad and he was moments away from exploding inside her.

"Oh,"she choked out, barely able to get words out, "you-fuck-me-so-good." She was moments away and though she was praying it would last as possible that was impossible with how intensely Fitz was fucking her.

He held her face and stared into her eyes as he thrusted faster. "Look at me when I'm fucking you," he whispered against her lips.

She felt his intense gaze as he continued working into her but she only lasted a moment before she exploded and a gush of liquid squirted from her crotch.

"Fuck-ffuck-fuck," she cried.

Her walls clasped on his cock as she squirt then spasmed as her g-spot orgasm took her. She felt his rhythm falter and he stiffened as orgasmed and pumped her full of cum. He let out a loud groan and collapsed on top of her. They were both breathless and Fitz took a few moments before he pulled out.

Olivia ran her hand up his muscular torso slowly. Fitz smiled and leaned up then wrapped his hands around her waist and lifted her into his lap. She didn't say anything as she waited to see what he was going to do first. He was quiet for a while as his eyes roamed all over her body. It only made everything so much hotter. The hairs on her skin stood in anticipation and her nipples hardened. She smirked slightly then suddenly Fitz picked her up and sat her on his erect cock. He wrapped his hands around her ass and grabbed her tight. Olivia held his shoulders to steady herself and raised her hips and began to ride him, ferociously twirling and twisting and rolling her hips in his cock. He spanked her ass hard and kissed her. Her breasts bounced up and down between them and she continued to work his cock, wrestling another orgasm out of him.

When he felt his orgasm he grabbed her waist and began meeting her thrusts and it took seconds for them to both cum viciously. The moment his orgasm ended and his muscles relaxed he fell back and laughed as he held her. Olivia smiled against his chest. They were both covered in a thin sheen of sweat

He lifted her slightly and pulled out then held her against his chest as he caught his breath. Once he did he stood with her against his chest and lifted her.

"Fitz what are you doing?" She said with a giggle and then realized he was stepping into the shower. He stood her gently on the floor and closed the glass door then pressed the buttons on the digital controls for the shower and it rained soapy water down on them. He pulled her back against his chest and began to massage her breasts with the soapy suds. Olivia leaned back against him and enjoyed the attention he was giving her body. He was tender now but moments ago he fucked her like a mad man.

He continued down her body until his fingers reached between her legs. He felt the slippery cum that he'd left behind gathered there and washed it away. He washed between her lips until all traces of him were gone and then he turned her around. His erection had formed once again. He leaned against her so close that the only thing between them was his erection.

"Kiss me Olivia,"he said. It was a command, not a request.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his lips against her and shoved her tongue in his mouth. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. They both lost themselves in the kiss and before he knew it he had her pressed against the wall. They broke the kiss so they both could catch their breath. He smiled and let her down. Olivia took that as her chance to run her hands all over his body, feeling every part of him the way he felt her. She moved her hands slowly down his body, rubbing soap over his hard muscles. The continued down his abs and then down to his penis that stood erect between the two of them. It was pointing at her belly. She ran her fingers down his shaft, feeling the hardness of his flesh. His erections were so stiff that she was always amused when she felt them. She pumped up and down his shaft with soap and looked up to meet his gaze. Olivia pumped him faster and felt him push her hand away as he grabbed her and kissed her. He leaned her against the wall and pressed against her, "I'm not ready to cum yet," he said before he took her lips again.

When he broke the kiss he turned and switched the faucet from soapy water to clean water so they could rinse off.

They both stepped out dripping wet and Fitz took two clean towels from the closet and draped one around Olivia's shoulders. Once they were dry they walked out to his bedroom. Fitz was behind her with her arms around her as they walked to the bed. Once they stood at the edge of the bed Fitz leaned her over and pressed her face against the sheets. Olivia braced herself and waited to feel his cock. She was already beginning to salivate between her legs in anticipation when she felt him lift her higher on the bed then opened her legs and began to lick her from behind. He slid his tongue up and down her wet folds and then attacked her clit, flicking the tip of his tongue over her bundle of nerves.

"Oh-my-god," Olivia groaned.

She grabbed onto the sheets and tried to hold off her fast approaching orgasm. He sucked on her clit until her legs began to tremble and she collapsed on her belly as a gush of liquid squirted from her and she came. She pressed her hand against her clit, putting pressure between her legs as she curled her toes and moaned in pleasure. She was annoyed at how quickly she came.

He chuckled as he stood back and watched what he could do to her with his tongue.

"It's gonna be a long night for you Olivia."

She was out of breath as she turned around and faced him on the bed.

"Look at the caliber of orgasms I give you."

"Which is why I've only had your dick in the last 4 years."

She watched a smug smile cross his lips, now that she'd confirmed she was single for the entire time they were apart.

"Get over yourself," she said with a lazy smile.

"I didn't say anything," he said as he moved close to her and leaned down so their faces were mere inches apart. The tip of his penis poked her in the belly and she felt shivers all over from the contact. "We're both thinking it though." He kissed her lightly on the lips then leaned between her legs and tipped her head back as he deepened the kiss. He meshed their tongue together in a slow, sensually kiss then he broke it.

"Why would I want anyone else when you have this," she whispered as she stroked his cock. He groaned in response.

She let go of his shaft and got on her knees in front of him. She slowly kissed up his shaft. She could see how eager he was so she took him into her mouth. She worked up and down his length slowly, each time taking him further and further into her mouth. She did it until she could feel him at the back of her throat. She could hear Fitz's deep groan fill the room, it only added to the ever growing puddle gathering between her legs. She gently stroked his balls and she sucked him hard.

"Just like that Livie," he said breathlessly.

She sucked harder and faster and stared up at him and never broke eye contact. Fitz was barely hanging on and it was taking everything in him to not burst in her mouth the minute she took him in. When he couldn't hold out any longer, he exploded. She opened her mouth so he could watch his cum shot from his tip against her pink tongue. Fitz opened his eyes wide, pleased at the sight as the last drops drained from cock.

She gave him a minute to catch his breath and when he finally calmed down, he had a devilish grin on his face.

"Turn around and get on your knees."

Olivia did as she was told and got on her knees.

"Bend over and put your legs together," Fitz said. "Then stick your ass up."

Fitz kneeled behind her and watched as she bent over and gave him a perfect view, arching her back to poke her ass out perfectly. He slapped her ass firmly.

"Mmmm," Olivia moaned.

He held his shaft and then entered her slowly. He closed his eyes as her tightness swallowed him up.

"Fuck!" he cursed. "Do you have any idea how much I've missed you?"

He listened as she panted then pulled back and entered her again and again and again. Each time she pushed her forward with the force of his thrust.

"Kiss me baby, I want you to kiss me," she begged.

Fitz pulled her back and she turned her face to him and gave her a slobbering, wet, open mouth kiss, all the while he never slowed or faltered the speed of his strokes. He stroked her deep and hard and slow and punctuated every thrust with a slap of his balls against her clit.

Olivia's erratic moans were muffled by his tongue in her mouth.

Fitz began thrusting faster. Olivia had to break the kiss so she could breathe. Fitz placed one hand around her waist and one on her back to hold her in place so she couldn't scoot away as he thrusted deeper into her.

"Give it to me," she begged.

Fitz stopped and turned her around and spread her legs open in front of him then hoisted her hips up toward him and then entered her again. He fucked her hard, as hard as he thought she could take it and watched as her breasts bounced up and down with each stroke.

Her legs hung loosely around his waist as she curled her toes.

"I'm gonna cum on you," she moaned.

"Cum for me Livie, I wanna feel you cum all over my cock right now baby."

He leaned over so he was on top of her and kissed her. "Fucking cum right now," he commaned. Within seconds Olivia was underneath Fitz writhing in ecstasy on the floor as she felt the pressure build up inside her core. She came fiercely, all the while moaning into Fitz's mouth. Fitz followed after and stiffened on top of her as his seed erupted into her. Once his body stopped convulsing, he collapsed on top of Olivia who was still immobile from her own powerful squirting orgasm. They laid still on the floor for a while. Fitz realized that he must be heavy and finally found the resolve to get off of Olivia. He pulled out and eased off of her then dropped to the side.

"I'm done, I've got nothing left in the tank."

"But what if I want more," she whined.

"Then you shouldn't date an old man..." he said as he turned over to her.

"But I love my old man," she said, teasing him then she laughed."Don't worry, my entire body feels like jello, I couldn't move if I wanted to, I don't even think I could make it to the bed," she chuckled.

"Well then let me help you," he said as he stood and lifted her from the ground. He brought her to the bed then climbed beside her.

She turned on her side and threw her leg over him. She leaned up so she could see his body and ran her fingers up and down his torso.

"I really missed you, you know. I missed moments like this."

"Of course you missed moments like this, I fuck you like nobody else can," he teased.

She pinched his nipple.

"Ouch - do it again."

"I'm serious Fitz, that was amazing. It's always amazing."

"It was. That blowjob rivaled your greatest hits and I'm talking about the days from the campaign trail…jesus you remember the transition. That week at the end of December when we are all alone."

She laughed. "I remember that week. It took me an extra week to recover from all that fucking. I swear to god my pee stopped coming out straight for a couple of days."

He laughed and shook his head.

"The first time was so sooooo good. I was shocked."

He chuckled. "Seriously?"

"Yes. I didn't expect your dick to be so big and fat and I didn't expect you to know how to use it. I was shocked especially the next morning after I had a little time to process it."

"Good times."

She sat up beside him and looked down at him, fully naked.

She saw his scar on his chest from where he was shot and kissed it softly. Fitz watched her and he could tell she had something on her mind. She ran her finger back and forth on the scar.

"What happened to you out there?"

He was hesitant to go into details but decided to tell her.

"It all happened really fast, one minute I was walking out of the car and waving to the crowd and then the next minute I'm in the middle of this gun battle."

"Were you scared?"

"Not at first. At first I reacted, tried to figure out what was happening, protect myself and then I got shot. I felt the bullet pierce through my chest, it felt numb before there was pain but I didn't fully realize it until I looked down and saw all the blood. I got scared when I thought there was actually a chance that I would die, not because I'm afraid of death but because I couldn't leave things the way they were. Mellie would've gotten custody of Karen and god knows I don't want Mellie raising Karen and I thought about the way things ended with you and I couldn't leave things like that between us. As angry as I was at you at that time, I never stopped loving you and I thought, 'if I make it out of this then I have to make things right with Olivia' but of course once I woke up whatever common sense a near death experience had given me had all but left."

"Cyrus said you cried for me," Olivia said. "Do you remember that?"

"Yes. I couldn't breathe and the pain from the bullet was crippling and I remember thinking only you could make it stop."

He could see the tears welling up in her eyes and then they spilled down her cheeks. She kissed his scar again, this time she let her lips linger.

He cupped her cheeks and lifted her face so he could see her eyes and wiped her tears away.

"I can't believe someone shot you. It was so random."

"Actually it wasn't random. Someone else tried to kill me about a month earlier so we were already on high alert."

She leaned down and kissed his chest again then sat up against the pillow so she could see him as she spoke.

"My mom's name was Maya. She was a pediatric surgeon and she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen. I remember everywhere we went or even you know…just walking around the city with her and men would always stop her to compliment her or catcall her and I used to hate it so much."

Fitz smiled, "that reminds me of someone."

She laughed and continued. "After I was born she decided to stay home with me. It was only supposed to be for a year but she used to tell me that after she spent a year with me she couldn't go back. We lived in Cobble Hill in a gorgeous brownstone in Brooklyn close to the water. If I went on my roof I could see the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridge and so my mom and I would set up these really elaborate tea parties and picnics up there so we could eat and watch the trains cross the bridge. In the winter we'd go up there and build snowmen. My dad wasn't home that much, he was always working but when he was home he'd take me to the park and we'd spend hours playing. In the summer he'd get wet with me under the sprinklers."

Fitz smiled, excited to hear as much as he could about her.

"My mom used to jog by the promenade so she could be close to the view of the skyline. Since my dad was usually away at work she had a babysitter who would come over for a couple hours to watch me while she ran. One night she never came back. I was 9. After two weeks of chaos while the police searched for her they found her washed up on the shore in Staten Island. A man raped her and strangled her and then threw her in the water. He'd stalked her for weeks and planned the whole thing."

Fitz was stunned. That wasn't the story he was expecting and he almost wanted to tell her to stop because it had to be painful to talk about.

"They found the man 6 months later when he raped again but the woman survived and the dna was the same. There wasn't a trial, he pleaded guilty and he was supposed to serve time but he was killed on the drive to the prison."

Fitz caressed her cheek softly. "I'm so fucking sorry. If it's too hard you don't have to tell me anymore."

"I want you to know me," she said softly, "I want to tell you."

Fitz nodded and pulled her closer as they laid staring at each other.

"What happened after?"

"My dad took it really hard and after the funeral he just disappeared and left me with a live-in nanny. I called him everyday to beg him to come back and never answered. I missed her so much and I missed him and when calling to beg him to come back didn't work I started to act out thinking I could get his attention. I gave my nanny fucking hell."

Fitz laughed. "What did you do to her?"

Olivia smiled, "I cut her hair off when she was sleeping. I painted her face with black dye so she was wearing black face for almost two weeks and people would yell at her in the street because she was white woman walking around with a little black girl while in black face."

Fitz gasped.

"I used to spit in her drinks and food and then tell her as she was eating or drinking it so she'd spit it all out and she would have to throw it away. Eventually she quit and instead of my dad coming home, I got sent to a boarding school in South Carolina. I gave them hell and so he transferred me to a boarding school in France. I flunked every class that first semester because I refused to do any work at all and the school threatened to kick me out. That was when he finally called me and talked to me. In one conversation, he just utterly destroyed me. I've never experienced him that vicious and cruel. Anyways he told me that if I didn't get it together I wouldn't be sent to another boarding school. I'd be sent to a group home and I'd stay until I was 18. That was enough to scare me so I started doing everything I was supposed to. I made perfect grades and had perfect behavior and it did nothing, he never cared and it was never enough. A year later he sent me to Surval Montreux and that's where I stayed until I was 17 and flew back to attend Princeton."

"How was it at the school?"

"It's hard for me to answer that. On paper my time there was perfect. I finished with a 4.0, my extracurriculars were perfect. I mastered 5 languages while there. I published scientific papers, got a patent to my name and went to the U.N. as the youth delegate for Switzerland but really I was depressed and cutting myself. When I was 16 I slept with my professor. I really only did so I could go tell my dad about it afterwards thinking he'd know I was in a fucking crisis and try to help me but he didn't care. Then my professor wouldn't leave me alone, he tried to be nice at first but when that didn't work he started threatening my grades if I didn't sleep with him again or tell the administration I cheated on tests and that went on for a few weeks until I told one of the counselors and they got rid of him and kind of buried the whole thing."

"Isn't that assault?"

"The age of consent in Switzerland is 16." Olivia yawned. "Okay, that's all you're getting tonight."

"You're exhausted," he said as he caressed her cheek. "Go to sleep and tell me more tomorrow."

She nodded and laid her head against his chest. Shortly after she fell asleep and though Fitz stayed up a while longer, thinking about everything she'd told him and eventually he fell asleep as well.