Hey everyone. I'm so sorry for not updating sooner but uni has me by the ears! So what I am trying to do is update every week. Emphasis on 'trying'. Anyway, thank you for your reviews and your interest and most of all, your time. I hope you enjoy this next chapter. Feel free to let me know what you think!
-Qcoco
Chapter three: Blue message
FPOV
The rest of the school day kept looking up for Fitz and he welcomed the positivity. Fitz and Olivia realised as the day went by that they had the same classes and therefore saw each other all day.
After their history class, Fitz thought he'd get a minute to talk to Olivia before they exited the class. But by the time he turned around, Liv had packed up and was already headed towards the door with her friends. He thought of calling her out but he still didn't know her name.
Fitz waited outside of the class for his new friends. When they finally came out the group walked to the next class and Fitz thought it would be a great opportunity to ask about the girl who still hadn't left his mind.
"Hey um, did any of you see the girl that was sitting behind me in class earlier?" Fitz asked as they all started walking towards their next class.
"Dude really, you think we care who you sit in front of?" David scoffed at Fitz and walked ahead of the group.
Breathing a sigh of defeat, Fitz simply kept walking as he followed David. What Fitz didn't know was that Jake was in fact aware of who Fitz sat in front of. He had even watched as they exchanged a few words. He wasn't able to hear what was being said but he could see that something between them would happen soon. In that moment, he realised that he should probably try his hand again with Olivia. He decided right then that he would prevent anything from happening between Fitz and Olivia.
Jake had his heart set on making his plan work so he decided to walk ahead and even walked past David who tried to call out to him but he didn't turn around.
"What the…? Ok then. What's wrong with him?" David asked turning back to the rest of the group looking very confused.
"He looked like he was very deep in thought during class, he must be stressed out about something" Andrew said shrugging his shoulders.
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What Fitz saw when he walked into class was someone who looked anything but stressed. He saw Jake laughing with a group of people, three girls and three guys. He was laughing with the group of friends he sat with in the previous class. He was standing and laughing with the angel that occupied his mind and Fitz suddenly felt himself growing angrier by the second.
Edison and Andrew noticed Fitz's line of view but didn't realise his anger growing. When Edison started speaking, it pulled Fitz out of his thoughts.
"That bunch is annoying, they're always laughing about something, they're worse than we are sometimes."
Fitz saw this as his chance and jumped to find a way to ask about 'the girl' without letting people know of his intensions.
"Who are they anyway? Being new means I need to know everyone, you know?" Fitz said nervously laughing, hoping he didn't just blow his cover.
Andrew jumped in. "Ok so the one with the weird looking army haircut, that's Diego Munos but we call him Huck. To his left with the dark brown wavy hair is Quinn Perkins. The girl with pin straight ponytailed red hair is Abby Whelan, next to her is the school's charmer boy, Harrison Wright and his right hand man and 'Mr late to school every day' himself, Stephen Finch. Last but not least, girl with the black curls, that's Olivia Pope."
In that moment of hearing her name, Fitz's world seemed to slow down drastically and all he could focus on was her… Olivia… Olivia… he felt a smile widening on his face but just as quickly as the smile emerged, it disappeared. He saw Jake nudge Olivia and felt a similar anger he felt when he first walked into the classroom. He felt his face heat up with rage. He was pulled out of his thoughts by David who was calling out at him to come sit next to him. Fitz made it to where David was sitting and tried his utmost best to hide his anger. Once David started talking, Fitz only half listened to David who wasn't even looking at him while rambling on. Fitz took that opportunity to look over at Olivia again. She was sitting in her seat taking her notepad and textbook out of her backpack. She looks so graceful doing the most basic day-to-day activity. He studied her body as she did in their previous class. Her mocha skin that spread from her head to her toes seemed like it glowed right through her uniform. He could see her toned calves through her long black school socks. He wasn't much of a leg guy but those legs definitely grabbed and held his attention. Fitz was so fixated on her legs that he didn't even notice her looking at him and giggling at how focused he was on her legs. When he finally looked up at her he saw that she had been watching him the whole time. They caught each other's gaze and held it until she smiled and looked down while still smiling. Fitz looked at her for a moment more before he tuned back in to what David was saying. He smiled at the moment they had just shared.
"So yea, that's what I'm hoping to get done this summer, what's your plan Fitz?" David said as he finally turned to acknowledge Fitz.
Completely caught off-guard, Fitz chuckled and said, "Dude, we're still a long way away from summer vacation. Why don't you just enjoy the school year, you never know what could happen?" he was smiling like an extra dose of 'good mood' was added to his breakfast that morning.
As soon as the teacher entered the classroom Fitz pulled out the books he needed and started getting ready for the lesson. In that moment, he could feel a familiar pair of eyes on him again. He faced forward and smiled inwardly. He would gladly have those beautiful brown eyes on him any day.
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OPOV
It was a tough first 3 periods for Olivia. Tough in terms of concentration. She simply couldn't focus and she tried to blame it on her empty stomach given that she had skipped breakfast that morning but she knew the truth. Her mind has occupied by one person and one person only and when the bell sounded signalling that third period was over, she silently thanked the heavens and packed her things hurriedly.
Olivia was walking towards the spot under the tree where her and her friends usually sat at every day when she saw Jake standing against the tree talking to her friends. She wondered why he was around her group of friends more often than usual today. She finally convinced herself that she was overreacting and besides he was harmless and quite funny too. She'd known him a few years so she got learn who he really is. She suddenly felt someone gently holding her elbow back. Turning to her right, she came face-to-face with her 'concentration blocker'. He was panting and she watched as he quickly adjusted his backpack before it fell off his shoulder completely but he never broke eye contact with her.
Olivia immediately noticed the intensity of his gaze and felt her breath hitch. She willed herself to look away because she could already feel eyes on her. She looked down and quietly gave Fitz instructions.
"Meet me at the spot behind the teacher's parking lot in 2 minutes. I'm going to leave first and you will stay here for exactly two minutes looking flabbergasted and a little disappointed then you'll snap out of it and start walking with a frown on your face. Don't walk too quickly, it'll raise suspicion and whatever you do, DO NOT look over at my friends at the tree ahead of us. They'll know something is wrong and they'll want to follow. So Fitzgerald Grant, let's test your acting skills," Olivia concluded and started making her way to the parking lot. It was when she was a mere few feet away from the lot that she realised she hadn't directed him to the location.
Dammit Carolyn, it's his first day!
Liv reached the spot and was so consumed by her thoughts that she almost didn't hear the slow footsteps and whispers of her name approaching her.
"Olivia… Olivia…Olivia…" she heard him whisper as audible as he could.
She grabbed his wrist pulling him into the small space right behind the wall behind the parked cars.
"Whoa!"
"Shhhhh! I'm not entirely sure how good your acting is and there's a large chance my friends followed you here. I'm going to check the coast."
She quickly stuck her head out and scanned the surroundings and looked for any signs of sudden movements in the bushes, whispers or giggles. She suddenly felt a pair of hands on her waist pulling her backwards into the small space. She gasped and turned around immediately with her eyes wide open in surprise. Even though she was caught completely off guard, she made no efforts to move his hands from her body. She felt safe and comfortable. She felt a magnetic pull and an instant trust that she had never felt with anyone before. With her back resting against the wall, she looked him directly in the eyes, unable to look away.
FPOV
Her brown eyes studied him and he returned the favour and studied her back. Fitz felt somewhat at home with her, which is why he still hadn't let go of her waist. He was trying to figure out how someone he only just met had captivated him to the point of no return. She didn't even have to do anything and he would just melt. He noticed her breathing had slowed and wondered if this meant she was just as comfortable as he was. Fitz thought time had completely frozen and all that mattered was the two of them, until she broke eye contact. Fitz cleared his throat and took a step back only to be met with a wall behind him. It was then that he remembered just how small this secret getaway really was. He watched her grow more and more uncomfortable as her breathing quickened and her face flushed. She looked ill and he was about to ask her if she was ok when she looked up at him, blinked twice and said, "Listen, I…" She couldn't finish her thought. Fitz watched as she struggled to get the words out of her mouth and then suddenly, she dropped to her knees and pulled a pen out from her backpack. Fitz stood there slightly caught off guard when he felt her take his right wrist and roll up his sweater sleeve up and frantically write something on him. She dropped again and got up just as quickly and left.
Wait, what the hell just happened? Fitz asked himself out loud. He felt so stupid standing in such a confined space with his sleeve rolled up. It was then that he realised he still hadn't read what was so hurriedly written on him. He lifted his forearm and saw the following written in blue ink:
Text me 202-381-8462
He let out a breath he didn't realise he was holding. He continued staring at the blue message and a smile crept up. After a few minutes, he rolled his sleeve back down, composed himself and pulled his phone out. He typed Olivia's number in the respective field and save her name as Brown Eyes with the eyes emoji. He chuckled at the sight and saved it. He then opened his text messages and started typing a text, once he was satisfied with his message, he put his phone in his pocket and then made his way through the school looking for his new group of friends.
Fitz approached his friends and saw Edison and Samuel throwing a football around. The rest were eating or on their phones. The only person he didn't see however was Jake. He didn't think anything of it and sat down next to Andrew and took out the lunch he made himself that morning. Andrew had just started asking him how his first day was going and when he heard laughter from a distance. It was Olivia's group of friends. They were hysterical and Fitz couldn't help but watch the group as a whole. That's when he saw him, Jake. Once again, he felt himself getting agitated and couldn't figure out why. Before it got out of hand, he heard Andrew call his name and figured he must have been trying to get his attention for a little while. He apologised to Andrew and answered his question. They spoke for a little bit longer and the bell rang. Fitz cleaned his lunch mess and stood with Andrew. The two made their way to their next class and Fitz fought with everything inside him not to look over at Olivia and her friends at the risk of getting worked up again. The two spoke some more and really got to know each other. Fitz sensed a very good friendship forming with Andrew and he welcomed the idea of having a new friend.
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OPOV
She was completely lost, in a sea of blue orbs and she wasn't even worried. Suddenly an abrupt vibration came from her pocket and she reluctantly pulled her eyes away from his. Olivia pulled her phone out and immediately felt sick to her stomach. Her breathing changed and she found it hard to breathe.
What am I doing? She thought to herself.
She stared at her phone a little while longer and then looked up at him and it happened again, she was lost yet again. Olivia knew what she wanted to say but her words wouldn't come out. Her mouth simply wouldn't comply. Before really thinking, she quickly lowered herself to where her backpack was resting on the floor. She fished for pen and stood up in record timing. Olivia didn't think this through but she did it anyway. Olivia quickly wrote: Text me 202-381-8462. She dropped once again, practically tossing the pen back in her bag. She knew she needed to get out of there so she quickly stood up and left. She left him standing there. Olivia fought hard not to look back. She kept walking, fast, until she was at a safe distance from Fitz. She stopped to level her breathing. After taking a deep breath, she pulled her phone out again reading the text again.
Hey babe, need a lift from school today?
We could do homework and hit the gym later if you want.
Let me know. ILY!
Olivia could feel the lump in her throat get bigger with each second that passed. She took another deep breath and mustered up the courage to reply.
Hey you, yea I'm in. Fetch me at the usual spot?
See you later. ILY!
She pressed send and willed herself to calm down. That was her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Will Caldwell. She was walking back to her friends when her phone vibrated in her hand. She didn't recognise the number but as soon as she opened the text a small smile crept up. She chuckled and shook her head slightly at the text, instead of replying, she locked her phone and joined her friends.
Olivia noticed Jake still standing with her friends. They hugged briefly and he asked if she was alright. She ignore the question by asking one of her own. "Are you going to practise this week?"
"Of course, the week would simply not make sense otherwise!" Jake exclaimed with a very bad British accent. The group laughed out loud, none of them holding back.
The group spoke and laughed about a few more things until the bell rang. Olivia caught a glimpse of Fitz and Andrew walking together and it warmed her heart to know he had a friend already. Her mind then drifter to the text message he had sent her and she found herself smiling yet again.
Mr 'formalities' here, Ms Pope.
Save my number! ;)
