Happy New Year ya'll! Sorry it took me so long to update but with the holidays and the bit of writers block I had I just could barely get a sentence out. But I'm back. Yay! lol! Anyway I hope ya'll enjoy this chapter.

It was early Sunday morning and Olivia lay sprawled across Fitz's bed reading the paper. Fitz lay next to her drawing lazy circles on the small off her back with his finger as he watched her read the paper. He found that he could tell if she liked what she was reading or was turned off by it solely on the way her mouth quirked at the corner or if her brow furrowed. She had such a beautifully expressive face.

Fitz trailed his fingers from the small of her back up to the smooth lines of her shoulders. Her skin was like silk and Fitz couldn't help but touch her. Not to mention she was lying next to him naked with only a sheet covering her lower body. Waking up to her these past couple of days had been amazing and Fitz wouldn't mind waking up to her everyday if he could.

Fitz leaned over and pressed a soft kiss to her shoulder. Olivia let out a low moan and looked up from the paper and smiled at him.

"What are you doing," she asked sweetly.

"Watching you."

"Why?"

"Because you're beautiful and I like seeing you naked in my bed."

Olivia turned to Fitz a mischievous look in her eye. She sat up and pushed him flat on his back and straddled him. She leaned down until she was nose to nose with him.

"I like being naked in your bed," she said her voice low and sultry then she kissed him slow and deliberate. His mouth was like a playground and Olivia spent several minutes running her tongue around the recesses of it. She tasted the insides of his cheeks, ran her tongue along the roof of his mouth and twirled her tongue around his.

Fitz was rock hard from the moment she straddled him and with the way she was kissing him he thought he would erupt. He needed her beneath him. Fitz braced his hands on either side of Olivia's hips and went to flip her under him but Olivia halted his actions when she grabbed his hands and locked them above his head.

She leaned down near his ear. "Uh uh, I'm running the show," she whispered her warm breath creating a delicious heat against his ear.

"By all means," Fitz said as he watched her dip her head and plant feathery kisses on his chest.

Olivia trailed kisses all over Fitz's body going from his chest up to his neck and back. She licked and nibbled at his stomach as she made her way down his body. Olivia stared up at Fitz when she reached his manhood which was rigid and standing at attention. Her mouth hovered dangerously close to the tip of his shaft. She looked Fitz straight in the eyes as she parted her lips and wrapped them around his sex.

Fitz was sure he had died and gone to heaven the moment he felt her warm, wet mouth on him. He watched as she pleasured him teasing her tongue up and down his shaft then swallowing it whole. Fitz was on the brink of a beautiful explosion as he watched Olivia. She was an expert and at any second Fitz would surely come undone. He wanted – no he needed to be inside of her.

"Livvie," Fitz said reaching for her. "Come here,"

Olivia climbed up his body and straddled him. She watched as Fitz reached on the nightstand and grabbed protection and slid it on his engorged member. Olivia rose up and positioned herself over his hard length and locked eyes with him as she slowly lowered herself onto him.

Fitz moaned and braced her hips as she began to rock against him. She felt so good. She was so warm and tight. Fitz felt a humming throughout his entire body. Every time they came together it was amazing but the sensations he was feeling right now were nothing like what he had felt before. He felt completely connected to her. Fitz leaned up and wrapped his arms around her. He held her close his mouth trailing kisses along her neck and collarbone while she rode him.

Olivia rode Fitz hard and fast – up and down, back and forth. She was caught in an erotic haze as she rode him and stared into the depths of his eyes. There was such a connection and Fitz filled her so completely and before she knew it a violently delicious quiver vibrated her entire body and she suspended into orgasmic oblivion.

Fitz pumped into Olivia furiously slamming his hips into hers. He knew the minute she came. He felt her juices flow from her body and cover him and the sensation sent him straight over the edge and he unleashed his essence as he clung to her.

Panting Fitz fell back against the mattress pulling Olivia with him. She lay nestled against his chest. Her breathing was just as labored as his.

"You realize that I'm never letting you leave," Fitz said and kissed her softly on the forehead.

Olivia just chuckled and snuggled deeper into his embrace.

"Stay. One more night," Fitz said as he watched Olivia gather up her things. She was holding the dress and shoes she had worn to the party in her hands.

Olivia sighed. She wanted nothing more than to stay with Fitz. The entire weekend spent with him – in his arms was amazing. He was so attentive and sweet and kind and they had the most incredible sex but it was Sunday evening and she needed to get home. She had been out of touch with everyone and everything the entire weekend.

"Fitz, I would love to stay but I have work in the morning. You have work in the morning," she said pointedly.

Fitz walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I know. I figure you could stay here and we could make love all night then make love all morning, and then we could go to work." He placed tiny kisses along the back of her neck.

Olivia closed her eyes and leaned into him - the feel of his lips on her body weakening her. She dropped her dress and shoes to the floor and turned in his arms. She ran the tips of her fingers along his broad shoulders and up his neck then cradled his face in her hands. Her gaze searched his face her eyes roaming over his firm and sensual mouth and across his perfectly angular face. He was so handsome. His face was kindled with a sort of passionate beauty that it almost pained her look at him and not stay. And she was just about to tell him that she would stay when her phone rang.

The sound of the phone pulled Olivia out of her Fitz induced haze. She had been so caught up in him and her that she completely forgot about everything else. Who knew what had happened outside of the exotic, sensual bubble that existed inside Fitz's condo.

"I should get that," Olivia said looking towards her phone.

Fitz nuzzled her throat. "Voicemail," he whispered against her skin.

Olivia's head lolled back and her eyes closed as she gave in to Fitz's ministrations for a few seconds. "I have to get that," she said and reluctantly pulled out of his embrace.

Olivia grabbed her phone. It was Huck. "Huck," she said as she answered.

"Hey, Liv. Where've you been? I've been trying to reach you all weekend."

Olivia turned from Fitz and walked towards the large window on the far side of the room. "Uh…sorry. I've been out of pocket. What's going on?"

"I think I found something. There's this really durable metal that I think will work for the harness."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I ordered it. It will be here first thing tomorrow."

Excitement bubbled in the pit of Olivia's stomach at the thought that they could get the harness working. "I'll be in early. I'll meet you in the lab, okay."

"Okay," Huck said then hung up.

Fitz stood off to the side watching Olivia. She had moved all the way to the other side of the bedroom while she talked on the phone. He couldn't make out a word she was saying and obliviously she wanted it that way. There was an element of mystery or extreme privacy that surrounded her. He noticed it the moment they met. It wasn't a bad thing. In fact, it only made him want to get to know her that much more. He had a strong need to break through those well crafted walls of hers and carve out a place for himself.

Olivia hung up with Huck and turned and faced Fitz. He was leaning against the dresser watching her. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I have to go," she said then placed a soft kiss on his lips.

Fitz was disappointed. He wanted to ask her who she was talking to and why she needed to leave but he didn't. Instead he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled here against the fit his body.

"Okay," Fitz sighed. "If you must."

"I must," Olivia said.

Fitz dipped his head and captured her mouth. He kissed her thoroughly his tongue tracing the fullness of her lips then pressing between them to invade her mouth. Immediately he captured her tongue and rolled it around his.

Olivia arched into him and angled her head allowing Fitz to deepen the kiss. His kiss was deep and soul stirring and for a moment Olivia got lost in it and nothing else existed. She moaned in protest when Fitz pulled away.

Fitz chuckled. "You have to go, right?"

"Right," Olivia said hesitantly.

Reluctantly Olivia pulled away from Fitz and gathered her dress and shoes off the floor. "I'll wash your sweats and t-shirt and bring them to you," she said.

Fitz nodded. He pulled on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and grabbed a pair of running shoes.

"What are you doing?" Olivia asked as she watched him dress.

"Putting clothes on."

"Why?"

"So I can drive you home."

"Oh…you don't have to do that. I'll just take a cab."

Fitz let out a low chuckle as he walked over to where Olivia stood. He ran his hands up and down her arms. "There's no way I'm letting you take a cab home. I'm driving you – end of discussion."

Olivia opened her mouth to protest but Fitz leaned down and kissed her full on the mouth successfully stifling any protest she might give.

Olivia slept well for a change. There was no tossing and turning or constantly waking up with worry. She chalked it up to being exhausted from the amazing sex-filled weekend she had spent at Fitz's place. She hadn't realized how worn out she was.

As Olivia dressed for work Monday morning images of her and Fitz replayed in her mind and she smiled. She couldn't wait to get to work to see him. Olivia faltered at the thought and her smile quickly faded. Worry knotted her stomach. Here she was years later and she found herself entangled with a colleague again. Although she somehow knew that this time was different she was still nervous. She wanted to keep what she and Fitz had private. She didn't need her colleagues whispering behind her back.

Olivia headed straight for the lab as soon as she got to the office. Huck was already there hovered over his laptop.

"Hey," Olivia said as she approached him.

Huck looked up the corners of his mouth tilting slightly upward. "Hey, Liv."

"Have you been working all weekend?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah the issue with the harness overheating is bothering me. I'm not optimistic that this new metal I found can even withstand the extreme heat."

Olivia looked over Huck's shoulder and the computer screen and scanned the details of the metal. It was certainly the most durable metal she had ever seen but even she wasn't sure it would stand up against the lava like heat that the reactor gave off. They had to figure out a way to contain the heat without melting everything in sight.

Olivia sighed. "We just have to keep researching there has to be something we can use or do. I'll log on and do some research as well."

Olivia pulled her laptop out of her back and set up on the workstation across from Huck.

Over the next few hours they poured over their notes and searched the web looking for a solution but came up with nothing.

"Morning!" Abby sang as she breezed through the lab doors. She stopped when she spotted Olivia. With a determined look in her eyes she marched over to where Olivia sat. "Morning, Olivia."

"Morning, Abby."

"So…where did you disappear to on Friday?" Abby said. There was a mischievous glint in her eyes."

"What?" Olivia said feigning ignorance.

"Don't you what me, Olivia Pope. You up and disappeared from the party on Friday. One minute you were dancing with Jake, the next with Grant, and then poof you were gone. Where did you go?"

Olivia shifted nervously in her seat under Abby's intense scrutiny. "I left early."

"You know who else left early?"

Olivia feigned ignorance. "No, I don't."

Haughtily Abby flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Both Jake and Grant left early. In fact they disappeared about the same time you did."

Olivia stared at Abby her face a mask. Abby was a master at reading people and Olivia knew that if she exhibited even a fraction of emotion or any sign of discomfort Abby would be all over her. "So we all left around the same time. What's your point, Abby?"

"My point is that I noticed that they both seem to have a keen interest in you, Liv. And I just want to be sure that what happened before doesn't…" her voice trailed off and she leaned in close to Olivia. "Look I know I can be a bitch but you're my friend and I worry about you."

"Abby, I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me. You know me – all work and no play these days," Olivia said with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

"Really?" Abby said. "You have a passion mark on the side of your neck."

Olivia gasped and color flushed her cheeks. Her hand immediately flew to her neck. She stared at Abby but couldn't find the words to speak.

Abby stared at her disappointment present in her large blue eyes. "You don't have to lie to me, Liv. What you do is your business. I just need to know that you're okay. We can't have a repeat of last time."

"Abby, I'm fine. This is different. It's not going to be like last time."

"How do you know?"

"Because…I know him."

"So which is it - Grant or Jake?"

Olivia's lips pressed into a stubborn line. She was not about to tell Abby she was involved with Fitz. Olivia knew her friend and no matter how hard Abby would try she would not be able to keep her judgments to herself.

"Abby, please just trust me."

Abby watched Olivia for a few seconds. Her concern was etched in the furrow of her brow and in the depth of her eyes. Abby had been there for the whole debacle with Edison Davis who used to work for Cedar, Pope & Alexander. Olivia had loved Edison and she thought that he loved her too – but that hadn't been the case.

"Just…be careful, okay," Abby said.

Olivia nodded. She knew Abby was just being protective and she appreciated that.

"Liv," Huck exclaimed. "I think I got something."

Olivia jumped up from her chair and rushed over to Huck. "What is it?"

"What if we double-up the metal on the harness? This is the strongest metal out there and if we…"

Olivia knew exactly where Huck was going. "If we fuse multiple sheets together we could probably contain the heat."

"Exactly," Huck said smiling.

"Let's do it. Abby, we need you." Olivia said.

Olivia, Huck, and Abby spent the next few hours fusing the metal pieces together onto the harness. They wanted to give the contraption a day to settle before they ran another test.

"Hey all," Harrison said as he breezed through the lab doors.

"Hey," Olivia and Abby said in unison.

Huck just nodded in his direction.

"So what's up? How the harness coming along?"

"We might have found the answer to get it working once and for all," Olivia said.

"Really?"

"Yeah, we fused multiple sheets of the most durable metal we could find together and hopefully it can withstand the heat," Huck said.

"And if it does, this will be the first product we launch under the merger," Olivia added.

"Well you guys better make it work soon because Grant wants to announce the enhanced thermonuclear reactor next week," Harrison said.

"We're running a test tomorrow so we'll know for sure then," Olivia said.

Fitz glanced down at his watch for the tenth time. It was just after four and he hadn't seen Olivia once. He hoped that she didn't regret the weekend they spent together and was avoiding him. Fitz got up from his desk and stalked over to his door and flung it open. He was going to find Olivia.

As soon as Fitz stepped into the hallway the elevator doors dings and out stepped Olivia. Fitz's heart stopped and his breath caught in his chest at the sight of her. His eyes skimmed over her running from her six inch stilettos over her smooth calves up to the creamy skin of her neck before finally settling on her perfect face.

Fitz strode towards her his face a mask of determination. He reached her in three strides. He said nothing as he took her by the elbow and ushered her into her office.

As soon as they were over the threshold Fitz shut the door and pressed Olivia against it. He braced his hands on either side of her and stared down at her. Fitz's eyes smoldered with fire as he locked gazes with Olivia.

Olivia swallowed hard as she stared up at Fitz. He seemed upset yet aroused. "Fitz," she said his name a faint whisper on her lips.

Fitz moved his face to within an inch of hers. "Do you regret what happened this weekend? Is that why I haven't seen you all day? Are you avoiding me?" His questions came in rapid succession giving Olivia no time to answer.

Olivia's lips stretched into a humorous smile as she realized why Fitz was so intense. He thought she regretted what happened between them and was running.

"You find something amusing?" Fitz said his eyes boring holes into her.

Olivia could feel the heat emanating from Fitz's body. It was a mesh-up of quietly contained rage and sex. Olivia felt her own body heat up.

"Olivia," Fitz said his voice dangerously low.

Olivia said nothing. Instead she slowly ran tips of her fingers up Fitz's back and molded her body to his. She leaned forward and teased her lips across his before nipping at his lower lip.

Against his lips she said, "I had the most amazing time with you this weekend. I regret nothing."

Fitz relaxed a bit but kept her pinned against the door. "Where have you been all day?" he asked.

"I've been in the lab with my team which is why you haven't seen me," she said against his mouth.

"I missed you," Fitz said then captured her face in his hands and kissed her. His kiss started out gentle and sweet but quickly became urgent and demanding as his tongue parted her mouth and darted inside.

They stood there against the door kissing for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, both needing air, they parted.

Fitz ran his knuckles across the smooth skin of Olivia's cheek. How was it that one woman could get him so worked up. He felt so out of control around her. She brought something primal and animalistic out in him. "I want you so bad," he said.

Olivia smiled and blushed up at him. She wanted him just as bad as he wanted her but they were at work. They'd just have to contain themselves until after hours.

"Why don't we get together later," she suggested.

"Dinner at my house," Fitz said as he pulled her back to him and nuzzled his mouth against her ear. "Meet me in the parking garage at six. You can follow me back to my place."

"Okay," Olivia said then kissed him firmly on the mouth. "Now go."

Fitz smiled big, kissed her on the forehead then left.

Six o'clock rolled around in no time and Olivia gathered her things headed toward the elevators.

"Olivia."

Olivia was standing at the elevators when she heard Jake call her name. She turned to greet him. "Hey, Jake," she said with a smile.

"Hey yourself. I haven't seen you since you disappeared Friday night."

Olivia shifted in her stance. "Yeah…I decided to cut out a little early."

Jake took a few steps closing the distance between them. "You could have said bye," he said.

"I know. Sorry. I was just really tired."

"It's cool. So you heading out? You wanna grab dinner?"

"You know…I have a lot of work to do so I'm just going to head home."

Olivia could see the disappointment register on Jake's face. "Rain check?" she said.

Jake's face brightened and he smiled. "Sure. I'm going to hold you to that."

Just then the elevator doors opened and both Jake and Olivia stepped inside.

Olivia's nerves were on edge as the elevator made its way down to the parking garage. She hoped that Fitz wasn't waiting for her at the elevator bank. She wanted to keep what they had private.

Olivia sighed in relief with the elevator doors opened to an empty bank.

"Good night," she called over her shoulder as she made her way to her car.

Olivia smiled to see Fitz leaning causally against her SUV.

"About time," Fitz said teasingly as he pulled her against his body and kissed her softly on the lips.

"I'm barely three minutes late," Olivia said.

"Waiting for you for any amount of time feels like an eternity," Fitz said. "You ready?"

"Yes, let's go."

Olivia hit the unlock button on her SUV and Fitz opened the door for her. He grabbed her computer bag and set it in the backseat. He leaned down and pulled the seatbelt across Olivia's body and snapped it in place then kissed Olivia one more time on the lips before closing the door and heading to his own car.

Olivia smiled as she watched his walk away. He was always fastening her in the car which she found to be very sweet and endearing. Olivia waited for Fitz to start his car and pull off and she followed behind him.

Across the parking lot Jake had watched the entire scene between Olivia and Fitz. His jaw tightened in anger as the bug of jealously hit him. Once again Fitz was getting something that he wanted. Just once Jake wanted to be the one to win. He wanted to be the one to get the girl. Jake was tired of losing of losing to Fitz and he vowed that his time he would win.

So I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. We got a little bit more Olitz sexy goodness, Huck may have found a way to get the harness working, Liv isn't running from Fitz, and Jake is salty as hell which makes me laugh. lol!

Anyways please leave reviews. I so love reading your feedback.

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