The thing about trust
The only thing she knows is to run. The only thing he knows is to put himself for others. Can Olivia and Fitz find in each other what they need as they learn that there's much more to growing up than just the years?
Thanks so much for the likes and all! to tell you the truth it took me a while to sit down and write this as I kept having the whole plot in my head, anyways, I do hope you enjoy!l
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Chapter 2:
"Olivia right?" Fitz asked smoothly offering her his hand to shake. "My name is Fitz" Olivia stared at him for a moment. "So it's hi all you can say?"
"What kind of name it's Fitz?" She finally said. She wasn't mean, just defensive.
"Ah well maybe I'm a superhero, and my code name it's Fitz" he offered her a sweet smile.
"Does it stand for Fitzgerald?" She asked.
"Yeah, but if you ask me That's an old mans name, I like to think I'm more than that"
"I guess" she smiled a bit.
"So," Fitz leaned closer to her, examining Dewitt who seemed to be giving a warning look. "Where are you from?"
"Nowhere" she said quickly. Fitz knew this move. She had been hurt before. She wasn't going to open up to him that easy.
"Fair enough" Fitz said. "Why did you ended up here?" Liv shrugged. Fitz sighed. "Is there anything you can tell me about yourself?" He waited. She locked her big brown eyes with his.
" I'm not much of a talker" she offered.
"So what's her deal?" Tom asked as he and Fitz got ready for bed. "How long has she been in the system?" Fitz glanced around to make sure everyone else was asleep.,
"She doesn't talk much" he jumped into bed. "All I could find out was that" he said defeated.
"And?" Tom asked. He knew Fitz. He wasn't ready to give up on her just yet.
"We might need a different approach with this one"
Olivia began to close off more And more over the following days. She saw Fitz and he seemed nice enough to exchange words with her, but the rest of the kids didn't even acknowledge her
"Hey Liv?" She heard Fitz say the Friday after she had arrived at the orphanage. She turned around, angry, he couldn't just call her that, he didn't know anything about her. "Sorry, too early for nicknames?" Liv nodded. "Listen I was wondering...since you seem to be more of an action kind of girl." She smiled a bit, "I thought I'd show you something" he gave her a dashing smile. "Come on" she followed. She wasn't a follower and yet when she was around Fitz she felt safe.
"Where are we going?" She asked when they reached the yard. She could see all the fuss happening behind her as it was recess time, for most of the kids anyway.
"All in due time" Fitz said. She backed up a bit.
"Fitz!" He heard someone call behind him, a little boy, maybe of six headed on their direction. "Stephen said you're going on an adventure!"
"Hey Tony, well yeah, but this time it's Olivia's turn" the boys face dropped as he noticed Liv. "She's never been on an adventure with me before" Olivia watched them interact, Fitz seemed to know everyone. She wondered how long he had been there. Tony's mood suddenly changed as he turned to her. "I'll help you then" the little boy smiled widely. "Bye Fitz!" And just like that he was gone. Liv watched him run.
"He's a great kid, he's been here since he was a baby" Olivia didn't speak. She watched him take his 49ers jacket off. he had a grey long sleeve shirt on, she saw him head for a fence a few yards away. "They used to keep this on watch" Fitz told her as he motioned for her to follow. "Then Collins ran out on funds and starting playing less attention to the sidelines" Olivia followed him with the eyes but didn't move. "Come on"
He moved some garbage and old things out of the way until they revealed an old bike.
"What are you doing?" She asked.,"are we leaving?"
"Fitz smiled. "Only for a little while, Stephen said he'd manage two hours or so."
"We can just go?"
"'Not forever, although I hope I can soon" he told her. He reached out for his jacket. And moved a small door on the back of the fence which seemed rusted. "You ready?" Olivia saw a gate of opportunity. She could try and punch Fitz and go, back to running just as she had been told to. "Hey" she jerked back when Fitz touched her arm. "We don't have to go"
"Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise" he smiled. She didn't seem amused.
"I hate surprises"
"Uh, ok. Sorry, I..." He didn't mean to upset her.
"Let's just go"
They got on the bike after Fitz made sure he had concealed their small escape hole. "I am not so sure about this..."
"Do you trust me?" Fitz lowered his voice.
"I don't know you" she said bitterly.
"Maybe I want to get to know you"
Next thing she knew they were pulling into a cafe not so far.
"Wait" Olivia who had Been holding on to his waist pulled away. "There's people here"
Fitz jumped off the bike skillfully. "Yeah, they are good people"
"Still they are people who could tell them where we are"
"Nah, they wouldn't do that, trust me on this"
"I've told you, I can't trust you" Fitz smiled and offered her, his hand to get off the bike.
"Well, that's okay but at least let me offer you an ice cream" they walked slowly to the back of the cafe, to the kitchen, Fitz had taken her hand. She had not flinched.
"Oh well there!" Came a voice "look what the cat dragged in!" A man, red hair and glasses smiled up at them.
"Hi Lou" Fitz smiled.
Lou took a step forward to take a better look at the kids. "Well hello little lady" Olivia didn't speak. "Is she Your girlShe's a pretty one"
"She got In last week, I'm just offering her an ice cream"
"Oh that's a good deal" Lou smiled. "Come on" he led them to the kitchen. "Wait here"
"So?" Fitz asked Olivia."how are actions going instead of words?"
"Okay I guess" he groaned and looked around the room impatiently.
"So what's the little lady having?" Asked Lou.
"Olivia?" Fitz asked.
"I don't know" She admitted shyly.
"Is chocolate good?" The old man asked.
"Yes" she said. "Thank you"
As they sat on a pair of stools in the kitchen, they were both quiet. "Is it good?"
"Do you have to pay for it?"Olivia ignored his question.
Nah, Lou likes to give us things, sometimes I help him clean up though"
"How?"She asked. Fitz felt a sense of pride. She was talking to him.
"Sneaking out of course" he admitted. "I'm pretty good at it I guess"
"Don't get way over your head flyboy" Olivia smiled
"Wow, so you do know words" he mused. She tried to hit him but he stopped her.
"Fitz?" She asked after a moment of silence.
"Yeah?"
"If you can leave that place..." She shivered, "why don't you?"
He bit his lip. "Why do you think? I can't just take everyone and run, can I? I can't buy everyone a house. They need me, That's why I stay"
Ok this is done for now, how do you like the idea of Fitz being sort of the fixer of the story? He's got secrets of his own too.
What did you think? Thanks again for reading!