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?
Hello! I hope your Sunday is going great. So sorry for the long wait for the update. I have decided to come up with a schedule. Sundays will be the days I update this story. I do hope yiu are still enjoying it.
Some answers about Fitz will be given here.
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Chapter 4:
Darkness. Olivia knew that far too well. The darkness had taken all she loved from her. And darkness was what kept her awake at night. And then, when she did sleep, she didn't rest.
Panting. She woke up panting. For her surprise, Fitz was sitting next to her bed, he had a soaking towel and he gently placed it on Olivia's forehead. "I used to have nightmares all the time when I first got here" he told her. "They go away"
"Mine don't" Olivia said softly. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"You could say thank you, you know" Fitz gave her a sweet smile.
"Thank you. Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Abby and Quinn kidnapped my bed" he told her. Olivia blushed. They had been freaked out by her screams. "I'd be in big trouble if they find me here with you."
"Because you are a boy?" Liv asked. "Collins isn't a saint. Why would he suspect something?"
"Dewitt thinks boys are evil or something" Fitz told her. "But sadly they can't afford a bigger place" that wasn't true. Fitz knew it too well, Collins got paid for all the kids and he usually spent it gambling.
They remained silent for a minute. Olivia would watch as Fitz's eyes sparkled in the dark. They were tender. She then focused on his shirt. Always long sleeved even though it was the middle of summer. "What?" He caught her staring. Olivia froze.
"Any news on Tony?" Olivia said quickly.
"He's happy, that much I found out. It's good"
"It is" she agreed.
Silence again. "You can ask." He told her. She bit her lip.
"I didn't say anything" she countered.
"No, but I can tell you want to" he was on to her.
Olivia waited. "What happened to you? How did you end up here?"
"Ah well now, there's a story" he sighed sadly. "I was six, there was a fire at the house I was staying" Fitz closed his eyes. "My mom and I had been out in the streets for a couple months after her boyfriend kicked us out. No body knows how the fire started." Liv was afraid to ask. He then told her that her mom used to work out late, she worked in a place where he met a lot of men, she even met his dad there. Not that he had ever met him. His mother was young when she had him. That's why she had to work.
"She lives somewhere in the city" he told her. Liv didn't know what to say. "After the fire, she didn't come back for me. To tell you the truth, maybe she was relieved."
Fitz was not ready to admit to Liv that he had seen her a couple times. She had never claimed him back. Not even after he had given her money. "I'm sorry" Liv told him.
"Don't be" he smiled taking her hand. "She did her best for as long as she could and then. She didn't anymore. You should get some sleep."
"I'm not sure if I can" she admitted. He bit his lip.
"I'll stay here"
"You Will?"
"Just close your eyes"
Smoke. It was all he remembered from the night of the fire. He remembered going to bed that night, and just after midnight he could hear, Cassidy, crying her eyes out. Her mother, a mother living with them, couldn't hear her. Maybe she was way too drunk. Fitz crawled out of bed and headed to the next room. Cassidy was there. Scared. She seemed terrified. He picked her up from the crib. Her mother was surely passed out. The baby calmed down after a few moments and just as he was putting her back In the crib he was shook by another boy. Fitz had been confused at first. Then it all became so hot. Both boys knew there was a fire. They went and tried to wake up the grownups, most of them were passed out. Fitz took Cassidy and he and the other boy tried to reach the stairs. Then, the boy's father pushed the children into the bathroom. He hardly remembered anything after that. Next thing he knew he woke up in the hospital. His mother and the other people in the house were there too. Cassidy seemed to be alright. The boy too. His father had died however.
For the next few days. He laid in bed. He would ask about his mother. They said she was badly wounded. They took him to see her once. She was wearing tubes to help her breathe.
Once he was well enough, he would visit his mother, tell her Stories. He saw people leave. Cassidy had gone off to her grandparents. Fitz was relieved she had someone. He also had someone. And then he didn't.
All he had was a letter. A stuffed eagle and the boy's father jacket. He had never opened the letter.
He remembered being there with the boy when they told him his dad was gone. Fitz then told him he didn't have to worry because he would always have him. And to this day, he had kept that promise.
He woke up shaking. He was back in his bed after managing to get Liv to sleep. A hand shook him.
"Fitz?" Tom's face lighted in the dim light. "You okay?"
"Yeah" he gulped. He got off the bed and lifted a lose board from under his bed. "I just.."
"The fire?" Fitz took out a piece of chocolate and gave it a bite. Tom seemed tense. He had had a nightmare too not so long ago
"You think they will go away someday?" Tom took a bite of the chocolate. "I hope so"
"I remember my dad giving us chocolate whenever we were scared" Tom pointed out.
Yeah he did too.
The next day Fitz found himself thinking if the reason for the fire coming back to him was because of Liv, because he told her about him. Maybe he could now make her open up to him.
So what did you think? Who loves Tom's dad? There is a scandal kind of twist regarding Fitz dad. Can you guess what it is?
Thank you so much for reading and all the support.
Next clue to the age puzzle. Tom is the same age as Fitz.