I know it's been forever and I apologize but I had a horrible case of writer's block. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Once I got over the hump it just started flowing.
FLASHBACK
Mellie was left in the kitchen with the sleeping infant after Charlotte had to go grab some things upstairs. "As long as she's asleep." Mellie thought looking over at the child who was laying in the swing Fitz insisted putting in the kitchen so that she was close by. When she heard the baby begin to stir she held her breath hoping that she would settle herself back to sleep. That hope was quickly dissolved when Ellie began crying. She picked the baby up and began trying to soothe her the way she had seen Fitz and Charlotte do. It was not working.
"Where is Charlotte when I need her?" Mellie thought as she walked around praying that someone would enter the kitchen and take the screaming infant off her hands.
"What's wrong with my girl?" She heard Fitz enter the kitchen and breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly took the infant out of her arms. "Why are you so angry, ladybug?" He asked gently and placed a kiss on the side of her head. She began to quiet and soon her cry were small sniffles. "Isn't that all better? You didn't have to cry to get Daddy's attention. I was coming to say good morning." He joked despite the fact that the 3-month old couldn't understand him.
"Fitz, careful with her before she spits up all over your suit." Mellie's toned with filled with annoyance.
"It's fine Mellie." He continued to hold the baby close, bouncing slightly.
When she realized that he wasn't going to listen to her, Mellie turned back towards her breakfast mumbling under her breath. "What do we pay the damn nanny for if she isn't going to be around when the baby is screaming?"
"You got me?!" Fitz exclaimed. Mellie turned around to see Fitz trying to wipe the vomit off of his blazer.
"I told you. I said put her down before she ruins your clothes." She began raising her voice.
"She's a baby. What do you expect?" His voice began to raise as well. "Take her so I can clean this off?" He passed the baby back to her. When she finished removing the stain from his jacket and turned around he was disgusted by what he saw. "Really, Mellie?" Mellie was holding the baby away from her body and turned away from her. Ellie was left dangling in the air. "Are you really that insensitive? What the hell is wrong with you?"
"She is not about to throw up all over me."
"You're wearing a bathrobe. You have 5 of those." The rising tensions caused Ellie to begin to cry again. He was about to reach for her when Charlotte came back into the room and grabbed her.
"I apologize Mr. and Mrs. Grant. I'll clean her up and get her back to sleep."
"It's okay Charlotte. I'm running late so I have to go."
END FLASHBACK
"Oops." Fitz looked up from the paper he was reading when he heard the sound of something dropping. The look on his daughter's face confirmed what he had assumed happened. "Sorry, Daddy." Sadness clouded her green eyes.
"It's okay." He smiled hoping to erase the fear she was feeling. "Spilled juice isn't a big deal." He stood up from seat across from her and grabbed the tools to clean the spill before going to the cabinet and grabbing a spill-proof cup. "Here." After filling the cup with apple juice, he handed it to her. "Accidents happen. We'll just use a different cup, save this one for another day and finish our snack. Okay?"
She nodded and sat back down at the table. Ellie went back to her snack and Fitz to his paper, both content until Fitz's phone rang. "Hi, Liv." Fitz smiled into the phone.
"Hi." Olivia replied. "What are you and the munchkin doing?"
"Well." Fitz began. "I'm going over some case files and El is enjoying a delicious snack made by myself. Why? What's up?"
"I was thinking maybe the three of us could hang out, enjoy the weather?"
"That sounds great to me." After asking Ellie how she felt about Olivia joining them for the day, they agreed to go the park.
"Great! I'll be there before you know it." Almost immediately after they hung up, Fitz heard the doorbell. He chuckled when he looked through the peephole and saw who was standing there.
"How many traffic laws did you break?" Fitz smiled at the woman in front of him.
"I might have already been in the neighborhood." Olivia replied casually.
"Hmmm." Fitz closed the space between them and kissed on the lips. "Come in." He was about kiss her again but was interrupted by the sound of feet hitting the wood floor.
"LIV!" Fitz swore he had never seen his daughter move that fast in short life.
"Hey, sweetie." Olivia picked Ellie up. "Have you grown?"
The girl shrugged in response. "Daddy says we're going to the park."
"I know."
"And we can get ice cream." She smiled.
"El." Fitz looked at his daughter. "I never said we could get ice cream."
"But.." Ellie began.
"We'll see. Now go put on your shoes." Once Ellie had disappeared up the stairs, Olivia and Fitz we're attacking each other's mouths.
"I've missed you." Olivia sighed once they separated.
"I missed you, too." They had come close to having sex after their first date and ever since the sexual tension between them had become thinker. Every time they were together, it was a struggle for them not to rip each other's clothes off, despite the fact that they didn't want to rush into anything.
"Tell me again why we're waiting." Fitz murmured into Olivia neck. He placed kisses there as he spoke.
"Because." She moaned. "You have a daughter to think about and I don't want to rush into anything. I really like you and we want this to work." He eyes closed when he hit a particularly sensitive spot. "At least that's what I've been telling myself."
"Well we are stupid, stupid people."
XOXOXOXOXOXO
"This is nice." Olivia commented watching Ellie play with some the other children.
"Yeah."
They were both silent, enjoying the slight breeze. Olivia's head was resting against Fitz's shoulder and occasionally he would kiss her head or run his hand up her hand. "What are we?" Olivia asked suddenly.
"What?"
"What are we? I mean we've gone a couple dates, I've met your child, we've made out on my couch."
"Well." Fitz began trying to figure out how he was going to say what was on his mind. "I would like to say that you are my girlfriend. We're together more than we're apart at this point and Ellie adores you and I.." he stopped realizing what he was about to say.
"Okay." She nodded. "So." She smiled up at him. "You're my boyfriend."
"Oh yeah. You're stuck with me now, me and the munchkin. We're a package deal."
"I think I can handle that." She returned to previous position.
XOXOXOXOXOXO
Much to Ellie's delight, they ended up at an ice cream shop after leaving the park. Knowing that this is when she would be at her happiest, Fitz decided to get her opinion on his and Olivia's relationship.
"What do boyfriends and girlfriends do?" Ellie asked never taking her eyes off of her sundae.
Olivia picked up a napkin to wipe her face. "They hold each other's hand, and they hug, and sometimes they kiss." Olivia answered.
"Daddy, you hold my hand and kiss hug me and you kiss me."
"I do, ladybug. That's right."
"Why do they do that?" Ellie looked at Olivia for an answer.
"Because they like each other."
"You like daddy?"
"Yes." She looked across the table at Fitz and smiled. "I do."
"Daddy, do you like Olivia?"
"I really, really, really like Olivia."
"Oh." She scooped another spoonful of ice cream. "Okay then."
XOXOXOXOXOXO
When they returned home, Fitz quickly put Ellie to bed. He was a man on a mission. "You should stay." He squeezed Olivia tighter into his side.
"Fitz." She warned.
"Please." He leaned over and kissed her.
"Your daughter is upstairs."
"The walls are very thick." He focused his attention on her neck. He smirked when he heard her moan.
"I thought we were waiting."
"Can you honestly say that you don't want this right now?" He pulled back to look in her eyes. They held the same passion as his.
She kissed him firmly on the lips. "Take me to bed."
As always, let me know what you think. What you want to see happen to our faves and all that jazz. Also let me know if there is too much Ellie. I don't to annoy you guys with her. Next chapter will have sexy times….
Until next time….
