The man waited enough, let's give him his gift, shall we?

Christmas night

They were in Vermont.

The kids were spending the holiday with Mellie, so it was just the two of them. Or rather, three of them... He had no idea though... None whatsoever...

They were sitting in front of the fire place, watching the blizzard. The only light was coming from the fireplace and the Christmas tree that they decorated together a couple hours ago.

This was his new favorite thing: Sitting in front of the fireplace with Olivia in his arms while talking to her about anything and everything. They had been doing it in the White House too. It actually was exactly what they needed. Talking to each other... Opening up to each other... Not doing that had nearly cost them each other, and there was no way they would let that happen again.

Now they could completely trust each other because they understood why the other did certain things. They were learning about each other's hopes and dreams. They could now talk about their regrets and fears. It improved every aspect of their relationship. Even the sex was better, which said a lot because for them sex had always been out of this world.

Fitz had brought two glasses and her favorite wine. She was biting her lips, thinking about how to give him the news...

He had a mischievous grin on his face. Apparently he, too, had a secret. After a few minutes of studying him, Olivia couldn't wait any longer and asked. "What's with the face?"

He kept looking at her for a while longer and got up to bring a bunch of papers. "Check these" he said.

They were land plans and some pictures. "What are these?" Olivia asked.

"Well..." He started. "My term ends in about a year. I know we keep talking about Vermont, but OPA is important to you. So, I'm thinking, if you want, we could stay. Vermont will always be here, we can always come... Holidays, weekends... We can move here permanently in the future... But I think you need to be close to DC for now. You gave up so much for me already, and from now on, we will think about what you need. And whatever you need to do, whatever you want to do, I am in. These are a few possible places for us to choose from, to get a house built in the area."

She was shocked, this was the last thing she expected from him right now. She looked at him with the most beautiful, softest, warmest smile. They had always talked about living in Vermont after his term, but it had always felt like a plan for a remote future. But now they were so close to the end of his presidency, and he was right, she wasn't actually ready to leave DC yet, at least not permanently. What was so amazing was that he had brought this up before she had to say anything. Apparently when she opened up to him, their relationship had moved to a new level. As they talked more, he indeed started to understand her better. They indeed had a stronger connection.

"Thank you" she whispered. "Thank you."

"Anything for you, Livvie." He said, caressing her cheek.

She was emotional. His surprise, the news she was about to give him, and her changing hormones made her more emotional than ever. She hugged him and breathed in his scent.

"I love you so much" Fitz said. She looked at his face and said "I love you too".

"Time to celebrate then?" Fitz asked, and without waiting for her response he opened the bottle of wine.

"Umm... I won't drink." Olivia said.

Fitz looked at her with wide eyes, "You won't drink wine?" he asked. "Olivia? Not drinking wine? Are you okay?"

She bit her bottom lip and dropped her gaze to the floor for a minute. Then she looked back at him.

"I won't drink because I... I'm... Pregnant."

Fitz's mouth fell open when he heard her. He was shocked, he was trying to register what he just heard.

"You what?" he asked. It came out as a whisper.

"I'm pregnant. We are having a baby, Fitz" Olivia said with a smile.

His eyes filled with tears. He gasped and let out a deep breath. "Livvie..."

"Livvie... My God... Livvie..." he said while pulling her onto his lap and cradling her. He was crying and hugging her, holding her tighter and tighter. "Livvie... We are going to have a baby? We are going to have a little you?" he asked as tears rolled down his cheeks. It was obvious from his face that he couldn't really believe it yet.

"We are going to have a little mix-of-us" she responded, with a smile that reached her eyes - eyes that were also full of tears.

He was deliriously, out-of-this-world happy. He was crying and laughing at the same time.

He kissed her forehead, eyelids, the tip of her nose, her cheeks, her chin, her lips... He kissed her again, and again, and again... "I love you Olivia, I love you so, so much..." he declared in between kisses.

Then he bent his head and put his forehead against her belly. He stayed there for a minute with his eyes closed. Then he put a kiss on her belly and started speaking in a soft, loving tone. "Hi... I'm your father. I've been waiting for you since I met your mother, almost 8 years ago. I love you so much, baby." He then kissed her belly a few more times and with each kiss, he whispered "I love you".

It is such a huge pressure to write Fitz's reaction to Livvie's pregnancy! It could be written in a million ways! I hope you guys aren't disappointed!

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