CHAPTER 4
A/N: Hope you enjoy the latest update. Please forgive any mistakes i have made...#TrueGladiatorsShipOlitz
"What did you say?" Olivia asked with shock in her voice
"You heard me?"
"I am not sure if I heard you right…", she said while praying that what she heard was indeed what he had said
"Well you did", he said as he jammed his hands into his jeans
"I don't understand…"
"What is there to understand?"
"Just a little while ago you were pissed at me for reasons I don't know and now you want to kiss me"
"I was pissed that you were choosing that asshole over me and let's not forget; you want to kiss me"
"For heaven's sake I wasn't choosing him over you Fitz…", she said starting to get irritated by him all over again
"Yes you were"
"You are being childish"
"Oh am I?"
"Yes. This is just like when we were kids, it was OK for you play with other kids but if I did it; you would get mad and accuse me of not wanting to be your best friend anymore."
"Is it a crime to want you to myself. Am i a bad person for wanting you to myself?"
"Yes it is. Considering that you have Mellie", she said getting worked up. "With Abby gone I have no one anymore. Harrison is my friend….wait a minute…", she said as her eyebrows furrowed
"What?"
"Is that why you said we could kiss again"
"Uhmmm...Yes", he admitted
"Oh I see", she said sadly. "Fitz get out of my room"
"Well are we going to hang out on Saturday?"
"I was going to say yes but not anymore"
"What! Why?"
"Because…"
"Why?"
"So I could have a chance of being kissed by someone who actually wants to kiss me. Someone who wouldn't be doing it because they have ulterior motives"
"Where girls are concerned, all boys have ulterior motives Olivia"
"Yeah I know. I just didn't think you would too, especially when I am the girl in question"
"That is because I am trying to protect you"
"From who"
"Harrison and yourself"
"From myself, I don't need protecting from myself"
"Yes, you do"
"Fitz get out of my room you are giving me a headache", she said fed up with him
"No. I will leave when I am good ready. I will leave when you tell you are not going to that stupid party"
"Who the hell do you think you are? My parents are just down the hall. They are the only ones who can tell me what to do. I am going to that party whether you like it or not", she said angrily."In fact tomorrow after school I am going shopping. I am going to buy the shortest dress that will hug me in all the right places and showcase my cleavage and…"
"Cleavage?"
"Yes cleavage"
"Oh I didn't know you hand an appointment with a breast reconstruction surgeon. Your titties are too small for them to be considered cleavage"
"Whatever Fitz and what were you doing sizing them up anyway", she said as she walked back to her bed." I am going to meet a boy that is going to ask me out on a date and he will kiss and you know what?"
"What?" he asked
"He is going to be a better kisser than you"
"Well look at you getting ready to get your slut on. Do you see why I don't like Harrison? You have known him for a couple of days and already you want to go out and buy skanky clothes. Hear me when I say this, you are not going to that party"
"Like I said you aren't my dad now get out"
"Fine I will leave, but until you come back to being the Olivia I know; don't talk to me"
XXX
Fitz didn't sleep a wink the that night. All he could think about was ways of getting Harrison out of Olivia's life. He picked up his phone to check if he had any messages and found he had one from Mellie. He didn't bother to answer it and just went back to contemplating the Olivia situation
"I went to church last week. I don't understand how the Lord can forsake me like this", he muttered for the umpteenth time that night as he tossed and turned
He picked up his phone and dialed a friend's number.
"Fitz why the hell are you calling so early in the morning"
"If anyone should be grouchy it should be me. I haven't slept all night. I need you to do me favor"
"Couldn't this have waited until later when you saw me at school?"
"No it couldn't. Huck man, I need you to find me information on a Harrison Wright"
"Fitz just because my father works for the CIA doesn't mean I can get information about people whenever you want"
"Come on, it's not like you do it for free". Fitz begged
"No I can't do it"
"I will double what I paid for the information on Jake"
"No"
"I will triple it"
"Ok, I will have the information you need in a couple of hours. What did this guy do?"
"He…"
"Don't answer that, he asked Olivia out didn't he"
"Yeah"
"Oh shit", Huck said as he chuckled
"Exactly, can you believe it man? It seems like yesterday when I got that asshole Jake to stay away from her now I have this Harrison fellow to deal with"
"Yeah man I feel for you", he said as he rolled his eyes
"Thanks buddy; I will see you in a few hours"
Fitz ended the phone call with a smile on his face. He felt hopeful that Huck was going to find something he could use to persuade Harrison to leave Olivia alone.
XXX
The next when Fitz got out of bed, one couldn't even tell that he had 3 hours of sleep. He jumped into the shower, didn't even eat breakfast and made his way to school. This was the first time in years that his car was first in the parking lot. He knew Chris wasn't going to show up soon up anytime soon and he didn't mind because the most important person today was Huck. When he saw his car coming into the parking lot he couldn't contain the excitement he felt.
"Get in man"
"Okay okay; chill bro"
"What did you find out?"
"Good morning"
"Yeah whatever good morning. Now what did you find?"
"Look…."
"Never mind don't tell me. I want to read for myself", he said as he took the manila envelope from Huck"
With each line he read, his smile slowly but surely disappeared.
"Huck what the fuck is this. I said I want dirt not his accolades", Fitz said with a raised voice
"That was all I could find. The guy is as clean as a whistle", Huck said.
"He volunteered at a local soup kitchen and local children's hospital. Over the summer he went to Africa to build homes for orphaned children", Fitz read out loud
"Yeah he did, while you were out partying and getting drunk Harrison was making the world a better place for orphaned children", Huck said rubbing it in
Fitz cast Huck a 'don't fuck with me' look that had him laughing so hard his stomach was hurting.
"The fucker could run for president he is so clean"
"Turn the page, you haven't finished", Huck said still laughing
Fitz did as he was told. What he read next made his jaw drop.
"Working towards someday being the president of the USA", Fitz whispered as he sighed and closed his eyes.
"I hate to say this man but this guy is every parents dream"
When Fitz didn't reply Huck continued
"Out of all the guys that I have had to dig up information on, I think he is the only one you can trust with her"
"I think you need to leave me alone. I will transfer the money by end of day", Fitz said in a defeated tone as he watched Huck get out of his car and jumped back into his own. His heart felt heavy at the thought of her potentially dating Harrison.
"I don't fucken care, I have Mellie anyway", he said to himself. He knew that her parents would love Harrison once they met him. Harrison was the kind of guy all parents wanted their daughters to bring home and in the Popes' case; he could see Harrison being the son they never had. He could that next to Harrison, he was very lacking. Suddenly he wasn't even in the mood for school anymore. He started his car, drove out of the parking lot and headed home.
XXX
Olivia noticed that Fitz wasn't in any of the classes, which was odd because everybody he would skip class with was there. She tried to call him but every time it went to voicemail and her messages went unanswered.
"Hey Chris", she called out to him as they walked out of math class
"What's up pretty", he said and Olivia blushed
"Do you by any chance know where Fitz is?"
"He said he wasn't feeling well in the text he sent me"
"He is sending you text but not answering mine", Olivia said sadly."He was OK last night though"
Chris shrugged his shoulders.
"Can ask you something"
"Yeah sure, anything"
"Why didn't you invite me to your party?"
Chris laughed nervously at that and cursed Fitz for putting him in such a situation. He couldn't very well tell her it was because Fitz wouldn't have allowed it.
"You know what it doesn't matter", she said before he could answer. "Harrison invited me to go with him but Fitz doesn't want me to go. He said a lot of things happen at parties and I could get hurt. I told him to fuck off and now he is not talking to me. Could you please talk to him for me and tell him that you will make sure that nothing bad happens to me"
"Olivia I don't feel comfortable getting in the middle of whatever is going between the two of you. All I know is that he wants you to be safe."
"I know but he is being overly protective don't you think"
"Yeah I do"
"Then please talk to him for me"
"Ok, I will try", said Chris. at the back of his mind he knew it was useless
"Thank you, you're the best", she said smiled and walked to her next class
XXX
"Why are you not taking Olivia's calls", Chris asked as he walked into Fitz' house later that afternoon
"Because I don't feel like it"
"Huck told me he couldn't get any information you could use to force Harrison to stay away from Olivia", he said as he opened the refrigerator to get himself something to drink
"The information wasn't to force him; It was to encourage him to stay away from her", Fitz said as he made his way up the stairs into his bedroom
"Whatever you say my man", Chris said laughing. "So have you given up on this ridiculous plan of trying to keep them apart?" he continued
"Keep them apart? Who are you talking about?"
"Harrison and Olivia"
"When were they together?", he asked getting worked up
"You know what I mean"
Fitz lay back on his bed and massaged his temples as he felt a headache coming on
"You know I thought you coming over was going to help me just for a moment to forget about that mess that is Harrison and Olivia"
Chris laughed at how dramatic Fitz was being
"So what are you and Mellie doing on Saturday since you two won't be at my party"
"Christopher I am going through a crisis, I haven't time to think about Mellie"
"Do you honestly love her?"
"I want her back don't I", Fitz said
"Yeah I know that but you are putting more effort into making sure that Olivia doesn't go to my party with Harrison than getting Mellie back"
Fitz didn't have anything to say to that instead he changed the topic
"I don't want to talk about the girls in my life. So there still isn't chance of you cancelling the party"
"No"
"Okay"
"You are giving up that easily"
"I know when I have been defeated"
"You forget I know you better that Dr Evil", Chris laughed
"Shut up and let's gets started on this science project", Fitz said laughing with his friend
Chris was right about one thing, he was not one to except defeat. He never has and never will.
XXX
Fitz ignored her for a couple of days. It hurt her when she would call him or text him and he wouldn't answer. But she wasn't going to allow his stinking attitude ruin her weekend.
"Is everything alright with you and Fitz", asked Harrison
"Yeah, why do you ask?" asked Olivia
"I haven't seen him talk to you for days. You guys are supposed to be best friend. Best friends, from what I know talk to each other all the time. They at least greet each other when they pass each other in the hallway or when they get their books from their lockers which happen to be right next to each other"
"I honestly don't know what his problem is. I guess it is the stress of trying to win Mellie back. It could be a number of things I wouldn't know. So what time is the party starting tomorrow?"
"I have no idea, we can go there by 21:00 I guess", he said
"What, but isn't that too late"
"I assure you sweetheart, for some people that is early. For some people a party starts after midnight", he smiled
"Are you serious? I hope I don't fall asleep because I am usually ready to go to bed by then," said Olivia
"You my dear; are what is known as the perfect daughter."
"Shut up", she laughed as she hit him on his shoulder.
She enjoyed being with Harrison but she missed Fitz. She missed her best friend. He hadn't talked to her in days. He didn't come to dinner after that night when he told her he didn't want her to go to the party with Harrison. She didn't understand why going to a stupid party would make him so mad. He hasn't even smiled at her. He looks at her with cold dead eyes. She had been spending all her time with Harrison and the more she found out about him the more she liked him. Since she found out that he was single, she just for a moment imagined him as her boyfriend. She definitely wasn't inlove with him, he was the perfect guy, he was the good guy but she wanted Fitz her best friend.
When Harrison excused himself to go to the bathroom Olivia stood and walked over to the table Fitz was sitting at. He didn't see her walk towards him and was surprised when she sat next to him
"Hi", she said softly
"Hey" he said as he once again paid attention to the food on his tray
"How are you?"
All Fitz did was shrug his shoulders
"Well I am fine. I just haven't seen you in a few days that's all", when he said nothing she continued. "You haven't been by the house either. You're parents are coming back on Sunday I am sure you're excited"
Still he said nothing
"Fitz I don't like not talking to you. I miss you. I miss my best friend", she said sadly. She really did miss him. He was being an asshole but he was still important to her
"Really, you seemed to be having a ball with Harrison. It didn't seem like you missed me very much", he said
"You haven't been taking my calls or replying to my messages. Why don't you get to know Harrison, you will see what a great guy he is. He is sweet and kind", she said smiling softly
"I am not interested in knowing him so I guess i will pass…"
"Shit…" said Chris when he returned to join Fitz at their lunch table
"What's wrong?"
"My parents are coming back earlier than expected", she said as he showed Fitz the text from his mother
"Oh man that sucks", Fitz said as he smiled internally. Sometimes he amazed himself as how much a good actor he was
"Tell me about it"
"That means the party has to be cancelled. Gosh darn it", Chris said looking very stressed
"All that money you spent on the alcohol", Fitz said
"Oh donkey balls", Olivia said making the two boys laugh
It was the first time in days that she had seen Fitz laugh and especially with her
"Care to share the joke", Harrison said as he joined them
"Not really", Fitz said before the others could answer
"I was just telling them that my parents are coming back earlier than expected so that party won't be happening and Olivia gave an Eric Cartman response which you will find as time goes by that it's unlike her", Chris said
"Well I do look forward to finding out all I can about her", Harrison sent one of his 1000 watt smile in Olivia's direction causing her to blush.
Her blush didn't go unnoticed by Fitz but he didn't allow it to anger him. After all, the party won't he happening and Olivia will be at home and they could spend some time together
"I was thinking, since the party won't be happening, why don't you come over to my house Saturday evening? You promised me a cooked meal, so you will cook me dinner…"
"Oh for fucks sake are you kidding me", Fitz said through clenched teeth cutting her off before she finished what she wanted to say
"What?" Olivia asked dumbstruck
"We were going to hang out on Saturday but because you wanted to go the party you said you couldn't. The party is not happening anymore and you still going to be with him", he said pointing a finger at Harrison
"Fitz…"
"You know what Olivia", he said interrupting her yet again. "Fuck you", he said before getting up and walking away from the table
Fitz walked into the boys bathroom and thanked heaven that it was empty. he was so pissed he wanted to hit something so he settled for kicking the wall instead. He couldn't believe that after all the work that he had in to make the party was postponed, Olivia was still going to be with Harrison. He had gone trough the trouble of getting in touch with Chris' parents to let them know that their son was up to only to have Olivia and Harrison more intimate than going to a stupid party together.
"What is your problem", Olivia asked as she stood in the door way of the bathroom. she knew she could get into trouble should the principal or one of the teacher see her in the male bathroom but she didn't care.
"Leave me alone"
"That is not going to happen. i am not going to leave you alone until you tell me the real reason you have been an ass to me all week"
"I told you i am not interested in talking to you"
"Well you better get interested"
"You shouldn't even be in here..."
"Fitz". Mellie said as she peeked into the bathroom. she had seem him angrily walking away with Olivia at his heels and thought she should follow them to see what is going on. She never trusted Olivia around Fitz. She knew that the girl had feelings for her man. How Fitz hasn't seen it is beyond her since Olivia wears her heart on her sleeve. "What's going in here?"
"Nothing"
"We are having a conversation", Olivia said
"In the bathroom?", Mellie asked looking at Olivia. "Are we still on for tomorrow?'", she asked focusing all her attention towards Fitz
"Yeah" Fitz said. he was going to cancel on her but since Olivia is going to spend her time with Harrison he might as well spend his with Mellie
"Ok good", Mellie said as she went up to him and kissed him right on the lips.
Olivia stood and watched with her heart breaking all over again
"Why are you still here Olivia", Mellie asked
Olivia looked at Fitz waiting fro him to say something but he didn't. She didn't pay attention to Mellie at all instead focused on Fitz
"Fitz i wanted to say fuck you. I am done with trying to understand your stinking attitude. when you decide to grow up you know where to find me", she as she walked of out leaving the two alone and wiped a tear that had fallen onto her cheek