AN: So this one didn't take that long right? Anyhow, it's finally Christmas, and things will get... pretty interesting. Hope you guys enjoy!

Olivia had an early flight on Tuesday morning, she texted Fitz when she boarded, and promised to text him when she landed. She was sad about not spending their first Christmas together, and on Monday night when she left the White House he pretended to be sad as well. His plan seemed to be going well. Authorities in both cities had been notified, and he was promised they would cooperate with anything he needed.

Emily had told him that his parents went to visit a really elderly couple on Christmas morning to deliver some food, and spend a little while with them. They had been doing that for a few years, because the Johnson's were pretty much all on their own. Emily didn't know the specifics, but she knew her parent's wanted to make sure they had a proper Christmas meal, and a little bit of company.

They visited them early on Christmas morning, when everyone else was still sleeping at their house. Emily told Fitz, that was his window, that way her parent's wouldn't be home and everyone else would still be asleep. Tuesday morning he got up early, and made sure everything was ready for their trip before he went to wake up the kids. Once they were all ready to go he sat them down to tell them the news.

"Guys there have been some changes to our holiday vacation" Fitz started "Grandma and Grandpa decided to go on a cruise"

"So they won't be there?" Karen said in disbelief.

"What are we gonna do then?" Jerry asked.

"Well, I came up with a pretty cool plan" Both kids looked at him expectantly "We are going to pay a surprise visit to Olivia"

"How?" Karen said

"What about uncle Jim?" Jerry exclaimed.

"We will be seeing him too, your uncle Jim, and her parents live like 40 miles away"

"That's so cool! I mean I wanted to see grandma and grandpa but still that's so cool" Karen said excitedly.

"We could play in the snow again right? It's pretty snowy over there isn't it?" Jerry seemed to like the new plans as well.

Fitz laughed, and patiently answered all their questions, and shared their excitement. They would be leaving before lunch, they would board marine one, have their photos taken, and then try to go off the grid. Air Force One would land at Westover Air Reserve Base, since landing at Burlington International airport would make his visit a bit harder to hide. Though Westover does share some space with a civilian airport it still offered more security.

An SUV and two unmarked cars would be taking him to his brother's house, one of them would keep a safe distance. It was a nearly 3 hour drive, but Fitz didn't want to draw attention to himself using a chopper. There were extra police officers in the area, and a group of agents would be arriving ahead of time to make sure everything was in order.

All agents going with Fitz on the trip would be staying at Jim's. His house was large, and with some inflatable mattresses they would make it work. The whole thing had been very rushed, and the agents were on edge, but Fitz was grateful for their efforts.

Keeping him safe wasn't actually the difficult part, what was being hard for them was to keep his visit out of the public eye. His usual motorcade, and security protocols weren't exactly inconspicuous. He was very aware that his plans to go unnoticed the whole time could to south any minute, because the priority for the agents was to keep him safe, even if that meant suddenly having the police put barricades on the streets.

Fitz knew how easily plans could be derailed, but he still hoped for the best. The last thing he wanted was for her family to be pestered by reporters, of for her life being turned upside down so soon in the relationship. It was bad enough that Cyrus knew about them already. At least he knew the old man wouldn't be telling anyone about it. Fitz, Karen, and Jerry smiled and waved at the crowd, excited for their impromptu Christmas adventure.

It was 10:15 when Olivia's plane landed in Burlington. After patiently waiting for her luggage she finally went to find her brother. Gabriel had been volunteered by their mom to go pick her up. He spotted her right away, and went over her to help with her bags.

"Are you moving back?" He said when he looked at all she was carrying.

"Shut up, It's mostly presents for everyone" She replied.

"So those gifts that Amazon delivered aren't for us or…" Gabriel laughed when Olivia slapped his arm.

"Whatever, so my package arrived like an hour ago right?" She asked.

"Yeah, and now you owe me a good story" Olivia rolled her eyes, and told him to start walking to the car.

As they walked to the car Olivia told him that she had a boyfriend, and that the package was his Christmas gift. She couldn't find it in the store in DC so she had to order it online. She didn't have it shipped to her house because she didn't want it to arrive when she wasn't there. She considered shipping it to her parents house but she didn't want to give explanations yet.

That left her brother's place, she thought it would arrive after Christmas even with expedited shipping, but when she got off the plane and checked her email she saw it had arrived already. They would go to his place so she'd have it already, before going back to her parent's. That way it gave them time for her to tell him about her new boyfriend.

Olivia wasn't sure about telling him yet that the guy was the President, so she bent the story of how they met a little bit. She told him he had kids, that they spent a lot of time together, and that she was happy with him. Problem was that a couple of times it was too obvious that she was about to say something, and then suddenly changed it. Gabe knew she was hiding something.

Her entire time with Fitz had something to do with his job, or the White House, both of their dates had been there. So everything she said was cut short, he brother was giving her a look, and she knew what he was thinking. Liv knew she could trust Gabriel, she always had, and Emily already knew, she just wanted to wait until she dropped the bomb on her parents.

"Gabe there's a little detail about him I haven't mentioned… it's about his job. Look just promise me you won't tell anything to mom, and dad. I just need some time" Olivia told him.

"Okay… fine I promise I won't say anything"

"He's…" She stopped.

"He's another politician isn't he" Gabriel said with bitterness. Olivia didn't say anything, after all he was a politician.

"Gabriel please don't judge him when you don't even know him" She said to him.

"Liv come on, those guys are all liars… I just can't"

"He's different Gabriel, and he's not just any politician" Liv argued.

"What do you mean not just any, he's some big shot? Even worse, probably some entitled prick"

"Gabriel! Stop that, show some respect" She scolded her brother.

"Respect? Who is he? The President?"

"Well, as a matter of fact he is. I'm dating President Fitzgerald Grant" Suddenly Gabe had nothing to say, they were pulling up at his driveway. He kept looking over at her like she was crazy.

"Are you joking?" He finally said.

"No I am not" She started looking for her iPod in her purse. She didn't keep photos of him on her phone for security reasons, but she had gotten an iPod just for that. She got it so she could show some photos to Emily, because she demanded to see them in exchange for her silence.

She unlocked the device, and swiped through the first photos of the album, that were just there so his face wouldn't be the first thing there. Maybe she was being a little paranoid, but then again he was the POTUS so no measure was too extreme. She finally found the photo she was looking for, it was a selfie in front of his Christmas tree, and he was kissing her cheek. Then she almost shoved the iPod on his face.

"Holy shit" He said when he saw the photo.

"So?"

"Maybe I did not see that one coming, but I still don't trust him, not until he proves he's, well you know trustable"

Olivia sighed, and just got out of the car in silence. Once they were in his living room he went to find the package. He handed it to her, and she carefully opened it to make sure it was all good. After a few more minutes of awkward silence, she realized she had to be the one to break it.

"I know what you are thinking, but he's a good man" She said to her brother.

"He does look pretty decent, and he's been looking better lately…" He paused for a moment "I'm guessing you had something to do with that"

"I did, but we weren't lying to anyone, I just helped him show everyone what kind of man he is, how good he is with his kids." Olivia smiled at the thought of him, and Gabriel realized his sister really had feelings for the President.

"God, you are so falling for him Liv… I just don't want you to get hurt again"

"I know, and I appreciate your concern, but I'm good, I'm happy, and I swear this is different. I can't really explain how, but I know him. I've never felt like this… I never felt like this with him… just trust me"

"Fine, I will give the man a chance. Are we gonna meet him soon?" He asked.

"I don't think so, he's spending the holidays with his parents in California"

"Okay then… Why don't you show me that gift you got him, it better be good I mean he is the President of this fine nation."

The mood was much lighter after that, and they just relaxed for a little bit before they left for their parent's house. They arrived just before lunch, her mom was thrilled to have all her kids at home. They had a simple lunch because Camille said she needed the kitchen free to prepare dinner early so she had time to get ready for church. They would be going to Christmas Eve service after dinner.

Air Force One landed at Westover a little after noon. Everything was ready to take them to Montpelier right way, the kids watched a movie on their tablets, and Fitz used that time for a nap. James had space for three cars in his garage, his car used one space, and his agent used the other one. His agent had taken the car out to fit the SUV, and one of the other cars inside. Fitz would go in, and out of the house through the garage.

James didn't have many neighbors, and they weren't close, also a lot of people had left town, so he hoped no one would even notice. He was on vacation since that day, so he decided to cook for his family. He was in the process of making mac n cheese from scratch when his agent, Evan, told him Fitz was arriving any second. He went to the garage to receive them, and after lots of hugs he gave them a tour of the house.

"Nice house" Fitz told his brother.

"Yeah I figured I'd put my trust fund into good use, since I'm guessing I'll be here at least 8 years" He replied, earning a smile from Fitz.

"It's pretty big"

"Yeah, you know I do want to have a family at some point. About half my neighbors are expecting me and my partner to bring home a baby any day" Fitz laughed out loud.

"What do you mean?"

"They aren't really buying the whole roommate deal, but it hasn't crossed anyone's mind that he's Secret Service so I'm good"

"I'm sorry I turned your life upside down, but I can't help worrying about my little brother"

"I know, I know… I'm actually enjoying the small town life, and I can help people here too"

"That's good"

"Yeah, so… how about you tell me about that girlfriend of yours while we cook, kids would you two like to help with the pizza" He said the last part louder for Karen and Jerry to hear.

They had been chasing each other around the house, and seemed excited to help with cooking. They told their that they had some pizza cooking experience because of Olivia, and that she had taught them a lot of things about cooking. Since Fitz wasn't so eager to talk, James kept asking the kids questions, and they pretty much told him everything there was to know.

Olivia's family returned from church around 9 pm. She was really missing Fitz, but she had a good time, and she got to see a lot of old friends she hadn't seen in a long time. When they got home they all sat down to watch It's a wonderful life with a cup of hot cocoa. Her nephews had gotten new pj's, and everyone else got a new tacky Christmas sweater. The kids left milk, and cookies for Santa, and fell asleep about halfway through the movie.

At James' house dinner was served around 7. They decided that since no parents were around, they didn't have to eat in the dinning room. They ate in the living room while watching home alone. The kids wanted to watch all of the movies, but after the first two Fitz reminded them they had to get up early. He also gave them the classic if you don't go to bed early Santa won't come. Fitz gave them their new Christmas pj's and tucked them in, before reading them a story.

Fitz went to bed almost too excited to sleep, he just couldn't wait to see her. Olivia on the other hand went to bed missing him more than she thought she would. A part of her wanted to just jump on the first flight to California, but she refrained herself thinking both of their parents would be very upset. Little did she know that she was about to receive one of the best Christmas presents of her life.

On Christmas morning Fitz got up really early, to get ready to go see Olivia. He went to get the kids, and dragged his exhausted brother out of bed. The kids ran out of their room to go see their gifts, but Fitz told them they had to load them in the car, and open them after they saw Olivia. They were relieved to see Santa liked their choice of cookies, and begrudgingly accepted to wait to open their presents.

The plan was to take the SUV, and one of the cars. The agents on the car would stay at a safe distance, only the SUV would actually be parked in the driveway. If anyone called the cops about the mysterious car, they already knew the President was there. There were also a few officers patrolling the area. Fitz hoped everything would go smoothly, it was a quiet neighborhood, and also a lot of people had left town.

As they got closer to her parent's house James realized that the neighborhood seemed familiar. He wasn't sure why until they were pulling up to their driveway. That's when it hit him, his eyes went wide and he turned to his brother.

"Hey man I kinda need to tell you something" He said hesitantly.

"Okay" Fitz said confused. The SUV had parked already, and he saw Emily poking her head out the front door, and motioning for him to come inside.

He was far too excited to pay attention to his brother, he made sure the kids were properly protected from the cold, and motioned to his agents that they were going in. As they walked towards the door James was trying to get his attention. When he didn't succeed he grabbed Fitz's arm and prevented him from walking any further.

"Dude!"

"What do you want, can't you see I'm in the middle of something?" Fitz said exasperated.

"Yes this is urgent… I…" Fitz rolled his eyes and tried to walk away "Remember I told you this lady from where I volunteer wants me to meet her daughter"

"Yes, I remember" Fitz suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Olivia, and feared where that was going.

"Well, I'm pretty sure she lives here" Fitz felt like a bucket of cold water was dumped on his head.

"Are you kidding me?" He almost screamed.

"Unfortunately no… I've been here a few times"

"And you are telling me now?"

"I'm sorry, she never said her daughter's name, and you never said her last name, I didn't realize until now" James explained.

"Oh my God how didn't I see it, you told me she has a married daughter, a son, and Olivia told me her mom wanted her to meet someone she volunteered with… I'm an idiot" Fitz rubbed his temples.

"In all fairness, this is one weird coincidence, it wouldn't have crossed my mind either"

"I can't believe my future in laws already like you better"

"What are you doing out there?" Emily stepped outside. "We have limited time!"

"Right" Fitz took a deep breath, and walked towards the door.

He tried to push the issue away from his thoughts. He was about to see Olivia, and that was all that mattered. When her parents returned they'll figure it out. Fitz received a warm welcome by Emily, and Harrison. She guided them to the living room, and told them to stand by the tree. The room was large, and beautifully decorated. Emily told them to stay put while she went to find Olivia. They began hearing people coming down the stairs, Olivia groaned making Fitz smile.

"Emily it's too early, mom and dad aren't even home you know we can't open any of the gifts yet" She complained.

"Shh, just trust me, this is a special one, and believe me it's better that they are not home" Emily told her.

Olivia was still complaining when they reached the living room. She gasped, and was suddenly frozen on the spot. Emily quietly left to find Harrison and James.

"Merry Christmas" said Fitz, and the kids, in unison.

"Oh my God… what are you… I thought…" She struggled to put a sentence together.

"Grandma, and grandpa are on a cruise" Karen said

"So we came here" Jerry added.

"Surprise" Fitz gave her a cheeky smile.

Olivia smiled back at him, and finally unfroze. Before he realized she was in front of them, she hugged the kids first, and Fitz wrapped his arms around the three of them. When he stepped back a bit, she looked up at him dreamily. She just couldn't believe how amazing he was, she was almost overcome with emotion. He locked his eyes with her, and brought his hand up to caress her face.

Karen and Jerry looked up, and then exchanged a knowing look. They knew they better leave before they saw something disgusting. When they stepped away, Liv snapped back to reality.

"This is a very nice surprise guys" She told them.

"We are glad you like it" Jerry said "It's awesome to see you, but you guys get gross sometimes so…"

"Emily said something about cookies" Karen said excitedly.

As if on cue Harrison walked into the living room. Emily had everything planned, so she had sent him to get the kids.

"Someone said cookies?" They all laughed and they followed him to the kitchen.

Fitz, and Olivia stood there in silence for a moment, she was looking at the ground, still to shocked to say anything. He took the step to close the distance between them, he placed one hand in the small of her back, and used the other one to gently lift her chin. Their faces were inches apart, she could feel his breath on her face.

"Merry Christmas beautiful" he practically whispered into her lips, and unable to wait any longer he captured her lips in a soul searing kiss.

Emily, Harrison, James, and the kids were all enjoying some hot chocolate, and chatting in the kitchen when suddenly Camille ran inside. James nearly choked on his drink when he locked eyes with her.

"I was wondering whose car was in our driveway" She exclaimed. "I thought you said you were spending the Holidays with your parents"

"Yeah there was a change of plans they uh… they are on a cruise so my brother, and his kids came to see me" He said nervously. Emily and Harrison exchanged a worried look.

"Well, I'm so glad you could come, I can see you have met my daughter and her husband… wait until you meet Olivia" James laughed nervously.

Emily thanked the heavens that her mom probably came in the house in such a rush, that she didn't catch a glimpse of the living room.

"Mom, I thought you guys were with the Johnson's"

"We were on our way, but you dad forgot to grab the pie, I'm so glad I came back. I'm happy you could join us, but you could have called so you knew we are out early. How come did you guys get up so early?" She asked her daughter.

"Uhh.. I was hungry" That seemed like a good enough reason for Camille.

"Perfect timing, so you could receive our guests… wait did your brother came with you?" James felt like he was sweating bullets.

"He…"

"He's in the bathroom" Harrison chimed in.

"Okay, I guess I'll meet him when we return, just make yourself at home. I better go before Richard get impatient" She was just finishing the sentence, when a loud voice filled the house.

"Camille, what is taking-" The voice suddenly went quiet, and Emily, James, and Harrison knew they were screwed.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE"

So things didn't go es planned, what else in new. Don't worry Fitz won't run for his life. I'm hoping to update soon, but I've been neglecting my other story for a long time so I'll probably work on that first. Please review :)