AN: I know it's been a while but I have been awfully busy. I hope I can update either this one, or my other scandal story sometime soon. The thing is, I'm still gonna be pretty busy until the beginning of January. I really do feel bad for leaving such long gaps between updates, but I swear I do my best. I hope you guys enjoy

Olivia and Fitz half talked half made out. They were so caught up in their bubble of happiness, that they didn't realize when Camille walked into the house. At some point she put her hands on his chest to stop him, earning a confused look from Fitz.

"Don't give me that look mister" She pointed her finger at him. "Come on" She took his hand and moved him almost outside the living room, and pointed up to the mistletoe hanging from the wooden trim at the entrance to the room.

"I saw this when I arrived yesterday, and I thought, If only Fitz was here, so he would kiss me right here, and now you are here" Fitz smiled broadly.

"Your wish is my command" He slowly lowered his face to hers, he gently touched her cheeks with his hands. He brushed his lips, against hers in a teasing manner. He started kissing her softly, but when she opened her mouth to deepen the kiss, he was more than happy to comply. He moved his hands to her back to press her against him, and she threw her arms around his neck, and started running her hands through his hair.

In the middle of their passionate lip lock the front door opened again, and again they didn't realize it. It all happened too fast, when the sound of Richard's voice registered in their brains, they jumped back, but it was too late. He had already seen them. Fitz swallowed hard and looked down at his feet. He had his back to the door, and the look on Olivia's face made him scared to turn around.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE" Fitz knew he had to man up, and face her father.

He kept his face down as he moved to stand next to her, he held her hand, and finally looked up to her father. The shock on Richard's face was evident when he finally locked eyes with the man who was had been latched onto her daughter's face just moments earlier.

"Daddy…" Olivia said in a low voice.

They heard steps coming from the kitchen. Fitz was absolutely mortified.

"Richard what is going on?" Camille asked in a much calmer tone.

"THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW" His voice boomed. Camille followed his gaze to the flustered face of the President.

"Are you… what is he…" She struggled to find the right words.

"Ma'am I'd like to introduce you to my brother… Fitz" James spoke anxiously. That got Richard's attention, he turned to look at James, then back at Fitz, then back at James.

"So this is your brother?" James nodded. "And may I ask why was your brother's tongue down my daughter's throat?"

"Your brother is the President" Camille exclaimed. "Wait what did you just say?" She turned to her husband.

"What you heard, I walked into the room to see him all over my daughter!" He nearly screamed.

"Dad" Liv said a little louder. All eyes where on her now. "I'm really sorry you had to see that, but I'd like to introduce you to my boyfriend, President Fitzgerald Grant"

"Nice to meet you Sir" He extended his hand to her dad, half expecting to be left hanging, but instead her father gave him a finger crushing handshake.

"Ma'am" He shook Camille's hand.

"You are dating the President?" Olivia nodded "And he's your brother?" She asked James, and he nodded.

"What's with all the screaming?" Gabriel appeared on the stairs. His eyes landed on Fitz "Oh… he's here"

"Did you know about this?" Both his parents said at the same time.

"I might have heard something" He gulped not knowing why the situation seemed so tense.

"Why is everyone up so early?" Olivia's cousin Sarah appeared behind Gabriel."Is the President standing there or am I still asleep?" Sarah asked.

"He's really here" Gabriel answered.

"What did I miss?" She asked.

The situation was getting out of control. Richard was still very angry, Olivia was freaking out, Fitz felt like a deer in the headlights, and everyone else was confused. The sound of small feet running down the stairs broke the silence

"Are we opening gifts now?" 7 year old Caden asked, his twin brother Nathan standing next to him.

"Dad?" Jerry appeared behind his uncle. They had been told to stay at the kitchen, but with all the screaming, they felt the urge to see what was going on.

All the kids showing up brought Camille our of her shock, and she knew she had to do something before the situation escalated any further.

"Gabriel, please change your clothes, so you can go drop off the food to the Johnson's, tell them we'll visit later"

"Sarah please go back up, and make sure everyone is still asleep, or just keep them up there"

"Harrison take all the kids to the kitchen, and just eat anything, the chocolate muffins, and the gingerbread cookies are fresh from the oven"

"The rest of you let's go to the study because we need some explanations"

"No" Everyone turned to look at Richard.

"What do you mean no?" Camille's order's were never questioned.

"He comes with me" He pointed to Fitz.

Camille had wanted to get him to calm down before he had a chat with Fitz, but she realized that was a lost cause. She agreed, and Fitz followed Richard towards his office. Everyone looked worried, he felt like he was going into trial. After they were gone, everyone stood there frozen on the spot.

"What are you all waiting for, do as I said" She motioned for James, Emily, and Liv to follow her, while the rest carried on with their respective orders. Once they were in the study she closed the door, and had them sit on the couch. She pulled the chair from the desk, and sat in front of them. They felt like little children about to be scolded.

"So, James, my daughter is dating your brother, and here I was trying to get you to meet her" He started with him "Oh, and he's also the President"

"Sorry ma'am, I didn't even know he had a girlfriend until last Sunday, and he didn't say her name… and I just, I don't usually tell anyone he's my brother, it makes my life easier"

"Fair enough… Olivia" She was next "Were you planning on telling us your boyfriend was coming over? Or that you even had a boyfriend"

"Yes, mom I was gonna tell you I have a boyfriend. I was just waiting for the right moment, but I had no idea he was coming, he was supposed to be with his parents, but they went on a cruise, and he wanted to surprise me because it's our first Christmas" Olivia explained. Camille turned her eyes to James for confirmation.

"It's true our parents ditched us at the last minute, and he changed his plans because he wanted to surprise her"

"So Emily, I'm guessing you are behind all of this"

"In my defense, you weren't supposed to be home" She said. "He was supposed to have some time alone with Olivia, then we were going to wait for you guys to come back, and make proper introductions… and I had no idea you were trying to set Olivia up with his brother"

"Mom please go talk to dad, I asked him to kiss me under the mistletoe, and I was the one who… well… got things heated"

"Olivia you know that would be pointless. You know how things changed after… you know. And after he found you like that. He just worries about you, and he doesn't want to make the mistake of trusting a boyfriend of yours too soon" Olivia rolled her eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me, I'm worried too… another politician, really?"

"Mom you like him, you voted for him"

"Yes, but still… no offense James, but we are not big fans of politicians in this house, that's why I thought you were perfect for my daughter. You are doctor, you help people in need"

"Ma'am with all due respect, but he is my brother, we were raised the same. I vouch for him one hundred percent. I swear he's been my role model since always, he's the best guy I know"

"He had a pretty nasty divorce, and no one knows what happened"

"Well he doesn't, I mean didn't have the best taste in women, I'm sure you are great" He said to Olivia

"What do you mean?"

"I've said too much"

"Mom leave him alone, that is a very delicate topic"

"Fine" Camille dropped the subject.

The room was tense and Emily suggested Liv should tell the story of how they met. She figured that if her mom knew more about the relationship, she wouldn't be against it. They stayed in the study for a while, and Olivia told her mom, and James pretty much everything since thanksgiving. She made sure to tell him how great he was with Karen, and Jerry, how he had planned their dates, and all the other things they had done together.

Fitz couldn't get a word in. After they walked into the office Richard sat behind his desk, told Fitz to sit across from him, and started listing all the reasons why he thought Fitz was not the right man for his daughter. He started saying that it showed a total lack of respect to be all over his daughter like that at her parent's house. Fitz tried to apologize to no avail.

Then Richard went on to say he knew his kind, that his personal life seemed too complicated for her daughter to be in it. Then he added that he couldn't possibly be trusted, and that he would only bring chaos, and heartache to Olivia's life. By this point Fitz was also getting angry, but he knew that lashing out would only make things worse. He decided to just be quiet, and let her Dad get it all out.

"You seem to be good at your job, and I can respect that, but your personal life… I mean you already have a failed marriage under you belt, or will you tell me you are just a victim of the circumstances" Richard said.

"No sir, I'm not. No one is perfect, we both made mistakes, and in the end we just thought it was the best for the kids." Fitz thought that telling the truth might backfire, since it could make him look like he was trying to play the victim card.

"How long has this being going on?" Richard asked.

"We met on thanksgiving" Fitz replied.

"Well it hasn't being long, you can still leave without causing much damage" He said like it wasn't a big deal. At that moment Fitz had a hard time keeping his cool.

"With all due respect, but I'm not going anywhere unless she wants me to" He said as calm as he could. "I would never do anything to hurt her, I… I care about you daughter a lot"

"You could have anyone else, just leave my daughter alone"

"Yes, but I don't want anyone else. Sir when I say I'm not going anywhere I mean it. I'm in this for the long run, maybe it's too soon to say it, but I want to marry her someday. I want us to be a family, and I have no interest in doing that with any other woman" That left Richard momentarily quiet.

"I don't trust you"

"I know we didn't meet under the best circumstances, but my intentions are honorable, just give me the benefit of the doubt"

"To me you are all the same, and after that asshole… She is my little girl, and you can't be trustworthy"

"And it seems there's nothing I can do right now to change your mind"

"No there's not"

"I guess only time will tell, I'll show you how trustworthy I can be"

Richard had to respect the fact that Fitz wasn't backing down, and that he didn't yell back. He never thought he'd be talking to the President like that, but in that office he was only the man his daughter was dating. Still after he was done with his first rant, he half expected the secret service to arrest him. There was a knock on the door, and Camille poked her head inside. She asked Richard to come out for a moment.

"What is going on it's been too long, you know he is the President, and I wouldn't want you to get arrested on Christmas" She said in a hushed tone.

"You know why I'm doing this, and you didn't see them it was awful"

"Look, that man clearly went through a lot of trouble to be here today, your daughter will be very upset if you aren't at least polite towards him. Richard we liked him before we knew all this, and he is James' brother. Your daughter looks happier than ever, so we are going to give him a chance"

Richard mumbled something that sounded like he agreed.

"What was that?" Camille asked.

"I said all right, I will try" He said louder.

"No, you will not try, you will be nice. Now go get the poor man so we can all sit for some hot cocoa, and cookies" She gave her final order, and went back to the kitchen with everyone else.

Richard walked into the kitchen with Fitz in tow, Olivia turned to him with concern written all over her face. She half expected him to take his kids, brother, and run in the opposite direction. But that did not happen, Fitz gave her a sheepish smile before checking in on Karen and Jerry. The kids seemed to be having a good time.

Even though the twins were a little bit younger they were getting along really well with Karen, and Jerry. They were all talking about how excited they were to open their gifts. Olivia knew everyone else would be up anytime, and she wanted to talk to Fitz. Camille said she'd be the one in charge of preparing the rest of the family for the surprise. Richard was watching them like a hawk, and she didn't want to upset him even more.

"Dad" She went over to him. "I'm really sorry you had to see that… I had just missed him a lot, and the surprise… He's a good man, please just give him a chance"

Richard took a deep breath before he answered.

"I'm just worried about you, but I promise, I'll be on my best behavior" He finally smiled, and they hugged.

Camille knew that Olivia really wanted to have a moment alone with Fitz to recover from the shock, but she also realized her husband wasn't giving them a break. So she dragged him away from the kitchen saying that she needed to get something from the basement. It would only buy Olivia about five minutes, but it was better than nothing.

Olivia locked eyes with Fitz before stepping out of the kitchen, he excused himself, and followed her out. For a moment they just looked at each other in awkward silence. She tried to apologize, but he stopped her. He saw how distressed she was, and his first reaction was to hug her like their lives depended on it. She finally released a breath she didn't know she was holding.

"It's fine sweetheart, I'll win him over eventually"

"How bad was he" She asked.

"Well, he didn't kick me out of the house so it could have been worse" he chuckled.

They just held each other for a couple of minutes, while he calmed her down telling her that they would be just fine, and that her family just needed some time. He was beginning to feel guilty because it was his idea to just barge in like that. He knew that she was planning to wait a bit longer before she told them.

He didn't have much time to dwell on it though, because his kids came looking for him asking if they could go on with the gift opening. They were also upset because he hadn't let them stay in their pajamas, and the twins would be wearing theirs all day because it was their tradition. Olivia almost told them that was part of the gift she got for them, but stopped when she remembered she had left them in DC.

What she didn't know was that Emily had thought of everything. While James, and Fitz carried the presents inside, she pulled Olivia out of the kitchen again, and told her she had it all figured out. They wen't to Emily's room, and Olivia was quite surprised when she saw her sister pulling out the gifts from the closet.

"I knew you would be mortified if you had nothing to give them when they showed up, so I just took this from your place on Saturday"

"You broke into my place"

"I have a key"

"Yes, for emergencies"

"And this seemed like an emergency, just imagine them walking in here all excited, only to find no gifts, so I packed their gifts, and I took the liberty of getting him a tacky sweater. He couldn't be the only one without it"

"You are the best sister in the universe, thank you" Olivia hugged her sister, and then the two of them went to join everyone else in the living room.

Liv took the packages that contained the pajamas, and told Karen, and Jerry they could open those right away. She told them that new pj's for the kids was also a tradition in her family, and they were really excited to not be left out. Emily took them to her room so they could change right away, while Olivia gave Fitz the tacky sweater. He let out a good laugh when he saw the giant reindeer head in the middle, but he happily took of his boring navy blue sweater to put on the other one.

Camille, and Richard had been back from the basement for a little while, but she stopped her husband from hovering over them again. She told him that they could watch from afar a little bit, just to better assess the situation. Camille just wanted him to see how happy she looked when she wasn't worried that her father wanted to kill her boyfriend. Richard saw how he acted around his kids, and how well he got along with his brother, and with Harrison.

He had to admit that the President seemed like a good man, but he also knew that first impressions could be deceiving. He had his mind set on disliking Fitz, that was until Olivia returned to the room with the gifts. Richard saw how comfortable she looked around his kids, and how much they seemed to care for her. Then when he saw her give him the ridiculous sweater, and how eagerly he put it on his resolve began to waver.

"Go see if you parents are up, and I'll go get my sister and the rest" Camille told her husband.

They went upstairs together, and agreed to gather everyone in the hallway before going downstairs to tell them they had some unexpected visitors.

Fitz sat on the couch with Olivia, and he asked her how they managed to have that many people sleeping there. He told her how he thought it was hard enough for James to have him, his kids, and the agents, even though the house had 4 bedrooms, and a tv room. She told him that they had 5, her parents, one for each of the siblings, and a guest room.

Her grandparents, and aunt were staying in the guest room because it had a bed, and a sofa bed. Emily kept her room because she was pregnant, her cousin and his wife had her room, her parents also kept theirs, and all the rest of them were in Gabriel's room.

"There's still a bunk bed in that room, my cousin, and I sleep in the beds, and Gabriel, and the twins got the floor."

"Wow"

"Yeah, the twins could be in the floor with their parents, but they prefer to stay with the cool aunts, and uncle. We've been doing things like this since forever, it's kinda fun"

"I bet"

Richard, and Camille ended up gathering everyone in the guest room. They were all confused because they wouldn't say anything until everyone was there. No one understood what was the big deal about the "unexpected guests". Once they were all together Camille dropped the bomb, and it took a few moments to sink in.

"You mean to tell us my cousin is dating the President, our President? President Grant?" Cousin Jonah asked.

"The one and only" She replied.

"How did that happen?" Grandpa Tom asked.

"It was because of her job" Richard gave him the short answer.

"Are you sure it's her boyfriend, what if he's just lost" Aunt Lois asked

"Also are you sure it's him?" Jonah's wife, Rachel, asked.

"Unfortunately I saw proof of the fact they are a couple, and yes we are sure its him, we've known his brother for a while now, though we didn't know" Richard said.

"Well, it was about damn time, and I applaud her choice" Finally grandma Josie spoke.

"Mom!" Richard said disapprovingly.

"You have to let go of those grudges son, that other asshole she dated was always a stuck up moron, and we all knew it, we just accepted him because she said she loved him, and he seemed to care for her. I think President Grant is a good man, and I'm barely ever wrong. Now let me change so we can go meet the man"

Everyone just stood there for a moment knowing there wasn't much to be said after that. Grandma saw no one was moving and motioned with her hand for them to leave. She shoed them all out of the room, and sent them to get presentable enough to meet with the President. Camille samiled and mouther a thank you to her mother-in-law before she dragged a grumpy Richard out of the room. Once they had all changed out of their pajamas, they made a beeline down the stairs, and got ready to finally meet Olivia's new boyfriend.

AN2: So the whole family is about to meet President boyfriend. Next chapter will be about that, and them spending Christmas day as a family. Things might not be so easy, but they are willing to make the best of it. Please review :)