So most of you don't like Jake and that is fine, but i'm trying to do a realistic portrayal of Olivia and Fitz, and I don't think that can happen without someone being there for Olivia the way Jake was. He became her best friend, so I like to think that all of Olivia's reactions are in line with a best friend, not a lover. ia also truly believe that if Olivia could choose who her soul mate was, she would choose Jake, but she cant.
But please keep reading.
Once they returned to their old lives Olivia tried to keep her promise to Jake and would text Lilly most days, or call if she could. The first few days Lilly replied, but after about a week they stopped. She called Franklin who told her that he thought that Lilly was struggling. Olivia persisted, but a month later when Franklin said he thought she had been drinking a bit, Olivia hopped on the first plane she could.
She arrived at Lilly's dorm and found her sleeping, at mid-day. Her roommate had let her in.
"Lilly." Olivia said sitting on her bed, gently squeezing her arm. Lilly shot up. Her eyes were red, her hair looked unkept.
"Go away." She said before laying down again.
"Lilly."
"Is the fact that I haven't replied to any of your messages an indication that I don't want to talk to you?" she said.
"Lilly, please. Talk to me. What is going on with you."
"My father died! That is what is going on with me. Or maybe you had forgotten now that you have your perfect little life with Fitz."
Olivia scoffed in her head about her 'perfect little life with Fitz'. It was far from perfect.
"I see. So your mad at me?" Olivia asked. Olivia saw Lilly take a deep breath but she did not respond. "I could sit here all day if I have to."
Lilly sat up again and threw her hands onto the quilt heavily. "Fine. I am mad at you."
"Because if I hadn't broken up with him he would never have gone over there?" Olivia asked. Lilly looked at her sadly and nodded.
"You don't think I havn't thought about that ever single day? I'm sorry, I really am. I never thought he would actually go back. But Lil, we need to move forward, otherwise we will go crazy."
"Your not my mother." She said.
"I know very well that I am not your mother. I am not trying to be. I am trying to be here for you, as someone who cares about you, and who cared about your father."
"Can you be here for me somewhere else." She said before laying down again, turning over to face away from Olivia.
"Ok, well I'm going to go. But I'll bring you some dinner in a few hours, and I'll be here till Sunday, so let me know if you need anything. She said giving her arm a final squeeze before standing up and leaving.
Olivia drove herself to the same hotel she had stayed in last time she was here. When she checked in and got to her roof the first thing she did was text Fitz.
"Hey, can you call me when you get a minute." She sent and only a few minutes later he phone rang.
"Hi." He said happily.
"Hi." She replied sadly.
"What's wrong?" He asked sensing her sadness..
"She blames me." She said fighting back tears.
"Liv…"
"I blame me too." She said as the tears fell. She nodded her head silently.
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Olivia stayed until Sunday as she said she would, she brought Lilly food and even spoke to a few of her teachers to see if they could offer any leniency with her marks given the circumstances. She knew Lilly would be furious if she found that out, but she felt it was something she had to do.
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That year Christmas was quiet. Lilly had not spoken to Olivia and so she insisted that Franklin go spend Christmas with Lilly instead. And due to a Christmas eve bombing attach in Iran Fitz had to stay back so Olivia took the opportunity to have an OPA Christmas for the first time in a while.
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Fitz' last night as President in January he asked Olivia to come over and she agreed gladly.
He arranged a romantic dinner with expensive wine and her favourite food. When they were done it was well after dark and Tom gave him a nod that told him everything was ready, so he lead Olivia to the Truman balcony with his hands covering her eyes.
When he dropped his hands from her face he also dropped to one knee. She opened her eyes and was greeted with a magical display of candles, spelling out the words "Will you marry me Livvie?" on the south lawn.
She turned to look at him but he wasn't there. She looked down and there he was, propped on one knee a ring box open to show the most exsquisite diamond she had ever seen in her who life, while not being too over the top.
Her eyes filled with tears and her hands covered her mouth.
"Livvie. Will you marry me?" He asked her.
She nodded, whispered a quick yes before grabbing his face in both hands and helping him stand so she could kiss him. He wrapped his arms around her waist rign box still in one hand. Their lips connected but because they were both smiling so much they pulled away to just look at each other.
"Yes?" He asked just for clarity.
"Yes." She said happily.
"She said YES!" Fitz yelled off the balcony. A round of applause and wooping was heard and Olivia looked at Fitz confused until staffers and friends and family all emerged from under the Truman balcony. Her team at OPA, Franklin, Karen, Jerry, Cyrus, James were all there.
"What is this?" She asked still smiling.
"This is our engagement party." He said moving his hands down to her bottom. She kissed him again, more passionately this time.
"Come on you two, get down here, I wanna see the ring!" Karen yelled from below.
They broke away with a laugh and Fitz grabbed Olivia's left hand and put the ring on her finger. She admired it further before kissing him again. He broke this kiss this time and grabbed her left hand and lead her downstairs, the whole timing subconsciously rubbing his thumb over her ring.
Neither could wipe the smiles off their faces and no one expected them to as everyone greeted them and congratulated them. Fitz kept one hand wrapped around her waist and refused to let her out of his grasp, which she found she didn't mind one bit.
It was way past midnight when Fitz whispered in Olivia's ear "You ready to head off?"
"You know this is our engagement party. We cant just.."
"I'm ready for desert." He whispered before nibbling on her earlobe. Her cheeks flushed red but she quickly faked a yawn and bid everyone goodnight. When they had both said their goodbyes Fitz lead her out of the room and down the familiar corridor to the oval office.
As they entered the office Fitz dropped Olivia's hand for the first time that night and walked across the room while taking off his blazer and rolling up his sleeves.
"I have spent 8 years in this room. I have so many memories in this room, some good, some bad, but I want my last time in this room to be the most memorable." Now making his way back to where Olivia stood just off the door, her breathing had already deepend in anticiaption. He pulled her close by her waist. "I have this fantasy of you and me." He said running his lower lip over her collarbone. She put her hands in his curls and moaned at the sensation. "Do you want to know what my fantasy is?" He whispered against her neck.
"Tell me." She said back to him breathlessly. He pulled back to look at her and shook his head no.
"I'll show you instead." He said with a smile that weakened her knees so she was thankful when he leaned down and picked her up by the back of her thighs. She kept her hands in his hair as he carried her over to the same side of the desk as his chair where he placed her on her feet her hands falling from his hair. He took a step back the look on his face had her heart racing. His mouth was slightly agape, his eyes slightly hooded.
He licked his lips before stepping back infront of her. She pulled him in for a kiss but he swirled his tounge in her ear instead, unzipping her dress at the same time, then unhooking her bra. "Not yet sweet baby." He said as he pulled her dress and bra straps forward before letting them go to pool at her feet, leaving her in only her heels and underwear.
She placed her hands on the desk behind her and stepped out of her dress, kicking it across the floor and out of the way. Fitz couldn't resist touching her prefect breasts and cupped them both, running his thumb over each nipple. Olivia took this opportunity to undo the buttons on his shirt.
Fitz realised he had lingered too long when she tried to pull his shirt off. He shrugged out of it but continued with his plan and got down on his knees. He rubbed her thighs two times before moving his mouth to her hip bone and grabbing her underwear between his teeth. Then he hooked a finger under the other side of her panties and as slowly as possible began pulling them down. He made sure to lick her thigh all the way down as he removed her underwear.
She once again leaned on the desk as she stepped out of her panties. He looked at her feet as he stepped out and groaned. "Fuck I love you in heels, but I want to see every part of you right now." He said before grabbing each calf individually and taking off her shoes.
When he was done she pulled him up and pulled his undershirt up as far as she could before he got the picture and helped him by raising his arms. As he threw his shirt away Olivia pulled him closer by his belt and started unbuckling it. Her eagerness was a huge turn on but he knew there was more he had to do before she got what she wanted. So he quickly kicked off his shoes and pulled down his pants and underwear and stepped out of them. She smirked thinking she was getting what she wanted but he stepped back and pulled his chair closer before sitting down.
"Fitz!" She whined knowing she had incorrectly assumed.
"Lay down." He said, his voice filled with arousal.
"What?" She asked.
"Lay down." He said moving the chair right in front of her picking up one foot and placing it on the arm of his chair which encouraged her to comply with his request. As she lay down he picked up her other foot and put it on the other arm rest, admiring the view of her glistening heat.
Once he got a good look he picked up one foot and began massaging the sole of her foot, kissing the pad of each of her toes. Then he put that one down and picked up the other one and repeated. Once he was finished with her feet he returned to her left leg and began kissing her shin, before lifting her leg above his head and kissing the back of her knee then licking it. She moaned a little and he repeated this with the other leg.
He held her under the back of the knees and traveled kisses up the inside of her thighs to about 3 inches from her opening. She started squirming and he knew she had had enough teasing, so he opened her legs as far as he could and blew on her lightly. She shivered and he smiled. He placed her feet back on the armrest to his chair as he grabbed her hips under her legs on either side and ran his tounge gently from the bottom to the top of her slit. Both moaned, Olivia grabbing one on his hands on her hip.
He ran his tounge back down her slowly before putting her tongue into his favourite hole. Her sharp intake of air spurred him on and he removed the hand she was not grasping from her hip and inserted a finger quickly after removing his tongue and moving up to her clit licking over it quickly a couple of times.
As her hands went to his hair he inserted another finger and her back arched off the desk. He circled her clit with his tongue a three times before pinching it with his teeth.
"Now baby, I need you now! Please." She said and her tone told him she was ready so he disconnected his mouth from her clit and pulled her to sit up as he stood up while he kept two fingers inside her and rubbed her clit with his thumb. She wrapped her legs around him and pulled herself as close to him as possible and move against his hand and crashed her mouth onto his.
She sucked his tongue into her mouth and tasted herself on it. She wrapped her legs around his torso and grinded on his fingers four more times before she orgasmed, hard, clawing at his back as she continued to kiss him passionately.
As she came down from her high she broke the kiss so that she could take a few deep breaths. He pulled his fingers from her and pulled her hand from around his neck so that he could lick her clean. He did so slowly, knowing she was sensitive. When she whined he sat back on his chair and pulled her ontop of him.
She giggled slightly before she felt his manhood underneath her and bit her lip. She reached down and grabbed him in her hand, stroking him until she was ready, when she rose up on her knees and positioned him at her entrance. He grabbed her hips and helped her down on to him. The both groaned at their union.
Olivia swirled her hips, slowly, deliberately. Then she began rocking back and forth, just rocking. The two maintained eye contact, reveling at the feeling of the other. Fitz ran his hands up and down her side before cupping her breasts again. She broke eye contact when he squeezed as she looked at the roof.
Fitz took the opportunity to kiss her exposed neck and Olivia began moving faster. He continued until she kissed him once more when he grabbed her ass with both hands. She wimpered at his action and was able to move much quicker over his cock.
"Faster baby." Fitz urged her and she obeyed.
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The next day, Fitz was driving away from the White House for the last time and he honestly could not be happier. He was finally living the dream, with the woman he loved. He looked over at her her hand in his, which was adorned with the ring that he had been holding onto for over a year and smiled.
That morning they drove straight to the airport and out to Vermont. That had been the plan for a couple of months. They spent a week there, just the two of them. They would have stayed longer but it was both Olivia and Teddy's birthday, so they flew over to California the day before, spent the day with Mellie and Andrew before they flew back to Vermont with Teddy.
They had been back for a couple of days when Tom approached Fitz while he was having his morning coffee. "Sir, there is someone here to see Olivia." Fitz frowned.
"Who is it?" Fitz asked.
"She is claiming to be a relative of Olivia's." Fitz put his coffee down thinking about who it could possibly be. She had no family that he was aware of apart from her dad. He decided that since Olivia was asleep that he would go down and speak to the person.
Teddy was also asleep so he and Tom jumped in a golf buggy and drove down to the gates. Fitz hopped out of the buggy and over to the door that lead to the other side of the gate.
The woman was facing away from Fitz when he stepped through the gate. "Can I help you." He spoke. The woman turned around and as soon as she did Fitz knew that she was in fact related to Olivia, she had the same hair, the same eyes and lips, but her face was longer and her cheekbones less defined. The woman seemed to be just as surprised by his appearance as he was by hers.
"Ah, hello." She said with an English accent. "I was wanting to speak to Olivia."
"I don't think she was expecting you, can I tell her who is here?" He asked trying to get further information.
"She wasn't expecting me, I'm not even sure she knows I exist. I am her sister, Carolyn." She said nervously. Fitz was shocked to say the least, and if she didn't look so much like Olivia he would have dismissed her claim immediately.
"Ok, then why don't you come up to the house for a cup of tea." He suggested and opened the door behind them and letting her through. He followed her through and motioned for the golf buggy. She hopped on the back and Tom and Fitz on the front. They drove back up to the house without speaking.
When they stopped Fitz opened the front door for her and she stood just inside and waited for him to enter. He led her to the back of the house to the couches off the kitchen. "Take a seat, I will go get Olivia." He said before quickly filling the kettle, putting it on and then exiting the room.
He ran up the stairs to their bedroom. He sat next to her on the bed and nudged her. "Livvie."
"hmmmm" she grumbled.
"Wake up." He said softly and kissed her head.
"Why." She said rolling over to face him.
"We have a guest, and I think you want to speak with her." He said and he saw her brain awaken quickly with curiosity.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"I think you need to speak to her and find out." He said rubbing her arm. She sat up slowly and he kissed her mouth gently before standing up. He felt nervouse for Olivia as he watched her move around the room getting dressed. When she was ready he grabbed her hand and lead her down to their guest.
Carolyn stood as Olivia and Fitz re-entered the room. Olivia looked at the woman then back at Fitz, not knowing what was going on.
"How do you like your tea?" Fitz asked and Carolyn said black one sugar. He moved off to the kitchen.
Olivia approached the woman and held out her hand. "Olivia." She said simply.
"I know who you are. I'm just not sure you know who I am." She said before shaking Olivia's hand. "Carolyn." Her name left Olivia understanding no more than she did before she introduced herself.
"I appologise if we have met before." Olivia said motioning for her to sit down and doing the same.
"No, we havn't met before." Carolyn said staring at Olivia. Olivia felt slightly uncomfortable under the gaze of the stranger and shifted slightly. "I'm so sorry for staring, I just… Ok, what I am going to tell you, you are not going to want to hear, but I really hope you will listen anyway."
"Ok…" Olivia said. She looked over at Fitz who had just brought over a tea for her and their guest. He gave her a weak smiled before sitting down next to her. Carolyn thanked him but let it sit on the table.
"Olivia, I am your sister." Carolyn said.
"Excuse me, what?" She said looking at the woman.
She cleared her throat."You and I have the same mother."
"I think your mistaken." Olivia said. Fitz grabbed her hand as she finished her sentence, trying to be supportive. Carolyn swallowed before she reached into her handbag and retrieved a file. She reached into the file.
She pulled out a photo of Olivia's mother. "Maya Pope." Then she pulled out a drivers licence that appeared to be in french. "Also known as Margot Bouvier." Then she pulled out a piece of paper. "This is my birth certificate with Margot Bouvier as my mother."
Olivia frowned at the woman before picking up the drivers licence. The photo was definitely of her mother. She quickly examined the birth certificate and could see that it was dated 5 years before Olivia was born.
"I don't understand." She said placing the licence back on the table.
"Our mother lived a double life. She was married to my father and lived in France with he and I, but she was also married to your father and lived with you in America. Was she missing for long periods of time when you were growing up?" Olivia thought before nodding slightly.
"Why are you only now looking for me?" Olivia asked. This seemed to upset the woman and she could see tears forming.
"I knew about you, this whole time, since you were born. When she died though, I found out the truth. Her name on the manifest was Maya Pope so I asked my dad and he told me about your dad. See she had always told me that your dad wouldn't let you leave America, so I could never see you. So because she was listed as Maya Pope her body had to go back to America. I found your dad and he had no idea, but he refused to let me see you, and he said you had gone to boarding school. So I rang every single boarding school in America looking for you."
"Switzerland." Olivia whispered under her breath.
"I'm sorry I didn't hear you?" Carolyn asked.
"My father sent me to boarding school in Switzerland. That's why you didn't find me." She said. Carolyn was quiet.
"I stayed in America as long as I could, but I had an internship waiting for me in London, then I met my husband and we started a family and life just got in the way. But I never stopped thinking about you, and hoping you were happy." She said a tear falling from her eye. She wiped it away.
"My son is looking at Harvard next year and we came over for a holiday. We were staying in New York. They were watching the news while I did some work in the hotel and my son saw you on tv, photos of your engagement, and said we looked alike, and when I saw your name on the screen…" She paused. "I have waited 35 years to meet you."
Olivia stared at Carolyn processing what she just said. Fitz was looking at Olivia, trying to get a guage for how she was feeling but she was blank.
"I'm sorry. This is just a lot to process." She said when she had regained words.
"I know, and I don't want to overwhelm you, so I think I will go. But I brought you this." She said pulling out a box from her bag. "It has some things in it that I thought you might like to see, photos and things like that." She said placing the box on the coffee table and standing up. Olivia and Fitz stood up too. "Also, I will be staying at the Inn down town for a few more days, if your ready, I would like to talk some more. My number is on this card." She said handing her a business card. Olivia took it.
"I'll show you to your car." Fitz said and motioned for the front door. Carolyn walked to the front door and turned around to give Olivia a smile before she left the house.
Fitz hopped in the driver seat of the buggy and offered Carolyn the seat next to him. "She is just in shock I think."
"I understand, I went through the same thing when I found out." She said.
"What day do you leave. I will make sure she contacts you before you leave." He said.
"On Thursday, in three days. I was hoping we might get to know each other a little better before I go, but if she isn't ready I will wait. Tell her she can contact me whenever she is ready."
"Thank you for being so patient." He said giving her a smile.
"Is she happy?" She asked, feeling like she could survive on just that until she was ready.
"I hope she is happy." He said optimistically. "I mean, I don't think she always was, and I think a lot of that was my doing, but I'm trying to make up for that now."
"Do you love her?" She asked.
"Unequivocally, yes." He said without hesitation. Carolyn nodded with a smile. They sat for the next minute in silence until they arrived at the gate. He lead her through the door and shook her hand. "I'm sure we will be in contact soon." He said and waited for her to drive away.
When he arrived back at the house he went to find Olivia. The box was gone from the coffee table where Carolyn had put it. He checked the main floor before heading upstairs.
"Liv." He called. He didn't hear an answer. He checked her office and the nursery on his way to the main bedroom in case she was there, but she wasn't. He found her sitting on the floor near the window, what he assumed to be the contents of the box Carolyn had left set out across the floor.
She heard him approaching. "We look alike." She said examining a picture. Fitz sat down next to her on the floor, careful not to move anything. She handed him the picture.
"Is this you or Carolyn?" He asked.
"That one is Carolyn, this one is me at around the same age." She said handing him another photo.
"I have never seen a photo of you as a child Liv." He said smiling before putting the photo's next to each other. You could tell they were related.
"You do look alike." He said nodding before handing them back to her. He saw a photo on the floor and picked it up. It was a photo of what he assumed to be her mother, very pregnant, with a little girl holding her stomach, facing the camera with her mouth open wide in surprise. It was an adorable picture. "Is this your mum?" He asked pointing to the pregnant woman. Olivia nodded. "Cute picture." Then he returned it to the floor. He looked around and saw a couple of envelopes and some folded paper. "What else was in the box." He prompted gently.
"Birthday cards." She said picking one up and opening it. There was the number 21 on the front of it. She handed it to him.
Dear Livvie
Congratulations. Today you turn 21.
I wish I could be there to share in all the fun, to share a few drinks with you, but make sure you didn't drink too much.
I wonder if your having a party, or just a quiet dinner. I hope you have special people in your life to share your birthday with.
I wish I could see you, and share this special day.
Lots of Love
Your sister Carolyn
Fitz smiled as he read it before closing it and handing it back to her. She put in back in the envelope carefully and placed it back on the floor. "That one is an invitation to her wedding. That one is her sons birth announcement. That one is a letter she wrote on her wedding day. And this is the letter she sent to my house after she went back to London." She said handing him a piece of paper.
He read the letter slowly, trying to fully grasp the content. The letter told of Carolyn's attempts to contact her, that she was heir to a French company, that Carolyn was going to an internship in London and that she was welcome anytime, giving her contact details. When he finished reading he delicately folded the paper again.
"Are you ok?" He asked. She shook her head no.
"Everything that I thought I knew about my life is a lie. Every. Single. Thing. I thought my father sent me to boarding school because I reminded him of my mother too much and he couldn't stand the sight of me. I thought my mother was an amazing woman. I thought I had no family." She said and slowly she began to crumble. Fitz quickly pulled her to his lap and rocked her slowly as he kissed her head. Neither of them heard Teddy walk in the room.
"Liv, are you ok?" He asked, and both Fitz and Olivia stilled. She quickly wiped her tears and turned to look at him.
"I'm ok. I'm just a little sad." She said.
"Are these photo's of you Liv?" He asked pointing to the pictures.
"Some of them are. Some of them are of my sister." She said.
"You have a sister? Can I meet her?" He said excitedly. She pulled Teddy into her lap (as she still sat in Fitz' lap).
"I only met her today actually. She gave me all this stuff." She said looking at the stuff again.
"Then why are you sad. You should be happy, you have a sister!" He said.
"I am happy I have a sister, but I'm sad because I missed out on a lot I guess. She has children that I have never met, and I never got to see her get married or anything." She said holding his hands.
"Well she will get to see you marry dad wont she?" He asked innocently. "So maybe she wont have to miss out on too much." He said and looked up at Olivia. She smiled and kissed his head.
"Your right Teddy. Now are you hungry?" She asked him. He nodded.
"Can you make me toast with your jam?" He asked.
"Of course I can. Which one would you like?" She asked standing up and helping Teddy to his feet.
"Raspberry!" He said happily.
"Ok then. How about we help Daddy off the floor and we can all go eat some toast?" She said holding out a hand for Fitz. Teddy grabbed the other and they pulled him up.
They pulled Fitz up and walked down to the kitchen. Olivia put four slices of toast in the toaster and got out the jam.
"You know the company that I part own is a jam company. I knew my mother owned it, but I thought it was sold when she died." She said as she got out the butter, jam, plates and knife.
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The next day Olivia rang Carolyn and asked if she would like to come over for dinner that night and Carolyn clearly agreed. Fitz arranged for the food and just tried to keep her relaxed during the day, and suggested she go for a swim a few hours before when she was bouncing off the walls. She had been swimming for half an hour when Fitz and Teddy cannonballed in next to her as she finished a lap. So the three of them spent the next half an hour playing in the water together until Olivia knew she needed to get out to be ready on time.
She helped Teddy after his bath before showering herself and getting dressed. When all three of them were dressed they went down and started on a puzzle until the there was a knock at the door. Olivia opened it.
"Hi." She said with a smile.
"Hi." Carolyn replied, slightly off put by Olivia disposition.
"Hi." Said Teddy from next to Olivia.
"Come in, come in." Olivia ushsered her inside and took her coat.
"Carolyn this is Teddy, he is very excited to meet you." Olivia said after she had hung her coat up.
"Hi Teddy." Carolyn said.
"You're Olivia's sister." Teddy said. Carolyn looked at Olivia to make sure she wouldn't be offending her by confirming this. Olivia was smiling.
"I am."
"Well she is my step mum, so that makes you family. Can I hug you?" Teddy said.
"Sure." She confirmed and Teddy opened his arms to hug her and she wrapped her arms around him too.
"Teddy, would you like to show Carolyn to the dining table?" Fitz asked and Teddy released her, but grabbed her hand in his and lead her down the hall. Olivia and Fitz followed them to the dining room.
Olivia sat across from Carolyn who was next to Teddy. Fitz began explaining the dishes infront of them and offered Carolyn first pick. She chose a bit of everything which made Olivia smile. Fitz then put some food on a plate for Teddy.
"So Carolyn, what do you do for a living?" Olivia asked as she put food on her own plate.
"I did a floristry internship in London for a year, but then decided to become a doctor. I practiced for a while, but now I do medical research mainly, better work life balance."
"That's quite the career change." Fitz said. Carolyn chuckled.
"I loved flowers, still do, but I just found that it wasn't challenging enough."
"Well you found the right profession then. My son Jerry is in his last year of medicine at Harvard." Fitz said.
"Great school." Carolyn said once she finished her mouthful. "You have a daughter too don't you? What does she do?" She asked.
"Karen did a degree in history, but has decided she would like to become a midwife and is almost finished."
"How beautiful, being a midwife would definitely be rewarding." Carolyn spoke.
Olivia was yet to say much, but enjoying the conversation. Fitz' kids was an easy topic and Teddy felt no shame is telling Carolyn all about himself. Olivia had a lot of questions, but she didn't want to discuss them over food.
When they had all finished they moved to the large dinning room. Fitz offered tea, coffee and wine to everyone and both Olivia and Carolyn requested wine. He got out a good bottle, poured a glass each and placed them on the table.
"Teddy and I are going to play up in his room until Teddy's bedtime." Fitz said as he placed them down.
"Please don't go on account of me." Carolyn said feeling a little bad.
"No, not at all. You two have some catching up to do." He said as he held out his hand for Teddy. He looked at Olivia and could see she was internally freaking out, but he knew they needed to be alone. "Teddy, can you please say goodnight to Carolyn and Liv."
Teddy walked over and hugged Carolyn, then Olivia. He kissed Olivia's cheek and she kissed his before he started towards the stairs. Fitz walked behind the couch and kissed Olivia's head. "I'll be back down before you leave Carolyn." And Fitz and Teddy went upstairs. When they were in Teddy's room the both of them leaned forward to grab their wine at the same time.
"So…" Carolyn said.
"Tell me about your children." Olivia said. Carolyn smiled.
"I have three children, two boys and a girl. George is 17, he is the one who is looking at Harvard. Samuel, who is 15, and Victoria who is 13."
"Do you have pictures?" Olivia asked. Carolyn nodded and reached for her phone. She showed her photos of their trip to America mostly, but a few from before then.
"And your partner?" Olivia inquired.
"Jason died in a car crash 18 months ago. Which I suppose is another reason I didn't see you on the news or anything over there, I was just trying to keep everything together."
"I'm so sorry." Olivia said.
"This was him." She said holding her phone up. A picture of Victoria and Jason smiling was on display.
"Was he a good dad?"
"He was a great dad. He coached Vicki's soccer team, and went to all of George's debates."
"Are they ok?"
"They are getting better. Vicki was a daddy's little girl so she took it pretty badly, especially because we didn't see it coming. George is trying to be the man of the house, and Sam is pretty quiet but seems ok. I think they realise that I actually understand what they are going through." She said giving Olivia a weak smile.
"Do they know about me?" Olivia asked, not knowing why she needed to know so badly.
"They didn't, until I found you. My whole life, I have felt like something was missing, you, and I just didn't want them to have to wonder like I did. But as soon as I saw you on tv I told them. They are back in London with their grandmother, but they are excited to hopefully meet you one day."
"I would like that." Olivia said.
"So what about you. I will confess I may have googled you, but I would like to hear about you from you." Olivia laughed.
"Well, I ah…went to Georgetown Law, worked at a big law firm in New York for a while, then Cyrus asked me to join Fitz' campaign, then I opened OPA and now here we are I guess. Oh, I have a son." She said picking up her phone to find a picture. "His name is Franklin, he is almost 19." She looked up at Carolyn who looked a bit stunned. "Oh, he is adopted." Olivia clarified. "His mother died in a plane crash when he was 12." Carolyn smiled in understanding and looked at the picture. "He is doing poli-sci at Princeton. He is dating Lilly, who is gorgeous. She is like a daughter to me. I dated her dad for a while, but he died recently so…"
"So you and Fitz havn't always…"
"Umm no." She said moving to cross her legs beneath her. "It's a long story, but no. I dated Jake for almost two years."
"But you love him." Caroloyn clarified.
"I do." She said smiling broadly.
"I'm glad." Carolyn said genuinely. "So tell me about OPA." She said sipping her wine.
This started a conversation about the kind of work she does and Olivia told her stories that had them both laughing. They barely even noticed when Fitz came down the stairs.
"Sounds like you two are having fun." Fitz said walking around the couch to sit next to Olivia.
"We are." She said and kissed his lips quickly.
"Well I should be heading off, I told the kids I would call them and tell them all about you." She said sipping the last of her wine and placing it back down and picking up her bag. Fitz and Olivia stood too, Fitz retrieving her coat.
"I had a lovely time tonight. Thank you for having me" She said to the both of them "And thank you for letting me in." She said to Olivia.
"Was my pleasure. Can I see you again before you go?" Olivia asked wanting to get to know her a little better.
"Of course." Carolyn smiled.
"Do you want to come over for lunch tomorrow. We could take the horses out, do you ride?" Olivia asked.
"I havn't ridden in a while but that sounds nice."
"Great, so we will see you tomorrow, around noon?" Olivia said.
"I'll see you then." Carolyn said. She turned to reach for the doorknob but paused before turning around.
"Would it be ok if I hugged you Olivia?" She asked and Olivia nodded. Carolyn placed her bag on the floor with her coat and moved her hands under Olivia's arms and around her back. Olivia too wrapped her arms around Carolyn and she could feel how much Carolyn loved her in that hug. It lasted more than a normal hug would but Olivia didn't seem to mind.
When Carolyn pulled away she had tears in her eyes once again. "That photo of me holding our mothers belly, that was the closest I ever got to holding you until right now." She said before picking up her bag and jacket and leaving.
Olivia stood there, smiling at the spot Carolyn had previously been. Fitz pulled her in for a hug and she placed her hands in the pockets in the back of his pants before leaning back. He kissed her lips. "You look happy." He said smiling at her.
"I am happy. It feels good. I should call Franklin." She said pulling her watch hand from Fitz pocket to check the time.
"Ok." He said and he smacked her bum as she walked away.
She spoke to Franklin for a while that night, telling her all about Carolyn. He was excited to meet her. Then they moved on to talk about school and how Lilly was going.
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Fitz and Olivia were laying in bed an hour and a half later, Olivia reteling Carolyn's stories. When she had finished they lay there silently before Olivia spoke.
She moved so that she could look at his face. "I have to go back to talk to my dad."
"Ok." He said rubbing her back.
"Ok? Your not mad?" She asked. He shook his head no.
"Do you want me to come?" He asked.
"I don't think we are quite at the stage of introducing him to the people I'm dating."
"Firstly, we are not dating, we are engaged, and as soon as possible I plan to make you my wife." He said kissing her. She rolled her eyes.
"And secondly?" She asked.
"Secondly, I have already met your father." He said and she pulled away from him, well tried because he tightened his grip on her before he spoke knowing she would pull away.
"Fitz." She said sternly.
"Hear me out. Look, I know you don't have a relationship with him, but when I bought you this ring I wanted to cover all bases. So I asked him if he would join me in the oval, we had tea and I told him of my intention to ask you to marry me."
"Fitz, I am not…"
"I know that, and I didn't do it to feel like I had some possessory title over you. It's a respect thing. You are his daughter and his greatest achievement, and to get to spend the rest of my life with you is an honour that should be earnt. Look, when Andre came to me asking if he could marry Karen I didn't say yes because he is a good guy and he loves her, which I know he does, I said yes because he had the decency and respect for her to ask me. You are a strong and independent woman and I love that about you, its just a tradition thing. I am 15 years older than you." He said ending with a wink. "I may also have asked Franklin."
She smiled at the last piece of information and squeezed him tighter.
"Your not going to ask me why?" He said. She wasn't, but he clearly wanted to tell her.
"Why?"
"I asked him first, at Christmas last year. I really didn't know what he would say, because he has always been so protective of you around me, but he hugged me. He is your child, and he might be an adult, but I wanted to make sure everyone was ok with it. I also asked Karen and Jerry and Teddy if it was ok with them and obviously they were jumping for joy."
Olivia snuggled closer. "I love you." She said and Fitz whispered the same thing back.
Olivia and Carolyn shed a few tears the next day having to say goodbye but they promised to keep in contact.
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The day that Fitz was taking Teddy home Olivia flew down to DC to speak to her dad. She picked up a fancy bottle of wine on her way to her apartment. She took a shower and got dressed before driving to her dad's house, the house she lived in for 12 years.
She parked the car and slowly approached the front door. She stood at the front door for a couple of minutes before she decided to knock. The butterflies flew in her stomach as she heard her father approaching the door.
"Olivia?" Her father asked as the door opened to reveal her.
"Hi Dad."
"What are you doing here?" He asked a little confused by her presence.
"I wanted to talk… I brought wine." She said holding up the wine.
"Of course, come in." He said allowing her to enter. He closed the door behind her and asked for her coat.
"Have you eaten?" He asked. She shook her head no. "I made a roast." He said walking into the dining room. She followed and placed the wine on the table. He remembered the table was only set for one and went to retrieve a plate, utensils and a wine glass. Olivia opened the wine to let it breath.
Eli returned and served her some food and poured the wine before sitting down. "It's good to see you Olivia. But I must admit it is a surprise, considering the last time I saw you at the Smithsonian."
"I got a visit a couple of days ago, from my sister." She said while cutting up her meat. Her father had just taken a sip of his wine when she spoke and had almost spat it out. He had to pat his mouth with a napkin before he could speak.
"I see." He said simply, deciding not to deny it.
"So your not going to deny it?" She asked before putting the meat in her mouth.
"What would be the point. It's too late now." He merely shrugged.
"She is lovely." Olivia said with a smile.
"I'm happy for you."
"No your not." She laughed.
"Your right, I'm not, but not for the reasons you think." He took a breath. "I never wanted you think your whole life was a lie." He said softly. "I know I thought it was when Carolyn came looking for you."
"That's why you sent me away?" She said thinking about his words. "It wasn't because I reminded you of her?" She asked. He shook his head, smiling slightly at her realization.
"I wasn't in a good place when I found out, I drank and drank, and I just didn't want you to see me like that, and I didn't want Carolyn to find you because I didn't want you to feel how I felt."
"I wasn't a child Dad, you should have told me, I could have handled it." She said having forgotten her food.
"You were a child, and you shouldn't have had to handle it." He said sipping his wine. Olivia too sipped hers, and they fell into a somewhat comfortable silence. The next time Olivia lifted her glass her father noticed the ring on her finger. "Ah, I believe congratulations are in order." He said motioning to her hand. Olivia smiled.
"I know he came to you." She said. "I'm glad he did." She finished. "And when we do get married I would very much like you to be there." She saw tears well in her fathers eyes as he smiled.
"Nothing would make me happier."
They spent and hour or so talking, Eli was in a relationship with a fellow curator at the Smithsonian and had been for about 10 years. When Olivia mentioned Franklin she remembered that he had known about him when they last met at the Smithsonian and she asked her father about it. He proceeded to produce a folder with every single article that had ever been produced about her, one had a young Franklin next to her. He had then found the adoption decree. Olivia was touched by the folder. She really thought he didn't care about her, but she was clearly very wrong.
It was about 10pm when she decided to head home. She hugged her father and he kissed her cheek goodbye, promising he would see her soon.
Olivia drove home quietly. She wondered whether she should call Fitz, and decided she would when she got home and comfortable. She mindlessly drove home, parked the car, and rode the elevator to the top. She unlocked the door and opened the door to find all the lights on and music playing. She looked around confused until Fitz stepped out of the hallway, draped only in a towel. She smiled.
"Hi." He said as he approached her, wrapping his arms around her waist when he was close enough.
"Hi." She replied, wrapping her arms around his neck. "What are you doing here?" She asked smiling.
"You're here, so I'm here." He said back to her. She kissed him.
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Before they headed back to Vermont, Olivia wanted to stop by OPA. They were all surprised and happy to see her considering they didn't expect her back for another couple of weeks. They briefed Olivia on a couple of matters, but she could tell they were doing just fine without her so she ordered in lunch and they all ate together.
It was a bit strange for them seeing the President in such a casual situation, but after 10 minutes or so everyone forgot that he was anything but their boss' partner.
When lunch was finished they said their goodbyes and headed to the plane.
Once they were in the air Olivia retrieved a pen and notepad.
"You are not working." Fitz said moving them away from her.
"Fine." She crossed her arms. "I wont start on the guest list."
"Guest list?" Fitz asked confused.
"For the wedding." She said smiling at him. He didn't speak he just kissed her, passionately. When they were done she took a moment to catch her breath before asking for the notepad and pen back. He pushed it towards her happily.
They spent the rest of the flight talking about their wedding. They agreed on a few things: it would be a small affair, family and a few friends only; it would be at their house in Vermont; that it would be in May; and a preliminary guest list.
When they got home Olivia called Franklin, wanting to tell him about the wedding plans and about her Dad. He was excited for both. Olivia asked about Lilly and Franklin said she was doing ok, which reminded Olivia that it was Jake's birthday in a couple of weeks. She thought she should speak with Fitz before arranging anything, even though she knew he wouldn't have a problem.
She was on the phone in her office so snuck into his once she was done and sat on his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck. He in turn wrapped his arms around her waist.
"It's Jake's birthday in a couple of weeks. I think I should go see Lilly."
"Ok."
"Your not mad?"
"Why would I be mad?" He asked.
"Because it was supposed to be just us, but with Carolyn and my Dad and now this."
"We have the rest of forever Livvie, and this is your family. You have never batted an eye at me and my family." He kissed her gently.
"I love you." She said smiling.
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Over the next week Olivia made arrangements to meet Franklin and Lily in Illinois to visit Jake. She had texted Lilly with the details but Franklin assued her that everthing was a go.
To say Olivia was nervous was an understatement. She completely understood that Lilly was mad at her, but she really hoped that they could move forward. She had been sending her care packages, trying to keep her promise that she would take care of her, but there was not much else she could do until Lilly was ready herself.
Fitz had offered to come with her, and so many times she wanted to cave and let him, but she knew that it would not be a good start for trying to fix things with Lilly, so she was very nervous as she flew to Illinois.
Franklin and Lilly arrived an hour after she did and Olivia approached them nervously. Franklin hugged her warmly and she was happy to see him again. Lilly gave her a small smile as she approached and to Olivia's complete surprise Lilly gave her a hug once Franklin had let her go. Olivia hugged her back feeling hopeful.
"Liv, I am really sorry for how I have acted recently. I know it wasn't your fault." She said not looking Olivia in the eye. Olivia grabbed her hand and squeezed it.
"Thank you for saying that. I hope we can be friends again." Lilly looked up and nodded. Olivia pulled her in for another hug.
"Shall we head off?" Olivia asked once they broke their hug. They both agreed and they headed off. This time they stayed at a hotel much closer to the cemetery than they were able to for the funeral because they didn't have Fitz, even if it was not as nice. They settled into their adjoining rooms. Then they grabbed some dinner and Lilly took them on a walk around. She showed them her old school and where she used to live before she and Jake moved to Washington.
They returned to their rooms pretty late and Olivia skyped with Fitz before heading to bed. She woke up probably an hour later to a loud bang. She shot up in bed sensing that it was coming from the room Franklin and Lilly were in. She quickly moved to their adjoining door and opened it as she heard a muffled cry.
"Is everything ok?" She asked turning on the light, concern evident in her voice. But she quickly closed her eyes as she realised what was going on. Franklin was laying in the bed naked, with a naked Lilly, thankfully facing away from her straddling his waist and bouncing up and down.
"Oh my god. I am so sorry." She said before turning the light off and closing the door behind her. She heard sheets rustling as she did and both of them swearing.
Olivia could not believe, and didn't really understand what she walked in on. Ok yes, they were both sexually active teenagers, she knew that they had had sex many times while they were together, but they were broken up. She lay in her bed, unable to sleep, trying to wrap her head around what she just saw. She fell into a unrestful slumber.
When she woke in the morning she sat in bed and checked her emails, and sent Fitz a quick message. She was just about to get up when she heard a knock on the ajoining door.
"Come in." She called. Franklin opened the door, with Lilly behind.
"Can we talk?" He asked. Olivia smiled and nodded, glad they were coming to her. Franklin walked around the bed to the empty side, that she had left by habit of sleeping in the same bed as Fitz, and hopped in the bed next to her. Lilly sat at the end of the bed with her legs crossed. "Don't worry, we showered." Franklin said.
"Separately." Lilly added. Olivia shook her head with a smile.
"What's up?" She asked prompting them.
"We thought you might be a little confused by what you saw last night." Franklin said.
"I am a little." Olivia said.
"Well, we are sort of back together." Franklin said.
"Sort of?" Olivia asked.
"We are back together." He confirmed.
"Since when?" She asked furrowing her brow. She saw Lilly look down and her lap and Franklin look at Lilly.
"Since Christmas." He said looking at Olivia apologetically. Olivia's jaw clenched but she only nodded.
"And why is this the first I am hearing of it?" She asked, trying not to sound offended, which she most certainly felt.
"Franklin wanted to tell you, but I was still mad at you, so I asked him not to tell you." This was the first Lilly had contributed to the conversation. At least she was being honest, Olivia thought.
Olivia took a couple of moments. "I thought you broke up because you felt like you would be better friends."
"I love Lilly and maybe it doesn't have to be passionate all the time to be the real thing. I think the break was good though, made me realise that I can't live without her." He smiled at Lilly and she squeezed his foot under the blanket. Olivia looked over at Lilly.
"We thought we were just together because it was convenient, but I missed him all the time. We love each other."
"Are you being safe?" She asked sternly.
"Yes. We are being safe. We learnt the first time." He said and they both blushed.
"Good, because you can't have a baby before I do, ok." She said without really thinking.
"Are you trying for a baby?" Franklin asked excitedly.
"Not trying. But maybe one day."
"I hope it's a girl. I always wanted a little sister."
"Hey Liv, I'm sorry about not coming to your and Fitz' engagement party." Lilly said.
"It's ok. I understand." Olivia smiled at her. Then she felt Franklin wrap his arms around her waist so she moved her arms around his neck. Lilly slowly crawled over to them and hugged the both of them. They were still hugging when Franklin asked.
"So what are we doing today?" They all slowly broke apart.
"Dad used to take me hiking up this track. We could do that?" She asked.
"Sounds good to me." Olivia said. "How about we grab some breakfast down stairs and then we can head off?" So they returned to their room and Olivia jumped in the shower. She was getting dressed when Fitz called.
"Hi." She said happily.
"You sound happy." He said surprised. She walked into the bathroom.
"Have you ever walked in on Jerry and May, or Karen and Andre doing it." She said.
"Doing it? No." He laughed. "Actually, yeah, once I walked in on Jerry and May in the shower. Thank god for frosted glass." He laughed. "Why?"
"Because apparently Lilly and Franklin are back together and I walked in on them last night."
"What? Since when are they back together?" Fitz asked.
"Lilly was still mad at me so she asked Franklin not to tell me, which I am upset about, but it doesn't really matter. I just can't believe I walked in on them. I thought having to give them the talk after they first had sex was bad, this was worse."
"What did they say?"
"They came into my room this morning and told me they had showered, separately before explaining that they were together."
"Are you ok with them being back together?" He asked.
"Yeah, I mean, so long as they don't start with the on again off again thing. Anyways, how are you. How was your night?" She asked, it had been their first night apart since he left the white house.
"Terrible without you. I'm so lonely, and bored." He said petulantly. She laughed.
"Why don't you do some wedding stuff?"
"Like what?" He asked intrigued.
"Find some local suppliers, I don't know."
"Ok. I'm going to go do that now. I love you Livvie."
"I love you too. Thanks for calling." She said and they hung up.
The three of them went on their hike, walked around the lake they found and somehow made their way back a few hours later. Olivia sent Franklin and Lilly back to their room and went to the closest shops. She printed off some pictures, and bought a couple of board games. She picked up some dinner on her way home.
When she arrived in her room she put the photos in her bag, the boardgames on the table with the food and went to the adjoining door. She knocked this time and was granted entry straight away. The two of them were cuddled up on one bed watching something on a computer.
"I picked up some dinner." She said and they untangled themselves to follow Olivia back into her room. Lilly walked in first and squeeled with excitement as she saw the boardgames on the table.
"Franklin. Monopoly!" She said excitedly. "And Jenga. And hungry hippos?" She asked more so the last one.
"What? It was one of my favourites as a kid."
"You played hungry hippo?" Franklin asked in disbelief. "I thought for sure you went straight to Monopoly, or chess." He laughed.
"Hey, I played hungry hippos till I was 4 before I started on Monopoly."
"Trust you Liv." He laughed taking a seat.
Olivia handed them each a plate and they all started eating while watching the news. When they had eaten they started playing the boardgames and stayed up till about 11pm doing so.
Franklin and Lilly went to bed but Olivia stayed up. She had made a photo album for the four of them. She thought it would be nice to go through tomorrow. She loved looking through photo's of her and her mum, and clearly photos had helped Carolyn too. She shed a few tears as she put the album together but enjoyed it too. When she had finished it was 1am. She got in bed and started flipping though it. Eventually she fell asleep.
It was about 8am when Olivia woke to movement next to her bed. It was Lilly. "Sorry, I just came to borrow your moisturizer." She whispered. Olivia nodded.
"What's that?" Lilly asked. Olivia opened her eyes. Lilly was pointing to the photo album next to her on the bed.
"A photo album." Olivia said sitting up and yawning. "Its us and your dad. I thought we could look through it today." Lilly picked up Olivia's mosituriser walked around the bed, sitting next to Olivia on the side unslept on. Olivia pulled the book closer as Lilly started applying the lotion. She flipped open the first page and there were three photos. One of Jake in his uniform, the same one that was on an easel at his funeral. The next one was a photo of Lilly and Jake standing in front of a house, the next one was of Franklin and Lilly on a skating rink.
"Oh my god. Our first date." Lilly said with a smile pointing at the photo of her and Franklin.
"Mmmhmm." Olivia said giving Lilly a knowing smile.
"Oh yeah, that was when we set you two up." She laughed. She began applying lotion to her legs.
"I knew this was one of his favourites." Olivia said pointing to the one of her and her dad.
"That was our first day in D.C." She smiled.
"Ok. So don't be mad ok." She said and Lilly looked at her confused before Olivia turned the page. The first picture on the next page was Lilly's school photo, the first one after her mum died where Jake helped with her hair.
"Where did you find that? I thought I destroyed all evidence." She said nudging Olivia and laughing. Lilly finished lathering herself up and turned her head to get a better look at the photo and rested her head on Olivia's shoulder. The next photo was of Franklin and Lilly after a debate, Franklin's hair was at its longest. Lilly burst out laughing.
A few minutes later Franklin leaned on the doorframe, watching his two favourite women flicking through a photo album. "Whats going on?" He asked groggily. Lilly patted the bed next to her.
"Liv made a photo album. Look at this." She said flipping the page back to the photo of his afro. He covered his face and groaned.
"I thought it was cute." Lilly said.
"Me too." Olivia said leaning over to rub his head.
"Hey, I remember that one." He said pointing to one of he and Jake playing basketball. "I kicked Jake's ass." He laughed.
They continued to flip through the photos reminiscing on their adventures to Mexico and South Africa, and just trips to the beach or out to dinner. Towards the end there was photos from their highschool graduation. There was one of Jake and Lilly, one of Jake and Franklin, and one of all four of them together.
"He told me that was the proudest moment of his life." Olivia said pointing to the photo of Lilly and Jake. Lilly's smile quickly turned to tears though, the first of the day. Olivia wrapped her arm around Lilly and patted her head. They continued to flip through photos until the end of the album. They sat there for a few minutes before Olivia suggested they go visit Jake. So they all go ready to go and headed off, picking up some flowers on the way.
When they arrived at the cemetery Olivia told Lilly to go first so she slowly walked over to the gravestone. She felt Franklin put his arm around her shoulders and she looked over at him.
"I'm really sorry I didn't tell you."
"Thank you for appologising. You are forgiven. Just don't do it again." She said and put her head on his shoulder. When Lilly looked back at them Olivia sent Franklin over. She watched Franklin hold Lilly when she cried. When she poked her head around to look at Olivia she smiled weakly and headed over to them. She squeezed Lilly's arm lightly when she arrived. Franklin subtly walked backwards with Lilly slightly.
Olivia crouched and placed her hand on the ground. "Hey Jake. Sorry I haven't visited in a few weeks, I sent you flowers." She paused. "I miss you." She said quietly. She cleared her voice before continuing. "I found out I had a sister recently, and I'm talking to my Dad again, kinda." She rummaged around in her bag. "I brought a photo with me, like I promised. I found it in your things, I hope you don't mind. I like it." She said and placed the photo frame with the picture of Jake, Lilly and Sarah inside next to the headstone before placing her hand on the top of it.
She felt her phone buzz and checked it as she walked over to Lilly and Franklin. It was Fitz "I hope you are all ok."
"Fitz?" Franklin asked. Olivia nodded. They stood there together for a minutes before Franklin's stomach grumbled. Both Olivia and Lilly laughed.
"Come on, lets go feed you." Lilly said turning them around. Olivia followed while she sent a quick reply to Fitz.
After lunch they had a Jurassic Park marathon because those were Jake's favourite movies of all time. They sat in bed and ate popcorn and chocolate and Jake's favourite peanut M&Ms.
Olivia felt herself falling asleep and sent Fitz a quick goodnight text before falling asleep. They all fell asleep in the one bed and that is how they woke up.
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Olivia woke up impossibly happy the next morning. Everything was as good as it could be. She and Fitz were planning their wedding, Lilly was speaking to her again, she was speaking with her father, and OPA was going well. She was the first one to wake up and moved out of bed to shower and pack some of her things as they were leaving just after lunch.
The three of them had breakfast together before making their way to the airport and parting ways. She hugged them both tightly and promised to see them soon, and speak to them sooner.
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