"The kids will be home in an hour; do you want some coffee?"
"Yeah that'd be great, thanks Fitz."
Olivia stepped inside the house heading to the kitchen with him. Looking around she noticed he had kept everything in the same place. She took the coffee from him and sat at the counter. They stayed quiet for a few minutes before she finally spoke up.
"Before you start shouting at me," she started, "I know I should have taken the agents with me. And I should have told you that I was leaving town for a few days. I didn't want to worry the girls. And no I didn't mean worry you either. All I wanted was a few days alone to just think. And I couldn't do that if I had my agents surrounding me because all that would do would be a reminder that I don't have the freedom that I used to have. Before we were married I could do whatever I wanted wherever I wanted with whoever I wanted. Now, I have two girls with agents and my agents and you and your agents. This is a lot to deal with. And then the whole Abby situation… it's just too much! I can't handle all of this. I'm not Olivia Pope anymore, I'm Olivia Grant and it doesn't come with the same backing. You control me and everything that I do. I have no control anymore over anything."
"I do NOT control you! You do whatever the hell you want to do whenever you want to do it. You have so many clients that are threats to this country that are threats to yourself and to our kids. But you do whatever the hell you want to do anytime you want to do it. You HAVE TO TAKE YOUR AGENTS WITH YOU! Your clients are dangerous people with multiple resources that could find you anywhere in the world."
"I know how to take care of myself. I've been doing it long before I ever met you. And I think you forget who my father is and who works for me. Eli would never let anyone hurt me or the girls."
"You still need your agents with you. You knew that was part of the deal when we got married. Agents have to be with you at all times. And anytime you want to go somewhere alone without agents needs to be scheduled at least a month in advance. They are there for your protection. Do you honestly believe that I want to have them following me around all the time? And you hyphenated your last name and only use Grant when you want to."
"It's still not the same."
"There's no point in arguing with you because nothing is going to change. Even if we did get divorced you would still have agents at all times and you would still do whatever you want to do because that's what you do. You do whatever the hell you want to do when you want to do it."
Olivia held her head in her hands staring down at the counter.
"I'm sorry, okay?" she whispered.
"Did you figure out what you wanted to do?" He watched her nod but not say anything which made him worry even more. "Move into the house with the girls. I'll move into the guest house until I find an apartment."
Fitz went to move towards the doorway going upstairs to pack.
"I stopped the divorce."
He froze where he stood and turned around to her. "What did you say?"
"I called my lawyer yesterday and told her to stop the divorce. All the papers have been destroyed for it."
Fitz stood still only staring at her.
"What's the point?" she asked him still sitting at the counter. "I knew what I was getting into when we got married. I knew the ups and downs that I was going to have to face. We said for better or worse and… well the past few months have been the worst. I don't see why I should make our daughter's suffer splitting time between us anymore. And I know they are suffering, especially Mackenzie. Rayna is more go with the flow of things. When we got married I knew I would have agents for the rest of my life, and I accepted that. Otherwise I wouldn't have married you. I've forgiven you before for other things, Abby shouldn't be any different. I think I probably forgave you a couple months ago but I've been so pissed off about it being with Abby. If it was anyone else, it would have been so much easier to forgive you. But you chose Abby of all people."
"I didn't choose her, it just happened. Olivia I swear I never planned to hurt you and that was a complete accident."
"I know. That's why I forgive you. I can't forgive her though. And I won't forgive her."
"As selfish as it sounds, as long as you forgive me, that's all I care about."
"Our agents are bringing our things over and we'll be moved back in tonight."
Fitz ran over and kissed her putting their foreheads together.
"Thank you."