Fitz looked at Olivia as if she had grown two heads. Closing his eyes he replayed what she just said to him. I told everyone we were engaged. I know I know it sounds crazy but Abby was nagging me about how my last boyfriend was Trevor and how I needed to hop back in the wagon and then my mom called and she was going on and on about all of my old friends getting married and how I had a kid and no potential husband and Fitz you know I'm usually good with that but it actually hurt this time she's right I haven't dated in two years I don't even go out anymore so I lied I told my parents we were engaged and told Abby to leave me alone but it back fired because now they want to come down for a week and see my fiancé and the ring he got me. Fitz! Fitzgerald please say something. Please say you'll help me please this would mean the world to me and it will be easy we just have to act like were engaged for one week then we can go back to being best friends I promise. Just one week.
Liv this sounds like a bad idea and I'm king of bad ideas so I know what one sounds like and this this may be the worst idea you have ever come up with. You lied to your parents and know they think were engaged. Did you not think about how that's going to affect Mathew. What if your parents ask him if he's excited that were getting married. You'd be confusing him the next week when ask about the weeding and we say it's not happening. I get that you just wanted them to leave you alone but this situation you just put us in doesn't just involve you it involves everyone in this house.
Before Fitz could finish his speech about Olivia being irresponsible she burst into tears. "I'm a horrible mother and bad best friend and a liar. Fitz I'm horrible I lied and I didn't even think about Matt or you, you don't want to do this and now I'm going to have to tell everyone I lied and everyone is going to know I'm a bad mother. Olivia continued ranting on how bad of a mother she was and it made Fitz feel bad about telling her how irresponsible her idea was. Instead of looking at the negative aspects he should be ecstatic at the fact that he gets to be her fiancé for a week. He'd be able to hold her and kiss her and maybe he'd have enough courage to tell her how he really felt. This lie was turning out to be better than Fitz had originally thought.
When are you parents getting here Olivia. Fitz tried to hide the excitement from his voice but he ended up sounding annoyed and uncomfortable about pretending with her. Huh my parents are coming in three days but I'll tell them to cancel the trip don't worry. You don't have to do that I'll be your fiancé for the week but I need you and Matt to come somewhere with me tomorrow. Really you'll do it I knew I chose the right best friend in high school. I love you so, so much for doing this and don't worry about Matt we'll work something out when they leave.
I'm so happy Fitz I had been dreading this conversation with you all day and I promise to never lie about anything this major ever again. In a few months I'll tell my parents we broke up and you have nothing to worry about. Thank you so much I'm so happy I don't know what I would do with out you.
Olivia make sure you and Matt are at my house tomorrow by 5:30 I'm serious. Olivia noticed that Fitz looked different. He wasn't mad or at least she couldn't tell if he was he didn't yell at her to shut up but he wasn't acting like him and Olivia hoped whatever was wrong with him she could fix it before she had to be at his house tomorrow.