AN: So... We are getting close to the good stuff, I hope you enjoy this. I meant to update sooner but life got in the way, also you may find spelling mistakes or typos, it happens a lot when I'm sleep deprived. To the reviewer who suggested karen should be more upset, you made some interesting points so I'm working on it, thanks. Please leave your thought, what you like or not, I truly appreciate it. That's all, I think, thanks for reading.

After talking to Abby, Fitz told Cyrus the meeting was set for 11 the next day. Cyrus didn't think it had to be so soon, but he figured Fitz had other reasons for wanting to meet Olivia's team ASAP.

David was at the office when Abby got the call, he swore to secrecy and she told him the reason why the president needed their services. The next morning when she was getting ready he insisted on going with her, since the gladiators were only her and Quinn at the moment.
"Come on, I got nothing big at work now and you guys are really short on people" He made his case
"Yeah if this had something fishy going on, but what do you know about public image?"
"I know enough, and remember I lived at pope and associates for a while, I think I can help" he pleaded
"Fine, you can come, but only because I'm still on the fence about Quinn" Abby finally agreed.
The truth was, David didn't really care about the the president's divorce, he just needed to get to Fitz. He knew that if he tried contacting him he would risk someone hearing the conversation, and the only other person he could get too was Cyrus, and he didn't really trusted the guy would do the right thing. Those files Jake had left him were really upsetting him, he didn't know what to do because it was too dangerous, command could get rid of him without trouble, and with Olivia gone, there was no safe and not-suspicious way of getting to the president.

The three of them arrived at the White House a bit early, but they let them in anyway. They waited outside the oval for a few minutes until Fitz arrived. Luckily for all Cyrus had another meeting to attend and would be joining them until later.
"Good morning, please come in" Fitz said as he entered his office.
"Your team looks different" he added
"Yeah well, Harrison went through some stuff recently and he left, all I got was a call, and he told me this was too much for him and needed to get away" Abby explained "And Huck is going through some very difficult personal issues so he is away at the moment" She continued "As for Olivia, you probably know more than us, so it's just me and Quinn, and this guy offered to help out due to the shortage of people" she said pointing to David
"Wait, so you don't know anything about Olivia, I was hoping you could tell me something, just anything, because I'm in the dark" He said worried.
"I swear, she just said she felt guilty and needed to get away, Jake tried to get her to stay, but she refused, then he said he would leave with her." At the mention of Jake, Fitz blood started to boil, he had taken advantage of the situation. But before he said anything Abby kept talking. "But, then Huck told me she didn't leave with him and stayed with you for a little while, that's why I said you may know more than me"
Fitz was utterly confused, that meant Olivia took so long to get to him because she was with Jake. That could mean she went to him after she finally left, not knowing what actually happened was eating him alive, but now it was worse because there was a chance she was with that idiot.
Abby saw Fitz reaction and realized she might have said too much, she didn't actually think Olivia was with Jake, but she couldn't be sure.
"Look I don't think she went to him, I think he left because he had some trouble and Olivia didn't want anything to do with it" She tried to calm him
David just sat there thinking they had no idea how big the trouble Jake had gotten himself into.
Fitz snapped out of his troubled thoughts and came back to the present. There was nothing he could do at the moment about Olivia, but he could start getting his life in order.
"Yeah, you are probably right, lets get to work"

They discussed his situation and how to handle it for a while, he tried to focus into the task at hand but it was too hard. Before talking to Abby, Fitz only thought she had left to god know where but now he also thought she could be with Jake. Food was brought over around noon and they stopped the work to eat. They were fixing their plates of assorted italian food and Fitz asks David for a sauce container. David figured it was his shot to give Fitz a note before Cyrus arrived and it wouldn't show on camera. Fitz felt the paper when he got the container, he was about to say something, but saw the fear and anxiety on David's face. After they all eat he excused himself for the bathroom and took the note with him, whatever it was it seemed very serious, so he locked himself in and started reading.
"Mr. President, There is something I need to discuss with you, it is about b613, Jake left something before leaving, it is very dangerous and I have no idea how to proceed. I am sorry about what I'm going to say next, but I don't trust your chief of staff very much, and believe when I tell you this is very serious, we need to meet in private, somewhere safe from being hear or seen or taped. Command is to feared."
Fitz was mighty intrigued about the note, he tore it and flushed down the toilet, then he got a piece of paper to write a note himself. He wrote a meeting place and time for that night, whatever it was he had to know soon.
He came back to his office and gave David a look to let him know he read the note, and then went on like nothing had happened. Cyrus got there a few minutes later, they worked for about another hour and set up a new meeting a week later when he heard something about the divorce. They decided it was better to make it public before, just in case something got leaked. It was better to prepare the nation coming out with the truth saying they started the process and do an interview, instead of just dropping it like yeah we got divorced. They would have to play the whole we tried as hard as we could, did counseling, prayed, and everything charade, but Abby was confident it would work.
When they were leaving, Fitz shook David's hand and passed him the note. David was relieved to say the least, he really hoped they could do something soon.


Huck had gotten everything settled for Olivia, he had planned to leave around three pm
just in case something else was needed during the morning. He found some decent looking wigs for Olivia, so she didn't have to actually change her hair, and that way she could change looks more often. He also took the time to explain her how to check the house and her phone for bugs, it shouldn't be a problem since no one knew where she was and she would barely leave the house, but you could never be too careful. They would change their burner phones every few weeks too as a precaution. However what concerned him the most was that she had learned well how to work the syringes and the iv drip and the drugs. Hopefully things would be ok until everything cleared up.
"Is Kim ok?" Olivia inquired.
"Yes, she will be staying with her sister for another couple of days" He answered
"Kim was great help, everyone at OPA thinks you are gone because of her, so no one thinks you left with me" She talked as she walked with Huck to the door. He simply nodded.
She finally asked the question that had been bugging her for a while "Have you heard from Harrison?"
"No, his intervention was rather unexpected" He told Olivia "He may have gotten away, but considering your father I wouldn't get my hopes up"
This time it was Olivia who just nodded, she was afraid he voice might crack if she spoke. Without much of a goodbye Huck walked out the door and told her to call if she needed help. He was going back to DC by bus, it was a pretty inconspicuous way home, but he always went the extra mile when it came to command so he decided to change buses a couple of time along the way.


As the day went by, Fitz decided to focus on work so he could be done early to spend time with his kids. It seemed like it was going to be a quiet afternoon until 3 pm, when Lauren delivered some not so good news to Fitz. A few days before he had asked her that if she knew about anything that happened concerning Teddy or Karen she should tell him, since the divorce wasn't final yet, Mellie was still the one "handling" everything. It turned out Karen had gotten in trouble at school and Mellie had been called in. It was almost the end of the school day, so Karen was sent home. Fitz decided to go to the residence and talk to her so he dropped everything and started towards the door, but he was stopped by Cyrus.
"Where are you going" he asked Fitz standing in front of him.
"I am going to see my daughter because she had trouble at school" Fitz replied
"But, sir, you have work, there are so many things you have to do"
"Yes, and my daughter is way more important"
"Just let Mellie handle it" Cyrus told him exasperated.
"When has she ever handled anything about the kids?" Fitz answered, he was getting pissed. "Just back off Cyrus I'm going, and you can't stop me.
With that, Fitz almost pushed Cyrus out of the way and left the office, the conversation had gotten him a bit mad, and that was not the way he wanted to talk to Karen. He was working on calming down as he approached the residence, but what he saw as he entered, completely banished any hint of calm he had in him. Mellie was tearing Karen a new one, she was yelling about her having to behave better and in the way a first daughter should, she kept babbling about how reckless and irresponsible she had been. Karen just sat on the couch listening to her mother with tears in her eyes. Fitz' blood was boiling, he was seeing red, how could she yell at Karen like that.
"What the hell Mellie!" he nearly screamed.
Mellie just gave him a confused look and said nothing. He walked to her, and grabbed her armed.
"May I have a word with you, in private" he said through gritted teeth. She just nodded nodded.
"Karen sweetheart we'll be right back" He said as calmly as he could to his daughter, he walked to her and kissed her forehead before he dragged Mellie away to another room.
Once he closed the door, he began unleashing his anger.
"What the fuck was that Mellie? What were you thinking? Do you actually believe yelling at her is the best way to go? Did you even ask her what happened, did you bother to find out what made her so upset, do you even fucking care?" He was basically screaming by the time he was done, his only concern was if Karen could hear him.
Mellie was a bit too shocked to say anything, Fitz never acted that way, and it had scared her a bit.
"Well, I just… her behavior… what she did was wrong" She managed to get out.
Fitz rubbed his temples and took a deep breath before he spoke again.
"You know what Mellie, just fuck off, I will handle this, just go, I don't want you to make it any worse" he paused for a moment to not get mad again "She is in lots of pain right now after everything that's happened, did you even consider how your words and your attitude could hurt her?" He said as he looked at Mellie with disgust. "So just leave, please"
He walked toward the door and held it open for Mellie, she walked past him and he followed right behind. Mellie was thinking about saying something, but she could feel Fitz eyes on her back so she simply told Karen they would see each other some other time and left. Fitz walked to the couch where Karen was sitting with a puzzled expression on her face and sat beside her. He put his arm around her and used his other hand to wipe a tear from her cheek.
"Im sorry about that" he said sweetly "Would you like to tell me what happened?"
Karen looked at him with fear in her eyes, then she just buried her face on his chest and started crying again. He felt heartbroken seeing her like that, he held her and stroked her hair to calm her down.
"It's ok sweetheart, we don't have to talk about it right now, everything is going to be ok" he told her in an attempt to make her feel better.
Her sobs began to subside, and she moved a bit so she could talk, but didn't look up. She told Fitz some kids at her new school had been talking crap about him and herself, but the worst part is they had the nerve to say that if Jerry hadn't gotten sick, he would have ended his life just so he didn't have to deal with his family anymore, that he was lucky to be gone.
"It used to be me and Jerry against the world, we would stick together when things got bad, but now it's just me, and I know that I am supposed to ignore them and take the high road, but I just couldn't, I am sorry if I let you down but I couldn't." She finally said
"Ok, first of all, I could never be disappointed in you, and second, I guess that girl should've seen your fist coming" he said holding back a laugh. That last part actually worked and Karen started laughing.

Fitz stayed in the residence for a while talking to Karen, he asked her how therapy was, if the therapist was good or she wanted to try a new one. Finally he asked if she wanted to change schools.
"I don't think that's necessary dad, it would probably be the same" she replied
"I could try to get some of those kids arrested, but it might look bad" he said with a smirk
"I will be ok dad, and not everyone at the school is so bad"
"Ok, but if you change your mind just let me know" he paused "and i'll send the cops for them"
After that she said she wanted to be alone, but instead of going back to the office he went to find teddy to spend some time with him. He was still going to come back for dinner even if Cyrus threatened to have a stroke.


Rowan was sitting, in his office just enjoying having all the power again. Poor gullible president Grant put b613 on his hands again, having no idea he was responsible for his son's death. Olivia had gone away finally, and Ballard would keep her safe. Rowan figured since Jake cared for his daughter he could let his command stint go unpunished so he could take care of her. Everything was finally how it should be and nobody could change it.