AN: Sorry for the late update, it's just finals are kicking my butt (I was actually working on this 15 page essay I have due for wednesday and next thing I knew I was working on this), and I had the brilliant idea to start a new story on the little free time I got last week instead of finishing this chapter, sorrynotsorry I couldn't help myself. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy :)
Fitz and Olivia stood there in the middle of the pool just holding each other for a while, but eventually he started feeling cold and he figured she must be getting cold too.
"Liv, as much as I'm loving this, maybe we should get out of the pool" He said sweetly, his words snapped her back to reality and she pulled back too fast, leaving him slightly startled.
"Oh god, Fitz what were you thinking, you can't get sick, you were shot a week ago" she was deeply concerned about the consequences of his little stunt.
"Livvy, please calm down, I'll be fine" he gently put his hands on the sides of her arms to make her look at him.
"Ok, but you have to get out and get some dry clothes" She told him sternly
"No, we are getting out and you are coming with me" she looked at him like he was crazy "I'm not leaving this place without you, and I do need to warm up soon, so unless you want me to jump in the shower here with you, we are leaving together" he was leaving no room for negotiation.
Fitz grabbed her hand and started walking towards the edge of the pool where the ladder was, the agents inside the pool followed him. He was helped out by both, agents inside and outside of the pool he was still not supposed to do any type of effort. Agent Lucas had already ordered for towels to be brought, and Fitz was quickly wrapped with them; when Olivia got out they also got her. Finally the agents got out and they waited for orders.
"Gentlemen, sorry about that" Fitz told them.
"It's ok sir, you did what you had to do" Lucas said to Fitz. "We should get going, but I don't think it's a good idea for you to go with wet clothes too long sir, so hmm, I can trade pants with you sir and you can put on your dry jacket after taking off the wet shirt too and maybe Miss Pope can go put on some dry clothes while you change" he said nervously, he wasn't comfortable with telling his boss what to do, even if they were just suggestions for his own well being.
"That's not necessary, I'll take the shirt off, that should be enough, and Liv sweetheart, you should go change I'll wait right here" he told Liv.
"I insist sir, I vowed to protect you from all harm" Lucas was adamant to make sure nothing went wrong while he was in charge.
"You should do what he says Fitz, you can't get sick" Olivia said to him "Also, that way you'll think twice before dong this again and leaving half your agents with soaking wet clothes" She had a playful smirk on her face and Fitz thought it was the most adorable think he'd ever seen, he finally gave in and both of them changed quickly, she wasn't sure about going to the White House with him but she knew there was no point in fighting him about it.
While Fitz waited for her to come out he decided to text Jerry to let him know he had got her and that they were going to the Blair House soon.
"Kid, I got her, had to jump in the pool but it's all good now, we'll be there soon" he wrote to his son
"Ok… Im happy for u dad, i'll ask the cook to start dinner" Jerry texted back
After answering the text from his dad, Jerry went to find one of the chefs to ask him for a nice dinner to be prepared at the Blair House. He went to the kitchen and looked for one of the chefs he actually knew to ask for the favor.
"Chef Cooper" Jerry said loudly
"Young Mr. Grant" he answered politely
"Please don't call me that, my mother doesn't live here anymore, it's not necessary" he replied
"But she is visiting" the chef really wasn't into being yelled at by Mellie
"Not for long, and she is not the first lady anymore, she's got no authority in this place so just chill please" Jerry told Cooper reassuringly.
"Ok, Mr. Jerry what do you need?" he asked
"Just Jerry please, and here's the deal, my dad is having kind of a date tonight so he needs some food to be prepared and taken to the blair house" Jerry explained
"So, Just Jerry, what kind of food, cause your mom has some" the chef what cut short by Jerry
"No, god no, my mom, she doesn't, no" he went to the nearest wood table and knocked with his fist "Knock on wood man, my mom is gone for good, just no" the chef chuckled and nodded
"Then who is it?" Cooper inquired
"You are so nosy bro, but I'll tell you ok, just in case you know if she likes anything special" The Chef had a puzzled expression on his face, that meant he knew this person and he actually had an idea. "It's Olivia Pope ok, just don't go telling people"
"I knew it!" he exclaimed "I've always thought she and Mr. President would make a nice couple, way better than him with the wicked witch" after that last part he shut his mouth and his eyes went wide, he suddenly remembered who he was talking too, but Jerry just laughed
"I always thought of her more like Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter but that's good too" he said laughing. "Anyway, please make something like comfort food, like to just chill and cuddle while watching a movie" he thought that might be fitting for the evening.
"I can do that, and I do know a few things she likes to eat" Cooper was on board and that made Jerry quite happy.
"Cool, I'm gonna go take care of a few other things" Jerry quickly left and went to his fathers room to find him some warm comfortable clothes to wear after he showered. He also wanted to get Liv some of his dad's clothes since he figured she had something very professional and uncomfortable to wear in her gym bag.
He went to the closet and looked for some nice pj,'s, he got his dad a navy blue sweatshirt with the presidential seal in it, a white t-shirt and flannel pants, he got the gray navy sweatshirt and another t-shirt for Liv, but when he looked at the pants he realized they were way to big for her and doubted she wanted to go around with pants that didn't stay on or no pants at all; after all the whole point was to make her feel comfortable.
Jerry thought about Karen's clothes but figured those could be a bit too small, so in the end he went to his own closet and grabbed a pair of sweatpants. When he was done with the clothes he remembered they would need toiletries, so he ran back to Fitz' room and ran into the bathroom to get them, he then went to find some nice warm blankets and a laundry basket to carry everything. At last he went to find a few movies, he got Casablanca, Pretty in Pink, and Silver Linings Playbook, he knew Olivia loved those films.
"Guys, we are going to the Blair house now" he announced to his agents, ho had been following him as he ran around the white house.
They took golf cart through the tunnel and got there in no time, Chef cooper was already there making arrangements with the Blair House Staff. He got to one of the living rooms closest to the entrance from the tunnel and started setting up stuff there, then he went and put the clothes in adjacent guest rooms, each of them had a bathroom and his brain couldn't even think of the shower situation going any other way. Then he asked, Vince, one of his agents, to help him transfer the tv and blu-ray from one of the rooms to the living room.
Copper was setting up on one of the dining rooms but Jerry told him to set up on the coffee table of the living room where he placed the tv. When he was done he told most of the staff to make themselves scarce and turn in for the night, and whenever they were done with the food, Copper would dismiss the rest. On the way back to the White House he texted Fitz "Evrythng is done, got u and liv some clothes, hers on first room on right urs on the next one cause I cant think of it any other way without risk of trauma. Good luck."
Fitz chuckled when he got the text, they were almost there, and after they entered the White House they went to the tunnel right away, he understood Jerry, but planned on going for his clothes and joining her in the other room. They rode in the golf cart in silence, he had his arm around her and her head was resting on his chest.
"Liv" she turned to see him "Jerry got the first room on the right ready to use, I just have to go get my clothes" she just nodded
When they arrived she went straight to the room, she hated the feeling she got if she didn't shower right away after swimming, she felt the pool water made her skin feel weird and smell like bleach. She left her bag on the bed and took out her toiletries, then she rushed into the bathroom and locked the door, she knew Fitz all too well.
Fitz went quickly to the other room and fetched his clothes, then he went to the her room and heard the water running, he got excited, only to find out she had locked the door. He reluctantly went back to his room, but he grabbed the pant suit from her bag so she didn't even get the idea of putting it on and then saying she had to leave or something. He noticed the sweatpants were not his and let out a small chuckle. He texted Jerry "Are the sweatpants you left for Liv yours?"
"Yeah dad, urs are way to large for her, and she had to wear smthng, dont say a word, I dont want to be scarred 4 life"
Fitz laughed at his son's answer, but figured it made sense, no kid wants to think of their parents in that way. He finally went to take shower and he was done before she did, Jerry had also texted him about the way he prepared the living room so he went for a cup of tea and sat on a couch waiting for her, he was peacefully relaxing until he heard her scream his name.
"Fitzgerald, did you take my clothes" he realized he was in trouble, he got to the room but she had already locked that door too.
"I did, my son went to great lengths to make sure we had a nice comfortable evening so I wanted to make sure you stuck to the plan" he was trying hard not to laugh
"We'll see about that, just give me my clothes" she told him sternly
"Come on Liv, you love my navy sweatshirt and Jerry got it for you and kindly volunteered his pants, knowing mine wouldn't fit you, are you going to turn him down?" Fitz wasn't above using a little emotional blackmail. "Also, are you really going to unlock that door for me while only wearing your underwear" With that last part she knew she had lost that battle so she went and got dressed with the clothes Jerry had left and Fitz returned to the living room.
Olivia found Fitz sitting in the living room quietly sipping this tea, he seemed to be deep in thought so she cleared her throat. He snapped back to reality and turned to her.
"You look beautiful" he said with a smile, she blushed and went to sit next to him.
"Thanks" she answered after she had settled on the couch. Fitz just stared at her for a moment.
"Jerry left these here" Fitz said pointing to the movies "He said they are some of your favorites." Olivia looked at the titles and smiled, she did love those movies. "Which would you like to watch?" he asked her.
"Casablanca would be nice" she said with a smile
"Then Casablanca it is" he went to put the disc on the blu-ray player and Olivia started looking at the food, she uncovered a large bowl and found it was full of pop corn, she also found a wine looking bottle but upon closer look it turned out to be just grape juice, and attached to it was a small note. It was from Jerry "Sorry, no wine for you guys today, dad can't drink yet and you guys better be clear headed while you figure things out" She let out a small chuckle, the kid thought of everything, she made a mental note to give him a piece of her mind later for the ambush.
"What is it?" Fitz was curious for the reason she laughed
"That son of yours really thought of everything" she held up the bottle for him to see. After he realized it was just juice he laughed too.
"Well, I can't drink, but I'm sure I can find some real wine for you" he went back to his sit on the couch with the remote in hand.
"It's ok I got pop corn" she said grabbing the bowl from the table
"You should eat some real food too" he started uncovering the rest of the plates and found his new favorite, fish sticks and mac n cheese, he also found pasta with meatballs and a great looking vegetable lasagna.
"I was going to say no, but that actually looks great" she leaned to the table "Its that Chef Coopers Vegetable lasagna? I love it" she said excitedly.
"Looks like it" he said a but more serious than he intended, and he slumped back on the couch. He realized what he did and tried to hide his sudden change in demeanor, but she noticed.
"Everything ok?" she was concerned, and couldn't recall what could have gone wrong.
"Yeah, all good, lets hmm… load this plates with food and start the movie" He moved to get a plate but she grabbed his arm and he stopped.
"Fitz" she said gently "If we are going to try… things again we should try and be more open, I mean we could have saved ourselves some time if I hadn't been avoiding you for so long"
His expression immediately softened and he took her hand in his, he was quiet for a moment gathering his thoughts.
"I just… I should know this things" he looked up at Olivia, she was a puzzled expression on his face. "Like, what kind of man claims to love a woman more than anything and doesn't know her favorite movies or food, seriously I only know about the wine and the pop corn" he finally said, feeling exasperated.
"That is because we have gone through so much weird crap, we never took the time for that, we've been worried with so many things, also I did spend a lot of time with Jerry and Chef Cooper knows everyones favorite, food is his thing, and we can catch up on everything now" she said getting closer to him and lifting his chin so he he looked at her.
"Still, you do know so many things about me, I know it because of all the things you've done for me, I guess I just didn't pay enough attention, and don't say it's because I had too much on my plate because you did too… I feel like a total idiot" he moved away from her and looked down at his hands.
She felt unsure of what to do, she realized he felt shame for the things he did wrong in the past, it was a feeling she was quite familiar with after faking Jerry's death. They both had made many mistakes in their relationship in the past, they had neglected each other for the sake of many other things they thought were more important, but she knew there was no point in dwelling on that. Fitz was divorced, her father was gone as well as her mother, his family was complete again and it was time to move on and just make sure they didn't make the same mistakes again.
Without even thinking about it much she got up and went to the end of the couch were he was slumped on, she stood right in front of him and he finally looked up, she took his face in her hands and leaned down until she was just inches away form his face, she climbed on his lap and straddled him, and before he even knew what was going on she kissed him with all that she had, it was her turn to reassure him that they were going to be great, at first he was startled but then he kissed her back with just as much passion. His hands began to roam her back, she was running her hand through his hair, their hearts were pounding, her cheeks flushed and a soft moan escaped her lips. They both got caught up in the moment and he started lifting her sweatshirt, he had already got his hands under her clothes, he ached the contact; but when she caught herself starting to lift his sweatshirt she realized what was happening and gathered as much will power as she could to break the kiss.
"We can't… you can't… too soon" she was still trying to catch her breath, she tried getting off of him but he held her tight..
"I guess you are right, but when the doctor clears me…" he gently grabbed her face and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"We should… hmm… get back to the movie" she was still dazed from their brief make out session.
Fitz finally allowed her to move, but only to sit right next to him he had his arm around her and she ended up cuddling on his side. He played the movie and they stayed like that for a while, about half way through it they remembered they were hungry and finally got some food. When they were done, Olivia resumed her earlier position until the movie was over.
"Great film" Fitz told her after he turned the tv off.
"I agree" she was pouring some more grape juice into their glasses. Fitz sat back on the couch and just stared at her, Olivia could see the love in his eyes and it made her insides flutter. She gave him back his glass and without breaking eye contact he slightly raised it.
"Here's looking at you kid" he told her sweetly before taking a sip. Liv smiled at him and took a sip herself.
After a few more moments of quiet bliss, her brain started dragging her back to reality and told her it was getting late so it was time to leave.
"I should go" his face fell after hearing those words
"No you don't" Fitz placed his glass back on the coffee table and scooted closer to her, then he took her glass and put it next to his. He gently took her face in his hands and locked eyes with her. "Please stay" he whispered "I need you, just don't go, stay with me"
The way he was looking at her melted her and she forgot why she wanted to leave in the first place. She held his gaze for a few more seconds and took a deep breath to compose herself.
"Ok, I will stay, but no funny business" he smiled at her and held out his pinky, she entwined her little finger with his.
Olivia told him she was tired and got up to go get ready for bed, he did the same and headed back to his assigned room where he had left his toothbrush, when he was done he went back to her room and pulled back the covers of the bed got in. She came out of the bathroom a few minutes later and found him already falling asleep. The moment she hit the bed he pulled her closer to him, and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I love you so much" he whispered in her ear.
"I love you too" she answered as she placed her hands on top his.
After a few minutes they were both sound asleep peacefully and content in each others arms.
AN2: So this too are finally getting somewhere, lets hope nothing goes wrong anymore. Please let me know what you guy think :)
