Hey guys! Here's the next chapter. I know its been forever but I've been a busy little bee with auditions and work. I made this chapter a little longer than the norm to make up for it. I hope you guys enjoy! Please review Xoxo

I Do Not Own Scandal

Void. That's what Fitz felt when he woke up the next morning to an empty bed. When he went to sleep he had the most beautiful woman cuddled up next to him and now he was in her bed, half naked and alone.

"Liv?" He called out into the room but didn't receive a response. He sat up and rubbed his eyes then took in his surroundings. All of Liv's paintings were scattered around the room, their clothes were on the floor and his phone was… Where is my phone? Fitz thought to himself. He looked around the room and didn't see it anywhere in plain sight. He just wanted to know what time it was. The sun was streaming into the massive bay window in her room so it could be early morning or early afternoon. He got up from the bed and stretched before tugging on his jeans and walking out of the room.

He walked slowly down the stairs and realized that there were noises coming from the kitchen. He walked past the breakfast table and saw his phone and a note.

Hi Baby,

I went to grab a few things from the store for breakfast. I'll be back soon. I didn't want to wake you.

Xoxo

Liv

Fitz smiled at the note and turned as he heard the sounds get a little louder. He raised his eyebrows as he realized the noises were moans. What the hell? Fitz quietly walked to the entrance of the kitchen and spotted the source of the moans. Fitz couldn't help but let out a loud gasp as he saw Harrison and Frankie in a very compromising position in which Harrisons hands disappeared under Frankie's night gown. When they heard the gasp they shot apart and looked at Fitz like they were teenagers who'd just gotten caught by their parents.

"Good morning." Fitz said with a cheesy grin plastered to his face.

"Uhhh, hey, Fitz. I… we thought you left with Liv this morning?" Harrison stammered out as he pulled out a chair and sat down at the island.

"No. She left me to sleep the day away. How are you this morning, Frankie?" Fitz said with a giggle as she stared at him still in obvious shock of being caught.

"You can't tell Liv what you saw."

"Frankie, I…"

"Please? She would flip." Fitz could see the slight panic in Frankie's eyes and glanced over to Harrison who only shook his head yes in response.

"Sure, Frankie. No worries my lips are sealed." Fitz said with a friendly smile and Frankie let out an audible sigh of relief and walked over to the coffee pot to turn it on. Fitz didn't know why Frankie was so concerned with Liv knowing about her and Harrison but he wasn't going to push. He'd just gotten to know them and he didn't want to put a rift between their growing friendships. They sat in a somewhat awkward silence for a few minutes but were broken out of the thick air of secrecy when they heard the front door open and shut.

"Hello!" Liv called out as she walked through the living room.

"Hey babe, we're in here." Fitz called from the kitchen as he moved to sit next to Harrison at the island.

"Good morning, baby." Liv said as she walked into the kitchen and planted a gentle kiss on his lips.

"Morning, Liv." Harrison and Frankie said in unison. Liv looked between the both of them and they both offered up nervous smiles.

"Morning. How was your night? Did you watch movies all night?" Liv said as she sat her bag of groceries down on the island and pulling out pots and pans to start making breakfast.

"Uhhh.."

"Yeah. You know. Harrison hates my taste in movies and…"

"Ha! Yeah so you know we fought over what to watch for a while and…"

"Didn't you guys say you watched An Affair to Remember?" Fitz said as he broke through the verbal chaos that was erupting from them.

"Yeah! That's what we settled on. I won. Ha." Frankie said as she placed her hand on her chest and took a deep breath.

"Why are you guys acting so weird?" Liv asked as she looked up from the onions she was chopping. They were silent and just shrugged at her. Liv rolled her eyes and continued her work.

"What are you making, babe?" Fitz asked as he tried to ease the tension in the room.

"A frittata. You'll love it. Red peppers, onion, cilantro, chorizo, and spinach all in a fluffy egg soufflé." Fitz got up from his seat, rounded the island and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her in closely and taking in her scent. Liv relaxed into his touch and smiled up at him.

"Hi."

"Hi." Fitz brought a hand up to her face and stroked it lightly before bringing his lips down to hers in a searing kiss.

"Ugh, get a room." Harrison said as he threw a dish towel at them. This only made Fitz deepen the kiss causing a small moan to escape from Liv's mouth.

"I think I just lost my appetite." Harrison said as he walked past them and out of the kitchen. Frankie just giggled and poured herself a cup of coffee.

"So, what do you two kids have up for today?" Frankie said as she sat down at the island.

"I was kind of hoping we could head to the beach house and spend the day in the sun." Liv said as she resumed preparing the ingredients for breakfast.

"Sounds good to me." Fitz said as he grabbed two coffee mugs and poured coffee into both. "I'm cool with a little fun in the sun for a while but I need to work on my book at some point today."

"You and Harrison want to come along?" Liv asked as she eyed her sister who hadn't made eye contact with her since she got home.

"No. You and Fitz have fun. I have some errands to run anyway." Frankie got up from her spot and walked out of the room.

"Why are they acting so weird?" Liv asked as she watched sister leave. Fitz just shrugged and handed Liv her coffee.

"Where is this beach house of yours?" Fitz asked as they cruised along the coastline.

"It's not really a beach house as much as it's an abandoned hut that Frankie and I found almost six years ago. We go there anytime we need to think. I figured we could use it." Liv said with a small grin. Fitz took her hand in his and kissed it before interlacing their fingers.

The ride was only an hour and when they got there it was most definitely worth the trip. They ended up somewhere about half a mile off the main strip of road to a lagoon that was crystal clear. The beach was only a few feet away providing perfect access to the natural beauty of the cliffs and rocks that could be viewed from the hut. At first Fitz was skeptical of the very old and somewhat unstable looking building but once inside he saw that Liv and Frankie had re-done the interior and there was artwork hanging all around.

"Wow!" Fitz said as he walked in.

"I know. This is one of my favorite places in the world." Liv said as she walked around the small space.

Fitz sat down on the daybed and watched her as she took in everything. She looked so beautiful and so at peace. There was nothing more that he wanted in the world than to be with her, to hold her, to make her happy forever.

"What are you thinking about?" Liv said as she sat down next to him.

"You. I'm always thinking about you." Fitz said as he leaned back on the bed, relaxing into the surprisingly comfortable pillows. He patted the small space next to him and Liv snuggled herself into him.

"I'm sorry about last night. I didn't mean to snap at you. You were trying to help and I appreciate it." Fitz said as he rubbed small circles into her arm.

"I'm sorry I pushed you. I just keep forgetting that we've only known each other for what, a week? Maybe less?" Liv said as she moved her head to his chest listening to the sound of his heartbeat.

"Five days to be exact. The best and most eye opening five days I've ever had. Livvie, the reason I was so upset last night it because I feel like I don't deserve you. I've been through so much and I'm broken. I'm so broken and I don't want you to deal with it." Liv took his hand and intertwined their finger before she spoke.

"Fitz, I'm here for you. I care about you and I don't want you to push me away because contrary to popular belief, I need you. As much as you think I'm fine, I'm not. I'm broken too." Fitz looked at her questioningly. What was she talking about? Liv sighed and sat up from her place on his chest. She looked him in the eyes and began to speak of her broken past. She told him everything about her parents, her nightmares, and why she doesn't show her abstract paintings to just anyone. Fitz was speechless. How could this beautiful and so free spirited woman have such a horribly devastating past? Why wasn't he there then, when she needed him most?

"Livvie, I'm so sorry."

"It's okay. It was a long time ago but from time to time my nightmares come back. I've never really told anyone about them, Frankie and Harrison are really the only people who know about them. I hadn't had one for almost ten years, until two nights ago." Liv said as she looked away from him, staring at a few of the paintings on the wall.

"Hey." Fitz said as he sat up and pulled her into his embrace. She instantly melted into him, letting the reality of what she just told him set in. She never spoke of her dreams and would never because they scared her to death. Death, the thing she feared most for those she loved so deeply. None of her former lovers even knew of her dreams because she didn't feel for them the way she feels for Fitz. Five days and he'd already stolen her heart.

"I'll protect you, Liv. You don't need to worry, or hide, or be scared because I'm here for you." Fitz said as he pressed soft kisses into her hair.

"Thank you." Liv said as she leaned up and kissed him softly on the lips.

"How about we stop with the stories until later? Lets go swimming?" Fitz said has he pulled her up to standing. She shook her head yes pulled off the sundress she'd been wearing to reveal an extremely skimpy bikini that left little to the imagination.

"Wow, Livvie. I…" Fitz's eyes were wide as he took in the thin material, or lack thereof.

"I take it you like what you see." Liv said with a devilish grin.

"Like doesn't even begin to cover it." Fitz said as he moved to close the space between them. He was halted then Liv shook her head no and bolted out of the door giggling.

"Come on, Grant!" She yelled as she glanced over her shoulder. Fitz quickly stripped down to his speedo and took off after her.

"You're gonna get it!" he yelled after her.

Most of the day, they swam around and played like teenagers in the water. They jumped off of the many rocks that surrounded the area and explored the tiny alcoves that were located just off of the beach. They giggled and ran and screamed and just plain enjoyed each other. Fitz would, at times, just stop and watch Olivia. He loved to see her smile and her laugh was like sweet music to his ears. He would stare at her with a cheesy grin and in those moments he realized, without a doubt that he would do anything in his power to keep her in his life. She made him happy and turned his world right side up. She was helping him to be the man he was twenty years ago. He could laugh whole heartedly and genuinely smile without feeling a twinge of guilt or depression clouding his mind. It was freeing and everything he wanted in life. She was everything he wanted in life.

Olivia would catch him staring at her and it would make her heart skip a beat. The look in his eyes made her mind race and her heart sing, something she'd never come to really experience. She wanted to ask him, why? What about her made him so happy? She was just a random woman he met on the street, nothing special. Sure she'd been told numerous times that she was beautiful and brilliant but no one actually made her feel that way, not until Fitz. The things they talked about, how art affects children and society, things that interested her and she worked so hard to prove. He took a true interest in it. He agreed with it. He was so supportive and that never happened to her. Most of the men she dated only saw her for her beauty and her bank account. Marcello, although he did support her career, was never one to take her seriously. He saw her as a free spirit that only did what she wanted because she had the funds to do so.

"What?" Liv asked as he stared at her while she stared off into the distance. They were sitting on a cliff overlooking the ocean, watching the many boats that tended to crowd the harbors of Spain during the tourist season.

"What?" Fitz asked as he turned his head quickly and smiled internally.

"You have been staring at me on and off all day. Is there something on your mind?" Liv asked as she ran her fingers through his hair.

"Nothing in particular." He said with a smile. "But, I think I'm falling in love with you." Liv paused, her finger still intertwined with his curls, her heart leapt into her throat. She stared at him, not wanting to speak or breathe. Fitz turned to look at her and saw the slight panic in her eyes. He didn't want to scare her, he wanted more than anything to be with her. He needed to be with her.

"Liv, I don't… I can't help falling in love with you. I know we just met. I know that but I have been in love with you from the moment I met you. I didn't know it. At first I thought it was infatuation, you're beautiful and so smart and thoughtful."

"Fitz…"
"Liv, the reason I was acting so strangely last night is because I was thinking about how much I hated Mellie. I hated her for being more invested in our future as a corporation instead of our future as a family. I hated her for being in congress with my father and not taking into consideration my feelings towards taking over the family business. I also hated myself for marrying her and not waiting for you to come into my life. If I had waited for you I would have been happier and a better man a long time ago. If I had met you and not married Mellie I wouldn't feel like such an evil sun of a bitch for being so completely broken about the loss of my daughter but not giving a second thought to Mellie's death." Fitz saw the internal struggle going on in Liv's mind. She was barely breathing and her brown doe eyes were wide as they took in everything he said. She couldn't speak and Fitz didn't know what to think. He didn't know what was going through her mind and it was scaring him. He shouldn't have told her. He knew he shouldn't have.

"I'm in love with you." Liv whispered to herself. Fitz saw her lips move slightly but he didn't hear her.

"Livvie, what…"

"You're not evil or a monster for feeling that way about Mellie. She broke you. She made you feel trapped and belittled you and withheld the prospect of a family from you until she needed it as leverage. You have every right to be angry with her but stop punishing yourself. You have to stop punishing yourself and move on." Liv said as she continued to stare into his eyes. "And, I'm in love with you. I don't think I am. I know." Liv said with all the conviction she had.

Fitz, after hearing her profession of love, pulled Liv into his arms and kissed her deeply. His hand rested at the base of her neck as he pulled her in closer to him as she straddled him and ran her fingers through his hair. His tongue glided over her lips and Liv parted her lips willingly allowing him access. Their tongues dueled as he took her mouth hungrily and small moans of passion escaped from her lips. Fitz moved his hand to grip her waist firmly. The pressure of his fingers as they gripped her body sent a shock of electricity up her spine. Liv began to grind into him as his erection was more than prevalent in his speedos. The friction of him on her sensitive nub through her bikini bottoms was causing her to become extremely aroused. She removed one of his hands from her waist and guided it down to her wet heat. Fitz broke away from her grasp and rolled them over so that he was on top of her.

"Are you trying to take control of this situation, Ms. Pope?" Fitz asked between the open mouth kisses he placed on her neck. He paused to look her in the eyes, seeing the desire behind them, and smiled as he slowly kissed down her body. As he made his way to the promise land, they were rudely interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone. Liv sighed in slight annoyance but Fitz continued to make his way down her body.

"Fitz.."

"Just ignore it. I am not stopping." Fitz said as the phone stopped ringing. He smiled and then reached underneath her and untied her bikini top, exposing her already pert nipples. Liv moaned when he took one into his mouth, teasing it with his teeth and sucking on it playfully. He continued on to her other nipple, teasing and playing with it, reveling in the sound of her moans.

"Baby, I love you." Liv said breathlessly as he kissed down her stomach. Fitz moved to untie Liv's bikini bottoms, taking the knot in his mouth and tugging at it gently causing a giggle to escape from Liv's mouth. Just as he succeeded in getting the knot undone his phone began to ring again.

"Babe you should get the phone." Liv said as she sat up on her elbows and grabbed his phone. Fitz sighed heavily and looked up at her.

"Are you seriously asking me to stop so I can answer my phone?" Fitz asked somewhat irritated.

"I never said you had to stop. I just said you should answer the phone." Fitz raised is eyebrow quizzically but when a mischievous grin spread over Liv's face he knew what she was up to. He quickly answered the phone.

"Hello?" Fitz said as he untied the other side of her bottoms and slid the material away.

"Fitz! Why in the hell haven't you been answering my calls?" Cyrus yelled into the phone. Fitz grinned at Liv and brought his pointer finger up to his lips indicating her to stay quiet. Liv winked at him.

"Cy, I've been extremely busy." Fitz said as he penetrated Liv with his index finger. Liv bit her bottom lip in attempt to muffle her moans. Fitz stroked her slowly and licked her sensitive bud lightly as Cyrus continued to speak.

"Fitz your father has been hounding me about when you plan on coming back to the states. He is not getting any younger and he needs someone to take over the business. The Grant name is on the door and it should stay there!" Cy yelled. Fitz took the beginning of Cy's rant as a signal, knowing that if he didn't stop him he would rant long enough for him to make Liv come. He gently inserted another finger into her depths and Liv took in a sharp breath as she threw her head back in pleasure.

"I don't want to talk about my father, Cy." Fitz said as he smiled at the pleasure he was giving to Liv. She slowly began to meet every thrust of his fingers writhing in the sensations of the slow tug and pull.

"Too fucking bad, Fitz! You need to get your book done and bring your ass back to the states as soon as possible. You are a grown man with responsibilities and not some kid who decided to take a year off of college to travel the world! I get that you've been struggling and as your mentor I understand the need to get away from it all but this is borderline ridiculous!" While Cy was ranting Fitz began to flick his tongue over her mound, over and over again and Liv's hips bucked in response. She was trying, oh was she trying, to control her moans but Fitz was a master of oral sex and she knew she wouldn't be able to hold out much longer.

"Fitzgerald." Liv whispered as he continued to stroke her walls. He snapped his head up and smiled at the look of desperation on her face. He thought about stopping Cy's rant but then again he was having way too much fun.

"Cy, I'm not coming back to the states anytime soon. In fact I might not be coming back at all. I like it here. The culture, the museums and the food are enough to keep me here for life." Fitz said as he removed his fingers from her depths and put them in his mouth, sucking all of her essence off of his fingers.

"In fact, I'm about to eat right now and I have a beautiful date who is rather annoyed with me…"

"You can eat while we talk." Fitz chuckled to himself and licked her moist slit, taking in her taste and her scent. " Tell your date to reschedule! We have serious business to deal with, Fitz. You know your publishers are thinking about pulling you?" Cy said furiously.

"Really? I didn't know?" Fitz said as he began to rub deep circles into her bundle of nerves. She let out a whimper and her hands immediately shot to his hair, tugging and pulling at his curls as she tried brace herself for her impending orgasm. Fitz continued to lick her, not letting up unless he needed to speak.

"Fitz you're a selfish, over bread, rich boy with a wealthy family and it's time you reclaimed your place in high society! Stop fucking around and get your life together before you have no life to come back too. I care about you, Fitz, but I will not be made out to look like a fool. Get your shit together, now. I'm not joking or so help me I will fly to Spain and drag your ass back!" As soon as he spoke his last word the line went dead and a sharp moan escaped Liv's mouth as her orgasm overcame her.

"He hung up." Fitz said with a chuckle as he chucked his phone to the side and placed a firm grip on her waist and continued to lap up her juices as he waited for her to come down from her oral high.

"I should have never let you do that. You were way too excited." Liv said as she regained her breath. Fitz smiled and kissed her inner thigh.

"I love you, Ms. Pope." Fitz said as he made his way up her body. He stared in her eyes for a moment, her doe eyes bearing all to him, and he kissed her deeply. Liv could taste herself on his lips and the effect was dizzying. He pulled away from the kiss and Liv let out a disappointed grunt causing Fitz to laugh.

"Sorry to break it to you Livvie but I do need to at least pretend to write something today." He said as he began to gather her bikini. Liv, in protest, pouted her lips and batted her eyelashes at him. Fitz shook his head, he knew he couldn't say no to her and it was taking all of his will power to not take her fully.

"How about you forget writing, just for another hour? It's still pretty early considering we got here at ten. You'll have the rest of the afternoon to write, just… please?" Liv said with a devilish grin. Fitz felt his will power slip away as Liv reached between them and gripped his firm shaft.

Two and a half hours later they were back at Fitz's place, Liv was making a late lunch and Fitz, was sitting in the office writing away. Liv decided it was best not to disturb him so she went into the living room and browsed through the DVD collection that was there. After selecting one of her favorites, Jumping Jack Flash, she popped it in and snuggled under a blanket on the couch.

This is how they spent most of the week, working and relaxing with each other. Fitz would write while she would paint or if Liv had errands to run she would do it while he was writing. They mostly stayed at his place, only heading to her loft when she needed to grab a few more pieces of canvas or if she ran out of paint or charcoal. They were like a married couple, working with and around each other with ease, sleeping in each other's arms and waking up the same way.

It was everything they both dreamed of and more but Fitz knew that it was almost over, for a few weeks anyway, so he made a point to spend as much time with her as he possibly could while still working to make his deadline.

As Friday afternoon rolled around, Liv and Fitz were getting ready for their dinner with Frankie and Harrison.

"I'm excited for tonight." Fitz said as they walked down the street to the local market.

"Really? Why?" Liv asked as she interlaced her fingers with his.

"Because Frankie and Harrison are the two most important people in your life. They don't really know anything about me and I don't really know anything about them so it'll be good to put it all out on the table." Fitz kissed Liv on her temple and she smiled at him.

"I just hope that whatever the hell that was going on between them the other day is cleared up." Fitz offered her a sly smile and Liv looked at him quizzically.

"What?" Liv said as they walked into the open air market.

"I think they are fine. Don't worry about them." Fitz said as he pulled her further into the crowds of people surrounding the different stands.

There were dozens of people out and there was live music coming from somewhere in the center of the market. There were fresh veggies and spices all around and everyone who knew Liv greeted her as they passed by. They stopped at many of the stands and sampled the different foods and wines they had to offer. After about an hour and a half, they gathered everything they needed for tonight's dinner and made their way out of the crowds and headed back up the street to Liv's loft.

While Fitz placed the groceries in the car, Liv grabbed an outfit for the evening and a few other things, including a surprise for Fitz then hopped in the car.

"Liv what time are they coming?" Fitz yelled from the bathroom as he finished shaving.

"They are coming in about half an hour, babe." Liv said as she emerged from his closet. Fitz smiled to himself as he saw her in the mirror. She had on a black floor-length skirt and a tight-fitting blush pink top that made her skin glow. She wore her hair straight and her makeup was simple adding only a gold watch and a pair of gold earrings to her look.

"You look beautiful." Fitz said as he finished wiping his freshly shaven face with a warm towel.

"Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself." Liv said with a wink as she took in Fitz's body that was completely bare sans the towel he draped around his neck. Fitz turned to face her, showing off all of his massive glory, and smiled a very charming smile.

"You like what you see?" Fitz said as he walked towards her. Liv licked her lips as she took in the sight of him but backed away from him knowing that if he touched her it would be all over.

"No. We don't have time, Fitz." He stopped mid stride and used his hands to cup his manhood.

"Ok. But I want a kiss from my beautiful woman. I promise to keep my hands, and other things, to myself." Liv chuckled at his antics but he was too cute to deny. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"So I'm "your" woman now?" Liv asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes." Fitz said bluntly.

"So possessive Dr. Grant." Fitz growled at her words and nearly broke his promise to behave. Liv's breath hitched at the sound and she could feel herself become moist.

"Wait until tonight. I'll show you possessive." Fitz said as he brought his lips down to hers hungrily. The kiss was searing and deep. Liv began to rake her fingers through his hair and a small moan escaped from her lips. Fitz pulled back, his lips still hovering over hers.

"I need to get dressed or this isn't going to stop." Fitz pried himself out of her arms and kissed her neck lightly.

"Too bad, Grant. " Liv said as she slowly walked out of the bathroom. "You would have had easy access considering I'm not wearing any underwear."

Fitz chuckled to himself thinking she was bluffing but when she turned around to look at him, the twinkle in her told him that tonight was going to be one for the books.

So what do you think?! I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as I do and again I'm SO sorry for the late update. Xoxo