A/N: What a day! 30+ reviews in one day. WOW! You guys are AWESOME!

Thanks for all the reviews and immediate positive feedback. Your reviews are the fuel that propel this story and keep me motivated, so THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!

To serenity0318: No, no, no, I don't want you to get fired for having some fun! LOL!

To JFJD: Yes, you're totally right. That scene with the doc was very creepy. When I wrote it I was like 'man this dude sounds like a textbook pedophile,' but he was a British spy posing as a doctor. In real life, spies and informants do a lot of shady things that would make the rest of us feel very icky.

To InspiredtoRead: Your comment ("tiny package of goodness") made me smile. Wouldn't it be great if fan fic had a category at the Emmys? lol

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...The Reunion of Fitz and Olivia!

Chapter 27: Sleep, sweet baby, sleep

Fitz had flown out his personal physician Dr. Jason Klein to attend to Olivia. After a thorough exam, the doctor came out to speak to Fitz.

"Ms. Pope is severely dehydrated and slightly anemic. All in all, considering the ordeal she's been through, she's actually in pretty good physical shape."

"And Doctor, about that other matter we spoke of...is there any evidence of…" Fitz's voice trailed off. He was unable to bring himself to ask the question, but the doctor knew exactly what he was referring to.

"Yes, we did run a rape kit, and no, there was no sign of sexual assault," Dr. Klein said compassionately.

"Thank God," Fitz exhaled.

"But she was in captivity for over a month, so it is possible that she may have been sexually assaulted early on. We won't know until she speaks to a therapist who can help her work through this trauma," the doctor replied.

"Can I see her now?" Fitz asked.

"Yes, but I just gave her a sedative," the doctor replied. "Her body has been overloaded by too much stress and adrenaline. What she needs most right now is an extensive period of uninterrupted rest."

Fitz quietly entered the hospital room. Olivia was in the bed curled up in a fetal position. Her back was facing the door and one could clearly see a bony shoulder blade poking out through the open back of her hospital gown. A thin white sheet came up to her waist. She was hooked up to an IV and some monitors.

A wave of sadness washed over Fitz when he saw Olivia lying there. Her body looked so tiny and fragile. Her breathing was labored but steady. She appeared to be fast asleep. Fitz folded his tall, lean body into the small armchair next to her bed. He didn't want to disturb her. She needed to rest.

Olivia sensed that someone had entered the room. The sedative the doctor had given her had started to kick in but she wasn't completely knocked out yet. She slowly turned her head to see who had entered the room.

"Fitz...?" she said in a hoarse, drowsy whisper. "Is that you?"

"Yes, Livvie, I'm here. You're safe now. Stay still. Just try to sleep, okay?"

"Fitz, are you really, really here? Am I dreaming?" Olivia said, a bit of panic entering her voice. She thrashed a little in the bed as she struggled to sit up.

"Yes, baby, it's really me," Fitz said softly, leaning forward in the chair and smiling tenderly at her. He took hold of her hand, raised it to his lips and kissed it lightly. "You're safe now. I'm here with you, baby, and I'm not going anywhere."

"Where are we?" Olivia asked, a look of confusion clouding her face.

"We're in Landstuhl, Germany, in a U.S. military hospital," Fitz replied, stroking her hand gently. "You're safe now. No one can get to us here. Everything is going to be OK."

"Fitz, I screwed up. Stephen is…" Olivia's weak voice trailed off.

"Sssh, don't say another word, baby, please. It's going to be OK," Fitz said, standing up. He leaned over the side railing of the hospital bed and lightly kissed Olivia on the forehead and then coaxed her to lie back down. "Ssssh, c'mon, lie down. That's it...try to get some rest."

"And Huck….he's…."

"Livvie, honey, please, lie down. You need to get your rest," Fitz said gently, as he lightly stroked her curly hair. He would tell her later that Huck was alive. For now, she needed to sleep.

"Fitz, I…I," Olivia's voice cracked and her face crumpled in a grimace of pain and sadness as the tears began to flow. Ashamed by how emotional, guilty and helpless she felt Olivia rolled onto her side, away from the view of Fitz's tender eyes.

Fitz's heart tightened seeing his Livvie in this emotionally fragile and broken state. Tears began to well up in his eyes. Without saying a word, he pulled down the railing of the hospital bed, climbed in beside her and spooned his body next to hers. He gently wrapped an arm around her waist and held her as her sobs shook her entire body. Within a few moments, her crying subsided and her breathing slowed down. The sedative was finally taking effect.

"Sleep, sweet baby, sleep," Fitz whispered in her ear, holding her in a warm embrace.

A/N: Fitz finally has his sweet Livvie back in his arms. But the reunion is most definitely bittersweet. Will Olivia find her way back, emotionally, to Fitz?

To be continued….

**Footnote: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is a real hospital in Germany. It's the largest U.S. military hospital located outside of the United States and is the place where wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are treated.