AN: So, there it goes. We left off at the end of Forbidden Fruit with Olivia and Fitz getting into a car accident, and we now know Olivia has been in a coma for a few months, with Fitz getting out with barely a scratch. But, we all know Olitz is the endgame, so FEAR NOT! lol

jetes: thank you for possibly pointing out something to me. im not sure if i misunderstood your review, but in case i didnt (and i messed up your view of the story because i forgot to put a timestamp), it starts with him four months after the accident, and after the first break its him at the accident scene and onward. The story will continue this way, starting from the past and continuing on to the future of the story, which is where Fitz has been waiting. I hope the chapter (or this note) didnt confuse you lol.
also, special thanks to evoria for her words of encouragement and suggestions. please dont feel anyway if i do not directly respond to you guys' comments. i do read ALL of them and take them all into consideration. YOU GUYS ARE TRULY THE BEST!

Here it goes, chapter 2! I hope you all enjoy! (:

The Next Morning

He's awake. He had been asleep for over twelve hours, but he was still extremely exhausted. Nurses and doctors came in the room several times that night; pricking him with needles, giving him huge pills to swallow, and changing the bandage for the gash on his forehead. He kept drifting into sleep, only to be woken up again, and then laying there worrying about Olivia until he was able to fall back asleep.

"Good morning Mr. Grant", the nurse from the night before exclaimed as she walked into the room. "You seem much better this morning. Is there anything I can do for you? Open the windows? Bring you some breakfast?", she smiled, looking over her charts.

"Olivia, is she okay?", was all he said.

"She survived the surgeries and they placed her in the ICU about 4:00 this morning. The doctor did end up putting her into the coma. But yes, she is okay."

"How long will she.."

"We never know, sir. Could be hours, days, weeks, months..or even longer. We never know. We just have to sit and wait and see when she is well enough to wake up on her own. I can tell you that the doctors have no doubt that she will wake up. They're very sure. She's a fighter and with a partner like you fighting for her too, it's quite obvious that she will pull through", she smiled at him, hoping it would bring him some hope.

"Thank you, Ms...I'm sorry, I never got your name".

"Tanner, Amanda Tanner. Silly of me, I never introduced myself. I do apologize, Mr. Grant".

"Nice to meet you Amanda. Please, call me Fitz, Mr. Grant is my father". They laughed and he smiled at her, thankful for all her help and words of encouragement.

"Well then Fitz, it looks here like you are ready to be discharged. We'll get the doctor in here to look over everything once more and then you should be free to go. Your family has been in the waiting area for some time now, would you like for me to send them up?"

"Yes, Amanda. Please, send them up. Are Quinn and Abby here as well? Has anyone seen Olivia? Will I be able to see her? When can I see her?"

"Abby and Quinn have been waiting along with your family. Everyone's a bit shaken up, but we have assured them that everything should be just fine. As for Olivia, you can see her later on tonight. Let us just make sure you are taken care of first. I know it's not what you want to hear right now, but please do not forget you are our priority as well".

"Thank you, I understand. Please, do me a favor and tell my parents I would like to see Abby and Quinn first." She looked at him with a confused face, before he continued. "I'm awake, my family can see me. They can spend time with me and talk to me. But Olivia, she's not awake. We don't know when she will be. Those are her friends, her best friends. They need someone to let them know everything is okay. I want to see them first."

Her heart nearly broke at the sight of someone so generous, so sweet, so caring. "Why can't all men be like him?", she thought to herself. "And those eyes, just gorgeous..." "As you wish Mr. Gr- Fitz, I will send them up to you shortly", she responded, walking away from the room.

About a half an hour later, Fitz heard a light tapping on the door. "Come in", he groaned out. The door opened slowly and in walked Abby and Quinn. He stared at them and he could tell they had been crying. Abby's hair was in a messy ponytail, Quinn's hair was in a loose braid. Both women had on pajamas and covered up in sweaters. He knew that they were distraught; the faces he had seen when he met them were covered in makeup and full of joy. Now, before him stood what seemed like the two saddest people in the world.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry", he said, tears welling in his eyes.

"Fitz, it's not your fault", Quinn spoke up first.

"Don't you dare be sorry!", Abby said, angrily. "We don't blame you for anything. Do NOT blame yourself. You're a good man Fitzgerald, and you're the greatest thing that has ever happened to Olivia. You did not do this to her, so don't be sorry."

"I am sorry. I did do this to her. I wanted to surprise her to meet my parents. She was so mad at me that I wouldn't tell her where we were going. I thought it was funny that she was overreacting. I was being selfish. I could have told her. What if she wasn't ready to go? She would have never been in the car. I did this to her. What if she doesn't make it? The last thing I'll have of her was her being upset at me and me thinking it was funny."

The girls couldn't respond. They were crying. They couldn't believe that he was taking her to see his parents, to meet his family. They couldn't believe that something that was supposed to be so joyous ended in such a horrible way. They couldn't believe that he would feel so guilty, that he worried so much about her.

"Fitz, stop it. Think about it. Your memory of her should not be of her being upset, it should be of her being worthy enough to meet your family. Accidents happen all the time and it's not your fault. Being mad at yourself will only make you weak. We need you to be strong. Olivia needs you to be strong", Quinn said to him, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Olivia would kick your ass if she saw you crying like this! Hell, she'd kick all of out asses!", Abby said, causing the three of them to erupt in laughter.

"She would, wouldn't she?", he laughed for the first time since the day before. He needed it.

"She would! Now, we're going to leave you because your family is dying to see you and I'm pretty sure your mother gave us the death glare as we left them in the waiting room. Don't beat yourself up about it Fitz. We're praying for you and Liv", Abby said as she grabbed Quinn's arm, pulling her out of the room. "Goodbye Fitz!", Quinn yelled out, as she was dragged out into the hallway.

He smiled. He was grateful that Olivia had those two as friends. They were right, it wasn't his fault. Accidents do happen and he couldn't beat himself up. He had to be strong for the both of them if he ever wanted her to wake up soon.