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A/N: That didn't take too long did it? lol Here is the latest..Enjoy.. **Update: Got a couple messages saying this chapter wasn't showing as new and people missed it. Don't know what happened think because I posted 2 in the same day. Anyway the next will be up soon :)
Fitz had been waiting for the Coach to open his door after practice for over thirty minutes. Any other time he would have left and said forget it but he had to talk to him before game day tomorrow. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and saw that Mellie for the third time. Why hadn't he changed his number yet? He thought to himself. He picked up his phone to call her back when he heard the door to the Coaches office and he stood to meet him before he passed.
"Hey Coach can I talk to you for a minute?"
"What is going on Grant? Why didn't you knock if you need to speak with me?" Rowan asked.
"I didn't want to interrupt but I need to talk to you about the game tomorrow."
"Ok, come on in." Rowan held the door open for Fitz to enter. "What is on your mind?"
"I want to sit out of the game tomorrow."
"You what?" Rowan asked shocked. No starting player would voluntarily sit out of a basketball game especially the star.
"I want to sit out of the game tomorrow. I have a personal reason that I need to sit out."
"Grant, I need some more clarification. Scouts don't want to hear "For personal reasons". Are you sick?"
"I am not sick and the only information I can give is that I did something that caused my girlfriend to have to sit out of her swi- umm I meant game this week and I feel like I should sit out with her since it wasn't entirely her fault. I want to take responsibility for my role in the whole thing."
Rowan sat back in his seat and eyed him suspiciously. His story sounded very similar to that of his daughters and he could have sworn he heard swim almost leave his mouth. He took a mental note and nodded his head.
"I don't want to stand in the way of you taking responsibility especially for something that you believe is the right thing to do. However, tomorrow when the cameras roll you will be sitting out because of an illness and it will be put out that it was game time decision. Does that work for you?"
"Yeah it does, thanks for understanding Coach." Fitz stood and placed his hands in his pocket. "I will see you tomorrow."
Rowan nodded and Fitz left.
"How are we doing this project? Are you staying late after school? Maybe you could convince your parents to let you come over to my house. I know a certain someone that would love that." Jake said smiling.
"I doubt that but it couldn't hurt to try. My dad is calling so that means he is ready to go home. I will call you when I get there then you can come over."
"Is Abby going to be there?"
"She doesn't live with me Jake." Olivia said laughing.
"I know that. I was just wondering..ok see you later then."
Olivia pulled out her phone and dialed Fitz' number as she walked to her fathers car.
"Hey I was just about to call you."
"Fitz I was waiting for you for thirty minutes now my dad is ready to leave and I won't be able to see you." She whined in to the phone.
"It's ok Livvie I will see you tomorrow."
"I wanted to see you Fitz, I needed to see you. What were you doing?"
"I had to talk to your father about the game tomorrow. If you need to see me I can come over to your house on my way home. I can be discreet."
"Ok, drop Jake off at my house in about a hour and I will come out to see you."
"Yes, ma'am." Fitz said in a mock soldier voice.
"You are so silly. See you later." She hung up as soon as she was within her fathers ear shot.
"See who? When?" Rowan asked as he unlocked the car doors.
"My partner for the group project that we have in class this week. Since I can't leave the house he has to come over ours."
"And who exactly is this partner of yours?"
"You remember Jake from my summer AAU team?"
"Oh yeah, he was nice kid and one hell of a swimmer. You may have to go over his house later on in the week though. We are having a coaches meeting and I don't want you two around eavesdropping." He said chuckling.
"Dad, we don't care about your coaches meeting but ok I am sure that will be fine." She said hiding the excitement in her voice.
"Sure you don't. You two stay in the kitchen and work in there, none of that bedroom stuff."
"Of course dad." She said rolling her eyes.
"Hello." Fitz huffed into the phone.
"Fitzgerald, have you been dead the past couple of hours?"
"What do you want Mellie?"He said dryly.
"Someone has a attitude today. I need to know when you want me to come over for our project."
"I don't have a specific time right now Mellie. I'll call you when I know." He hung up and dropped the phone in his center console.
"You know you are going to have to tell Olivia about her right?" Jake said as he put his seat belt on.
"Tell her about what? About how much I hate Mellie?"
"That's your story? Ok, I'll leave it alone. Have you already asked Olivia to the Homecoming dance next week?" Jake hadn't asked Abby but he was thinking about it.
"No, I wanted to do it this weekend. I had the whole thing planned out too. We would workout in the morning followed by breakfast then I was going to get on one knee with a single long stemmed purple rose and ask her to accompany me. When she said yes, I was going to treat her to a day of shopping to pick out anything she needed and get ideas for her dress, that she would come back later and buy because she will want to surprised me, then end the day with dinner." Fitz said smiling at his brilliant idea.
"Damn man and here I was going to ask Abby with a handwritten yes or no note." Jake said laughing. "I am still going to stick to my plan for us I don't think I need to give her a rose that stands for "I have fallen in love with you at first sight" or whatever it means."
"Look at you knowing the meaning of the colors of the roses. I am impressed considering you are a dog."
"Hello Pot, I am Kettle, nice to meet you." Jake held his hand out for Fitz to shake.
"Whatever man. I'm a changed man." Fitz pushed his hand out of the way as he pulled into his driveway. "I have to shower first then I will drop you at Liv's."
"Drop me off? I can drive myself you know." Jake said as he got out of the car.
"I know but I want to see her too and it will look less obvious if I am dropping you off."
" Oh ok. I am going to take a nap on the couch then. Just wake me when you are ready."
"Jake, get up man." Fitz said slapping him in the head.
"Huh, yeah I am up." Jake said rolling off of the couch.
When they got in the car Fitz called Olivia on his bluetooth.
"Where is your ear bluetooth thingy? I really don't want to hear your conversation-"
"Shh, she is answering."
"Hi babe. Are you on your way?"
Fitz smiled when her voice come through on the speakers.
"I am, I have you on the speaker and Jake can hear you just so you know."
"Thats fine. Do you want to just call me when you get here?" Olivia asked.
"No..I want to hear your voice." Fitz smiled and Jake rolled his eyes.
"Ok..what do you want to talk about?"
"Tell me about the rest of your day. I want to know everything..from how long you swam to what you ate for lunch."
Olivia broke down her day to Fitz not leaving out a single detail. He missed her being in his arms when she told him these things. He wanted the put that little strand of hair behind her ear that always seemed to come out of place and kiss her hands as he listened. He was so into her voice that he accidentally passed her house.
"Fitz, I am pretty sure we just passed her house." Jake said laughing breaking him out of his thoughts.
"Really, Fitz!" Olivia started laughing on the line.
He felt his face turning red. If he was in his corvette he would have whipped around right in the middle of the street but the range rover was too big for that so he waited until he got to the end of the street.
"Hey both of you need to leave me alone. Liv come outside I am hanging up now."
"Aww baby don't be hurt we are just messing with you." She said still trying to hide her laughter.
He pulled into the back of her house out of view and she walked outside a few moments later in yoga pants and a over sized sweater, he felt himself growing in his jeans. She walked over to his side of the of the car and he turned and she moved in-between his legs giving him a hug and he slid his hands to on her lower back underneath her sweater.
"I missed you babe."
"I missed you more.."
"How do you figure that?" She leaned back to look up at him.
"Because of this.." He grabbed her hand and pressed it to his hard member on top of his jeans.
"Mmm..thanks a lot now I have that ache for you." She said biting her lip.
"Oh yeah?" He leaned down kissing her softly as he moved one of his hand between their bodies slipping it in the front of her tights. He quickly moved his hand to her core and moaned in her mouth when he felt how wet she was. He slipped one finger then another deep inside before removing his hand.
"Mmm..you don't play fair." she breathed against his lips.
"Sorry but I needed a taste." He moved his fingers to his mouth and sucked them slowly.
"Good bye." She pushed him off from him but he grabbed her arms before she could get away.
"Hey. I want you just as bad as you want me so stop and give me a kiss." She smiled kissed him quickly moving away from the car before things got more heated.
She mouthed "I love you." to him and walked to meet Jake who was standing off to the side of her house.
When she pushed Jake and then they both busted out laughing Fitz felt himself becoming jealous. He hated this secret thing. He also didn't like the fact that Jake was seeing her house before he did. He sat there for a few more seconds before he drove off. His phone rang and he groaned out loud in frustration.
"Hello."
"Hey are you ready?"
"Whatever."
"Ok, I'll be there in fifteen." Mellie said and hung up.
Jake and Olivia had been working on her project for an hour in the kitchen with no interruptions before they decided to take a break. The ideas that they were coming up with for the essay questions and setup of their power point presentation put them ahead of schedule and they probably didn't even need the whole week.
"This is shaping up to be pretty easy."
"That is what happens when you have a great partner to work with." Olivia smiled. "So you're welcome Jake."
He laughed, "No wonder you and Fitz are crazy about each other, you are both comedians."
"Yeah yeah whatever." She said throwing a grape at him. "How are you and Abby?"
"We are good. We had a nice first date and maybe when you get off of house arrest we could double date?"
"You know I am down to double date, but you have to drive."
"What does me driving have to do with anything?" He asked confused.
"I want to make out with Fitz in the back seat so that means you have to drive." She said like he should have known what she meant.
"I can't with you two. Being around you both makes happy and nauseous all at the same time."
"Happy?"
"Yeah I'm happy for both of you. I remember how unhappy you were with that douche you were with during the summer and I know first hand how unhappy Fitz is without you. Now that you two have each other and are completely happy it gives me hope that this world isn't as cruel as it seems at times."
"Thanks Jake. That means a lot but let's get back to work. I need to start getting ready for bed soon."
"Really? It's barely seven-thirty."
"I have to eat, clean up, get settled and on top of that I have to be at school with my dad in the morning and he gets there at six. I need my rest."
"Damn, Then we should get to work." He said laughing.
When Fitz got to his house he saw Mellie's car parked on the street. He knew she was just lurking around waiting for him to say come over. He pulled up beside her and signaled for her to follow him in side the gate.
"I don't think I have ever seen you drive this before, is it new?"
"It is kind of new. You ready to get started?" He asked impatiently not wanting to make small talk.
"Yes, I am ready." She smiled.
He turned and walked towards the house with her behind him.
"You know I have missed you." She said as they sat at the table in the family room.
"Look Mellie, I have a girlfriend now and whatever happened between us in the past needs to stay there."
"A girlfriend?" She couldn't contain her laughter. "Fitz, you do not have a girlfriend. You aren't the boyfriend type."
"I do and you don't know what I am."
"Well, I know what you like." She said moving her hand to his thigh and sliding it closer and closer to bulge in his pants.
"Stop." He slapped her hand away from his leg. "I told you politely that I have a girlfriend. You pull that shit again and I can't promise to be so nice." He said angrily.
"Oh so it's all good when you call me and want to hook up but when I do the same you make me feel like I am not worthy?" Mellie responded angrily.
"I'm not trying to make you feel like anything, I just want to do this work and when it is done never talk to you again."
"You are such a fucking ass! I hope this chick, whoever she is, that you claim is your girlfriend breaks your heart and treats you like the piece of trash that you are."
"Save the dramatics Mellie. I never sold you any type of love story. We hooked up a few times at the beginning of this school year and never once did we even talk before or after. Don't act like there was more when you know there wasn't." He patience was wearing thin with her.
"What if I wanted more Fitz? Did you ever think of that or were you too focused on getting yours?"
"That is it, I am done with this conversation. Nothing is changing and there is no point in you laying your cards on the table when there will never be anything between us." He sighed heavily. "If you can't act professionally with me to get this project done I will talk with the teacher and get out of this project with you. It is up to you."
"I will play along. Whatever you want Fitz." She said rolling her eyes.
"Good, now that that is settled we can get to work." He turned and focused on the handout that the teacher gave them and he could feel her eyes still trained on him. He had a feeling that this wasn't the end of her efforts to try and get him back.
"Jake I have a surprise for you." Olivia said as they cleaned up.
"Why am I afraid to ask what it is?"
"Because you are silly." She giggled. "I texted Abby and she said that she would drop you off at your house."
"She did?" He said smiling brightly.
"Yes! Don't act surprised like she wouldn't want to see you too."
He just smiled and continued cleaning. When they were done he walked to Abby's.
"Hey beautiful." He said when she came outside.
"Hey Jacob." She said kissing him on the lips.
"You know I love it when you call me Jacob." He said smiling.
"Oh yeah I know."
They get in the car and talked about their days and about the new project he and Olivia were working on. He genuinely enjoyed talking to Abby and he loved her interest in him and not just his swimming ability. Her snarky attitude mixed with her beauty and brains were hard to come by lately. When she pulled into the drive way she saw Fitz hugging a brunet and she looked at Jake.
"Don't look at me, I don't know."
They turned back towards Fitz and when he saw them he seemed to try to peel her off of him. Abby had a bad feeling in her stomach and she didn't like that. She knew Fitz was a playboy but she thought Olivia changed all of that. Here Olivia was on punishment and he was over here hugging some chick. It took everything in her not to get out and drag her ass all over the pavement but she would if Liv gave her the word.
"Jake, talk to your cousin. If he plays my girl I won't hesitate to take him and that skank out." Abby said in a serious tone.
"Don't worry Abby, I will get to the bottom of this." He gave her a quick kiss and hopped out of the car.
Abby backed out quickly and left and Mellie pulled out behind her.
"What the fuck are your doing Fitz?" Jake spat at Fitz angrily.
After Jake left Olivia warmed up her dinner that her mother had made earlier and left in the microwave for her. She was so hungry that she finished it in ten minutes. She washed and dried the dishes that were left in the sink cleaning the counters and tables once she was done. When everything was clean she went to tell her father good night.
"Hey dad." She knocked gently before entering.
"Come in sweetheart." He called out.
"I just wanted to say good night." She walked in and gave him a kiss and a hug. "I will see you in the morning."
"Good night. Oh Olivia one thing before you go." Rowan said when she got to the door.
"Yes dad?"
"Tell Grant I said hello..."
A/N: Looks like Papa Pope put two and two together lol Let know what you think. Thanks for reading!