Chapter Seven: I Don't Wanna Fight
"There's a pale moon in the sky
The kind you make your wishes on
Like the light in your eyes
The one I built my dreams upon
It's not there any longer
Something happened somewhere
And we both know why
But me, I'm getting stronger
We must stop pretending
I can't live this life
I don't care who's wrong or right
I don't really want to fight no more
(Too much talking babe)
Let's sleep on it tonight
I don't really want to fight no more
(This is time for letting go)"
- I Don't Wanna Fight by Tina Turner
Location: Montpelier, VT
Date: Monday March 30, 2015
The door squeaked opened again and Olivia was expecting to see her mom, but that's not the face that stared back at her. It was two deep blue eyes that stared at her. Her heart sped up; as she was so surprised he was there. He walked to her slowly. Olivia's eyes followed his every move. When he got to her, he bent down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. He closed his eyes and savored this moment; he craved this exactly feeling for over the past forty-eight hours. As his lips left her skin, his body instantly ached for her once again. He rested his forehead on her forehead for a couple of seconds. Then he backed up and started at her smiling.
"Hi." He said genuinely.
"Hi." She replied with happiness that he was here, and then bitter quickly came. She remembered what he said to her last time they spoke, and what he did.
Olivia's doctor came, and Fitz walked away from her bed so the doctor could get closer. Dr. Price needed to check her eyesight. She brought the small flashlight to Olivia's eye.
"Look up."
"Look down."
"Good, everything looks good. If everything stays looking this good, you can go home tomorrow afternoon."
"Thank you for taking such good care of my wife, I really appreciate it," Fitz said smiling.
The doctor walked out the room again giving them privacy. Fitz started walking back to towards her again. Every step forward he walked towards her she could hear his feet moving. However, Olivia continued to stare forward. She was still angry with him because of the way he talked to her. He treated her like she was the scum of the earth, like she was a piece of trash on the side of the road. As he got closer to her body, his aroma filled her nostrils. He sat down next to her and attempted to kiss her on the lips, something he'd been craving to do since he walked through her hospital room door. She turned her face, to avoid his kiss and then look back at him to yell at him.
"STOP. Please stop."
"Livvie."
"I hate you."
"I'm sorry."
Olivia's lip began to quiver as a single teardrop fell down her face. Her voice got really quiet as spoke to him again still not looking at him.
"You walked away from me, you walked away from our marriage. We were supposed to be trying."
"I'm sorry. I was wrong… I was hurt and I was wrong. I'm sorry."
"I don't forgive you."
"Liv, please."
"NO!"
"Liv…"
"No. You can't do this to me. You can't say these things to me. You can't treat me like I'm some whore you got off the street."
"I love you."
"You keep saying that like it means something to me anymore…" Fitz interrupted her.
"I love you."
"I don't believe you. I. DON'T. BELIEVE. YOU. ANYMORE." She yelled and then her voice got quiet again. "You don't love me. You don't say those things to the people you love; especially not your wife. You. Don't. Love. Me."
He stared into her eyes, and could tell she really meant what she said. Fitz's mind was spinning with questions. 'Does she really think he doesn't love her anymore?' 'Has he actually lost her?' 'Is their marriage done?' Fitz got up from her hospital bed and walked out of the room without saying another word. When he was out of her door, he took a deep breath, and just breathed. A single tear fell down his face, followed by another one, and another one, until it was a continuous stream.
An hour after Fitz left Olivia was transferred out of ICU and was moved into recovery. Which Maya was extremely thankful for because there was a couch that pulled out into a bed, so she would have a great sleep tonight. Olivia was overjoyed because that meant she could see her children. She was still in a lot of pain, but she wanted to see her babies. She missed them more than anything. Everyone in her family, Fitz's family, and OPA came to visit her. They were all so sweet; they brought her flowers and balloons. However, none of them were her babies and that's who she wanted to see.
After Fitz had left the hospital, he went to his house that he'd been staying in. He was going to go home and gather all of his belongs because he was going back home. He wasn't going to lose his marriage because of some mistake. As he walked through his house and went straight to the room he was sleeping in. He grabbed a suitcase and packed every piece of clothing he owned. He grabbed a brown packing box and grabbed everything that he cared about. He went to Gerry's so-called room and grabbed the toys that he had recently brought to his house. Once he had everything packed into his car, he locked his house and drove off.
Fitz walked into Target; he needed to get stuff for an empty room upstairs. He knew that Vanessa was staying in the guest room downstairs so he couldn't sleep in there. He also knew that Olivia wasn't going to be very happy about him moving back in, so sleeping in their room was out of the question. He walked down the isles until he got to the back of the store. He found an air mattress, in the camping area. It was a Serta queen size air mattress; that was over two hundred dollars. That, however, didn't faze Fitz. He didn't know how long Olivia was going to be mad at him, so he wanted this 'bed' to be comfortable.
Fitz left Target after he picked up some other items. He walked to his front door, unlocked it and walked into his house. He went to the empty room that was at the opposite end of the hallway from Olivia's room. He set up the air mattress and blew it up with an electric air compressor. Once the bed was blown up, he made the bed. He used the sheets, pillows, and the extra comforter from the hallway closet. After his bed was made, he took out some of his clothes and hung them in the closet. The other clothes he just left in the suitcase, cause he believed eventually he would be back in his room with Olivia.
He went to Gerry's room and placed all of his toys back into his toy box. He also picked up his room. He didn't want Olivia to come home to a dirty home and be mad at him for another reason. As he was picking up his room, he noticed it was time to pick Gerry up from school. He quickly put the trash in the trash can and put his dirty clothes in the laundry hamper.
As he walked downstairs, he grabbed his keys and, locked his home. Fitz was on his way to pick up his children when his phone rang. It was the doctor's office calling him about his test results. Dr. Zahn has just told him that the test came back positive. His sperm count was at 280 million sperm per ejaculation, which was above average for a man, but was still healthy. Fitz thanked him for the results and hung up the phone. Fitz let out a breath he didn't know he was holding in; he was now relieved to know that he was the father of their child.
It was now four o'clock in the afternoon. Olivia was lying in the hospital bed staring at the ceiling. She was waiting for the kids to come see her; she knew that Fitz was going to bring them by but was too stubborn to call and ask him. She was impatiently waiting for them, getting more pissed off by the moment at him. Maya was in the room reading a book, but could feel Olivia's angry fuming. As she looked up, she could see that Olivia was getting so upset that she was starting to cry. Liv was supposed to be calm; she wasn't supposed to be getting worked up.
"I'm going to call Fitz. I'll be right back." Maya said leaving the hospital room to call Fitz. She knew he wasn't far away, but he needed to get her faster before Olivia got too worked up. She sat in the chair outside of Olivia's hospital room and dialed the familiar number. He picked up on the third ring.
"Is everything okay?" Fitz asked now panicking that something happened.
"Yes and no. Olivia is fine but isn't going to be if you don't get here with the kids soon." Maya took a breath; she knew he was running around stressed too and didn't want to make it worse. "She really misses them Fitz, and she won't admit it, but she misses you too. She needs all of you." She took another breath. "She's going to push you away, you know Olivia. You married her, that's how she is, but that's when she needs you the most."
"I'm outside the hospital. I'm parking, I'll be up in a couple of minutes." Fitz said needing a moment to gather himself before he walked in.
"Okay," Maya said then hanging up the phone.
Fitz wiped he face, to remove the tears. Gerry noticed Fitz crying but didn't say anything to him. Once Fitz's face was dry of tears, he turned around and looked at his children in their car seats.
"We are going to see mommy. Okay?" Fitz told his children but mainly Gerry. Gerry's face fell thinking that she was dead. He placed his hands on his face and started sobbing. Fitz immediately grabbed him from his car seat; he didn't know why he was crying.
"What's the matter baby?"
"Is mommy dead?" Gerry said between sobs.
"No, baby. Why do you think she's dead?" Fitz asked him.
"Because you were crying," Gerry said; Fitz was now heart broken. Gerry knew that Fitz had been crying which was honestly the last thing he wanted Gerry to see.
"Mommy is fine, and she is so happy to see you," Fitz said now smiling trying to cheer him up, he didn't want Olivia to see the kids crying. Gerry wiped his tears and stood up now wanting to see his mommy. Fitz quickly unbuckled a sleeping Isabelle and picked her up out of the car seat. He clicked the button on the remote of his car keys locking his car.
Olivia was lying on the bed when the door cracked. From the angle she was lying in the bed she couldn't see anyone who walked in, but she could hear footsteps. A smile spread across her face, as she knew it was her babies. Then she saw Maya and Fitz walk in. He smiled at her, but his face looked like he was in pain. It made it her instantly regret how she treated him earlier, but she was still upset at him. Gerry was trying to climb on top of her hospital bed. Maya saw him struggling and didn't want him to hurt Olivia so she picked him up. Olivia instantly noticed that his face was red and his eyes were puffy.
"I love you," Olivia said as she kissed his forehead. Gerry soaked in the love he was getting from her, he missed this the past couple of days. He placed his lips near her ear and whispered something to her.
"I missed you mommy. And daddy really missed you too." He got sad thinking about the last couple of days. "I woke up one night and daddy was crying for you. He was crying your name mommy. He kept saying sorry mommy. Me, Belle, and daddy missed you. Please don't leave me, mommy." At that moment, she felt a teardrop fall on her cheek. That's when she realized how bad this was for everyone around her. Olivia looked at Gerry in the eyes.
"Mommy is NEVER going to leave you, baby. Do you hear me? Mommy will never leave you. I promise." Olivia said now crying. Belle was now up and was so excited to see Olivia.
"Mommy. Mommy." Belle yelled. Olivia instantly smiled; somehow Isabelle could always bring a smile to her face.
Fitz brought her over to Olivia, as he placed Belle next to her their hands brushed against each other. Fitz quickly removed his hand and walked away going to sit back down on the couch. He didn't want to push her or get rejected by her again. She felt the distance between them and felt worse. Their marriage was a constant tug and pull. If she wasn't angry with him, he was angry with her; if she wasn't pushing him away, he was pushing her away. Except this time, she may have pushed him too far.
Olivia gathered up enough energy to plaster a fake smile on her face. She interacted with Belle and Gerry; she was laughing and smiling. About two hours later Fitz said something to Maya and left the hospital room. She was sad; she didn't want him to leave. She was angry with him, and didn't want to be around him, but at the same time she loved him, and needed to know he was there for her. Maya saw the hurt in her face when Fitz left. She knew her daughter and knew that she was stubborn. She wanted to know where he went but didn't want to ask. Maya wasn't going to give into her daughter's whining so she didn't say anything, she just turn the page in her book.
An hour later Fitz came back with food. The hospital room was filled with the smell of J Morgan's Steakhouse. It was the restaurant that they loved, they had their first date there and it was their favorite place. He bought both Belle and Gerry chicken strips and fries. Maya and Olivia a chicken salad, and he bought himself a steak with a baked potato. They sat down and ate dinner. A nurse knocked on her door and then walked into her room.
"Visiting hours are over in ten minutes." She said and then walked out of the room.
Olivia's face dropped she didn't want them to leave. Fitz noticed her face change but knew they need to leave. The kids both needed a bath and get ready for tomorrow. It was already past their bedtime and if Olivia weren't in the hospital, she would be yelling at him. Belle and Gerry both kissed Olivia goodbye, and then kissed Maya. Fitz hugged Maya telling her to take care of Liv. As he was walking out, he turned his head giving Olivia a fake smile to hide his hurt and told her goodbye.
Date: Wednesday April 1, 2015
It was now two days since she woke up from her surgery, it was 5:30 p.m. and her mom was getting all of her discharge papers for her. The doctor had approved for her to be discharged and she was so ready to be home with her babies. She no longer had any tubes in her, but her side was still sore from the incision. She was wheelchaired to the circle drive in front of the hospital where her mom was waiting to take her home.
The car ride home was horrible; she was in excruciating pain. When she arrived she was in a lot of pain, just walking was too much pain for her. Maya knew she was in pain, so just told her to hold on. She ran into the house call Fitz name.
"She can't walk, it's hurting her too much," Maya said.
Fitz didn't need her to say anything more, he walked outside and pick up Olivia carefully. He knew that she had surgery on her chest so he was extra careful. He walked her all the way upstairs, as he was walking, she noticed a spare bedroom, was now a bedroom. She was happy and mad at the same time. Her feeling and emotions were all over the place. He laid her on the bed, tucking her in. Maya came upstairs with homemade chicken noodle soup and fed her as Fitz walked out of the room.
It was one o'clock in the morning when he heard a cold blood scream. It was Olivia and she was screaming his name. He ran out of his room as fast as he could. When he arrived in their room, her body was convulsing as she was screaming his name crying.
"Fitz, I'm sorry. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE. PLEASE." She was pleading in her dream for him to stay and not to go. He got into bed and held her as he whispered in her ear.
"I'm here Livvie, I'm not going anywhere baby. I'm right here." He was softly rubbing her back, but it wasn't helping. He did what he knew would get her to stop. He placed his lips on her, and kissed her. The kiss was so soft and gently but was fill with so much passion; Olivia instantly stopped crying. She moaned in his mouth when he removed her lips from hers, she ached for his touch. She wasn't fully awake so he wasn't going to sit there and make out with her. He tried to leave but unconsciously she grabbed onto his body. He fell into a peaceful sleep with her body right next to his.
Date: Thursday April 2, 2015
Fitz told Olivia that Dr. Dawson was going to come over for a visit to talk to them. He was honestly so ready for this meeting. He needed her to answer some question and needed to get everything on the table so they could move forward in this marriage. The accident really opened his eyes, nothing matter anymore, all he wanted was to be with Olivia and his three children. He noticed Olivia attempting to walk down the stairs rather than just asking him. He walked up the stairs and picked her up. As much as she wanted to be headstrong, he wasn't going to allow her to go to the emergency room again because she didn't want to ask. Once Fitz placed her on the love seat couch, the doorbell rang. Dr. Dawson walked into the house and sat in the chair across from Olivia.
"How are you two doing since the accident?" Olivia wasn't answering so Fitz spoke up.
"I'm okay."
"What do you mean okay? We need to put everything on the table and move on and we can't if you two aren't going to be honest with each other. Dr. Dawson needed them to understand that if they wanted their marriage to work they need to be honest.
"I regret a lot. I said some things to Olivia that I should have never said. I'm trying to correct them, but she's just pushing me away." Fitz took a breath and continued. "I'm also hurt, when she was in the accident, I found out so much stuff. I can't believe she kept from me," Fitz said trying to not get angry; he wanted this to be a civil conversation.
"Like what?"
"She changed her power of attorney, which I don't understand why. I love her, and I'm offended that she would think that I wouldn't make the best decision for her because we're going through problems." He took a deep breath trying not to get upset. "And then I had to find out she was pregnant from the doctor. She knew and couldn't tell me to my face." Dr. Dawson was shocked, to say the least, they were in marriage counseling because he got a vasectomy and lied to her about it. Now she was pregnant, she was floored.
"Olivia, what do you have to say to Fitz? Why don't you explain why you made the choice to change your power of attorney or why you didn't tell him about the pregnancy?"
"I… I…" Olivia was stumbling over her words. " I changed my power of attorney to my mom, not because I didn't believe he wouldn't make the right decision. I knew that he would, that's not why I did it." She said looking at him. "I did it because I didn't want to bother him if something were to happen to me." Her voice became quiet. "I didn't want to need him."
"What about the pregnancy? Why did you keep that from him?" Dr. Dawson asked.
"I was trying to process it. I believed it was impossible, I didn't need him yelling at me or thinking that I cheated." She looked at him now. "Which he did, he didn't even believe that the baby was his," Olivia said. She didn't honestly know if Fitz assumed that or not. She just guessed he did and was right. She was really irritated that he would even assume that she cheated on him.
"I thought that because I had reason to. You knew and didn't tell me, so my first thought is that you don't want to tell me because it's not mine." Fitz said raising his voice louder than he intended to.
"Okay, we aren't going to argue. We need to get everything out and be honest, and we cannot do that if you two are shouting. Okay?" They both nodded their heads.
"Olivia, how do you feel?"
"I can admit that I was wrong. I should have told him that I was pregnant, but I was dealing with it by myself I needed to handle it by myself first." Dr. Dawson nodded her head
"How do you feel about Fitz?" Dr. Dawson asked Olivia getting to the real question.
"I'm furious. I'm hurt. He treated me like I was a piece of trash. The way he spoke to me, I don't know who that man was, but he wasn't the man I feel in love with." She tried to stop the tears from falling she didn't want to cry. "If I'm honest with myself, I'm still not over the fact he lied to me about getting the vasectomy."
"Fitz how do you feel about what Olivia said?"
"I understand that I did something wrong, but she won't let me fix it. She just pushes me away and I can't fix it when she doesn't let me in."
"Okay, I'm going to ask you both the same question I asked in your first meeting with me," Dr. Dawson said.
"Do you want to still be married or do you want to be divorced?"
"Married," Fitz said immediately.
"Olivia?" Dr. Dawson asked.
"Married," Olivia said very quietly.
"Okay. Olivia, what do you need Fitz to do for you to forgive him and move on?"
"I need him to earn me back. I need a fresh start in our marriage; I need him to woo me all over again. I need him to say sorry, and not just say it but also mean it. I need him to understand that just because he's angry and upset at me; that he doesn't get to speak to me like I'm trash. I'm his wife, and he needs to treat me that way." Olivia said not breaking her voice and being as honest as possible.
"Fitz what about you, what do you need Olivia to do for you to forgive and move on?"
"I need her to have a C-section when she gives birth. I can forgive her for everything, but I won't allow myself to go through what I went through with Isabelle. I need her to promise me to have a C-section." Olivia's face dropped, she didn't expect him to say that. She just sat speechless she couldn't talk.
"Can both of you do that?" Dr. Dawson asked. Fitz nodded, but Olivia just sat there not moving an inch.
"Olivia?" Dr. Dawson called her name.
"I don't know," Olivia said.
"What do you mean 'I don't know' Olivia? This is all that I'm asking for." Fitz said.
"What if I have a healthy pregnancy and the doctors think I can deliver the baby fine. I would have to get my stomach cut open just to make you happy? There are reasons I didn't want to do it before, what makes you think I would want to have a C-section now?" Olivia said now pleading to him.
"Because I can't go through what I went through again. I can't and won't do it. I'm not doing it, so you can either promise me that you will get a C-section or we can sign divorce papers in a couple of months. Your choice Olivia." Fitz said not budging.
"What if the doctor thinks I could deliver naturally? Then what Fitz?" Olivia now said weeping.
"It's either you promise me that you will have a C-section or not. You get to make the decision." Fitz said sticking to his word.
"Fitz," Olivia said begging him.
"Olivia," Fitz said.
"Fine." She mumbled it under her breath.
"Okay, I will see you two in a week. Now that you two are speaking, I want you two to work on communication. Talk to each other. If you are upset, talk right then and there. Don't let an hour or a night go by and you not work it out. Most importantly be honest, even if it hurts. Open yourself up, and be honest with your spouse."
Friday April 3, 2015
It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and Fitz was doing everything that Olivia would allow him to help with. Olivia was being very distant from him, other than saying 'thank you' when he brought her something she wasn't speaking to him. She refused to go to sleep during the day because she would have a bad dream. Every night she would still call out crying for Fitz. He would come to her rescue, and comfort her. However, every morning he would wake up before her and leave the bed. So Olivia still didn't know that he was comforting her at night. She knew that she would cry for him in her dream and then she would have a beautiful dream.
There was a knock at the front door signaling someone was here. Maya was dropping the kids off at home. She told Fitz that she would pick them up so he wouldn't have to leave Olivia at home alone. He walked to the door to open it. As soon as the door swung up, Gerry ran past him straight up the stairs.
"I guess someone is in a hurry to see mommy," Maya said.
"I can see that," Fitz said now taking Isabelle from her arms.
"How is she?" Maya asked about Olivia.
"She's still pushing me away, but we are doing better than we were before."
"Give her some time, she will come around. Just let her spend some time with the kids, and just keep showing her love." Maya smiled. "I'm going to bring some dinner later for you all so don't cook." She waved bye to Fitz, walked to her car and drove off.
When Fitz walked into the master bedroom, his heart melted. Gerry was nestled into Olivia's left side and they were watching 'Spongebob Squarepants'. Since Olivia came home from the hospital, he was attached to her. He was at her side all day. Fitz came to the bed and sat down next to Liv with Isabelle in his lap. Isabelle recognized Olivia immediately and wanted her. Fitz handed her over careful to place her away from Olivia's hurt side. He wanted to give her space, so he attempted to get off the bed. Instead, she reached for his hand and gazed at him. Her eyes pleaded for him to stay. This was the first time she had showed him affection in such a long time he was surprised. He sat back down next to her being careful of her injury. He grabbed her hand and brought it to his mouth and tenderly giving her a kiss. She squeezed his hand and smiled at him, and for the first time since her accident they were okay.
Date: Saturday April 4, 2015
It was Saturday and the kids had a long day. Gerry was having a play day with Noah and because of Olivia's accident Kathleen agreed to watch Isabelle too. It was ten o'clock in the morning. Maya was in the master bedroom with Olivia. He didn't know why, but it didn't bother him, so he ignored it. Gerry was dressed and ready to go, but Isabelle wasn't. She was playing with blocks when he picked her up from the floor. She wasn't pleased with him interrupting her play time. He reached down and grabbed a block to occupy her time while he changed her out of her pajamas. Fitz loved seeing Isabelle in dresses, so he picked out a sparkly red dress for her and some white ruffle socks. Once she was dressed, he put her white flats on and pulled her hair into a ponytail with a cute red bow.
Fitz walked down the hallway and knocked on the master bedroom door. Normally he wouldn't by Maya was in there and he didn't want to be interrupting anything. Olivia said come in, and he opened the door. She smiled as she saw Isabelle, Olivia knew if daddy was dressing Belle she was most likely going to look like she was going to a beauty pageant. He brought her to her and Gerry followed behind him. She kissed both of them and told them she loved them. He walked out of the bedroom after telling her bye. Once the kids were buckled into the car, Fitz drove off towards Kathleen's home.
Fitz had dropped them off at Kathleen's and was now walking into the house. He could hear Maya yelling at Olivia, but couldn't understand what she was saying. As he walked up the stairs, Maya came storming out of the bedroom.
"Is everything okay?" Fitz asked seeing Maya upset.
"She won't let me give her a sponge bath and her incision needs to be cleaned."
"I got it, I'll do it. Go home and rest. I know the past few days have been hard for you. You are trying to take care of everyone, but you are forgetting to take care of yourself. I got Olivia, you go home and relax." Maya nodded her head, walked down the stairs and left the house.
Fitz walked into the bedroom upstairs removing his shoes and rolling up his sleeves. He stepped into the shower and turned the water on. He adjusted the temperature just for Olivia. He walked out and picked her up. Olivia looked at him like he had two heads. He placed her body on the counter and started to remove her clothes. Olivia immediately became uncomfortable. After the surgery and the scar, she now had she became self-conscious about her body. When Fitz had all of her clothes removed, he picked her body up and walked her into the shower. He sat her on the shower bench. He grabbed her loofah along with her body wash. Once the soap was lathered on he began to work on her body. He started with her feet and worked his way up. He noticed she was being very shy; she had her hands covering up her body. It was as if he read her mind, and when he got up to her stomach, he spoke to her.
"You're the most beautiful woman to me and nothing, NOTHING is going to change that." He kissed her stomach and then spoke again. "Stop hiding from me. You are beautiful." He finally reached her face, as stared into her eyes as he spoke the last words. "You are beautiful."
As tear escaped her eyes, she couldn't believe how much he loved her, especially after everything that as happened between them. He kissed the salty tear that fell down her face, and he continued to wash her body. Fitz was careful around her incision and made sure it was healing properly. He even took the time out to shave her legs and underarms. He knew she hated hair on her body other than her head so he took the time out to shave her body.
Once he was finished, he picked her up again and dried off her body. Once her body was dry, he rubbed her entire body with lotion, which he enjoyed thoroughly. He placed her silky pajamas on and put her back in the bed. He kissed her forehead and spoke to her.
"I love you and you're beautiful; don't forget it." He kissed her forehead one more time and then left the room so she could rest.
Date: Sunday April 5, 2015
Fitz woke up tangled into the sheet and Olivia's body. She had another nightmare last night and was holding onto his body for dear life. He slipped out of the bed and walked to Gerry's room. Maya was taking them to church and he needed to get them up and dressed. Fitz gently shook his body waking him up out of his deep sleep. He helped Gerry out of the bed and walked him to his bathroom. Gerry brushed his teeth while Fitz combed and styled his hair. Fitz picked out a pair of slacks, a white button up shirt and a baby blue tie. This was Olivia's favorite outfit on him because she said he looked like a mini Fitz. As he was tying his tie, Gerry said something he couldn't believe.
"So do you and mommy love each other again?" Fitz looked at him shocked. He sat down next to him and looked him in the eyes.
"I have always loved your mommy," Fitz said.
"Then why did you leave?" Gerry questioned him, he didn't understand; if they loved each other then why did he leave.
"Sometimes you fight with people you love. When your mommy got hurt, I came back home, cause that's what you do when you love someone." Fitz said trying to be as honest as possible.
"So you're leaving when mommy gets better?" Gerry's lower lip began to quiver like Olivia's.
"No, daddy is never leaving again." He said looking at him in the eyes.
"Never?"
"Never. I promise." Fitz said now kissing his head.
He finished dressing Gerry, and then woke up Belle dressing her too into a cute dress. Maya arrived shortly after picking them up. Fitz helped buckle them in the car, and then said goodbye to them. He walked back into the house and went back upstairs getting into bed with Olivia, wrapping his arm back around her body.
Olivia woke up tangled in the sheets and immediately smelled a familiar scent. Her eyes fluttered open and she stared at the sexiest man alive. She didn't know why he was in bed with her. He hadn't slept in the same bed with her in over two months. However she wasn't pushing him out of the bed, she was taking in and cherishing the moment. His eyes opened, and he smiled at her. She smiled back at him.
"Hi."
"Hi."
His hands instinctively reached up and felt her stomach. Although the baby was small and he couldn't feel it, he still wanted to touch her belly. His kissed her forehead and told her 'good morning.' The tension in the room shifted, as it was uncomfortable. Olivia decided to change the conversation.
"Thank you for helping me, I appreciate it." She smiled at him. "You didn't have to do it."
"I do, you are my wife! There isn't any place in the world I would rather be, than here with you right now." He smiled at her. She closed her eyes and snuggled back into her body. As she was falling asleep, she mumbled something.
"I love you."
AN: Update time! So I decided to upload early again; I honestly think this will be the time I start to upload from now on, because it is alot easier for me. I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter, as much as I did writing it. Olivia and Fitz are slowly but surely working on their relationship. They actually have a few scenes together, where they aren't fighting, which I enjoyed writing so much. What are you thoughts about this chapter? All reviews are welcome, I enjoy all of the feedback. Thank you again for following, reading, and reviewing. It means everything to me. Until next time; which will be on Sunday. XOXO. :)
