Chapter Nine: Never Grow Up


"Your little hand's wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight

Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming

So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light

To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have, honey

If you could stay like that

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart

And no one will desert you

Just try to never grow up, never grow up"

- Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift


Location: Montpelier, VT

Date: Sunday April 19, 2015

It had been over a week since their 'date' and life was slowly but surely going back to normal. Fitz started going back to work. However, Olivia was still not allowed to work, so she was working from home. Their marriage was doing so much better; Olivia and Fitz were more vocal towards each other about their feeling and about any little thing. Their communication was almost as good as before they filed for divorce. Fitz had officially moved back into their bedroom with his wife. They occasionally share a kiss; it wasn't ever as intimate as the one after their date. However, Fitz wasn't complaining, he was just thankful he got to sleep in the same bed with his wife. Olivia put in the effort to at least kiss him 'good morning' and 'good night' every day. Some days there were more kisses than other, but they were both just enjoying this normalcy, something they hadn't had in a long time.


It was now Sunday, and they were going to the Grant's house for Sunday dinner. This was something they did every Sunday until Olivia filed for divorce and then everything kind of messed up. They were loading up the car with all of the kids, he was buckling Isabelle, and she was buckling Gerry. He got done first and walked around to the car to open her door for her. He actually was putting in the effort that Olivia wanted; at the marriage counseling session she said she wanted him to 'woo' her. So that's exactly what he was going to do, he was going to 'woo' her again like he did when they were dating.

As they were driving Fitz reached his hand over and held it open giving her the option if she wanted to hold it or not. She placed her hand in his interlocking their fingers. His hand was much larger so it swallowed hers, but Olivia enjoyed the feeling. Wherever they were he always wanted to touch her; some part of her body just to know she was still there. Typically it was holding her hand; sometimes it was just his hand resting on her thigh or on her lower back. He just liked knowing she was next to him. They quickly arrived at his parent's house. Isabelle was very fussy, she wanted Olivia to carry her in, but do to her incision she still couldn't lift too much weight. Fitz walked behind Olivia, to make sure she was okay, as Gerry held her hand.

When they walked into his parent's home, the aroma was incredible. Amelia had prepared a lovely dinner for everyone. Isabelle was still crying so Olivia walked into the living room and Fitz placed Belle on her lap. Isabelle snuggled up to Olivia, just wanting some love from her mommy. While in the other room of the house, Gerry was talking to Big Gerry. Fitz was preparing Olivia's plate and Amelia was helping by making Gerry and Isabelle's dinner plates. Everyone was either making their plate or sitting at the table waiting for everyone to sit down. Once almost everyone had their plate, Kathleen came and took Isabelle from Olivia and then put her in her high chair. Olivia got up and was about to make her plate when she heard Fitz calling her. When she arrived at her chair, she saw a plate sitting in front of her chair with all of the food Olivia wanted. She tried to pull her chair out when Fitz gave her a glare that dared her to do it. She let him pull out the chair and sat in it. He then turned to her and asked what drink she wanted. Once he retrieved the drink from the kitchen, he placed it in front of her and then sat down next to her resting his hand on her thigh.

Gerry was eating his food when he decided it would be the perfect time to break the news. Especially since it was the first time everyone was together in a long time. He placed his utensils down and stood on his chair. Olivia and Fitz looked at him about to yell; Gerry knew better, they taught him better. However, Gerry spoke before they could yell at him.

"Mommy and Daddy are having another baby," Gerry said so happy, he then continued. "Daddy said God give babies to mommies and daddies who love each other so so much." Gerry was so happy he said that because in his mind, the fact that Olivia had a baby that meant his mommy and daddy loved each other again.

Everyone in the room already knew she was pregnant with the exception of Noah, but they all pretended to not know. They didn't want to hurt Gerry's feeling by saying they already knew. They all congratulated Olivia and Fitz, as Gerry was grinning ear to ear. However, none of them expected what happened next to occur.

"Mommy when are you and daddy going to have another baby? You and daddy love each other so so much." Noah said repeating what Gerry said about how babies are given to people. Kathleen didn't know what to say.

"Mommy and daddy love each other very much," Kathleen said to reassure her son that they loved each other.

"Then why don't you have a baby too?" Kathleen couldn't respond so Preston spoke up noticing her struggling with words.

"Sometimes God waits a little bit longer to give mommies and daddies a baby. Like if they need a bigger house. We don't have a big enough house if God gave mommy and daddy a baby where will they sleep?" Preston was lying, truth be told Kathleen was trying to succeed in her career and she wanted to wait a little longer until they had more kids.

"The baby can sleep in my room," Noah said.

"You are a big boy, and you need your own room. What would you do if the baby were a girl?" Preston said trying to get Noah to just agree and go to the next topic.

"When can we move daddy?" Noah said now wanting to move so that his parents could have another baby.

"Soon, baby. Soon." Preston said.

The rest of the dinner went perfectly. Everyone finished eating their meal and holding small talk. Everyone at the table noticed how flirty Olivia and Fitz were to each other. They were happy that they were slowly moving forward in their relationship.


Date: Monday April 20, 2015

Fitz had just dropped the kids off at school and daycare. He was on his way back home, to discuss what they were doing for Isabelle's birthday. He overheard last night at the family dinner that Olivia had planned a party and even sent out invitations.

He walked into the house and walked to the office where he knew Olivia was. She was frustrated with him the past couple of days. She swore that she was better, and could go back to work. Fitz knew she was not, she just had major surgery less than a month ago; nobody was better that quickly. So Olivia decided she would work from home. He walked into their office they shared. When Fitz walked in Olivia was on the phone with Abby, who was currently in charge while Olivia was out. After he had walked in, she hurried up and got off the phone with her so she could see what he wanted. She turned around in her office chair.

"Yes?" Olivia said with a little bit of an attitude.

"I wanted to talk about Isabelle's birthday and birthday party," Fitz said trying not to smirk, because of her little attitude, which was really sexy.

"What do you want to know?" Olivia said still with a little sass.

"I want… I want my wife to lose her attitude that she thinks is making me mad because it isn't making me mad, it turning me on." Fitz now said smirking at her.

"What do you want to know about Belle's birthday party?" Olivia said still trying to keep up her attitude and hid the smile attempting to form on her lips.

"For starters where is it? When is it? What is the theme? I want to know everything." Fitz said trying to figure out what his wife planned for their daughter.

"It's going to be here at our house. It will be on Saturday at 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. and the theme is 'Minnie Mouse'. That is currently Belle's favorite show and I found some creative idea for the theme online.

"You already sent the invitations?" Fitz asked and Olivia had a smile on her face. She grabbed an extra invitation out of the box to show it to him. It was pink with Minnie Mouse ears, hearts, and a little bit of chevron print. It read:

'Oh TWO-DLES

Isabelle is Turning

TWO!

So Put On Your Ears, It's Time For Cheers

Saturday April 25, 2015

At 2:00 P.M.

Grant Residence'

Fitz smiled at the card; it was so adorable. He didn't know if Olivia made it or bought it that way, but it was so cute.

"Do you need me to pick up anything? Do you need my help with anything for her birthday party?" Fitz asked trying to offer his wife a helping hand.

"Can you take Gerry to the mall to get Isabelle a present? I already got her a present from us, but if you want to get her another one that's okay too." Olivia said, she already bought a gift for Belle but didn't know if Fitz wanted to get her another one.

"I can take Gerry tonight to get Belle a gift." He said walking closer to her to close the space between them.

"Thank you," Olivia said trying to walk backwards, but she ran in her desk. Fitz stepped closer now trapping her in.

"I know a better way you can thank me," Fitz said now leaning so close to her face that his breath was on her neck.

"Is that so?" Olivia said flirting back.

"MmmHmm," Fitz said staring at her and licking his lips.

"How is that?" Olivia said biting her lip.

"Kiss me," Fitz said whispering in her ear. Olivia's breath hitched, as she brushed her hand against his neck. How was him just speaking to her turning her on? She lifted her face a little bit, inviting him to take the initiative and to take control of the kiss.

He lowered his head further, taking control of the kiss. He pulled her top plump lip in his mouth sucking on it hard as his tongue circle around the outside of her lip, begging for her to grant him entrance. She opened her mouth to moan and he snaked his tongue into her mouth. Olivia's hands found their favorite spot, his curly hair. Their tongues danced in her mouth as they both tried to fight for dominance. Fitz pulled his face back first looking at Olivia, he had a smirk on his face at how out of breath she was. She got frustrated at his smirk and turned around sitting back in her chair.

"Goodbye, sweet baby," Fitz said as he kissed her neck, which was causing Olivia to come undone underneath him. She took a deep breath trying not to let Fitz see her reaction to his lips on his body.


It was now evening as Fitz and Gerry walked around the mall trying to find a gift for Isabelle. They were walking by when Gerry saw a store and found exactly what he wanted to buy Isabelle. Fitz looked down seeing Gerry's eyes bulge out of his head.

"Daddy please," Gerry begged.

"When need to call mommy first."

Fitz called Olivia and asked her first before he bought the gift. She was okay with the gift, even if it was going to be a lot of hard work. Olivia would have protested any other time, but now that Fitz was living with them she was okay with it. They walked into the store as a young man walked to them.

"Welcome, my name is Darius how may I help you."

"We want a doggie," Gerry said so happy that he was finally going to get a dog.

"Okay, do you know what kind of doggie you want?" Darius asked.

"No, we don't," Fitz said. Darius walked them to look at the dogs when Gerry noticed this little dog in a cage all by himself. He grabbed Fitz's hand shaking him. Fitz went eye level with him and saw the cutest but loneliest dog. It was a small dog with golden brown, fluffy, curly hair; it looked just like a stuffed animal. It was a beautiful dog and Fitz knew Olivia would love it.

"What about this dog?" Fitz asked.

"This is a golden doodle, it's a golden retriever and poodle mix. It's a male puppy. If that is okay?" Darius said.

"Are they kid friendly? I have this one." Fitz said pointing to Gerry. "A two year old and another one on the way."

"They are very friendly with small children, they are even friendly with other pets," Darius said. Fitz bent down to eye level with Gerry.

"Do you want to get that puppy for Isabelle?" Fitz asked making sure that was the one.

"Yes!" Gerry screamed with excitement.

"Okay, we will get that one," Fitz said.

They picked up everything. They had everything from a collar, leash, dog food, food bowls, all the way to a cage. Everything you need for a dog they had it, except for one thing. The dog didn't have a name. He wanted to wait and let Olivia name the dog.


Back at home while Gerry and Fitz were shopping Olivia was teaching Isabelle to say she was two and hold up two fingers. Honestly, Isabelle was little too interested in 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse', which was on television currently at the moment. She was up dancing to the music, giggling as she jumped up and down from excitement.

"Belle can you say I'm two," Olivia said.

"Two" Belle screamed.

"Yes, say I'm two," Olivia said again.

'Two. Two. Two." Belle said it, repeating the word more than once.

"Yayyy." Olivia cheered as she started to clap her hands. Isabelle noticed her clapping her hands and now wanted to do it also.

As Olivia watched Belle be carefree, a tear rolled down her cheek. She didn't know if it was the pregnancy emotions or if it was her being genuinely sad that her baby is growing up. Isabelle is such a big girl now, and Olivia feels like time is flying past her. She quickly wipes the tear from her eye so Isabelle doesn't notice it and puts on a fake smile to cover up the hurt she feels.


Olivia had just put Belle down for the night when Fitz and Gerry came back. She met them at the door; she kissed Gerry on the forehead, and then stood on her tippy toes to kiss Fitz on the lips. Fitz was carrying a dog carrier and Olivia knew he was in there. She opened the cage and a shy puppy laid in it. She placed her hands gently in the cage picking him up. His fluffy curly hair was so soft and he was adorable. She kissed the top of his head; she was falling head over heels in love with a dog.

"What do you want to name him Livvie?" Fitz said now rubbing the dog's head petting him.

"What about 'Beau'? " Olivia asked. Both of them loved the French language and they both have a lot of memories with it.

"I love it," Fitz said kissing her cheek.

Olivia had kissed him once more before Fitz took it into the office. Beau wasn't potty trained yet, so he needed to stay in the cage for the night. He would be staying in the office for just tonight because he was still a secret from Belle. However, after tomorrow Beau will be sleeping in the living room until he is potty trained and then he can run around the house as he pleases.

While Fitz was handling Beau and his sleeping arrangement, Olivia was upstairs helping Gerry brush his teeth. Once his teeth were brushed and he was changed into his pajamas, Olivia read him a book. After the story had been done, Gerry was passed out asleep in his bed. Olivia kissed his head and slowly walked out of his room, careful to close the door without making any noise. Olivia walked down the hallway and into her bedroom. She undressed herself down to her underwear and placed one of Fitz's t-shirts over her tiny body. She climbed into the bed, pulling the covers over her body. She didn't even wait for Fitz, she was that worn out. To be completely honest she was exhausted and as soon as her body hit the sheets, her body was knocked out. Fitz walked in and saw her asleep. He kissed her goodnight, going to take a shower, and eventually getting in the bed, going to sleep too.


Date: Tuesday April 21, 2015

The sun was rising in the baby blue sky that reminded Olivia of Fitz's eyes. The sound of the rain was loud but didn't stop the sunbeams from shining in every direction as it illuminated their home. Olivia stared out of the glass windowpanes in Isabelle's room. As she looked around the room, it was perfect; there were all kinds of colored balloons scattered all over the floor. This was a tradition Olivia got from her parents. Every year on her birthday when she was a child, she knew she would wake up to balloons everywhere in her room, and her favorite breakfast at the kitchen table.

Although today was a beautiful day because Isabelle was turning two, Olivia dreaded it. She sat in the rocking chair watching Belle through the crib sleep. She barely got any sleep last night, and since she had woken up, she had been crying nonstop. Her baby was no longer a baby; she was a big girl. Olivia watched the sunrise as the sun continue to make its way to the top of the sky even though it was raining. She wiped her eyes as she thought about two years ago. At this exact time two years ago she was in the hospital bed breathing through contractions. Her tears were falling in a continuous stream down her face. Life was moving too fast, and everything was passing her by.

Belle started to turn her head and rub her eyes; which was a sign that she was waking up. Olivia got up from the rocking chair wiping her face and started running her hand through Belle's hair. Isabelle's eyes open and she saw her mommy. She sat up and reached her arms out wanting to now be in her mother's arms. Olivia grabbed her bring her body close to hers. Liv kissed her forehead, as a tear dropped down her cheek. She sat back down in the glider holding her as close to her. Olivia began to sing her a song, as she tried to keep her voice from cracking.

"Lying here with you

Listening to the rain

Smiling just to see the smile upon your face

These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive

These are the moments I'll remember all my life

I've found all I've waited for

And I could not ask for more."

Olivia's voice began to crack, but the melody was still beautiful. She looked down at Belle in awe. Isabelle was so beautiful, Olivia stared down at her as the same big brown eyes stared back at her smiling. She giggled at Olivia as her mother's voice filled her ears.

"Looking in your eyes

Seeing all I need

Everything you are is everything in me

These are the moments

I know heaven must exist

These are the moments

I know all I need is this

I've found all I've waited for, yeah

And I could not ask for more."

Olivia didn't know this, but Fitz was standing outside of Isabelle's room listening to her sing. He woke up wanting to tell Isabelle 'happy birthday' but stopped when he heard Olivia's beautiful voice. He knew that she needed this alone time with Belle. He heard her crying this morning and knew that this was hard on her. Her baby girl was growing up and she was sad. Every year on Gerry and Belle's birthday she was always emotional that they were growing up; the fact that she was pregnant and her hormones were all over the place wasn't helping it.

Once Olivia stopped singing and was now crying as Fitz walked in. As she looked up to him, she knew that he knew. He walked in and walked towards them and kissed Isabelle. He brought his hand up to Olivia's face wiping the tears from here eyes. Vanessa walked in the room, not knowing she was interrupting something. She just wanted to tell her niece 'happy birthday.'

"Vanessa can you take Isabelle downstairs and watch her for a little bit?" Fitz asked smiling.

Vanessa looked towards Olivia and saw her red puffy eyes. She looked back towards Fitz nodding her head; She grabbed Belle from Olivia's hands and walked out of the room. Fitz gently pulled Olivia arm to get her to stand up. Once she was up he sat in the glider and pulled her body back down on his lap.

"Livvie…" Fitz said staring deep into her eyes. She turned her body to his and started to sob. Fitz rubbed his hand up and down her back trying to soothe her.

"It's okay. Baby, it's all right." Fitz whispered in her ear.

"They're growing up too fast; before I know it, they will be out of the house. They are growing up too fast." Olivia said still crying into his neck. Fitz placed his fingers under her chin lifting her face to look at him.

"I know baby. I know, but everything is going to be okay. I need you to calm down; you want to know why?" Olivia nodded her head slightly. "We have another baby" Fitz's hand went to her stomach. "And he or she needs you to stay calm. Can you do that for me, for our baby?" Fitz asked Olivia. She shook her head up and down.

"I love you," Fitz told her as he wiped the tears from her eyes.

"I love you too," Olivia whispered as she stared at him.


That evening as Olivia was getting ready for Isabelle's birthday dinner, which was at J Morgan's Steakhouse. Everyone from her side of the family, his side, and OPA were all going to celebrate the life of their beautiful daughter. As Olivia was getting dressed she ran her hand down her dress. Although she was fully dressed, she felt naked, and she didn't know why. She checked herself over in the mirror to see what she was missing when she noticed it. Her ring finger is what felt empty. She hadn't worn it since she filed for divorced, but some reason today she felt naked.

She walked to her jewelry box opening and looked at her wedding band. The diamond eternity wedding band was thin with little diamonds surrounds the entire band that equaled up to a total of two karats. It was a simple ring that Fitz bought her while he was in college. It wasn't elaborate because Fitz wanted to buy her something with his money, not his parents. Olivia loved it, she thought it was the most beautiful ring ever and the fact that he bought it made her love it even more.

She grabbed her wedding band from the jewelry box and slid the ring onto her ring finger. For the first time, she finally felt complete. She looked in the mirror giving her outfit a look over once more before she walked downstairs.


The Grant's just got back home, and Gerry was too excited to give Isabelle her birthday gift, having to keep this secret for the past twenty-four hours was the hardest thing he had ever done. Fitz walked upstairs to get Beau as Olivia, Belle, and Gerry sat on the couch waiting. As Fitz was walking downstairs, Beau jumped out of his arms running towards Olivia and when Belle saw him, she started screaming.

"DOG!" Belle said as Beau licked her face.

"Belle, the dog's name is Beau can you say, Beau."

"Beau," Isabelle said as she wrapped her arms around her.

After Isabelle had met the newest member of the Grant family, Olivia took her upstairs. Olivia began to run the bath water undressing her now two-year-old daughter. She smiled at Isabelle; she hadn't stopped talked about the puppy since she saw him. Once her bath time was over Olivia got her ready for bed, and then sat in the glider. She rocked her baby to sleep as she softly sang a song to her baby. Isabelle's eyes flutter shut and she began to snore quietly.


Olivia walked out of the bathroom; she had just got done getting ready for bed. Her eyes were red and puffy which told Fitz that she had been crying. She pulled the covers back and climbed in bed snuggling up to Fitz's body. When she was flush with Fitz's bare chest, she mumbled something.

"Our baby girl is growing up."

"She is." Just as Fitz responded back to her, she looked up at him.

"I'm sorry, it just the hormones," Olivia said looking at Fitz.

"Its okay, you don't need to be sorry," Fitz said smiling at her.

Olivia just stared at this man before her. This wasn't the man she knew a few weeks ago; he was a changed man, the man she married. She looked at him, and Fitz knew. He leaned down and kissed her lips as his hands went straight to her ass. She enjoyed this feeling and could feel him growing on her knee. It took all of the energy in Olivia to pull away from the intense, passionate kiss, but she wasn't ready for the next step. She wasn't ready to be intimate with him yet, and if she didn't stop kissing him, that's what would happen. She gave him a peck on his lips once before turning her body around so he could spoon her. His arm went her stomach intertwining their fingers, and that's when he felt it. She was wearing her wedding ring; he smiled and whispered into her ear.

"Thank you."


Date: Wednesday April 22, 2015

Dr. Dawson had just arrived at their home and they were all sitting in the same seat they had the past two weeks. The first thing she noticed was that they both had love in their eyes, and they both looked happy. The next thing she noticed was that Olivia was wearing her wedding band. She smiled as she took out her journal.

"I'm going to assume everything went great on the 'date.' Am I right?"

"It was perfect," Olivia said looking at Fitz smiling.

"Would you say that your communication skills are better after that?"

"Yes! Olivia has been more open to me, and she is vocal about her feeling." Fitz said squeezing Olivia, hand as a way of telling her how proud he was of her. Dr. Dawson was writing something in her journal, and then she looked back up at them.

"Have you two gained any level of intimacy since the last time I saw you two?" As she said this, Fitz smiled like he was a teenage boy who kissed his crush, and was telling all of his friends.

"Yes," Olivia said.

"We kissed for the first time in a couple of months and it was perfect," Fitz said as he reminisced on the moment.

"Okay. Well, everything seems to be going well with the both of you in your marriage, so this is what I'm going to do. I'm going to give you two the next four weeks to be all by yourself. You won't come in to talk to me. You will be all on your own. You will take all that you have learned the past couple of weeks from me, and put it to your marriage. I want to see how you two will deal when you don't have me because hopefully one day you won't. How does that sound?"

"I'm nervous," Olivia said honestly.

"I'm happy because this is a step in our marriage to move forward. However, I'm scared that something will happen and we will end up right where we started." Fitz said.

"You both should be fine, within the past couple of weeks you both have done wonderfully. If something happens, fix it. I have given you so many tools in your marriage to help you solve any problem that arises."

"Okay. Thank you." Fitz said as he walked her back to the front door telling her goodbye for a whole month. To say he was scared was an understatement.


Date: Saturday April 25, 2015

It was the day of Isabelle's birthday party and Olivia was running around the house making sure everything was perfect. There were party streamers all over the house along with special Minnie Mouse balloons. Pictures of Isabelle from the time she was born to now were all over the house. A stack of unopened presents stood in the corner of the room on a table. They were all wrapped in smooth, shiny wrapping paper and a silk bow had been carefully tied around each present. In the kitchen was a huge two-tier cake. The bottom tier was covered entirely with pink roses and the top tier was the shape of Minnie Mouse's head including the bow. The cake sat in the middle of the table surrounded by brightly colored bowls that were filled with food. There was everything from trail mix, to fruit, to small sandwiches. The napkins and plates were all placed neatly around the cake. The house looked beautiful.

Outside Big Gerry and Rowan were cooking hamburgers and hot dogs for anyone who wanted a hot meal. There were all kinds of games set up for kids all ages. There was a bouncy house that Olivia knew Isabelle would love and Olivia had one more surprise up her sleeve. She hired for the Minnie and Mickey Mouse characters to visit Isabelle. All the hard work was paying off because Isabelle's party looked perfect.


Olivia was in Isabelle's room getting her ready. She changed her diaper and then helped her get into the identical dress that Minnie Mouse wears. She helped Isabelle put on her ruffle socks and shoes. Once Isabelle was fully dressed, Olivia put Belle in front of her, in between her legs. Liv gave Belle some toys so that she would stay still while Olivia was doing her hair. Olivia began to comb her hair out and place it into two ponytails. Once her hair was perfect Olivia added some sparkly Minnie Mouse ears to her head. She then turned Isabelle around so that she could change her earrings. She currently had tiny diamond earrings in her ears, but Olivia wanted her to wear the gold silhouette Minnie Mouse earrings she bought for her.

Isabelle was screaming 'oh toodles' and dancing to the 'hotdog' song the entire time while Olivia was getting her ready, which Olivia thought was so adorable. Once she was fully dressed, Olivia walked her down the stairs. As she made it into the living room, Fitz saw her and he fell in love all over again. She looked like the cutest little girl in the whole world. He quickly pulled out his phone taking a few photos of her, wanting to remember her looking like this forever.

"You look, beautiful Belle," Fitz said to Isabelle, after kissing her head.

"Mommy looks gorgeous too," Fitz whispered in her ear.

His hand slightly brushed against her ass, and her breath hitched as she handed him, Isabelle. She walked out the living room and into the kitchen trying to regulate her breathing. He was making her thighs ache for him and his touch. The smirk on his face, as he looked at her from the living, was a sign that he knew exactly what he was doing to her.


The party had started, and it was going perfectly. Vanessa and Rebecca were in the bouncy house with Belle. Gerry and all of the other younger boys in their entire family; were playing football and baseball with the boys. All of the girls were inside talking about everything and nothing. People were still showing up, and they would divide sending the boys and husbands outside while all the woman and girls stayed inside playing. The doorbell rang and Olivia ran to it, she was so happy. As she unlocked the door, she ran into the person's arms.

"NANA," Olivia screamed as she hugged her grandmother.

Olivia loved her Nana so much and was so happy that she could make it to Isabelle's birthday party. It meant the world to Olivia. Everyone heard Olivia scream and Fitz walked in the house. He saw Nana and immediately knew why she screamed. He walked towards Nana kissing her on the cheek and hugging her.

"Hi," Fitz said to her.

"Hi handsome," Nana said. She always play flirted with Fitz, which would have bothered Olivia if she weren't old and her grandmother.

Olivia had the slightest hint of jealousy on her face, which Fitz assumed was from the pregnancy hormones. He went behind Olivia hugging her; he swept her hair out of his way and placed his lips on her neck.

"You know I only love one woman, and her name is Olivia Carolyn Grant." He whispered to her.

Olivia was coming undone with him being so close to her body. Her grandmother noticed that they were doing much better than the last she heard from them. The last time she saw them, they could barely stand to be in the same room with each other. So seeing them this happy together warmed her heart because she thought they were such a cute couple.

"Do you want to tell her or should I?" Fitz asked Olivia.

"Tell me what?" Nana asked looking at them.

"I'm pregnant," Olivia said quietly not sure how she would react.

"Are you serious? Congratulations!" Nana said giving them both another hug and kiss. Olivia couldn't stop the smile that was now on her face from how excited her grandmother was.

Vanessa had come in the house with Belle to get her something to drink when she saw Nana. Belle saw her too and ran to her saying 'hi.' After all the kisses and hugs they all went into the kitchen to get drinks and continued their conversation.


The rest of the party went smoothly. The party was full of laughs and giggles as everyone had a great time. Isabelle blew out her candles and ate some cake just before she passed out. Olivia brought her upstairs quickly giving her a small clean up with some baby wipes before getting her ready for nighttime. Once she was in bed, Olivia went back downstairs helping everyone clean up. Two hours later the house was spotless and free of any mess, or any trace of the birthday party. Nana was staying with Olivia in the guest bedroom downstairs. Vanessa had packed her bags and moved back home a couple of days ago so the room was now empty.

Fitz knew that Olivia was exhausted from Isabelle's birthday party. He walked upstairs quickly while Olivia was still helping Nana get situated into the guest bedroom. He ran the bath water, putting bubbles in it. He then dimmed the lights and lit a few candles. Fitz also got some sparkling grape juice and her wine glass from the kitchen. When Olivia was pregnant with Belle she always would put the grape juice in the wine glass, it made her feel normal. Although she couldn't have alcohol, it helped her feel like herself, the strong, formidable Olivia Pope.

Olivia had just finished helping Nana get all the things she needed to get ready for bed. To say she was tired was the understatement of the year; she was exhausted from the party. She wanted to just take a shower and go to sleep; that was until she walked into her bathroom. She hadn't taken a bath with Fitz since before she filed for divorce and even then she couldn't remember the last time. He was in the bathtub already and looked sexy as hell as he was calling her towards him. The vanilla scent of the bubbles and candles all around the room filled her nostrils.

Within the past couple of weeks, Olivia became more comfortable with her body and the almost invisible scar under her breast. Whenever she changed in front of Fitz, she wouldn't try to cover up her body anymore. As Fitz was calling her over to him, she thought she would have a little fun messing with him. As she stood in front of him, she slowly began to give him a strip tease. She still had her stilettos on from Isabelle's birthday, which was going to make this even sexier.

Olivia was walking towards him slightly biting her lip. She raised her top and pulled it over her head. Her breast were now exposed for him to see. They were fuller because she was pregnant and the bra she had them in was too small, so they were about to fall out. Which at this moment Fitz wouldn't mind. His eyes continued to follow her gazing up and down at her body. She turned around, so he was now staring at her back. When Olivia bent over she slid down her jeans exposing her ass; she was wearing a lacey white thong, which she knew was Fitz's favorite. Whenever she wore it, he couldn't keep his hands off her. Fitz's eyes were filled with desire and his mouth was open as he continued to stare at her; his member was growing bigger by the second. Olivia was still facing away from him when she slowly slid one bra strap down, and a few second later slid the other one down. She slowly unclasped her bra and it slid down her body falling on the floor with the rest of her clothes. Her hands began to roam her body, something she knew he craved to do at that very moment. She reached over to the sink counter grabbing a hair tie to pull her hair into a high bun while her white thong was the only piece of clothing on her. Once her hair was up and out of the way she faced him. Now slowly and deliberately she stared at him as she slid her thong down her body. Fitz was now staring at her like a predator about to attack their prey as she removed each stiletto heel.

Now that she completely naked she walked towards the bathtub swaying her hips side to side knowing that he was watching her every move. As she reached the edge of the bathtub, she placed one foot in the water separating her legs from one another giving Fitz a full view of what he so desperately wanted. Olivia tried to sit on the other side of the bathtub until Fitz pulled her flesh against him. He was done with her teasing, he knew she still couldn't have sex until the doctor gave her the go ahead. Fitz knew that she was teasing him on purpose, and he was going to have blue balls because of her. Fitz though to himself; well two can play that game.

Olivia's back was flesh against his chest. When he pulled her down, his erection was poking her ass, which turned her on even more. Her hair was pulled up so Fitz had access to her neck. He latched his mouth to her neck, making sure he found her spot. He paid a little too much attention to it, which would most likely leave a hickey. Olivia moaned his name as his hands wrapped around her body going straight to her breast. Fitz knew that her nipples were extra sensitive because of the pregnancy, so he paid particular attention to them.

Olivia's was quickly coming undone, and she was losing her self-control. She moaned his name begging him to stop this torture. She knew she teased him early, but she didn't think about the fact he would tease her too. He wouldn't stop the sweet torture, so she did the only think she knew would stop him in his tracks. She grabbed his thick, long erection into her hand slightly squeezing it to get his attention. His lip detached from her neck as a he inhaled deeply. Olivia released him from her hand and turned her body around so she was now straddling him. They stared into each others eyes, letting each other know the games were over.

He placed his palm on her cheek as he pulled her face closer to his swallowing her bottom lip. He bit her lip, which caused Olivia to moan in his mouth, and then he massaged his tongue over it to soothe the sting. Their tongues dueled each other for the next couple of minutes as their hands roamed over each other's bodies. They both need oxygen so they detached their lips from one another. Olivia's head went into the crook of his neck, as she clung on to his body for comfort.

"I love you."

"I love you too."


AN: Update time! First off I would like to apology for uploading this later than I normally do. I was in the emergency room all last night and this morning... So our babies are growing a lot, they have even reached the point in their relationship where they are teasing each other. I honestly love writing them being silly and carefree. I also hope you enjoyed the little bit of smut in the ending. This chapter was also Isabelle's birthday, she is now two, and Olivia isn't dealing with it so well. Her emotions are all over the place, which I feel like is completely normal for that being her baby, and being pregnant. What are your thoughts on this chapter? How was the tiny bit of smut in the ending? This is still very new for me. Please review and let me know your feedback, I love reading all of your reviews. Until next time which I will try for it to be Thursday, if not pleases be patient with me. XOXO. :)