LIV'S POV
i walked into residency to see Captain Ballard in the living room with Fitz. It was the day before Thanksgiving and the staff was getting ready to leave for the holiday since i wanted them to spend time with their family. I was more than able to cook for thanksgiving. Anna would be handling the turkey since i never touched meat anymore.
"Captain Ballard"
"Please call me Jake" he extended a hand towards me
"Okay"
"I hope we can seat one more?" Fitz asked "jake will be back tomorrow for thanksgiving"
"Sure of course-"
"Mommy? Mommy!" Emmy's voice filled the room letting us know that she was back from school. Huck waved from the door as she came barreling into my legs
"I have to tell you something NOW!" She danced in front of me
I laughed "it's a secret?"
"Yes"
"Can you at least greet dad first? And Jake"
"Hi" she waved and pulled my hand dragging me off to her bedroom
"What is it?!" I sat on her bed as she paced just like i did.
"Henry kissed me.. On the lips!" She covered her mouth and turned a bright red. I smiled at her shyness, Emmalynne Grant was anything but shy.
"Did you kiss him back?"
She nodded "he's my boyfriend mommy!"
"Don't let your father hear that"
"Maybe one day i'll marry him"
"Hopefully not soon"
"Can he come over for a playdate?"
"When?"
"Today?"
"I'll have Quinn ask his mom alright?"
(Break)
"FITZ!" I hit his arm as i watched him glaring at the 6 year old little boy that was playing with Emmy. He had kissed her as soon as his mother left and Fitz's eyes were wide
"What Olivia?"
"You're glaring at a 6 year old!"
"Who's kissing my five year old!"
"She likes older men" he laughed "we're supervising, plus it's innocent"
"Compared to what?"
"If they were our age" he looked over at me and sighed
"That's different"
"Because you don't like me" i nodded and answered my phone as they notified me that my sister was on her way up.
"Liv-"
"Don't worry, i'll keep up the act long enough for Jake to believe it"
(Break)
"So this is your bedroom, it's right beside Emmy's and Fitz's is down the hall-"
"You don't sleep in the same room?" She asked as she pulled her suitcase into her room
"Uh no, i sleep in the master."
"Liv-"
"I don't want to talk about it alright?" I sighed "unpack, get some rest. See you at dinner"
"Liv, please talk to me!" She pleaded
"I want to be married" i finally told her "really married, with someone who loves me, someone who knows me and knows about my whole life, i want kids and i have Emmy but is this enough? Putting a show on for the world but going to bed alone while everyone lives their life that they've chosen?"
She looked at me and softened , crossing the room and hugging me.
"It's going to be okay Lib" she kissed my hair
(Break)
"Hi Auntie Anna" Emmy said as i came into the kitchen the next morning with her on my hip. She had already started cooking
"Need some help?" I looked over all the food that was basically all done
"No" she said sternly "you rest, enjoy your day with Em"
I smiled "well, we are going to make some brownies"
"Yep, they're my favourite! Mommy never lets me eat sugar anymore. It's all organic food" Anna chuckled at Emmy's tone.
We spent the next two hours in our pajamas making deserts and laughing with Anna.
"Liv?" Fitz called me as he came into residency with Jake. I winced, we still hadn't changed. They both took in my large t-shirt that i had stole from Fitz's side of the closet and my plaid pajama pants. My hair was in a messy ponytail.
"Jake, hello" i tried smiling "i'm sorry for the attire, we were having a lazy day"
"No problem" he smiled as Fitz kept staring at me
"Mommy" emmy whispered "i have to shower now!"
"Right, excuse us" i walked past them both and into Emmy's bedroom.
FITZ'S POV
If there was one thing i knew it was that Anna David did not like me. She was civil in front of Em but once she took off it was like a wrestling match. I had escaped downstairs after dinner hoping to put off seeing her until morning.
"Sir, your sister in law is here to see you" Alex said from the door
"Send her in please" i gulped watching her come inside. She looked around for a while but then stood in front of my desk
"Do you care about Liv?"
"What?"
"Do you care about my sister?"
"Because i would rather get hurt than watch her be in a loveless marriage, she wants someone to love her, the real her and you're not doing that so do you care about her or not?!"
"It's complicated"
"I know everything, aside from all of it do you care about her?!"
"I care"
She huffed out "you should start showing her"
I walked into the master bedroom to see her getting ready for bed, she had on shorts and a tank top which revealed a lot of skin. I gulped and walked further into the room
"Do you need the bathroom? I'll be right out" she said as she looked at me in the mirror and finished creaming her face.
"Have lunch with me tomorrow"
"What?"
"Have lunch with me tomorrow"
"Why?"
"Because i would like for us to share a meal, in private"
"Is this about-"
"This isn't about your father, this is about our marriage."
She stared at me "fine"