FITZ'S POV

I arrived at the ranch on Christmas eve morning. I open the door and walked into a quiet house. It was only eight in the morning so everyone is probably still sleeping. I walked out into the back towards the kitchen to get some coffee when I saw her sitting on the lawn chair. She was looking out over the fence into the sky. She looked so beautiful i had missed her.

"So you finally showed up" My mom's voice pulled me from my thoughts

"She said she wanted space"

"Any woman that says that wants you to fight for them" she opened the screen door and pushed me outside. Liv turned around but quickly turned back when she saw it was me.

"It's peaceful out here" she whispered when i finally reached her.

"Liv-"

"No press, well some photographers but you don't have to watch yourself 24/7 you know?"

"Yeah" i nodded she clearly did not want to talk about it "Why are you up so early?"

"I was.. Just thinking."

"Liv, i know you don't have it in you to fight anymore but i need you to at least let me fight. I know what a jerk i've been and apologizing won't make it getter but i meant what i said on the podium last week. Please just stick with me."

She looked over at me and walked over towards me before she wrapped her arm around my waist.

"We're a team" she smiled and kissed me. "We can talk about it after Christmas alright? I just want to enjoy our first christmas together"

"Okay" i kissed her and hugged her

(Break)

"Emmy guess who's here?! " Liv said as we went to go wake her. I was almost noon and she was still asleep which wasn't rare. She loved sleeping but if we let her sleep all day she wouldn't go to sleep on time

"Santa?"

"No, that's tonight silly"

Emmy sat up and moved her hair out of her face "DADDY!" She launched towards me and kissed me "i missed you so much"

"I missed you too, how was your moms?"

"It was fun! I got a new dollhouse! " she pointed over towards a huge dollhouse with barbies sticking out

"Very cool"

"Daddy, can we go skating today?!" She asked as Liv got her to go into the bath

"If that's what you want sure"

"Mommy will you come too?"

"Big Gerry and i have some errands to run, you two have a daddy daughter day alright?"

"Okay momma"

"Where are you going?"

"To speak to her"

"Who's her?" She rose her eyebrows and it clicked that she was going to speak to Amanda Tanner.

"Livvie no"

"Well you can't go see her and if i don't go your father will bury her alive"

"You are pretty ruthless too"

"That's why you love me though" she smiled at Emmy before she realized what she had said

"One of the many reasons" i kissed her head and left the room

(Break)

"Daddy?" Emmy said as i tied her skates. We had closed down a local skating rink and watched as the secret service surrounded the rink

"Yes?"

"Is momma still sick?"

"Why?"

"Because sometimes she cries when we have sleepovers in my room at poppy's house"

"Sometimes she gets overwhelmed and it's easier to cry than to be angry"

"But why is she angry?"

"Just a bunch of things, how about we make tomorrow the best christmas she's ever had?"

"Okay!" She smiled and held my hand as we went around the rink

LIV'S POV

"You're sure no one saw us?" Big Gerry asked Harrison as we entered the elevator to amanda's apartment

"I'm sure"

"Alright" he nodded and knocked on the door.

"Ma'am i need to do a clearance" Harrison spoke as Amanda opened the door. She was skinnier than when i had last seen her.

"That's alright Harrison" i stepped forward and watched as she gasped "i thought i made it clear when i said i didn't want to see you again" i took in the apartment as Big Gerry closed the door. It was cute, a little over cluttered for my taste but cute.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm sure you know my father in law, Big Gerry"

She nodded "well, we have a contract and money to get you to pack up your shit and stop talking to tabloids because i let you go last time but now i will drag your name through the mud. You could have left but you decided to go public so now.."

"Now it's time to clean up the mess" Big Gerry finished. He handed her a contract which said no more commenting, no tabloids, interviews, press tours, books.

"Why should i sign this?"

"Because you need to realize as much as you want him, he isn't coming back. He has a family" Big Gerry said harshly

"Well how much money?"

"A paid for apartment over seas and one million"

"That's it?!"

"I wanted to give you 50 thousand but Olivia said you needed money to survive. Now sign the forms and we can get back to our Christmas"

She stared at me before finally signing as Big Gerry handed her the money and told her she was out in a week.

(Break)

"Hi" I took a seat beside Fitz as Emmy sat on the living room floor watching christmas movies.

"Hi" he was staring at me "so what happened?"

"Signed a contract, took money"

"Money?"

"1 million, i mean it's not like it will put a dent in your fathers account"

"You shouldn't have had to deal-"

"It's done, let's just move on okay?"

He put my legs over his lap and moved me against him "when does Anna get in?"

"She'll be here when we wake up. Apparently she spent christmas eve with our mom? Her mom.. Ya"

He smiled and nodded as i laid back against him. Teddy came into the living room grinning

"Did you two produce her a new sibling yet?" He nodded towards Emmy who was glued to the TV as the grinch played

I buried my face into Fitz's arm as both Grant men chuckled.

"Why don't you go make a kid?"

"Because i brother unlike you am still in my twenties. You only have a few good years left"

"That's not true, right honey?" Big Gerry stood in the doorway with Caroline who was grinning

"Yep"

"OH GOD OUR PARENTS STILL DO IT!" Teddy yelled as he left the room. Fitz cringed as they sat down "i do expect some more grandbabies" Caroline smiled towards me.

"Hey" Teddy came into the living room. I was still on the couch watching christmas movies. Something i never did when i was younger

"Hi"

"Where's Fitz?"

"Putting Emmy to bed"

"Have you been here all evening"

"I never watched christmas movies when i was younger and before i was married i just worked a lot"

"You didn't celebrate christmas?"

"No"

"Wow, we can never get out of christmas at the Grant household. As you can see" he pointed around the room which had a huge christmas tree and and presents like could probably give enough to a small country.

"It's nice, i've never had that"

"Never?"

"Not that i remember but who knows" i shrugged "i should probably go to bed. We will probably all get woken up by that fireball i call my child"

He chuckled "liv?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm glad you're here, i'm glad you're a Grant" he smiled and hugged me as i stood

"Me too"

(Break)

"Well, well , well look who left me to look over -" i grabbed the folder out of Fitz's hand "you're doing paperwork on christmas?!"

"It's not christmas yet Liv" he took back the papers and did reading them all over again.

"I thought you wanted to kiss me" i huffed laying on my back

"Oh a little christmas make out?" He wiggled his eyebrows and launched himself on top of me dropping the papers on the ground. He pushed back my hair and kissed my cheeks as i squirmed under him.

"Fitz-"

"I'm kissing you!" He kissed my forehead and my nose

"Fitz" i whispered

He opened his eyes and smiled before leaning in and kissing me on my lips. It was as if we couldn't breathe if our lips weren't attached. It was painful as if we were being reunited after months at a time. He pulled back and brought me on top of him.

"Wow" he breathed

"Wow" i agreed