LIV'S POV
"Did you have fun?" Fitz asked as i carried my prizes up the steps of the house. He held my bigger teddy bear.
"Look at all the prizes i won"
He scoffed "okay you won but i'm keeping them all" i laughed as he opened the door revealing Kate who was speaking to Emily in the hallway. They both looked towards us and smiled
"Looks like Tripp took Liv to the pier" Kate smiled
"You two have been gone for 12 hours, i was starting to get worried" Emily called out as we headed upstairs.
"Fitz knows how to show a lady around" i called back making him chuckle. I dumped the prizes onto my window seat by the window and saw him standing in the hallway still.
"You can come in" i said taking off my sneakers and watched as he put the Teddy beside the other prizes before taking in the room.
"Wow, they set up the whole room"
"Wasn't it already set up?"
"Not really, just a bed the last time i checked"
"Now i feel bad"
"My mom likes any excuse for her to redecorate don't" he waved off
"Well, well, well look who kidnapped my best friend" Teddy came in sipping a bottle of water.
"Teddy!" I grinned as he hugged me before dumping his large body on my bed. "Up for catching a movie?"
"We should all go" i offered
Teddy shot me a look and Fitz shook gis head as he caught it.
"I'm going to stay home" i decided
"Fine but friday we're all invited to this party. At Henry's" Teddy smiled
"I have to go back to Washington for a few days this weekend, i have to take care of something"
"Oh, want me to come?" Teddy asked as i watched Fitz leave to his room
"No, that's alright" i huffed "you should be nice to him"
"Do you like him?"
"He's my friend Teddy and you need to stop being rude. He's your family."
"Okay! I'm sorry!" He smiled "i'll be nice, i'll buy your ticket tomorrow-"
"No! You already paid for me to come here-"
"And i'll continue to pay, we have a large bank account Liv. $300 is nothing to the Grants" he waved his hand at the issue
"When will you be back?"
"Monday"
"I have a lacrosse game so i'll tell your new bestie to pick you up from the airport"
"Jealous old hag" i laughed laying down on the bed beside him. Teddy was one of my closest friends and i was glad we were more like brother and sister than anything else.
"So, did you see you girl?"
"Liv!" He groaned "Alex is SO sexy"
"Teddy" i laughed "Maybe you should get to know her"
"I'm not good with that kind of stuff Libby"
Teddy struggled showing the women in his life he cared. He was a player and i had no idea why.
"Why not?"
"I don't want to talk about it" he waved
"Fine i won't push but we're always besties right?"
"Duh" he mocked me "You hungry?"
"Yeah"
We spent the rest of the night watching movies in his room. Kate eventually joined us until i left to go to sleep.
"Night Fitz" i called as i stood in my doorway.
"Night" he said in a clipped tone
"You can't push me away in your clipped tones Fitzgerald" i shot him a tight smile "Goodnight" he stood in shock by his door
(Break)
Within two days i was on the flight back to Washington. I smiled as Quinn waved towards me as i came out of customs. I would be staying with her for the weekend since i used to live in the first year dorms i had no place to stay until Teddy and i got our keys on the last week of august for our apartment. We had decided to room together since we were both laid back and he had agreed to go 50/50 with everything in the apartment and with work and my trust fund i knew i would be fine.
"LIV!" She hugged me "I missed you! You've only been gone for a week!"
"I know" i laughed "i missed you Quinny"
"So, your car is here. Huck drove it, i'll take your bag so you can go straight to the hospital if you'd like"
"Okay, sounds good" i followed her out to the parking lot and saw Huck by my SUV.
"Liv" he waved. Huck and Quinn were always close. Huck was quiet and Quinn was the exact opposite and she had a way of making him come out of his shell like no one else could.
"Hey Huck"
"So, we'll see you tonight?"
"Yep" i was distracted as my phone started to ring. I got into the car quickly
"Hello Theodore" i grinned as i started my speakerphone as i sat in my car.
"Libby! Fitz is in the car too, you're on speaker!"
"Hi fitz!" I started the car
"Hi"
"So you made it? Everything's good with your car? I told Quinny to fill it up" i rolled my eyes as i noticed it was filled up
"Thanks Teddy, you didn't-"
"I know, so you heading to see your dad now?"
"Yeah, i'll probably spend the night with him"
"Okay, let me know how it goes."
"I will, so what are you two doing?" I asked as i maneuvered my way out of the airport parking lot and pulled onto the highway.
"Fitz is dropping me at a lacrosse game since he won't let me borrow his car and mine isn't here yet"
"The struggle huh" i teased hearing Fitz chuckle.
"Whatever, call me later Liv. I'm here at the game, love you!"
"Love you too! Bye Fitz"
"Bye"
I parked outside the hospital and thought about how much this would hurt me. I would die to have a family like Teddy's. It was just my dad and i after my mom left when he got sick. She left me in charge of everything, and left all her money in my account as if money could solve everything. My dad and i used to fight a lot but at the end of the day he was still my dad and i would always be the person he didn't remember sometimes with him having Alzheimer's. The hospital was attached to a unit that held everyone with Alzheimer's which made me feel comfort knowing he would be close to the hospital if anything happened.
I was always closer to my father than my mother and seeing him lost broke my heart especially when he didn't remember me. I sighed and got out of the car heading towards the nursing home unit. I walked inside to see Jessica, the receptionist who always called whenever there was a problem smiling as i approached the desk.
"Hey Liv!"
"Hi Jess, any problems today?"
"No but he's been talking a lot about his Libby" i chuckled as she signed me in.
"He's in his bedroom, it's almost time for dinner though. Will you be staying?"
"Sure" i nodded
I left the reception desk and took the elevator to the third floor. I opened his room door and smiled as he danced around singing one of my favourite songs.
"Hey Dad" i watched him turn around and grin.
"Libby" he grinned "Mom come too?"
He always forgot they were divorced. She left the day i turned 16 and completely cut ties the day i turned 18. "Mom and you are divorced remember"
He shot me a look. "May i sit?"
"Okay" he looked me over and i listened as he told me about his day and the new friends he had made even though they were the same people he had known for the last two years.
"Are you staying for dinner Libby?"
"Yes" he was only 50 but he was so far gone the doctors thought he needed constant supervision, something i could not give him. I smiled as he introduced me to his friends at dinner.
"Here's your medicine dad" i said handing him some water.
"I don't want it"
"Dad please"
"Fine" he rolled his eyes and took them quickly "My daughter would never force me to do this" i sighed as i lost him.
He put up a fit and i listened as he cussed me off about pretending to be his father. The doctor asked me to come in for the weekend to talk about switching his medication and i told him i would make my decision by tomorrow but i could see now that maybe it was best if it helped him in the end.
(Break)
"Hey Liv" Quinn smiled as i came into her apartment to see her watching a movie. I slumped onto the couch beside her, putting my head in her lap.
"Didn't go so well huh?" She played with my hair. Quinn was the youngest of our group but she always made me feel taken care of.
"No" i sighed "Maybe i made a bad choice leaving for the summer"
"I think you did the right thing, you need a break. You were dealing with school, your dad, moving. You need to relax. How's the Grant house?"
"house?!" I laughed "more like estate, i can't wait for you all to fly out." Teddy said for my birthday we would have a barbecue the first week of July. It was almost June now so there was a couple of more weeks to go.
"Did you meet his siblings?"
"They're great, so nice Teddy doesn't really like his brother though"
"Why?"
"No idea, maybe it's the age difference he's just closer to his sister"
"Is his brother mean?"
"No, just quiet"
"Teddy's the exact opposite" i laughed And listened as she told me about work and her days at the bar.
"I'm going to head to bed" i yawned and made my way to her spare bedroom. I was dead to the world the rest of the night until my phone went off the next afternoon.
"Hey Ted"
"You sound tired"
"I'm fine, how was your game?"
"We won, obviously" he chuckled "i sent you Fitz's number for tomorrow so you two can figure out where to meet"
"Okay" i pushed myself up and stared outside the window.
"You okay Lib?"
"I'm fine, i should go though. I'm going to go back to the hospital again"
"Call me after"
"Okay bye"
(Break)
"You look like my Libby" my dad kept saying as i sat with him.
"Lib's gorgeous, she's in high school but she's brilliant"
"Yeah?" I smiled
"A little smart ass but she's brilliant"
"Dad it's me Libby"
He narrowed his eyes but continued telling me about his Libby. I just wanted to have a conversation with him. Before he got sick we were closer than ever. I told him anything he wanted to know and he gave the best advice.
"Where do you live? Do you live with Libby?"
"I live in Washington but i'm spending the summer in California"
"Wow, i've never been there before"
"It's pretty nice"
"Who are you staying with?"
"My friend Teddy and his family"
"Well, what about your family" his eyebrows knotted together
"You are my family Dad"
"I only have one daughter, please leave" he started getting upset "LEAVE!"
"Dad"
"LEAVE!" He yelled again. I grabbed my bag and went to the doctors office to sign paperwork.
"He's doing better Olivia, that's all you can ask for" Dr. Warrens tried to reassure me.
"Please call me if anything comes up, i should be back in a couple of weeks"
"I think that's best, he seems to recognize your voice much better"
I nodded trying not to cry. I was only 18, this was a lot to deal with.
"See you in a couple of weeks then" He nodded and opened the door for me as i left his office.
I got in my car and tried not to cry as i got onto the main road towards Quinn's house. Pope's did not cry. I heaved and gave up as i pulled over on the side of the road
"Call Teddy" i said in between sobs to my blue tooth. I hiccuped and listened to the rings on the third ring it connected
"Teddy?"
"Uh. No, it's Fitz" i started crying even more because as much as i liked Fitz i just wanted my best friend.
"Are you okay Liv?"
"Yes" i tried to calm down "Can you just have Teddy call me?"
"Okay i will"
"Thank you"
"No problem, you sure you are okay?"
"No" i admitted "i just.. I don't want to explain it all" i huffed out
"Okay, i'll just wait for you to stop crying then" he sounded awkward but was comforting because he didn't hang up. I sniffled and kept crying for a few more minuets until i gained back control.
"I'm okay now" i hiccuped as i wiped my nose.
"Okay"
"Thanks Fitz"
"Anytime, i uh.. I'll see you tomorrow"
"Yes, i land at 2pm"
"See you then"
I hung up and headed towards Quinn's. I knew she would cheer me up and provide all the comfort food i needed