LIV'S POV

I sat on my bed the next morning flipping through channels until i reached my favourite movie, Step mom. It had just started. I laid back and watched for a while before someone knocked on my door.

"Go away Teddy" i called out.

"It's not Teddy sweetheart" Emily called "may i come in?" She asked from behind the closed door

"Okay" i watched as she opened the door and was surprisingly still in her pj's. She padded across the room.

"May i?" she asked

"Of course" I moved over but laid back down quickly

"This is one of my favourite movies" she smiled

"Mine too"

We watched in silence for a few minuets until commercial.

"You haven't been out of your room since last night"

"Didn't Mellie sleepover?"

"Yes" she huffed "that girl is a piece of work but she hates when people test her so your reaction was the best choice"

I nodded "You know if you ever want to talk to someone other than Teddy i'm here okay?"

"Okay"

She smiled and moved her hand to my hair as the movie came back. I almost cried, it had been so long since i felt like i had a parent. My mom used to play with my hair when i was sad as well. Eventually i fell asleep from her playing with my hair.

(Break)

"Fitz told me you and Kate weren't talking" Teddy said as we swam in the pool that afternoon when he dragged me out of the room.

"I just don't understand why she's friends with such a mean person"

"Yeah i know" he floated on his back

"So what'd you do when i was gone?"

"Your mom and i watched a movie then i took a nap"

He nodded "where's Fitz?" I asked

"I believe he's in his room"

"Do you know Henry?"

"Yeah" He laughed "he's cool. Do you like him?"

"No Teddy" i laughed and asked him about his day changing the subject. Henry had asked me out but i wasn't ready to date anyone just yet.

(Break)

"Libby! Hurry up!" Teddy called as i came down the stairs. Fitz, Teddy and Big Gerry and i were going to meet the original Fitzgerald Grant.

"Do i look okay?" I smoothed out my peach dress and slipped on my heels.

"You look nice" he nodded

"Nice?"

"Theodore have some class when complimenting a lady" Big Gerry said as we came out of the door. "You look beautiful Liv"

"Thank you" i smiled and slipped into the car. Kate and Emily had gone on some kind of mother daughter retreat in Europe which meant i was home with the guys for the next two weeks. They had refused to let me stay home when they brought up the trip. Fitz senior apparently lived in the Bay Area so it was only a few hours away.

(Break)

"Why does everyone call you Tripp?" I asked Fitz as we stood in the hallway of the large condo.

"Kate always mixed my grandpa, dad and i up so they came up with a nickname for me" Fitz said. He had been quiet the whole trip. I watched his face light up when an older man came into view. I had never seen him so happy before.

"LG!" The older man grinned and swarmed Fitz into a hug. He was tall just like all the other Grant men and once again i felt so tiny. The man was probably 70's but he looked amazing. He had a full head of white curls and the same bright blue eyes as Teddy's.

"LG?" I held onto Teddy's arm nervously

"Little Grant, Fitz and Pops always had a special bond. They are both quiet and keep to themselves"

I nodded and watched the man hug Big Gerry before hugging Teddy.

"And is this your girl Teddy?"

"Ah no, this is my best friend Liv. She's staying with us for the summer"

"It's nice to meet you Mr. Grant" i said extending my hand

"Pleasure is all mine beautiful" he smiled and kissed my hand. "You can call me Pops though"

"Pops" i nodded and followed them to the kitchen. I watched in awe as the four Grant men laughed and spoke freely about cars, work and even women.

"This must be boring for you Liv" Pops looked over at me. I was sandwiched in between Teddy and Fitz at the island.

"No Pops, Liv is cool. You can talk to her about anything. She's not a girly girl like Katie"

Pops smiled "politics then?"

I grinned nodding, it was a mutual ground for all five of us since we all were lawyers or in law school so we knew a lot. Eventually debates started happening and surprisingly enough Fitz and i agreed on a lot.

"You my dear are brilliant" Pops smiled "LG is the only one who likes debating against me anymore"

"Because he wins" Big Gerry chuckled.

"Not all the time, is that girl still trying to get you to ask her out?"

"Mellie" Teddy mouthed

"Yes" Fitz mumbled. I had no idea Fitz didn't like her. He was always very polite when she was around.

"She's not the best girl for you Fitzgerald, you can do much better!" He smiled.

"Well, we should get going" Big Gerry stood "Fitz, one of us will be back to get you in a couple of days?"

"Okay" Fitz nodded and i grabbed my phone off the counter.

"Bye Fitz" i waved and hugged Pops as Teddy and Big Gerry left the condo.

(Break)

"Coming!" I called as the doorbell rang. It was my first day home alone on the Grant estate and i was about to go riding. I opened the door to see Abby surprisingly.

"Abby, hi" i smiled "Kate's uh in Europe"

"Oh i know, i came to see you"

"Me?"

"Well, Fitz told me you were home and Teddy's gone for the day"

"You came to hang out?"

"If that's alright?" As much as i thought she was nice she was Mellie's friend and i didn't know if i could trust her.

"Uh okay, i was just going to go riding but-"

"Riding sounds like fun, i'll ride Teddy's"

"Okay"

I let her into the house and walked out back across the field to the stables.

"I'm really sorry about Mellie at the park, she's so dramatic" i rose my eyebrows

"I thought you were friends"

"Mellie's a bitch" she shook her head "i'm friends with Kate"

"Mellie comes along with the package"

"So i'm seeing"

She watched me from the fence for a while until i got tired and came back to the stables.

"Do you go to school at Yale too?"

"Yeah, i'm thinking of transferring"

"You should come to Georgetown" i smiled "i love it"

"Maybe" she fed jax "Do you have a boyfriend back home?"

"No, i had one but we broke up thank god"

"Thank god?"

"He cheated on me" she nodded "how about you?"

"I have a boyfriend, Stephen"

"Does he live here too?"

"He goes to Yale too but he's from California" she nodded

"I can't wait to meet him" i smiled Abby was hilarious and feisty. She was the female version of Teddy only less of a slut.

(Break)

"Hi Fitz" i smiled as Fitz opened the front door. He nodded and climbed the stairs, slamming his bedroom door.

"He okay?" I asked Big Gerry.

"He'll be fine darlin'" Big Gerry smiled and went into his study.

I gave Fitz a few minutes before i knocked on his door.

"Fitz? You okay?"

"Leave me alone Olivia" he said in his clipped tone.

"I'm in my room if you want to talk" i sighed and crossed the hall. It was a week of slamming doors and meals without Fitz or Big Gerry. The house was filled with tension when Kate and Emily got home.

"LIV! The door!" I scrunched up my face when Fitz called me downstairs. Teddy was at a party and all of my friends were on the other side of the country. I came out of my room already in my shorts and tank top for bed and rounded the corner to see Abby.

"Abby, hi" i smiled

"Can i come up?"

"Of course you can" Emily suddenly stood beside me "you can always have your friends over Liv, just no fooling around with boys in your room"

"Yes ma'am" i turned red and waited as Abby climbed the stairs. Fitz had already disappeared.

"My rooms this way" i pulled her down the hallway turning towards Fitz and my hallway.

"Who's room is that?"

"Fitz's"

"Oh" she nodded and stepped into my room. She gasped silently

"The Grants hooked you up!" She laughed sitting cross legged on my bed as i turned on the stereo.

"I can't even imagine leaving in 3 months"

She smiled "i hope it's okay i stopped by, we had fun the other day i just-"

"Of course! I'd love for us to be friends Abby" i laughed

"So what are you doing?"

"I finished cleaning my room, i was going to paint my nails"

"I'll do yours and you do mine?"

"Cool" i nodded and handed her a basket of Emily's nail polishes.

"Fitz looked kind of pissed when i came here"

"Yeah, he's been a bit on edge all week"

She nodded and chose a darker colour for me. I nodded and stuck out my hand listening as she talked about Stephen.

"You know Henry wants to go on a date with you" she smiled

"Henry wants sex"

"So?" She laughed

"Abby!"

"Are you a virgin Liv?"

"No but-"

"An orgasm is the best feeling, especially when you are stressed." I screeched with laughter at her serious face.

"When's the last time you had sex then?"

"20 very long days ago" she groaned

"Abby!" I laughed

"Oh come on Liv, i'm not saying fall in love but you could just get in a quick screw"

"Uh-" Fitz knocked on my bedroom door. "My mom said your dinner is on the stove, Abby's is in the microwave"

"Thank you" he nodded and turned

"Wait Fitz come here!" He looked over at me silently asking if he could come in. I nodded and watched him sit at the desk.

"Don't you think Henry likes Liv"

"Well, yeah"

"Don't you think they'd look good together?"

"If that's what Liv wants" he shrugged

"You just didn't seem like that kind of girl"

"What kind of girl?" I asked daring him to call me what i knew what he was thinking.

"A slut" he stood staring at me before walking out the door. Somehow i knew he didn't mean it, he had been saying hurtful things to people all week and i had received my first punch.

"What the hell?" abby asked

"I'll handle him later" i waved it off "I'm not dating Henry"