Olivia woke up and laid in bed next to James thinking about her next move. She thought she wanted to talk to Fitz, but what was the point? He was married with a baby on the way and she was just some student he got in bed with. Liv considered her to be humiliated and knew what she had to do. Looking at the clock, she saw it was only three in the morning. Quietly as possible she got up and out of the bedroom leaving James to sleep.

She got his car keys and took his car back to her house. Eli was a light sleeper and she knew if she wasn't quiet she would wake him up. Olivia went up to her bedroom getting the suitcase out of her closet and started packing her clothes in it. She wanted to hurry but thought that might wake Eli. Gathering anything she needed and taking it down to her car she got ready to leave. Before she could get in the car, she wrote a letter setting it under James's car keys on the island in the kitchen. Before long she was on the highway setting off for Harvard.

Eli got up at his usual 7 am going down to start coffee. He saw the envelope under the keys with James written on it. Not sure what to think, he got in his car and went off to Cyrus's.

"Olivia's here with you, right, Cyrus?" Eli asked when he opened the door.

"She's still asleep with James upstairs. Why the hurry?" Cyrus questioned.

"She left this for James at my place."

"I'll get James, coffee is started in the kitchen if you want any." Cyrus went up to her bedroom only to see James lying alone. "Wake up, where's Liv?"

"Probably in the shower or maybe for a run, I don't know Cyrus," James mumbled sleepily.

James got up and went to the kitchen with Cyrus. "Morning Eli, I'm sure Liv went for a swim or something. I don't know. I'm sure that she is just going through all of this in her head."

"She left you this, James," Eli said handing him the envelope. James read through it then set it down. "So, what did my daughter tell you?"

"Olivia left. It doesn't seem that she's coming back either. The way that she wrote this, seems very final," James informed them.

Both Eli and Cyrus stared at James unable to capture what he just said. "She just left, not said goodbye to anyone," Cyrus questioned.

"Cy, I'm not for sure. It doesn't say that she isn't coming back, but it doesn't say she is either. I can't say one way or the other about her. Olivia needs time to process what happened," James said before the doorbell rang. He went to answer it.

Fitz stood on the other side begging to anyone in the world that would listen for her to talk to him today.

"Hey, James, is Liv up yet?" he asked casually.

"You should probably come into the kitchen for this," James told him. Fitz followed him back to the kitchen and was met with Eli yelling at Cyrus until he saw Fitz.

"And you! This is your entire fault! You made her love you and now she doesn't know what to do," Eli yelled at him.

"Sir, I'm sorry about all of this. I can talk to Olivia and make everything better, I promise," Fitz begged.

Cyrus put his coffee down and shook his head no. "Olivia's gone."

"What?" Fitz asked not sure he heard correctly.

"Here," He was handed him the letter Olivia wrote to James.

James,

First, thank you for being the best kind of father I have had. Cyrus is great but he's a bit pushy. Eli… well, he's Eli. He's not around much so I don't really know him anymore. You let me be me and always encourage me to be who I want to be and do what I want to do. So secondly, I have to tell you I'm leaving. Cyrus is going to say that I'm running and that 'gladiators don't get to run' but I don't really think I am running. If I am, I'm running towards something, not away. I should have listened to Cy in the first place when he said not to get involved with Fitz, I guess I mean Mr. Grant. I was just some student that he got into bed with. I'm sure he and his friends got a big kick out of that. I truly thought I did love him. He was great to me, very sweet and affectionate. I can only hope at least one part of him that he showed me wasn't fake. I can't listen to my heart anymore because it's wrong. It told me to go for it with him but it only led to heartbreak. So from now on I have to trust my gut. Now, my gut tells me it's time to go. I finished my job there. I went to high school, graduated (early), went to college, had a job, I did everything I was supposed to do. Sleeping with a teacher wasn't in the plan, but how many people actually plan on sleeping with their teacher? I didn't plan to fall for him, it just happened. I know I can tell you this and not feel the judgment. Cyrus wouldn't understand. He's in love with you, he just can't show it very well. Cyrus is amazing and can give you what you want. I know he can. Take care of him for me, you and him are the only ones I can trust anymore. I'm getting off topic now. I'm leaving for Harvard early. I thought I might beat the rush of summer jobs and start sooner. I'd tell you in person that I'm leaving but I hate goodbyes. I'll miss you and Cyrus so much but we knew this was coming eventually. I'll let you know when I get everything settled in and maybe you can come visit me. Tell Cyrus that I'm not mad at him for the way he handled things between me and Fit… Mr. Grant. And if Fitz… Mr. Grant, comes around to you, tell him that I hope he stays happy, I may be hurt but I can't take that out on him. It was my own stupidity that led to this. I want him to enjoy his life with his wife and their son. I never wanted to ruin anything for him or for anyone. Tell my dad that his surveillance team isn't very good at staying hidden for long. I'm sure he'll find me soon but it's okay because I'm not hiding. I'm not hiding or running. I'm trying to be the Gladiator Cy taught me to be. I've faced the problem head on and I've considered the consequence. I can't be happy. I guess I'm not meant to be happy. The people I love most seem to abandon me. Mom, Dad, Fitz. Sometimes it seems that Cyrus abandons me, but he comes back. I can always count on you though. I love you, James. Give me a head start before they send the search party out?

Love your daughter,

Livie

"So that's it? She's gone?" Fitz screamed throwing the letter on the counter.

Everyone looked at James ready for the hardest thing to hear. "She's gone."