The next day, Olivia woke up to an empty bed. Jason had woken up during the night and carried her to their bed. Jason had woken up during the night and carried her from the couch to their bed. Olivia stretched and headed towards the kitchen. Once inside, she frowned when she saw Jason dressed up in a suit reading the newspaper.

-'Please tell me you are not going to work today when you've just returned home after two months abroad. You're supposed to be on down time. What the hell is going on?' Olivia shivered as she was only dressed in a thin tank top and sleep shorts. She rubbed her hands up and down her arms, trying to generate some warmth. 'Can you please shut the window? It's freezing in here. I get that you need fresh air, but it's too cold. And then tell me why you are dressed up for work.'

Jason sighed as he went to shut the window. He then went to the coffee machine, grabbed Olivia's favorite mug, and poured her some coffee and then set the mug on the table before walking over to Olivia. He grabbed her by the hand and led her to the table.

-'And good morning to you too, baby. Now what do you say we get you something to eat? You can yell at me about work later.' Jason sat at the table and pulled Olivia into his lap. She tried to release herself from his embrace, but he wrapped his arm around her waist, pressing her against his body. 'Liv, stop moving before I lay you on this table and we both skip breakfast for other activities.' Jason whispered in her ear as he kissed her neck, sending goose bumps across her body.

Olivia huffed as she finally settled in a comfortable position on Jason's lap. She averted her eyes from Jason's gaze. She quickly went through their current cases in her mind. The only reason Caleb would make Jason work now would be to protect Hanna but he was already working on that case so why would he...?

-'You've got to be kidding me. You were assigned to protect Hanna. Great, this is just great!' Olivia got up from the table and put her dishes in the sink before turning her head towards Jason, her eyes flashing furiously at him.

Jason sighed as he watched his girlfriend fume at her stepbrother's decision. He understood why she was so concerned about Caleb. When Caleb found out about Allison cheating on him, he developed a drinking problem. Olivia basically forced Caleb to get help as he had definitely been on the road to self-destruction. She had spent entire nights awake, worrying about Caleb.

This was one of the reasons Olivia had nearly died. She had been awake for 48 hours before she was shot. When that incident happened, Caleb had been hung over. To this day Jason can remember yelling at Caleb, telling him his careless behavior could have cost Olivia her life. From that day forward Caleb stopped drinking and dating. He had practically become a monk and Jason sometimes blamed himself for that, but ultimately he knew it was the only way that he had of helping him.

-'Allison paid Caleb a visit last night. My guess is she went to rub in his face the fact that he has yet to find someone after their divorce. But before you get annoyed about Allison you probably should know Spencer took care of this.'

-'Allison? And Spencer? Seriously? What the hell happened?' Olivia grabbed her coffee mug and poured herself another cup. Jason cursed Caleb for putting him in charge of explaining things to Olivia as payback for leaving him to deal with Spencer's wrath the previous day. So much for their loyalty to each other.

-'Spencer told Ali that Caleb is dating Hanna and that they are going to the charity ball together. Baby what are you...? Babe, calm down please. What are you doing?' Jason's pleas fell on deaf ears as Olivia made her way to the bedroom and changed into her work attire. He was silenced as she grabbed her car keys and walked to the front door.

-'Get in the car. You have to get to work and I have to pay my stepbrother a little visit. And so help me, Jason, I can kill just him or I can kill you before I kill Caleb. For your own safety I suggest that you don't say a word to me right now.'

Olivia started the car and began the hour-long drive to Caleb's place. Jason shook his head; guilt covered his face as he realized that both he and Caleb would probably be in for a very long morning. .

On the other side of the town, a hungover Spencer woke up wrapped in Toby's arms. Cursing herself, she made her way inside the bathroom. She started the shower and sat down inside the stall with her head on her knees, letting water wash over her as she cried.

Spencer could still recall all the beautiful memories she and Toby had shared when they were dating. She was traumatized when they lost their baby and took her anger out on Toby. When nothing could fill the emptiness she was feeling inside, she walked away.

Spencer had eventually figured out that Jason was the one who had come up with the idea of moving her to Toby's place. It was precisely for that reason that she had gotten drunk the previous evening, hoping that she would somehow forget her pain.

Halfway through the night she had stumbled across the house into Toby's bed. He was alerted of her presence by the sound of many objects crashing to floor, but more importantly by the way she had drunkenly kissed him and pushed him back on the bed.

Toby had kept her at bay because he knew she would regret her behavior in the morning and much to Spencer's embarrassment, she had fallen asleep while kissing him. Once she finally managed to get her emotions under control, she exited the bathroom only to find Toby waiting for her outside in the hallway, his face an emotionless mask.

-'I understand that you and Jason were trying to fix whatever is going on between us, but I really don't appreciate being lied to. And this was a betrayal from two people I care about deeply. I'm stuck living with you. Fine. But here's the part that you are forgetting. Being my bodyguard means that you can't touch your client and this client has a date tonight so things are definitely going to be oh so fun for both of us.'

Spencer walked away leaving behind a frozen Toby. He counted to 30 before following her, knowing he needed all his concentration if he was to make his stubborn roommate change her mind about him.

Olivia slammed the car door shut before she headed towards the house. She waited impatiently for Jason to unlock the front door before making her way inside. She went up the stairs and flung Caleb's bedroom door wide open, causing him to jolt in his bed.

-'Livy? What's going on? Why are you here?' Caleb turned his head, confused at her sudden presence in his bedroom doorway. He also didn't fail to notice that she was fuming. Glancing towards the clock on his nightstand, he noticed it was early in the morning.

-'Don't you "Livy" me. I'm so mad at you right now I could throw something at your head. What were you thinking, Caleb? Were you even thinking at all? You said you wouldn't go down this road'. Olivia stepped inside Caleb's bedroom, closing the door behind her, while Caleb headed to his bathroom.

Olivia clenched her teeth before following him as far as the bathroom doorway, while Caleb brushed his teeth and washed his face. He turned around and saw Olivia standing there and frowned at her. She crossed her arms against her chest getting ready to argue with him.

-'Olivia, no offence, but do you mind? I want to take a shower.' Caleb sighed and mentally cursed Jason. Sometimes working with his family really was a pain.

-'And I wanted my boyfriend to get a couple of weeks off from work after being away for two months. Well guess what, big brother. Since I don't get what I want neither will you. You want to go down this road again? Be my guest. Just don't expect me to be there to help you pick up the pieces when this thing blows up in your face.'

Olivia left Caleb's room and ran into Hanna, who looked at her with a confused expression. She nodded her head before heading down stairs, leaving a curious Hanna watching after her. As she made her way to the kitchen, she spotted Jason sitting at the table waiting for her.

-'I'm going now. Don't worry, Caleb's alive, but if I want to survive another day I need to go. I'm late for the charity ball meeting with our mothers. See you at home.' Olivia gave Jason a small kiss before she headed out the door and got inside her car.

As Olivia drove away, Hanna made her way inside the kitchen and froze when she noticed Jason was there. Silence fell between the pair. Hanna wondered what Jason thought about everything that was going on, while Jason tried to place Hanna among the long list of acquaintances Allison and Spencer had at boarding school. He was pretty sure she had been mentioned to him before.

Hanna went to the coffee machine and poured herself a cup, grateful Jason had been considerate enough to make some. She had noticed that she and Caleb were both addicted to it. She walked to the table, grabbed an orange and after peeling it, she started eating it. Jason stayed silent, his eyes watching the garden. Caleb finally made his way inside the kitchen and sighed in relief when he noticed that Olivia was no longer there.

-'Jason, my friend, Olivia is one scary woman. Which means you're either really dumb or really brave to be dating her or maybe a little bit of both.' Caleb poured himself a cup of coffee before making joining Jason and Hanna at the table. Jason silently stood up and walked towards the door.

-'Olivia is nowhere near as scary as Spencer is when she hasn't had her coffee. Once Hanna decides where she wants to go today, let me know so that I can make the necessary arrangements'. Jason left the house and started walking through the garden, checking the security measures.

-'Once I decide? Do I need to be somewhere?' Hanna felt confused and turned her head to Caleb, who stole her last bit of orange and ate it. Watching her frown at his antics, he gave her a small grin.

-'I'm taking you shopping for the charity ball. My stepmom is rather strict on protocol for these sorts of things. I also figured you could use some fresh air.' Hanna's face brightened at the idea. She hadn't had a decent shopping spree ever since she had moved into Akimi's house.

Once they both finished their coffee, they changed into comfortable clothes and headed out to the car. Caleb informed Jason of where they had decided to go shopping. While inside the car, Hanna called Spencer on her cell phone and asked her to meet them at the mall and help her pick a dress, reminding her that it was her fault Hanna needed a dress in the first place. Hearing the conversation end with Spencer's agreement to help, both men groaned. Neither felt prepared for the day they had ahead.

Trick or Treat everybody.

I'm treating you with a new chapter, so let me know what you guys think.

Emma thank you for your review on the previous chapter.

Anon, do you have a name? even a fake one would do as I want to thank you for all the reviews you always give and all the support. You left me a very kind review on the previous chapter, but to answer your question my beta inspired me to continue writing this fic. I was discussing my blockage with her and got inspired on how to move on. Abou the winter Ball question? I was planning of writing a scene involving a dance ever since I started writing this fic last summer.

Now I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think about it.

Nico