"Well that was an excellent waste of time." Michael was pissed, that wasn't how he had wanted or expected things to go at all. He couldn't believe Olivia had behaved like that, "clearly you didn't want his help, so what was the point of that Olivia? You just wanted to stick it to him that you got out and he didn't?" Michael never yelled at her this way, she was stunned, Fitz immediately felt protective, but honestly he had the same question as Michael did. What was she thinking?
"I want his help, we unfortunately need him, but I'm not going to kiss his ass. And clearly I didn't get out because here I am at one o'clock in the morning debating mafia politics with you. He will help us, letting him think I don't need him is just going to make sure he doesn't try to bargain with us. I know him a lot better than you think you do Michael." Without another word or look back she stomped off to her room leaving Fitz and Michael standing there stunned.
"She's…" Fitz began, but Michael interrupted,
"A handful, stubborn, brilliant, yeah, I know." Fitz laughed and they heard Olivia yell,
"I can hear you!" All three began laughing. Claudia and Huck exited the room across the hall after hearing their voices.
"That was quick." Claudia looked at the three of them and Olivia gave Michael and Fitz a look, Michael just shrugged at her,
"Apparently Liv has a plan that involves harassing him into helping us," he said. Claudia smiled,
"Best news I've heard all day." Michael looked between his sisters shaking his head, apart they were both a handful together it was like a tornado. He trusted them, it was best just to let Olivia handle it.
"I'm going in my room." Michael stalked off towards his door, he didn't even turn around when Olivia yelled, "Don't you want to eat anything?" he just shook his head. Fitz was still smirking next to her, but she noticed he jumped at the mention of food. They hadn't really eaten all day.
"Did you guys eat yet?" Olivia may have been the youngest, but she tried to take care of them, even when they were taking care of her.
"Nope, I was waiting for you." Claudia walked into Olivia and Fitz room and picked up the menu, plopping herself on the couch. Huck remained silent.
"Bee go a head and order one of everything. I'm starving!" She had been too busy to even think about food, but she wanted to talk to Huck alone. After a quick squeeze of her hand he sat down next to Claudia to peer over her shoulder. Olivia closed to door behind them and pulled Huck with her down the hall.
"Anything you want to tell me?" Olivia could read him, she was probably the only one. He put his head down, he really didn't want to burden her with more bad news.
"I moved all your money into my account. Its there whenever you need it."
"For which I am grateful, but that doesn't explain your face."
"I looked into Sal some more and I found him."
"Okay good, so we pay him off." Huck shook his head.
"I don't want to do that if we don't have to Huck."
"Let me take care of him. We eliminate him and Stephan will handle his father. He was on the phone with him before you even put down his drink." She raised her eyebrow at him. "I was watching on the cameras."
"Of course you were." She smiled.
"Liv, I want you to be free of this, me, Michael, Claudia, we don't know any better. There's nothing else out there for us. You and Cammie, deserve better. I am going to get you out."
"Its not worth killing we will find another way."
"If that's what you want fine, but Liv sometimes in this world there isn't another way. Your mother and father, I don't even know how Aunt Maya allowed this to go on…" Olivia was taken back by Huck's surprise. None of them really had any faith in her mother, she wasn't the attentive one, Eli was.
"I'm not surprised. We thought it was her all along, because she had different motives doesn't change that she still had a hand in it." Olivia was cut, but not by her mother, by the depth of her father's betrayal.
"Liv she was proud of you having left. She told my mother that you were doing what she never had the strength to. I don't know why she did this, but there is more to it." Olivia was shocked by what he had said. She had never known her mother to be anything more than indifferent, pride was shocking.
"He did this all along. It was him that sent me away, she was against it, she wanted me to leave on my own. If I left with his help or helping him he could pull me back at any second and I would be stuck… like she is."
"Liv we will figure this out, if need be we will sever Sal's ties to Eli. We can take Eli's power away from him if we need to, but you will get out of this." He hesitated, Olivia knew he had more to say, but was concerned. She stayed quiet giving him time. "When the time comes will you take Cammie with you? She loves you and shes so smart Liv. I know its been a long time, but you know how smart she is. She isn't like us." Huck's eyes became glassy and she pulled him into a hug.
"Of course, Huck." He nodded. When she released him from her grasp he went back to his own room. She knew the day had drained him, so she didn't try and force him to come eat with them.
When she turned around in the hall she saw a cart full of food and chuckled to herself, when the bellboy knocked on the door to her room. The two of them had definitely ordered one of everything, maybe more. She opened the door for him and followed him in. Claudia and Fitz both looked like kids at Christmas upon seeing the food. Fitz got up and paid the bellboy knocking Olivia's hand away as she tried to pay herself. Once he left Fitz pulled the cart in front of the sofa for them. Claudia immediately grabbed for food and Olivia laughed as she shoved a hand full of fries in her face.
"Don't laugh Liv, this is your plate." Olivia immediately rushed over and sat down next to her sister on the small love seat. She grabbed a few before realizing Fitz was still standing there looking at her.
"Come on and eat Fitz you haven't eaten much all day, and I should probably check your arm when you're done." He kept smiling at her, after everything she had been through in the past day she was still some how his Livvy. Even after being devastated she was able to joke with her sister and worry about him. It gave him hope. He went over and sat down in front of the couch leaning into her legs. He grabbed some of the food and relaxed into her. They settled into an easy conversation about music, apparently Claudia had never heard of the arctic monkeys and Fitz was appalled. Despite a storm brewing around them Olivia felt peaceful in the moment. She had finished eating and was playing with Fitz's curls when the conversation died down. All three of them were exhausted, Claudia left soon after they finished eating to go to sleep in her room, leaving Olivia and Fitz alone. He was enjoying the feeling of the long thin fingers going through his hair, they didn't say much. Everything that needed to be said had been before they went to talk to Stephan. They took the time to enjoy each other's company now. He laid her head in her lap for a while, but she soon picked his head up and led him to the bed. She was too exhausted to get changed; she just pulled her clothes off and settled under the covers waiting for him. As soon as he slid in she grabbed him and brought his face to her. She caressed his lips with her thumb before placing her mouth over his. He sucked on her lower lip and she let out a small moan. They were both too exhausted to go much further, but he pulled her on top on him anyway. She laid on top of him with her head on his chest as he played with the hair that had come out of her bun.
"I love you so much Livvy."
"Me too Bee." He pulled her closer to him, as if he was afraid she would escape.
"I'm not going anywhere. I can't not anymore."
"I wouldn't let you leave me Livvy. Never. No matter what happens tomorrow or any day after promise me this is always how our nights will be. You and me together." She choked up and bit. The emotions from the day had finally gotten to her, she let out a soft sob.
"I promise." He held her why she cried not asking for an explanation. He knew she thought her father loved her unconditionally. For her to find out that he's not who she thought she was broke something in her. He traded between rubbing her back and playing with her hair, knowing both would relax her.
"I didn't see it coming Fitz, I don't even understand it really. He just wants all this control, and I think…." She couldn't even get it out.
"Its okay Livvy you don't have to tell me tonight."
"No I think he tried to keep our mother away from us or something. I think its his fault she is this way. Huck told me he heard her say she was proud of me. He wouldn't lie to me. So why drag me back unless it was him. All this time, all these years I've hated the wrong parent."
"Of course she's proud, you're the great and formidable Olivia Pope." He kissed her head. "For what its worth I believe they both love you, maybe not the way you want or deserve, but they do."
"I wish that were enough."
"Im so sorry Livvy. I love you you should sleep." He could still feel her body shaking from the sobs she was trying to reign in, there would be more time tomorrow and all the days after for them to try and analyze her parents motives now she needed rest.
"You're enough Fitzgerald Grant. I love you too." Without another word she nuzzled into his chest. Her breathing slowed minutes later and she was asleep. He watched her face change as she slept to something more relaxed then followed her.