AN: Sorry that I have been away so long! I lost my writing mojo and still haven't really gotten it back 100% but I am going to try and be more consistent!

Even after they had both calmed down a bit Olivia and Fitz were in no hurry to get out of each other's arms. Olivia stood running her fingers through Fitz's hair comforting them both, she was content to stand there until he felt ready to go back inside, no matter how cold it was. As she started to realize how cold she had begun she felt Fitz moving against her chest.

"Fitz?" He's rubbing his cheek into her chest and smiling like an idiot.

"Oh youre fine!" She says and tries to pull away from his shameless groping of her chest.

"Shameless!" She scolded him as she pulled away,

"Wait Livvie," He pouted after her and she almost went back before she remembered her still married to her father mother and her boyfriend were in her the house with Scarlet...

They went back into the house hand and hand and pulled up short at the sight of maya with Scarlet on her lap. Claudia and Dominic it appeared had left the room and Scarlet and Maya were alone. "What's going on?" Fitz asked knowing that Olivia was speechless at the strange sight.

"I'm writing a letter to Santa! Dom said that Santa sends his helpers to malls and stuff and I can go see him and tell him what I want!" Scarlet said nearly bouncing off Maya's lap. She was indeed writing a small list on a piece of paper. It seemed like Maya was trying to help her make it longer.

"Can we go?" She asked excitedly. Fitz hedged knowing Olivia Pope didn't do malls, especially if she was still recovering from a surgery, no matter how stubborn she was being about relaxing.

"Of course sweet pea we will take you this weekend." Olivia told her knowing that a trip to the mall was necessary no matter how much she hated it. Olivia pope didn't shop at malls but she couldn't exactly bring a six year old to where she shops either.

"Liv..." Fitz said warningly wishing that Olivia would spend more time trying to recover and less time trying to take care of everyone else.

"Shush we are taking that child to the mall and getting her picture taken with Santa!" Olivia whispered at him fiercely leaving no room for argument.

"Yes dear. Will you at least eat something and rest right now?" He nearly begged her.

"Yes Olivia why don't you go rest on the couch and I'll heat up something for you to eat?" Olivia simply raised an eyebrow and looked at Fitz.

"Ceecee!" Olivia yelled looking for her sister to make sense of what was going on in her house.

"What the hell you scared the shit out of me yelling like that I was just in the kitchen!" Claudia entered the room earning glares from Maya, Olivia, and Fitz for cursing in front of Scarlet who seemed too focused on her list to notice.

"Where is everyone and where's the food mom brought?" Olivia knew Claudia would understand that by everyone she meant Dominic.

"Harrison, Dominic, and Huck went to buy some security what's it. Cammie went to ikea and Abby and Michael went back to her apartment because things were getting pelvic." Skipping over the gross parts and the parts she didn't care about Olivia focused on what's important.

"Cammie is not buying anything at ikea and putting it in my house. Not even the guest house!" Olivia dead panned.

"I wouldn't worry about it. She's having her friend help her pick somethings." The way Claudia said friend clearly indicated to everyone in the room but Maya that she was talking about Cammie's possible boyfriend.

"Fine but I swear to god if anything with Swedish makes it passed the front gate I will not be pleased." Olivia threatened causing a smirk from Fitz. Throughout the moving process Olivia had been shockingly calm but she did demand somethings and that was that all furniture and decoration were the best they could find. There would be nothing that had to be assembled in their house. It certainly made the moving process quicker and since Fitz figured he'd have to put most of the stuff together he was all too pleased to accommodate her choice.

"Now that you've proven you're your mothers child will you go rest? The whipped cauliflower you like is in the oven being warmed up right now. There's also food for the tiny human and the giant human you've acquired." Claudia referenced Fitz and Scarlet. Causing Fitz to protest.

"Just be thankful, she might go back to jarhead." Olivia sarcastic attempt at comfort made him smile, if only in relief that he wasn't the only one that wanted her to rest.

"Fine but I'm not going to bed, I'm going on the couch!" Olivia said stubbornly, yet still earned sighs of relief from all involved.

"Mom do you Uhm want to..." Olivia didn't know what to suggest Maya do, she hadn't really had downtime with her mother in years, even before she left for school.

"I'm fine here." She gestured to Scarlet who was still writing what looked like a healthy mix of both books and frozen characters on her list. Olivia again raised an eyebrow at Fitz who shrugged in silent agreement that Maya wouldn't likely harm the child, in fact they seem to have bonded already.

Without further argument Olivia got comfortable on the couch legs curled up snuggled into Fitz's side who had his long legs stretched out on the coffee table.

"Can we watch sleepy hollow?" Olivia asked, her voice husky knowing that Fitz didn't really love the show, rather he didn't care for her interest in the male lead.

"If it means you'll stay put and keep talking to me in that voice we can watch whatever you want Livvie." He quickly put on the next episode from the one they left off on and continued to watch it while eating the food that Claudia had brought them. She had wandered off somewhere saying something about a long hot shower in solitude. Before the episode was even over they heard the guys come back, they offered waves of hello then went on to finish trying to set up a security system. It seemed once Dominic came back Maya was in an even better mood if that were possible.

They were getting ready to leave, Dominic was helping Maya put on her coat, with an invitation to come back for dinner tomorrow. "Olivia one of the work men left their truck in your driveway. You know you shouldn't let them do that. All it takes it one oil drop to ruin the entire drive." Maya informed her haughtily. Olivia was almost relieved. This was the mother she recognized.

"Mom that's Fitz's truck."

"Excuse me?"

"Yeah Livvie bought it for me as a gift."

"And you drive around like that Olivia?" Maya asked condescendingly.

"Yes" was all Olivia said. If all Fitz had was a two wheeled bicycle Olivia would happily ride on the handlebars. If he wanted an old truck that's exactly what he would have and she could care less. With a huff Maya simply said goodnight leaving the threesome to get comfortable on the couch. Once everyone was gone Fitz and Olivia were looking at each other trying to figure out if Sleepy Hallow was age appropriate when Scarlet asked if they would turn the show back on. Apparently she'd been listening from the other room and thought it was funny. Seeing as the damage was already done they figured they'd let her continue until the first sight of fear.

Olivia was curled into Fitz's side and Scarlet was curled into hers. During a commercial Scarlet began climbing over Olivia so that she could face her and Fitz. Curious as to why she got up they gave her a second.

"Abbie and Ichabod are kind of like you guys!"

"Because I'm black and Fitz is white?" Olivia asked not really seeing the connection. Scarlets skin tone certainly matched Olivia's more than Fitz's so she figured there would be questions or comments from the child.

"Well that but he's really tall and she's really short!" Olivia pretended to be offended,

"I'm taller than you squirt!" Olivia said poking her belly and watching her giggle.

"But also cause he's got really pretty curly hair and so does Fitz! And Abbie is really pretty and she's awesome and so are you!" Scarlet explained.

"But I have better hair right?" Fitz asked.

"Hmm i don't know..." Scarlet said. It seemed she was as taken if not more than Olivia was with Ichabod. It was Fitz's turn to be faux offended though in his case it might be a little bit of reality.

"I think it's time for you to go to bed troublemaker" Fitz said noticing how late it had gotten.

"Do you wanna go in your room or with us?" Olivia asked realizing that Scarlet had a tough time with her being in the hospital on top of all the changes recently.

"If I sleep in my own bed can Boo and Zorro stay with me?"

"Sure." Olivia said. Not that it bothered her to have Scarlet with them but she missed Fitz. He'd been being extra careful with her since her surgery and she was ready to get back to normal. They took her upstairs, Scarlet on Fitz's back, her thin arms wrapped tightly around her neck while Olivia followed them with a broad smile.

Once she was all tucked in Olivia and Fitz went back to their room. Olivia quickly went to the bathroom to begin her nightly routine but Fitz simply stretched out on the mattress without even getting undressed. Olivia came out of the bathroom wearing his navy t shirt and what he assumed was a part of panties. He couldn't see because the shirt swallowed her so completely.

"I can't believe my mother, it was so weird how well her and Scarlet got along!" Olivia said coming out of the bathroom fiddling with the Movado watch on her left wrist. Before the had the chance to get it off Fitz pulled her across his lap.

"You look good in my shirt."

"Yeah?"

"In our bed"

"mhm" Olivia agreed while fitz began laying kisses across her neck and collarbone.

"In our house."

"Mhm...ahhh." Fitz began working him way down her body, attempting to lift his shirt off her when they heard her phone ring.

"No." Fitz said lifting his face hear hers. Stroking his face she nodded yes and got up after fighting him off.

"What?" Olivia answered her phone to Abby ranting about something. She wasn't really paying attention she was looking at Fitz as she had laced their fingers together.

"Abby, stop breath, is someone dying?" Fitz heard more ranting on the other end of the phone.

"Abby Im not having boy talk with you when the boy is my nearly thirty year old brother." Fitz sat up and pull Olivia between his legs.

"Abby, hmpf, uhm... call James or something,oh... I gotta go." Fitz heard an ew on the other side of the phone and laughed for a second before Olivia dropped the phone on the night stand and crawled into his lap.

"Does Abby have a pager or something that tells her when we are about to get naked?" Fitz asked noticing that she had repeatedly interrupted them. Olivia shrugged and immediately went to connect their lips, before they could get too carried away Fitz pulled back but Olivia followed him. Placing his hands in her hair he pulled her head back from his own, exposing her neck that nearly distracted him.

"Are you okay with this?" He asked gesturing with a nod of his head to her stitches. She only had the smallest of incisions, but he wasn't willing to risk it, she had done too much already. He took his hands out of her hair and traced his thumbs over her hip bones near one of the scars. It was her turn to pull his head up to meet hers.

"Listen to me, I'm fine! I want this! I need this!" She said laughing, being deprived of each other for three days was a near record for them, Olivia was nearly going out of her mind from his touch on her hips, and she could feel him underneath her and knew he was in the same state. "It's sweet that you're worried but the doctor said everything is healing well, plea..." before she could get out the rest of her plea to compound the pout of her lower lip and a swift grind of her hips, his lips were on her own and he was swiftly placing her under him.