Waking up in an empty bed, Olivia laid there thinking back on everything that transpired the night before which lasted well into the early morning. It had been so amazing to be back in the company of the man she loved and to make love to him for hours, but her conscious didn't allow her to dwell in the afterglow for too long. The guilt quickly began to eat at her and she realized how careless she and Fitz had been to do something so daring in her home—Jake could've came home at any time and caught them. She decided then that what happened last night between she and Fitz was for closure and it could not happen again. She just hoped Fitz could accept that.
Her thoughts consumed her until the sound of her ringing phone brought her out of her daze. She groaned as she grabbed her cell, then she answered the call from her youngest sister. "Hello," she croaked, rubbing her tired eyes.
"Hey Liv, it's Tay! You missed my call last night, I'm just calling to check on you?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Tamia. I was out late and when I got home, I was extremely tired so I went to bed pretty early." She lied as she sat there rubbing her thighs. She felt them getting sore and knew that she really needed to get up and stretch them out.
"Did you and Jake have a long night? Mr. Ballard crack that back?" Tamia laughed making Olivia force out a fake laugh. More like Fitz did, she thought to herself with a smirk.
Where the hell was Jake now anyway? She frowned and wondered.
"Well no, you little nasty," Olivia said, giggling. "Last night I performed at the gala, so I'm still pretty worn out from that whole thing."
"Livia, it's two o'clock in the afternoon, honey. How late were you out? And I'm sorry I couldn't make it, sis. I really wanted to be there."
Olivia hadn't even realized just how late it was. She didn't mean to sleep in so long, but every time she willed herself to get out of bed, she'd lie down and go back to sleep instead.
"It's fine, Tamia. I had a really good time, but can- can we talk later? I have to go get the boys from Fitz's. Love you! Bye," she said and quickly ended the call before Tamia could ask any questions regarding Fitz.
Olivia was the oldest of five girls. She loved her sisters dearly, but being the celebrity of the family was not easy. At times her sisters were a bit too much, and they always found themselves in her business. She knew if they found out about her and Fitz's scandal (again), she would never hear the end of it. And right now, she did not want to hear it. This was her life.
After putting down her phone, Olivia went to shower and get dressed. Once her routine was completed, she went downstairs hoping to see Jake. Instead, she found a note from him that only stated that he'd be home before dinnertime tonight.
"Wow. So he's left again without saying anything to me." Olivia sighed as she pulled out her phone. She sent Jake a quick message, asking him where exactly was he, then she shook her head tossing the sad excuse of a note in the trash. After grabbing her purse, she headed out to her car to start her busy day. Olivia shook her head as she came to realize that her husband's absence's didn't bother her like it probably would have any other married woman. But if he wasn't going to put in the effort to be a decent partner, why should she?
Before driving off, she informed Fitz that she needed his new home address, then she drove to the nearest CVS and got herself the morning after pill and a bottle of water.
Once she made it back to her car undetected by fans, she quickly popped the pill into her mouth and drank her water, then she pulled out her phone noticing a message from Tamia which she ignored and clicked on the message Fitz had sent minutes ago. Using the gps, Olivia put her vehicle in drive and followed Siri's directions all the way to Fitz's beautiful home.
"Fitzgerald, here I come." She smiled.
X
After sending his address and gate code to Olivia, Fitz got up from the couch and told the boys to get ready for their mom's arrival. Felix and Teddy had left earlier, their mom, Ashlin had picked them up which left Nolan and Asher to be "bossed around" by Katie, but they didn't seem to mind it too much.
Fitz told the boys that if they heard the doorbell ring to answer the door because it would be Olivia. After that, he went upstairs to his bedroom to take a quick shower. He wanted to be fresh for when she came.
Five minutes later, the doorbell rang.
"Livia!" Katie exclaimed as she answered the front door.
After spending hours with her last night at the event, Katie had really taken a liking to Olivia and had become fond of her. Olivia had truly enjoyed having a little girl tug on her dress asking her if she could take her to the potty or if she could get her some juice. Having only boys, it felt good being needed by a little girl.
"Hi, sweet girl! What are you doing answering the door," Olivia asked, taking her into her arms and closing the door behind them. She was going to have a talk with Fitz about that, even though the house was gated and private property, it was still very dangerous.
"Asher and Nolan wouldn't get up. My brothers are gone, and Daddy's in his room," Katie answered innocently as she wrapped her tiny arms around Olivia's neck.
"Ok, well, I'll just have to have a talk with the boys, huh? You shouldn't be answering doors, Katie. That's really dangerous."
"Ok. I go tell daddy that you're here," Katie said, and began wiggling from Olivia's arms. Olivia put her down but stopped her. "Hey! That's ok. I got it. I'll go get him," she smiled. "Ok!" Katie smiled as well.
They both walked upstairs then went their separate way, Katie went into the room with the boys as Olivia snuck into Fitz's bedroom. She heard the shower running so she hid in his closet and waited. A few minutes later, she heard the shower turn off and Fitz came out.
When he opened his walk-in closet, Olivia jumped out and yelled "boo". Before Fitz could even stop himself, he swung on her, hitting her right in the arm.
"Ow! Fitzgerald! Really?!" Olivia yelled then she poked out her bottom lip as she held the arm he'd hit.
"Oh shit! Livie, I'm so sorry! You scared the hell out of me. It was a reflex, darling." Fitz apologized.
"Yeah, I can see that! You probably just bruised the hell out of my arm, too. I'm just glad it wasn't my face," she said, rolling her eyes at him.
Unable to control themselves any longer, they both bursted into laughter. "I'm really sorry." Fitz apologized again, though he was still chuckling.
Olivia said it was ok, then her eyes began to check out his body. She eventually looked down low and realized that he was completely naked in front of her. She lifted her head a bit and her eyes connected to his chiseled six pack, then they finally made eye contact, both feeling the shift in the room.
Fitz grabbed her waist, pulling her against him as he smirked and asked, "You like what you see, don't you?" Before she could even respond to his ridiculous question, he crashed his lips against hers. He traced his tongue against her bottom lip and she happily gave him the entrance he was silently asking for.
They made out heavily, panting softly as their hands roamed each other's body. Olivia was slowly stroking his long tool until a small knock broke them apart.
"Daddy, is Livia still in there," Katie asked. Olivia looked up at Fitz with wide eyes, then Fitz softly nudged her, encouraging her to speak. "Y-yes, Katie. I am in here, baby," she said.
"Can you come here, please," Katie asked as she waited patiently by the door.
"Of course, honey." Olivia turned from Fitz and began walking out the room but Fitz stopped her, grabbing her by the arm. She turned around to face him and before she knew it, they were tangled in another heated lip lock until the soft knock caused them to break apart again. Fitz groaned making Olivia giggle. "Don't stop me this time, mister," she said, then she bounced onto her tippy-toes and pecked his lips once more before going to the door.
She opened the door only wide enough for her to slip out of, then Katie reached up for her but Olivia shook her head. "Come with me to wash my hands first, honey," Olivia said. She was not about about to pick her up when she just had a handful of Fitz's junk.
Katie smiled, walking Olivia to her bathroom. "All done," Katie asked once Olivia's hands were washed. "All done, ladybug," Olivia confirmed with a smile. She picked up Katie and carried her to where the boys were at and she waited for Fitz join them.
"How was it hanging with Felix and Teddy," Olivia asked her sons as she sat with Katie on her lap.
"It was fun! We played a game three on three, I was on the team with Teddy and Katie, and our team won," Asher said excitedly as Katie nodded. "Nolan, Felix and Fitz thought they were going to win because they're older."
"Bro, we let you guys win." Nolan laughed.
Fitz walked into the room just in time to hear the banter between the brothers, but he didn't say anything. Truthfully, he didn't have the slightest clue of what he was doing and his team had lost because of him.
After entertaining the kids for a little while, Olivia looked to Fitz and softly said, "We need to talk" before moving Katie from her lap to the couch. "I'll be right back, sweetheart," she said and stood up, grabbing the hand Fitz had stretched out for her.
X
He knew exactly what this conversation was going to be about as he walked Olivia to his in-home studio for some privacy. They hadn't talked about last night or the kissed they shared only a little while ago, but he knew that was about to change.
"Where do you want to start," he asked looking at her. "I don't know," she sighed with a shrug.
"Well, tell me what you're feeling? Are there any regrets? Because I don't regret anything, Liv. Last night wasn't just some hook up to get my rocks off. I want us to explore these feelings we've been suppressing for years." He expressed, grabbing her hand and urging her to be truthful as well.
"Fitz, last night was so amazing and I...I don't have any regrets but I'm scared of what that means. Reconnecting with you at the party was exactly what I needed. Going so many years without you- not being able to talk to you when something happened in my life was hard and I really did miss you- I missed us. But what happened last night- I don't think it should hap-"
Olivia's phone began to ring, cutting her off. She pulled her phone from her back pocket and looked at her screen. "Hold on, it's my mom," she said, pulling her both her hands away. "Hello? Hi, mom."
"Hey, baby! What are you doing? Do you have any plans for today," Maya asked.
"The boys and I were going to come over in a little while. What's up, mommy? Are you ok?"
"Oh, I'm fine, baby. I didn't want anything in particular, I was just calling to check on you, and that's perfect! Well, I'll see you when you get here. Love you, and tell those boys I'll have hot biscuits waiting!"
Olivia laughed and shook her head at her mother's antics. She knew her mother could get anyone to come over if she mentioned her homemade biscuits. She loved when her mom randomly called her, it showed that she was thinking about her baby. "Okay, bye, mama. Love you too," she said, ending the call and turning back to Fitz. "Um... I'm going to go," she said, purposely ending their conversation where they'd left it. She didn't have the guts to tell him. Fitz knew where she had been going with that, so he was glad she didn't finish. He didn't want to stop. He wasn't even sure he could. "Ok." He nodded.
He walked her back to the second floor of his house and she called her sons attention. "Boys, we're going to grandma's house and she says she has biscuits waiting. Tell Katie and Fitz bye."
"Bye Fitz, thanks for all the games and junk food," Asher said hugging him and Katie. Olivia side-eyed Fitz and Fitz laughed, surrendering his hands. Then, Nolan did the same. "Yeah thanks, Fitz! Bye Katie, it was cool hangin' with you!"
Olivia smiled. She was so proud of her boys for treating Katie so nicely.
As Fitz walked the family of three to the front door, he looked at Olivia and discreetly told her to call later, she nodded.
"But- but I want to go too," Katie outburst, causing everyone to stop and look at her.
"Kat, they're going to be with their family. Daddy will find somewhere for you and I go. Ok? Now tell them bye." Fitz urged.
"Fitz, it's fine." Olivia cut in. "If she wants to come then she can. Actually, you should tag along too. It'll be fun."
"Yeah, grandma is always asking mom about you, it'll make her day to see you. Plus, have you had grandma's biscuits?! I know you miss grandma's biscuits," Nolan said, encouragingly.
After a little persuading from Olivia and her boys, Fitz was all in. Olivia helped Katie get dressed and she also did her hair. She couldn't wait until she had a little girl of her own to do these things with. "You're all done, pretty girl!"
Fitz watched how well Olivia took care of his ladybug and swore he fell deeper in love with her in that moment. If only things would've gone differently back in the day, this could've been their daughter.
After Asher and Nolan showered, Fitz lent some of his sons clothes to them since Olivia had forgotten to bring them any, and Fitz taught them about the "flipping method".
"It's where guys flip their boxers inside out if they don't have a clean pair with them so the part you've already worn won't be on you." He explained to the boys and they were happy to accommodate.
Olivia frowned. "That's gross! You walk around with a clean behind but your underwear are still dirty? Ew," she said with a stank face and Fitz laughed even harder at her. "Hey, you do what you gotta do by any means necessary." He shrugged.
"Katie, boys are so nasty. Stay away from them," Olivia whispered making Katie giggle.
After they'd finished getting ready, they all got into Olivia's car and she drove to Maya's house.
Once they arrived, Olivia noticed that her sisters cars were parked in her mother's driveway and she mumbled to herself, "I thought mama said she needed company."
Well, let the show began, Olivia thought as they all got out of the vehicle and headed inside her mother's home.
"Fitz, are you ready for their nonsense," Olivia teased as they walked side by side.
He chuckled, gently squeezing her hand. "Always, Livie."