When Olivia and her boys made it home, she kissed them goodnight and they went into their rooms as she went into hers. The moment she walked in Jake was eyeing her every move. She could feel the tension in the room so she did everything in her power to avoid having a conversation with him, though she knew eventually she'd have to. But in the moment, all she wanted was to climb in bed and sleep. She was suddenly very tired.

Going into her spacious walk-in closet, she found her comfy nightgown and lace undies, then went into the bathroom to take a warm shower. As she washed her body, she smiled thinking about her and Fitz at her mother's house. They were so unhinged, and the fact that they could never control themselves around each other was quite scary. Images of herself and Fitz in the throes of passion began to fill her head making her horny for him all over again. In her sex clouded mind, Fitz had his strong arms around her as his other hand did unspeakable, but oh-so enjoyable things to her body making her want to scream from the all the pleasure.

Just as she was about to slip her own hand between her legs and pleasure herself, Jake knocked on the door and called her name making her jump. "Shit," she mumbled. She turned off the water and stepped out after rinsing off the soapsuds, she grabbed a towel to dry off with then she slipped into her nightgown and undies. Once she was clothed, she opened the bathroom door and walked into the room with Jake following. "Olivia!" He shouted.

"Olivia, since when did you stop allowing me to see you naked and when did you start showering with locked doors," Jake asked.

Olivia sighed. She was not in the mood for this. "I didn't think much about it, Jake. What's going on with you? Why are you so hostile tonight," she asked, gaslighting the man. She knew what she doing was wrong but she couldn't stop herself. She wanted him off her back.

"I don't know, babe. I'm sorry," he answered, and Olivia silently rejoiced. She had dodged a bullet. "It's fine, Jake. How- how was the studio? You must've been quite busy since you couldn't even stop to reply to my message," she said, moisturizing her arms and legs with coconut oil and her other products.

Jake was trying to break into the music business as well. Unlike Olivia and Fitz though, Jake wasn't a singer but he did have a "good" ear for music. But Fitz...Fitz did it all. He had a record label, he was a musician, singer, songwriter, and a overall great businessman. Watching Jake chase that dream was a bit...embarrassing? Olivia sometimes wished that he would find his own lane.

"Liv, I'm sorry about that. I was working trying to get things done and thankfully, we did. Everything's coming together nicely for the album, but enough of that. It's been a while since we've made love, Liv. I think this is the perfect time to start working on our little girl.."

"Really, Jake?" Olivia asked with excitement. She then quickly thought about how he had never asked for another baby while she wasn't working and now that she was, he was all of a sudden ready? She knew exactly what he was doing. He was trying to sit her down so she couldn't do the things that she wanted to do. How fucking typical, she thought.

Jake smiled as he pulled her into his embrace and kissed on her neck. His lips felt nice against her skin, but it didn't feel spontaneous- not the way Fitz made it feel. Plus, she had "promised" Fitz that she wouldn't have sex with Jake anymore..

She pulled out of his embrace and shook her head. "Jake, no. Not tonight...I'm tired."

"You're always tired! Are you sleeping with someone else because you sure as hell haven't been sleeping with me!" Jake snapped. Olivia was taken aback by his tone and sudden anger.

Her heart began to pump faster, did he know something? She wondered. "Are you serious," she asked with her nostrils flaring.

"You've gotta be fucking someone else, Liv! Come to think of it, every since Fitz came back into the picture, you've been acting real different.. Is it him? Are you fucking Fitz?"

"Are you serious right now, Jake?!" Olivia shouted. "How could you ask me something like that? Why would you bring him into this? You know our history and that..that isn't far!"

"This is the exact reason why I asked you to stop working with him! What were you doing with him anyway, Olivia?"

"I am a grown woman. I can hang out with whoever I want to, Jake! Me being around him does not give you the reason to basically call me a whore."

Jake sighed, "Look, I'm sorry and you're right. I'm sorry for suggesting something like that. It's just all this work has me stressed out and knowing the things that I do about your relationship with him...it doesn't make things easier, Liv." He explained.

He sometimes could be such a wimp in Olivia's eyes. He never stood his ground and was always eager to apologize. Olivia wasn't toxic, but sometimes she wanted to just have a argument without him kissing her ass first. But tonight she was grateful that he did, it gave her the upper hand like she wasn't the bad person this time.

"No," she shaking her head. "That was below the belt, Jake. So you know what, I'm done this conversation and you can go sleep on the couch." She waved him off dismissively.

"Olivia, I'm sorry. I said I was sorry. Don't-"

"Couch, Jake," Olivia shouted, cutting him off. Her hands were slightly shaking with fear of being found out and with anger at herself, because how did she end up with this man?

The man she did not love.

After Jake left out the room, she laid in bed with a huff, wondering if maybe he did somehow know what she and Fitz had been doing.

Her "situation" with Fitz was getting stressful and way too out of hand, but she knew she couldn't stop even if she tried to. In her heart, she knew that she and Fitz were meant to be.

She just couldn't leave Jake yet. Her boys would be devastated.

X

As her mind raced, her phone buzzed and she grabbed it from the nightstand next to her. She used her Face ID to unlock the device, and boy was she shocked at what greeted her back once it opened. Fitz had sent her a picture of himself- nude from the waist down. Olivia zoomed in on his crotch and licked her lips, then she quickly jumped out of bed and went into the bathroom.

She lifted her nightgown, taking a picture of herself in her lace undies with a front view then she turned around and snapped one from the back as she bent over- showing off her cheeks.

To Fitz:

"All yours daddy".

She sent along with the two sexy attachments.

She'd climbed back into bed and eagerly waited for his response and when his reply finally came through, she covered her mouth to stifle her laugh. They were acting as if they didn't just have a steamy session hours ago.

To Olivia:

"We're going to be attending a funeral soon. We're laying a few kids to rest, the home-going will be held in the back of your throat."

"You know what it does to me when you call me daddy!"

They sexted for over an hour. Talking about all the things they wanted to do when they were finally together again, then a yawned escaped Olivia's lips making her tell Fitz how tired she was. Before saying goodnight, Fitz made sure to ask Liv if she had fought with Jake.

To Fitz:

"Yes. It wasn't too serious and everything's 'ok' now. He's sleeping on the couch."

She responded.

To Olivia:

"Let me know if you need anything. I know you're tired so I'm going to let you go. I love you, Livie."

Fitz replied.

To Fitz:

"I love you too, Fitzgerald. Sweet dreams."

Before Olivia closed her eyes, she made sure to delete their thread and the pictures from her camera roll just incase Jake felt the need to go through her phone while she slept.

She always had to be two steps ahead.

X

Two months later

Olivia raced inside the hotel room and jumped into his arms. She wrapped her legs tightly around his waist while kissing all over his face. "Hi, handsome! I missed you so much!"

"I missed you too, baby. How did you manage to get away," Fitz asked with a smile as he palmed her ass and carried her into the living room area of his presidential suite, then he sat on the couch.

"I told him that I had to do a voice workshop here in Atlanta. How's the tour going," Olivia asked as she straddled his lap and smiled at him. She was so happy to be here with him. They'd been "fooling around" for at least three months now, and since Fitz had began touring, their time together had been cut even shorter. Cheating was not easy.

"It's been great, we're on our last leg now. But I know it's going to be even better now that you're here with me." Fitz smirked. "How long are you staying with me?"

"I can only stay for three days, baby." She pouted. "Asher and Nolan are staying with mom and she claims that she has things to do so I told her that I'll be back in three days." Olivia answered as he began kissing her neck.

"Fitz.." She moaned as she rocked her center against his. She missed having him inside of her and now she desperately wanted him.

"That's good enough for me. I missed you so much," Fitz said, kissing along her collarbone. "Wait. What is this? Do you have a hickie on your neck, Olivia," he asked as he pulled away to inspect the mark better.

The mark looked like it was going away, but it was definitely one there before.

"Umm, no," she answered timidly.

"Liv, don't lie to me when I can see the shit with my own eyes! I thought we agreed that you wouldn't sleep with him?"

"He's my husband, Fitz! What am I supposed to do? I couldn't keep pushing him away or he was going to suspect something and figure us out!" Olivia shouted defensively as she stood up from his lap and crossed her arms.

It had been three weeks since she'd seen Fitz, she was horny one night and Jake was relentless so she gave in to him. She felt like her hands were tied up in this situation. No matter what she chose to do, someone was going to end up angry at her.

But she should've known Fitz would see it and would be upset, he paid attention to all things concerning her. With Jake, she could probably go home with "I love Fitz" written on her forehead and he wouldn't notice.

"You know what, you're right, Liv. I think we should stop whatever this is and you should go back home to your husband."

Olivia's eyes widened then she chuckled distraughtly. "Wha- what? You can't be serious right now, Fitz?"

"No, I am very serious. I can't do this anymore. You can't possibly expect me to be ok with another man making love to you, then you show up with the evidence like it's nothing. Olivia, that's like a slap to my fucking face! How would you feel if it were you?!"

"Fitz, it has been me! Or did you suddenly catch a case of fucking amnesia and can't remember all the times you slept with your wife then brought your ass to my house," Olivia asked angrily, then she shook her head. She didn't want to fight- not with him. "Fitz, baby, don't do this. You know I love you, but the timing for us to be together just...it isn't right."

Fitz sighed, brushing a hand through his curls. "I'm sure it'll never be right, Olivia. All of this was a mistake. I should've never gone back to your house the night of the party."

He was obviously trying to hit below the belt at this point. He was in his feelings because she'd been intimate with her husband and she knew he was only saying things to hurt her, but that didn't make it hurt any less.

"So, I'm a mistake," she asked brokenly, fighting back her tears. "Thanks a lot, Fitz. You really know how to show me your love."

"I do love you, Olivia! But I am getting tired of this, aren't you?" He exclaimed. "We've been hiding in the shadows for years, Livie. I understand you're doing this for your sons, but at what age will you tell them the truth, huh? How long are you going to continue to make me wait? You claim that you love me, but you're still with him so obviously your heart is with him too. But I'm just some dick for you to fall back on because your husband can't fuck you like I can."

"Fitz, that is not true! You're being completely inconsiderate right now!" And disgusting, she thought. "Wouldn't you do anything to see your kids happy?"

"Liv, at some point you've gotta put yourself first. If you aren't happy, pretending that you are isn't going to do those kids any good anyway. I can guarantee you that Nolan and Asher has picked up on it already. You're still with him because of you- because you don't want to end up like your parents!"

"Fitz-"

"No, Olivia. Until you are ready to be truthful with yourself and with me- this cannot happen. By the way, I have soundcheck in an hour so I…I need you gone by then."

"Fitz, don't- Fitz, don't do this! Fitz!" Olivia yelled, but he ignored her pleas and went into the bedroom, locking the door behind him. Olivia stood in the living room with tears streaming down her face, she couldn't believe that he was doing this to her again.

It felt like the night Jake proposed to her all over again.

That night their argument was so much worse but Olivia was afraid that he really was done with her this time. It felt as if her heart had been ripped out of her chest and stomped on by him for a second time. Things had been going so well between them, how'd they end up here...again?

Fitz knew that she loved him, knew that he had her heart, and he knew why she couldn't leave Jake right now but his jealously was too much for him to control in that moment. He couldn't stand for another man to have access to the woman he loved. It boiled his blood.

Olivia grabbed her bags that she didn't even get to unpack and to wait in the lobby. After finding another hotel to stay in for a few hours and getting her pilot on the line, she informed him that they would be heading back to LA tonight.

….So much for Atlanta.

And so the drama begins...

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