Fitz stepped back and it was as if instantly all the emotion was wiped from his face. He was his cool, calm, and collected self again.
"Your sister went to the police. She told them I attacked her - and she has the marks to show it."
"Fitz-"
"They'll be here tomorrow," Fitz said, "to talk to us and before you make excuses for her, before you try to explain why she did what she did. Just tell me what you plan to do about her because there's no fucking way she's gonna be anywhere near us for the forseeable future."
"I don't care what you do to her, just don't kill her. After what she did today I don't plan on ever seeing her again."
"You say that now Olivia but when the doctor asked who kicked you-"
"-I was trying to avoid it being taken to the police but it doesn't matter anymore. She locked my daughters in a room and forced them to watch that video and stood there as they screamed. There's no coming back after that, not after what she did to them and especially because she did it to hurt you." Olivia rubbed her stomach gently, "I was stupid to fight her. Our baby could have died."
"You started the fight?"
"Oh yes I did," Olivia said. It came off as more of a brag that she intended it to.
"I didn't know that. I walked in and all I saw was that she kicked in the stomach and next thing I knew I was choking her. I'm still annoyed about that because I never wanted it to get to that point. That's what she'll use as proof that she's been right all along and I'm a shitty person who chokes women half my size."
"No. This is not your fault. She wanted this. She knew this would happen." Olivia paused for a moment, "how did you stop?"
"Sonia."
Olivia nodded, "I thought you knew. Who's hair did you think was on the floor?"
Fitz shrugged but then the thought of the bald spots in Erin's head forced a smile on his lips then he began laughing. "Vision made an appearance?"
Olivia covered her mouth Fitz's infectious laugh spread to her but soon it turned to a cry.
"I'm a shitty mom." she cried and gently rubbed her stomach again, careful to avoid her bruised navel. "I should've never let her take them. We argued just before but at her worst I never thought she could hurt them."
Fitz rested his hand over hers on her stomach.
"If you're a shitty mom then what does that make me?"
Olivia rolled her eyes and then wiped the water from her cheeks, "don't go there."
He wrapped her arms around her and nestled her in his chest.
"You didn't fight her for a pair of shoes. You fought her to protect your daughters. I don't think anyone would blame you."
"And you."
"Me?"
"I had to protect you too. Occasionally I have to fight for you too. Isn't that how marriage works?"
"I don't need you to do that."
Olivia shrugged, "I did it anyways."
"Why?"
"Because I know you must be tired of fighting. It's all you've done since I met you."
Fitz shook his head, "I'm not tired of fighting. I just…" he didn't know where to begin.
"What?"
"I just can't believe that I dragged all of you back into my shit again," he chuckled humorlessly, "you've been fine for four and a half years and I've been here for a few months and already I'm having fire fights outside of your office."
"It's not your fault. I've had people come after me too."
"The one time someone came for you was when the deltas put him up to it. It's always been me and you know it's the truth."
Olivia rolled her eyes, "it wasn't all perfect when you were gone. It never could be because our children being fatherless and me thinking I'm a widow isn't better than this. We're a family Fitz, we're not switching anyone out because you think they're inconvenient. You would've never said that if it was me in your position. Would you?
"No."
She caressed his cheek and peered into his eyes, "I love you and your daughters love you. They've only changed for the better since you've been back. They're not so shy anymore. They're stronger and bolder and more expressive. They're also more spoiled but I'll chastise you about that some other time."
Fitz smiled, "okay, I take it back." He sighed, "but since this morning I've been playing out a scenario in my head were I lose you or one of the the girls and If it comes to that then-"
"It won't and if you keep thinking that then it's gonna affect you."
"You say that but I can't stop. One day, I'm this blank slate and I don't care about anything or anyone. Then the next day, it's like everything and everyone I have, I can't lose.".
"Your scaring me Fitz, I still don't know what's going on?"
Fitz took a deep breath, "I don't think you're going to be happy at the end of this conversation."
Olivia shook her head, "I can handle it, just start with the horrible and end on the bad."
Fitz pulled the folded mask from his pocket and opened it in front of Olivia. It took her a moment to realize what it was because it was torn on the forehead and backhead where the bullet exited.
"Is this-"
"Yeah. It's one of the masks. He was wearing it."
Olivia felt her heart thump in her chest. "How does he have this?"
"I'm not sure."
"Is it the delta-"
"No. I took his phone and based on what we've gotten so far he's talking to a few people he shouldn't be talking to. One of them is Mellie."
"So what does this mean-" she paused as she digested the severity of the situation. "Do they have more masks with more faces? What if they impersonate you to commit crimes or frame you-"
"I know. That's why I'm pulling Lily from school. At this point, until I know exactly what's going on I have to assume they have more and plan to do more. They wouldn't want me to know they had them unless they have something planned."
Olivia nodded, "okay, we'll pull her. She's only in kindergarten but she starts first grade in the fall. How long would you want her out?"
"Until it's safe. I don't know when that will be. I keep thinking they'll use to mask to get close to you-"
"They can't fool me with this." Olivia said she knew what was coming next.
"I want to get you guys out of here. I know you work and I know you love your job but-"
"It's okay, I figured it would come to this when you paced for like 90 minutes straight in the bedroom earlier."
"You're okay with it?" Fitz asked, relieved. He'd expected a fight.
"I wrote my resignation letter today. I didn't send it but I wrote it. Even if we didn't have to leave, I think I was going to do it anyway after what happened this morning."
"I'm really sorry."
She caressed his cheek, "don't be. It's not the most important thing right now. Where would we go?"
"To the island. It's the safest place. It's secluded with water for miles around it and we can easily track who enters and who leaves."
"When would we go?"
"As soon as possible. In the next two days…"
"Fitz- Lily's dance recital."
"Olivia-"
"She was so excited and you were too. It would be a great memory for you two. You have to go."
"I don't think that's a good idea."
"We're going to have to cancel her birthday party and our anniversary party so this is all that's left. We have to take these moments because we don't know how often we'll get them. It's just one extra day."
Fitz relented, "okay but we leave right after."
Olivia nodded, "what's going to happen with the video they released?"
"John has the entire firm working on that. They are going to file an injunction to stop them from releasing more but he doesn't really think we have a case. They're saying that I'm a public figure so they have a right to release it. The video they have is Delta drone video, they have mask recording and audio and I have no fucking idea how they got it."
"Did someone from the Deltas give them, you think?"
"Probably but every mission log, every file, all audio and video, everything that could be incriminating to us is deleted 6 months after every mission so if they got it it had to have been years ago."
As Fitz said the words Olivia remembered something detrimental.
"Fitz, I just remembered. After everyone thought you died a film crew came to me about a documentary. They wanted me to tell them about you. I don't know if they're the same people but I didn't say anything. I totally forgot but I assumed that they never made it because I never heard anything again."
"It's fine. Erin already made it her mission to traumatize the girls with it so the cat's out of the bag. I don't really care after that."
She nodded.
"In the meantime we just have to figure out who's coming with us to the island. Lily needs a teacher."
"There's already cleaning staff on the island," Olivia said, "I made sure it was kept up while you were gone."
"I know," he said with a small smile, "do you think you could get Sonia to come?"
"I think so, hopefully, but she'd probably want to go visit her grandchildren once every couple of months."
"I'll figure that out when we get there."
Olivia nodded, "what about my doctor's appointments and what if we're there for a long time and I go into labor."
"Hopefully, we aren't there that long. I'm hoping the get this sorted out in a month or so but if it's longer, for your appointments I planned to get a Brazillian doctor to set up a room at the villa with the ultrasound equipment and stuff so he could see you there."
"You thought of everything, didn't you?"
Fitz smiled half-heartedly, "pack enough for a month and figure out who to bring with you because I need to know beforehand so I can check them out."
"Okay, I'll let you know by tomorrow and I'll start packing in the morning."
"Also- the navy is sending some marine sentries to guard us. They'll be coming with us to the island."
"Why?"
"They want me protected after the video."
"You're the golden boy now," Olivia said sadly, "which I think makes me feel worse. Now they're gonna plaster you face everywhere. Everyone will know you."
"This is old news Livie, everyone knew of the attack 6 and a half years ago. The media is sensationalizing it now but it'll die down."
"6 and a half years ago people only saw cellphone camera footage, Fitz, and shotty news video . They saw you get arrested but you had a mask on the entire time you fought so no one really knew exactly what you did. Now they know. People will have a lot of feelings about that."
"I don't care what those feelings are."
"You should. When this is all over and people have labeled you as something you'll have to live with it and so will our children. They could label you as the psychopath soldier who murdered people in cold blood in New York and that's what you'd have to live with or they could label you the heroic soldier who did whatever was necessary to stop an attack on the city. You have to choose because it'll be the legacy you leave for our children."
Fitz shook his head, "fuck. You're right. I'll get John to find a fixer or something to go out there and change the coverage."
He lifted her off the countertop.
"The water is probably getting cold."
"Right," she agreed.
Olivia pulled off her top and bottoms.
"Let me take the bandages off. Since it stopped bleeding you should let it breath now so it can heal."
Olivia nodded.
Fitz kneeled down and gently peeled the bandages from both her knees. Olivia could feel his breath on her thighs but tried her best to ignore it. She'd put her baby through enough and the last thing she needed to strain her body was sex.
She shook the dirty thoughts from her head and pulled off her bra and dropped it on the floor.
When Fitz was done, he wrapped the bandage up and tossed them in the bin then walked her over to the tub and helped her step in the lukewarm water. She sat back against the tub and closed her eyes.
"Are you going to be with us when we get to the island?" she asked nervously. It had been on her mind since their conversation.
She opened her eyes and waited for a response.
He seemed heartbroken for a moment but then he answered, "I'm not leaving you and the girls. Get that through your small head."
Olivia smiled and rolled her eyes, "you said you wouldn't tease me about the size of my head."
"Did I?" he responded with a smile.
"What about the detective?" Olivia asked, "will they be a problem?"
"No, not at all."
"Even with Erin?"
"Erin will be dealt with. I'm not worried about her or them."
"What are you going to do?" Olivia asked.
"You said you didn't want to know?"
"I didn't but now just tell me."
"No."
"Fitz?"
"No," he said again.
"Have you done it already?" she asked, newly frustrated.
"It's happening right now."
"Tell me?"
He shook his head and stood, "it's better if you didn't know. I'm not telling you. Just know that I love you and because of that I won't do more than exactly what I have to. I know you still love her. I'm not stupid. She's your sister, it's not just a switch you flip off. You're also very loyal and if a stupid fight was what it took for you to give up you wouldn't be here with me."
"Fitz-"
"Just trust me okay." Fitz said then he kissed her and left the room.
Olivia sighed alone in the bathroom. She stood from the tub and turned on the shower then bathed quickly. When she exited the bathroom Fitz wasn't in the bedroom. She walked into their closet and found him sitting on the couch, speaking on his phone.
"Olivia just walked in, I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Who was that?" Olivia asked.
"Lucky. He's coming with us. Him, Alex and his fiancee."
Olivia nodded, "that's good. I'd hate for something to happen to them because of us."
Fitz nodded but said nothing.
Olivia walked to her drawers and slipped off her towel robe then took out underwear and slipped them on. Fitz stood from the couch and walked to her.
"Are you okay? He wrapped her arms around her from behind and hugged her tightly then he kissed the blade of her shoulder.
"I'm fine, it's just been an exhausting day."
"I know baby, I know," he kissed her again. "I'm gonna shower really quickly and then I'll be back, okay?"
Olivia nodded and turned around and kissed his lips, "okay, I'll be in here."
Fitz nodded and kissed her again before he walked to the bathroom. Olivia finished dressing and oiled her skin and applied her night cream to her face and then she went to sit on the couch to wait for Fitz. He was quick and a few minutes after she sat down he was back, dripping wet with a towel riding low on his hips. He was tense but she knew it was just the long day wearing down on him.
"Are you okay?" he asked as he walked to her.
She looked more upset now that she had when he left minutes earlier.
"Mhm," she said with a nod.
"How can I cheer you up?" he asked.
"How can I cheer you up?" Olivia returned.
Fitz chuckled but it was a sad chuckle.
"I asked first.
Olivia stood and moved between his legs. She was careful not to kneel on her bruised knees instead she sat on the carpet and opened the towel wrapped around his hips.
She looked up at him and ran her hands up and down his legs gently.
"You're worried about giving me a blowjob at a time like this?" Fitz asked.
"You look like you need one…" she said matter-of-factly.
She looked down at his penis and saw that he was semi-hard and apparently growing stiffer by the moment. She lowered her head and kissed down his shaft gently.
Fitz let out a deep breath and leaned his head back against the sofa then he felt Olivia's warm tongue sucking on his tip.
"Mmmmm…" he moaned and bit his lips.
Olivia swallowed him deeper, to the detriment of her throat.
"Shit baby," Fitz whispered. He placed both hands on her cheeks and held her face and thrust slowly. Her mouth was stretched to the limit and stuffed, no sound could escape.
She grabbed her testicles and massaged them in her hands.
"Fuck," Fitz mumbled. He was close and when he thrust again he finally released. He pulled out of her mouth quickly to avoid cuming in her mouth and accidentally sprayed semen on her face and shirt. Some went on the velvet carpet.
"Fitz," Olivia groaned.
"Oh shit," he fell back on the couch, laughing "I'm sorry baby."
She rolled her eyes and laughed too then wiped the slimy liquid from her mouth and nose and cheek.
"Let me get a wet towel for you," he said with a smile. Fitz walked to the bathroom and took a towel from the linen closet. He ran warm water on the towel until it was damp then he brought it back to the closet. Olivia was on the couch now, leaning against the pillow, topless.
He sat beside her and wiped her face gently with the towel.
"I cannot see you like this." he said about her naked body.
Olivia smiled, "you aren't used to it yet?"
"I don't think I ever will be."
"Good."
When he was finished wiping her face he threw the towel to the side and cuddled her in his arms.
"We can't have sex right?"
"No," she said with a smile, "I think our baby's been through enough today."
He kissed her lips and smiled. "Mhmm."
"I'm glad I could cheer you up."
"You always cheer me up."
Olivia smiled and sat up, "I'm gonna get my shirt on and then we can go to bed. I expect tomorrow to be just as chaotic as today was."
Fitz nodded.
She walked to her drawer and took out a large t-shirt then slipped it over her head. Fitz walked to his drawers and took out boxer briefs and a shirt.
The three girls were sleeping spread across the bed. Fitz lifted Lily and laid her a little closer to her sister to make space from him and Olivia. Once they were in bed Olivia threw her leg over his torso and cuddled on his side.
"I love you," she whispered.
"I love you too Livie."
In the morning when Olivia woke Fitz was gone and so were the girls. She washed her face and brushed her teeth and slipped on a pair of shorts then she went to look for them with her laptop in hand. It was almost 9am.
She found Fitz and the girls in the kitchen with Sonia by the island. Greg had just prepared breakfast and they were all eating.
"Morning," Olivia said with a smile.
"Morning mom," Lily said with a smile.
"Morning mommy," the twins said together.
"Morning Liv," Sonia said, then Greg said it as well.
Fitz stood and walked to her then kissed her lips softly, "morning Livie."
"Eww, mommy and daddy kiss," Isabelle said with a scrunched nose.
"That's okay Isabelle because that's mommy's boyfriend," Lily said.
"I'm mommy's husband," Fitz said as he laughed.
"Mommy has a boyfriend and a husband?" Daisy asked.
Olivia chuckled, "mommy wishes."
"No mommy just has one husband and it's daddy because mommy and daddy got married when Lily was just a baby."
"Ohhhh," the twins said together.
"I knew that," Lily said.
"No, you didn't," Daisy fired back.
"Yes I did Daisy," Lily said.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's alright," Olivia said with a smile.
She walked to the island and sat on the stool and rested her laptop on the counter and opened it. Fitz sat beside her.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"I'm going to email my resignation letter," she said.
Greg placed a plate with poached eggs over avocado toast on the counter for her and her prenatal pills with water.
"Thank you Greg, it looks great."
"You're welcome."
Olivia took a bite of her toast as she unlocked her computer and pulled her up her email.
"Did you speak to your lawyer?" she asked Fitz.
"Yup. bright and early this morning. I told him what you said and he agreed. He's working on it."
She smiled, "good."
"Why don't you work on this and eat. I'll take the girls outside to play."
"Okay."
Fitz kissed her cheek and gathered the girls who'd mostly finished eating and took them out to the tennis court.
"So Sonia I wanted to talk to you and Greg actually."
"Sure," Greg said.
Sonia nodded, "is everything alright?"
"Well you know things have been crazy. I think they're kind of always crazy but Fitz and I decided that we wanted to leave for a little while, until things with the video and everything else I guess blows over. I would really like it if you came with us Sonia, to help with the girls but if you are unable to I would totally understand."
"How long would you be gone?" Sonia asked.
"I think honestly a month, maybe two but obviously you could come back and visit your family whenever you want. I know that's important to you."
Sonia nodded, "where would we go?"
"I'm not sure yet." Olivia wasn't sure if Fitz wanted anyone to know exactly where they were going. "We have a few places around the world and we haven't decided which one would be best for us."
"Okay, I'm alright with going."
"Really?"
Sonia nodded.
"Thank you and obviously you wouldn't do any extra work and we'd get someone to help you with the girls."
"What about me?" Greg asked.
"You wouldn't come with us because of the space but you'd receive your regular salary until we get back."
"Here I was thinking I was gonna get flewed out. I'll take this though. It's like a vacation."
Olivia chuckled, "yeah I guess it is."
"Thanks. I hope it all works out and you'll be back in no time."
"Me too," Olivia said with a smile. "I'll talk to Marta and the rest of the cleaning crew a little later."
They both nodded then Sonia stood. "I'm gonna go help Mr. Grant with the girls."
"Okay Sonia, thank you."
Olivia sifted through her email, both work and personal were overflowing with messages. She ignored most of them and sent her letter to the CEO and board of Christian Dior. She's also scheduled a conference call with the upper-level management and her design team at her own company to inform them of the decision she'd made.
She spent a few hours at her computer and wasn't finished with her business until almost 12pm. She went to find Fitz and the girls but when she went outside she didn't see the girls but she saw Fitz, standing by the gate, speaking with the police. The moment she stepped from the porch Fitz turned around and was headed her way with a team of officers.
Olivia froze by the door and waited as they approached her.
"Good morning Mrs. Grant," the lead officer said.
"Good morning," Olivia said.
"We're here on a complaint of battery and assault by Erin Pope who appears to be your sister."
Olivia nodded.
"Your husband tells us a different story and we'll like to take your statement to corroborate it."
"Alright," Olivia said.
"Is there a place we can sit?" the officer asked.
"In the garden," Olivia said as she pointed to the garden.
The office nodded and followed Olivia and Fitz. When they arrived Olivia sat on the chair by the table. The group of four officers spread out and sat on the bench and chairs.
"Can I get you anything to eat or drink?" Olivia asked.
"No thank you ma'am, were fine."
"Alright."
"So," one officer asked as she pulled a notepad from his pocket. "What happened yesterday?"
"A video was released of my husband while he was on a military mission and a shooting incident had occurred outside of my office in the morning. I called my sister home because I thought it might be the safest place for her. We're identical and I didn't want her to be unnecessarily hassled because she looks like me. She was acting strange when she arrived. We argued a few times, nothing big, just little disagreements about different things."
"What things?" the officer asked.
"It was mostly about my husband. A few days ago she asked him to donate sperm so she and her same sex parter could have a child and we said no so she was really upset about that."
"Your twin sister wanted your husband's sperm to have a child?" The officer asked, stunned.
"Yes. We had an argument then, she called me names and then she left. Anyways, in the morning she came to the house and I guess she was still a little upset at my husband. Shortly before the incident she told me she wanted to take my daughter to the theatre room and I agreed. She took them and after a while my husband returned from outside and he wanted to see them so I told him where they were. When he went the door was closed, which we don't usually do so he became alarmed. It took him a moment to open the door but when he did and we went inside my daughters were hysterically crying. She'd locked them in the room and forced them to watch the video of my husband on his mission in New York. Things went south from there. All I remember was Erin lurched at me. I think I was screaming as I tried to defend myself. I felt when she kicked me in the stomach even though she was aware that I'm pregnant. My husband pulled her off me, I think, I was too stunned to register what happened as it did."
The officer nodded, "okay. Ms. Pope said that there was also a nanny we could speak to. She was witness to the event as well."
"Sonia didn't see that much. She was there at the end but sure, you can speak to her," Olivia said, slightly worried because she hadn't spoken to Sonia about the events of yesterday and she wasn't sure what Sonia would say. She looked to Fitz and he seemed calm, as if she'd said the right things and that nothing Sonia said would worry him.
"General Grant says there was a bruise on your stomach. Can we see it?"
Olivia nodded and stood then lifted her shirt and revealed her bruise.
"We're going to take a picture of it," he said as he pulled a camera from a bag he'd placed on the floor.
He snapped her picture of her stomach.
"I'll get Sonia," Fitz said as he stood and walked to the house. Upstairs in the girls' playroom, he found Sonia with the girls. He walked closer to Sonia so the girls couldn't hear him.
"I'll watch the girls. The police are downstairs and they want to talk to you. Erin went to them and filed charges against me and Olivia saying we attacked her. They want your statement."
"I don't want to talk to the police," Sonia said. "I don't really want to be involved at all."
"You can tell them that. They're downstairs with Olivia."
Sonia nodded and headed downstairs. She saw them in the garden and walked to them.
"Hi Sonia," Olivia said when she saw her. Trying to hide how nervous she was. She wondered if Fitz had warned her.
Sonia nodded at Olivia and sat on the bench opposite the police.
"Hi, thanks for speaking with us," one officer said.
Sonia nodded again.
"Can you state your full name?"
"Evelyn Sonia Robinson."
The officer nodded.
"Can you tell us, in as much detail as possible about the incident that took place yesterday involving Erin Pope."
"I didn't see much," Sonia said. "I was in the family room when I heard noises. I didn't know what it was at first but when I heard the children screaming I went to see what was going on."
"What did you see?"
"I saw the girls screaming. That's what I was paying attention to. I'm their nanny."
"Did you say anything else? Any fighting."
"I saw Olivia get kicked in the stomach. That pulled me attention because it was loud and I knew she was pregnant when I saw it."
"Did you see Mr. Grant attack Ms. Pope?"
"Why would he hit his wife? What does that have to do with anything?" Sonia said.
"No," the officer said with a guffaw, "I'm sorry, I mean Erin Pope."
"Oh. If that happened I don't remember it. He might have been trying to pull her off Olivia. I don't remember. I was trying to take care of Olivia and the kids."
"Do you remember anything else?"
Sonia shook her head.
"Alright thank you."
"I'm gonna go back to work," Sonia said to the officers as she stood and headed back to the house.
"Have you spoken to my sister today?" Olivia asked the officers.
"She was supposed to meet up but she didn't show up. We'll reach out to her to again but I wanted to ask you, did you go to the hospital for your injuries?"
Olivia nodded, "yes. They asked me what happened and the doctor filed a report against my sister."
"Okay, that works in your favor?"
"What's at jeopardy here?" Olivia asked, "for me and my husband?"
"Honestly, we have three statements against your sister who has a history of drug use and prior criminal offenses that involved assaults and drug related charges. You and your husband have a clean history and your husband is a very respected figure in California and a great military general and patriot. I mean we watched what happened in New York. This won't go anywhere although I think your sister opened herself up to more legal trouble when she kicked you. We take that very seriously, especially if it can be proven she knew you were pregnant."
Olivia was going to respond then she saw a commotion at the gate. At the same time, Fitz walked from the house.
Olivia stood, "What's going on?" she said aloud to herself.
The officers stood as well and headed towards the gate. Olivia didn't follow. She couldn't afford to put her baby in any more distress during her pregnancy, not if she could help it.
Fitz walked to her and took her hand. "Are you okay?"
She nodded and pressed her head against his chest then she looked to the gate again and saw Erin.
"What? What is she doing here? Why didn't you tell me she was here?" Olivia asked as she headed in that direction. Fitz followed.
"He did this to me?" Erin screamed.
Olivia noticed she looked different. She was sweaty on a rather temperate day. She had dark bags under her eyes that weren't there the day before.
"Ma'am, calm down? Are you under the influence of any illegal substances?"
"Shut the fuck up," Erin barked at the officer. "Arrest that piece of shit over there. He put this in me."
"What did he put in you?" the officer asked.
"He gave me heroin. I'm high as fuck!" she said laughing.
The officer took out his handcuff while the other took her hands.
"What? No. don't arrest me, arrest him. He killed my father. He is a fucking serial killer."
"Ma'am, don't resist," the officer said behind her.
"No, don't touch me. Fuck, I'm high. Olivia you're dead to me. I hope your fucking baby is dead. It's what you deserve, you betrayed me for him! How do you betray your own twin sister. That's fucked up."
The officer held her hands behind her and Erin pulled away but then he grabbed her harder and pulled her hands together.
Erin began to bawl. Fitz held Olivia a little closer to him.
"How do you betray your own flesh and blood for a man," she said laughing, "I don't get it. HAHA. It's fine. He's gotten rid of me. You know he did this to me."
The officer secured the cuffs around her wrist behind her back.
"He's evil Olivia, don't you get that? You know he is."
"Come on, let's go," the officer said then he turned to Fitz and Olivia, "We're very sorry. We won't bother you any further."
"Olivia," Erin screamed as the officers pulled her to the cruiser outside the gates of the yard. Erin's voice slowly faded out as they drove away, then Fitz turned to Olivia.
"You injected her with drugs?" Olivia asked though she already knew the answer.
"I had to do something. That was the only thing I could think of to take her out of the picture, for now and discount everything she says about us."
Olivia nodded but said nothing.
"That was really tough. Are you okay?"
"I am," she said softly.
Fitz shrugged, "you looked like you believed some of the things she said."
Olivia looked up at him, "Fitz, if things people said about either of us matter to me or you, we wouldn't be together and I think you're forgetting that after everything she said today, she wanted you to father her child."
Fitz finally relaxed and chuckled, "oh fuck. I forgot about that." They turned and headed towards the house. "What did Sonia say."
"Nothing harmful," Olivia said.
"She really loves you," Fitz said. "Like motherly love. It's weird because she can't stand me. Still, I think."
"I don't think so...anymore."
They continued walking.
"Are you going to start packing?"
Olivia nodded, "Rumi, my assistant is coming by. I want her to come with me and Sonia agreed to come as well. I also asked the twins tutor to come by because I wanted to talk to her so she's on her way."
Fitz nodded, "I'm having the yacht driven down so the guards will have a place to room. They definitely can't stay in the house with us even if there was space."
"That's smart. There are 8 bedrooms so there's two for us and the girls. One for Sonia, one for Rumi, the tutor and Lucky and his son and fiancee. That's six rooms. Is anyone else coming?"
"Maybe, I'm not sure yet."
"Okay," Olivia said with a nod. They continued walking to the house. Inside Olivia took her computer and walked to her closet. She opened the empty Louis Vuitton trunk across the room and began packing clothes into it, both hers and Fitz's.
Fitz had gone to go see the girls and returned to see her packing in the closet.
"I think I should only pack warm weather clothes. It'll be hot right?"
Fitz nodded and sat on the couch. "Do you need help?"
"No. I'm just trying to kill time until Rumi gets here. I hadn't finished your outfits for the recitals so she'll bring them too."
"Oh."
He stared at her as she packed. It was clear she was devastated and he couldn't ignore it.
"Olivia please just tell me what's going on- in your head. You're obviously sad but you won't tell me."
"Fitz, of course I'm sad but what can I do?"
He stood and walked to her, "you can talk to me about it. We're supposed to be partners- now more than ever."
"We are. Erin has said and done a lot in that last few days. Some of the things she said I didn't know she felt that way."
"I wouldn't have done what I did if she wasn't trying to cause problems for us. She wanted us both arrested."
"Fitz- I understand why you did. You don't need to explain."
Fitz signed and wrapped his arms around her and pressed her face against his chest.
"I can't wait to get you and our girls out of here," he said softly.
Olivia nodded and wiped her eyes when she realized she was crying. Fitz leaned down and kissed her hair and held her as she cried. It was hard to watch but he knew it was what she needed to let go of Erin.
A/N - hey everyone. Sorry, it took so long to upload this chapter, I've had about 80% of it written for a week now but it took me forever to finish it up.
I want to say thank you to everyone who purchased me a book. I really appreciate it! I have one final ask, a huge favor- and that it that you review the book on Amazon. I wish I could leave a link but unfortunately, I can't. The title is THE QUEEN AND THE VESSEL.