CHAPTER 4
A/N: Hey guys i hope everyone is well. sorry that i have taken my own sweet time with updating but the winter finale destroyed me just like it did most Olitz shippers. enjoy the update and forgive any mistakes. i promise to try ans update "The Agreement" next. again, thank you so much for the continued support, for reading and reviewing and PM's that you guys send. i appreciate each and everyone
"What did she want", asked Mellie as they watched Olivia walk out of the boys restroom
"Nothing"
"What is going on between the two of you?" she said folding her arms across her chest
"What do you mean what is going on between us?"
"Why are you two alone in a bathroom? And why does it seem like your'll were having a lover's spat"
"It's none of your business Mellie", Fitz said not really in the mood to talk about anyone.
He was so pissed he was working overtime to not kill someone
"It is my business; you are after all my boyfriend"
"We are not together right now"
All Mellie could do was roll her eyes. Fitz could be a jerk sometimes
"Since we are still on for tomorrow, what time will you come over?" she asked Fitz
"About that, I honestly don't know if I can still make it Mel. I just have a lot to do and my parents are coming back on Sunday so I have to have dinner with them"
"If your parents are coming back on Sunday, why can't we do something tomorrow?"
"Because I have a dinner date that I have to make sure doesn't happen. So all my attentions need to be focused on that", he thought to himself.
"Look Mel I have something to do for a friend and I can't get out of doing it. When I asked you to hang out on Saturday I had hoped this issue with this friend would have been resolved but it's not so I can't make it. But I promise I will make it up to you"
"Can I come over on Sunday then?"
"It will be the first time I am seeing my parents after 3 weeks. I don't think they will be up for company. They would just like to have dinner with me…"
"But I bet Olivia will be there"
"She is their godchild"
"Yeah she is the daughter they wish they had, the sister you never had"
"Yep"
"I don't trust her"
"What do you mean you don't trust her?"
"You know she is inlove with you right. She wants you Fitz I don't know how you can't see that. She practically drools every time she looks at you?" Mellie said thinking about all the times she had caught Olivia looking at Fitz as if the sun rose and set at his command
"No she isn't inlove with me plus I wouldn't care because I love you so can we stop talking about her. Olivia pisses me off these days"
"You love me", Mellie said smiling
"Of course I do. Do you think I would've begged you to take me back if I didn't?"
"Why are you pissed at Olivia? What did she do?", Mellie asked out of curiosity
"It's not important", Fitz said as he walked to the urinal to relieve himself
"Maybe with the new boy in school she will finally get a boyfriend. Oh but that guy is hot. Have you seen what a beautiful smile he has?"
Fitz looked back at her and rolled his eyes. He didn't even care that she found Harrison attractive
"Sorry Mellie, I don't play for that team"
"Whatever", she said laughing." But he and Olivia would make a very cute couple"
It took all he had not to vomit
"What makes you think that Olivia is even interested in him that way?", he asked trying not to get angry at the mention of Olivia possibly dating Harrison
"Oh come on, she came to watch him tryout for the team. She was practically screaming his name. They hang out with each other every day. Harrison was going to take her to Chris' party and you know what happens at parties", she said winking at him
"They hang out every day?" Fitz asked trying to seem uninterested as he zipped his pants and walked over to the sink to wash his hand
"Wait I'm not finished, I heard that since the party is cancelled they are going to have dinner, just the two of them. Poor Liv maybe she has finally met the guy who will give her her first kiss and pop her cherry"
Fitz clenched his jaw at the image of Olivia being touch by Harrison
"Mellie don't be crass. And who said she has never been kissed"
"She has never been on a date, yeah she gets asked out but no guy ever follows through. The whole school knows she has never been on a date. You are practically the only boy in her life and I know you have never kissed her because you are not attracted to her"
When Mellie said that, Fitz suddenly found his reflection in the mirror to be pretty interesting. He couldn't look her in the eye because in his mind he was back in Olivia's bedroom, holding her against his chest and kissing her
"Oh my gosh…"Mellie said in shock
"What", Fitz said
"Don't tell me you have kissed her"
"No Mellie that disgusting. Olivia is like a sister to me", Fitz said lying through his teeth
"Oh thank God. For a moment there I thought you kissed her or whatever"
"I would never. I told you it's me and you forever baby"
"You mean that"
"Of course I do"
"Want to get out of here?"
"And go where?", Fitz said with a small smile paying on his lips
"Back to mine", Mellie said as she bit her lip.
"What for?" Fitz said with a raised eyebrow
"To talk and you know…" Mellie said as she bit her lip looking at him with her beautiful blue eyes.
"At least I have something that will keep my mind off Olivia", Fitz thought has he and Mellie made their way out of the bathroom and out of the school to Mellie's house
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When Fitz returned from Mellie's house he took a shower and went over to the Popes. The only thing he thought about during his time with Mellie was Olivia. As of late she was the only thing that was constantly on his mind. He would die before he let Harrison or anybody have her.
His plans of keeping Harrison and Olivia apart were not working, so he settled for the next best thing. And that was to make sure that they were not alone long enough for something to happen. The only way that could happen was to get Olivia's father involved because Olivia wasn't going to allow him to be present when she had her 'dinner' with Harrison. She did after all say she didn't want him to talk to her until he was ready to tell her what his problem was.
He entered the Pope mansion and just as he stepped into the foyer, Olivia walked down the stairs. They stared at each other but neither said a word. Olivia was wearing clothes Fitz had never seen her in before. He never really took notice of her wardrobe because she wore clothes that were not flattering or eye-catching. He liked that she wore those clothes because no male eye stayed on her for very long. But today, madam worked down the stairs in a pleated black skirt that was mid-thigh with a plain white T that fit her like a second skin.
"What are you doing here?" she asked him as she stood before him still angry that he let Mellie speak to her in a rude manner
"It's my godparent's house. I have been coming and going as I please since forever so I won't be explaining myself to you"
"Ok", she said as she walked away from him, completely shutting him out. She had been on her way to the kitchen to get herself a soda. There was no way she was going to waste her time entertaining Fitz' bullshit
"That skirt is too short I can practically see your panties. Don't wear it in public", Fitz said
"Fitz I don't know who you think you are but I don't need your permission to do anything. You're not my father. I think that is the second time I am telling you that"
"Maybe if you didn't dress like a slut I wouldn't have anything to say about your choice in clothing?"
Olivia was left speechless. She didn't have any come back to that. All she did was turn around and walk away before he saw the hurt those words caused
Fitz watched her as she walked away. He didn't miss the hurt in her eyes but his anger wouldn't allow him to apologize to her. If only she would just stay away from Harrison, things would go back to normal.
Fitz made his way to Eli's study and lightly knocked on the door
"Come in", Eli said on the other side
"Uncle Eli, it's me. Can I have a moment of your time?"
"Yes son"
"Take a seat", Eli continued. "What's the matter?"
"Olivia", Fitz simply said
"Olivia, ok I'm lost", Eli said looking confused
"This guy she has been hanging out with"
"Who? The new kid at your school?"
"Yes"
"His name is Harrison I think. I have heard so much about him. Livvie can't stop talking about him", Eli said with a smile
"She has known him for less than a month she can't know that much about him"
"I think she would, considering the fact that they talk every night before they go to sleep. From what she has told her mum, they spend every lunch break together"
"They talk every night?" Fitz asked. The talking every night part was news to him and it only served to make him that much angrier
"Ok whatever that's not the point, the point is I don't like him", barely holding on to his sanity
"You don't like him? What is that suppose to mean?" chuckling softly
"I don't trust him with her"
"What…"
"I don't trust him and as her father and as one of the men I know would do whatever it took to protect her I came to you"
"Fitz…"
"I know what you're going to say but think about it. They are going to be alone in this house. Leaving your teenage daughter alone with a member of the male species was never a good idea. I mean we don't even know this guy, he could be a murderer and we wouldn't know"
"Come on, don't you think you are exaggerating"
"Ok maybe I am taking it too far with the whole murder thing but leaving teenagers with raging hormones alone has never been a good idea. Uncle Eli, Olivia has been shopping up a storm. Just a few seconds ago I saw her wearing the shortest skirt I have even seen. When I asked her why she was dressed like that she said she looking for a outfit for tomorrow"
"She said that?" Eli asked starting to question his actions in giving Olivia permission to have Harrison over
"Not in so many words but I could tell it was for Harrison"
"Harrison is her friend. They are just cooking dinner together."
"I get that but why did she feel the need to go shopping for the shortest skirt ever to wear tomorrow and Uncle Eli when have you ever heard of a boy and girl being friends and nothing ever happens"
"You and Olivia are friends"
"My relationship with Olivia is different. Yes is she my best friend but she is also like a sister to me. And all I want to do is protect her from anything that can hurt her"
"So you really think Olivia is interested in this guy? She hasn't said anything to her mother"
"I honestly don't know but it is safe to assume that she is. I mean no girl just ups and changes her look for a guy they don't like."
Eli thought about what Fitz said for a while and he found that the young man had some valid points. No parent in their right mind would leave their teenage daughter alone with a man she could have an interest in. He wanted Olivia to stay his little girl for a long as possible. But on the other hand, he knew Olivia was growing up and he trusted his daughter to make the right decisions and to not break the trust he had in her.
"I can hear what you are saying Fitz and I get your concern but, Olivia is a smart girl and I trust that she would never do anything that could jeopardize her future or the trust I have in her", Eli said still torn on whether to allow the dinner to happen or not
"No no no no, this cannot happen to me. He cannot be fucken serious", Fitz thought to himself, trying his very best to not panic. If his plan of getting Eli to somehow shit on Olivia's parade doesn't work there is no hope in hell for him to prevent Olivia and Harrison spending the evening together.
"Uncle Eli", he said trying his level best to remain calm. "Let's not pretend we don't see what a beautiful young woman Olivia has become. She is beautiful, smart, kind and completely trusting of everybody. The fact that she trusts so completely makes it so easy for people to hurt her. I am going to be frank with you. As men one thing has remained the same about us throughout the centuries, our baser instinct. And by that I mean sex. That is all boys my age think about. Even when we are at church we think about it. How do I know this? Because I am one of those boys."
"Fitz you're disgusting, you really think about that even in church", Eli asked laughing while doing so
"Yes. Now back to the matter at hand, I trust Olivia; it's Harrison I don't trust. I feel like I need to get to know him better just to see what kind of a guy he is. Once I am sure his intentions towards her pure they can have as many un-chaperoned dates as they want"
He had no intention of getting to know Harrison better. He was just buying time until he could come up with a way to remove him from Olivia' life completely.
"So you are suggesting I play chaperone. Fitzgerald I can't chaperone them, I have a business dinner to attend tomorrow", Eli said softly as he scratched his head thinking about what he was going to do
"You don't have to cancel anything Uncle Eli; I will be the 3rd wheel to make sure that nothing stupid happens"
"Are you sure? From what I have heard you have a pretty hectic social life"
"Everything is 2nd when it comes to our Livvie"
"I am happy to hear that. I am glad she has someone like you in her corner; someone who is always going to be there to protect her. If something should ever happen to me, I trust you will take care of my baby girl. There is no one I trust more with her well being than you Fitzgerald"
"Of course sir" Fitz said seriously. "Olivia is one of the most important people in my life. I only want what's best for her"
"OK I think we need to discuss this with Olivia first"
"Discuss what with me?" Olivia said standing in the doorway now wearing yoga pants and an over sized t-shirt
"Your dinner with Harrison tomorrow" Eli said
"What about it?" Olivia asked with her brows set in a frown
"I would feel better if you invited another friend tomorrow and it wasn't just the two of you"
"What do you mean invite another friend?", Olivia asked as a frown settled on her face
"Exactly what I said"
"But dad a few hours ago you were ok with us being alone. What changed?"
"Why are you so against having another person present at this dinner", Fitz asked putting her on the spot
Olivia just kept quiet and gave Fitz a death stare
"Olivia answer the question. Why are so against having another person present? Was there more to this dinner than what you led me to believe?" Eli asked her
"No dad, it's just a friend cooking another friend dinner. That's all. I swear"
"Then you have no objection to having a third party to make sure nothing happens", Eli asked
"Dad I have never given you a reason to not trust me"
"I trust you sweetheart", Eli said
"It's Harrison we don't trust", Fitz piped in
"Shut up Fitz no one was talking to you", Olivia said feeling anger rise inside her
"Hey calm down", Eli said shocked at the Olivia he was seeing."At least we don't trust him for now"
"Yes, for now" Fitz said
"You and mum have that business dinner you have to attend, are you cancelling that to joing Harrison and I", Olivia asked
"No"
"So who will join us. Abby is gone, I am the only friend Harrison has." she said as she rolled her eyes
"Fitz will join you guys"
"No dad you can't be serious"
"Either Fitz is there or there will be no dinner young lady"
Olivia gave her father a pleading look but he remained unmoved. She knew this battle was lost
"Fine" she said to her father than looked at Fitz who sat beside her in the other chair in her father's office, "You better bring your own food because we will not share our dinner with you"
"That's fine by me"
"I am going to bed"
"Goodnight sweetheart". Eli said as she got up to leave the room
Olivia walked away without saying a word. She was so angry she was shaking. She couldn't understand why Fitz was doing this to her. Her father was fine with the idea of leaving her alone in with Harrison. Now after just a few minutes of talking to Fitz, he changes him mind. What the hell was that about?
"She hates me?" Eli said.
Olivia has never gone to bed angry with him. His baby girl hardly ever got angry with anyone
"She will never hate you. She is just being a teenager; it will be over by morning I promise. I will just go check on her and try to explain that what we are doing is for her", Fitz said as he made his way to Olivia's room.
He caught up with her just as she was making her way up the stairs.
"So I am really looking forward to tomorrow"
Olivia kept quiet
"Hey don't keep quiet when I talk to you"
Olivia stopped walking and looked at him with disbelief written all over face
"You didn't talk to me the whole week now you have the nerve to stand her and spew that fucken shit"
"You need to wash your mouth out with soup and water"
"You need to get out of my house is what you need to do"
"Dream on I am not going anywhere", Fitz chuckled
"What did I do to you?" she said as her voice cracked
"What?"
"You obviously hate me. So I want to know what I did to you"
"Olivia…"
"No seriously, please tell me what I did so I can apologize and we can go back to how things were before"
"For the past few weeks you have been nothing but cruel and unkind to me. I can't understand for what reason but you are mean to me Fitz. You let Mellie talk to me as if I beneath her and you have never done that before. You have called me a slut just for daring a short skirt. So I want to know what I did to you."
What could he say? What possible explanation could he have for treating her the way he has for the past couple of weeks?
"I hate that your life has been Harrison this and Harrison that?"
"You can't seriously still be on that dumb shit"
"It's not dumb it's the truth. You were supposed to be spending tomorrow with me but no you decided that a party was more important..."
"Fitz you have chose a party over me a countless number of times and I have never complained. The one time that I do it, I am suddenly the worst person on the face of the planet and the only reason you would have spent Saturday with me was because you wanted to keep me away from that party. Why? Only God knows the answer to that", Olivia said cutting him off
"You know I am only trying to protect you. You know how wild those parties can get"
"No Fitz I don't know how wild things can get at parties because I have never been invited to one", Olivia said
"Not my problem you are not cool enough to be invited", he said. "After said party was cancelled, you asked Harrison to come over instead of me. Not to mention that you got yourself all dolled up for him but you have never done the same for me"
"So the problem is that I went out shopping and bought myself clothes that would make a boy notice me"
"Yes"
"Fitz more than half the girls at school dress the way they do so they can get your attention"
"Well they don't have my attention"
"Yeah we all know, Mellie gets your attention"
"And she should, she is after all my girlfriend"
"Then go to her stop meddling in my life"
"I am not meddling I am trying to protect you"
"From who"
"From yourself"
"I have never notice this about you but you're a manipulative asshole"
"How does trying to protect you make me manipulative?"
"You manipulated my father into changing his mind about my dinner with Harrison"
"Whatever Olivia, you will thank me one day"
"Do you have any idea how lonely my life is?"
"How can it be lonely when you have me?"
"You have a girlfriend you spend your weekends with and friends who are cool unlike me"
"Come on Abby hasn't been gone that long?"
"Abby had a boyfriend too. There were times when I wouldn't see the both of you the whole weekend. Do you know what I would be going? I would be here at home alone. I would be reading. While every other girl was out doing something with their boyfriend, I would be reading and watching TV. I have been asked out on dates by 11 guys and you know what, all of them have cancelled on me. For my first kiss I had to ask my best friend to kiss me. Do you hear that, I had to ask my best friend to kiss me? My first kiss was a favor from a friend. So is it such a bad thing to want to be alone with the one guy who has shown some interest in me. Maybe if he gets to see what a nice girl I am he would want to be my boyfriend down the line. So I am begging you Fitz don't come here tomorrow. Just let me have one evening with a really nice guy that may like me, the only guy who thinks I am cool enough to hang out with"
"So you are really considering spreading your legs for the first guy to show the slightest bit of interest in you and thinks you're cool", Fitz said coldly
When those words left his mouth something snapped inside Olivia. They stood at the top of the stairs and as the first tear rolled down her cheek she pushed him away from her as hard as she could. Fitz tried to balance himself but before he knew it he was rolling down the stairs.