A/N-So I was watching the movie "Brown Sugar the other day when this story line came to me. For those of you who have never seen the movie Sanaa Lathan & Taye Diggs. They were best friends. Sanaa came back to run a magazine. Her best friend is about to get married. The night before his wedding they end of kissing and having sex. He goes through with the wedding, but the marriage doesn't last long. He realizes that he has feelings her, but there were some road blocks in the way before they get together.
I guess they are right. There had been some tough times, but overall she couldn't complain. Time flies when you are having fun. Olivia was sitting there thinking about the last 15 years. She was sitting there about to witness her best friend get married.
She was in love with him. The moment they met in college everything shifted for her. She wanted him, but she wanted their friendship more for awhile.
Flashback
Olivia's dad had walked out on them when she was in her junior year of high school. Her mom fell into a deep depression. She became an adult over night. She was going to school, working in the evenings, and taking care of her younger sister and brother.
Eventually her mother came around but the damage was done to their relationship. Olivia resented her mother. Olivia wanted to be as far away from her as she could be.
Olivia's sophomore year of college she met Fitzgerald Grant when she accidentally ran into him rushing to class. They ended up being the same class that semester. They formed a friendship that remained strong for some time.
Fitz introduced her to his friends and college life became fun for her. Abby, Stephen, Huck, and Harrison. She enjoyed acting her age while getting a degree.
Five years ago that all change. They had all went their separate ways for the summer after they finished their undergraduate work.
Fitz & Olivia would both be attending Harvard for law school. During the summer Fitz started dating Melody Francis. When they started school Fitz never shared that piece of information. She had finally worked up the courage to tell him that she had feelings for him.
Every Wednesday they would have dinner together. Sometimes they went out and other times one or the other cook. That night they were at Fitz's apartment. After she had a glass of wine she worked up the courage to share how she felt with Fitz.
When she was done she looked at Fitz who was stunned to say the least. Before he could say anything the doorbell rang. He answered it and a tall brunette woman who had on too much make-up walked in the apartment. It was clear that she felt that she was better than everyone.
She turned around and said, "Is that her?"
Olivia scoffed, "Excuse me, who are you?"
Mellie smirked, "I'm his fiancée!"
Olivia was stunned. She tried to hold back the tears, but it was a losing battle. She put herself out there and lost. She grabbed her things and left the apartment. Fitz tried to talk to Olivia, but she wouldn't have it. She cut off all communication with Fitz.
It remained that way until Fitz showed up at her doorstep six months ago demanding that they talk.
She let him in the door. Fitz sat down and tried to make small talk with Olivia, but it was clear time had not healed her wounds.
Fitz sadly said, "Olivia, I am really sorry. I should have told you I was dating. We were not engaged. She told you that to get to you. I would have chosen you if you would have given me the chance."
Olivia looked at him, "That's bullshit and you know it, because if you wanted me you would have broken up with her. I never left Harvard. The fact of the matter is that you don't want to make your daddy mad. Although he doesn't give a shit about you personally you still try to make him proud. Well Fitz newsflash I am a grown ass woman. I don't have time for games. So go back to the Ice Queen and the Devil on Earth and pretend we never met."
Fitz was mad now, "You can't just pretend that we never met. That we meant nothing to each other. That is selfish and below the belt and designed to drive me away again, and I won't do it."
Olivia got emotional, "Fitz, don't do this to me. It is selfish of you to come in here and ask me to support you after you stomped on my emotions. Fine, I'll concede that we had a wonderful friendship. However Mellie has made it clear that you can only have one woman in your life and that is her so go be happy, have some babies, get some normal. I wish you all the best."
Olivia went and opened up the door. Fitz reluctantly got up. When he got to the door he said, "This isn't over. We will never be over."
Olivia looked up and whispered, "We never got started."
Present Day
Fitz had spent the last six months trying to build their friendship again. Olivia tried but the pain of not being with the man she loved was eating away at her emotionally.
Olivia decided that she would attend the wedding after he continued to beg her. It would be the last time they would purposely be in the same room.
She had lived in Washington D.C. all her life. Too much bad had taken place. She needed a fresh start. She had packed up her apartment, and put everything in storage. She was moving to New York. She had no plans.
Flashback
Olivia's mom was diagnosed with Stage Four Liver Cancer. They gave her at most a year to live. Olivia let the past go. She took some time off from school and took care of her mom. Unfortunately her mom only lived for six months, but it was the best six months of her life with her mom since she was little.
Maya apologized to her daughter for all the pain that she caused her. She reminded Olivia how strong she was. They were moments that they enjoyed. Maya died with her children in the bed with her.
Olivia would find out that her mother didn't want a funeral. She requested to be cremated. Between a trust fund from Maya's father and the crisis management firm that she owned for several years she had left the children almost ten million dollars.
Jayden and Jasmine were twins and were now 18 years old. Olivia gave them access to a million dollars each now, and the rest she would put her. The twins were headed to Stanford and UNC-Chapel Hill to college. They promised to keep in touch as they went on with their lives.
Present
Olivia would never forget the look on Fitz's face when she told him she was leaving D.C. the night before. She wouldn't tell him where she was moving to.
She had agreed to attend the ceremony, but she was not going to the reception pretending that she was happy.
Fitz leaned down and kissed her with all the passion that he could muster. He needed to know if he mind was playing tricks on him or if he really had genuine feelings for Olivia.
The kiss said it all. One thing led to another and they ended up making love. They should be together, but it was too late now to correct the mistake that he made. He was going to lose the best thing that ever happened to him.
As the wedding party made their way down the aisle Abby kept saying, "So you are going to let that trick steal your man?"
Olivia smirked, "He is not my man. It was a one-night stand."
Abby whispered, "You are an idiot. You know it was more than that. For once stand-up for yourself. Fight for you. You are quick to take on other's battles, but not your own."
Olivia just shook her head. She looked up and Fitz was staring at her. They eyes connected and she was looking at the man that she loved with all of her being, but there was nothing that could be done.
She didn't realize she was in a zone until Abby told her to stand and she realized that Mellie was walking down the aisle.
Mellie was a beautiful bride but she noticed there was no warmth in her eyes. She wasn't in love with Fitz. She was in love with his name and his money.
The pastor got to the point in the ceremony that ask if there was anyone that would object to the joining of this couple.
There was silence and the pastor was about to continue until someone said, "I object"
Gasps filled the cathedral.
Abby laughed when she heard the person object. She pulled out her phone to record and said, "Shit is about to go down."
A/N-Who objected and what is going to happen? Find out...