Julia walked to her office at the back of the restaurant which she co-owned with her eldest brother Ryan.

Today was another busy day at Food and Chill and it was only 1:30pm.

They have worked so hard to shape this place into the successful business it has become - A well known, top rated, brilliantly reviewed restaurant in New York City.

That's one thing her parents had taught her and her two brothers. Hard work always pays off.

That advice ensured success for all three the Grant siblings.

After having lost their father at a young age, they vowed to become successful in order to honor their father and make their mother proud.

As Julia opened her office door she almost had a heart attack when a pair of eyes, matching hers, stared back at her from her chair behind the desk.

"Aah shit man! What the fuck is wrong with you!? How many times do I have to tell you not to sneak into my office or my house or my fucking car you asshole." She went off at the guy who's now toppled over in laughter.

"It's not fucking funny." She said dryly and yanked him on his jacket out behind her desk.

"Wow sis, I was expecting a hey Fitz it's so great to see you after a week, how are you?"

"Where were you anyway?"

"Business trip. Why? Did you miss me?"

"No. It was such a relieve to not see your annoying face for a whole week."

"I know you missed me. So how's my nephew?"

"He's great. His father took him to the aquarium today."

"Xavier could've invited me, why didn't he invite me?"

"You weren't around.. So he asked Ryan but he already had plans and couldn't make it."

"I'm gonna have a word with your husband, and Ryan? Really? He's boring. We all know I'm Jaden's favourite uncle."

"Fitz grow up and stop this imaginary contest about who's Jaden's favourite. He loves both his uncles okay?"

"Whatever. We all know everyone prefers me over Ryan. I'm the better Grant. That's the whole truth and nothing but the truth."

"Literally no one prefers you over him. You're a pain in the ass whereas Ryan is kind, sweet and mature. Why are you so different from us?"

"Different is good. I like being different."

Julia sighed. "Ugh.. Anyway, why are you here?"

"You know I come here everyday for lunch Julia."

"Yes and I wish you'd stop. Please stop? There's plenty of other restaurants all over town."

"I dunno.. I kinda like it here."

"You are so annoying. I have things to do, can you just go and have your lunch?"

"Fine. You're so tense.. Do you want me to have Jaden sleepover to give you and Xavier some alone time?"

"Leave my fucking office right now." Julia said and threw a pen at him which he effortlessly caught, adding to her annoyance.

"I'm going but if you change your mind let me know." Fitz roared with laughter as he left.

Julia exhaled loudly..or was that a groan? Either way, she also couldn't help but to chuckle. That damn brother of hers is something else.

Fitz went to seek for an available table and spotted one somewhere around the middle of the restaurant.

As he sat down a waitress immediately attended to him.

After receiving his drink he pulled out his phone as he waited for his food.

He couldn't help but listen in on the conversation from the table next to his. In his defense, they were kinda loud.

The lawyers. They come here very often for lunch.

There were three men and one woman. A very beautiful woman as Fitz had noticed.

By the sound of it the group were in a heated discussion about a case and the woman, the beautiful woman, had a different opinion to the others.

They tried to get her to change her stance on things but she wasn't having it.

"I'm sorry but no okay just-- They're putting people on the street to transform that building into just another one of their nightclubs. Brian Manning needs to be taught a valuable lesson for once, he's done this kind of thing before that's why he acts like a damn King around here. He's got those City Council members in his pocket I bet."

Damn, Fitz thought and peeked over to catch a glimpse of this hard ass woman holding her own against those men.

The waitress interrupted. "Your food Sir, enjoy."

"Uhh thank you so much."

Fitz finished his food and sent a last few emails before getting up to go pay his bill.

He still had his focus on his phone and due to that he bumped quite harshly into another body.

At first he noticed a bag and a phone crashing to the floor then he looked up and met her eyes.

The woman...the lawyer woman.. The beautiful hard ass lawyer woman.

Olivia Pope was not impressed with this man right now.

"I'm so sorry I wasn't loo--" He tried to apologize but ahe cut him off.

"Yeah well next time you should pay more attention."

Fuck..she was rude?

Fitz looked bemused at her.

"What?? Can you at least pick up my things or do you want me to bend down with this dress in front of everyone here?"

Fitz kept staring and the only thing going through his mind at that moment was, "Wow.. so much attitude!"

He shook his head and focused back on her. "Uh no, no of course not."

Picking up her bag and phone he handed it over to her. "Sorry again. If there's any damage to your things I'll--"

"No it's fine, can you just maybe move so that I can pass through?"

Okay that's it, he's had enough. "Look, this was an accident, I apologized and offered to pay for any damage to your phone or whatever.. You don't have to be so rude." Fitz said and stepped aside so that she could walk past him.

Olivia was actually taken aback at this stranger calling her rude.. He fucking hulk stormed right into her.

"I'm pretty sure you had your eyes on your phone as well otherwise you could've avoided walking into me." Fitz said smartly.

She stared blankly at him.

"Since you're already labelling me as rude, I have one last thing to say.. Fuck you!"

And with that she left, heels clicking hard on the floor as she made her way out.

Fitz laughed humourlessly. "Wow."

Taking care of his bill, he went to his sister's office again.

"Ugh you're still here."

"Jules you know those lawyers that usually come here for lunch?"

"Oh the one's from Novak Beene and Associates. What about them?"

"That woman.. She's not very friendly is she?" He sat down on the edge of her desk.

"Olivia? She's super nice what are you talking about.."

"Wait you know her?"

"We've talked a couple of times. She loves this place and our food, and I love her fashion."

"Well she's rude."

"Or maybe she just saw you for the asshole you actually are. Wait, what happened?"

"We bumped into each other just now. It was an accident, we were both busy on our phones but she just jumped down my throat and I got a fuck you. Super nice my ass. Why would I bump into her on purpose? Oh and I apologized but she wouldn't even hear me out."

"She's one of the nicest, most geniune people I've ever met Fitz, you're being judgy."

"No I'm not."

"Don't you have work to do?"

"I'm the boss."

"That doesn't mean you have to be avoiding office. You know for someone running a top security firm that protects people you sure are very laid back."

"I have the best agents. Their dedication to their jobs is why I can be so laid back."

"So what was your business trip of last week about?" Julia knew he didn't have normal business trips.

"An Arabic Prince needed escort to a meeting while people were protesting throughout town against him and his family, I made sure that he got there and back without any harm."

"Doesn't he have his own bodyguards?"

"Yeah but recently they had their differences and he doesn't fully trust them."

"Wow. Should you be giving me this kind of information? Isn't it like.. I dunno, classified?"

"You asked me about my trip Julia."

"Okay.. Fitz you have to be careful, this job is dangerous."

"They can't touch me I'm too good."

"Don't joke about this I'm serious."

"Hey c'mon this is the only time I get to joke around. My job requires me to be serious and focused, so when I'm around family and friends I just want to be able to laugh and not be so serious okay?"

"Okay.. Do you still have us all under surveillance?" She asked slightly amused.

"Yes."

"I still think that's the stupidest thing. We don't have enemies."

"Anyone is an enemy Jules, never get too comfortable."

"Oh god no go back to being annoying and funny, I don't like serious Fitz."

"Figure out what you want from me sis!" He joked.

"I'm heading home in a bit. Does your offer still stand?"

"What?"

"Babysitting your nephew."

"Oh! Yes of course. So you have been sexually frustrated this whole time, that's disgusting."

"You know what, forget it. Immature idiot."

Fitz got up and walked over to the door. "I'll pick him up at 6." He said and left.

Fitz popped in to his office to check on a few things.

"Hello Mr. Grant, why didn't you respond to any of my emails?" Cindy, his secretary, asked.

"Sorry won't happen again."

"Better not."

"Who's the boss here Cindy?"

When she just smirked and didn't reply he said. "Yeah thought so. Anyway, is Agent Ross here?"

"He left a few hours ago, he needs to check out the safe house for his next client."

"Okay, can you let him know to come and see me tomorrow morning at 10?"

"On it."

"Thanks."

xxx

Fitz left the office just before 6 to go and pick up his nephew Jaden.

"Uncle Fitz!" The 6 year old sounded extremely happy to see his uncle.

"What's up buddy, I heard you went to the aquarium with your dad.."

"Yeah it was soo cooool! I saw a whole bunch of fish and nemo, nemo was also there!."

"Wow that sounds awesome buddy."

Xavier walked up to them. "Hey Fitz thanks for this."

"Please don't make it weird, I'm just spending time with my nephew and we're having a sleepover and whatever you guys will be doing is none of my business."

"Dude.." Xavier gave him a look and he laughed.

"Hey why wasn't I invited to the aquarium?"

"We'll invite you another time don't worry."

"Yeah whatever man. Jaden! Let's go buddy."

The little boy already had his backpack on.

"He does have clothes at my place you know." Fitz told Julia.

"Maybe you are his best uncle after all." Julia smiled.

"Of course I am."

"You can drop him off at mom's place if you have work tomorrow."

"You usually have a Saturday off though..."

"Yes but mommy and daddy have plans for tomorrow." Julia said smiling at her husband.

Fitz mouthed. "Disgusting"

Julia and Xavier laughed and send them on their way.

"Bye Jaden have fun with uncle Fitz buddy."

"Bye baby, mommy loves you."

After strapping Jaden securely into the backseat, Fitz got them on the road.

"Did you already have dinner at your home?"

"Uh huh." Jaden answered from the backseat.

"Okay then how about we go to the store for some snacks?"

"Can we get popcorn and twinkies?"

"Sure buddy."

He drove them to a nearby store and they walked hand-in-hand from the parking lot.

Fitz placed Jaden in the shopping cart and made their way through the aisles.

"Which popcorn do you want?"

Scanning all the various boxes, Jaden pointed one out. "That one."

Jaden was talking non-stop the entire time. If he wasn't telling Fitz about his trip to the aquarium, he was telling him about school and his friends.

"Maybe we should get some fruit as well."

"Yeah I like fruit!" Jaden said enthusiastically.

"It's 'cause you're a rabbit."

"Rabbits are whack!"

"Woah dude, where did you learn that word?"

"Uncle Ryan." He shrugged.

Fitz chuckled at the thought of his boring brother teaching their nephew the word whack.

They finish up and hurry home, Jaden decided he wants to have a movie night so Fitz had to get everything set up for them.

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"Morning mom." Fitz greeted as he entered his mother's home with Jaden on his back, still dressed in his pajamas. They had quite the night, he gobbled down on the snacks until his belly ached.

"Hi Fitzgerald, hello Jaden!"

"Hiii Grammie. Uncle Fitz put me down." He wiggled impatiently.

"Alright okay, hold on. There."

The boy walked to his grandmother and gave her a big hug.

A grey haired man with glasses joined them in the family room.

"Grandpa!"

Joe Matthews is Fitz's step-father. His mother, Sheila, met Joe 15 years after their father had passed away.

"Hey short stuff. Get over here."

"Hey dad."

"Fitz what's with the beard, you trying to look more like your brother?"

"Psshh yeah right!"

"Are you on your way to work?"

"Yes, just dropped Jaden off."

"Okay."

"See you guys later maybe."

"Maybe?" Sheila questioned her son.

"If I don't get held up at work."

"Okay, see you later maybe then."

"Bye mom, dad. See you Jaden!"

"Bye uncle Fitz."

Fitz left and went straight to G Secure headquarters.

"Morning Cindy."

"Good morning Mr. Grant there's documents on your desk for your perusal."

"Agent Ross... Did you tell him about our meeting?"

"He's here Sir, let me notify him to meet you in your office."

"Thank you."

Fitz was all business once he stepped through those doors.

G Secure provides protection services locally and abroad.

Their clients vary from business people, politicians, diplomats and other wealthy, high profile men and women. Of course these services takes place under the radar.

They don't just advertise for the world, that's not how the firm operates. Lowkey.

To the average person this building is just a normal security service installing burglar alarms and camera's.

G Secure's agents are all well trained professionals, some former marines and others even had stints in the secret service, but overall these agents were handpicked by Fitz himself. He needed only the best for his firm.

"Sir, you requested to see me?" Agent Ethan Ross asked poking his head around the door.

"Yes, have a seat. Close the door behind you."

"Is this about my new client?"

"Yes, it is. Are you doing this with your usual team?"

"Yes except, I'll be the driver on this one."

"I think that's the best choice. Escorting him from the prison will be difficult."

"Why did we take him on as a client? He got paid big money by his clients to do what he did. A deal is a deal but he went and snitched on them."

"He didn't snitch he simply did what he felt was right even if it meant going to jail himself. Prostitution of women is not okay Agent Ross. Anyway that's why he's out on parole, the information he gave up lead the police to a bigger syndicate right here in New York."

"There's a lot of people who wants his head on a platter. This is going to be a big one."

"Yeah.. are you ready?"

"Of course. I dare a son of a bitch to shoot at my car."

"Hey we don't want this to turn out into a messy fight. Just do your job, protect the client."

"Got it Sir but you know it's going down if they make a move on us."

"Yeah I know.. We'll get him to his new location by Monday then we're done with him but until then..you and your men keep him safe at all costs."

"What if he wants to keep making use of our services?"

"He doesn't have the money and you know we don't offer lifelong security."

"Okay Sir then I'll get going. Pickup is at 3."

"Goodluck Agent Ross."

"Don't need it." He smirked and left.

Fitz spent the most of his day doing paperwork and keeping tabs on the clients they currently have under protection.

"Cindy, I'm done for the day. We can lock up and all go home."

"You owe us a weekend Sir. This is the second Saturday we're working until after 5."

The office staff usually worked until 12 noon on a Saturday, for which they got paid overtime, and had the Sunday off.

"Next week Friday we close at noon and you have the rest of the weekend off, how about that?"

"That could work."

"Well you can sound a bit more enthusiastic."

Cindy chuckled as Fitz got into the elevator to head home.

On his way home he realised he hadn't eaten anything all day and he probably won't be in the mood to cook when he got home so he decided to go to Food and Chill.

"Hey fool."

"Ryan shut the fuck up." Fitz said and moved passed him.

"Do you have a reservation?"

"No."

"Then I'm sorry but we don't have a table available for you."

"I'll just sit in your office then."

"Why do you refuse to go to another restaurant?"

"I'm supporting you, you ungrateful ass."

"Please watch how you speak to me in front of my guests."

"Whatever, join me for a drink at the bar."

"I can't but enjoy. There's a table open at the back, I'll sent a waiter your way."

"Thanks dude."

Fitz got his drink and went to find his table.

Nursing on his scotch, he scanned the room full of people talking animatedly over their food.

Then he spotted her again. The beautiful, hard ass, rude lawyer woman.. Olivia, he recalled Julia mentioning her name.

She was alone but seemed to be waiting on someone.

He kept watching her.

Why doesn't she ever smile..? He wondered.

Everytime Fitz saw her here with her co-workers, partners or bosses whoever they were... She never had a smile on her face. Like..a geniune smile.

A man approached her table, he looked to be around 6ft tall, short black hair gelled backwards and a horrible tan.

He kissed her and sat down.

So she had a boyfriend..

They talk, he ordered something and reached over to hold her hand.

There was something that looked like a smile on her face. It wasn't the smile Fitz expected to see.

Why wasn't her face lighting up by seeing the love of her life?

Wait.. What if it's not the love of her life, what if they're just on a date..getting to know each other?

Anyway, I don't care.

Fitz broke off his gaze when his food arrived.

"Thank you."

He forgot about them and enjoyed his food.

Afterwards Fitz went to find his brother to say goodbye.

"I didn't get a bill?"

"It's on me."

"Julia never gives me free food."

"That's because she can't stand you." Ryan joked.

Fitz laughed and said. "Nah she loves me."

"It was good to see you little brother."

"Imagine how hard it is for me to be 37 years old and being called little brother."

"Baby brother?"

"Fuck off Ryan."

They share a good laugh and a brotherly hug.

"See you man."

"Bye Fitz."

Leaving the restaurant he spotted Olivia and her...whatever he was to her, standing out front, arguing?

"Olivia you're being ridiculous!"

"Really Chad!? We haven't seen each other for three whole days and you show up late smelling like vanilla scented perfume!"

"Liv.. Let's just go back in there and enjoy our evening. You're overreacting for no reason."

"I'm going home."

"Don't make me lose my fucking cool right now."

"Excuse me!? Is that how you're going to speak to me?"

"You know ever since our engagement you've been so damn paranoid."

Fitz now had an understanding about their relationship status.

"You asked me to marry you in front of both our family's, I don't think you gave me the chance to not accept your proposal."

"So you keep saying and yet here we are, still engaged."

"Just leave me alone. I'm going home."

"You're not going anywhere, we're going back in there and we'll be leaving here together."

Chad grabbed her wrist.

"Let go of me before I make a scene."

"Yeah right."

Fitz couldn't just stand there and watch this man bully her any further.

He pretended to walk past them and 'stumbled' right into Chad causing him to lose his balance and struggle backwards.

"Hey asshole can you watch where you're going!?" Chad yelled angrily at Fitz.

"Who do you think you're calling an asshole, asshole?"

"Dude get the fuck away from us."

Fitz glanced at Olivia and she recognized him as the idiot from the restaurant yesterday.

What is it with him bumping into people?

"Hey! Did you hear me? Get lost weirdo! Liv let's go." Chad yanked her on the wrist again and she winched but Fitz stopped him before he could drag her along.

He had his hand palmed to Chad's chest and waited for him to react.

Olivia on the other hand was left in a complete state of shock. She had no idea what was happening, or was about to happen right now.

"Get your fucking hands off me." Chad said through gritted teeth.

Fitz smiled sarcastically. "Well Sir, how about you let go of the lady because she clearly looks uncomfortable."

A wicked laugh came from Chad.

"The lady belongs to me, she's my fiancée." He boasted.

"See that's messed up because I could make you my bitch right now, and yet that won't mean you belong to me."

Olivia shot him a look as if to say "Have you lost your damn mind?".

"Who are youuu?" Chad asked desperately and beyond irritated.

"A guy that hates men like you. Let me guess... You have a bit of power in your workplace and now you think you can bring that out here, am I right?

Chad didn't answer.

"That suit that you're wearing is a dead giveaway man." Fitz was just mocking him now.

"Are you going to remove your hand from my body?" Chad asked as he tried to remain calm.

Fitz, on the verge of giving him another snarky comment, swallowed his words when he heard her voice.

"Look, we clearly don't know each other so can you please just stop whatever it is that you're doing?"

She was trying to avoid the potential fight that was threatening to break out between the two men.

He looked at Olivia, then at Chad.

"You heard the lady." Chad was smug as hell.

"I'm sorry but I can't do that ma'am."

"What?" Chad and Olivia both looked at him like he was speaking a foreign language.

"But.. If you, kind Sir, can let go of the lady's wrist and respect her wish to go home - without you - then I might consider walking away."

"Did you eavesdrop on our conversation!?" Chad asked in a high pitched voice.

"It was more of an argument than a conversation and to answer your question, what if I said I was?"

Chad let go of his hold on Olivia and grabbed Fitz by the collar of his shirt.

He pushed him against the wall, well Fitz allowed him to push him back but anyway, he did and he breathed angrily into Fitz's face.

"You gonna punch me?"

"Damn right I'm gonna beat you up. You think you can come mocking and disrespecting me in front of my woman??"

"Uhh pretty sure it's the other way around. You blatantly disrespected her for everyone to see."

Chad threw a punch but Fitz dodged it, he had quick reflexes, and Chad's fist connected into the brick wall.

"Fuck." He yelled in pain.

"You hit like a pussy." Fitz said as he headbutted him and Chad fell to the ground unconscious.

He straightened his shirt and turned to Olivia.

"Don't even think about lashing out at me, I did you a favour."

Olivia shook her head in disbelief. "You have serious issues I swear. I really hope this is the last time I see your face."

"Do you two live together? ...I know, that's none of my business but if you do, I'd suggest you stay over at a friends house tonight. He's going to try and take this out on you and you don't deserve that. I'm sorry for my behaviour but I'm not sorry for disrespecting this asshole."

With that he walked across the street and got into his car.

Olivia stood there not knowing what her next move was.

Seeing Chad regain his consciousness helped her into making a decision.

She quickly hailed a cab and drove off leaving him there on the pavement.

After giving her destination to the driver, Olivia exhaled loudly and sunk into her seat while staring out the window at the city that don't sleep.

She closed her eyes and thought back to the incident that had just occurred.

Who the hell was that maniac?

Why would he defend me?

She opened her eyes again and tried to put it all out of her mind.

Whoever he was, fuck him. He might have just made things worse for her with Chad.

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So I was busy with chapters for my other two stories but this one kept making me lose focus so I had to get it out.

Please tell me what you think..

I said before that I might start a new story soon but funny enough this wasn't it lol

Somehow I just couldn't let go of this idea.

Anyway thanks for reading and reviewing, I love your feedback.