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She’s perfect. But she’s not you.
I've gone from being his bitch to yours.
Olivia: I need you to look into Fitz. He's back, no warning. Shows up on my doorstep saying he's got some case he needs my help with.
Jake: And you think that's strange, a man who hasn't gone for three minutes, let alone three months, without wanting to see you?
[to Olivia] You really think that's going to do it? That won't stop him from calling. The President wants to talk to you, he'll find a way to do it.
Are you Command, or are you someone's girl? You can't be both.
I get it. You just found out your mother isn't who you thought. You just got your happy memories of her taken from you. She's bad, and we don't know how bad, but that does not make your father the good guy. He is not a good guy, Liv. And Huck is about to go out there and look for him, try to save your father, try to save the man who manipulated him, who threw him in a hole until he was nearly driven out of his mind, and then stole everything that was important to him, and you say it's not my business, but Huck and I, we're in the same business, and your father? He is not our hero. He is our demon. And you're not the only one to lose your happy memories. So I speak from experience when I say maybe you cut Huck some slack.
Jake: I couldn't say no! I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States--
Olivia: Don't we all.
[to Olivia] Let me be clear. You can ask a favor of me, but you cannot tell me how to do it, who to task, or anything remotely close to how to do my job because you have no idea how my world works.
Jake: Run away with me Liv, save me.
Olivia: Take advantage of me Jake.
Jake: It's unfortunate. Life is unfortunate. Random. Coincidental. Bad things happen to good people all the time.
Olivia: No, you make bad things happen to good people.
This was my call. I am protecting the Republic. I keep this country running. I do what needs to be done. I am Command.
Jake: I wish you'd just stood in the sun with me.
Olivia: Sometimes I wish that, too.
