"You're supposed to be happy."
"I'm not."
"Give him a chance."
"This isn't a date."
"You want to save OPA. Give him what he wants."
Olivia wanted to slap Abby. Business was terrible, and Olivia was near bankrupt. A week ago, they were introduced to a very wealthy man. He had followed Olivia's work for several years, and he wanted to help her company succeed.
"I don't know him."
"The whole world knows Fitzgerald Grant."
"I can't marry him."
"We need jobs."
"Abby the guy could be a stalker."
"He's the former president of the United States."
"That doesn't mean anything."
"It means something to the world."
"You want me to give myself to President Grant."
"He has millions, and we need the money."
"What if I'm not happy with him?"
"You don't know if you're going to be happy or not. It's not like he's expecting you to move to a huge house in the middle of nowhere. You're still going to be in DC. He wants to buy you a condo in Georgetown."
"My whole life is going to change when I marry him. I can't date anymore."
"You don't pick great guys anyway. It doesn't matter Olivia."
"He's going to want sex on our honeymoon."
"Give him what he wants."
"I can't."
"Okay, tell him you want to wait a few weeks."
"I need a few months."
"Oh, come on Olivia. You've had sex on the first night more times than I can count. This is the president, and it's going to be your wedding night."
/
"Good afternoon Olivia."
"You can call me Ms. Pope."
"Do I really have to call you that? You're going to be Olivia Grant next week."
"I'm not looking forward to it."
"You don't want my money?"
"I don't want to be your wife."
"I don't know why I thought you would happily accept my proposal."
"We don't know each other President Grant."
"I know you very well Olivia. I can tell you anything you want to know about yourself."
"Okay, that's creepy."
"I don't care if I sound like a crazy stalker. I've always wanted you since the first time I saw you on television."
"We should take things slow. We can start with a date. How about we get some food at Gettysburger?"
"Is that what you want for lunch?"
"I'm having wine and popcorn for lunch."
"Mr. President it's really good to see you in the middle of the afternoon. Are you here to write a check?"
"I won't be writing any checks until after our wedding day."
"We could really use a few thousand dollars right now. I'm sure you know we haven't received our paycheck for last month."
"Abby our financial situation is none of his business. We don't need to beg for money."
"You're broke Olivia."
"I can't deal with this right now. Abby, you can close the office today. I'm going home."
"Can I come with you?"
"I'm not your wife yet."
/
"You're calling me."
"I really need a friend right now."
"I didn't know we were still associates."
"Jake don't be like that. Come over. I need you."
"You're home early from work. I'm guessing you had a bad day."
"Would you be mad at me if I started seeing another guy?"
"I don't care who you date Olivia. We're not in a relationship."
"You always say that and then you're jealous when you see me on a date with another guy."
"Are we really doing this again Olivia?"
"Yes we are." Olivia sniffled and wiped her eyes "Why can't things be simple again?"
"We're not in high school anymore Olivia, and you are not my sweetheart."
"I don't care I'll always be prom queen."
"Have you been drinking?"
"I had one glass of wine."
"Your glasses are the size of fish bowls you're drunk Olivia."
"Come over here."
"I'm in the middle of something right now."
"Do you have company?"
"Yes, goodbye Olivia."
"Great I shouldn't have called you. Tell her I said hi." A woman laughed in the background and Olivia hung up the phone.
She had to let go of her high school sweetheart. For the last 20 years, they had an on-again off-again relationship. This marriage was really happening. Olivia poured herself another glass of wine and tried to smile. She was going to be a president's wife next week.