Sorry Everyone I thought that I could just open up a new story and work on the content later. I was really surprised by the response! Thanks again for following me. This is a different story than my earlier so hold on to your hats.
Thank you Scanfan321 for inspiring me to write again. I just recently moved from the West coast to the East. My sister and I ventured on a road trip from Seattle to Atlanta. We beat the weather in all states. I was a grand time by all and it took us six nice long days to get here, but along the way I was inspired. So here is my latest installment, and I do not own any part of Scandal.
Olivia woke up like any other day to get her boys up and her partner out the door. She went downstairs to make breakfast and lunch for her boys. Fitz came down and said that he didn't need breakfast, he had a big meeting at Grant investments and he may be late. Olivia didn't give much thought to what he was saying he had meeting like this all the time, but as soon as he kissed her goodbye, she felt something shift and Fitz kissed her just a little to passionate than he usually did on his way to work and alarm bells started to go off in her gut.
"Fitz!? Is everything alright babe?"
"Yeah fine. Will see you tonight, tell the boys goodbye for me."
Another tightening of her stomach. He always said to tell the boys he would see them later.
"Babe? Are you sure your alright?"
He turned and gave her his favorite smile and left. She shook it off and continued with the task at hand.
She got the boys to school as usual, when she was pulling back into the street Fitz's office called. It was Lauren, Fitz's secretary.
"Hello Ms. Pope. Mr Grant would like you to join him at the four seasons Beverly Hills this afternoon, there is going to be a big announcement made and he wants you there to hear it."
"Ok Lauren tell Fitz I'll be there."
When she hung up the phone her stomach tightened so much she thought she would throw up. Something told her that ignorance was bliss, but she had to find out what was going on. She went back to the house and put on one of her Olivia Pope signature suits from her old days in D.C.. She made her way down to the hotel and decided to slip in the back to observe the announcement.
She saw Big Gerry walk up, then a woman that she'd never seen before draped all over Fitz's arm as he smiled and sat down beside her. The smile didn't quite meet his eyes, but a smile the same. Another older gentleman sat on the other side of Fitz.
Gerry got up first.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the press I'm here to announce the biggest merger that Grant Investments has taken on. To my left is Mellicent Rosemont and her father Hardeson Rosemont of Rosemont Investment house. Not only have they agreed to merge our companies, but Millicent and my son have consented to a merger of their own. They have agreed to marry this coming fall."
Olivia swayed on her feet like she had been gut punched by Mike Tyson. One of the reporters had to catch her before she fell over. She didn't hear anything else after Big Gerry announcement. She put her gladiator armor back on and got up and walked toward the podium where Fitz was now speaking. He stopped himself in mid sentence as he saw her approach. Big Gerry had a smile on his face as she approached. Fitz could see the coldness in her eyes and he was too ashamed to look her in her eyes.
"So this is how the CEO of Grant Investments tells their partner of seven years that he's leaving! Were you even going to come home and tell me or was I suppose to see it on TV? Thank you for letting me see what a gut less wonder of a coward you are. I don't want my boys growing up learning how to be like you! Seven years Fitz and you think I deserve this!"
She turns to walk out, but turned and looked into the cameras and said, "if this is how Grant Investments handle their personal lives, I hope you investors out there think twice about using them!"
She turned on her heels and went straight to her boys school to collect them before the wave of news hit. Her boys were all she could focus on, if she thought about what just happened she would break. She got back to the house as quickly as she could and told her boys to pack all their favorite things they would not be coming back to the house for a long time. She packed up the Range Rover with as much stuff as they could and she headed south. She didn't know where she was going, but she had to get out of the city.
Olivia was right within an hour of the incident the story went from just being a financial story to reaching national news and the internet was lit up with the story. Grant Investment's telephone lines were lit up with investors asking to pull out their money. The stock went so low they had to suspend trading on the firm. By the end of the day the board was calling for Fitz and Gerry's head. The Rosemont's were reconsidering the merger.
Fitz sat in his chair in his office slumped over staring off into space. He kept going over how she found out. The look on her face was like death. Death of his life with her, death of ever having a relationship with his son's ever again. Death of his integrity.
"How's your little scheme working out Dad? Why was she there?" He sat up long enough to catch his fathers little smirk.
"How did you get her down to the announcement Gerry?"
"It was easy. I got Lauren to call her and ask her to join you for the announcement. She was so eager to please you. It was like shooting ducks in a barrel. Hey, I did you a favor, she was bound to find out anyway. I just pulled off the band-aid sooner than later."
Fitz knew his father hated Olivia, but the depths he would go now astounded him.
"Was it worth blackmailing me into destroying my life, the love of my life, my children! WAS IT WORTH IT!" He ran over and started to choke Big Gerry. He felt himself leave his body as he squeezed the life out of him. Tom his body-guard came in just as Gerry was turning blue. He pulled Fitz off his father.
Tom had never seen Fitz that angry before. He'd sent Tom over to check on his family. Fitz gathered himself up enough to ask Tom how his family was.
"Not good sir. All the lights were off and the Range Rover was gone. I went inside, it looked like a tornado went through the house. Their gone sir."
Fitz looked at Tom like he was speaking some foreign language.
