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Mellie and Liv in a waiting room with SS guys looking tough. Liv turns to Mellie with that tortured look in her eyes.
"Mellie, go ballistic."
"I can't." Mellie stares at the painting of a beach that is supposed to be soothing, but really just annoys all who look at it.
Liv turns to the SS guy on her left, Hal. All the SS guys clear the room, leaving only Tom and Hal.
"You were supposed to be watching him!" Liv screams at them. She reaches up and slaps Tom.
She rounds on Hal, "You had ONE job!" Tears are streaming down her face.
Mellie grabs Liv by the shoulders.
"Look at me," she says quietly. "He's going to be fine. WE are going to be fine," she says after a long pause.
Liv stares at Mellie, not really seeing her. When the words pierce the fog, Liv collapses. Mellie, with no choice, sinks to the floor with her, cradling the woman who loves her husband.
Tom and Hal turn, but not before seeing Mellie break down and lean, insomuch as her belly will allow, over Liv. They try to tune out the heart-wrenching sounds, but even they know. Somehow, someway, they failed these two women.
AN: This story was brought about by a twitter-sation with Bellamy Young. A Scandal fan was mourning the friendship the Liv and Mellie could have had.