Hey guys so here's a new story I'm writing and it's actually a Melitz story. So I realized I never wrote a Melitz story because I really don't like Fitz but since this is an Au I've decided that he is tolerable. Now I just want to say to all the people who love to hide behind guest reviews and comment how horrible Melitz is , please just don' read this story and you want have a problem. Anyway hop y'all enjoy and don't forget to review.
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She slowly ran her finger over the antique mahogany desk as she tried to focus on the pretrial motion Steven had drawn up. As she read through the motion she was pleased that Steven was exploiting a loophole that would help their client. Now she had to see if he could convince the judge of this, luckily for him he had been trained by one of the country's best lawyers. While it might sound like bragging calling herself one of the best lawyers in the country she was backed up by facts, namely a list in Forbes which listed her as one of the top 5 lawyers in the country. She had first rose to fame when her firm successfully argued Billionaire Frank Winberg out of a murder charge. After that her little firm Grant and Associates skyrocketed to one of the best in the country defending thousands of the country's most high profile cases. Her firm was so successful that she was the go to for anyone who was in trouble with the law. She couldn't believe how far she had come since her intro to law class in 9th grade at Andover. As she tried to turn her attention away from her success and back to the document she felt a sudden craving for coffee. She was about to call Lauren her assistant to ask her to go to Starbucks but she remembered that Lauren had to leave early to check out the venue for her upcoming wedding. It was ironic to Mellie that as Laurens marriage was starting hers was coming to an end. She wasn't divorced yet but she and her husband knew it was coming. It had been clear for a long time that their marriage was not where it should be.
They had spent a lot of time ignoring their problems but clearly that haden't helped. They had finally decided to talk about their problems as they began to realize the root of their problems were simple … the move. Maybe if they haden't moved then things would be different... But that was just another what if in the scheme of life. Although it hurt to think that their marriage was most likely going to end they were still going to have to be friends and partners for their kids. Mellie smiled at the thought of her kids, even though she was always busy she still did find time for her two little angles Jerry and Karen. Jerry was 7 and was a little ball of energy, not only was he always running and jumping and playing but he always preferred to do all these things with his best friend and little sister Karen. From the first time he laid eyes on her when he was barely a year old he had already fell in love with his little sister who he spent every waking moment with. They were so close that Mellie was not surprised that Karen was the one he hugged the longest when he left for sleepaway camp last week. Mellie had been very apprehensive at first abut sending her little boy away but Jerry had insisted and since his best friend Adam was going as well she and Fitz decided it would be okay to send Jerry for a couple of weeks. They had also decided that they would wait until after Jerry got back to tell the kids about the divorce. They both wanted the kids to know that they were still a family even if they weren't together. She was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by a knock on the door by Andrew her other chief litigator.
"Hey Mel's do you have the motion? Steven needs it"
"Oh yeah here it tell him that he actually did a good job"
"You know I can't even remember the last time you congratulated me" he pointed
"Well then work harder" she teased as she closer the door and went to check her emails. As she was about to sit down she suddenly heard her phone ring. She grabbed it from her pocket and saw that it was Fitz.
"Hey Fitz what's up"
"I'm on my way to Nassau I got a call from the camp Jerry had a seizure, get to the children's hospital as fast as you can" he screamed in a shaky voice as the line went dead. Mellie couldn't believe what she ad just heard … "QUIN!" she screamed as she an into the hallway. Her scream was so loud that everyone in the office ran into the main hallway and stared at Mellie who was shaking as tears streamed down her face.
"Mellie what's wrong?" Quin asked quickly
"Jerry had a seizure at camp I need you to charter me a plane to Nashua now!" she screamed
"Oh my god … of course I'll do it right now" Quin said as she ran into her office
"I …I have to go to the hospital I have to go" she said as she quickly started to hyperventilate
"Mellie I'll, I'll come with you okay" Abby said as she rested a hand on Mellie's shoulder quickly leading her out of the building and into Abby's car which sped away towards the airport. Of course they hit lots of red lights that slowed things down. Finally they ride at the airport and Abby parked as they ran into the airport and were quickly directed to the private plane that Quin had arranged. Mellie flew private sometimes so she was used to the private terminal at the airport. The second she got on the plane she strapped in and they were off speeding towards New Hampshire. As Mellie sat on the plane she felt numb as if the whole world around her had just stopped after that phone call. She began to cry small tears which was crazy considering she never cried, she was always so put together but today it was different, today she let her emotions show. She kept trying to call Fitz but he wouldn't pick up which caused her to slam her phone on the ground almost breaking it. As she continued to be cry softly Abby tried to calm her down
"I'm sure he's fine, I mean if you fever goes too high you can get a seizure so I bet that's just what happened"
"I know I just …. I'm afraid … afraid he's really sick or something"
"I know but listen were going to land in 15 minutes and then its straight to the hospital okay and your going to get their and he's going to be fine okay?"
"Okay"
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25 minutes later:
The second they landed they hurried into a waiting car that Quin had arranged. As soon as they got into the car they sped off towards Nashua children's hospital. The second the driver dropped them off at the front of the hospital Mellie ran into the lobby where a woman at a desk instructed her to go up to level 4 . She quickly ran up the stairs and entered that floors waiting area. The second she opened the door she saw Fitz sitting there his eyes puffy and red while he ran his hand through his hair. The second that he saw her he stood up and faced her. As she examined her face she looked for a smile or something to indicate that Jerry was fine but instead he got a face full of pain. She felt her stomach drop as her whole world fell apart around her … her baby was dead.
