A/N: Hello! This is my first fanfiction and for some reason Olivia and Mellie being married with kids kind of intrigues me. I know it's an interesting one and this obviously is a complete AU, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm pretty nervous about posting this mainly because I know this isn't an ideal relationship, let alone marriage, so please be nice in those reviews!

Disclaimer: I do not own Scandal!

Background: After Captain Fitzgerald Grant III dies in an air mission and Captain Jake Ballard and Olivia Pope get a divorce, Mellie Grant falls in love with Olivia. Both having two kids (Forrest Pope-Ballard and Kelly Grant; both 17) from previous marriages, the two started a family. They adopted four girls (Emerson, 14, Riley, 11, Taylor, 8, and Payton, 5) out of the foster care system. Olivia is a Navy veteran (where she met Mellie and Jake) and a current police officer for the Sacramento PD and Mellie is the mayor of Sacramento working her way up to becoming President of the United States.

Are the rest of the cast (even with flashbacks with Fitz) in this? Read to find out!

Chapter One: Meet the Pope-Grant Family

"Mom!" 14-year-old, Emerson Pope-Grant called throughout a somewhat quiet house on a Friday morning.

"Don't yell," Olivia called, "but yes?"

"Did you or Mama sign my progress report?" Emerson said coming into the kitchen.

"Mama did and we need to talk about your math grade," Olivia said. "You have a C-."

"That's passing," Emerson said.

"But, we know you can do better." Mellie said coming into the room. "We don't expect A+'s love, you know that, but we do expect better than C-'s."

"Yes ma'am." Emerson said as she left the room.

Olivia was drinking coffee and reading the paper in her uniform and Mellie comes from behind, making Olivia hum, "Hi beautiful," the darker woman said.

"Hey baby." Olivia said. "Are the rest of the kids moving?"

"They are," Mellie said kissing up Olivia's neck. "Getting Forrest up was a little harder than usual though. You think he's okay?"

"I'm sure he's fine love," Olivia said tilting her head giving her wife more access to kiss her neck as Liv let out a moan, "I've missed this."

"Sorry for coming in late recently." Mellie said.

"It's fine love," Olivia said. "Do you work late tonight?"

"It's Friday, so no." Mellie said resting her chin on Olivia's shoulder.

"We're going the house to ourselves," Olivia said.

"Really?" Mellie asked.

"Mmhm." Olivia acknowledged. "The girls are going over to friends houses and Forrest is going to Jake's. We can have some us time."

"I like the sound of that." Mellie said. "It's a date."

Olivia turned and gave her wife a kiss and then Kelly came into the room, "Morning baby," Mellie said to their oldest daughter.

"Morning Mama, morning Liv." She said.

"Morning sunshine," Olivia said.

"Sleep well?" Mellie asked.

"Uh, I didn't sleep." Kelly said. "Senior paper."

"Ahh yes, it's precisely why I chose to go into the Navy after high school." Olivia said. "I hate writing papers."

"Yeah, Forrest and I were up together writing it." She said.

"Explains why he was a little hard to get up this morning," Olivia said to her wife.

"He's awake right?" Mellie asked. "He didn't go back to sleep after I left the room?"

"He's in the shower," Kelly said pouring coffee into two travel mugs; one for her and one for her brother.

"I think he's over doing it Liv. He's going to crash and burn if he's not careful." Mellie said.

Just then Riley and Taylor came into the kitchen, "What's for breakfast?" Riley asked.

"Cereal is on the table," Olivia answered before turning back to he wife, "He's going to be fine love. I promise."

"And when he crashes and burns the summer before college, don't say that I didn't warn you." Mellie said.

"He'll be fine," Olivia said. "He's got Pope blood in him, he can do anything."

"Forrest," Kelly called up the stairs, "we're going to be late! Let's go!"

"Don't yell," Mellie said coming behind her daughter.

"Sorry," she said. "Where's Emerson?"

"Right here," the girl said.

Just as she said that Forrest came down the stairs, tying his uniform tie, and muttering how much he hated his senior year.

"Here you go baby boy," Mellie said handing him a protein shake just how he likes it.

"Thanks Mellie," he said kissing her cheek. "Sorry I missed breakfast."

"It's fine love," Mellie said then handing him his lunch. "Finish out the year strong."

Kelly handed her brother a travel mug full of coffee, "Here you go bro." She said. "Emerson, you ready?"

"Yeah," the girl said.

"Alright, the high schoolers are out." Kelly said. "We're only taking your car right?" She asked her brother.

"Well, I have to go to my dad's tonight." He said.

"Alright two cars, but you take the younger siblings for my mom." She said.

"Is that alright with you?" Forrest asked Mellie.

"Yeah," the mother said. "It works out perfectly actually."

Olivia came in and saw her son for the first time that morning, "Hey baby." She said.

"Hi Mom." He said.

"Have a good day and a good weekend with your dad." Olivia said.

"Thanks," he said. "I'll text you some time this weekend to check in."

Olivia kissed her son's cheek, which she did more often when he was going to spend time with Jake. It wasn't that she hated the man, it was just, he had a harder time with the divorce than she did. So he always held it against her.

"I love you Mom," Forrest said, kissing his mother's cheek, knowing that she and his father have their issues and disagreements.

"I love you too baby boy." Olivia said.

Forrest then kissed Mellie, "I love you Mellie." He said.

"I love you too honey." Mellie said kissing his cheek back. "Have fun with your dad."

"I shouldn't be jealous right?" Olivia asked after all the kids left.

"Of who baby?" Mellie asked finishing putting on her make up.

"Of Jake." Olivia said. "Forrest has a right to spend time with his father and I always get jealous on Jake's weekends."

Mellie came behind her wife who was securing her gone out of the safe in their room to the holster on her hip, "My love," Mellie said softly, "it's okay."

"Jake is still a Navy man." Olivia said. "He will be until he's old enough to retire. And here I am... ten years after my honorable discharge giving out parking tickets and chasing criminals."

"Yeah and with Huck by your side it makes me feel better." Mellie said. "How's he doing anyway?"

"Good, he and Quinn are expecting their third child." Olivia said putting her shoes on and tying them.

"Oh how wonderful," Mellie said.

Despite the craziness in the Navy, Huck sought after help and then became a police officer with Olivia and they became force partners; which put both Mellie and Quinn at ease knowing that they both had each other's backs.

"I was hoping we could have them over soon for dinner," Olivia said. "I miss Quinn and the kids."

"Of course love," Mellie said.

"Alright, I'll work something out with Huck today," Olivia said. "I better get going. I love you," she said kissing her wife.

"I love you too, Liv." Mellie said. "A whole lot."

"I'll be waiting for you tonight," Olivia purred in her wife's ear.

"I can't wait." Mellie said kissing her again. "Now go keep our city safe Officer Pope-Grant."

"And you go mayor this town like a boss, Mayor Pope-Grant." Olivia said straightening out her suit jacket before kissing her one last time.

Olivia turned and walked away and then Mellie then called out with a hint of vulnerability, "Be safe."

"You know I'll always come home to you and the kids, I will." And with that Olivia walked out of the bedroom on her way to work.

Mellie walked into her office and sat down at her desk overlooking downtown Sacramento. She found herself thinking about everything that got her to where she was in that moment. Losing Fitzgerald Grant III, falling in love with and marrying Olivia Pope, bringing two families together, expanding their family, becoming mayor, and having Olivia be so on board with her quest to become President of the United States of America.

"Good morning Mayor Pope-Grant," her assistant Abby Whelan greeted. "How are you this morning?"

"I'm good, thank you." Mellie said. "How about yourself?"

"I'm alright," Abby said. "I'll have the intern bring in your office morning cup of coffee?"

"That would be lovely, thank you Abby." Mellie said. "Then we'll need to go over my schedule for the day?"

"Of course Mayor Pope-Grant," Abby said walking out of the office.

Mellie turned back around to look at the hustle and bustle of downtown Sacramento and then felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. It was a simple text message from Olivia that the police officer knew would make the mayor smile.

From Olivia:

Just thinking about you my love. Hope you're day is going wonderful so far - mayor this town like a boss. Love you! x x x

Sent: Friday, April 17th at 9:52am

Mellie smiled because she knew what her wife was doing, the day was the anniversary of Fitz's death and it's why their was a little more vulnerability in her voice when she told her wife to be safe that morning and now this was the Navy veteran's way of checking in.

To Olivia:

Thank you love. I love you so so much. x x x

Sent: Friday, April 17th at 9:53am

"Mayor Pope-Grant," the intern's head popped in. "I have your coffee."

"Oh, thank you, uhh, you're new here." Mellie said not recognizing the intern.

"Yes," he said. "My name is Todd Levi. I'm a public policy major at Sacramento State, I just started today. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"The pleasure is mine," Mellie said taking the coffee from the boy and then shaking his hand. "It's great to have you on the team Todd."

Olivia was driving with Huck in the passenger's seat as they were patrolling the streets and as they made a turn going downtown, Olivia said, "Mellie and I want to have you, Quinn, and the kids over for dinner some time in the near future."

"Of course," Huck said. "I'll call Quinn at lunch and see what our schedule is like. We've been busy with Joey's baseball games lately."

"I hear that," Olivia said. "Between Forrest's baseball games, Kelly's soccer games, and Emerson's rugby games, I'm not sure how we're keeping up. And that's only half of the kids."

"Emerson plays rugby?" He asked.

"Yeah, she's a little more tomboy-ish than Mellie and I first thought she would be, but she loves it." Olivia said.

Moments of silence filled the patrol car before Huck swallowed and said, "Speaking of Forrest..."

"Yes?" Olivia said thinking about the little boy.

"I've been hanging out with Jake recently and it sounds like he took the football scholarship to the Naval Academy." He said.

"How do you know this?" Olivia asked.

"He's been asking an awful lot of questions about the school." He said. "And he's already told Jake that he has accepted it, Jake told me that."

"Jake told you?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah and I know how Forrest and Jake are, they'll tell you at the last minute." Huck said. "I'm trying to save you and Mellie some grief."

"Thank you Huck," Olivia said placing a hand on his shoulder, "You're a good friend."

"I do my best," he said. "If it means anything, I think Joey is going with him. So they'll have each other."

"Yeah," Olivia said, "that they will."

On her lunch break, Olivia walked into the recruiter's office that Jake worked at during the week before spending every other weekend at a Navy base in San Diego.

"Hi Officer, uhh, Pope-Grant," the sailor said. "May I be of assistance to you?"

"Yes," Olivia said, "I was wondering if Captain Ballard was available?"

He nodded, "Right this way, ma'am." The young sailor said. The sailor led her into a back office where he then said, "Captain Ballard?"

"Yes sir?" Jake said taking a bite out of his sandwich not fully making eye contact with him.

"I have an Officer Pope-Grant that would like to see you." The sailor said.

"Of course, see her in please." He said as the sailor stepped out of the way and let Olivia in.

"Officer Pope-Grant, what do I owe this lunch visit for?" Jake said as Olivia shut the door behind her.

"Why didn't you tell me that our son is taking the football scholarship to the Naval Academy?" Olivia asked.

"Sometimes I forget, you're not one to beat around the bush." Jake said.

"Jake," Olivia said raising her eyebrows and widening her eyes crossing her arms over her chest.

Jake took a deep breath, "Because I knew you'd talk him out of it." He said.

"Talk him out of it? Why would I do that?" Olivia asked. "What he's wanting to do is honorable and what I expected him to do all along."

"Like Kelly with West Point?" Jake said.

"Yes," Olivia said. "And while it's the rival of our Ala Mater, they've both been in both of the Junior ROTC's that John Adams Preparatory Academy since freshmen year."

"And how did Mellie feel when she applied for West Point?" Jake asked.

"She's worried, but she would've been just as worried if the girl applied for Harvard or Yale." Olivia said.

"And how do you think your wife is going to feel when she finds out that Forrest has accepted the scholarship to the Naval Academy?" Jake asked. "Maybe he didn't tell you because he thought you'd talk him out of it, maybe he did it because he didn't want Mellie talking him out of it."

"Mellie would never do such a thing," Olivia defended.

"Isn't today the anniversary of Fitz's death?" Jake asked.

"It is," Olivia said knowing that's why her wife told her to be safe with a little more vulnerability in her that morning.

"And she's known Forrest since before he was born," Jake said. "He's a son to her, whether I like to admit it or not. He doesn't want to hurt you, me, or Mellie. That's why he didn't tell you because he knew it would hurt Mellie."

"He could've told me at least, so I didn't have to find out from Huck." Olivia said.

"Would you have really kept that to yourself?" Jake asked. "Because I know that you share everything with Mellie. That's why the two of you work."

Olivia stared at her ex husband as he took another bite out of his sandwich and shrugged his shoulders. He was right and she knew that.

Mellie stood at the grave of her late husband, when they both were off of work, Olivia drove her wife 45 minutes to the nearest Military cemetery, so Mellie could see Fitz. The police officer did this every year whether or not, she wanted to. She knew that moving on from Fitz was hard for Mellie and this is what she did every year on April 17th: she would get off work, get her wife off of work, go get them coffee, and then give her wife as much time as she needed standing in front of the grave. It normally took until the end of her sipping her coffee to see her wife crumble to the ground.

And when her wife crumbled that's when she would go and pick her up, hold her until she calmed down, and then carry her back to the car.

But until then, she'll slowly sip her coffee until her wife needed her, her phone rang in the cup holder next to her, "Hey Huck, what's up?"

"Hey, I talked with Quinn." He said.

"Yeah and what's the verdict?" Olivia asked with her eyes still on her wife.

"Is the Pope-Grant family free on Sunday afternoon?" He asked.

"I'm pretty sure, I'll have to check with Mellie." She said. "We're at Fitz's grave right now, so it'll probably be tomorrow morning once we get back to you."

"That's fine," Huck said. "How's Mellie doing?"

"Okay, I think." She said. "I hope," she mumbled.

"She's always usually fine after a few days, right?" Huck asked.

"Yeah," Olivia answered.

"Is Kelly there too?" Huck asked.

"She came right after school I guess, Dixon isn't that far away from Sacramento." She said.

"I bet she misses her daddy." The man said.

"She does," Olivia said, remembering her crawling into bed with them a couple of mornings ago.

Flashback: Two mornings ago.

"Mom?" The couple just beginning to wake up to start their days heard the voice of their 17 year old daughter.

"Yes sweetie?" Mellie said still in Olivia's arms.

"May - may I come in?" She asked.

"Of course honey," Olivia's voice still thick with sleep.

The couple pulled apart for the teenager to crawl into bed and when she did Mellie pulled her close to her, "What's wrong baby?" Mellie asked before kissing her daughter's cheek.

"I miss Daddy," she said.

Mellie looked up over at Olivia, the mayor knew that talking about Fitz was hard for her, because it wasn't that the woman didn't like the man, it was just he had Mellie first. It was the same thing with Mellie and Jake, but Fitz was different because his plane was shot down and he died upon impact.

"I know how you feel to an extent." Olivia said. "My dad died the same way, but everybody is different."

"How old were you when he died?" Kelly asked turning over to see Olivia.

"I was your age when your dad died. Maybe a little older." Olivia said scooting closer to sandwich the girl between them.

"How'd you get through it?" Kelly asked playing with Olivia's wedding ring.

"I just learned how to live without him." Olivia said. "And I always went to my mom when I felt like I couldn't."

Mellie kissed the back of the girl's head as Kelly grabbed Olivia's hand, "Thanks Liv." Kelly said.

"You're more than welcome," Olivia said. "I love you kiddo."

"I love you too."

Flashback Ended.

Just as she came out of thinking about that, she saw her wife fall to her knees, "Huck, I gotta go. I'll text you later to let you know about Sunday?" Olivia said.

"Of course, give Mellie our love." Huck said.

"Will do. Bye."

She barely heard his goodbye before the phone was hung up and thrown back into the cupholder as she all, but ran to her wife.

Olivia scooped Mellie into her arms, rocking her back and forth, and kept repeating, "It's okay, let it out, I got you, I got you."

It took close to twenty minutes, but Mellie finally calmed down, and when she did, she asked a question that she's been wanting to ask for years, "How do you do this every year?"

"I know what Fitz meant to you," Olivia said. "And I love you, so I'll do anything for you."

Olivia leaned down to softly kiss her wife and then the picked the woman up and carried her to the car.

"Thank you for having us over," Quinn said a couple of afternoons later.

"Not a problem," Mellie said sitting on Olivia's lap.

"Where's big man though?" Quinn asked.

"He said he was on his way," Olivia said kissing her wife's shoulder.

"Uncle Huck!" Emerson said.

"Yeah?" Huck said.

"We need one more person to play ball with," Olivia and Mellie's eight year old daughter Taylor said.

"Forrest is back," Olivia and Mellie's 11 year old daughter Riley said as he came in through the back gate picking up their five year old daughter Payton up.

"Hey baby," Mellie said as she and Olivia got up. "How was your dad's?"

"It was good." Forrest said giving Huck a fist bump and Quinn a hug and kiss on the cheek. "I was wondering if I could talk to the two of you about something," he added to his mothers. "Maybe in the kitchen?"

"Sure," Mellie said, "we were about ready to refill the water pitchers."

The three walked into the kitchen and Forrest took a deep breath, "I accepted the scholarship to the Naval Academy." He said.

Olivia gave a small smile then looked at her wife, "I knew you would," Mellie said. "This house is now officially divided."

"So it is," Forrest said pulling Mellie into a hug and whispering in her ear, "And I promise that I'll be as safe as I can."

Mellie squeezed him tighter, "I love you sweetheart." She said.

"I love you too."

A/N2: Ehh, I don't know how I feel about this beginning, buuut it's summer time now, so I'll be updated frequently (but no promises come mid-July because I'm making a big move and I don't know how much of my time that will take). However, I do plan on doing it often. This is a story about Olivia/Mellie and the family, the rest of the cast will be in and out. Hope you guys stay with me!