Mellie couldn't believe in what she just heard. "You are the next president of the United States" that's what Olivia said to her.
The two women were so happy, Mellie shouted out loud and started to jump. She finally could get what she wanted most – at least, almost everything that she wanted. She have always dreamed about this day, but in her dream she never thought that Olivia would be by her side.
Olivia Pope... it's funny, isn't it? The woman that she hated for years, her husband's mistress. And now, she's sharing her happiness with her: Olivia. And, in a strange way, Liv is part of her happiness too. Years ago she would never believe that Olivia is, somehow, so important to her and, today, she can't imagine her life without Liv. She has learnt loving her. And that is what it is: Love. Mellie can deny it as much as she wants, but deep down she knows that she loves Olivia.
It all started back in their first meeting for the presidential campaign – Mellie's campaign. They were there, talking politics, being polite with each other, and Mellie realized that maybe Olivia was not that monster that she thought and by the pass of the days, Mellie was caring about Liv. And Liv was caring about Mellie too.
The truth is that Olivia never hated Mellie. Liv has always had this admiration about her. She knew that Mellie was a powerful woman and she felt guilty, all these years, to having this affair with Fitz. Liv knew that she was hurting Mellie and knowing that hurt her too.
After months, the two women that by the society's vision should have been hating each other were loving each other. Caring with each other. Protecting each other.
Mellie was worried about Olivia. Liv was not feeding herself, was not swimming anymore and wasn't running either. After Mellie finding out the true about what was going on with Olivia, she made a promise to herself – and also Fitz – that she would take care of her and that's what she did. The junior senator was trying to cheer up her friend: Mellie couldn't stand the fact that Liv was skipping meals so she start to planning dinner dates, being whiney about getting food just to make sure that Liv wasn't forgetting. And was at one of those dinner dates that she realized that she had this feeling about Olivia inside of her. How could she have been so concerned about Olivia? Why seeing her sad makes she sad too? Why she loves so much spend time with Olivia Pope? (And not only campaign meetings, but all the rest).
There was a lot of nights that Mellie could not sleep, Olivia was in her mind all the time. In one of those nights she start to wonder what would be like if she had felt like this years ago. What it would be like if it wasn't Fitz, but her. Imagining her life with Olivia if the two of them had been in love instead of Liv and Fitz. She felt her body getting warm just for wondering how it would had been. And since then, she felt warmed everytime she was with Olivia Pope.
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"I am happy to have you, Liv. I don't know what would happen with me If you were not here" Mellie whispered into Olivia's ear, biting her mouth and hoping that Fitz could not see this scene.
"What would happen If he founds out?" Olivia asked.
"He needs us. He needs us to win. He needs me to be by his side, being the good American's Wife that mom raised me to be. And he needs you, to run this campaign and take us to the Oval"
"I'll take him to the Oval, and I'll take you to my bed."
"You can take me there anytime you want, sweetie" Mellie said smiling and gently kissing Liv's lips.
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Making sure that Olivia would have time to walk in the park with her became to be Mellie's favourite hobbie. They walking together and stopping by to buy coffee became Mellie's favourite part of the day. She enjoyed so much spending time with Liv that she had forgotten all her issues. Their issues.
And now, they are sharing a dream: The Oval Office dream.
"Oh my God, Olivia!" Mellie was so happy, she hugged Olivia so fast and so tight. She had never experienced anything like this. Her level of happiness was too elevated.
"I know, right?!" Olivia was smiling beautifully, and now putting her arms on Mellie's shoulders.
"I couldn't have won without you" Mellie whispers. "I am so thankful. For everything. Really."
"Don't be modest. You came until here by your own. I just gave a little help" Liv laughs.
"No, Olivia. I mean it. Thank You. Thank you for being by my side when nobody else did"
They hugged again and Olivia went to open a bottle of wine. The women sat down side by side on the couch and start celebrating drinking wine and making plans about their future.
Mellie was so happy and seeing Olivia happy too makes her even happier. Then, Mellie turned on the radio and started do dance. She was celebrating, and Olivia should celebrate with her too. Liv resisted a little bit, but there she was, dancing with Mel. The women danced and laughed for about three musics, before Olivia start talking about presidential stuff. Mellie wasn't listening to what Olivia was saying, all that she could do was stare at Liv's pretty face. Olivia was hypnotazing her. How it can be even possible? So much perfection. Mellie was so in love and she couldn't deny anymore. She wants Olivia so hard. She wants her lips, her body, her love.
The Madam President was about her third glass of wine, and that fierce passion was growing inside her. She needeed Olivia. She needeed touch and be touched. She needeed to feel loved. And that's what she did: Mellie did not let Olivia finish speaking, she silenced her with a kiss. A hungry kiss. And Olivia, although surprised, let it happen. Their lips were leaning fiercely against each other and Mellie could feel the taste of wine in Olivia's mouth with her tongue. And after a long period of seconds, Olivia woke up from the trance that was that kiss and pushed Mellie away.
"What was that?" Olivia asked, while regained her breath.
"Olivia, I-" Mellie sighs "I don't know what happenned with me, I am so sorry. I just-"
"That is okay, Mellie. I swear."
"No, that's not!" Mellie said standing up out of the couch and made to leave.
"Wait, Mellie!" Olivia take a deep breath "Don't go." She whispered. "Sit, please".
Mellie sat right in her side, reluctant, and she was trying to say something but she couldn't. So they stayed in silence, until Olivia started talking:
"Look, Mellie... I know that you got happy and all and I can forget it with you want me to. We can pretend that's never happenned." Mellie let out a sarcastic laugh.
"Never happenned..."
"What?" Olivia is confused.
"I don't want to pretend that it never happenned, Liv! I'm done living a lie! I kissed you because I wanted to do so. I kissed you because I wanted my tongue inside your mouth. I kissed you because I can't deny what I am feeling anymore, dammit! I am in love with you, Olivia Pope!"
"Okay..." Olivia was trying to process all the information.
"Olivia..." Mellie came closer to Olivia and hold her face gently. "I found love where it wasn't supposed to be. I found love in you. In us. You were right in front of me all these years and I spent most of the time hating you while I should be loving you! You are my freedom, Liv! I can't deal with this anymore. I'm saying out loud: I love you, Olivia Pope!"
The tears start to run down Mellie's face and she was so vulnerable that she doesn't even remember the last time she felt like that. She was like a teenager confessing love for the first time.
"Shh, you don't have to say anything else" Olivia said, wiping tears from Mellie and kissing her softly. The truth is that Olivia felt the same way.
Olivia's kiss is so soft, and slow. She was putting love into that kiss, and her hand was slowly dancing across Mellie's thigh. They were warm and slowly burning. Mellie was feeling touched and loved as she had not been for years.
She finally proved her moment of happiness. And now she finally could get what she wanted most. And Olivia kissing her body, licking her thighs and making she moan: Well, that feels like heaven on earth. And they were blessed.