Author's Note: Poor Olivia has no clue what is going on. Maybe the doctor is right that familiar faces might help her.
Chapter 2
Olivia walked around the white house slowly remembering the layout.
"Olivia!" she looked and saw that familiar red hair. It was her friend and coworker Abby."
"Abby?" Olivia said.
"Oh Good you do recognize me." She said relieved.
"Why wouldn't I recognize you?"
"They said you lost your memory first lady." She looked up to see Stephen.
"Stephen?" She said.
"Oh she remembers me too." Stephen said.
"What do you remember about us?" Abby said.
"I remember you two work for me…"
"That's correct. We are a part of your advisement staff." He said.
"We had a firm called Pope and Associates too…" The two looked at each other.
"Now that I don't really recall." Stephen said.
"We worked on the presidential campaign didn't we?"
"We sure did and as you can see we did one hell of a Job." Stephen said.
"Oh God what's wrong with me…" She said holding her head.
"Hey it's okay it's slowly coming back to you." Abby said.
"What about Huck and Harrison?"
"Attorney General Harrison?" Stephen said.
"Attorney General?" Olivia said shocked.
"Yeah he's the Attorney General? You forgot? Your husband appointed him."
"Fitz is not my husband." Olivia said.
"Uh he kind of is…wait did you file for divorce?" Abby said.
"What? NO! I didn't even know we were married I….I thought he was married to someone else…" She could see they thought she was crazy now.
"Who else would the President be married to but you?" Stephen said.
"Yeah he kind of only has eyes for you Liv." Abby said.
"I can see that…" Olivia said referring to one thing then than another."
"So…how do YOU remember things?"
"What's the point everybody thinks I'm crazy here." Olivia gave a deep sigh.
"No we don't. We'll listen." Abby said.
"Let's go sit down and chat." Stephen suggested as they walked outside to the Lawn. Olivia told them things as she remembered. That she was brought in to help on the Presidential Campaign, the creation of Pope and Associates to even her affair with Fitz to the scandal that finally made her walk away which she thought was for good.
"Wow that's interesting…" Abby said.
"You having a affair with a married man?" Stephen said finding that hard to believe Olivia wouldn't be somebody's woman on the side. She was number one or nothing.
"That's what I remember." Olivia said.
"Alright we'll tell you how it is here." Stephen said.
"You two met on a campaign but it was for his campaign to be Governor."
"You two started dating shortly after and got married later on where you became first lady of the state."
"Then the Campaign for President happen which you of course got all of us together and we helped your husband get into the white house."
"My daughter?" Olivia said.
"You had her right before you guys left office. I think they have her with the nannies right now." Abby said.
"May I see her?" Olivia said.
"Sure come on." Stephen and Abby took her up to the nursery. They nodded to the secret service protecting the First Daughter and opened the door. Olivia looked to see a little girl like the one in the picture playing around. She had hair done in two puffs and a little jean dress with a yellow top.
"Lauren look whose here." Her nanny said as the little girl looked up at Olivia. She was the spitting image of her and Fitz combined.
"Mommy!" She said with a big smile running to her mother.
"Hello there."
"I missed you." She said.
"Where did I go?" Olivia said.
"I don't know you were just gone." Lauren said.
"Well I'm here now." Olivia smiled back at her. She already felt the love for this child that was her own. She couldn't exactly remember but it was coming to her slowly. A small baby Lauren would sleep beside her peacefully or up in her lap playing. She remembered holding her the first day she was alive.
How could she remember all of this for her daughter but nothing about the others?
"Will you play with me Mommy?" Lauren said.
"Sure honey." Olivia said as she sat her daughter down. Her daughter pulled her mother over and they begin to play. Olivia grasped being a mother to a Toddler with ease. Abby and Stephen looked on glad she felt familiar with her daughter.
"I'll get the others." Stephen said. He grabbed the President and the doctor to see it. When he returned Olivia was still playing with her daughter without a care in the world.
"And this is President Roosevelt?" Olivia said to the bear in the suit.
"Yes he is." Lauren said. Fitz smiled a bit relived that she and Lauren were doing so well.
"Can we go get some lunch now?" Lauren asked.
"Sure I'll take you." Olivia said picking her. She remembered where the white house kitchen was.
"See just keep her doing things like that she should be back to normal in no time." The doctor said.
"Alright thank you." Fitz said.
"We'll run more tests to see if anything else is wrong." The doctor said.
"Alright." Fitz said as the doctor left off.
"Hi daddy." Lauren called to him.
"Hi sweetheart." He kissed his daughter on the forehead.
"About to go to lunch?"
"Yes are you going to come with us?" Lauren said.
"I don't see why not."
"Yay!" She said. He smiled at his daughter then looked at her mother. Olivia's face was blank. He didn't know what was running through her mind.
"Well uh…let's go get lunch…" He tried to place a hand on Olivia's shoulder making her flinch.
"I can find it." She simply said walking off. The cold shoulder hurt Fitz like a slap to the face. He hesitated and followed behind them. They arrived in the dining room where Olivia spent the hold time feeding and talking to Lauren. She didn't even act like Fitz was in the room which hurt him even more.
Fitz didn't understand. She remembered Cyrus, Abby and Stephen. She also went right into the motherly role when she saw Lauren even though she hadn't remembered her. When it came to him however it was like she was either going to attack him or ignore him. How could she forget her own husband especially after almost ten years together?
"Olivia…" he said.
"What?" Olivia looked up at him holding Lauren in her Lap. The 3 year old was almost asleep.
"Why don't we go out this evening?"
"Why?" Olivia said.
"So we can talk?" Fitz said.
"Alright." Olivia said getting up taking Lauren to her room. Fitz gave a deep breath trying to keep himself together. He went back to his office to make the dinner arrangements and to get some work done.
When Evening came he walked down stairs and looked for Olivia. She came down shortly after in a beautiful black dress with her hair done up.
"You look lovely." He said.
"Thank you." Olivia said simply as they walked to the car. Fitz knew exactly where they would be going to. It was her favorite Restaurant in DC. During the Limo Ride Olivia kept her distance and Fitz allowed it considering he didn't want another episode.
"So how has your day been?" Fitz said.
"Fine…" Olivia said simply.
"Anything came back to you yet?"
"I remember Stephen and Abby. Also Cyrus and Lauren. I still don't understand what's going on with you."
"Well I'm your husband for starters. Our anniversary is next month." He said simply.
"I see…" Olivia said as they arrived at the restaurant. They were escorted into a private room. Olivia remembered the restaurant as being one of her favorites. Fitz was relieved especially when she ordered her regular.
"So we're really married huh?" Olivia said.
"Yes we are. I'm the President and you are my First Lady."
"First Lady Olivia Grant…" She said her official title. She couldn't believe this world she was in…maybe it was just a dream. She had written Fitz off and here she was married to him with a child at that. She pinched herself repeatedly during the day to wake up but to no use.
Maybe I'll wake up from all of this when I go to sleep tonight. Olivia thought to herself.
"Are you alright?" He asked concerned. Olivia wondered that since the roles were reversed what would this mean? Was he cheating on her with Mellie not viceversa? Did he go with Amanda Tanner?
"Do you know Mellie?" She asked.
"Yeah she worked on the campaign with us." Olivia felt something inside her. Was this somebody's sick joke?
"Amanda Tanner?"
"She was an aide with us." Fitz said. Again she felt the pain in her stomach. She leaned back in her chair and sipped on her wine.
"Are you okay?" Fitz said wondering if this was a good idea after all.
"Does Mellie still work with us?"
"She does but she does a lot of international work for us so she's hardly ever state side." He said.
"And Amanda Tanner?"
"She mostly works in the Vice President's Office she's nice." He said. Olivia raised an eyebrow. So both women were still in the picture…well not really there was the case with Mellie.
Was Fitz cheating with her and had a fling with Amanda Tanner?"
"Have you ever cheated on me during our marriage?" She spit out sending the President for a loop.
"What?" Fitz said not seeing that question coming.
"Yes or no." Olivia said.
"No goodness. I would never do that to you. I've only been with you. I haven't even so much as looked at another woman." Olivia analyzed his face to make sure he wasn't lying. She know he's done it before…well in her other life he had.
"President Fitzgerald Thomas Grant….if I find out that you have cheated on me in anyway…I PROMISE I will become the first, First Lady to walk out on a seating president." Olivia glared.
"Well I don't think you will be getting that title because I have never been unfaithful to you." Fitz said.
"I also don't plan to." He reached for her hand. He was relieved she didn't jerk it back away from him.
"I love you Olivia…I would never hurt you like that." He said. Olivia didn't know if he was lying or not. Olivia chuckled to herself thinking how in her other life she was so willing to be on the side and cheat with a married man yet here she was going to let all hell lose if it was the opposite.
The dinner arrived and the two ate quietly. Olivia could feel him giving her quick glances. After dinner was over they went back into the limo to return to the white house. Olivia allowed Fitz to sit closer to her this time around.
She couldn't open up so soon unless she knew he was telling the truth. She also already had detached herself emotionally from him after the scandal with Amanda Tanner. Before then this would have been a dream come true to her but now it just seemed like some bad twisted nightmare.
When they arrived at the white house they returned to the room and Olivia begin to get undress. Fitz looked at his beautiful wife with much desire. He walked over and gave her rump a smack like he usually did to be met by a playful shove and giggle from her. Olivia instead turned around in fear and pushed him away forcefully."
"Get away from me." Olivia said scared.
"Olivia…" Fitz tried to comfort her
"Don't touch me!" She said getting away from him.
"Olivia I didn't mean it I'm sorry." He said.
Olivia put on her robe so she could go to one of the spare rooms in the house to sleep. She wasn't getting in bed with Fitz like that.
"Olivia where are you going?" He said.
"To another room I can't stay…"
"Take the bed I'll go." He said stopping her. He would just go sleep in the oval office it was no big deal to him.
He got his things and walked out the room. Olivia gave a deep breath and started feeling guilty. She remembered why he cheated on Amanda Tanner because she had left him. Maybe this would convince him to do just that. Olivia shook that out her head. That wasn't her fault then and it won't be her fault now if he decided to stick his dick in another woman. Of course that didn't make that possibility hurt any less.
I'll be out of this dream soon and then it will be back to normal. She said as she climbed into bed and went to sleep.
Author note: Poor Fitz just doesn't know what to do with Olivia. She doesn't know how to handle it either.
