"You and my wife have been spending a lot of time together." Fitz says as he sits next to Olivia who is typing away on her laptop.
"Is that a problem?" Olivia doesn't bother to stop what she's doing to respond.
"No, not at all. My wife often walks into the room and she's the smartest one there. She doesn't usually have someone around that can keep up with her. I've noticed that she's a lot happier these days, so thank you. I'm glad you're around."
"I'm happy to be here, Governor."
There's a pause and Olivia expects Fitz to leave and let her continue her work but he continues to sit next to her. "Did you need something, Governor?"
"You can call me Fitz, you know?" He says with a boyish grin on his face that she can almost guarantee works on other women.
Olivia finally looks over at Fitz. He's wearing a light, blue long sleeve polo and khaki pants. If Olivia remembered correctly, he and Mellie had a charity brunch to attend for the campaign today. "I prefer calling you Governor Grant if that's ok with you, Governor?"
He lets out a low chuckle while hanging his head. "That's quite fine, Olivia. Anyway, I came down because Mellie is looking for you. She's upstairs in her suite."
When Olivia makes it upstairs she finds the door of Mellie's room slightly cracked. She knocks on it twice before she gets a response.
"Who is it?"
"It's Olivia. Governor Grant said that you were looking for me."
"Come in."
When Olivia enters the room she's surprised to see Mellie standing next to her bed in a silk robe with her hair in rollers.
"I know this isn't your job but I really respect your opinion and I don't know which one I should choose."
Mellie is referring to the two dresses that are lying on her bed.
"What does your stylist think you should wear?"
"She thinks I should wear the blue one."
"Well Fitz is wearing a blue shirt so I would probably avoid looking too matchy. Go with the red one."
"Good choice." Mellie wastes no time removing her robe to put the dress on.
Olivia lets her eyes wonder for all of two seconds before turning away. "So I talked to Elizabeth North. She says that she's not going to say anything."
"I told you that you had nothing to worry about. You can turn around, Olivia."
Olivia turns to face Mellie. The red dress was a good choice.
"So how is she doing? I haven't talked to her in a while."
"She's doing well. She says that she's going to be at the brunch today actually."
"Really? Her husband is really pro-gun and anti-abortion. They'll most likely be there to support Sally."
"Does Fitz know about the two of you?"
"Yes. I told him when he and I first started dating in college." Mellie is taking standing over the bathroom sink, taking the rollers out of her hair. "He didn't care."
"Have you been with anyone since Fitz?"
Mellie stops what she's doing and turns on her heel. "Have I had an affair? No. I know how to keep it in my pants unlike my husband. You should be asking my husband these questions."
"I have. He's told me about the other women he's been with."
"There's been others besides the teacher?" Olivia notices how Mellie doesn't sound surprised or hurt. She only sounds curious. "How many?"
"Two others."
Mellie turns around to continue doing her hair. "At least one of us is getting laid."
"It doesn't bother you?"
"The first affair he had with the teacher two years ago did, because I was still in love with him then but after that I just couldn't look at him the same anymore. So no, it doesn't bother me. He can screw whoever he wants as long as it doesn't interfere with me getting in that White House."
Mellie takes a step back from the mirror to examine her appearance. She looks over to Olivia for reassurance.
"You look perfect."
An hour into the brunch, Olivia finds Fitz flirting with a waitress near the drinks. They're on a rooftop of a fancy hotel downtown.
"Can I speak with you for a moment, Governor?"
"Of course." Fitz excuses himself and walks with Olivia. "What can I do for you Olivia?"
"You can stop flirting with all of the waitresses."
"I wasn't-."
"You were. And drink this." Olivia hands him a bottle of water. "You've had enough mimosas."
"Thanks." He says as he takes the water from Olivia and takes a sip of it.
"You're charming, Governor and good-looking. And I'm really good at my job but I can't get a whore in the White House and that's what you are. You flirt with anything with a pulse. You can be Bill Clinton if you want to but you have to get into the White House first, which means the flirting and sleeping with other women needs to stop."
"Ok." Fitz looks around the room for Mellie and finds her standing next to a familiar blonde. "I didn't know Elizabeth North was going to be here. Did Mellie tell you about the two of them?"
"She did."
"Hard to believe they were together for two years."
"Mellie said they were together for only a month."
"No. It was much longer than that. They were pretty happy too."
Olivia looks over to Mellie and the tall blonde. Mellie has her head thrown back with laughter.
"What happened between them?"
"Mellie and Liz were together but then Mellie met me. Elizabeth wasn't too happy about the engagement being called off though."
"Engagement?"
"Yeah. They were going to get married but Mellie left her for me. Said it'd look better for her political career if she married a Grant. Elizabeth wasn't too happy about the break-up."
"Thanks for the information, Fitz. Now go over and play nice with your wife. A kiss on the cheek wouldn't hurt."
"You called me Fitz." There's a smirk on his face that Olivia can't help but playfully roll her eyes at.
"Go."
"Yes ma'am. You're the boss."
Fitz makes his way over to Mellie and places a kiss on her cheek before leaning over and whispering into the brunette's ear. "We may have a problem."
"Excuse me for a second, Liz." Mellie pulls Fitz away until they're alone in the corner of the roof. "What's wrong?"
"I may have told Olivia that you and Elizabeth were engaged."
"What? Why?"
"Because I didn't know that you were lying to Liv. Which you're not supposed to do by the way. We pay her to fix our problems."
"Elizabeth isn't a problem. I didn't tell Liv about it because it wasn't important."
"I think a jealous ex is pretty important."
"She's not jealous."
"Oh please. You saw the daggers she shot at me when I leaned in for that kiss."
"I didn't." Mellie says while looking away from Fitz.
"Oh my god. You still like her."
"I definitely don't."
"I hope not. You can't handle having a crush on her and Olivia."
Mellie's eyes widen in shock.
"You're happier. I've noticed. Everyone has. You haven't bitten anyone's head off since she joined the campaign trail. It's cute."
"I don't have a crush on her. She's just the only person around here that doesn't bother me."
"Mhmm." Fitz hums with a knowing smirk. "Just don't fall in love with her."