Chapter 3

Pope and Associates had done it again. They had prevented a huge scandal with Senator Braxton. He came by the office show his eternal gratitude.

"You didn't have to do all this Senator." Seeing his staff bringing them all these gifts and food.

"I'm cool with it. This is good." Abby said eating the food they brought in with them.

"I wanted to. You all have helped me out a lot and I'm indebted to you." He smiled.

"Just doing our jobs." Olivia said.

"Yeah but uh…now that your job is done I was wondering…would you go out with me?"

"Go out with you?" Olivia said.

"Yes. I promise I will be a gentleman." He smiled.

"I don't know…" Olivia said. She was still trying to get over Fitz.

"She'll go." Stephen said.

"What time and what day?" Abby added in.

"Excuse me." Olivia said looking at them.

"Saturday at 7. At the Inn in Little Washington." He said.

"She'll be there." They said unison.

"Even if we have to escort her there ourselves." Harrison chimed in.

Olivia couldn't believe they just set her up on a date with the Senator.

"Wonderful. See you there Olivia. Oh and I'll set up an appointment with the Meadows Boutique you can buy any dress you like for our date. " He kissed her hand and left out.

"What the hell?" She looked at Abby, Stephen, and Harrison as they kept eating their buffet lunch like it was nothing.

"You guys had no right to do that." Olivia said angry at them all.

"Yes we did." Stephen said.

"You've been mopping around since Mellie said she was pregnant. Still on top of your game but still mopping around. You deserve to be spoiled by some Millionaire for a night. I will even look past the fact that's he's a republican." Abby said.

"Beside it's 4 against 1. We all voted already." Stephen said.

" FOUR?! Who else voted?!" She looked and saw Huck eating too giving her a slight wave. Olivia couldn't believe he was in on it too.

Olivia gave a deep sigh realizing they were right. She hadn't been the same since that night she said goodbye to Fitz. When she felt she was finally getting over it something else popped up. She needed to get her mind off of things even if it was only a night on some rich man's arm. I mean what was she going to do Saturday night anyway? Go over stuff for work? Drink some wine and be miserable?

"Fine I'll go." Olivia said irritated.

"We know. Abby going to take you to get your dress tomorrow." Stephen said.

"I hate all of you." Olivia glared at them for this.

"Oh come on you might as well enjoy yourself." Abby said.

"I mean the Inn at Little Washington? The Most expensive place in DC and he was getting you a dress from Meadows? I mean why just go in with a plan to be miserable."

"Alright. I still hate you all." Olivia said.

"Love you too Olivia." They said in unison as they went to enjoy the rest of their lunches.

Olivia went through the dresses at Meadows with Abby. The cheapest one in the whole store was close to a Grand. When Olivia gave them her name, the store owner and her assistants began to fuss over her immediately.

"Now this is A Dolce and Gabana from their Spring Collection." The store owner said. Olivia looked at the dress. It was backless white yet long. The way the dress was made it was like the designer used Olivia's figure as the inspiration.

"It's beautiful Olivia." Abby said.

"Thank you." She said looking in the dress.

"How much is it?" Olivia said.

"Mr. Braxton told us to let you get whatever dress you wanted doesn't matter the price." The Shop owner said.

"Okay…" Olivia said not looking for that kind of answer.

"I'll take it then."

"Excellent." She said. Olivia changed out of the dress and got back into her clothes. She caught the price of the dress when the run it up. It amounted to the Grand total of Two grand and her shoes brought the total to $2400.

"Here you are Ms. Pope, I hope you enjoy your day." The Owner said.

"Thank you." Olivia walked out with Abby.

"I can't believe this dress was Two Grand." Olivia said.

"Hey he wanted to pay for it that's on him. Beside he's not hurting for money with all those tax breaks he written himself over the years and that trust fund of his." Olivia chuckled.

The Braxtons were to the GOP like the Kennedy's were to the Democrats. The family produced many governors, representatives, Senators and a President who was Edgar's Grandfather. Edgar himself was a successful businessman before he went into Politics and eventually become Senate Majority leader.

"Now that we got the dress and we got the shoes for it. So we just have to see how you're wearing your hair and you'll be set for tomorrow." Abby said thinking.

"How about pulled back in a bun? That would be pretty." She said.

"Yeah that would be nice." Olivia said. Abby looked at Olivia seeing she feeling at bit down.

"Oh come on you can be a little bit excited. It's just a date not a congressional investigation. I mean if he turns out to be a jerk, just send him on his way. Don't give the dress and shoes back though." Olivia laughed.

"I won't nor the check he gave us for the job we did for him." She added.

"That's more like it." Abby said. Olivia deserved to be happy and not have Fitz on the brain. She hoped Edgar would be just the distraction she needed to move on.