Title: House of Cards
Author: GEM
Date: 12-13-12
Pairing: Olivia/Fitz
Rating: T
Summary: Olivia's world is crumbling around her. Fitz let Olivia go. They vowed to go their separate ways, but all roads lead to Fitz. Olivia/Other Olivia/Fitz
A/N: Your comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you to those of you who have reviewed. I enjoy reading the reviews, so keep them coming. Please don't be shy. I am attempting to write to settle my feelings about the rollercoaster ride the SR has put us all on. I will do my best.
Disclaimer: Scandal is Property of Shonda Rimes and ABC et al.
Chapter 6
Olivia was in the sterile waiting room once again. He was talking to her. He knew who she was. He knew Mellie and then he was gone. She started to pace, in circles...go figure.
"You did this to him!" Olivia didn't see Mellie coming toward. "This all your fault you selfish little...! That's it you can't see him I will not allow you to see him.
The Secret Service will be informed that you aren't allowed to see him any longer."
Olivia was floored, shocked, and the entirely of the last few minutes was surreal "I..."
"Don't talk to me like we are friends!" Mellie turned to her agent before she sat down. "Would you please escort Miss. Pope out of the waiting area." The agent nodded and turned to Olivia.
"There is no need for you to leave the First Lady. I'll see myself out." Olivia said as she walked out of the room. Olivia walked quickly down the hall passed the secret service agents on the floor. She put her hand over her mouth in an effort to hold back the waterfall of tears threatening to come.
Lesley McGarry stepped out of the elevator and found a distraught Olivia waiting on the other side. Lesley put a hand on Liv's shoulder. "Hey, why aren't you in the waiting room?"
Olivia looked up at her, she began to shake and could no longer hold back her tears. "Hey, Lesley put her arms around Olivia. "He's going to be Okay." Olivia cried and shook harder at that statement. Lesley looked around quickly and saw Tom coming toward them. He helped Lesley move Olivia to nearby conference room.
Lesley helped her sit, "Take a deep breath Liv. Take a deep breath." Lesley hand her a box of tissues and a glass of water. She noticed Liv begin to calm down. "Okay, so..." Lesley sat down next her Olivia. "Here's what I know. Fitz has a post-op re bleed. It's small but it's what caused his seizure. We have adjusted his medications and we are optimistic that it will clear up on its own.
"She kicked me out. She blamed me for what happened in there."
"Imagine my surprise. " Lesley stood up and paced the room. "What happened in there wasn't your fault. The fact that you were able to have a conversation with him, that he knew you is very positive. You have to hold onto that."
"I will. I'm not allowed to see him."
"What?" Tom stood quietly inside the door and nodded toward them. Lesley couldn't believe it.
"She's having the Service block my access. " Liv said as she wiped away her tears.
"You'll get to see him Liv. The service wouldn't block you access, Will you Tom?" Lesley asked looking at the agent.
"No, Ma'am."
"Just trust me. The President is in a medically induced coma, at the moment, there is a national man hunt on for the man who shot him, Vice President Sally Langston...is acting President, and I'm sure the Cyrus could use a communication Director right now. What do you say? Are you up to go back in the game?
"As I will ever be." Olivia stood and straighten her clothes. "Could you please keep me posted."
"You got it."
OOOOOOO
"Your guy mess up my friend. Grant was supposed to die."
"Don't give up hope. Even if he doesn't die he may not be in any condition to continue being President so you see little lady you have nothing to worry about."
"Let us hope the good Lord agrees with you sir. I just can't help but feel this situation has turned into something temporary. I never signed on for temporary, sir. I wanted...I want something more than temporary.
OOOOOO
Cyrus stepped into his office for the first time since yesterday. He thought it would be a comfort to go home, drink a bottle of wine and see James but he was wrong. James was still digging in places he shouldn't-namely a little county in Ohio.
He looked around the office. His law book were still not put back on the shelves. He hadn't had time. Babysitting Acting President Sally Langston, trying to help Liv keep her composure now that the gunman had been revealed, trying to keep his own composure and sit by Fitz side had become a full time job.
A knock on the door brought him out of his musings. He door opened before he had a chance to invite the person on the other side in. Olivia you look..what happened?"
"He had a seizure. Lesley says there is some post op bleeding."
Cyrus grabbed his coat and took her arm. "Come on let's..."
"No, Cy. I can't. Mellie, she blames me. I was with him when...so she told the service I wasn't allowed into see him. Cyrus I came back to work. Sally has been calling me all morning. They need me to put the person of interest photo out.
"Any luck finding him yet?"
"He's gone. We are working on it." Olivia began to pace. "It won't be long until the authorities and the media link Huck to me. Sally will probably throw me out on my ass."
"Not going to happen, Liv and Mellie can't block you either."
Olivia stopped pacing. "He's not mine Cyrus. He's married, he has kids and by definition he is away. He's not mine."
"Don't give up on him Liv. He has never given up on you. Did you talk to Lesley about getting into see him?"
Olivia smiled. "As a matter of fact, she and Tom has it covered."
"Good now are you ready to strategize before we walk into the meeting with the anointed one."
"Sure what do you need?" Olivia sat in her usual chair. Cyrus sat next to her.
"I was up most of the night."
"We've all been like that since this started. If it helps Lesley says it's good that he knew me to today. He will recover but the road to that recovery will be long and not without bumps. "
"That's good but honestly he was only one of many things that had me up."
"Hit me. It can't get much worse than what we are dealing with already."
"I keep playing that night over in my head. She landed on the South Lawn and marched right into the Oval Office. Do you know what she said to me when I finally let her speak?"
"What did she say?"
"She said, the man has a bullet in his head. The country needs leadership. The world needs leadership." Cyrus stood up and looked out the window. "I didn't think much about until last night when I went home and was talking to James. He was telling me that the press didn't know where the President had been hit until the official press conference with the chief of surgery at Madison.
"Oh." Olivia put a hand over her mouth. "Cy you don't think?"
"I don't know what to think. This house of cards is crumbling and fast. Hollis is pissed at us and was missing until this morning when he mysteriously appeared on the Acting President's visitors log.
"Hollis was here to see Sally!"
"At about five this morning. He still won't return my calls or Verna's."
Cyrus came back and sat at his desk leaning closer to Liv and as if all of this. He raised his hand in a gesture. isn't enough. James has uncovered Defiance with the help of David Rosen and guess what. He found a working memory card. So if Fitz survives which I have no doubt he will. It won't matter because he won't be in office much longer anyway."
"Oh Cyrus...We'll handle it...I will handle it."
"I'm not sure it can be handled. I talked to James. He's not happy but he's holding the story for now for obvious reasons."
Olivia leans forward and takes hold of Cyrus' hand. "And maybe some not so Obvious."
"I don't think he hold onto it forever Liv. "
"It will buy us some time. Should I have my team start looking into Hollis Doyle and Sally?"
"No, you and I need to do that. I don't trust anyone else right now."
OOOOOO
It was well after midnight when she arrived at the hospital. Tom met her at the front entrance and walked her all the way up. The halls were deserted except for the President's nursing staff and Secret Service detail.
Olivia stood outside looking into his room. He was still unconscious and Lesley was sitting by his bedside. Olivia stepped inside closely followed by Tom. "Hey, How's he doing?"
"Great...we are taking him out of the coma in the morning. I convinced the First Lady to go home and get some sleep." Lesley stood up and walked over to exit the room. "Tom will get a call when she's headed back. You should have a few hours.
Olivia smiled at her "Thanks. She took the seat next to his bed and took his hand. She brought his hand to her lips and kissed him. "I missed you today. A lot has happened since I talked to you last. The hunt is still on for your would be assassin. I wish I could tell you more but I can't even wrap my head around the last few days. I just hope that when this is all over you'll still love me. Remember whatever happens I did it for you...and I love you too." Olivia put her head down next to his arm and drifted off.
OOOOO
She was awoken by a tap on her shoulder later. It was Tom. "She's on her way?"
"Yes, Ma'am about thirty minutes out."
You guys have a good system. You're giving me plenty of time to get out of here." Olivia stood up and kissed Fitz on the cheek and then the lips. "I'll be back. Don't you give up on me. I'm not giving up on you."
Olivia walked toward the elevator with Tom. "Tom do mind if I ask you a question?"
"No, Ma'am." They stepped in the elevator and selected their floor. Once the elevator was moving. Olivia hit the emergency stop button. "The President always trusted you so I am going to trust you now. Do understand what I'm saying?"
"Yes, Ma'am."
"I know there are cameras in the White House, the halls, and the Oval."
"Yes, Ma'am. Tom looked at her in true Secret Service fashion.
"Are there cameras in the OEOB and Naval Observatory too.
"Yes, Ma'am."
"If I needed someone to check into those cameras who would I talk to and what would they need from me."
"I would just need a date, time and location, Ma'am."
Olivia smiled. She knew this was risky. She knew that Fitz trusted Tom so by proxy so did she. "Yesterday, about five O'clock in the morning. OEOB or the Observatory. Do you think you could get me a copy of the tapes, if you find anything interesting."
"Yes, Ma'am that shouldn't be a problem."
Olivia reached forward and pressed the emergency stop button again and they started to move. "Thank you, Tom. How much time until zero hour?"
"She is fifteen minutes out ma'am."
OOOOO
Olivia was driving room to take a shower when her phone rang. "Harrison?"
"Olivia where are you?"
"On my way home, Why?"
"You need to come to the office."
Harrison I need to take a shower. I need to change my clothes. I can't address the White House Press Corp in yesterday's clothes."
"I get that Liv but you really need to come to the office. We have a special guest."
OOOOO
Olivia suddenly felt sick to her stomach. "I'll be there soon. Don't let them go." Olivia turned off her phone and headed toward the office.
Olivia walked into the office with purpose. Throwing her purse toward Quinn.
"Where is he?"
"In the conference room." Quinn answered following quickly behind
"WHY!" Olivia screamed at Huck when she walked into the room. "Why Huck!" Olivia could feel the tears building.
"I'm a professional Killer you know that."
"It doesn't answer my question!" Olivia slammed her hand on the table. Olivia turned to the team in the room. "We can't fix this." Olivia turned back to Huck. "Four times Huck. He was shot four times! I trusted you! I loved you like a member of my family. How do you repay me? You attempt to kill THE LOVE OF MY LIFE! The team look at Liv in utter shock, even Abby is speechless.
Olivia sank in the chair. "He's the love of my life. All I really want to know is why?"
"If they wanted him dead...he would be dead. I am a professional. That's all I can tell you.
Olivia stood up and walked out of the room. "That's not good enough, Huck! Not good enough! The door slammed behind her.
Abby looked at the rest of the team Whoa, did anyone see that coming?"
Harrison spoke up. "We will not ever talk about what just happen in here. Agreed?"
"Agreed." Abby, Quinn and Huck replied.
Harrison looked at Huck. "You don't get a vote in this You shot the love of her life."
"No, I didn't he wasn't my target." Harrison, Quinn and Abby looked up at Huck shocked.
OOOOOO
When Olivia made it home that evening she found an envelope on her desk inside her apartment. She tore it open and found a security recording and note inside. The note simply said, I think this is what you are looking for. Olivia stuck the disc in her player and flipped on the tv. What she saw on the screen made her stomach turn.
It was Hollis Doyle and Sally Langston. The auido was damning Hollis, if Grant won't give you what you want than help me get him outof the way. If you do that when I become President. You will have everything you need. I promise you that kind Sir.