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Chapter 7

Client dinner


I make my way outside my apartment building and I can see Jake standing there, he's wearing a nice suit and he's looking good in it. I make my way to him and I can feel him staring at me, it's making me slightly uncomfortable. I can't believe I agreed to this dinner, even though it's a client dinner it doesn't feel like one. But I have to move on, it's been two months since Fitz and I talked and there isn't much to say. I shake my head and try to push the thoughts of Fitz,

"Olivia, Wow you look amazing." Jake says

"Thank you, you cleaned up nicely as well." I say

He opens the door to the car and I step inside.

After about 15 minutes of driving we finally arrive to the restaurant. We get inside and it's beautiful it looks like these restaurants that you have to wait a long time until you get a nice table. Jake leads the way and I follow him inside, we order our drinks and wait for the clients to come. It's a little embarrassing because both of us are quiet.

"They should be here" I hear him say.

I nod my head; I honestly don't know what to say. I pick up my wine glass and take a sip.

"So, Olivia what do you do outside of work?" he asks.

"Not much, work is my passion so I love to work. I also like to read and I sometimes write, but it's not anything serious just to myself." I say

"Yes, I've seen the way you work and I agree with you, you do a very good job."

"Thank you, I try to do my best" I say

We wait for another 10 minutes until the clients arrive. When they arrive we go straight to business and get it over with.


The client dinner went very well and I'm thrilled. Now it's just me and Jake and we're waiting for the waiter to come by so he can pay the ticket.

As we're waiting I look around and once again I get memorized by the beauty of it. I make a mental note to show Abby this place, I know she's not the fancy type but maybe celebrate something here.

Jake pays the ticket and we're on our way out. We are just about to leave the restaurant when I hear a voice. I know this voice; I look up and see Fitz. He's wearing a navy suit with a black tie he's done his hair and all I want to do is run my fingers through it. I try to bring myself together and shake my head.

Jake sees him and wants to say hello to him, I nod my head because what else should I do?

I follow Jake and with each step I take I become more nervous, Jake taps his shoulder and he turns around. He turns around and our eyes meet, I stare at him directly in the eyes and I can feel myself drown into his ocean grey blue eyes.

We keep staring at each other until Jake breaks the silence.

"Hey Fitz, I just saw you across the room and I just wanted to say hello" I hear Jake say

I can see that Fitz isn't paying attention to what Jake just told him, I can feel his eyes staring at me and I don't know how I'm feeling, I want him to look at me.

"Oh" Fitz says

"So, what are you doing here?" Jake asks.

"Um, I'm actually here on a date. She's using the bathroom, so you two?" Fitz asks raising his eyebrows.

I look at him and I speak up "No, we had a meeting with some clients and we were just on our way home. Enjoy your night" I say as quickly as possible.

Jake looks at me confused, I just want to leave before I see his date.

Before we can leave I see a tall brunette with piercing blue eyes walking towards us. She's wearing a black dress that's fitting her perfectly and I have to say that she's looking really good.

"I'm back" I hear her announce.

Fitz looks at her and I can see a small smile come across his face and I try to fight back the tears.

"Pardon me, Mellie this is Olivia and Jake. Olivia and Jake this is Mellie"

As soon as Fitz introduces us I can feel Mellie giving me a look, I don't know if Fitz told her about our history but I don't want to find out. I grab Jake by the arm and smile

"Nice meeting you Mellie. We should go" I say giving Jake a look.

"Uhh, yes. See ya Fitz. Nice meeting you Mellie.

Jake drops me off at my apartment and I sigh loudly, I make my way up to my apartment and unlock the door. I'm not sure if Abby I call out her name,

"Abby?" I yell

I walk past the living room and she's not there, usually when she stays she sleeps at the couch so I assume she went home. I walk into the kitchen and find bottle of wine and settle down. I open the wine and drink directly from the bottle.

I try not to remember Fitz with Mellie but it's hard. I can't believe that he is actually moving on, or at least he is trying. I know that we've always been complicated but I always thought we would make it either way but I guess I was wrong. I remember Abby telling me how good looking Jake was but honestly he is not my type. He is a nice guy whom I can talk to but he's everything Fitz isn't, I know I can't replace Fitz, maybe it's just better if I become a lone wolf.

I continue to drink and before I know it the bottle is empty. I look at my watch and it's becoming late, thank god I don't have work tomorrow don't get me wrong I love my work but to get to sleep is the best feeling in the world.

I make my way to my bathroom and change my clothes and brush my teeth. I enter the bedroom and I can see someone laying there. I turn on the lights and I see Abby sleeping like a baby, I chuckle to myself and turn off the lights and join her.


I wake up and I can feel my head pounding. I groan and look if Abby still is sleeping, much to my surprise its empty. I get up and when I I'm in the living room I can hear Abby singing in the kitchen, I smile to myself and can't help but record her with my phone while she is singing, I walk in the kitchen and before I have the time to say something Abby turns around and sees me with my phone in my hand recording her.

"Olivia!" she yells

I laugh and turn it off "You're actually not that bad at singing but when you try to sing the high notes. Just don't do that" I say laughing

"Oh, is that so judge Pope" she says

"Judge Pope?" I ask still laughing

"Well apparently I can't sing the high notes, but whatever. So how was your date last night?" she asks looking at me excited.

I glare at her "First of all, it wasn't a date. We were on a client dinner and it was fun, oh you should see the place Abby, damn I'm telling you it was so beautiful we have to go there sometime."

"I bet it was, with all the money Jake has he probably took you to the most expensive restaurant in New York."

"I don't know but It was really beautiful and the food was good too. So what did you do last night?" I ask her.

"Um, nothing. I watched Orange is the new black and ate all of your popcorn." She says

"Hey!" I say

"What? They were good. So you're not interested in Jake?" she asks raising her eyebrows

I take a deep breath before I speak "Honestly no, I mean I like him like a friend. I can talk to him and he's nice having lunch with but that's all. He's a nice guy but just not for me, why you interested?" I ask playfully

"Maybe" she laughs.

We eat our breakfast and we keep talking and I don't know whether to tell her that I saw Fitz or not. I want to tell her but I already know what she's going to say to me 'Get over him'. But the thing is I don't think she knows how hard it is to get over someone you've loved the most of your life. My grandmother always told me

"Never say goodbye if you still want to try, never give up if you still feel you can go on, never say you don't love a person anymore if you can't let go.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone – but it takes a lifetime to forget someone"

I can feel the tears coming to my eyes as I remember the words, I know I hurt Fitz deeply and that I made a huge mistake but how do I make it work? How do I try to make it work? Because to be honest I don't want to give up because he's worth fighting for. I never want to say goodbye to him because I know without him I'm now myself.

But it's too late now; he probably is with Mellie now and enjoying his life. He moved on. I missed my chance. Now I'm just a memory to him, how could I be so stupid to do something like that without telling him?

I sigh loudly "I saw Fitz"

Abby looks at me confused

"Where?" she asks

"At the restaurant, he was there with his date." I say my voice cracking.

"Oh Liv" Abby says taking her hand into mine "You really have to get over him Liv just as he got over you. I can't stand to see you like this. Broken. You really have to get yourself together and try to get over him." She says

"How am I supposed to get over him, Abby? I see him every day and I can't have him. How am I supposed to keep doing this? Every time I see him I just want to kiss him. I love him, I'll always love him now and forever"


A/N: First of all I want to apologize for the late update, I've been busy with school and work so I'm truly sorry for the late delay I'll try to do betteri promise.

This chapter was actually much longer but i wasn't happy with the other part so i decided not to post it but i promise that the next chapter will be up soon.

Client dinner and they met Fitz with Mellie, any thoughts? I don't know if i want to make Mellie a big factor so tell me your thoughts on her.

And thank you very much for all your kind reviews they keep me motivated and I can't say how grateful I am for each review I get.

Thank you for reading, until next time xx