Olivia wasn't exactly sure what she was doing at her father's house. She wanted him to see what he was missing out on. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door.
Rowan peered through the peephole, it was Olivia. A surprise, she hadn't come by for dinner for the past 3 years. Not after she had found out what he really did for a living. "Olivia, what a surprise, come in." She had a car seat with her, a slight movement from underneath the covered car seat.
Olivia set the carrier down on the table. "This is my son, Thomas." So this was his alleged grandson. Ebony curls framed his pale face, a stray curl resting on his forehead. Olivia's phone began to ring,Quinn.She went into the other room, leaving Thomas alone with her father.
"Quinn what is it?"
"Amanda's um, she's pregnant. And uh, she says it's his, she's planning on going public sooner than we thought."
Shit. Of course, leave it to Fitz to have virile sperm that could bypass a condom and birth control."Find out if she has any past boyfriends. Have Huck look through her phone to see any messages. I'll be there soon."
Olivia went back into the other room; Thomas was now awake and her father was putting something away in a cabinet. Unbeknownst to her, Rowan had taken a small saliva sample from Thomas to have it tested in a lab.
"I have to go." "Wait, can we have dinner next Sunday? Just once, I promise." "If this is you threatening to cut off paying for my law school loans, then so be it. I can pay them myself." Olivia walked away, Thomas in tow.
James opened the door; Olivia Pope was at his door. "Is there a war going on? It's Sunday, and it is a rule in this house that there is no talk about work." "I'll just be a minute besides, look who I brought." Almost on cue, Thomas reached his arms out towards James and babbled. "Oh, you are evil, Olivia Pope." James said before reaching out to take him.
"I didn't know you garden."
Cyrus was busy trimming some shrubbery. "Yes, well there are a lot of things you don't know about me, just like I apparently don't know many things about you. Anyways, what did you want?"
"Amanda Tanner's claiming she's pregnant with his baby. Did he use protection?"
Cyrus chuckled bitterly. "You're asking me if the President of the United States used a condom with his girlfriend? I don't know, I think that's more your area... did he wear one with you?" He looked towards the house; where James was spinning a giggling Thomas around. "Oh right, guess not."
It was Cyrus... did she really expect anything different?Olivia thought.
Olivia's name had appeared on a birth certificate around 6 months ago. If this was in fact, his grandson, Olivia certainly had the paperwork to prove it. Rowan dug deeper, the results from the lab hadn't come back yet. Her doctor certainly had impressive qualifications but chose to work at a small clinic in the heart of D.C. Most patient records were privatized online; only accessible by the doctor, viewing them would be easy enough with a little hacking.
He scrolled to the beginning of the doctor notes.Prescribed prenatal vitamins, patient was aware of pregnancy upon visit. Patient estimated her pregnancy around 8 weeks. Ultrasound confirmed fetus to be 8 weeks gestation. No present fetal abnormalities.Seeing nothing suspicious, Rowan checked the appointment log, Olivia had shown up for every one of her appointments, except for one.Scheduled procedure: Abortion. Patient status: no show.This had been prior to the first appointment. If Olivia ever got out of hand per se, he could use this to remind her of what she had tried to do.
"She's not linked to anyone else Liv."Damn it.Olivia had been so sure that Amanda had to have been linked to someone... anyone else. "I just want five minutes with him. Alone. Is that so much to ask for?" "Amanda, he's the most powerful man in the world, you're going to have to be more realistic. What do you want? More money? Because this isn't a fairytale, you won't get your happy ending." Olivia didn't even realize it until she'd said it, that she and Amanda weren't so different after all. It's exactly what she had talked herself into.
