A/N-Most of you know that I typically don't stray to far from reality in my stories. I use real places, real scenarios, and sometimes real people. I want to warn you that I was a little creative with something, and you will know what I am talking about when you read it. For those who don't care for it I understand, but I decided to be a little adventurous.

A week passed and Olivia was still in the hospital. She had not regained consciousness. They were all an emotional wreck, but no one more than Karen. Her mind kept replaying how Olivia said she would protect her even if it meant her life.

She was grateful, but she was angry at the same time. How could God be so cruel to finally give her a mom only to take her away.

Fitz was trying to be strong for the kids and her team, but each day she didn't wake up broke him a little more. The baby was fine. They kept a fetal monitor on her as a precaution.

Two days ago it was leaked that Olivia was in the hospital. No specific details were given, and Fitz refused to issue a statement. Huck & Quinn told him to be patient. They had a plan in place. That was all he needed to hear.

When Fitz thought he couldn't deal with anything else Eli showed up at the hospital. Fitz could tell he was ready to fight. The thing he didn't realize was that Fitz was ready to fight to, and if Eli wanted to take him there he would see Fitz the man not Fitz the President. Before either had a chance to say anything someone else did.

Jerry walked over to Eli, "You are my mom's father right?"

Eli looked him up and down, "Yes I am!"

Jerry smirked, "I know that mom talked to you and you are on better terms with her, but please don't walk in her like you have been there for her because we all know that not to be true. She doesn't hide things from us. Don't think that you get to show up here and disrespect my dad and our family. A week ago I had to finally let go of my mother. She is being handled. What I am not going to allow is my already fragile sister see you try to berate my dad who loves her with everything he has, and if it wasn't for him you wouldn't have any hope of a relationship. Before you berate me Mr. Pope I am showing you respect, but you are going to show our family some or you can leave."

Everyone was shocked even the SSAs especially Tom. It wasn't that he stood up to him. It was how. He was quick and to the point, and he held his own.

Eli smirked, "My daughter has definitely rubbed off on you."

"In the best way sir!"

Eli nodded

Olivia was in a private suite in the hospital. When Fitz & Jerry walked in the room with Eli they found Karen in the bed with Olivia. She was brushing her hair, and talking to her and the baby. What they heard next broke all of them.

"Mommy, please come back. We chose you mom. Uncle Huck and Aunt Quinn promised us that they will fix it so that you can be our mom so come back. Payton brought me a new magazine and there was a dress in there that I think we should get. We can get different colors, but match. Daddy is tired. He thinks we don't know, but he has barely slept since you got hurt. Jerry misses your talks. He is trying to take care of me like he always has, but its different now. We had no expectations with Mellie. We need you. Nana was crying in her room. So now that you know that we are no good without you come back."

Olivia

She could hear everyone talking to her. It was breaking her heart to hear her daughter. She wanted to go back, but something was holding her back. She didn't know what it was.

She turned and her mom was standing there. Olivia was in shock. She ran over to her and hugged her, "Mom where am I?"

"Right now you in transition. You need to decide whether you are coming with me or going back to your family."

"I miss you mom, but I want my family. I want to have my baby, and have more in the future."

"If you know what you want Livia why haven't you gone back to them?"

She didn't say anything at first.

"Livia..."

"I'm scared. If I go back and Fitz realizes I am okay will he understand that I had to find that information on Mellie to save him and the kids."

"Oh honey, he does! It hurts. He is struggling to accept the depth of her betrayal, but the only way he can move forward is with his entire family which includes you."

Before she could say anything she heard something that caught her attention.

Present

They were all in the room sitting around when the current report was interrupted with breaking news.

Reporter: About 20 minutes ago we received a tape that was delivered to our office that may finally shed some light on what happened to former President Fitzgerald Grant's current wife Olivia Grant. We recently found out that she is in the hospital, but the former President has not released information. We are also told that the police have received a copy of the tape as well.

The tape is of the former First Lady Mellie Francis. We are only playing a portion of the tape, because of the language and things that she says in the tape.

The tape is played and Mellie was very forthcoming with how she felt about Fitz and the kids, and she didn't have one kind word to say about them.

Reporter: This tape finally confirms that the former First Lady is in fact a bad mother. Bad doesn't feel like the appropriate word to describe this woman. Furthermore for the first time we can confirm that the former First Lady had an affair. Well affairs. I am trying to understand when she had time to be a wife since it seems like she spent more time sleeping with other men. For those few who thought the President had an affair especially with his current wife she has answered that question for us as well in the tape. Not only did the couple not have an affair, but her multiple attempts to put them in a compromising position to have one did not work. He didn't bite. Their divorce happened after their daughter caught her with his best friend. Normally we would say these are allegations, but this is the first lady. You are listening to the audio, but there is also a video that we are not showing at this time per the request of the police.

There was a pause while the reporter listened to the earplug telling her they were going live to Stowe Mountain Lodge.

BREAKING NEWS

Reporter: We actually just found out that the tape that the police received was not the same one we received. We can only speculate why the Former First Lady was in Vermont, but we are aware that the former President did his first interview since leaving office a week ago at his home in Vermont with his family. We also know that the world found out that he had remarried, and that the children were happy with their stepmother. While they didn't speak ill of their mother they also didn't have anything nice to say about her either. We now understand why.

The camera went to the resort where Mellie was being led away in handcuffs. She looked horrible. This was truly a walk of shame for the camera got closer they noticed a scarlet letter on her chest. She was wearing a hooker dress. Fitz noticed another tatoo or branding above her left breast that said "WHORE". When Fitz thought it couldn't get any better the coat that was covering her head and face fell off. Mellie now had blond hair. It had been cut short and spiked. She looked the opposite of a respectable woman.

The Reporter at the Resort was asked by the studio what Mellie was being charged with.

Reporter at the Resort: The police received a recording. To protect the family they will not release any details from the video. What they have confirmed is that Mrs. Grant was hurt when she stepped in to protect her stepdaughter. They will confirm that the video shows that she may have hit her head, but they can't confirm that is why Mrs. Grant is in the hospital. Right now she is being charged with aggravated assault, but they are investigating and say more charges may follow. Back to the studio.

Reporter: So if you are just joining us we have been bringing you two breaking news story. One is of the First Lady describing her indiscretions. The second is that she was just arrested in Vermont for allegedly assaulting former President Grant's current wife Crisis Manager Olivia Grant. As we receive more information we will bring it to you live.

Flashback

Mellie was left in the house with Huck. She was certain that he would honor their wish not to kill her, but she had no idea what he was going to do to her. She was scared. She knew that unlike her Olivia had people who loved her, and now that she was hurt they wanted her blood.

She looked at Huck, "Please don't hurt me. I'm so sorry I'll do whatever you want."

Huck smirked, "Oh I know that you are going to do what we want. You are going to sign this paperwork waiving your parental rights and you are going to record that you are doing this in the best interest of your children and are not under any duress."

"But I am under duress."

He pulled out a drill, "No me drilling a hole in your foot is you being under duress. Right now you are scared and trying to save your ass. There is a difference."

She was scared shitless. She just wanted to get out of here in once piece. She signed the paperwork, and did the video thinking she was getting off easy.

She asked, "So what happens now?"

Quinn walked into the room, "The fun begins"

Lucky for them Mellie had hotel reservations, and had already checked in before coming to the house.

Tom had told her agent that they would drop Mellie back off at her room. Using the service entrance they went to Mellie's suite where she was injected with alcohol.

Huck didn't have a desire to inflict physical harm. She had more than enough money for plastic surgery, but public humiliation she could never recover from. She couldn't get the kids back, and Fitz & Olivia could move forward with their lives. He also had his family to think about now.

Still they had to leave behind something physical thus the scarlet letter and the tattoo "WHORE" above her breast.

Quinn gave the ice queen a nice makeover, and by that time the alcohol had kicked in. She wasn't coearsed at all. It was all liquid courage.

Once they had all they needed they gave her an injection that caused short-term memory loss, but no physical harm. They also gave her something that made her sleep. So with the alcohol and the medicine she would sleep most of the day and the evening away.

It gave them time to alter Quinn's voice on the tape. Make copies and get the recordings to the police, and the media. Fitz & the kids could be accounted for since they had not left the hospital so her attorney couldn't blame them.

Huck knew where Olivia's safe deposit box was. It was actually not in a bank. It was in the floor of her office. Huck had a key so he called Kim, and she went over and found the key where he told it was. He got the journals and a courier expressed delivered it to him. Once he made sure there was nothing in there about Fitz or the children he included the journals with the recording. Thus leading to the arrest, and the beginning of her public humiliation.

Present

Fitz & the kids just looked at the TV and smiled. Fitz was proud of them. Although they all wanted to physically harm Mellie I think they all realized that she would learn nothing from it. She would twist it around and make it about her.

There was no coming back from this. There was no political career in her future. There was nothing but shame. If and when she got out of jail her best option was to leave the country, and Fitz could not be happier.

Eli looked at their faces and knew that while they didn't know what was going to happen to Mellie they were aware it was being handled. Jerry told him and Karen told him when he heard her tell Olivia she choose her.

The four of them were a family and they had protected Olivia. For the first time he prayed. He prayed she would come back to them.

Olivia

Maya smiled, "Well it looks like your family handled her. From the sounds of it she is not going to be a problem."

Olivia nodded, "I am just glad that they didn't physically hurt her. Especially Huck. He has his family now. He can't go down that dark road anymore.

"He won't honey."

Present

Eli had offered to take the kids to get some lunch, and a little fresh air. He wanted to take the time to get to know them. Hopefully down the line they could develop some sort of relationship.

Initially they declined, but Fitz insisted they get some air. When Karen's stomach began to growl both Eli and Fitz insisted she eat. She hadn't eaten or slept much for the last week, and Fitz was beginning to worry.

Once the kids left he went over to the bed. He climbed in the bed and pulled Olivia to him. If you walked in the room you would think she was just sleeping.

Fitz began to rock her and he didn't know why. Tears began to fall that he had held for a week. Those tears turned into a full-blown sob that scared the nurses. Tom shook his head. The nurse understood. He needed this moment.

For twenty minutes Fitz cried without saying a word. Finally he composed himself, "Somehow I get this feeling that you are somewhere in your head worried about how I feel. I want to be mad, but I can't because that is you. Now it is time to come back Livvie. Mellie is handled. I'm not mad that you did your job, and not as a fixer but as a mom and wife. We were your clients. Your family was your client and you did what you had to do to protect us. Our mini fixer Karen came up with the idea to hire your team, and she had the journals. She learned from the best. She might be you one day, but now you need to come back. If you don't Karen is going to do something bad. I feel it. She is crumbling. She needs her mom. She needs you. I need my wife. The baby is healthy and growing. Jerry needs the other half of his support system. He stood up to your dad. Before I could even speak he shut him down. I am kind of jealous that the kids are like you, but love it also because I know they can survive anything."

Olivia

Maya smiled, "You have your answer. You need to go back to them. Karen is breaking and she needs her mom. You know how that is."

"I do mom and I miss you so much. I'm sorry I can't stay. There is just so much left for me to do."

"I know baby, but you know that I am always watching over you. Now it is time to live your life. Enjoy your family. Enjoy life. You haven't done that enough."

"Okay mom I am ready to go back."

"Oh and Olivia that baby girl who is growing inside of you. I think you should name her Natalia Elizabeth in honor of Karen's dream and your grandmother."

Olivia nodded in tears, "I will mom."

Present

Fitz had cried himself to sleep. When Olivia first opened her eyes she saw the pain on his face. How scared he looked.

She felt some pain and noticed that her arm was in a cast. Otherwise she looked the same. She could tell that the baby was okay.

Fitz hadn't shaved and she had to admit he looked sexy, but she would take him clean-shaven any day.

She began to caress his face with her one good hand. After a couple of minutes he woke up thinking it was one of the kids or a nurse.

To his surprise he looked down and saw his wife staring back at him. It immediately brought tears to both of their eyes.

He gently leaned down and kissed his wife. No words were spoken. It was like the kiss brought them both back to life. She was no longer in her head, and he was no longer waiting with bated breath.

They finally pulled apart from one another. Still caressing each other's face.

Olivia smiled, "Hi"

Fitz grinned, "Hi Sweet Baby"

Olivia leaned into him, "I'm sorry. I love you"

Fitz kissed her forehead, "There is nothing to be sorry about. I love you so very much, and I'm just glad you are back. We have all missed you. Rest the kids will be back soon."

Olivia nodded. She was glad to be back. It was good to talk to her mom. To know that her mom was with her, but she was back where she needed to be.

A/N-There you have it. Olivia is back, but the biggest thing is what happened to Mellie. More to come on her walk of shame next chapter. The reunion with the kids. I am debating what role I want Eli to play. Part of me is saying for her to forgive and move on with him in her life. The other part of me is forgive, but they have a limited relationship. What do you guys think?

I am not changing what her mom told her. Olivia will find out she is having a girl, but she is going to play along like she has no idea. There is going to be a special moment when the name is revealed to the family.

I look forward to your reviews and until next time.