The Candidate – Chapter 9
A/N: Thank you for the reviews on the previous chapter. Don't forget to read and review this one please.
It had been a few weeks after Mellie Grant's victory and Olivia couldn't be happier. She had made a president and was about to fulfil her life long dream of working in the most powerful house in the world, the White House. She had achieved that on her own and her next step, was hopefully becoming president one day herself, but for now, Mellie was her main focus.
She was currently at home, taking a much deserved break before the inauguration would occur and her work would truly start.
Her break was interrupted by the sound of a knock at her door. She placed her bowl of popcorn and large wine glass onto the coffee table in front of her and got up to see who it was.
She walked over to the door and looked through the peephole, to find that it was her sister stood there on the other side.
"Hey bitch! Open the door!" She demanded with a laugh as she waved through with one hand and held a large bottle of wine in the other.
Olivia reluctantly opened up the door and Alice waltzed right into her living room.
"What are you doing here?" Olivia asked her.
"I came to see you. We've got some celebrating to do." She said to her sister as she walked over to the couch and placed the wine she had on the coffee table. "You finally got the White House, I'm surprised you didn't celebrate earlier." Alice mentioned.
"I did my own version of celebrating thank you." Olivia told her sister as she went into the kitchen to retrieve another glass for her sister to drink out of. She walked back into the room to find her sister drinking right from the bottle.
"Wow, really classy." Olivia pointed out. Alice snickered and put the bottle back down.
"Oh come on Liv, don't act like you haven't done it before too, you snob." Alice responded. "So, how is everything?" She finished as she leaned back into the couch, resting her arm across the length of the couch and glaring at her sister as she poured her out a glass of her wine.
"Everything is great, I mean, the inauguration is coming up so I've gotta prepare for that." Olivia explained.
"And what about that hottie veep, how are things with him, have you rode that pony yet or what?" Alice jokingly asked.
Olivia didn't say a word and immediately took a sip of her wine.
"Oh my God! You slept with him? Like, you've really slept with him?" Alice yelled excitedly.
"Calm down Alice." Olivia demanded. "I didn't. that's just, unprofessional." Olivia lied.
"How long have I known you?"
"My whole life?" Olivia answered confused
"Exactly, so I know when you're lying." Alice informed her.
"Okay, okay fine! I did sleep with him!" Olivia finally admitted
"I KNEW IT! SPILL! What was it like? You like him don't you? How big is he? Did you…" Alice went on before being interrupted by her sister.
"You ask too many questions calm down. It was amazing, not that that is any of your business, yes he is very, gifted, and no, it's just sex, I don't like him like that. We're just having fun." Olivia explained.
"Mmhmm." Alice said as she finished her wine. "Come to think of it, I don't blame you, I'd jump into the sack with the first chance I got too." She finished
"Okay Alex, you made your point."
"See?! You're jealous already, you are into him. Don't worry, I won't snatch him from you." Alice joked.
"Thanks, that's comforting to know." Olivia sarcastically answered before taking another sip from her glass. Her sister was the promiscuous type and did normally joke about sleeping with other people's partners, but sometimes she actually followed through. Olivia couldn't count the amount of time her sister had gotten into fights with other girls over a boy when they were younger.
"So, when are you going to see this hottie veep again?" Alice asked her.
"I wish you would stop referring to his looks every time, he's much more than that. He has a name you know." Olivia argued
"Sorry! So, when are you going to see him again? The inauguration?"
Olivia thought about it for a second, it hadn't crossed her mind when she'd hook up with Jake again, if she even ever did.
"I, I don't know. I haven't actually thought about it. Probably the inauguration I guess."
"That's week away! You're really gonna wait that long to get some?" Alice argued.
"Why are you so concerned? We had sex one time and we work together so it's pretty unprofessional" Olivia asked.
"Because you're my sister, and I care about you and you like him and I want you to let your hair down for once and stop being so uptight. For once in your life put your happiness over your work, who cares if you'll be working together in the most powerful house in the world? It's not like you're having an affair." Alice argued.
Olivia thought about her sisters words, and she might not have been the brightest bulb in the box but for once she was right. She had always been uptight and prioritised her profession over what she really wanted.
She did have a thing for Jake, a thing that had slowly developed since she first met him all those months ago, and she was afraid of getting closer to him due to their jobs. And who could blame her, they were lucky enough to succeed on the campaign without having to find Jake a fake wife and pass him off to the American public as a single yet loving, generous and down to earth man who did dream of having a family one day.
"You really mean that?" Olivia asked her sister.
"Yes. I do. Be happy Liv." Alice told her sister
The rest of the evening, the girls had regular talk and gossip over wine and pizza, discussing everything regarding the campaign, sex, and the current state of Olivia's love life.
After her sister left her apartment, she thought about what her sister had said to her, about Jake and everything. Before she had left, Alice reminded her that it was Friday night, and instead of sitting around in her apartment, she could be with her boo, and she realised Alice had a point. She grabbed her jacket and made her way over to Jake's apartment.
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She walked down the hall of the floor that his apartment was located on and rang his bell. She awaited anxiously for him to open up. She wasn't sure how he'd react or what he'd do.
"Hang on a second." Jake yelled as he walked towards the door to answer it. He was surprised to find Olivia on the other side considering he hadn't spoke to her or seen her in a few weeks. They slept together and left things at that, no phone calls, no texts, no email, nothing. So it was a bit of a surprise for him to find her at his doorstep like this. Yes they had admitted their feelings for each other on that night but Jake pretty much figured, based on Olivia's demeanour, that she wanted to keep things strictly at a friends with benefits level.
Olivia was met by a soaking wet Jake wearing nothing but a towel around his waist. She looked him up and down before her mouth fell open a little.
"Hey." She finally spoke after about 7 seconds of awkward silence between them both.
Jake gave a her little smile and leaned against his door frame. "Hey. How are you?" He questioned.
Olivia sighed before smiling at him. "Let's just, stop the weak attempt at small talk and cut to the chase." She told him
"You don't have to tell me twice." He said before grabbing her coat and pulling her into his apartment for a kiss and shutting his front door with his foot.
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