Chapter Nine: Jealousy

It was late at night and although Annabelle was leaving early the next morning she was in the main room of the Residence talking with her aunt. It was one of the few times Mellie had company who wasn't just interested in how she was feeling.

"Oh I saw Olivia today"

"Olivia… as in Olivia… Pope…?" Mellie's voice broke at the mention of her husband's ex-lover's name.

"Yes, she's in the Oval Office. They're trying to stop those rumors about Cy."

"They…?" her mind traveled to a time in which her husband would throw his love for Olivia in her face all the time.

"Hmm.. yes… Olivia, Abby, Uncle Fitz, Cyrus and Ethan…" Annabelle was unaware of her uncle's relationship with Olivia. She stared at her aunt trying to read her face. "Is everything alright Aunt Mellie?" she asked not sure if she had said something wrong.

"Yes…" but Mellie's eyes were distant.

"Are you sure?" but before Mellie could reply to her niece there was a knock on the door.

"C'mon in" stated Mellie not giving time for Annabelle to say anything. "Oh hi" she had a small smile on her lips when Andrew opened the door.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt" stated Andrew.

"You didn't" said Annabelle as she got up from the bed "I have an early flight tomorrow" she kissed her aunt Mellie on the cheek "Goodnight, Aunt Mellie"

"Goodnight, honey. Have a safe trip"

After Annabelle left, Andrew sat on the edge of the bed.

"So… what is this thing about Cyrus?" she asked breaking the silence.

"Some photos and videos of him with a hooker surfaced online."

"Oh.. so they called Olivia…"

"Yes…" he didn't say another word. He didn't have to. He could hear the sadness in her voice.

"What brings you here?" she asked still intrigued by his presence in her room.

"I wanted to see you. To know how you are."

"I'm okay. Tired but okay. I can't wait to meet this little one" she stated as she rubbed her belly.

"Have you named her yet?"

"No" she laughed "You'd thought by now we'd have a list but we haven't even start discussing, but we should! Or this little one will be out in the world without a name!"

She was smiling. He loved her smile. Suddenly the door was opened and Fitz stepped into the room to find his Vice-President and his wife smiling at each other. And Olivia's words were echoing in his mind once again.

"I didn't know you were here" his anger didn't go unnoticed by Andrew.

"I was just leaving" stated Andrew as he got up. He bent down and kissed Mellie's forehead. "Why not Christine?" he whispered.

Mellie looked at her husband and all she could see was jealousy.

"So now you're welcoming him into our room?" stated Fitz after Andrew left with anger still in his voice.

"You seem to have forgotten I barely leave this room!" there was jealousy in her voice and he couldn't understand the reason why.

"He just wanted to know how I was doing. He even suggested a name!"

"So, now he's even naming our child?"

"She's going to be born in less then three months, we haven't discussed her name yet…"

"But that doesn't give him the right to say what her name will be!"

"Fitz! All he did was suggest a name!"

"Are you sure!?" there was anger etched all over his face and she couldn't understand the reason why.

"What's that suppose to mean?!" she was screaming back at him.

"As far as I know she could be his child!"

"Fitzgerald Grant! How dare you?!" She jumped out of bed as fast as she could.

"It's not like you two haven't been screwing each other!" She'd have slapped him but his words left her frozen.

"As far as I know you could already have a child with Olivia Pope!"

"Mellie!"

"What?" she snapped back before he had chance to say another word "You can accuse me of lying to you but I cannot do the same?! Are we back to this? To throwing words at each other? Olivia returned and all of sudden here you are, accusing me" she put a hand on her belly as a pain suddenly appeared. She took a deep breathe.

"Mellie…?" he walked to her with concern in his voice.

She took a step back trying to get away from him. "You can sleep in Jerry's room tonight. Me and our baby will be fine" another pain tore through her and she instinctively put her hand on her stomach.

"Mellie!" he screamed out her name as she tried to take another step away from him, but she could barely walk. She closed her eyes as another shot of pain hit her. The room started spinning and the floor seemed to disappear.

"MELLIE!" he grabbed her arm as she collapsed. "HAL! HAL!" he screamed for the secret service agent.

And the anger in his face was replaced with fear.