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October 13, 2007 – 10 pm
Olivia POV
Fitz and I sat there, like two teenagers on the couch, hands touching but no other body parts, I had this overwhelming feeling to give in and have sex, but some inner voice was telling me to find proof of Mellie's cheating.
I texted Abby, to see if she was still at Mellie's. She wasn't, she had left Mellie's about 30 minutes ago to pick Anna who was sick.
I put my phone down, "Let's go over to Mellie's and see if she's got company, chances are that she does," I suggested. Fitz was all for it.
Outside Mellie's apartment
I couldn't hear anything through the door, I knocked on the door. I'd told Fitz to stay out of sight and to watch the elevator and stairs to see if anyone sneaked out of Mellie's apartment.
I knocked on the door, waited, no one came to the door. I knocked again, then rang the doorbell. The door swung open, Mellie stood there, wrapped in a hastily thrown on robe, "What are you doing here?" I could see the surprise on her face.
"I'm feeling better and I felt guilty for not coming over with Abby and Quinn," I walked into her apartment, shutting the door. Her bedroom door was shut.
Sitting down on the couch, I looked up at her, "How are you feeling?" I asked. I really wanted to believe that Fitz was wrong about her, I'd been friends with her for so many years, but I had to ask.
She sat down next to me and stated telling me how her breasts were sensitive and she'd started throwing up and weird smells set her stomach off. I listened, ten minutes had gone by and there hadn't been a peep from her room. Was she hoping to get rid of me and then go back to whoever was in there?
I sympathized with how she was feeling to the best of my ability, having never been pregnant myself. "Can I use your bathroom?" I asked.
Mellie nodded. I walked into the bathroom, shut the door and put my purse on the counter.
I texted Fitz: Any sign of anyone?
Fitz: no one yet. Have you heard anything from her bedroom?
Olivia: No, but I've got a few more questions to ask, maybe I can trip her up.
Putting my phone in my bag, I flushed the toilet, washed my hands and walked back out into the living room. Mellie was right where I'd left her.
"Can I be honest with you?" I asked as I sat back down.
"Sure, what about?" curiosity in her tone, her hands clutching at her robe, almost nervously.
"I like Fitz and now that he's not with you, is it okay with you if I ask him out?" I asked. Knowing Mellie, she would have an explosive reaction.
"What?" she screeched.
"I like Fitz, he seems like a really decent guy," I explained.
"Even if he is the father of my child, you want to be a part of that, he's going to be busy taking me to appointments, helping me set up the nursery, helping me with little Jerry when he's born well if the baby is a boy," Mellie said, stars in her eyes, mind in the clouds.
"If the baby is his," I said. "He told me about the paternity test, he wants."
"Really when?" Mellie looked like she'd swallowed a sour lemon.
"Does it matter? I'm being honest with you about my intentions," I said.
"If you go after him, we won't be friends anymore," Mellie looked at me defiantly.
"Fine, have a good night," I stood up and walked to the door.
"Wait, does this mean you're choosing him?" Mellie asked.
"I guess so," my hand on the door, "Goodbye Mellie." I shut the door behind myself.
I walked down the hall to the elevator and pressed the button to go down. A hand on my shoulder made me jump. "How did it go?" Fitz asked.
"Let's get out of here then I'll tell you," I said.
Dragging him into the elevator behind me, "I told her I like you and I wanted to ask you, she told me to choose between the two of you, I choose you, she didn't like that, so I left and here we are," I summed it up for him.
Fitz looked shocked, "I didn't think it would be that bad," he said.
"I like to have things out in the open, I'm not the kind of person to hide in the shadows. I'm honest and I'm honest with people about my intentions," I said. "At least most of the time, when it feel right." I added on.
Looking up at him, "I feel like I've freaked you out by telling Mellie that I like you?"
Fitz looked at me, "I'm glad you did, I'm all in," he took my hand and brought it up to his lips. A soft kiss made me sigh and I was lost looking at him, the elevator dinged and we started to walk out of the elevator.
The soft click of the door to the stairs closed and I saw Andrew walking through the lobby. I pulled Fitz back into a corner. "Bingo."
Fitz looked pissed, "Some friend he is," he said.
"We don't know for sure, but in time," I said. Together, we walked out of Mellie's building.
Chapter One events take place after this…let me know if you want me to go into Fitz POV on Chapter One or if you want to skip ahead to what happens next…