"Hey, hon." Mellie called her daughter before Huck arrived.

"Hi, mom."

"I guess you already saw the news."

"Yes."

"Talk to me. Are you mad?"

"I don't know. It's a little weird. I didn't know you were gay and Liv, she's dad's ex, but I'm not mad. I don't think people had the right to put you out of the closet like this."

"I understand. It's all new for me too. I repressed the fact that I was gay for a long time and Liv, we have all this history and people don't understand, but she makes me happy. We got through the past."

"As long as you're happy, I'm happy too, mom."

"I'm glad you aren't judging me."

"Do you remember when Jerry died? And a guy recorded us having sex? You didn't judge me. You were a mess and you put your problems aside to help me." They were in silence for a moment. "What does dad think about it?"

"I didn't talk to him, so I don't know exactly, but he called Liv. I think he's shocked."

"He'll have to understand, and honestly, he should be there for you right now, not judging you. It must be hard for you and Liv."

"It is, but Liv and I support each other." Mellie said this with a big smile.

"So, how long are you two dating? I just wished you had told me."

"We didn't have time to think about it. I would tell you and your brother when the time was right. We were on campaign this week and it just happened, you know? And as soon as we got in D.C. it was already all over the news."

"Oh, mom. I'm sorry. You two didn't even have time to enjoy your moment of happiness."

"Yeah, it's all very new. I don't know if we be able to get through this."

"Do you love her?"

"I can't believe I'm discussing my love life with my daughter." They both laughed.

"Just answer to me, mom."

"I do. More than anything. I know it sounds precipitate, but I guess we started loving each other before we even started dating."

"So you will get through this."

"How do you know?"

"Because with love, you can get through anything. Believe me."

"Huck is here." Liv interrupted.

"I have to go, love. I will talk to you later."

"Ok, mom. Just…"

"What?"

"I'm really happy for you. Even with all this, at least you have someone that cares about you."

"Thank you. It means a lot."

"It wasn't easy, he didn't want to reveal who he was working for, but I had my ways."

"Do I want to know how you did it?" Olivia asked.

"Probably not."

"Ok, so who was it?"

"Sally Langston."

"What? Why would she do this?" Mellie sounded surprise.

"We don't know that yet, but we will soon."

"I don't understand why she tried to hide that it was her. I can imagine her throwing a party because of this." Olivia laughed nervously.

"Maybe she enjoys seeing us trying to solve this and failing. We have to face it, there's nothing we can do. I lost the election."

"You didn't, Mel. Not yet."

"You know what upsets me the most? I didn't have the chance to compete against the democrats, in the real election. I didn't even get to be a real candidate. My own party hates me."

Olivia didn't know what to say, she just hugged Mellie really tight. "Let's go home, ok?"

"No, you have work to do. I know you want to confront Sally. I can't go there, but I am not going to stop you either."

"Quinn, come with me." And they left, but not until Olivia kissed Mellie and said "You know me too well."

"I need to talk to Sally Langston." Olivia said a little too much nervous. Quinn and she were at the Lovers of Liberty Report studio.

"Mrs. Langston isn't available to talk to anyone at the moment."

"Tell her is Olivia Pope and that is urgent."

"I am sorry, but I got direct orders to don't disturb her."

"I don't think you understand me."

"She is right; you don't want to mess with Olivia Pope. Just give Sally the message that we need to talk to her as soon as possible." Quinn said.

"Ok, Ok. I will try. You two can wait there." The security said, pointing out to some chairs and then called someone.

After about half an hour, some other security appeared and went in the women direction.

"Sally is ready to see you. I'll lead the way."

"Sally!"

"Olivia! I was surprised that you wanted to see me."

"Oh, so you weren't expecting my visit?"

"Why would I be?" She was testing Olivia's patience.

"We know it was who leaked the pictures."

"The pictures! I, obviously, had nothing to do with it, but I am glad the American people could know the truth about Mellie. A gay woman being president? The republicans would never allow it."

"You can drop the act. We contacted the photographer and he said it was you."

"You are going to believe some photographer's word over mine?"

"We have prove, Sally."

"Maybe people got curious about what Mellie said about the gay people in my program and they are trying to blame me. Can you believe a republican saying they approve of such behave? The only explanation is they are gay and hiding it."

"The only explanation for someone not disapproving of the LGBT community is because they are gay? What about respect for all people? What about equality?"

"You can say that, Olivia, and maybe democrats will agree with you, but we are republicans. So I am right and you know it. You know it more than anyone, actually. You are the one who went to bed with Mellie."

Olivia was ready to defend Mellie, but Sally started laughing.

"What is so funny?"

"You do like a Grant, don't you? Or is it power that turns you on? Did you like Mellie because of her family name or because she was a presidential candidate?"

Sally crossed the line way too much and Olivia lost her mind. She tried to hit the horrendous woman in front of her, but Quinn stopped her.

"You are better than this. That's what she wants you to do. If you attack her, she is going to call the police and is going to be another scandal."

Liv took a deep breath. "You are right." she calmed down. "We need to leave this place." As they were leaving, Olivia turned around. "This is not over yet."

The day finally came. Even with the scandal and everyone's hope destroyed, Mellie was still there. Strong. Like nothing happened. Olivia didn't know how she could do this, but she knew it wasn't new for Mellie. She had played happy wife with Fitz for years, even though her life with him was everything, but happy.

"Hey, how are you holding up?"

"I am fine. I am used to it."

"I wish I could do something to fix this. You are the one who deserves it the most."

"You did everything you could, Liv. Stop blaming yourself for this. It's nobody's fault."

"No, it's Sally's fault. We all know she did it, even though she won't admit it."

"Ok. It's someone's fault. Sally's fault. But not yours."

"You know I am still here for you, right? The results don't matter."

"I know."

"Sally said something to me when I went there. She asked me if I liked both you and Fitz because of the Grant name or because of the power."

"Liv…"

"No, let me finish. I can understand why people think that. It is complicated between us, but she is wrong. None of these are the reason that made me fall in love with you. I love you because of who you are, not because of some stupid connections. In fact, I wished I have never dated him or that you had never been his wife, so it would be easier."

"Liv, we can't change the past. You will always be his ex-mistress and I will always be his ex-wife, but that's not all we are. We are more than this. We just have to move on and allow ourselves to be happy. It doesn't matter what other people say."

"You know I already moved on. I just wished people would do the same." She let a frustrated sigh out. "And since when you don't care about what other people think?"

"Since I talked to Karen and she said that she will never judge me and she wants me to be happy. I am allowing myself to be happy with you."

They were ready to kiss each other, but someone yelled that the results had just came in, interrupting them.

As it was expect, Mellie lost. The race was now between Susan Ross (republican candidate) and Frankie Vargas (democrat candidate.)

"I'm sorry, Mel. I really am." Liv hugged her.

"It's okay. We knew it was coming." Mellie pushed Liv, letting go of the hug. "I have to make the call to congratulate Susan."

Some hours after that, Mellie went to her home with Liv. They drunk a lot and the lost finally hit her. The truth is that she still had some kind of hope that she could win and now it was destroyed for good.

"I really wanted to win, Liv. I deserved to win."

"I know you did, Mel." Liv hugged her and she couldn't take pretending everything was fine anymore. She started crying. "Oh, babe, I am here."

"I spend all my life propping up men; being the woman everyone wanted me to be so that one day I could be powerful. I did it all because I knew it was my way to the oval and now everything is lost."

"Everything is not lost, ok? You have me and I will do everything in my power to make you president. It may not be now, but someday you will be president. I promise you."

"Don't make promises you can't keep."

"Don't you trust me? Look at me, I am Olivia Pope."

Mellie laughed. "I don't know if I will get the chance to be president, but you are right about one thing. Not everything is lost. I still have you." They kissed like their life depended on it.

"Let's get you to bed. You are way too drunk."

"Good morning, mom!" Karen and Teddy said, the next morning. Karen was holding a tray with breakfast.

"What are you doing here?" Mellie said with a smile.

"I called Karen and asked if she could come over to surprise you." Liv said, entering the room.

"And then I called dad to ask if Teddy could join us."

"That's very kind of y'all. You didn't have to do this."

"You looked like you could use some affection. Some people that love you to comfort you after yesterday."

Right now, looking at Olivia and her kids, nothing else matters. Not the election, not the leaked photos. She felt like the luckiest person in the world.

"Come give me a hug." Mellie said.

They spent the whole day together, watching comedy movies and eating ice cream. They looked like a happy little family.

"I have to go now. I have some stuff to do for school." Karen said. It was the end of the afternoon. "I will come back as soon I as have some free time."

"It's ok, honey, you don't have to worry about it. I can take care of myself."

"I know you can, but I still worry." She gave her mother a hug. "Dad said Teddy can stay here for a while."

"Yeah?" Mellie said looking at her son. "Do you want to sleep here with mommy today, big boy?"

Liv could only think that it was good seeing her smiling like this, after all that happened.