Yes, can you believe it! Twice in one week. Once I got rid of the cob webs it started to flow out. Thank you for the reviews and favorites, you give me life with my writing. Just so you can keep a look out, I have another story qued up, I just want to finish this story first. I do not own any Scandal characters.
As Monday morning started. Fitz open his eyes and couldn't see out of one of them. He reached up to see what was keeping it shut to find Karen's little hand. Once removed he noticed that Jerry's foot was on his stomach and he was buried under the covers facing his feet. He wondered when this happened. It was time to get up and get them ready for school. Fitz tickled Karen until she woke up. She shrieked a little and sat up smiling at her Dad. Fitz cover his mouth with one finger and pointed toward Jerry. With one hand Fitz drug Jerry from under the covers and dangled him up side down with one hand.
"Look what I caught Karen! A wiggly worm!"
Karen yelled out, "you sir are a wiggle worm sir. A wiggle worm!"
Fitz put Jerry down and they both pounced on Fitz and wrestled with him for a few minutes until they heard their Grandma yell for them to get ready for breakfast and school.
Before they got out of bed Karen grabbed her father's arm to ask him a question.
"Daddy when are you coming back home? I don't like Uncle Stephen trying to be like you."
Fitz took a deep breath to calm the rage he was feeling.
"I'm working on it Princess. You and Jerry just keep being the great kids you are and know that your Mom and I love you both so much. Even if Jerry has stinky feet."
Both kids giggled and that seemed enough for them as they got out of bed. Fitz remained in bed and thought that if Stephen remotely thought he was going to just move right in on his family he had another thing coming. He would break that little douche bag in half before he let that happen.
Before Fitz knew it school had been let out and he was back home helping his kids with their homework. There was a sense of dread coming over Fitz as he looked at the clock knowing his father would be getting in touch with him soon. Every time his mother came in the room his stomach would twist just a little bit more.
When he got the text from his Dad he was glad that he had to take the kids home. It would give him time to work out what he was going to say, and to calm down a bit.
As he pulled up to the house he noticed that Stephen's car was still there. He muttered under his breath, "doesn't that guy have a job to go to?"
Then it dawned on him, he doesn't. Mommy and Daddies trust fund for him was and endless bottomless pit of money.
"Ok, kiddo's your home."
Karen and Jerry looked at each other with twin smirks on their face as they turned around to talk to their father.
"Daddy, my stomach hurts." Karen said.
"Oh, princess let me carry your into the house and put you to bed."
As he got out, the twins gave each other a low five in the backseat of the car. They were up to something. And the sometheing was getting their parents back together.
"Ok princess up you go. Jerry can you get out on Karen's side son, and get her backpack as well?"
"Yeah Dad."
Fitz walked the children to the door as Olivia opened it for him.
"What is all this?" She said after seeing Karen in her father's arms with her head on his shoulder.
"It appears that little miss here has a stomach ache. I told her I would put her to bed."
Stephen stepped from the shawdows as he heard what Fitz was saying.
"Hey Fitz, I can take Karen from you if you like and put her to bed."
Karen and Olivia shreeked at the same time and said, "NO!"
Fitz smirked at Stephen as he pushed passed him and went upstairs.
"Sorry Stephen for the outburst, but Karen always likes for Fitz to put her to bed when she's sick. Why don't you stay down here and I'll go and check on everyone."
"Sure Liv." He sulked back to the living room.
Olivia was a little peeved that Stephen would even suggest such a thing with both her parents right there, but more to the point with Fitz being there.
Olivia was heading to Karen's room when she overheard her children talking to their father.
"Daddy, we need you to come home. My stomach starts to hurt when you leave. I get so scared when your not in the house." Karen said.
"Yeah Dad, it's not the same here anymore, and Mommy is always so sad when you leave. Can't you just say your sorry and Mommy will let you come home."
Fitz had to blink back tears from what his kids were saying before he started to talk.
"Listen, you two, if you ever get scared or if you need me you can always call me and I'll come right over. Me and Mommy have some grown up problems that we need to talk about. If we can't work it out then you both have to know that no matter where I am, I love you and I would protect you with my life. So would Mommy. I promise that I will try to do anything so we can be together again as a family. You guys keep being amazing kids and I feel everything will work itself out. Ok?"
Fitz hugged both Karen and Jerry as he left them in Karen's room wathching the Diseney channel. As he was exiting he bumped into Oliva. He could see she was crying. He held out both his arms as she fell into him.
"I guess you heard everything."
She wiped away her tears and nodded yes.
"Look, we need to sit down and have a long talk. Can you meet me this Thursday for dinner?"
"Yeah, I was going to text you with the exact same day. I'm sorry you had to field that question by yourself, but when Karen said her tummy hurt when you leave. I just lost it."
Fitz was still holding her and sliding his hand up and down her back to comfort her.
"I know I messed up, but can I ask you to do one thing for me?"
She pulled back to look into his eyes. She saw something there she wasn't expecting. Hope.
"Just think about your future, do you still see me in it? Think long and hard Liv because you are not the only one your answer will affect. Know this. I still love you and a lifetime will not change that."
He kissed her on her forehead and left. Stephen had been lurking on the stairs and he saw the whole exchange as he slithered back down to the living room.
"Think Stevie! I'm going to have to step up the plan just a touch sooner."
On the ride back to his house he had to put Liv and the kids on the back burner for now. He needed to think of his mother now. How he was going to approach her. How was he going to make her believe it. He told his Mom he needed to talk to her when he got back from dropping off the kids. He pulled into the driveway and sat for a minute to gather his composer. He knew he would have to produce some evidence. Hell he didn't believe Huck when he said he had a twin.
He went to his room and pulled out the folder Huck gave him. He was a bit under the gun now. His father would be there in about thirty minutes or more he need to get this done. He sat down next to his Mom on the couch and took her hands in his.
"Hey beutiful."
"Fitzgerald I know when you want something. What is it this time?" She smiled.
"I need to tell you something Mom and it might be a bit of a shock for you, but it has to do with what's been going on with Olivia and I. You remember that Mellie is accusing me of sleeping with her and inpregnating her."
"Yes, and to be quite frank I don't really believe it, but you said that you might of and that you were really drunk."
"Well I have proof that it wasn't me, but it was my twin brother."
"WHAT! NO...NO...NO! Jerry said I was imagining things when I heard the second baby crying! He was so sure of it!"
She was up now and pacing around frantically. Fitz needed her to sit down and before she fainted.
"Hold on Mom! Please just sit down and I'll explain everything to you."
Martha Wade Grant felt like her heart was about to beat out of her chest. All these years she torchered herself with what if's. How could this be true.
Fitz got her to sit back down and he went to the kitchen to get her some water.
"Here drink this Mom."
Once he got her face to turn back to it's original color. He told her everything they had learned. When he was finished he opened the file and showed her Kyle's driver's license picture. She took it from Fitz and traced the outline of his face. She kept looking back and forth to Fitz and the picture. They were identical, but she could tell by the sadness that permiated from Kyle's that she could tell them apart. Like all mother's would.
"Mom they'll be here in about ten minutes. We have other news but I'll let Dad and Kyle tell it. Are you going to be ok?"
"Yes." She whispered.
"I just want to see my baby."
Something about his mother saying that warmed Fitz's heart and for the first time in about a month, he was feeling like everything could work it's self out for the better of everyone.
The closer they came to their destination the more Kyle's heart sped up. He had no idea how his mother would react to him, but he was hopeful. His Dad had spoken to him last night and told him he loved him and no matter what he'd done in the past he wouldn't hold it against him. This was a fresh start for him and he wanted to take advantage of the possibility to finally be in a loving home.
Kyle couldn't believe the mansion they were pulling up to. As far as Kyle knew they had always lived in this house. Jerry told him that it belonged to his mother's family. The Wade's were a wealthy mining family. Martha being the only child from a family of only children for generations. Martha would have been the first to break the family tradition with the twins.
As soon as the car stopped in front of the grand doorway Fitz was outside to greet them.
"Hey Pop!" He greeted his father as he hugged and kissed him on his cheek. His father had always been that touchy feely with him since he could remember. Fitz pulled Kyle in for a hug and a kiss on the cheek also. Fitz could tell by how stiff Kyle was that he was not used to such affection.
"Sorry little bro, it's how we do it around here." Fitz said with a smirk.
"So I'm the little bro, how do you know? Your fake Mom told Huck after he contacted them to verify your story. Don't worry we won't involve them in any legal issues."
"Thanks man or big bro." He smiled.
"Come on, Mom is waiting for you in the living room."
When they walked in the door and headed for the living room. Kyle could of sworn everything seem to go into slow motion. His first thought was she looks like the lady he always dreamed his mother would be, but then reality would hit with the mother he had. He saw tears in her eyes and all he wanted to do was make them go away. He halted himself in front of her so she could get a good look at him. With tears streaming down her face she reached out and touched Kyle's face like it would disappear at any moment. Kyle thought she could peer into his heart the way she was looking at him.
He didn't know what moved him to say "Momma", but he did, and the dam burst for both of them. They flung themselves into each others arms and cried like babies as they held on for dear life. There wasn't a dry eye in the house as Fitz and Jerry looked on.
Martha pulled back and said, "here let me take another look at you. Your beautiful. Sorry handsome."
She saw the same boyish grin Fitz always had when she said that, but it was slightly different. She knew right away she would always be able to tell them apart. Kyle was like a different copy of Fitz, but her son non the less and her heart felt like it would burst with his return.
"Your to skinny son. Let me go fix you something to eat."
She grabbed his hand and led him to the kitchen. She couldn't let him out of her sight just yet, she was terrified he might disappear again.
"Oh, I'm sorry is there anything you don't like?"
Kyle smiled and said, "I'll eat anything as long as it's not liver."
Everyone started to chuckle.
"What's so funny?"
"Jerry and Fitz have the same aversion to liver. You are you father's son."
Kyle smiled at the comparison and it warmed his heart a little. Martha sat him down at the island on a stool and Fitz and Jerry joined him on each side.
"Hey Mom, don't we get any special food too?"
"Oh, you two be quite. You've had my attention forever, Kyle will be getting a lot of my attention from now. What can I get you son?"
Kyle thought his face would fall off from how wide his smiled crossed his face. In just a few short minutes with this family had nearly wiped away all the loneliness and pain he endured at the hands of his captures. He was home and his Mom was asking him what he wanted to eat for the first time.
"If it's alright with you, I would like a pbj sandwich, some chips, and milk if you have it."
"If we have it! We share another thing in common. For almost a month when I was five I wouldn't eat anything else." Fitz laughed.
"My parents never asked me what I wanted to eat. They just gave it to me and if I didn't eat it, then I went hungry."
Everyone went silent after hearing him say that. Martha turned back to the cabinet to get the ingredient out and also so her son couldn't see her crying again. Jerry put his arm around his shoulder and squeezed it.
"Son, you will always have a voice around here. There's not much your Mom and I will not do for you. We love you and want you to feel like this is your home."
Kyle blinked back tears at his father's words. He reached up and squeezed his Dad's hand to let him know he heard him.
After a very late lunch they all adjourned to the living room to talk about what's been going on. After Martha got the whole story she sat back agains the couch and Jerry's arm trying to take in all that happened to bring her son home. She took a long breath before speaking.
"I for one want to either slap or hug Mellie. On the one hand she will be having my grandchild, but on the other she is trying to destroy my other grandchildren's lives with their father."
Through everything that had happened the guys just realized that Kyle was going to be a father and Martha and Jerry were going to be grandparents again.
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't want Mellie raising my kid. We all agree that she is going to jail for the embezzlement, so I want to ask a favor. I want to use the firm to get sole custody of my child. I don't want my child to grow up like I did with unfeeling parents. Believe me, Mellie only sees this kid as a payday. I won't let it be used as a pawn in her twisted skeem. As soon as I get a job again, I will pay you back in full. I do have an Ag Engineering degree and I can find another job."
"That's not how we do it here son. Your family now. We all agree that Mellie sure as hell should not be raising this child or have any contact with it. Your Mom and I can help you with raising the baby. That is if you want our help."
The damn finally broke for Kyle. He finally had the family and the support he needed his entire life. He bent over and sobbed into his hands. Not wanting them to see him cry. Both Jerry and Martha surrounded him and just let him have his moment. Once he pulled himself back together he asked the oddest question.
"What were you going to name me?"
It was Martha's turn to get weepy. "Theodore Wade Grant. Fitz had your father's name, and you were to have part of mine."
"When this is all over I want to change my name to that. I don't want anything to remind me of the Garrett's and what they did."
"Well little brother, that deserves a nickname. How about Teddy? Since we both have very presidential names. How does that sound?"
"Not bad Fizz! Hey if I get a nickname you get one."
For one second they were a family as they should have been. It was going to be an uphill battle, but if love was their starting point they were headed in the right direction.
Just a clerical note. I've been spelling Jerry's name with a J instead of a G as I started at the beginning of this story. I will continue with the J. Next Up MELLIE!