I was supposed to update sooner but the Scandal cast distracted me so much these past few days. They're iconic. That's all.

Mellie looked in every drawer for a pen. One would think there would be at least one pen lying around in the Oval Office. The cup that held the pens was filled with mints. She smiled at that. She opened one of Fitz drawers but found nothing. She noticed one of the drawers was locked. Curiosity hit her. No, no I couldn't open it. But then again she did need a pen. She walked over to grab the key behind the photo frame. Fitz always hid his keys behind paintings and photo frames. No one else knew that except her; she had memorized all his tells and tricks. She quickly grabbed the keys and opened the drawer. She searched around for a pen and her fingers landed on a metal item. A key. It didn't seem familiar, so she put it back in its place. She noticed the enveloped labeled "Vermont." She didn't even realize they had any connections to Vermont. She grabbed the envelope and opened it. Property papers. Fitz owned a house in Vermont. Just as she was about to put everything in place, Fitz walked in.

"What are you doing?" She could tell he was nervous.

"I needed…" She read the papers again. "You own property in Vermont?" She was genuinely confused. "How come I never knew about this?"

"Mellie, I didn't' tell you about that house because..." He realized he was in deep trouble. He should've handed the papers to Liv.

She finished the sentence for him. "Because you didn't want me to know. You didn't expect me to find out." Mellie's mind worked very quickly as she put the pieces together. "Tell me Fitz, who is suppose to know?" She was furious and hurt. She knew the answer but she wanted to hear him say it. "Who?" Her voice got deeper.

"Mellie, don't do this." He walked towards her.

"No, tell me Fitz! Did you buy her a house? A fucking house?"

His silence spoke volumes. "It was foolish, I realize that now. Mellie please calm down." He spoke in a calm, worried voice.

"Calm down? You want me to calm down?" She took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm calm." She tossed the papers at his face. Then she picked them up again.

He let her get her anger out before he tried to fix the problem. He watched as she picked up the papers and walked right next to his face. She ripped the papers to pieces. She spoke with a hurt, deep voice. He could tell she was holding back tears. "Now, I'm calm." She walked out.

He stormed out after her. Cyrus stopped him. "Let her go. She's going to be mad until she's blue in the face. Let her cam down, She won't want to talk to you for a while after that move."

"How do you even know…" He didn't even finish that sentence because he realized Cyrus found out about everything eventually. He simply walked away.

Mellie made her way into her secret place in the garden. She sat down on the bench. He brought her a house! A damn house! She had realized a long time ago that Fitz loves Olivia, but she really believed that he wanted a new beginning with her. It's been months since he broke it off with Olivia. Why would he still have pictures of her and property papers? She was crying; not because he brought her a house, but because months had gone by and he did nothing to get rid of her memory.

She didn't notice Leo sit next to her. "You're still pretty cute when you cry." He spoke, while admiring the sky.

She looked up, not amused. She dried her tears. "I'm not crying. Just allergies." She rubbed her eyes for emphasis.

He laughed. "You're also a terrible liar."

"I'm an excellent liar." She said simply.

"Alright, but next time come up with something better. 'allergies' is such an overused excuse. Maybe if you had said something like 'I poked myself with a flower' I would've believed you."

"Really? That flower excuse would've worked?" She smirked.

"Yeah, it would've. I mean how often are people poked in the eye with a flower?" He smiled down at her. "But I mean it, you do look very pretty even with puffy eyes."

"I thought you were done flirting me with."

"That's not flirting. I was just pointing out a fact. It's like me saying 'Beyoncé is very attractive.' I'm not flirting with Beyoncé, I'm merely point out a fact." He looked at her with an innocent face.

She laughed. "Are you saying you wouldn't flirt with Beyoncé? Now I know that's a lie because even I would flirt with Beyoncé." She laughed.

He put his hand on his mouth and pretended to be scandalized. "Mellie Grant, I would never!" They both laughed. For a while Mellie forgot about her anger.

He turned to her and spoke. "If you need someone to talk it out with, you've got me. I can't flirt with you but I can definitely be a great shoulder to cry on."

"That's okay." She stood up. "Thank you, anyway."

"Mellie…" He walked up to her and hugged her. She just stood there shocked. Moments later she returned the hug and whispered, "Thank you. Leo."

"Anytime." He let go and walked away.

Mellie entered her office. She was exhausted. She had managed to get a lot done today, mostly because she was avoiding her own thoughts; she was trying to drown them with work.

She immediately got annoyed when she saw Fitz enter through the door. "Can we talk now?"

She was in no mood to argue. "Can we talk later?"

"No. I gave you time to calm down. Now it's my turn to talk." He sat down. "I don't understand why you're upset. I brought that house way before I decided to give us a try, Mellie. Yes, I should've told you but I knew it would've upset you so I saw no point of bringing it up." He explained.

"You really don't get it? Do you? I'm furious about the house, I am. But that's not what's upsetting me most." She took a deep breath. "The fact that it's been months since you broke up with her and you still have pictures of her and house documents. How damn domestic of you to buy her a house!" She was straying away from the main point. "I just want to know why you haven't gotten rid of this house? Her pictures? Her pictures Fitz! Something so simply."

"The house is Liv's. I don't want it. I don't need it. She'll handle the house. As for the pictures, I still have them because I completely forgot they were there. It's not like I open that drawer everyday." He said calmly.

"Her house? You forgot?" She put up her hands in surrender. "I give up. Do you think I'm an idiot? You kept all these things because deep down you still hope 'all roads lead to Fitz'."

He stood up and grabbed her hands and pulled her towards him. "Enough! Not everything has a hidden agenda Mellie. You asked and I answered truthfully. I love Liv, but I hope she finds her happiness with Jake or whomever she chooses. She's not my concern now. You are, so stop acting this way because of jealousy."

"Let go of me."

"No, you need to stop running away from every argument we have."

"Fitz…"

"You think I didn't see you and Leo all cozy earlier today? But here I am not making a big deal about it because I trust you. So do the same."

"Are you seriously comparing a hug to a house? Please tell me you're joking!?"

"No. All I'm saying is that we need to put jealousy aside because it's clouding our judgment." He pulled her closer. "Listen Mellie, the papers are ripped and the pictures are gone too. Enough. I really believe we're not broken, just bent and we can't keep hurting each other like this." He noticed that her body was relaxed now against his own.

"Take care of that house and anything else you might still have of hers."

"Tell Leonardo he has to keep his distance."

"No. He hasn't done anything. We haven't done anything so please don't try and compare our relationship with yours."

"Fair enough. I still don't like him." He pouted.

She let go of him and returned to her desk. "You, don't have to. I like him and that's enough. He's a friend and I need that right now."

He wanted to throw things and punch a wall but he contained it. "Alright then, I'll go…over there." He faked a smile.

She smirked. "Great, enjoy your day. Shut the door on your way out."