Sorry it took me so long to update! Finals start next week so it's been pretty hectic for me. But...IT'S SCANDAL THURSDAY!

I hope you all enjoy this chapter and tonight's episode! :D


"I can't wait to do this for the rest of my life." Fitz said, as he woke up next to Olivia.

The sun was shining in their bedroom, making the room look more extravagant than it already was.

"Too bad we're here in hiding, not because we actually live here."

"Let's not worry about that, Livvie. Let's just pretend like we do live here. We stopped and got groceries. I can make breakfast."

"Fitz, I am perfectly capable of making breakfast for us."

"I know, but I want to. I've never gotten to. I'll make breakfast, we can take a walk through the orchard. It will be great. Mostly cause it will just be the two of us."

She smiled and kissed him. "Better start making that breakfast, Mr. Mayor."

He smiled and kissed her passionately.

"I am so loving this."


"Cyrus, where is my husband?!" Mellie exclaimed, as her and Cyrus stood in the Oval Office.

"I have no idea. I haven't heard from him. Tom and Hal are nowhere to be found either."

"Did you check Olivia's place? I'm sure that's a pretty safe bet, even though she hates him for killing her mother."

"Do not…say that…in public." Cyrus enunciated.

"He wants a divorce Cy. I don't care what happens to him anymore."

"He wants a divorce but guess what, he's not getting one."

"I agreed to it."

Cyrus looked at her, stunned. "You what?!"

"Trust me, it's not what I want, but I had to oblige."

"And why is that? Do you know how catastrophic this will be?"

"Believe me, I do. But I am tired of being the side piece when I am his wife. I'm done with this farce of a marriage. If he wants to lose, then that's on him. I don't care anymore."

They heard the door open as Tom and Hal ran into the office.

"Just the two men we were looking for. Where's the President?"

"We don't know sir." Tom said.

"Excuse me? What do you mean you don't know?"

"We were standing guard outside of Ms. Pope's apartment. The next thing we knew, we were on the ground. We woke around 5 a.m. not knowing what had happened. We barged into Ms. Pope's apartment and they were nowhere to be found."

"They fucking ran off together." Mellie said, calmly.

"No. Olivia was pissed at him. There's no way they willingly ran off together. There must be….shit." Cyrus said, as it finally hit him.

"What do you want us to do sir?"

"Listen, I can't tell you what's going on, but the President is in danger. We can't send people out to look for him unless we want to cause a panic with the American people. I'm going to call someone, see what I can find out. In the meantime, you keep your mouths shut and do not answer anyone's questions. Do you hear me?"

"Yes sir." they said in unison.

"Alright. I need the room."

Tom and Hal walked out of the office.

"What do you mean Fitz is in danger?"

"I said I need the room. That means you too."

"Fine. I'll just go tell the press the my husband is missing."

"Listen to me Mellie, and listen good. If you so much as whisper that no one knows where Fitz is, I will have you taken somewhere where you can not talk to anyone. And it will not be pleasant. Do not try me."

She glared at him, taking deep breaths as she got more angry.

"Find my husband Cyrus." was all she said as she walked out of the room.

Cyrus pulled out his cell phone, dialing someone's number.

"Jake Ballard."

"Captain Ballard, it's Cyrus Beene. There is an emergency. I need you to get to the White House as fast as you can."

"I can be there in ten."


Fitz and Olivia sat at the table, eating the delicious breakfast that Fitz made. He made bacon, eggs, pancakes, and toast. They casually kept looking up and smiling at each other. However, Fitz could tell that something was wrong with her.

"Livvie?"

She looked up. "Hm?"

"What's wrong? You look upset."

"I'm just…nervous, scared. I know we're supposed to be enjoying ourselves and forgetting why we're actually here, but…what if someone finds us? How are Tom and Hal doing? Is my mother okay? Why would Jake want to hurt us? I just have so many questions."

"I'm sure Tom and Hal are fine. Jake probably just knocked them out with some kind of gas. He wouldn't want to have more bodies on his hand. I am also sure that your mother is fine. She seemed like she knew what she was doing. And Jake…he probably was just there to hurt me. He…loves you. I don't think he was there to hurt you."

"Yeah but if he hurt you, then he would hurt me. He knows that."

"I don't know, Liv. We don't have any answers right now. But we will. Whenever it is safe for us to go back, we will."

"But you're the President. People are going to notice and ask questions. They're going to have people all around the world looking for you. It's going to cause a panic."

He got up and walked over to her, sitting in front of her on his knees.

"Sweet baby, please stop worrying. I know you're scared. I'm scared too. But we will get through this. I promise you, we will be fine. Try calling your mother in a little bit, see what she knows. We. Will. Be. Fine."

He leaned up and kissed the top of her forehead.

"I love you Fitz."

"Ditto. I will not let anything happen to you."

They just stared at each other, communicating their love through their eyes.

"Your food's getting cold." she told him, as he laughed and walked back over to his seat.

He sat down, thinking just how much he was loving his life right now with the love of his life.


Thoughts? :)