Ok guys, it was really fun writing this chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it. Happy Reading!

Chapter 21

It was the morning of the rally. Liv and Fitz were in their pajamas having breakfast together in their kitchen. Liv was quizzing Fitz on facts about Massachusetts while he was cooking her some eggs, bacon and a bowl of grits. She was also writing his speech for the rally in Boston.

"Ok babe, when did Massachusetts officially become a state?"

"February 6, 1788. It was part of the original 13 colonies. In fact, it was the 6th state." He smiled because he loved to act smart in front of Liv. He knew she was the smarter of the two of them but now it was his turn to flex his brain muscles.

"Ok sexy man. What is the current unemployment rate?"

"The current unemployment rate is 7.9% which is still too high. When I am elected governor, my goal will be to get it as low as 5%."

"Ok, let's not get ahead of ourselves."

He put the food on a plate for her and brought it to the table. "What? You don't believe that I will win?"

She smiled, "Of course I do but let's just get through the primaries first. One step at a time."

He gave her a quick kiss on the lips before going back to the fix his own plate. He joined her at the table. "I am ready. Quiz me some more."

"Ok, Mr. Smarty Pants, give me some facts about the state."

He took a bite of his bacon, "Well let's see, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in Boston in 1876. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield. The state is ranked #1 in math and science even though we would still get our asses handed to us by China. It is the 7th smallest state but it ranks 14th in population with over 6 million people living here. And minimum wage is only $8.00 an hour which is another thing that must be changed."

Liv had to admit that she was impressed with her husband. She stared at him for a moment. She finally just smiled and said, "Wow, how did I get so lucky?"

"I just studied what you gave me. It's no big deal."

"No baby, you are smart, handsome, sexy and a great cook. But more importantly, you are all mine." She was so turned on by him that she got up from her seat and straddled him in his. "I want you so badly right now."

She kissed him with her mouth open allowing their tongues to wrestle with each other. She slowly unbuttoned his pajama shirt. He smiled against her lips and said, "Thank you for not ripping the button off of this shirt."

They both laughed as they thought about when she ripped his shirt last night. She felt his hard cock rubbing against her thigh. She was getting ready to free it when the doorbell rang.

"Who the fuck-" yelled Fitz.

Liv laughed as she saw the frustration on his face. She moved to get up but he pulled her back down. "Just be quiet and they will go away."

The doorbell rang again. "Fitz, it may be important."

"My erection is what is important now. Please baby."

He did look cute when he begged. The doorbell rang again and then there was a knock. Liv groaned as she got up from the table and answered the door.

Fitz heard her say, "Nana, Mama and Daddy!" Fitz grabbed his shirt and ran into the bedroom to fix himself up. He put back on his shirt and made sure the bulge in his pants had gone away before he walked back to join his wife and family in the kitchen.

He smiled as he greeted everyone with a hug, "Hey, Nana. Mom. Dad."

"I told you that we were interrupting something" Nana blurted out. "I said we should have called first but NO your parents wanted to surprise you. They almost got a surprise too." Nana chuckled.

Fitz and Liv looked at each other blushing. How did she know? It was best to ignore her. Fitz asked, "What brings you guys here today?"

Maya said, "Today is your big rally and we wanted to be here to help and support."

"Wow, really?"

"Yeah, to be honest, it was Eli's idea. Nana and I were down for the ride."

Fitz looked at Eli, "Thank you, dad. This means a lot."

"No problem son."

Liv offered to cook everyone some breakfast but they had grabbed something to eat on the ride up. She and Fitz finished their food as they all just sat around and talked.

Fitz and Liv decided to get dressed for the day so they could head to Boston. Fitz was in the shower while Liv finished talking to her father. When he got out the shower, she was in the bedroom laying his clothes on the bed. She was lost in thought as she laid out everything including his cufflink and socks.

"Whatcha thinking about in that beautiful mind of yours?" he asked.

She looked at him, "Just hoping that all of this is worth it. We have used all of our savings and are basically betting everything on this."

He put his arms around her, "Where did all of this come from? I thought you believed in me."

"I do baby. I will never lose faith in you. It just the reality of this is something I can't help but think about."

He sighed, "Ok, let's do like you said. We will go one step at a time. Don't worry about anything right now. Let's just get through the day."

"Ok babe." She moved out of his arms and headed towards the bathroom to take her shower. "Why don't you get dressed and head to the rally? Mama and Nana can ride with you. I will ride with my dad. You can help the volunteers set everything up. It is important that you are seen."

He thought her request was strange but it did make sense for him to be seen so he didn't argue. "Ok, babe. I will see you at the rally." He blew her a kiss; she caught it and placed it on her lips. Then she closed the bathroom door and took her shower.

When she finally emerged from her bedroom fully dressed, Fitz was gone with her mother and Nana. Her father was waiting for her on the couch. He stood up as she came out, "You ready?"

"Yeah, let's go handle this bitch!"

X X

Mellie was staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Boston. Big Jerry had a plan for her to try and seduce Fitz. But more importantly, she had to get it on videotape. Massachusetts has the lowest divorce rate of any state so the voters would not take infidelity very kindly. She needed to get a photo and video of her kissing Fitz. Then she is to leak it to the press. That will end his chances with the election and his wife. It was a brilliant plan. She just had to get him alone at the rally. She figured that she would slip him a note saying that she wanted to talk to him. She would wear a sultry dress that would get any man's attention. It had only been 5 months since Fitz broke off their engagement and decided to be with his girlfriend. It hurt Mellie when she found out that he had married the little harlot. Today she would get her chance to win him back. Once his wife left him, he would have no choice but to run back to Big Jerry and her for help.

She was getting dressed when she heard a knock at the door. She went to answer it and saw a man in a chauffeur suit waiting at her door.

"Yes."

The man tilted his hat, "I was sent by Senator Grant to drive you to the rally."

She smiled because Big Jerry always had style. "Ok, give me a few minutes to finish getting dressed."

She fixed her makeup and put on her three inch heels. She did one last mirror check then headed towards the door. When she opened it the driver was still waiting for her. "I am ready."

"Right this way, Ma'am."

She walked outside of the hotel to see a black stretched Lincoln town car waiting for her. The driver opened the door and she sat down in the back seat. The driver walked to the front and proceeded to drive away.

It should have been a short 5-10 minute drive to the convention center where the rally was being held but the driver was driving further away from the center of town.

Mellie yelled, "Do you know where you are going, you idiot? The rally is back the other way."

The driver never responded. He just kept driving.

Mellie yelled, "Do you hear me talking to you?"

The driver raised the partition so that he could no longer hear her voice or insults but that didn't stop her from yelling and screaming.

The car finally stopped at an old warehouse near Boston Harbor. The driver had pulled into the darkness and left Mellie sitting in a locked car alone.

After about 10 minutes, the car doors unlocked and Mellie emerged from the car. A few lights came on as Mellie saw a white red headed woman walking towards her.

Mellie yelled, "Who the hell are you peoples and what do you want with me?"

"We know about your plans to sabotage the Grant campaign. We are here to warn you that your plan will not work."

Mellie yelled, "My plan will work. Fitz wants me!"

From the other side of the warehouse, she heard someone say, "NO BITCH, I WANT YOU!"

She turned to see a black woman and a black man headed towards her way. She immediately became terrified. "Who the hell are you," she asked.

Olivia smiled, "I am Mrs. Fitzgerald Grant III."

Mellie felt a lump in her throat as she realized that she was face to face with Fitz's wife. She barely got out the word, "Hel-lo"

Liv smiled devishly, "Hello, Mellie. Now as my friend Abby here was telling you, your plan will not work. So you will tell Big Jerry that you changed your mind. You decided that you couldn't do anything to try and ruin Fitz's chance of winning this election."

She felt her bravery come back, "Why the hell would I do that?"

"Well, my friends and I can be very persuasive. But this here is my father," she gestured towards her father standing next to her, "he is the head of the CIA and he has ways to make you disappear. Never to be heard from again. So if you value your life, Mellie, you will never utter the name Fitzgerald Grant III or come anywhere near him again. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?" Liv stared at her defiantly.

Mellie looked around the warehouse. They could kill her now if they wanted to and no one would know.

"DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"

She mumbled softly, "Crystal."

Liv gave a fake smile, "Good. My friends Huck, your driver, and Abby will take you back to your hotel to get your things. Then they will drive you to the airport. I hope that we never see each other again. I promise you, next time I won't be this nice."

She turned to her father, "Let's go dad. I have a rally to get to."

Liv and father walked away leaving Mellie standing there with Abby and Huck.

Abby smiled, "She is the nice one in the group. Huck and I don't give a damn about hurting you. So I suggest you do what she says."

Mellie got into the car. Abby and Huck rode in the front with the partition down. They were basically daring her to throw her insults this time. She got back to the hotel and packed her things very quickly. Before dropping her off at the entrance of the airport, they made sure she called Big Jerry.

"Hey, Big Jerry. This is Mellie. Listen, I have changed my mind. I can't go through with the plan."

They could hear yelling on the other end of the phone.

"Listen, Big Jerry, this is my decision. That's the end of the conversation. Bye."

She walked into the airport and caught the 4 pm flight back to California.

X X

Liv and Eli arrived at the rally just as the reporters were setting up their cameras. They walked to the back of the convention center where Fitz was rehearsing his speech. He turned to see her walking into the room.

"Where the hell have you been?"

She could see the look of worry on his face. "I am fine. I was with my dad."

"I called you several times. You know I get worried when you don't answer your phone."

She pulled her phone from her purse and saw that it was still on silent. She had 4 missed calls from him. "I am so sorry for making you worry. I will explain everything later. You need to get ready to wow them on that stage."

She gave him a big bear hug. She really needed the hug more than him. She needed to calm her nerves. It took every fiber in her body not to knock that bitch out. But she had to remain above the fray and not stoop to their level.

Cyrus walked in, "Oh god. Can't you two wait until you get out there in public to do this? They will love that shit. This state loves to see happy couples in love. That interview last night put you first according to the polls. You are running against three other democrats right now. We need them to fear you."

Fitz interrupted, "I am just running my own race, Cy. Ain't that right baby?"

Liv smiled, "That's right. When you are in your own lane, there is no traffic."

Cy looked at her puzzled. Fitz said, "More words of wisdom from Nana."

Fitz went out to the stage and gave a very moving and motivational speech written beautifully by his wife. It outlined his plan and vision for the future of the state. He had a real plan with different ways to accomplish his dream. The crowd loved him. They went crazy when Liv came on stage and he kissed her in front of everyone. Afterwards, they walked into the crowd to meet the voters and their families. Cyrus was shocked at how natural Liv and Fitz were at this considering this was their first rally. They made their way through the crowd occasionally making eye contact with each other from across the room.

After the rally ended and everything was cleaned up, it was time to make their way home. Liv rode in the car with Fitz while her mother and Nana rode with her father. Once they were in the car headed home, Fitz asked her, "So are you going to tell me about earlier and why you were late?"

She took a deep breath, "I ran into your ex, Mellie, today."

The sound of her name was enough to make his blood boil. "How?"

"Well, my father was concerned that your father may do something to us after you decided to run for office so he had his phones and emails tapped. He overheard a conversation between your father and Mellie about sabotaging your election."

Things started to make sense to Fitz, "So that's what the whole freak out thing was about earlier. When you said how we are betting everything on this."

She shook her head yeah.

"So you met her and told her what."

"That it was in her best interest to leave us alone."

"And she agreed?"

"Well my dad can be very intimidating." She chuckled.

He touched her leg and looked at her, "I am just glad that you are okay. Next time please tell me beforehand so I don't worry."

She could see he was lost in thought. "What's on your mind?"

"I think I need to make a little trip to DC and have a face to face conversation with my father."

They arrived at the house and had dinner with the family. With the new house, they finally had enough rooms for everyone to sleep in separate bedrooms. Liv and Fitz were exhausted from the day and went straight to sleep.

The next morning Fitz caught the train from Boston to DC. He couldn't remember the last time he went to his father's office on Capitol Hill but he was here now. He walked into his father's office and was met by his secretary.

She stumbled on his name, "Mm-ister G-Grant? How may I help you?"

"I am here to see my father, is he in?"

Lying she said, "No actually he is in a meeting on the senate floor."

Fitz sat down in a chair, "I'll wait."

About 10 minutes later, his father came out of his office yelling at his secretary, "God damn it, Anne, didn't I tell you-." He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw Fitz sitting there. "Fitzgerald, what brings you here?"

Fitz got up from his seat and walked into his office, "We need to have a man-to-man talk, dad."

Big Jerry closed the door behind him. They stood toe-to-toe in the office. It was quiet until Fitz punched Big Jerry in the stomach. Big Jerry fell to the ground in pain. Fitz slowly picked him up off the floor. When he was finally on his feet, Fitz punched him in the stomach again. While he was on the floor in pain, Fitz kneeled down and said in his ear, "Stay the fuck away from my wife and me. If you try to interfere in my life or if you even think about trying to destroy my marriage again, I will kill you with my bare ass hands."

Fitz stepped over him and left the office. He went back to the train station and took the train home. He was happy to see that Liv's family was still there. He invited her friends and Cyrus over for a big cookout like they had in the Hamptons. He stood up to his father and he felt great. Nobody was going to destroy what they had built. After the rally, his lead in the polls increased even further. Everything was going according to plan. He would be discharged from the military in October. He would be elected Governor in November. Liv would graduate from Law School in December and they would move into the Governor's mansion in January. Right now they were on track to do just that.

Dont worry this is not the last chapter. I have a few more to write. I look forward to your reviews!