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AN: As promised, the next chapter of Ours!
Cause I love the gap between your teeth
Olivia kept her back straight and her head high as she and Fitz waited in the living room of the Governor's Mansion in Bethesda, Maryland. Reston was putting on a show for them by making them wait, trying to see if this could break them.
"Just breathe, Livie." Fitz murmured quietly in her ear, "Breathe the murderous impulses away."
Snorting, Olivia craned her neck to face him, "How's that working for you?" She asked with a smirk.
He chuckled and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, drawing her in for a lingering kiss, "Not too well, but the kiss helps." He admitted.
"Oh, well if it helps keep the good governor alive." Olivia leaned forward again, brushing her lips against Fitz's. They'd timed this perfectly. Just as Olivia and Fitz were waiting to sit down with Reston, Harrison would be breaking into Edison's house. While Fitz and Olivia were with Reston and his wife they planned on turning the news on so they could see Edison deny the affair.
"Stop thinking and plotting." Fitz murmured against Olivia's lips. "We want to keep everyone alive."
Threading her fingers through Fitz's hair, Olivia tugged him more firmly to her, moaning softly as his hands slid down her sides.
"I hope we're not interrupting." Fitz and Olivia broke apart just as Governor Samuel Reston and his wife Joan entered the living room, "It's good to see those awful rumors aren't keeping the two of you apart." He smirked.
Fitz drew Olivia in for one last kiss before standing to shake Reston's hand, "Well, like you said they're just rumors."
"Nasty rumors if I've ever heard any." Joan murmured, taking a seat in the chair opposite her husband.
"Tell us," Governor Reston leaned back in his chair, analyzing the body language of the Grants. They sat close together, so close they were nearly intertwined, "what can we do for you?"
Olivia nodded slightly towards Fitz, letting him take the lead, "You can call Edison off. You and I both know that Olivia is not having an affair with him. And we all know that you and Davis are in bed together. Metaphorically speaking, of course."
Reston looked properly offended, "Are you accusing me of starting such a rumor?"
Fitz and Olivia didn't back down, "Yes." Fitz answered.
"And believe me, Governor, I thought it would be beneath you, it seems I was wrong, though." Olivia shook her head in disappointment. "And to think you want to be President of the United States of America."
Reston looked a bit scolded before he dropped his shoulders back and held his head up high, "I am going to be President of the United States. You don't stand a chance against Sally Langston and she doesn't stand a chance against me." He snapped.
Olivia glanced down at her phone, it was lit up, a clear sign that Harrison was ready for them, "Perhaps we should turn the news on now?" She suggested.
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Harrison flipped through a book in Edison Davis' study. The man was boring through and through. His closet was filled with ugly sweaters and loafers and there were nothing but law books on his shelves. No wonder Olivia dumped his ass, Harrison thought.
He was just pulling another book off the shelf when the door opened, "What the hell are you doing here, Wright?"
Harrison spun, "Man, your book collection could put Cyrus to sleep." He chuckled, "No wonder you're single."
Edison dropped his briefcase onto the floor and moved towards the house phone. "I'm calling the police." He snapped.
"No need to, my man, I've already called them." At Edison's incredulous look, Harrison clarified, "To help with the press. You see every major media outlet is on their way here prepared to listen to your statement regarding your alleged affair with Olivia Grant." He paused, "Now, you can take that time to tell people I broke into your house. Good luck with how that goes, of course Olivia will represent me, or you can spend it telling the entire world that you haven't had an affair with Olivia and that these rumors were stirred up because of the election and you have no idea who started them, but you hope it's not Samuel Reston or Sally Langston." He grinned, "The choice is yours." Buttoning up his coat, he gave Edison a salute, "See you around the playground, Davis."
Edison stared at Harrison's retreating figure, watching as he walked down the sidewalk. Clearly he parked out of the way. "Well, shit." Edison groaned just as the first of the media vans pulled up outside his house. It was going to be a circus in the next two minutes and it was a good thing the police were on their way.
He had a decision to make and he had to make it now.
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Olivia turned on ABC just as Edison exited his house to address the media. The reports flung questions at him rapidly and he held up his hands to silence them, "I would like to address the rumors about the affair between Olivia Grant and myself." He paused and Olivia instinctively latched onto Fitz's hand. This was a gamble. Edison could step out there and say he and Olivia had been screwing for years behind Fitz's back. She was betting on Edison's flight or fight response. It's always been heavily weighted towards flight. Chances are he was going to do exactly what she thought: deny, deny, deny.
"Olivia Grant and I are not having an affair. We dated in undergrad at Georgetown. That was a lifetime ago. She is, as far as I can tell, happily married to Fitz Grant and their son is being raised in a loving household. Fitz and I are nothing more than colleagues and I wish him well in this election. If he wins, I'm sure he'll make a fine president. I have no idea how these rumors started, but I hope they are not from the Langston or Reston campaigns." He took a breath, "That will be all." He motioned for the cops to push the reporters off of his lawn as he turned back to his house.
Reston muted the television as a news anchor began to recap Edison's denial of the affair. "I don't know how you managed to pull that off, Mrs. Grant, but my hat is off to you." He frowned at the young couple in front of him. Standing he held out his hand, "I look forward to facing off with you during the General Election."
Fitz stood as well, giving Reston's hand a firm shake, "I do as well, Governor." He turned and held a hand out to Olivia, "Ready to go, Livie?" He asked.
She hummed and laced their fingers together, "Absolutely."
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Olivia and Fitz waited three days for the Kimberly Mitchell interview. They didn't want to seem too eager in their denial of the affair to stir up more rumors. Instead they let the media speculate, they listened as Langston denied the rumor came from her campaign and as Reston did the same. The two of them were scrambling. The social media accounts and blog Quinn was running showed a loving family and a quirky group of friends who were just trying to make it in their early thirties. Pictures were being shared all over Facebook and donations were starting to pour in. This interview would just wrap this whole affair business up nicely with a bow.
Fitz opened his arms and Olivia came into the room. They were doing the interview in her office. They hadn't changed anything, Jerry's toys were scattered in the sitting area where the sofas were and he was on the floor with Harrison, David and Stephen, climbing all over them happily as they played with toy trucks. Quinn was snapping photos of the entire affair and she had permission from Kimberly to leak a small portion of the interview on the internet from her little camera.
Olivia ruffled Jerry's hair before slipping into Fitz's arms, pressing a kiss to his lips and snuggling into his side. "Hi, baby."
He tugged her closer, "You look beautiful. I love this dress." He motioned to the cream colored dress with a red belt and matching red heels."
"Trying to be a little patriotic. Gotta add red and blue into my wardrobe now." She told him seriously.
He chuckled, tugging at a loos curl, "Lord knows there's enough white."
She looked offended, "Are you complaining about my love of white?"
Still holding onto her curl, he pulled her in for another kiss, smiling when she came willingly, "Never." He murmured against her mouth.
Kimberly watched from the other side of the room, "Are they always like this?" She asked Abby.
Abby nodded, twirling her wedding bands on her left hand with a small smile, "Yeah, they're like that fairytale couple you read about, but don't believe really exists. That's them."
Kimberly jotted her words down, "Can I use that?" She asked.
"Of course." Abby agreed readily.
A few minutes later the camera was rolling and Kimberly was seated across from Olivia and Fitz. "So, how is the trail going?" She asked.
Fitz nodded, "It's going well. It's crazier than I thought it would be, but we've got a great team behind us and of course Olivia is leading the charge, so everything is running smoothly so far."
"Well," Olivia interrupted, "almost everything." She corrected.
Fitz snorted and rolled his eyes, "I thought that was over by now. Haven't people gotten tired about making up pointless rumors that are so clearly untrue?"
It was Olivia's turn to scoff, "Baby, you know that's now how this works."
"Let's talk about that," Kimberly cut in, "the rumors of the affair between you and Edison Davis." She paused, "Davis was silent for a little while, but now he claims they're not true."
Olivia shrugged, "I'm not sure where the rumors started, but I dated Edison in undergrad briefly. We weren't a good match. I think even he can tell you that. During law school we were both in the debate circuit, so I saw him a couple times a year at most. Now he works with Fitz. I see him occasionally around their office or at work events or at the courthouse. We don't interact much, we don't have a need to."
"And you never questioned this?" Kimberly asked Fitz.
He chuckled, "Questioned Olivia and our relationship?" He shook his head, "There's no reason to. We've been pretty crazy about each other from the start. There were some bumps early on as we were growing as people, but I can't remember the last real one we had. We love each other. It's very simple and I trust her completely and she trusts me. There's no infidelity here and there never will be."
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XOXO
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