The End Game
By Schandler4life
Chapter One
After being in the Oval office all day, Fitz finally decides to take a break to focus on his interview that him and Mellie will be doing with the children tonight. He walks over to pour his self a scotch when Olivia enters the Oval. "Hi!" Olivia says. "Hi", how are you?" Olivia comes over and sits down on the couch and Fitz comes over to join her with his drink in hand. Fitz looks at Olivia and can tell that something is not right. "What wrong Liv?" "Fitz, I think that I need to go over the interview questions with the children again." "Fine, but why?" "My team have been looking into some strange activity that we gathered that I feel may jeopardize the interview if it comes out and I believe that the children may know something about it. "What?" Fitz gets up off the couch and is beginning to get upset. "Fitz, sit down." "No Olivia, we need to go down there and confront this before it's too late." "Fitz! No! If you go in there like this, we wouldn't get the answers that we need." Olivia grabs Fitz hand so he can sit down to hear her out. "Ok Livie, what do you know?" Fitz places his hand on Liv's leg. "I miss you; you know." Olivia places her hand on top of his hand and says, "I miss you too!" Fitz asks, "where you been all day?" "Cyrus been in and out trying to get me to focus on the interview like I haven't done this a million times." "Well he is your Chief of Staff," she says sanctity then asks, "have you looked over the questions yet? The interview is in 4 hours?" Fitz starts to get handsy and leans over to kiss Olivia. "That's (kiss) what I was getting ready to do (kiss) when you came in (kiss)." Olivia gives him a blushful smile, "Fitz stop. We must focus on this matter with the kids, but I think I should go in and talk with them alone. I think I have a better chance at getting some answerers that way." Fitz lets out a breath and says, "ok. I trust you Liv, but I want to know what is going on when you find out?" Olivia agrees but says not to inform Mellie unless they have too. "Ok, Liv." Olivia get's up and gives Fitz a kiss to go talk to the children.
"Andrew stop!" Mellie said, giggling. "My kids are here, so we have to be careful. Do you know what would happen if Fitz found out that we we're fooling around?" "What?" Andrew said, "he shouldn't say nothing. Why is he the only one who can have an affair?" Mellie slaps Andrew on the shoulder. "Not funny! I'm not ready to give all this up yet and that's what would happen for sure. Yeah, he can do what he wants but if he was to find out about us he would be furious just to give him an out so him and his precious Olivia can get what they want. I don't know how he would do that without exposing his self, Andrew says? Trust me, him and Olivia would work day and night to put a plan together to make sure the American people would run me out of town. She is the best in the business." Mellie laughs and walks up to Andrew where he is standing and gives him a kiss. "I thought we were being careful" as he kisses Mellie back and raps his hands around Mellie where they remain holding each other for a little while. "Well, right now they are both in their rooms getting ready for the interview tonight so I think we can cuddle and make out for a couple of minutes." Andrews holds Mellie tight and he beings to kiss her again. "Mom!" Karen says as she walks in unexpectedly and sees them kissing. "What is going on here?" Mellie moves back from Andrew and starts to walk towards Karen. "Karen it's not what it looks like." "Oh yeah, don't lie to me mom! I know what I seen, and you and uncle Andrew were kissing." As Karen storms off back to her room, she runs into Olivia. "Karen?" Olivia tries to grab Karen to stop her. "What's wrong?" Soon as Olivia ask the question, she sees Mellie and Andrew walking fast behind Karen. "Mellie what is going on," Olivia asks? Mellie puts her hand up in front of Olivia's face still while still walking towards Karen's room, calling her name. "This is a family issue Olivia, and it doesn't concern you." Olivia continues to walk towards Karen's room. Mellie approaches Karen's room and she hears Mellie tell Karen it's not what you are thinking. "Right mom! Was uncle Andrew getting something out of your mouth because what I saw was his tongue halfway done your throat. When Olivia heard what she said, she gasped for air. Mellie turns around and sees that now Olivia has heard as well. "Karen please let your mom explain," Andrew said. "Shut up uncle Andrew and you're not my uncle anymore. Just get out of my room! Now!" "Karen!" Mellie yells. While Karen was yelling Olivia was trying to calm Karen down by saying "Karen come sit with me right here" as she pats a seat in the longue chairs that was in her room. As Karen calms down and starts to sit next to Liv, Fitz and Jerry enters the room. The look on everyone's face was priceless. "What's going on?" Fitz then looks at Olivia for an answer. "You said I couldn't be here when you talk to the kids, but Mellie and Andrew are here?" "Fitz, I didn't get a chance to talk to them yet because another situation has come about that has to be addressed." "Oh, really? Well is somebody going to start talking and letting me know what is going on?" Karen blurts out, "yeah, I just walked in on mom and uncl…. I mean Andrew with his tongue down mom's throat and now they are trying to convince me that I didn't see what I have seen. Fitz turns to Mellie and Andrew and asks, "is this true?" And before you say no," Fitz steps in front of Mellie. Lying will make it worst for you. Well?" "Fitz?" Mellie begins, in a begging tone. "Please can we go somewhere else and talk about this." "No Mellie we cannot." "Why?" Mellie asks. "The children know already." Mellie stands and then looks over in Andrew's direction as to ask for help. Mellie then says in a low voice, "yes, it is true Fitz but are you the only one who can have an affair?" Andrew now speaks up by saying, "man I'm sorry. It just happened I guess with us spending so much time together. I'm sorry man." Fitz just starts to laugh. Olivia ask, "how is this funny when we have a very important interview to take place in (Liv looks at her watch) about 2 hours now. Forget that some one is selling Rustin T-shirt trying to bring your rating down, now this is happening. We don't have time for this people." Fitz says "calm down Olivia. It will be fine. I already knew that they were having an affair. I suspected it a couple of months ago but was waiting for something like this to happen because I knew it was just a matter of time because after all, we are talking about Mellie here." "So, let me get this straight dad? You knew mom was having an affair with Andrew and you are ok with that?" Olivia then looks at him as well with a look of confusion waiting for Fitz to explain. Instead he says, "can me, Jerry, and Karen have the room please?" Mellie gets ready to protest she needs to stay in there with him but Fitz hollers at Mellie and says, "NOW!" Mellie blows her breath and turns to leave, along with Andrew and Olivia. Before Olivia shuts the door, she looks at Fitz with worry in her eyes and says, "Fitz we only have an hour and a half before the interview." "Yes, I know we will be ready in time." Olivia just looks and gives a nod "ok."
When the door shuts, Fitz walks closer to Jerry whom is sitting on the bed, not saying anything, trying to piece all of this together. "Karen can you come over here on the bed next to your brother please." Karen slowly walks over and lays across the bed where Jerry is sitting so she can see her dad while he talks. "Well, I didn't plan on you'll finding out this way about your mom and Andrew but now that it is out in the open let me explain. You and Jerry are old enough now and smart enough to see that me and your mother do not have a loving marriage as a marriage should have. There is no love between your mother and I anymore. We have just stayed together because of you and political reasons because it was just easier that way. We love both of you very much. But the truth of the matter is, we have not been together for a very long time. During that time of me being lonely, I fell in love with Olivia and because of that, I made a choice to turn away for now until I had solid proof that your mom and Andrew were having an affair so when the time came, we could separate in a calm manner. However, I did not want you both to find out the way that you did. I'm really in love with Olivia and she is in love with me. Do you understand why I didn't say anything?" Karen speaks first. "Yes, dad I understand, and I don't blame you for falling in love with Olivia. We really like her because she makes time for us and talk to us like a real mom should do." Fitz looks at both confused. "Wait what do you mean she makes time with you and talk with you?" "Yeah dad," Jerry says, "whenever I have problems in school or girl problems, I know I can talk to her. She will stop whatever she is doing and give me her undivided attention." Fitz looks at them in amazement, "really?" Karen says, "yeah. I did know that you and Olivia were more than just friends. Are you going to be with her now that you know mom is going out with Andrew?" "Well maybe not right away, but I will probably make it more permanent." "That's why I needed proof so your mom couldn't fight me when I asked for a divorce. Would you be ok if your mom and me got a divorce and I married Olivia?" Karen says "yes" and then Jerry says, "whatever makes you happy dad. I did know that you and Olivia were more than friends, but I didn't say anything to you about it because you have been better since you have been with Olivia." "Yeah dad I also just want you to be happy." Fitz stands and gives both a hug and when they let go, Fitz says, "ok so do you think we can go knock out this interview and then I will deal with your mom?" At the same time, they both say, "yeah dad." Fitz then turns to walk out so they could get ready when Jerry calls Fitz and says, "can I talk to you a minute dad?" "Sure, what is it son?" "Well, you remember Olivia said that there was something that she needed to talk to us about. "Yeah, why?" "Well, I had started a website in your name and sold t-shirts that said vote Rustin for president, but someone shut it down. Which now I'm sure was Liv. I wanted to know if you could tell Liv I was sorry, and it will not interfere with the interview. I'm sorry dad." "It's ok Jerry but was it for attention?" "Yeah kind of," Jerry said. "I just didn't like having to give up things I like to do just because you are president. I felt like I gave up a lot already and now you were running again, but now I feel like I was being selfish." "Jerry I know that I have asked a lot from you and Karen because you can't do a lot of things that other kids do because I'm president. If you were feeling this way, why didn't you just come to me and talk to me? I'm always here if you need me. That goes for both of you. You both are more important than the presidency. I'm always your dad first." "Ok, so get ready and meet us downstairs in a half an hour in the Family room." Fitz walks out and shuts the door.
Author Notes:
This is my first Fanfiction. This is how I would have I would have liked to see the affair with Mellie and Andrew revealed. Olivia and Fitz should have had their happier ever after. .I hope you have enjoyed this first chapter. Fitz was finally be able to tell the truth about him and Olivia without Olivia trying to stop him.
I wanted to see how it would have been if Fitz would have embraced Mellie and Andrews affair instead of getting angry and jealous. This would have been the way I would have like to see them react so they could have finally been together. In the next chapter I am going to jump a few years ahead with some flash backs when needed. As I keep writing I am going to show Olivia and Fitz living in their happier ever after.
So please feel free to give only positive criticism and advice. This is my first Fanfic and I'm going to be looking to continue this story for a while. Thank you for reading.