Olivia collected her mail from her mailbox and stepped back on the elevator. She was reading her credit card statement when the doors opened and a basketball flew in the elevator.

"Blake! You don't throw that basketball indoors. You almost knocked that lady out!"

Olivia smiled and Blake apologized to Olivia. He didn't know her in this reality. The woman took the ball from him and shook her head muttering something about him being late for school. Blake followed the lady onto the elevator and Olivia walked to her apartment. Jake was waiting in her apartment. He always seemed to appear out of nowhere. There were several folders and pictures on her coffee table.

"You need to know these people."

"Okay."

"These are your gladiators."

"What?" Olivia laughed.

"Gladiators in suits. Yeah, I don't get it either."

"Okay."

"Harrison Wright, Abby Whelan, Huck and Quinn Perkins."

"They work for me?"

"Yes."

"This is Cyrus Beane, he's the president's chief of staff, this is Mellie Grant, she is the president's wife, David Rosen is the attorney general, you two have some kind of white hat competition."

"A white hat?"

"Yeah, something about who can do the most good."

"Okay."

"Do you have any questions?"

"Yeah a lot."

"I'll answer one for you."

"Where's my baby?"

"Not in this reality."

"How is this possible?"

"There are an infinite number of realities. Every choice you make creates a new reality. You have been given a chance to live the life you regretted not living. I can't guarantee it will be perfect, but it is very different."

"Can I go back to my other life?"

Only if you are sure that it's what you really want."

"I'm alone in this reality."

"Your husband and children are in this reality. I told you they would be here."

"They don't know me, and I'm not married to Fitz."

"Your team is waiting for you at OPA."

"What?"

"Olivia Pope and Associates."

The phone rang and Jake disappeared when Olivia turned around to find it. The name on the caller ID was Cyrus Beane.

"Hello?"

"We need you at the White House."

"Okay...how am I supposed to get past security?"

"It's too early for wine Liv. We need you here now."

"I'm not drinking wine."

Cyrus hung up the phone before Olivia could say anything else.