Secrets 14-Good News Bad News

A/N: Thank you for all the reviews. You guys had me laughing so hard. I absolutely loved your responses. The READ was indeed an Olivia Pope moment for me. I never liked Angela in the show, so I created the READ/COUNTDOWN was from a place of dislike. LOL. The intimacy is what I read into the love scenes out there between our couple. I write it how I interpret it in my mind. I'm glad you all enjoyed it. Oh, and let me apologize for the delay. It's spring here in Wisconsin and I couldn't resist just being in the sun. Now back to the story.

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Jay approaches Charles as he exits his gated home. "Senator Putney, hi my name is Jamieson Masters. I work for Olivia Pope. I'm here on behalf of our client Abigail Whelan and her request for a divorce."

"How in the hell did you get on my property?"

"What you should be asking me is where do I sign. If I'm here, then you should know you have a problem. An excessively big problem. If Olivia were here, you'd already be ruined." Jay answers

"Yeah, well I'm not giving her a divorce how would that look, and Olivia Pope sending her little bulldog won't change that." He states as he scopes out the area before grabbing Jay and pushing him against the car sitting in his driveway. "You tell your boss Abby belongs to me and if she wants war. I'm her man."

Jay laughs as he looks down at Charles hands gripping his expensive shirt. "I'd advise you to release me and step the fuck back."

Charles laughs "Or what?"

The answer comes quickly with Jay's palm suddenly connects with Charles chin, snapping his head back. Clipping him at the ankles before slamming his fist into his chest as he watched him hit the ground in pain. He attempts to get up but the presence of Huck towering over him stops him in his tracks. "I'd advise you to stay down."

Jay straightens out his collar where Charles was gripping him and looks down at him. "We can do this the hard way, or the easy way. You have…" He pauses and look at his Rolex "Twenty minutes to make up your mind, or video and pictures of your extra-curricular activity will be shared with the world and the war you spoke of earlier will be over before it even starts.

Huck pulls him up from the ground and dusts him off. He looks at Huck like he had lost his mind. "I just sent video and photos to your phone. My associate and I will be sitting in the car at the end of the driveway for the next 19 minutes before we release this information. Sign the divorce papers and this all goes away. Either way you will sign it. The question is will you have a career when you do."

Charles retrieves his buzzing phone from his pocket and opens the link. The picture of him and a woman who was not his wife pops up. He recognizes it immediately. He goes to the second video, and it him with two women doing drugs while licking it off of certain parts of each other's bodies. He also remembers it along with when it happened. He had seen enough. There was no way he could allow this to get out. He calls out to Jay and Huck. "Hey, hey gentlemen wait, wait. I'll sign. Can your boss promise me this will never get out?"

"Olivia never lies. You do your part, and she keeps her word." Huck quickly answers and Jay takes up the rest "And if you don't, she'll keep her word in destroying you as well." Charles instantly signs the documents before Jay leaves him with another request "Oh and Senator…Abby is off limits. Stay the fuck away from her, that includes allowing her name to fall out of your mouth. She is to be referred to as your now ex-wife when you explain to the public the reason for your divorce." Charles nods again as he tries to control his shaking hands.

Jay heads to meet with Abby to get her signature and inform her she's free. She was incredibly happy to hear this but decided she'll wait until her face heals before returning to the public.

….

Fitz has been busy filing Liv's restraining order on Angela. He even requested the video of her approaching Liv at the office earlier today. The judge was a fan of Olivia Pope and after everything that has been in the news, she is glad to grant Fitz his request. Angela would be served upon her arrival home by Tom who's very good at finding people.

Fitz picked Liv up for their lunch date and even though they just saw each other earlier that day, they kiss as if it's been weeks. "Mmm, I love the feel of your lips." Fitz shares causing Liv to smile "I also filed the order of protection for you. It was approved. Tom flew out to serve her upon her arrival home."

"I can't believe she flew all the way out here to tell me to drop the lawsuit. The nerve."

"She also paid Max a visit." Liv raises a brow to this information "Really?"

"Yep. I need to find a way to keep an eye on your ex and her." Fitz states with an intense expression

"I'll take care of it. If they're meeting, they could also be plotting. I don't trust either of them." She softly says running her hand against his strong jawline

"Neither do I." He states pulling into an Italian Cuisine restaurant where he made reservations.

They are seated right away and places their orders when Fitz shares what been on his mind for some time now. "Baby how do you feel about us getting a place together? Somewhere we can set up a nursery and call our own."

Liv lifts her eyes from her ginger ale "I thought you'd never ask."

The biggest smile appears of Fitz's face "Really, you were waiting on me to ask? And here I was thinking I was moving too fast."

"No baby nothing with you is too fast. We've already created the baby so it's only natural to want all the other things that would normally come before that."

"Are their other things you want Livvie?"

Liv blushes "Yes, but it's only natural that a girl wait for her partner to ask you about certain things." Fitz catches her underlining meaning, and the planning starts in his head. "Since you haven't come right out and said it, I'm going to do all the things that would normally happen before a couple have a baby. How does that sound?"

"Sounds good to me. When do we start house hunting?"

"I'll contact my realtor today."

"What's our price range?"

"Whatever you choose love the price doesn't matter."

"Fitz, baby I want to take part in the purchase." He cups her face

"And you will. Whatever home you choose I will buy for us. That's my gift to you and our baby, but I'll tell you what, you can decorate it. I'll leave all of that, purchase and all, in your hands no matter the cost."

"Deal." Liv answers sealing it with a kiss as Fitz phone rings

He takes a moment and looks at the caller ID and smiles showing Olivia the caller's name before answering using the speaker "Hey mom."

She doesn't even say hello "Fitzgerald Grant we haven't heard from you in over a week. Your father just told me you had to get an order of protection for Olivia. What is going on, is she and the baby okay? Why haven't we heard from you. How's the pregnancy, doesn't she have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Oh, dear my nerves are on edge over here."

Fitz finally interjects, smiling at his mother's concern for Liv "Mom calm down. Liv and the baby are fine. Say hi Liv."

"Hi, Anna I'm fine I'm here with Fitz having lunch."

"Olivia dear, I'm so glad to hear that. I shared with you my phone number you make sure you use it if you need anything. That son of ours is not particularly good as you can see at keep us informed."

"He's taking good care of me and the baby Anna that I can assure you."

"Mom where's dad, is he standing near you listening because I know you two and I also know he put you up to call me." Laughter booms through the phone as Gerry states he's indeed standing nearby.

"Yes son, I'm here."

Fitz and Liv both laugh "Hey Gerry, I'm doing great and so is your grandchild." Olivia shares feeling forever grateful for Fitz parents. "He just asked me to move in with him so we will be looking for a place together soon." She continues

"Glad to hear that Olivia, be sure to let us know if we can do anything to help, and please call us after the doctor's appointment." Gerry states when Anna adds her question "Liv do you mind me asking for you direct phone number, so I call and check on you directly sometimes?"

They both agree as Liv shares her personal phone number with Anna before she and Fitz bid their goodbyes again assuring Fitz parents with another promise to update them after their OBGYN appointment. They continue eating their meal and chat.

"Are your parents always like this?"

"Nope…they're worse, but in a good way. They are just excited again about being grandparents especially after that whole Mellie debacle. I think my parents were more hurt than I was, at least it felt that way."

Liv remains quiet and listens. She hated the heartbreak she saw in his face. She could only imagine what he felt after learning that the child he had already fallen in love with even before he was born, was not his. She thought about their unborn child and was grateful for how things turned out. It seems as if the universe was working on her side exposing Max inability to have children at the right moment in time. She would have been questioning her child's paternity from the moment her child was born, especially if he or she was born clearly bi-racial or more so with blue eyes. She really dodged a bullet she thought to herself. Several bullets when it came to Maxwell King.

"Livvie, Livvie?" Hearing her name brings her out of her thoughts. She blinks several times "Yes love, I'm sorry my mind drifted off thinking how lucky I am to have you in my life. I love you Fitz and was just thinking about the events in our lives that lead us to one another."

He becomes curious "Do you regret any of it?"

She vigorously shakes her head "No no, no, as I stated, I'm feeling like the luckiest woman in the world right now. I couldn't ask for a better man to be in my life and have a child with."

He leans in and kisses her again "Can I ask you something?" She nods speechless from the small but intimate kiss. "Where's the ex-in-laws? I haven't heard you mention them, nor have I've seen any."

"Oh, Max was a foster kid. He doesn't know his parents. He grew up in the system. I think that's why he's so narcissistic, he always needed to feel important. I also think that's what attracted me to him more because it felt like we had a lot in common…you know both of us not having our parents." Fitz nods in understanding "What about Mellie? Did her parents try to contact you?"

"I didn't give them the opportunity. I cut off all access to me. It's a good thing to because they were paying the family lawyer I was using to stall and block the divorce."

"That's a lot, baby. Did you ever take time to process everything? I mean like the baby, your marriage, the cheating?" She questions after taking a bite of her food.

"The fact of her son being another man's child was hard for me, but after seeing you and finding out I'm actually about to be a dad, somehow instantly healed me from the pain. As far as the marriage, it was due to the pregnancy that kept me there. I realize now I wasn't in love with Mellie and had my suspicions of her having an affair. I just couldn't prove it. I despise a liar. I base my life and career on truth. So, finding out about her infidelity was a wrap for me. I knew I was done, in that moment, I was no longer in a committed relationship, marriage be damned, and then there was you…the woman who I dreamt about over many months. I no longer felt wrong to have those feelings, so I took my shot. I didn't expect the overwhelming desire to make love to you, but I lost all control when I looked into your beautiful brown eyes and felt your desire for me. You are so irresistible, and I'm glad you are all mines."

His openness made Olivia emotional as did her hormones. The tears began to flow. "I dreamt of you too. I don't know what it was about you, but I was drawn to you as well. I couldn't resist you being so close to me. So, I gave in as well, and I'm so glad I did."

Fitz pulls her close and just holds her as they take a moment to bask in their new-found love before ending their lunch date. Fitz would head back to work and Liv does the same before ending her day she would take time to check on Abby. As Liv made her way to her old marriage home, she receives a call. "This is Olivia." She answers using her hands-free car system

You have a collect call from "Maxwell King." To accept this call please press 1, to reject this call please press 2.

Liv feels immediate anxiety, but curiosity gets the best of her and she presses 1 to accept the call but doesn't speak. "Liv, baby, are you there?" No responds "Olivia please say something. I know you're there."

She finally speaks "What do you want Max?"

"Hey, I ahh. I just need to ask you something." He pauses so Liv speaks up "I'm listening."

"Olivia, are sure that's not my baby? I think the doctor's made a mistake because Angela is pregnant." Liv's heart drops.

Earlier That Day…

Angela arrived home 3 hours after leaving OPA. She was met by a man at her home who served her with papers that stated, she was to stay at least 500 feet from Olivia Pope and to have no contact with her for at least the next two years. She was angry. How dare Olivia have her served after she read her down like she was nobody. Who did she think she was dismissing her and her child? The nerve. She needed this lawsuit to go away and she knew just who to use to do it as she looked down at her ringing phone.

She prepares herself to play the role of the destress baby momma. "Hello?" She answers in fake distress

You have a collect call from "Maxwell King." To accept this call please press 1, to reject this call please press 2.

She presses 1 "Max OMG, you need to do something about the bitch Olivia. I came there to tell you I am pregnant, but you pissed me off and as I drive up to my home, and before I can get out of my car, I am served with a restraining order. I'm about to have your second child. You need to stop this ridiculous lawsuit. I can't take care of two babies if she takes all my money."

Max is shocked to say the least "Wait, wait, did you say you are pregnant?" He questions

She continues walking into her home "Yes, and that bitch is suing me and if you want to see your son or this baby you need to handle this."

"What the fuck do you mean you're pregnant. How the fu…" Angela cuts him off "Don't you dare ask me that dumb question. We fucked! That's how. All the damn time, might I add. Don't play with me Maxwell!" She yells though the phone

He pauses in total confusion but not for long. "Are you sure?"

Lying "Yes I am. I just told you I was coming to tell you until you pissed me off."

"How far along are you?"

"Eight weeks." She lies again

"Please don't get mad when I ask you this but is it…" She cuts him off again "What! Yours?" She pretends to be angry "Fuck you Max!" She presses the hang-button and waits for him to call back. Within minutes he does. She waits for the operator's instructions and presses 1. "Baby please don't hang up. I'm sorry…I…I…are you sure?" Confusion running rapid through his brain.

She softens her tone still pretending to be angry "Yes Max I'm sure. The baby is due March 18th." She quickly states calculating seven months from the gestation she made up. "Wow." He whispers out thinking that maybe the doctor was wrong and maybe…just maybe Olivia is carrying his child.

"Okay baby. I will call her and see what I can do." He finally answers

She just had to know. She'd heard on the news Liv was pregnant by her lover, but could the baby also be Max's child. "Is her baby yours?"

Max answer with total honesty "Baby I don't know. She says its not, but I think there's a strong possibility."

She stops and frowns at the phone "Well I really don't care if it is or isn't. There's not much you can do concerning that, plus she's sleeping with that white boy according to the news. We're about to have another baby so you need to stop this lawsuit."

Feeling hopeful and frustrated he promise her he will contact Olivia and do what he could to drop the lawsuit. The operator chimes in and tell them they have 5 minutes before the call is disconnected so the end the call after the - minute warning is given.

Present…

Liv doesn't respond because shock has taken over her brain "Liv did you hear me? Angela is pregnant…"

She finally finds her voice "That sounds like a personal problem between you and Angela Max. Who she's been sleeping with is not my concern, and no this is not your baby I'm carrying and I don't have time for this foolishness, I will not be accepting you call anymore, so do not dial my number again. Forget I was ever married to you. I have moved on to bigger and greater things. Goodbye Max." She quickly ends the call as she tries to control her rapid breathing. Her anxiety hits an all-tie high. She quickly pulls over as sudden doubt plagues her mind.

How? Could the doctor have been wrong. Could the child she was carrying be Max's child? How would she explain this to Fitz? Will he feel as if she lied to him? Tricked him? Will he be angry if the baby is not his? How will his parents feel if it's not? This will break him. He couldn't possibly go through this twice within eight months it will kill him inside. He would survive this happening to him again. Should she tell him, or cut things off until the baby is born? She was so conflicted. She needed someone to talk to and she was to, afraid to go to Fitz. She sat there on the side of the road as the tears began to fall. Could she trust Abby? Things were still too raw there, so she sends Jay a message. 911, our spot 30 minutes. He responds within seconds I'll be there in 20. Are you okay?

NOOOOOOO! She replies before taking a moment to pull herself together.

A/N: Fitz, the Grants, Max, Angela, and finally Olivia? Leave your thoughts…..Until next time….Keke