A/N: I can't tell if people are liking this story
3 months later:
Beep! Beep! Beep! Mellie's groaned as she rolled over reaching out to grab her iPhone and turn off that annoying alarm that literally sounded like the siren you would hear second before someone dropped the atom bomb. As she grabbed her phone off the side table she clicked the home button which caused the bright screen to flash in her eyes temporarily blinding her. She fidgeted with the screen trying to turn down the brightness as she held the one hand in front of her eyes. Finally her eyes adjusted and she unlocked the phone turning off the annoying alarm. As Mellie pushed off the fluffy white comforter of her body she swung her legs off the side of the bed. She sluggishly stood up and quickly pulled the covers back as she tried to quickly make the bed. Fitz had already made his side of the bed when he got up. He would always get up about half an hour before Mellie so that he could go for his beloved morning jog. Ever since law school Fitz had always loved to get up early and go out for a jog, it was his way of staying in shape. Mellie had never been a big fan of running, choosing instead to swim laps in the senate gym after work. When she had first become a senator she had been far too shy to go swimming because she felt embarrassed to be seen in a swimsuit by her colleagues. Luckily for her lots of senators swam and she started to feel more comfortable about doing it herself. Even so she was still the youngest and most attractive member of the senate so many of the older senators would making sexist comments about her. She had been shocked that people in this day and age people could think it was okay for someone to make comment about her body but she just tried to brush it off trying not to make fuss. As she got up off the bed she felt walked into the massive ensuite bath. When she got into the bathroom she immediately felt the freezing cold marble against her bare feet. She quickly tiptoed over to the wall where she flipped the switch to turn on the heated floors. This was something Mellie did every morning, she would first thing head into the bathroom and turn on the heated floor so that they wouldn't freeze her feet. After that she left the bathroom and headed through the massive master towards the door. When she got into the hallway she walked past the kids rooms towards the staircase. She walked downstairs into the kitchen. From there she walked over to the large white pantry and opened the door pulling out one of the drawers to reveal the Keurig K cups. She selected the morning blend and put it in the machine before grabbing a coffee cup and placing it under the nozzle. She then clicked the button and watched the steady stream of coffee leave the machine and drip into the cup. She walked across the kitchen to the massive stainless steel fridge which she opened and pulled out the soy milk from the top shelf. She closed the fridge and walked back over to her cup of coffee which was finally full. She quickly poured in her soy milk before returning it to the fridge. After that she headed back upstairs to her bedroom. She stopped for a second in the doorframe of Jerrys room as she watched her little boy sleep. It warmed Mellie's heart to see her boy sleeping so peacefully, when he was little he had had so many respiratory problems that sleeping through the night was out of the question. It had gotten so bad at one point that he had to be put on a defibulator. Luckily he seemed to have outgrown his problems and now he was a healthy little boy. After watching him sleep for a few minutes she headed to her bedroom where she set the half-finished coffee on a coaster before heading back into the bathroom. As she stepped back into the bathroom she smiled at warm feeling beneath her feet. She walked over to the massive marble shower and striped out of her clothing tossing them in a ball on the floor before stepping inside the massive shower. She quickly walked to the other side of the shower and turned on the hot water. After a minute of standing in the shower shivering she finally deemed that the water was hot enough for her to go under it. She stood under the water as it caressed her body. She slowly closed her eyes as she enjoyed the warm snugly feeling she got from the hot water against her skin. She was suddenly snapped out of her trance by the sound of the glass door opening. Mellie's eyes shot open as she saw a completely nude Fitz enter the shower.
"Mind if I join you Senator Grant?" Fitz said is a seductive whisper as he pulled her close.
"Oh my god it turns me on so much when you call me that" Mellie whispered as she gave his ass a tight squeeze.
"Well I better get you cleaned up Madame Senator" Fitz whispered as she poured some body wash onto his hands before rubbing it in every nook and crannies of his wife's body. Mellie would then go on to do the same, spending the next 20 minutes enjoying all the different parts of her husband. When they were finally done they exited the shower and grabbed fluffy white towels and dried each other off. Once they were dry they headed to separate sides of their walk in closet. As Mellie pulled on her black lace bra and matching panties she caught Fitz sneaking glances at her in the mirror. She giggled as she walked over to the side of the closet and put on a form fitting navy skirt with sheer tights a white collared shirt and a form blue blazer. After she finished getting dressed she headed back into the bathroom and over to her sink. Mellie wanted to thank whoever had come up with the idea of double vanities because they were a god send. There was no way she and Fitz could get ready with one sink so she was so happy that they had two. As she walked over to her sink she opened up the cabinet and started her makeup while Fitz began to shave.
"So yesterday some young mom in Karen's swim class called me a fommy" Fitz said
"A what?" Mellie asked confused at what he was talking about.
"A fommy it stands for father mommy, apparently it's some millennial term for stayed home dads" Fitz explained
"Wow I had no clue what that is yet somehow they want me to connect to millennials ... I'm so screwed" she said with a frown
"Hey ... You'll be fine... As long as you try your hardest that's all that matters." Fitz said with a smile as he began to brush his teeth
"Thanks baby ... Hey wait a second is that my toothbrush?" Mellie asked
"I don't know ...is it?" he said staring at the toothbrush in his hand
"Yes it is"
"Well it was on my side"
"Fitz that's disgusting"
"Come on we've exchanged plenty of fluids" He said as he leaned in to try to kiss her as she tried to break free.
"No ... no ...no ...no ... toothpaste it's all sticky " she complained as he continued to kiss her sliding his hands lower and lower before she swatted his hand away. "It's late I have to finish getting ready and you have to go wake up Jerry" Mellie pointed out
"Fine but we will finish this later mark my words" he whispered as he left the bathroom. Mellie quickly finished her makeup and began blow drying her hair before leaving the bathroom and heading downstairs. By the time she got downstairs she found Fitz and Jerry in the kitchen.
"Morning snuggle bug" Mellie said as she walked into the kitchen and planted a kiss on Jerrys forehead which he quickly wiped away. As Mellie playfully ruffled her son's hair she sat down on the stool next to him.
"Hey buddy you want me to feed you?" Mellie asked
"No I'm a big boy I don't need feeding" he said with such determination that Mellie had to laugh a little bit
"Fine but just hurry up buddy we don't want you to be late to school" Mellie said as she pulled out her phone and started checking her emails. A minute later Fitz set down a plate of eggs in front of her.
"Wow these look really professional" Mellie said admiring the nearly perfect eggs
"Yeah well you should see what I'm cooking for dinner" Fitz said
"Oh I'm not going to be here for diner, remember I have that weird secretive invitation thing tonight"
"Oh yeah I forgot ... Maybe I'll just do pizza tonight then"
"Okay I'm sorry about this thing I just well I'm really curious what this secretive diner is"
"Oh no I get it ... have fun"
"Okay great, so who wants to take him to school today?"
"Why don't you, Karen and I have Mommy and me music class at 10 so you should take him today" Fitz explained
"But Daddy you're not a mommy" Jerry pointed out
"Well the people who run it are letting me go even though I'm a daddy" Fitz explained
"But your still a daddy" Jerry pointed out
"Yeah well why don't " Mellie explained
"Okay mommy" Jerry said with a smile
"Hey buddy why don't you go but your shoes on so mommy can take you to school" Fitz said as he picked Jerry up off a stool and set the little boy down on the floor as he ran towards the mudroom to put on his shoes.
"Hey I'm just going to go upstairs and say goodbye to Karen" Mellie said as she left the kitchen and headed down the hallway, she walked up the stairs and towards her little girl's room. She slowly opened the door and entered the room. Karen's room was massive with light pink walls and dark drown hardwood floors. Karen had a huge pink bed with a canopy that she loved oh so much. Mellie walked over to the bed and where her little girl was wrapped in thick pink sheets and a fluffy white comforter. As Mellie walked over she picked up some of Karen's stuffed animals that had fallen off the bed. She slowly leaned down and planted a kiss on her daughters forehead
"I love you sweetie" Mellie whispered as she left the room and closed the door leaving it a crack open just the way Karen liked it. She quickly headed downstairs and put on her coat before heading into the mudroom where Jerry was sitting on the bench while Fitz Velcro'd his shoes. As Fitz finished he slowly stood up
"There you go buddy all done" Fitz said as he ruffled the little boy's hair
"Thank you daddy" Jerry said as he jumped off the bench and grabbed his star wars backpack before heading towards the car.
"I gotta go ... have a good day daddy" Mellie said with a smirk as she quickly stood up on her tippy toes and planted a kiss on his lips before heading out of the house and into the garage and opening the door of the white range rover before forcing Jerry to sit in his booster seat despite his complains. As she then climbed into the driver's seat she reached back and turned on the DVD player playing the minions movie that Jerry loved oh so much. She slowly pulled out of the driveway and drove down the residential D.C. streets. She drove down the streets towards the center of the city where jerry attended Preschool.
Jerry's preschool was located at the St. Barts church in downtown D.C. This church was only 3 blocks from the capital and was extremely popular for the children of senators, congressmen, and lobbyists. It was a great school that was extremely exclusive to get into. Of course it helped that Jerry had a parent who was a senator but that still didn't change the fact that it was an extremely exclusive school that required an interview to get in. Jerry was also lucky in the sense that he had started here when he was 4 years old so he was much more talkative and much beter at acing the interview. Karen on the other hand would be applying to this school when she was only 2 so she would have to work harder to get in to the school. Mellie didn't want to think about this quite yet though, she didn't want to think about her little girl growing up. She slowly drove down Wisconsin Avenue as she pulled into the parking lot of the massive St. Bart's church. As she parked the car she unstrapped Jerry from his booster seat and pulled the little boys hat back on his head. She then helped him out of the car before she locked it and held his hand leading him towards the large oak door that led to the preschool section of the church. As Mellie held the little boys hand he began to talk to her.
"Mommy ... I did something bad" Jerry said as his lip began to quiver his eyes began to well up with tears
"What do you ... What do you mean sweetie?" Mellie asked as she knelt down to her little boy's level;
"Mommy ... yesterday I was running in the house and I stepped of Karen's Barbie and the head fell off and I'm so sorry mommy" Jerry said as he began to sob huge crocodile tears his face quickly turning puffy and red
"Oh baby come here don't cry its okay sweetie" Mellie said as she hugged the little boy close slowly rubbing his back trying to calm him down.
"You're not mad mommy?" Jerry asked in between sobs
"Oh of course I'm not mad sweetheart, I know it was an accident and I promise I'll buy Karen a new doll so she won't even know what happened." Mellie said slowly as she lifted her little face to meet his eyes
"Maybe you don't have to buy a new one, maybe you can just fix this one" Jerry said innocently as he pulled out the decapitated doll
"Jerry sweetheart why do you have this?" Mellie asked as she pulled the broken doll into her hands
"I thought I could take one of the glue sticks from my teacher and glue it" Jerry said with a forlorn look
"Oh that is so sweet buddy, you are such a great big brother and you know what when you get home I promise there will be a new doll for Karen and a new toy for you" Mellie said as the little boys face lit up
"Really?"
"Yeah I think you deserve it so when daddy picks you up you guys can go to the toy store okay"
"Okay mommy ... thank you ... Now wets go I don't wanna be late" The little boy said as he grabbed his mother's hand and started dragging her towards the door. He struggled to push open the massive door so Mellie helped him push and after a second it opened. They walked down the hallway past some of the classrooms with other kids, they headed to the classroom where Jerry had class. Mellie walked up a flight of stairs they headed to the door to which she slowly pushed open to the large door.
The room was massive with massive cathedral ceilings. The room had light cream walls and dark hardwood floors. In the back left corner near the window there was a set of massive oak bookshelves filled with books along with a carpet made of colorful carpet squares. On top of the carpet square was a gray sectional that the kids loved to sit at during story time. On the other side of the room were multiple round tables for the kids to sit at as well as on the wall where there was a massive smart board that the kids loved oh so much. In the back of the classroom was five MacBook computers and a cart of iPad minis for the kids. This school was so fancy and elite that it was chock full of technologies to help the kids learn. As Mellie looked through the room she saw about 10 little four year old kids. As they entered the room Mellie helped him hang his coat and backpack in his cubie. A second later the main teacher Michelle Sawyer walked up to them.
"Hi Ms. M" Jerry said
"Hey buddy ... what's up?" Michelle asked as she gave him a fist bump
"Nothin"
"Oh yeah ... Well how about you say goodbye to mommy and then you and Alex can go build another one of those awesome block tower"
"Okay ... Bye bye mommy... I love you" Jerry said with a smile as he ran towards the area where a little blond haired boy was playing with blocks
"Oh um he was a little emotional this morning to just to warn you" Mellie said
"Oh okay well thanks for the heads up, kids can always be a handful when their cranky"
"Yeah well thank you, I'm gonna go now" Mellie said as she waved goodbye to Jerry before she left the room and headed down the stairs and through the hallway towards the door to the outside. As she left the school she got back into her car and drove the range rover towards the capital. 10 minutes later she arrived in the private parking Garage for the senators. Most senators didn't have cars because they didn't live in D.C, but luckily there was still a space for her to park in the parking garage. Once she had parked she got out of the car and headed to the towards the special senator elevator. As she clicked the buttons of the elevator the large doors opened and Mellie entered the elevator she scanned her key card I.D before clicking the 3rd button. As she stood in the elevator she took out her phone and opened the CNN news app checking the morning's top stories. A second latter the doors opened revealing the long marble halls of the capital. As Mellie got out of the elevator she entered the hallway and walked towards her senate office. For two months after being sworn in, her office wasn't ready so they were stuck in the basement of the capital until they were finally moved up to the office for the senator. The offices in the senate where quite large, much larger than the ones for the house rep's. Mellie's office was three rooms , when you entered the door you got into the first room which was medium sized and contained leather sofa's for people to sit in while they waited as well as desk where Sloane the receptionist sat. Sloane was tall with dirty blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. She wore modern nerdy glasses along with a fitted back blazer and a white shirt along with black jeans and red heel's. Sloane was a recent Georgetown graduate who wanted the government experience of working for a senator. She sat at that desk and answer phones, made copies and set up meetings. Once past that room there were two doors on one side and one on the other. One the one side there was a door to the small conference room that Mellie would hold meeting in as well as the door to the room where her staff had their desks. On the other side was her private office. With its light walls and hardwood desk her office was the epitome of sophistication. In her office there was a whole closet full of Kid's toys for when Jerry and Karen came to visit. As Mellie walked into her office she smiled at Sloane.
"Good morning Senator, so you have to read those briefings on your desk by 10 because the committee meeting is at 10:15. Then at 11 you have the meeting with the offshore lobbyists, you have an interview on the budget deal at 2:00, you have the meeting with Senator Milton at 3:30 then you have some free time before you have that weird invitation meeting at 6:00."
"Wow that's it" Mellie said sarcastically
"Yeah it's a busy day, you should get started on the briefings because there were like fifteen of them"
"Oh god wish me luck" Mellie said as she entered her office sat down at the mahogany desk and began to read through the mind numbingly boring files.
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6 hours later:
She was finally done. After 6 straight hours of events and interviews and meetings she was finally done. She had read through the documents and attended the meeting, she had talked to CNN she had talked to Senator Milton. This job was so busy and exhausting but she loved it. It was so fulfilling to feel like she was actually making a difference in people's lives. As she sat at the desk she realized she haden't eaten anything all day. She was about to ask Sloane to get her something when Abby entered the room and sat on the edge of her desk.
"Ugh my new landlord just called there's a gas leak at the apartment"
"Oh my god but ... you can't move in right like I mean if it's going to blow up" Mellie pointed out
"Yeah so now I'm stuck at the hotel for another three weeks" Abby complained
"Well I mean if you wanted to you stay with me and Fitz for a couple weeks I mean until your apartment is ready" Mellie suggested
"Live with you in the suburbs? What am I old?"
"Oh I'm sorry if my massive tastefully decorated colonial home is such a horror"
"No it's not I just feel like it's so lame"
"Wow did you just say lame? What are you ten?" Mellie teased
"Ugh you're so mean... and fine I'll come stay with you but you cannot expect me to change your kid's diapers"
"Wow feel the love"
"I'm sorry but were not all like you and Fitz, we don't all have mother genes"
"Fitz has the mother gene?"
"Oh please don't go all P.C on me we both know Fitz is like a mother on steroids, he doesn't spend a second away from the kids and neither do you, I mean last week when we flew to California you called three times before we left and you had Fitz send you hundreds of photos of him and the kids watching a movie, he literally sent photos of them watching Frozen, hundreds of photos you are obsessed with your kids and I am not a child person"
"Okay well call me in 5 years when you have a kid and you'll be acting differently" Mellie said with a frown
"Oh god ew no I'm never having children" Abby said her voice layered with disgust
"Okay well have fun with that while I text Fitz and remind him that he needs to buy Karen a new Barbie because Jerry decapitated the old one."
"Oh my god your life is weird" Abby said with a giggle as she exited the office. After that Mellie texted Fitz before going out to Starbucks and getting Coffee and a late lunch. She then returned to the capital and continued to look over the educational reform bill. She let most of her staff go home as she continued to work up until 20 minutes before she was due at that meeting that she had been invited to by suspicious circumstances. She walked back into the reception area she and headed over to Sloane's desk.
"Hey Sloane do you know where that 8:00 meeting is?"
"Um looks like it's hallway B down stairs in the basement" Slone said checking the schedule on the computer
"Wow a meeting at 8:00 in the basement, I think you might be murdered tonight" Abby teased
"Wow thank you for those kind words of encouragement Abby" Mellie said sarcastically as she suddenly began to feel a little bit nervous about the meeting. After about 5 minutes of nervous pacing she headed downstairs towards the meeting. As she walked down the marble halls she felt her palms begin to sweat as she noticed how empty the hallway seemed. As she headed down to the basement she began to feel more and more nervous. Part of her wanted to leave, to head upstairs and not come pack to this creepy part of the building. As she arrived at the door she stared down at her watch and noticed she was about at minute early. As she stared around the dimly lit hallway she suddenly saw Senator Jane Scott who was a 55 year old junior senator from Maine who had just been elected this year just like Mellie.
"Wait are you here for this meeting as well?" Jane asked
"Oh yeah thank god you're here I was so nervous" Mellie admitted
"I know ... this feels like some kind of sorority cult" Jane said with a weak smile
"Well I guess we should just go for it" Mellie said as she knocked on the large wood door. After a moment of waiting the door slowly opened and the senator from Arizona opened the door to reveal a large library like room with mahogany paneling. In the room which was dimly lit by a fire place sat about 15 women as Mellie examined them she could tell they were all senators except for one or two who were house representatives.
"Welcome ladies" the senator from New York said
"Um Hi ... What is this?" Mellie asked confused
"This is a meeting for female senate democrats, were usually not tis secretive but this meeting is very important"
"Oh okay what is so important exactly?" Mellie asked
"Well as you know the bill to defund Planned Parenthood is about to reach the senate floor and it is so unbelievably close that if we filibuster we will have a fighting chance of stopping this retched bill" The senator explained
"I mean we need someone to do it but I can't be about half of us because were to old, we need someone who can stand for at least ten hours" someone piped up
"Can someone even do that?" Someone else added
"They've done it before" someone else said
"Well who will it be?" Someone asked
"We need to pick now so we can get it ready" Someone else chimed in
"I could be me" Mellie said softly as silence filled the room and everyone turned towards her as the color drained from her face. "I mean if you need someone I'm young and I have pretty great endurance and I mean if any of you wanted to do it instead that's totally fine I mean your all more qualified and ... forget I said anything" Mellie said as she began to feel nervous
"Actually it's not a bad idea, she's young she's a perfect face of the party it could work" One of the senators said
"She could do it but it won't be easy, you'd have to stand for so long and it will be hard and people will reticule you and it will not be easy" Another one of the senators chimed in
"Well I want to do it and I think I can" Mellie said with an optimistic smile
"Well then senator are you ready to take on the entire Republican Party?"