Old Habits Die Hard

When all rivals clash and hard feelings are thought to be over, all can change in a matter of hours. At Karen's wedding Mellie, Olivia and Fitz try their best to act cordial but old habits seem to die hard.

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So sorry for the late update guys! This thing of writing on the iPod is kind of getting on my nerves, hopefully I will have my computer back this Saturday on my birthday so yay! Anyways I hope you enjoy this coming chapter!

Chapter 6: someone from the outside

Jake Ballard was a very patient man, more so since he had married Mellie. She was an exceptional woman, no doubt about that. She was ambitious and beautiful and smart. Guess Fitz had known how to pick them or rather said his dad, it was true that Olivia and Mellie were alike in that way, nothing more.

When they got back from the rehearsal dinner Jake could see Mellie was still raging about the incident with the dress. He on the other hand had been grateful for the tension blow up that had been that family gathering. He knew at least Fitz was making an effort to behave for Karen's sake. Mellie on the other hand, sad as it was, craved for the attention.

"So much for my new dress" Mellie threw the ruined dress to the side of the room. "I'll be sure Fitzgerald gets the bill to get me a new one"

"Mel..." Jake said waking behind her. "Come on it wasn't that bad, it was an accident." Hal no fury. You better not be between a woman and her dress.

"You thought it was funny?" She pushed him way. "I mean Olivia's son is a mess but I would expect more of Teddy"

"Charlie is just a little boy" Jake said "and so is Teddy, Karen's night wasn't ruined"

"Thank goodness!" And chipped in. "Still, there were so many people there. Important people"

"Yes" Jake leaned against the bathroom door. "And it still wasn't your night" Mellie blew him over.

"And did you see Karen's face when Olivia was leaving? It's not enough to have ruined my marriage but now she's stealing my children"

"Ouch thanks" he said in a hurt voice.

"You know what I mean" she spit. "She's always meddling"

"And you aren't?" He raised an eyebrow as he followed her to bed. "It was just an accident"

"That her son caused" Mellie hissed. Jake rolled his eyes. Mellie wasn't a horrible person. She was just a complicated one. "For Karen's sake, I will apologize to Fitz." Wow Jake was speechless.

"How did that taste?" He joked trying to loosen her up a bit.

"Like vinager" Mellie rolled on her side. Jake just couldn't win. And he somewhat knew that although she put a strong front, most of all she was upset because Teddy had decided to stay with Fitz for the weekend. Or at least he hoped so.

"Mom?" Teddy opened the door the next day. Mellie was there with a smile on her face, holding a basket of muffins. "Dad isn't here"

"Well hello to you too Teddy" the boy frowned.

"Hello, dad isn't here"

"Who is it Teddy?" Olivia's voice said from behind. "Mellie"

"Good morning" she said neutrally. "I've come bearing muffins"

"What for?" Teddy asked. Olivia shot him a look. She might be Mellie but she was still his mother.

" I wanted to apologize" she gulped. "For my outrage yesterday" she handed the basket to Teddy who sniffed them. Olivia laughed a bit.

"Thank you" Olivia said politely.

"Now Teddy..." Oh double play. "I was hoping you could come home next weekend, Jake said he'd fly you and a friend off to an LA kings game For your birthday" Mellie wasn't a sports fan, jake on the other hand...

Teddy bit his lips. "You hate hockey"

"I do, it's agrssive and.."

"And hurting ducks isn't?" Teddy questioned. Mellie was out of it.

"It was Jake's idea"

"Oh okay" Teddy smiled. "Thanks mom" he was almost about to leave when Olivia held him back. If Olivia was raising him he had done better. Teddy hugged Mellie briefly. "I'm sorry about dress" teddy said. "Dad said Charlie and I are grounded"

"Well now, that's okay I guess right Olivia?" She nodded.

"The witch of the west visited you?" Abby sipped her coffee. Teddy and Charlie were outside with Hannah. "Why?"

"To bribe Teddy, get on my nerves" Olivia sighed. "She's up to something"

"Have you told Fitz?" Abby kept staring at Olivia. "You are not going to"

"Not yet" she said quickly. "I already talked to Teddy about it"

"So you're asking him to lie?" Abby winced. "Liv!"

"Not for long, I just need to, I know she's up to something"

"And maybe you're overreacting" Abby said bluntly. "Maybe Mellie did want to.."

"It's Mellie. She'll always get burned on her own" Olivia assed "I just want that to happen once Karen is on her honeymoon, I really don't want to make her wedding be Mellie's center stage"

"Wait!" Fitz stared into Teddy's eyes, then Olivia's. so much for keeping quiet. "What did she say?"

"She just came to invite me to a hockey game with her and jake and to tell me she missed me, she was bribing me" Teddy spoke up.

"Do you even know what that means?" Fitz asked sternly. Teddy nodded.

"It's okay, I handled it, I know how to handle Mellie" Olivia said. "She just didn't seem..."

"Like Mellie?" Fitz collapsed on the couch across Olivia and Teddy. "Buddy why don't you go upstairs for a minute?"

"Are you planning something?" Teddy asked.

"Now Teddy" Fitz pointed to the stairs. He dragged his feet along. Olivia joined Fitz on the couch.

"You think she's up to something?" Olivia asked. "'Me too"

"She...I need to have a talk with her"

"Yeah but ... Babe I was really hoping it would be after the wedding, I don't want Karen's day to become Mellie's"

"Mel?" Jake came into the study. "Are you okay?"

"Oh honey" Mellie looked up with a smile. "Good you are here. I need to tell you something"

Jake arched an eyebrow, he could see Mellie's brain working, she was brilliant, sure but her plans, not so much. "What's going on?"

"You are going to love what I just came up with" she chipped. "I've decided to adopt a baby. We are having a baby" Jake sighed. There was more to this than her wanting a baby. She was done with babies. Wasn't she?

Ok guys! What did you think? Mellie's ways are far from over. So if Fitz doesn't give up on her son she's trying to hit him somewhere else. Where do you think? Thank you so much again for reading and reviewing, I love hearing from you and again I apologize for the late update.