Hey guys , haven't updated this story in a while , don't really know if anyone is reading this but…. If you are that's great… I'm going to try to get to the election soon so that the trail will be over and they can go to D.C and start their relationship!
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Olivia and Billy glanced at each other for a second
"I'm sorry sir we don't work for you … we work for the governor" Olivia explained
"Actually I work for Sally" Billy whispered
"United front!" she whispered as she elbowed him in the ribs
"The campaign is made out of my money, my contacts, without me Fitzgerald wouldn't even be here." Jerry snapped
"I understand that sir …. I really do but we need the governor's approval on this" Olivia explained
"Come on honey , you don't have to tell him , all I need you to do is dig up some good old fashioned dirt … so dirty Fitzgerald can't refuse"
"We'll think about it" she said as she turned to Billy trying to cover up his black eye. Soon Cyrus and Fitz returned and they continued on their drive. Olivia could feel Fitz's anger radiating off his body as she applied several coats of makeup on Billy's face. Soon they were back at the hotel where Mellie ran to greet the car
"Your all alive this is amazing ….. oh my god what happened to your eye?" she said staring at Billy's face
"I got punched in the face … but I thought Liv said it looked okay"
"No I said it looked way better then before but then again before was so bad I don't think anything could be worse" she explained
"Thanks for nothing" he teased
"Okay you know what , we've all driven a lot today , had a lot of fights ,and done a lot of horrible makeup so why don't we just call it a night and start fresh tomorrow" Cyrus recommended
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The Next morning: Olivia woke up and headed to the shower, after a long relaxing rinse she toweled of and headed to her suitcase to try and find an outfit. She grabbed one of her Grant for America t-shirts , but stopped the second she noticed the stain on the bottom. She had meant to wash it and had forgotten. She quickly balled it up and stuffed it in the bottom, the last thing she needed was her own blue dress. She chose some simple jeans with a suede jacket. Suddenly she heard a knock at the door , she wondered who it was , it was too calm to be Cyrus or Fitz , but too loud to be Mellie. She walked to the door and opened it to see Billy there wearing a button down and a blazer. His black eye still looked horrible, and without makeup he truly looked like a dangerous Felon. As she opened the door wider she saw he had the makeup in his hands.
"Can you help me?"
"Really?... I thought I was so bad at makeup" she teased
"Yeah well I don't think you could make it look any worse so"
"That's true, why don't you come in?" she said as she led him to her bathroom where she began to work on his eye.
"So have you thought about what Jerry said?" he asked
"You know Fitz will never agree to it"
"Well do we really have to tell him?"
"We can't not tell him… he is the candidate after all"
"I know but like you said he'll never agree to it , and if we don't do something come November were all going to be out of a job… and I can't go back to being Sally's Chief of staff for 4 more years"
"I know that some dirt would help us win the campaign but I don't know how I feel about going behind Fitz's back on this" She admitted
"You told me Liv that we would win the election no matter what … this is that no mater what Liv"
"Fine but if we don't find anything then we stop…. Promise"
"Promise"
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2 days later:
Billy and Olivia slipped away from the campaign and headed to a diner on the edge of town. They got a table , and a minute later an African American man with ankle monitor and red haired woman entered the diner. They both slid into the booth.
"Harrison … Abby this is Billy Chambers, Senior advisor to the vice president" Olivia explained
"Nice to meet you" Abby said with a flirty smile. Suddenly a short man with a buzz cut walked up to them and slid into the booth
"Sorry I'm late…" he muttered
"That's fine Huck …. So I've called you all here today because we need dirt on Reston… everything from SAT scores to parking tickets" she explained
"Yes and we need it fast…. The next debate is in one week and we need something that can stick by then" Billy said
"Will do … now I got to go I have a meeting with my parole officer" Harrison said as he stood up and left
"I'll go hack his computer" Huck said as he got up and left
"I'll go dig threw his trash" Abby said as she got up and left
"You have some really strange friends" he pointed out
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4 days later : Olivia was standing in the campaign center when Billy walked up to her his phone in his hand.
"Just got a text from your friends… they found something"
"What is it?" she asked
"You'll see"
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Olivia , Billy , Cyrus , Mellie , Fitz , Big Jerry , Hollis and the young pollster were all sitting at a round table.
"I'm sorry Governor, but your still 7 points behind Reston" The pollster explained
"Well that's just great , so does anyone have an idea" Cyrus asked
"I do actually , so Liv and I had some people did gup dirt on Reston …" Billy started
"I never approved that" Fitz interrupted
"Um well your father told us to … but we found some awesome stuff … it turns out Restons been taking anti depressants for 20 years"
"Really!" Jerry exclaimed
"Yup 20 milligrams a day"
"Wow that's a pretty heavy habit … so here's what we're going to do were going to sit on it until the debate and then weave it into one of your answers …. Sound good?" Jerry asked. Everyone nodded in agreement, and for the first time in a long time they left their daily meetings excited about what's ahead.
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1 week later:
The grant campaign was abuzz with debate prep… everyone was channeling all there energy to crossing the finish line and winning the election. It was 15 minutes into the debate, Olivia and Billy were standing back stage nervously waiting for a question on the military. Olivia was a bit uncomfortable about Fitz using the dirt … but she wanted to win no matter what. Suddenly she heard the question and began to tense up.
"So Governor Grant, my question is … what makes you more qualified to lead the army than Governor Reston over there?" the moderator asked
"Well not only have I flown in combat missions, but I also don't abuse anti depresents"