Quick A/N:
*Blows the dust off of this story*
Hello HUMANS! Besides the fact that this story is a year old and I have been going through some serious insecurity issues concerning my writing. A recent guest reviewer asked me to continue and I intend to. Also I know the Winter Finale brought A LOT (total understatement) down. So Long story short I am going to begin updating this story again and it may not be as frequent but it will NOT be another 6 mos. between updates. This is the second part of the previous chapter. So without further ado!
Merry Christmas - Part Two
"Daddy?" Teddy timidly called out
"Yeah Ted." Fitz replied
"I want to make a New Years Resolution." Teddy said
"Okay." Fitz asked confused
"I want to be the best I can be so mommy will never stop loving me like Mellie did. I don't know what I would do without mommy." Teddy said with his head hung low.
"Ted, come here." Fitz said as he reached out his arms for him.
Teddy ran to his father and Fitz pulled his chin up to make sure their eyes were connected.
"Son, you're mom will never stop loving you."Fitz said
"Then why did Mellie stop loving me?" Teddy asked
"Ted, she didn't stop loving you she just didn't know how to show it." Fitz answered honestly.
Teddy feeling confused began to cry and clung to his father.
On the other side of the door stood Karen and Jerry who heard the entire conversation.
"Jer, did you hear that?" Karen asked with unshed tears in her eyes.
"I hate her and I wish she never existed." Jerry said before he walked to his room and slammed the door.
Olivia walked out of Kennedy's and Grace's room and looked at Karen's face.
"Karen, what's going on?" Olivia asked
"Teddy wants to know why Mellie doesn't love him and for some reason so do I." Karen answered.
"Come with me Karen." Olivia said as she led Karen to her and Fitz's bedroom.
"Mellie loves you she just doesn't know how to show it."
"That's what dad told Teddy." Karen replied
"Well.." Olivia said
"Don't make excuses for her. She doesn't love us. She never did. We were something she needed for her to get one step closer to the White House. You are our mother. You have never used as a mean but she has. She told me that Karen and I were a part of an obligation she had. So you and dad don't get to make excuses for the bitch that almost ruined us." Jerry said calmly.
"Regardless of what you believe she gave birth to you and how you choose to feel about her is up to you but you have to forgive her or it will suffocate you. Don't take this into the New Year."Olivia responded carefully.
Olivia walked out of the room and downstairs into the kitchen.
She sat at the island trying not scream or find Mellie and beat the hell out of her for taking three of the greatest children she knew for granted. She wanted to make her hurt for making those kids feel like she had felt so many night as the child of Eli Pope.
"Momma?" She heard and she immediately put on her momma armor.
"Yes, Teddy." She replied semi-cheerfully and stood up.
He ran to her and through his arms around her legs.
"I love you soo much and I never want to be without you." Teddy exclaimed
"You never will Ted. You never will be." Olivia replied
Karen, Jerry, and Fitz came down with Kennedy and Grace.
Kennedy wiggled out of Jerry's arms and ran to Teddy's side.
"Wah wrong Teddy?" Kennedy asked
"Nothing Dee-Dee. I just love our family." Teddy replied looking at his younger sister
"Go get washed up for dinner, you guys." Fitz commanded
The kids came back down and they all ate dinner and proceeded to watch a movie in the living room.
As the clock moved closer and closer towards midnight the kids began to retire to their rooms.
Fitz who was just coming downstairs from giving Grace her nighttime bottle saw Olivia staring out the window watching the snow fall.
"It's only five more minutes until New Years babe." Fitz said wrapping his arms around her from behind.
Olivia relaxed in his embrace and smiled at his giddy child-like enthusiasm.
"Livvie, what's on your mind?"
"I never knew life could be this good and satisfying. I used to think that fixing was everything but you and our children changed that. All I want is you guys." Olivia said
"I love you soo much Livvie. You gave my children the mother they needed and then you gave me two more beautiful children and another on the way." Fitz said
"Yeah I figured we would tell the kids tomorrow. Today was so emotional for our three elder children that it escaped my mind." Olivia responded
"Sounds good to me." Fitz said kissing Olivia's neck.
"Fitz." Olivia moaned out
The clock struck twelve and the looked at each other with overwhelming love in their eyes
"I love you Olivia Carolyn Grant, Happy New Years."
"I love you Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, Happy New Years."
I hope you enjoyed. This was a semi-heavy chapter but live is not always peachy keen.
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In case I do not update before Christmas or New Years. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/ and Happy New Years.
- EJ