AN: ok so this one is short too but if I would have written as much as I wanted to it would have been too long so I'm saving it for chapter 3. anyways hope you like it :)
Mellie and Andrew hadn't talked in at least a week. They had seen each other at meetings and said hello passing each other in the hall but they had not had a real conversation since that kiss.
They both thought they would be talking in the meeting that Fitz called for today because it was about traveling to campaign. As soon as everyone sat down Olivia Pope started speaking "I came up with a plan for Mellie and Andrew to go on a campaigning trip together"
Andrew looked over to Mellie who looked furious. The only thing that she could think of was that Fitz got his whore to send her off so that he and Olivia could be alone for a couple of weeks. Then she looked up and saw Andrew looking at her and suddenly she didn't feel that bad about going on this campaign trip.
When the meeting was over Mellie immediately got up and left and Andrew followed, but Fitz and Olivia stayed. Mellie and Andrew stood in the hallway facing each other. Mellie was trying to look over Andrew's shoulder to see if her husband and Olivia would exit the room but they didn't.
Her heart sank, she knew the affair was happening and she had known for a long time, but still the thought of him touching another woman, a woman that he had fallen in love with, made her sick.
Andrew looked at her and could tell she was deep in thought. He could also see the pain in her eyes "Mellie are you okay?"
She looked up at him. How well he could read her thoughts and emotions scared her. "I'm fine" she replied trying to walk off.
Andrew grabbed her arm, his voice lowered to barely above a whisper but his words still came strong and sharp "You aren't fine. Behind that door is someone who doesn't care about you, someone who doesn't love you. I know you want to be faithful to him and that's fine, but can you please stop trying to avoid me and just let me be there for you because we both know your husband never will be." Mellie's eyes were blured with tears as she walked away.
All night all Andrew could think about was being able to have 2 whole weeks with the woman was in love with. Even if he wasn't allowed to touch her, he was happy with her presence.
Mellie lay in bed staring at the wall trying to convince herself that it was ok to let her husband have an affair. This was a nightly ritual for her ever since Fitz got elected. She told herself that it was best for both of them if she just let the affair happen. She couldn't blame him either, after what happened with big Jerry she was afraid to trust anyone. Then Andrew saved her from taking her own life, after that she knew how to trust again, well she trusted Andrew anyways. She wanted to be with him but she didn't want to do to Fitz what he did to her. As long as she could keep her composure for the next two weeks with Andrew, everything would be fine.
Two days later Mellie and Andrew got ready to board a private plane headed to California. Of course there was press there; there would be anywhere Fitz went. Andrew and Fitz shook hands as they always would for the camera. Mellie went over to him and they hugged and shared a quick kiss for the cameras. Mellie got on the plane with Andrew.