"Don't even start, Andrew." They're standing in the hallway, and Mellie has Teddy on one hip, and Bellamy on the other. She's got an irritated look on her face, mainly because she hasn't slept in two days and she wants to get her sick and cranky children to bed. Also, because Andrew is bothering her with his bullshit about how they should've ended up together and how the twins should've been his and how she was dumb to have allowed herself to go back to him. He moved closer to her and Mellie used her elbow to push him away from her. "Andrew, you're drunk." She stated, looking down at Teddy, who was falling asleep with his head on his mother's shoulder.
"Maybe." Andrew responded, not bothering to move away from her. He continued to stare at her, convincing himself that if she didn't have her children in her arms, he would've made a move on her right then and there. But unfortunately, he wasn't the type of person to seduce a woman with two babies in her arms. So he just left it alone.
He thanked his higher power for making that decision, even drunk, because before he knew it, Fitz was strolling down the hallway and walking over to them. "Oh, am I interrupting something?" He questioned, raising an eyebrow at Andrew. He immediately shook his head and walked away, leaving Fitz staring at Mellie in confusion. "What was that about?"
"He was drunk. And was trying to bitch at me for getting back with you. Even though when we decided that it was time to fix our marriage, Andrew and I weren't even speaking." She sighed, looking down at the children in her arms. "Sorry, Teddy. Don't repeat that." Mellie rubbed the little boy's back, frowning and looking up at Fitz.
Fitz sucked in a breath, looking down at his hands. "I guess it's not a very good time to tell you the news then." He mumbled, very quietly in hopes that Mellie wouldn't hear him. Unfortunately, for him, she did hear him and raised an eyebrow, wanting him to continue. "Olivia's back."
"She…She's back?" Mellie asked, nearly dropping her children when she finally comprehended what he had said. No way. She couldn't possibly believe that finally, once she had got her marriage back in order, once she had finally worked things out with Fitz, that Olivia chose to come back. Not that she knew. Not that she was aware of how Mellie and Fitz's relationship had been progressing, but still, it angered her. "What does that…What does that mean, Fitz?"
Fitz raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean what does that mean, Mellie?"
"Don't play stupid…You know exactly what I mean." Mellie sighed, taking a deep breath and looking at Teddy. "You would've never attempted to fix our marriage if Olivia hadn't disappeared. I don't know where we would be if she would've stayed, but we wouldn't be where we are now and you know that."
He did know that. He knew damn well that Mellie was right, but he didn't want to believe it. He didn't want Mellie to know that he believed it. But he sucked it up and nodded, taking a deep breath. "I guess you're right." He mumbled, looking down at his feet. "You're right. But it means nothing now. I'm with you. We're together. Our marriage is stronger than ever, we have three beautiful babies, and a daughter that wants nothing to do with us, but we have all that we could ever need. We're better. And Olivia can't break us apart, Mels. I promise you that."
"I need to see it to believe it, Fitz…" Mellie whispered, worry in her voice. He understood exactly why she was worried. Olivia was a threat to her. She always had been a threat to her. It was completely understandable why Mellie was worried now that she was back. They had finally told all of their secrets and had pieced back together what used to be their sham of a marriage, and now, what had completely severed them apart after they were hanging by a thread, was back. And he admitted, he did still love her. He would always love her. But not with the intensity and the fire that he used to. Not as much as he loved his wife. The fire that they had had burned out when she left and when him and Mellie's son had died, and she had finally opened up about the rape. Sure, things could have gone differently if Olivia had stayed. But she hadn't. And things overall worked for the best.
"I don't know how you want me to prove it to you, baby." Fitz told her, sighing as he pulled Bellamy into his arms. "Hey, baby girl." He kissed the top of her head before looking back up at Mellie. "I'm not going to see her. She's not coming here, she's not coming near us or our family. I won't allow it."
Mellie shook her head. "No. Let her come here. I know you're dying to hear why she left and you're dying to talk to her." She sighed, readjusting Teddy on her hip once the younger baby was taken from her arms. "I trust you, Fitz. I don't exactly trust her. Never have. But that doesn't matter. I trust you. And I trust that you'll use your head, the one attached to your shoulders, just to be clear. I trust that you'll make the right decision when it comes to her and that you realize who has been by your side 110% and has never once left you."
"I'm not making a decision, Mellie." He moved closer to her, carefully pulling her into his arms. "You can trust me. You know that. If she comes here, I'm only going to talk to her. There will be no decisions being made and no rekindling of anything that we had in the past. I love you, Mellie. I. Love. You. More than anything in the entire world. And I'm not going to put our marriage at risk again. I've done it once and I can't do it again. I've hurt you once and I cannot possibly hurt you again, or hurt our babies. I already lost two children because of my choices, mentally and physically." He sighed. "We will only talk."
He held her close, gently rubbing her back with the free hand he had. Fitz leaned in to kiss her, but Teddy interfered, putting his hand between his parents' faces. "No kisses. Yucky." He said with a serious face, and Mellie and Fitz just laughed, the two of them kissing both of his cheeks as the toddler struggled to get away.