"I look fat." Mellie mumbled, looking in the mirror in her and Fitz's closet. She turns to the side to get a different angle and frowns, letting out a sigh.
Fitz shook his head as he watched Mellie. "You're not fat, Mel, you're pregnant. And you look beautiful. Especially in that dress."
"Are you saying that I don't look beautiful all the time?" She suggested, turning around and looking at her husband. He could never win, could he?
"No, Mel, I'm not saying that, sweetheart. I'm saying that you look absolutely amazing in that dress. You look beautiful all the time, but you look even more beautiful in that." He ran his hand through Mellie's dark brown curls, looking at her. "I didn't mean it as if to suggest that you're not beautiful all the time. You are beautiful all the time."
Mellie nodded as she ran her hand down her stomach, sighing quietly. "The public is just going to think that I'm fat. We can't tell them I'm pregnant yet, so they're just going to think that I'm fat…I can't have them thinking that I'm fat, Fitz. They're going to wonder things."
"You're thinking too much into this, sweetheart." He told her as he tied his tie. "You're barely even showing yet. Nobody is going to notice. You look fine. You're worrying too much."
"Yeah…Yeah. I'm just worrying too much." She mumbled, trying to convince herself as she put her pearl necklace on. "I'm sorry. You know how I get when I'm pregnant. Especially since we've been in this house…" Mellie sighed, turning and facing Fitz. "Thank you for putting up with me. Not just now but every other time I've been pregnant. I know I'm really difficult and not too easy to get along with, and I really appreciate that you put up with me and don't get mad at me."
That wasn't true. He was only like this during her last pregnancy and her first pregnancy. He hadn't been there much when she was pregnant with Teddy, and their relationship was slightly rocky when she was pregnant with Karen, so things weren't as good there either. It was just now, when she was pregnant with Jerry, and when she was pregnant with the twins, that he had been as kind and supportive. And he hated that he couldn't change that.
Fitz nodded, looking at himself in the mirror. "It's the least I could do, Mels…You put up with me all the time. And besides, you have to subject yourself to carrying our child for nine months…The least that I could do is be supportive of you and assist you through everything. We're partners. I'm not going to leave you to deal with it by yourself, and I'm especially not going to argue with you and try to put you down."
He had done that before. Especially during her pregnancy with Teddy. But they tried not to think about that. Neither of them really wanted to remember how rocky and difficult their relationship was when she was pregnant with Teddy. They didn't like thinking about it because it usually brought back painful memories and it usually upset them to the point where it was nearly impossible to think about anything else.
They finished getting ready, not wanting to discuss anything more about her pregnancy and the way that he treated her, because it was obvious that they both had their minds on her pregnancy with Teddy. Fitz took Mellie's hand when they were done and he walked through the house with her, walking down to the car. He opened the door for her and let her get in before getting in next to her. "You excited?" He asked, turning his head and looking at Mellie.
"Actually, yes. I don't think we've had a date night in years…"
"It was before you got pregnant with Jerry…We were staying in Asheville and I really wanted to take you to this nice place that I'd heard about. It was in Charlotte, so it was over an hour drive, but you were perfectly fine with it because that gave us a lot of time to just spend together and talk. We went to…"
"Fleming's Steakhouse. I remember that. You wanted so badly just to take me out for a nice dinner. Your father had just called you and complained about something you did and you were in the worst mood…But you were so adamant about taking me out, even though you were upset…" Mellie added.
He nodded, reaching over and squeezing her hand. "It was late October…And you were freezing. I tried to give you my coat but you refused. And then you had pneumonia for the next week and a half."
"You should've tried harder." Mellie teased, smiling at him as she leaned over and kissed his lips softly. He kissed her back, holding her close to him. "I miss how our life was before we got into all of this political business." She sighed quietly, laying her head down on Fitz's shoulder.
"Just a few more years, baby…And we can try to get back to normal. We can find a nice quiet place in Asheville, close to your parents. And we can spend can take care of Teddy and Bells and Ben and the new baby and give them the normal childhood that they deserve." He reached for her hand and gently squeezed it. "But for now we should try to cherish the time that we have here. Because we're gonna miss it when we don't have it anymore."
Mellie nodded. "I wanted to…I want to run. But I think I want a few years of peace and quiet before I do. I want to give the kids some time away from the crazy political life. And I want some time away from the crazy political life."
The two of them got out of the car when they got to the restaurant and were led to a table in the back. Their secret service detail followed and Mellie sat down, Fitz sitting down next to her. "We have to try to do this more often. We just sat down and I'm already really enjoying this. Just us. I love the kids but it's nice to have some alone time with you." Mellie admitted, smiling at her husband.
"And we have alone time when we get home, too. Teddy's spending the night with Ella and the nanny is watching the twins."
"I thought I fired the nanny."
Fitz laughed and shook his head. "No, Mels, you can't just fire the nanny."
"Well good thing because I want to spend tonight with you. Just you. No babies running in the room and jumping on the bed. Just you." She smiled as Fitz ran his hand up her leg, resting it on her upper thigh. Oh, this was going to be a long dinner.
She hadn't listened to a word that anyone had said to her throughout the entire meal. She was too focused on Fitz's hand drawing hearts on her thigh and teasing her every few minutes by softly, almost painfully, rubbing her through her silk panties. It was impossible to pay attention to anything else at that point.
The car ride home was just as, if not more, painfully difficult as the dinner. This time no one was watching and Fitz could tease her as much as he wanted. He pulled her into his lap, running his hands down her back and resting them on her ass. "All I can think about…is getting you home." He whispered, gripping her bottom and smirking as one of his hands slipped under her dress.
The second that they got home, Mellie practically jumped out of the car and ran up to their bedroom. Fitz laughed as he watched her, following and closing the door behind them. He pulled Mellie into his arms, kissing her lips passionately. They undressed each other quickly, and Fitz pushed her down onto the bed, hovering over her. He kissed down her body, gripping her thighs and spreading her legs apart as he leaned down, burying his head in between her legs and slowly licking her clit. He wanted to see her squirm.
And squirm she did. "Fiiiiitzzz." Mellie whispered as she wiggled under him. "Stop teasing. I need you." He sucked on her clit for a few seconds, taking in the sweet taste of her wetness, before nodding and crawling on top of her. Wasting no time, he entered her, smirking as he watched her gasp and moan. He moved slowly at first, giving her a few seconds before he sped up. Mellie wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down to kiss her. They kissed one another sloppily, and Mellie wrapped her legs around his waist so that he could go even deeper inside of her. She arched her back, moaning loudly into his mouth.
Fitz moved faster, holding her close to him as he got closer and closer. He held off until she came, until she was screaming his name and her body was shaking. Once he knew that she was finished, he thrust into her a few more times and let himself go. "Ohhh Liv…" He moaned as he shot his load deep inside of her.
Mellie froze, stopping dead in her tracks. "What the hell did you just call me?"