Hiya guys, nothing much to really say, but thank you to all those who are reviewing, it means the world to me. Also my fav thing is when a new reader gets to Chapter 14 (The one where Fitz goes up to Vermont and realises Liv's still pregnant) and they freak out. i just find it really funny (please don't judge me).

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Olivia's mouth fell open, had she really just heard Leo correctly? She picked up the remote to rewind, but realised that there was no point, there was no other way she could have misheard. "I have to call Fitz," she said picking up her phone.

"No Liv, you haven't got time," Abby said taking the mobile out of her friend's hand. "You need to leave. You've been through this before, you know what the press is like. They'll be circling the building as soon as that press conference is over," she reminded Liv of the last time that her name was leaked to the media.

"Right, you're right," Liv said nodding her head, and she turned her attention back to the television to see Leo walking off the stage. "That means my apartment is out of the question, and I definitely can't go to the White House," Liv said picking up her bag, ready to execute a plan before she even had one.

"We can go to my place," Abby suggested. "It's probably the safest option," she said following Liv out.

"Everybody," Liv called to get the rest of OPA's attention. "We need to work out who leaked this. It was most likely Mellie, but we need proof. I will be at Abby's. Call me as soon as you find anything," Liv quickly instructed her team before walking out the office and to the elevator.

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"Sir," Cyrus quickly ran into the Oval and Fitz looked up from reading a bill that the senate wanted passed. Fitz didn't say anything, but his eyes told Cyrus to go on "It seems like a congratulations is in order," he said a little sarcastically, walking over to the President's desk.

"Excuse me?" Fitz asked putting down the pen that was in his hand.

"Well that's what I would be saying if I didn't already know," Cyrus said.

"Can you please cut to the chase, Cy, I am actually doing something here," he said gesturing to the large stack of papers that laid half open.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir, I just thought you'd like to know that the fact that your Olivia's baby daddy is out, but you're right, I can see you're busy so I'll leave you be," Cyrus said pretending that the news wasn't going to ruin the current administration and the chances of re-election.

Cyrus turned to leave to add to the faux causality of the situation. "What?" Fitz exclaimed realising what his Chief-of-Staff had just said. "What do you mean?" He asked as Cyrus turned around.

"Leo Bergen just stood up and announced it to the world," Cyrus explained.

"I need to call Olivia," Fitz said picking up his phone and putting it against his ear. "I need a secure line."

"Sir," Cyrus said placing his hand on the dock and trying to stop the President. "Do you really think that is a good idea?"

"I do, now may you please go get my wife, I'm sure she has something to do with this," Fitz said and watched as Cyrus left before dialling Olivia's cell phone. "Liv?" He asked once he could no longer hear the dial tone.

"Yeah, I'm here," she answered. "How the hell did this happen?"

"I have my suspicions," Fitz said, they of course were the same beliefs that Liv had. Because who else could it have been? "How are you?" He asked. He knew she would be freaked by the news getting out, and definitely would be unjustly blaming herself.

"In shock, to say the least," she answered, playing down how she was really feeling. "I'm heading to Abby's, we knew we had to leave the office before the press could arrive. And my apartment wasn't an option," Liv explained.

"That's smart, if they're not already there, they will be in a matter of minutes," he praised her quick thinking. "So, what are we going to do?" He was happy to do what she wanted, he was always happy to do that. If she thought this was the time to go public, he would do it. If she wanted to keep up the charade and continue to lie, he would do that. He was at her will.

"My team is working out where the leak really came from, so we can be sure it was Mellie. But after that I don't really know what to do. I know you don't want to lie, and even if we did, in the long run it will only hurt more than help. And if we tell the truth you're never going to win now, not with Tuesday only a couple days away," Liv said, thinking through their options. "Maybe it's time we come clean. I would have preferred it on our own terms, but I think we should own it."

"Are you serious?" He asked with a glimmer of hope. This was the moment he'd been waiting six months for. But at the same time it didn't feel right. This was getting forced upon them, and it was hard to fathom not winning his second term, especially seeing as of five minutes ago it was practically his.

"I think so," she said, but the waver in her voice didn't install confidence.

"We'll make it through this, no matter which way this goes. We're in this together. We'll make the decisions together. Everything together," he consoled her. "I don't want you to worry, and I don't want you to stress, because it will all be okay, whatever happens," he continued, stress wasn't good for either Olivia or the baby, and this situation was definitely stressful.

"Okay," she agreed, and tried to breathe a little slower, but it was easier said than done. "We just got to Abby's building. And it's going to be hard enough trying to get in without anyone seeing me, I don't think we should be on the phone while that happens. My team should be calling soon, I'll call you as soon as I know who it was, alright?"

"Alright. I love you," he said.

"I love you too," Liv replied before disconnecting the call.

Fitz sat dumbfounded. It was his first real moment alone since the news broke, and he was going to saver it before the whirlwind of a media circus begun. His mind was all muddled, thinking of both the pros and cons of the situation. Why did having what he really wanted feel so wrong?

"It wasn't me, I swear it," Mellie said bursting into the Oval and closing the door as she came in, even though the fact the Fitz was the father of Olivia's baby was already out, she still felt the need to keep it under wraps.

"Why don't I believe you?" He asked standing up and rounding his desk. "I know you hate both me and Liv, but this was low, even for you," he was disgusted to even breathe the same air as her, and even more so because he was still married to the beast.

"Fitz, please. I didn't do this," her hands shaking in front of her. "It coming out like this makes me look just as bad as you. I wanted her to leave, I wanted her and the baby out of our life. But when she came to me playing hardball yesterday, I agreed. Olivia is not a person you mess with, not unless you absolutely have to. I know you don't think a lot of me, but you have to agree I'm not stupid enough to do this," she said pleading for her husband to believe her.

Fitz was considering if Mellie was telling the truth or not, and of course she looked like she truly believed what she was saying. But it wasn't that simple. There was no one else who could have leaked it. The only people that knew that he was the father was- himself, Olivia, her band of misfits, Mellie and Cyrus. He knew it wasn't him, or Olivia. He couldn't see her team going against their boss. And if it wasn't Mellie like she said, then the only person left was Cyrus. And Cyrus cared more about re-election then he and Olivia combined, so it wouldn't have been him. "I'm sorry Mel, but you're not the most honest person around here, and I don't trust you. Luckily we'll know sooner or later, Olivia's already working on where the leak came from," he said.

"Do I look scared?" She said taking his hand in hers, but he quickly swatted it away. "And you want to know why? Because you never did stop to think that the leak was from the one person who has nothing to lose" Mellie said, she had her own assumptions on who was behind all this.

"And who would that be?" He asked but before she could answer, Tom came into the office holding his cell out for him to take. Fitz held up his finger to stop Mellie. Taking the mobile from his secret service agent's outreach, he knew it could only be Olivia, so he answered it straight away. "Liv?"

"It wasn't Mellie," Liv said.

"Then who was it?" He asked needing to know. He couldn't believe it wasn't his wife, even with her trying so desperately for him to take her word as the truth. No one else made sense. No one else had anything to gain from leaking the news so close to the election. No one else knew enough to be the source.

"It was Sally."

Oh how did she find out? *insert soap opera voiceover* Find out next week on THE NEW NORMAL!
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