5 gunshots were heard in the plaza in quick succession. The president was down but immediately he was whisked away in the presidential limo. It was not until the limo was out of sight that the Secret Service went to secure the First Lady. She had hit the deck pretty quickly with the assistance of a Secret Service Agent but unfortunately not chick enough. A bullet had hit her in the chest. The two Secret Service agents picked her up and took her to the presidential ambulance which was empty. The ambulance sped off to James Madison Hospital.

Xxxx

Olivia and Edison arrived at the plaza and Edison was briskly secured by Secret Service agents leaving Olivia to figure out what was going on. At that moment her phone buzzed, it was Cyrus.

"Liv, hes been shot. Come to James Madison"

She momentarily stopped breathing. No, no, no, he couldn't die, he couldn't leave her. She jumped back in the limo and directed the driver to James Madison. All the possible outcomes played like a movie in her head and she shed silent tears.

When she arrived she was cleared for security and went straight to Cyrus. They both watched and Fitz and Mellie were pushed on separate cards straight passed them.

"Mellie was shot too?" Olivia asked. Cyrus nodded.

"Karren and Jerry. Where are they? Do they know?" she asked.

"Marine one is bringing them over as we speak. But no, they don't know I don't think. They were picked up as soon as it happened so I assume they havnt had a chance to look a the news"

"What about Mellie's parents?" she said

"I have spoken to them. Her father is not well enough to travel by air so they will get here by car as soon as possible"

They walked to the aptly named waiting room where they waited for news. Olivia was pacing in circles around the room, for what felt like hours. After about an hour two doctors came out to speak to them. Cyrus stood up as they approached. The male doctor on the left looked solemn.

"I am Doctor French. I am one of the First Lady's doctors. We are still working on her, but there was a lot of damage, it isn't looking very hopeful."

"And the baby?" Olivia asked.

"The baby is currently ok but we may have to take him out during the course of the surgery. He is 33 weeks along so there could be some complications with his lungs, but we can give him hormones to develop his lungs if we need to. Who is her next of kin?"

Cyrus answered "Well usually the president, so I imagine it is her parents who are on their way. They will hopefully be here within the hour." The doctor nodded his head.

They both shifted their attention to the female doctor.

"I am doctor Angeles. The bullet penetrated his head and is lodged in his brain. We are currently working to remove the bullet but it is a delicate procedure for obvious reasons so it will take some time."

"Thank you doctors. Please keep us updated" Said Cyrus.

As the doctors walked away, four secret service agents rounded the corner with Karren and Jerry. They looked slightly confused.

"Has mum had the baby?" Karren asked.

"No Karren. She hasn't." Olivia said. "Guys, why don't you come sit down" she gestured to two seats. They sat in the seats, while Olivia pulled up a chair to sit directly infront of them. She cleared her throat before she told them one of the scariest things they might ever hear.

"There was a shooting at the gala." She said slowly, gauging their reactions as she went. "Both your mum and dad were hit".

"What? Are they ok?" asked Jerry. Karren was silent.

"They are both in surgery at the moment."

"What about the baby?" Karren said so softly it was barely audible.

"The baby is ok at the moment."

They both sat back in their seats. Jerry ran his hand through his hair, reminding her of Fitz, then began tapping his foot. Karren was crying, silently for now. Jerry looked over and put his arm around her when he saw she was crying. She leaned onto his shoulder.

"Your grandparents will be here very soon hopefully" Olivia said as she stood up. Giving them a fleeting smile. She then proceeded to lead Cyrus out of the room. They stood on the other side of the glass of the waiting room watching Karren and Jerry. They stood there letting them process this for themselves.

About half an hour later Olivia walked into the room with four hot chocolates, some sandwiches and a packet of lollies. Each child smiled up at Olivia. She sat next to Karren, but did not speak. A few moments later, Mellie's parents were escorted into the room. Karren and Jerry were quick to greet them.

"Karren, Jerry, why don't you go grab two more hot chocolates for your grandparents?" she handed them $20. The two walked off.

Olivia motioned for them to sit down and explained the situation to them. If on cue, Doctor French rushed out and over to them.

"Are you the next of kin?" he asked.

"Yes. We are her parents" Mellie's mother responded.

"I am so sorry to inform you that your daughter suffered too much damage to her heart. We could not save her." Mellie's mother began crying.

"I am sorry to be insensitive but as next of kin, we need authorization from you to remove the baby. There is a small window to do this so we need your oral go ahead right now"

"Of course, of course."

"I am so sorry for your loss. I will come back and speak to you shortly."