Authors Note: I've tried to put large spaces where I do little time jumps so if everything looks jumbled together please forgive me. :)

Mellie quietly sat behind her desk doing some paperwork. If it was one thing she hated about working at a small firm it was this. There wasn't very much going on and she only had maybe three clients a day.

She could've easily found employment at some of the biggest law firms in Asheville but working there would require her to be working at funny hours. Her mind briefly wandered back to when she was the only female partner at her law firm, not to mention one of the youngest. She had been a kick ass lawyer; never lost a case.

Many of her colleagues had been shocked when she resigned. Hell, she didn't want to resign but Fitz guilt tripped her to it. Telling her that she needed to be there for their baby. Work was the only thing that kept her mind off of her assault. When she was working she didn't have time to let her mind wander because there was always so much to be done.

Snapping out of her trance, she glanced at the clock that read two-thirty and happily started to wrap up her paper work. After tidying up her office, she grabbed her purse and headed out.

"I'm leaving Lisa." she called as she passed her secretary's desk.

"Goodbye Mrs. Grant." she replied as she continued her work.

As Mellie left her office building a few paparazzi started snapping pictures of her. This was a regular occurrence that she had grown used to. It didn't bother her. She was only bothered by it when she had Teddy with her.

She still felt guilty about the way Teddy had come about. She and Fitz never truly wanted him, he was a political pawn. He wasn't their baby, he was "America's Baby"; and every time she looked at his sweet little face guilt consumed her.

It was the reason why she tried so hard to keep him away from the media. He was no longer a political pawn, he was her baby and she'd do everything in her power to protect him. Out of all her children, Teddy had been the sweetest. While Jerry and Karen had preferred Fitz, Teddy had always clung to Mellie. He had forced her to grow the mother gene.

Whenever Mellie sent Marta to go deal with him he would scream his little head off until she entered the room. His cries would quiet a little but they completely ceased when Mellie picked him up and cradled him in her arms.

Even now, when Teddy had his mind made up that he wanted his mother, he would scream the place down until she came and got him.

She made it to Teddy's preschool a little after three and like always, Teddy was waiting by the door with his bags. Teddy ran to his mother and wrapped his arms around her legs and buried his face in her skirt.

Mellie lifted her baby into her arms and kissed his chubby cheek as she cradled him close. "How was school?" she asked settling him on her hip.

"We did numbas. I can count to twenty Mama!" he replied excitedly.

"That's very good sweetheart." Mellie said rubbing his hair.

The pair arrived home a little after 4 pm. As soon as they stepped in the door Teddy wriggled out of Mellie's arms and headed for the living room switching on the TV. Mellie headed upstairs to change her clothes and put away Teddy's things.

After she changed she started to head into the kitchen to start on dinner. She pulled out ingredients for lasagna and started cooking.

About an hour later, Mellie was taking some garlic bread out of the oven and setting it on the counter to cool along with the lasagna.

"Teddy, go wash up please!" she called from the dining room as she began to set the table. She could hear his chuck taylors squeaking against the wooden floors as he ran to the bathroom don the hall.

A few moments later Teddy entered the dining room running to Mellie's side. "Mama can I sit at the table wif you and Dew?" he asked tugging at her skirt.

"You do sit at the table with Andrew and I honey." Mellie replied confused as to what he was asking.

"I wanna sit in da big chair." he whined as he pointed to a place setting.

"You don't wanna sit in your highchair?" Mellie asked. The toddler shook his head no.

"Alright then. Go get your booster seat and put it in the chair." she instructed.

Teddy toddled out of the room and came back a few moments later dragging his booster seat. Mellie began setting the food out on the table just as Andrew walked in.

"Something smells delicious." he said peeking into the dining room. He walked over to Mellie and kissed her sweetly on the lips.

"Dew stawp kissing Mama. It's yucky." Teddy said making a face from his seat at the table. Andrew smiled and ruffled the boys hair.

Soon they were all seated around the table digging into the food. "Mama I want dis for lunch tomorrow." Teddy said biting into a piece of bread.

"Is it good buddy?" Andrew asked

Teddy nodded yes as he shoved some more of the lasagna into his mouth before washing it down with apple juice from his sippy cup.

"Teddy, slow down baby. The foods not going anywhere." Mellie scolded.

"Let the boy eat Mel. You should be flattered." Andrew chuckled. Mellie shook her head and continued eating.

"Come on Teddy, it's time to call daddy." Mellie said picking him up off of the living room couch. She grabbed the cordless phone on her way upstairs and dialed the oval office.

She and Fitz had made an arrangement that he spoke to Teddy every night before Mellie gave him his bath and put him to bed.

She set Teddy down on his bed with the cordless phone and went to run his bath. She came back into the room and started to get the stuff he would need for his bath.

Mellie stopped to watch Teddy talk on the phone to his father and couldn't help but think how unfair this situation was to him. The last thing she had wanted to do was take him away from his father.

Teddy expressed to his mother and Andrew that he missed his father all the time. Mellie had meant to talk to Fitz about coming down to see Teddy or bringing Teddy up to Washington but she honestly didn't want to speak to him.

Mellie was brought out of her thoughts by Teddy calling her name and handing her th phone. "Daddy wanna talk to you." he said holding the phone up to her.

"Go get in the tub. I'll be there in a minute." she said taking the phone from him.

"Hello?"

"I wanna see him Mel, when can I see my son?" Fitz asked getting right to the point.

"You're the leader of the free world Fitzgerald, you can come and see your son anytime you want."

"Being the leader of the free world also makes me a busy man. I just can't take leisurely trips all the time."

"You didn't have a problem doing it when you wanted to stick your dick in Olivia Pope." she replied.

She heard him sigh on the other line.

"Andrew and I both have jobs. We can't take leisurely trips either Fitzgerald. When you wanted to see Olivia you went against all odds to do so, so if you want to see your son as badly as you claim then you'll find a way to do so."

The line went quiet and for a moment she thought he'd hung up.

"I'll try." he said before hanging up the phone.