Or, as he puts it, Were making the next president of the United States.
Hes being petulant Fitz to the max (Are we at war?
Did California fall into the ocean?
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Plans need to be made, Secret Service details rearranged; it all seems very practical, right?
Fitz disagrees and tells Abby to go far away and never speak to him about this again.
Rowan, meanwhile, has seen Mellie Grants book and is playing Proud Papa Pope with Olivia.
But he also drops this casual little bomb: Jake is seeing someone.
But shes adamant: No one is up to anything; theres no intel to collect.
Hucks reply: Yes.)
Susan calls him and offers that he should come over for dinner instead, which he agrees to.
Election season also means Cyrus is vetting the potential rising political star he scoped out last week Pennsylvania Gov.
Olivia, after sex on a floor with Jake, asks about the woman hes seeing.
She claims she doesnt care but wants to know who it is because shes being practical.
Its just one woman, he tells her, theyve been dating for a while, and shes special.
Olivia does a little half smile and nods, but her expression is one of those unreadable Olivia faces.
Hes in a good mood and says its nice seeing her happy.
What about you, she asks, as he pours more wine.
He asks if hes the kind of parent wholl sacrifice his life for his kid.
The man says yes, and Tom calls Cyrus to say theyve got their guy.
Toms killed three police officers, hands the man a gun and says, your turn.
That man, whose name we learn is Wayne Turner, goes up to Gov.
(Side note: The news anchor is played by Jay Jackson, a.k.a.
Perd Hapley fromParks and Recreation, which delights me to no end.)
), in a very compromising position with Lillian.
Why are you so obsessed with my personal life?
Youre angry that its not Liv.
Thats what this is all about, isnt it?
That your friend isnt warming my sheets.
Was she your power grab?
Can he say the same about Lillian?
This is my life, he bellows.
Stay out of it, or I will fire you.
NEXT: Oliviaswearsshes playing the game, but is she?
Jakes phone rings, and he says he has to go, revealing nothing.
she asks him of Jake.
I am playing the game, and Im playing it better than anyone.
What game, Huck asks?
The one where I win, she says.
Whos Vanessa Moss, you ask?
The special woman Jakes seeing, of course.
And in the Oval Office, Vargas gets a photo op with Fitz, meaning even more national exposure.
