Quotes
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Mellie Grant : [campaigning in a dinner] I just... I can't do this anymore...
[camera shutter clicks]
Candidate Grant : [nervously] Mel?
Mellie Grant : It's okay, honey, I just I need to say it.
[sighs deeply]
Mellie Grant : Um, a few months ago, Fitz and I found out that we were pregnant with our third child. And we were so thrilled, so excited to bring a new life into our family. But Campaigns can be so stressful, and I guess, uh...
[sniffles]
Mellie Grant : I guess my body just couldn't handle it. And I lost our baby. Even though it was only 8 weeks...
[sighs]
Mellie Grant : It was a baby, and it was a member of our family, and I have grieved for the loss of our child every day since. And I know that many of you have sensed, um, I don't know, distance between me and Fitz during the campaign, while we have struggled through this terrible experience as best we could. And I should say...
[sniffles]
Mellie Grant : Fitz wanted to quit to give us time to take care of each other. But I wouldn't let him, because I truly believe that he is the best person to be President of the United States, and I couldn't let our loss stand in the way of that.
Candidate Grant : [hugs her as the audience murmurs, camera shutters clicking]
Mellie Grant : [in his ear as they hug] I think that ought to take care of it, don't you?
