Madam Secretary OneShots

How Could You? Part One

Elizabeth McCord sat at her desk. A container of pasta say in front of her. Her and her team had just pulled 3 all-nighters and hadn't eaten anything. They were only fueled on the caffeine in their coffee. They successfully averted World War 3 and managed to sign a peace treaty with both China and Bulgaria. The pasta glistened in the bright lights of her office. She licked her lips just looking at it. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath; thanking God that she had achieved everything she had wanted to achieve that day or should I say "days". She opened her eyes and picked up her fork. She was just about to put the fork in her mouth when her office door opened after a sound of a knock. It was Daisy. "Daisy? This better be good, I was about to start eating. What do you need?," Elizabeth asked her. Daisy closed the door behind her and walked up to Elizabeth's desk. "Madam Secretary, it may not be my place to tell you this, but this information could be leaked and it could affect you," Daisy said and hesitated. "Daisy, please just spit it out, please," Elizabeth told Daisy. "Well, we suspect that your husband could be cheating on you. He was photographed last night with a young woman; about 25 years of age, at a club just around the corner from your house," Daisy said and slid 3 photos across the light brown, hard wood desk that Elizabeth had sat at for about 3 years now. It seemed like Henry and her had been through a lot together. She took a deep breath and looked at the photo in front of her. Daisy was right. It looked very convincing. She remembered that Stevie had seen Henry with another woman a few years ago and thought he was cheating but it was just his handler. Daisy handed her another photograph. This time, Elizabeth started worrying. Henry was kissing the other woman in the photo. "Uh. Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Daisy," Elizabeth says and Daisy leaves her office. Once the door clicks shut, Elizabeth dials Henry's number and puts her phone to her ear. About 8 seconds later, she hears Henry's voicemail. She sighs and hangs up the phone. "Blake!," She yells. Her door opens and Blake enters. "Yes?," he asks. "Well, can you get me some flats, a jacket, and the motorcade ready?," she asks. "Yes, ma'am," he says and gets everything ready. About 10 minutes later, Elizabeth arrives at her house. She opens the door and sets her coat down. "Hey babe," Henry says from the office. Elizabeth can see him smile. "Why didn't you answer your phone when I called you?," she asked. "Oh sorry, it's up in the bedroom charging," he says. Henry looks up and sees his wife's face. She looked unhappy. "What's wrong?," he asked. "Are you having an affair with me?," she asks. "What? Are you out of your mind?! Why would you even think that?! Babe, I promise you, I'm not," he says, reaching for Elizabeth's hand. She moves her hand away. "Then explain this," she says and hands him the photographs.