Different takes from different members of the family. Set in various stages of the first two years of Elizabeth's Presidency.

One-shot written for the August fanfic challenge.

An AU set in the late 1800's. Rated M for future chapters.

When Blake started this job, Henry pulled him aside for a talk. As their lives moved forward, they work together to get things done.

A visit from Lily Humphrey makes Elizabeth faces some tough decisions both personally and professionally.

Autumn; The season where everything falls to the ground spectacularly. There is beauty in the fall; Autumn if anything shows us just how magnificent it can be to let things go. E&H love story.

Random Drabble based on a Lilac Mermaid Prompt - One of the McCord Kids bring's Elizabeth Flowers.

it's sort of AU where Elizabeth and Henry are both single. Elizabeth is the Secretary of State and Henry is the new Ethics Advisor they meet for the first time in the Oval Office are intrigued by each other. Inspired by Tim calling Téa his accomplice because when you their age girlfriend seems weird (he made me laugh with that) I may continue this into a fanfic

1st in my "Funeral Blues" series. Fall, 1988 - A late-night conversation has unexpected consequences for Elizabeth & Henry.

Pre-show one-shot. Inspired by the February challenge and the phrase 'in at the deep end', but now has no mention of deep ends. Or water. Apart from the odd figure of speech… Anyways, enjoy!

Elizabeth makes a shocking confession to Alison about how she and Henry first met. A short multi-chap based on 2 lilacmermaid prompts.

Everything is about to change, how will they find their new normal? This is my entry for the Madam Secretary Fanfic Challenge for March!

What happens when a chance meeting at a coffee shop with a handsome stranger turns into something more when he shows up in your office the next day. AU MSec

"The first thing she feels when she steps off the cargo plane and onto Iraqi soil is heat, rolling over them in waves." Elizabeth is sent to Iraq post-Desert Storm. For the April fic challenge.

"When everything seems to be lacking in integrity, you find it in yourself" (Dr. Henry McCord). Madam Secretary Prompt: (Family Separation) Elizabeth forces them to allow her in to change the caged baby, and then refuses to put the crying child down, instead attempting to soothe him. AND When Elizabeth gets arrested, she doesn't go quietly.

A water fic-Madam Secretary Fanfic Challenge

The fringe media strikes, a secret surfaces, and Egypt wants its temple back. It's all in a day's work for the Secretary of State. What happens when someone targets her and her family?

Lunch with Will was only meant to take an hour. Brother and sister. Nice and normal. "But that's not us, right?" (Set after S4.)

Retrouvaille: the joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation; rediscovery. Henry is let to believe Elizabeth passed away in Iran. But what happens when she returns after a year? Will he have moved on? Can things ever go back to normal? (I'm so bad summaries, sorry.)

Whenever I closed my eyes, I saw those life-changing events in Iran I swore I would never forget again. If anything, it would live with me until my death. I had convinced the President of the United States to let me fly there, in hopes of stopping a coup that two high-level state officials had initiated.

Can Henry Hold Elizabeth through a very dark path? After all as the saying goes, sometimes it better to let go...

Be cautious with lust; when paired with good timing and a few sentimental words it often transforms into love.

Rochana and Elizabeth have a fight M rated for language used

Because who actually thinks Dimitri isn't going to cause more problems for the Mccords? In this case, one of the worst possible scenarios unfolds.

AU: What if Elizabeth and Henry didn't meet at UVA but instead met when their assignments for the CIA and Marine Corps happened to cross paths?

It should have been a simple speaking engagement. Admittedly no speaking engagement as the President of the United States was simple, but it shouldn't have been this bad. One moment Elizabeth had been speaking. The next, all she knew was darkness.

Elizabeth has to come to terms with Henry's religion before they can have a relationship.

A COLLECTION OF ELIZABETH AND HENRY'S FIRSTS

"Secretary McCord, we invite you to join us. Come alone. You have one hour. Fail to show up and the first hostage will be shot." When the State Department is seized and her staff taken hostage, Elizabeth must risk everything in order to save them. But will she make it out alive? (Post S4.)

"I've got nothing to hide." A piece of Elizabeth's past resurfaces, and she's forced to confront memories long since buried. When perception is everything, will she find the strength to face her fears and open up to the nation, but more importantly, to her family?

A lilacmermaid Tumblr prompt: Another spin on how H/E met. FLUFF **Making it through hiatus one short story at a time**

Post-S4. 'Will President Dalton endorse such behaviour' Every picture tells a story. But what happens when that story is a lie? Images surface of Henry with another woman, but will Elizabeth believe that he hasn't had an affair? And will she be able to prove his innocence when everyone else has already condemned him? There is no truth in politics; it's all just a game of optics.

'And in a heartbeat, Will was thirteen years old again, opening the front door of the car, his mother's face a grimace as she gasped her final breaths. Only it wasn't his mother, not this time. It was Lizzie.' Post-S4. When Elizabeth is shot before she can announce her run for the presidency, survival is only the first step. Will she open up before her light goes out?

Set during 'Passage' this is from Stevie's point of view as her world crumbles with her father's apparent affair.

Henry is sent on a mission that necessitates everyone in his life believeing that he's dead- including his wife and children. Their lives are irreversibly changed...or are they?

When a letter that Elizabeth wrote during Henry's time in active service resurfaces years later, it causes friction in their relationship. Characters: Henry, Elizabeth, Will.

While working late one night, Ana and Christian share a passionate kiss. What happens after they kiss?

Tumblr prompt: The first time Henry and Elizabeth meet is in an unusual place.

"You see her for the first time and she'll walk right past you like you are a crack in the wall and she is a skyscraper." Or the six stages of Henry falling for Elizabeth.

Henry was preparing dinner and waiting for his wife to come home when the DS agent showed up at the door to tell him exactly why Elizabeth was running late...

16 is an important milestone for Elizabeth.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weakness. Elizabeth McCord didn't take things for granted. Especially not when it came to her family and her new job as Secretary of State. FINISHED.

One night has far reaching consequences for the McCords.

It was pouring rain, the winds blowing outside. The thunders roaring in the sky, lightning breaking through the darkness. A storm was coming. Iran angst.

Henry finds the dress from 2.21.

For the Winter Fic Exchange - In the blink of an eye, everything can change, but not many truly carry the burden of guilt like Elizabeth does. The consequences of your decisions can lead to a crossroads when the monsters from your nightmares become reality. An AU-ish stalker fic.

Set just after S2E12 The Middle Way. Elizabeth makes a new friend.

Winter fic exchange. Elizabeth goes missing, but when no one takes credit for the kidnapping Henry must take matters into his own hands.

An AU for 3x15 Break in Diplomacy. A darker take on the episode. President Andrada is a different kind of crazy…more of a paranoid, psycho fascist than a rapey, psycho fascist. His paranoia turns dangerous for Elizabeth. One shot.

Post 3.14. Of pink, bubbly, happily ever-after things.

Exchange fic! "When you were an operative, how did you know when you were in too deep?" "I didn't. Not until it was too late." A brief overview on the reason for Elizabeth's answer.

"...we make up for the secrets with a truth of something else. We tell each other something to remind ourselves what matters." Elizabeth struggles with not being able to tell Henry about her work with the CIA. Written for the fic exchange.

The first time Russell met Elizabeth McCord, every side of her.

My (late) entry for the fic exchange! Some Russell, Bess and Dalton bonding after Iran. In other words, Elizabeth's people trying to get through the days and get things done while dealing with an only physically present Secretary of State.

For the fic exchange. The first time Henry and Elizabeth hear the Queen Elizabeth nickname. First Thanksgiving with Henry's family.

It was supposed to be a simple trip overseas to show support for a US company investing in an unstable country. But then on the last night while attending a reception at the presidential palace, Elizabeth and Henry find themselves in a situation much more complicated - and much more dangerous - than they were expecting.

She closed the distance between them, smiling into the kiss. He's always been so good at undressing her but that's not what she had in mind for tonight. At least not right now, first she had a story to tell him. Post 3x03

She hadn't seen the drop before. Post-ep for season 3, episode 2, The Linchpin. Spoilers.

Henry 'meets' Elizabeth's parents. Written for the season premiere fic exchange, for glitter-lace-sophistication.

Elizabeth comes home from Iran. Missing scenes for Tamerlane (1x16).

When the Diplomatic Security agent came into her office one evening with his gun drawn and a serious expression on his face, she thought it was an ill-timed security drill. Henry was waiting for her downstairs and she wanted to get home. Unfortunately, it wasn't a drill.

Ever since her mom had become Secretary of State Stevie had messed up time and time again. Now, even though she had the best intentions, she's screwed up one more time. She'd wanted to stop causing her parents problems. Instead she hands them the biggest one yet, and this time it could cost her her life.

After the Boathouse Proposal, after the wedding and after the honeymoon Ana and Christian are finally settling into married life. Then Ana tells Christian she is pregnant. This is my interpretation of what happened after Fifty Shades Freed. Same theme and relationships as in After the Boathouse and no cheating. Fun, laughter, tears and romance!

Waiting. Breaking. Falling apart. But always together.

A short piece which takes place after Bess testifies at the hearing, but before she learns that the charges have been dropped. Reviews are greatly welcomed.

Like most of the MS fans, I was glued to tumblr and twitter watching the various dinners and events that Tim Daly and Téa Leoni have attended. I was thinking how frustrating it must be to have the cameras catching your every move. This story stems from that and the toll being in the public eye takes on your family.

"Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee: Love, and do what thou wilt." (Saint Augustine). Set in 2005. A fill-in-the-blanks story on Elizabeth's decision.

I wrote this after the Face the Nation episode...I had it posted once but took it down and decided to wait til it was finished before I posted it again...Thank so much to my Beta Jen you are awesome...thank you so much for being patient with me and helping me with my grammar, making sure my story flowed and made sense...I hope you enjoy the story...please leave reviews...

Henry and Elizabeth have a night off and decide to go on a date without security.

I know everyone has been posting their take on the Tamerlane/Face The Nation episodes. This is mine. Reviews are always appreciated. Enjoy!

One Shot. I had a request from a reviewer to write this story so I did. It's from the moment Christian finds out he's going to be a father and then from Phoebes birth, until his death. The journey of Christian Grey with his baby girl.

What if when Christian decided he should punish Ana's defiance and inability to keep an important promise? Begins after Christian's trip to New York- Ana decided to go out with Kate breaking her promise to Christian. Christian learns how to be dominant within a loving marriage... Contains non-consensual spanking, and much more besides... please don't read if you don't like