Madam Secretary Prompt: One of the McCord children is in a serious relationship for the first time, and wonders how long Elizabeth & Henry were together before they slept together for the first time (though the potential conversation would be enormously embarrassing).
"Mom?" Alison called out before entering her parents bedroom. She walked in slowly and a little hesitant.
"Hey baby. What's up?"Elizabeth answered while motioning her daughter to sit down next to her on the bed.
"Where's dad?" Alison wanted to know.
"He's taking a shower." She replied. "Alison, what's wrong? You know you can talk to me about anything right?" Elizabeth encouraged her when her daughter still didn't dare to look into her eyes. Alison finally looked up and Elizabeth could see the embarrassment in her face.
"I...I, you know, have been seeing someone for some time..." She tried to start that awkward conversation they were about to have.
"You have? Oh honey, that's so nice!" Elizabeth tried not to sound too excited, but her cheery grin gave her away. "So, do you want to talk about him?"
"No, not really. I actually came to ask you something." Alison said, her cheeks blushing.
"Okay...well, what's your question?" Elizabeth tried to show her support.
"You know, we have been dating for a month and I really like him. And I was starting to feel like we should take the next step..." Alison tried to explain her eyes focused somewhere behind Elizabeth. "So, I kinda was wondering how long you dated dad before... you know..."Alison asked with a slightly shaky voice.
"Oh baby, I'm so proud of you for coming to me to ask for advice, you have no idea." Elizabeth started and slightly took Alison's hand in hers. "But to answer your question, it's kinda hard to say. I mean, when your dad and I started dating we've both been in serious relationships before. And what I mean by that is that we both had sex before. Don't get me wrong, there's still a lot of pressure when you give yourself to the person you love for the first time, but speaking for myself, it was so much easier than my very first time. To be honest, when I was your age, I was kind of eager to loose my virginity. I mean, I didn't give myself away right at the first chance, but I really thought that I was in love with the guy I dated at that time. So, I also didn't wait as long as I maybe should have. To be honest, loosing my virginity was a little bit of a crushing experience just because it was nothing what I expected it to be. So when I met your dad, I really took my time to get to know him and make sure we were right for each other before we took the next step in our relationship. Do you know what I mean?"
"Yeah, I do." Alison responded.
"Alison, I'm not saying you should wait forever, but please make sure you get to know the person really well before you give yourself completely to him. Can I ask you a question now?" Elizabeth asked her daughter with a little hand squeeze.
"Sure." Alison replied timidly.
"Are you still a virgin?" Elizabeth asked without breaking eye contact with her daughter.
"Yes." Alison said timidly.
"Alison, please do me a favor and always listen to yourself. Don't do anything you don't want to do and don't be ashamed of who you are. I know that you probably feel a lot of pressure right now, but trust me you want to find the right person first. Somebody who loves you and treasures you for who you are and not for who you are trying to be. And baby, make sure to always use protection, okay?"
"Okay. Thanks mom. I love you." Alison hugged her mom before getting up from bed and walking towards the door.
"Alison, thank you for talking to me. It means a lot to me. Sleep well." Elizabeth called out to her.
"Goodnight mom." Alison closed the door behind her and Elizabeth waited a moment before calling out to Henry.
"Honey, you can come out now. I know you've been eavesdropping." The door opened and Henry stepped out of the bathroom.
"I haven't been..." But he got interrupted by Elizabeth.
"Don't even try. The water stopped running hours ago." Elizabeth said with an evil smile. "It's okay. I would have done the same."
"I'm so proud of you for giving her such good and honest advice." Henry told her while settling himself next to her on bed.
"I'm so proud of her for coming to me for advice. That really made my day."
"That just proofs how good of a mom you are." Henry leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.
"Thanks. You're not too bad either." She replied to him and turned off the light on her nightstand before lying down.
"Babe, do you remember our first time together?" Henry asked while gazing down at her and caressing her arm.
"Of course I do. How could I not? It was perfect." She remembered with eyes closed.
"That it was." Henry leaned down to nuzzle her neck before moving on to nibble her ear. "You are perfect." He whispered. Elizabeth opened her eyes and smiled up to him with sparkling eyes.
"You are so flattering when you want something from me." Elizabeth reproved him.
"What? I'm always flattering!" Henry exclaimed.
"So you don't want anything from me right now?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"Well...I want to make love to you right now. Do you want to join me?" Henry asked in his seductive voice.
"That depends on the kind of lovemaking you had in mind." She said coyly.
"How about the slow kind. Like our first time." Henry proposed.
"Yeah, I'm up for that. Come here." She said and pulled him down to her so she could capture his lips. They undressed each other slowly and took their time to cherish each other. They moved slowly and carefully - the opposite of their usual lovemaking. They stroked each other wherever they could reach and Henry took his time to explore her body with his lips - just like their first time.