A/N: I want to thank thepuppiesinpink for helping me talk through this chapter. And especially for helping me get it started. My next chapter, I was thinking to do a lot of smut. Thank you so much for the reviews. I was so happy to see the love. Your suggestions and comments are always welcome.

Chapter Two ~ Yes We Can

"Eight weeks." Dr. Tracking said.

Henry and Elizabeth just starred at each other. Completely frozen. Not knowing what to say. Was it all a dream? Was she going to wake up and get told something different? Life as she knew it was going to change for forever.

Work. What was she going to do? Was she going to be able to slow down some? She had only been in the job for a couple of months and it didn't look like it was going to get any easier. It wasn't like the CIA. She wasn't just sitting at a desk solving problems. There were no analyzing people. Her job was sometimes fast pace. Sometimes constantly on a plane. She had meetings at random times and at all godly hours. She no longer slept a full night. And now she was going to have to. Her health depended on it.

How was she going to tell Russell and Dalton? Better yet, how was she going to tell the staff? More importantly her children. She didn't want anyone to watch her extra close.

She watched Henry's face as he went into his own thoughts. How did he think or feel about this? It was going to change his life as much as hers. The night they shared before she left for Iran come quickly flooding back.

"What else do you thing we need to cover?" Elizabeth asked biting her lower lip before turning away from him.

That got him every time. She was so sexy when she bit her lower lip. He couldn't resist her. And secretly she knew. He slowly pulled her down on the bed and laid himself half on top of her. He looked down at her with love and a little fear in his eyes. He didn't want her to go. But he knew he wouldn't be able to stop her. When Elizabeth Adams McCord puts her mind to something, nothing could stand in her way. Not even her husband. He promised to make this night last. To make her world stand still. To show her how much he loved her and demanded that she come back from Iran.

He bent down and captured her lips oh so lightly. He pulled away and looked at her once again. "This is our last night," he whispered before bending back down and capturing her lips once more. He kissed her lightly. The lightest touch still sent sparks between them.

"Computer passwords?" Elizabeth asked against his lips.

"Oh...that's...so hot" Henry whispered between kisses.

Henry closed what was left of the gap between them with a vigorous, passionate kiss. There was going to be no more talking. All he wanted was to show her that she was the only woman for him. That she was never going to be replaced. That even after twenty-five years of marriage and two years of courtship, she was still and always will be the love of his life.

They intertwined their fingers as their passionate kiss turned into desire for skin contact.

"Honey?" Elizabeth said placing a hand on his shoulder and pulling him from his daydream. Henry looked at her and then at the doctor.

"I have your discharge papers and your medicine. I just want to take a look at your stitches. Then you are welcome to get dressed. If you have any questions or concerns, please follow-up with your doctor." Dr. Travkin said as he handed her her discharge papers.

Henry got off the bed and went to sit in the chair. Elizabeth signed the papers. She turned herself so the doctor could see her stitches. He lightly touched around them to check for any extra puffiness or oozing.

"Does this hurt?" He asked.

"No," she said as she shook her head.

"Good, I would make an appointment for the end of the week to get them taken out. Make sure you clean really good around it. You shouldn't have too big of a scar if any." He stated as he lowered her gown and pulled off his gloves. "Take care of yourself Madam Secretary."

Just as he left the room, Elizabeth got up and changed back into her blouse. Henry want over and wrapped his arms around her.

"Let's go home." Henry said kissing her gently.


"I just got a text from the secretary. She is taking a couple of days off and unless World War 3 is about to happen, to not disturb her." Nadine said walking into the office right next to hers.

Daisy and Matt looked up from their computers surprised. The Secretary taking time off? Was something wrong? Did the doctor tell her something other then she was tired?

"Hey, Elizabeth is taking a few days off?" Blake questioned as he joined the rest of the team.

"Yeah, we heard," Daisy and Matt said in unison.

"What do we do now?" Blake asked.

"We cancel everything that we can and the ones that are important, we take care of it." Nadine said as she walked back to her own office.


Henry opened the door and helped Elizabeth into the house. He knew she was still tired. They had given her extra fluids to compensate for her dehydration. Allison and Jason came running down the steps to great their parents as Stevie came from the kitchen. Each one of them went to hug their mother. They hugged her lightly.

"Mom, are you okay? Stevie told us you were in the hospital." Allison asked with worry in her eyes.

Elizabeth pulled her youngest daughter into her arms once again, "Noodle, I am fine. Perfectly healthy." She kissed her daughters' hair and squeezed her extra tightly. She didn't want to tell them yet what the results were until she had a chance to talk to Henry.

Jason was skeptical but didn't want to push the subject.

"Mom, I made some spaghetti figuring that was light enough for you. Why don't I come bring you a bowl in bed." Stevie said half way to the kitchen.

"Thanks sweetheart! Can you bring me one too?" Henry said grabbing Bess's hand pulling her towards the stairs. "Mom and I are going to take a nap. You guys going to be okay?"

"Yes," All three children said at once.

Henry and Elizabeth walked into their bedrooms hand in hand. She was eager to know what Henry thought about the news. She couldn't wait any more. She went to quickly change into her pjs and settled herself in the center of the bed. Henry followed along. He met her in bed and wrapped his arms around her. They looked at each other, trying to read the others thoughts. Stevie came in with two bowls and sat them on the nightstand. She quickly left them to themselves closing the door on her way out.

"Are you ready to talk about this?" Henry asked kissing her lightly.

"Yes…no…how do you feel about it?" Elizabeth asked looking down at her hands. Their lives were so wrapped up with work and their two teenage and one adult child. He was teaching, working for the DIA and trying to finish writing a book. Her plate was just as full. She constantly felt bad for not spending more time with her children. Well once she had to slow down at work, she will have more time to spend with her children.

"Honey, I love you. This is not bad news. We're just going to have another baby." Henry said with a smile. "It just means we have to adjust out lives."

"I am to old…how did this…I mean…I'm pregnant!" She finally said the words. Tears started streaming down her cheeks. It didn't seem real when the doctor told her. But now that she said it, the reality finally set in. She was pregnant. They were going to have another child. They had only planned to have three. But now they were going to have to start all over again. One adult, two teenagers and a baby. Her breathing became rapid.

Henry leaned in and captured her lips. She parted her lips and he took that as a clue to deepen the kiss. She placed her hand on his neck as she pulled him closer. Everytime he kissed her, all thoughts and worries went away.

"I love you," Bess whispered against his lips. "We can do this right?"

"Yes sweetheart! We can do this! I love you so much!" Henry said before kissing her and taking her mind off of everything.