in love with a pornstar (modern au fanfic LAMS)

chapter 54

a/n: happy? not happy? feelings on the previous chapter? lmk! erm y'all are gonna hate me after this chapter so yeah have fun i'm just gonna join witness protections now ;)

third person

"you may be seated."

there were collective thumps, sighs, and heavy breaths from the pews.

eleanor, john, peggy, and all of john's siblings say in the same pew, solemn looks on their faces. john held a program in his hand, a picture of him and his family smiling warmly in a picture. his dad's- - henry's, eyes weren't drunkenly glazed over, they were bright and vibrant, the same green orbs that john held.

"henry laurens sr. was a great man, to his family, his friends, and to himself." the priest spoke into the microphone.

john let out a dry chuckle, catching the attention of eleanor. she shot him a look while peggy squeezed his knee.

"he will forever be in our memories,"

a chorus of 'amen's danced around the church.

john bit his lip so hard that the metallic taste of blood appeared.

"let us pray."

john covered his mouth as everyone bowed their hands. he could feel the bile rise in his throat. he coughed and ran to the back of the church to empty the contents of his breakfast into a trashcan.

now

"mr. laurens, would you like to tell us what the answer to number four is?" washington asked.

john looked up from his phone and let his mouth hang open for a brief moment.

"um," john drawled. "number four right?" john confirmed, washington nodding right after. "i believe that no matter what anybody says, miranda was set up in terms of his affair with jasmine going public. diggs, leslie odom jr, and everyone else involved pried it out of him, eventually causing him to crack. that's my opinion." john's voice fades out towards the end.

"that's an excellent analogy, thank you, mr. laurens." washington sends a smile in john's direction.

"mhm."

the bell shrieks, dismissing everyone from their classes. washington pats john on his back on the way out, praising him for his work in class.

john walks to alexander's locker, finding him and laf waiting for him. john realized someone was missing, so he was about to speak up.

"herc's in detention if you were wondering." lafayette states.

john laughs, rolling his eyes.

"of course he is. where are we eating lunch?"

"doesn't matter to me." alex shrugs.

"panera?" laf suggests.

"that's just expensive hospital food." alexander responds.

"you said it didn't matter where we ate!" laf shouted.

"fine, expensive hospital food." alex begrudgingly says.