Love is Blind//Sequel to We're Forbidden

Chapter Seventeen

A couple of months had passed and Eliza was only weeks away from giving birth. Alex and John had been busy working around the house, wanting to make sure things were ready for the baby. Much to Alexander's dismay, his boyfriend and Eliza hadn't really been talking to each other. He had hoped that they could all get along.

Alexander walked up to Eliza and smiled warmly at her. "I have to pick up a few things, so I might not be back for a while," he told her. The Schuyler sister smiled kindly at her husband and nodded.

Shortly after he left, John found Eliza folding laundry on the couch. He thought about backing out of the room but then thought better of it. It might be a good thing if he got to know Eliza a little better.

He sat down next to her carefully and smiled when she glanced over at him. "Oh hello, John," Eliza greeted him, folding a blue shirt that must belong to Alex.

"You know, I'm sorry for bringing this up again but I'm sorry that you had to find out about me and Alex that way." Eliza nodded, pulling a dress out of the laundry basket.

"I was a bit angry at the time. But I suppose people can't choose who they fall in love with," she replied.

"After all, my father wanted me to marry a rich man, but I chose Alexander instead," the dark-haired woman added. John nodded, reaching into the basket, thinking it would be nice of him to help her.

"So how did you and my husband fall in love again?" John sighed as he folded a pair of socks.

"We fought in the war together. I guess spending so much time together made us catch feelings or something like that," John said with a shrug. Eliza nodded, and she offered the man another small smile.

John glanced out the window and was surprised to see that it was already well past dark. How long had they been talking? "It's getting late, I should probably go. Please tell Alex I said goodnight," John said, standing up and grabbing his jacket.

Eliza agreed and stood up with him. They walked to the door together and Eliza opened it for him. She said one last thing before John left.

"Just promise me that you'll treat him well?" John nodded and wrapped his arms around her in a friendly hug. Eliza smiled at his back as John left, thinking that maybe they could all learn to live as a family.