Love is Blind//Sequel to We're Forbidden

Chapter Twenty Three

A couple of weeks passed and Maria was still staying with them. They all got along great and Eliza had definitely taken a liking to her.

Eliza knocked quietly on Alex's bedroom door and poked her head in.

"This came for you today," she told him, handing over a small letter with his name on it. Alex wasn't expecting anything in the mail so he was a little surprised.

He took the letter from her with a grateful smile, and Eliza leaned forward to kiss his cheek before leaving. Alex brought the letter over to his desk and sat down before opening it.

He almost groaned when he saw who it was from.

Dear Alexander Hamilton,

I know we haven't been the best of friends over these past couple of years, so I want to invite you to have lunch with me on Wednesday. We have a lot to talk about.

Sincerely, Aaron Burr

It was a rather short letter, which Alex found a little strange, considering almost every letter he'd ever received from Aaron was at least 500 words each. He decided that he might as well go. It would give him something to do, and perhaps it would be nice to settle this little feud between them.

Alex wrote a short letter back to Aaron discussing all of the details and it wasn't long before Wednesday came. Alex was dreading this meeting but he knew he had to go whether he liked it or not.

He found Aaron sitting at a table in the back of the restaurant by himself and Alexander took a deep breath before walking over to him.

Aaron glanced up at him as he sat down and offered Alex a smile. Alex gave him a small smile back and tried to look happy to see him.

They ordered a couple of waters and Aaron spoke up after a few minutes of sitting in silence.

"So Thomas Jefferson's presidency is going pretty smoothly."

Alex nodded in agreement. "It is," he responded, staring down at his hands, unsure of what they should be talking about.

"You know, I don't have any hard feelings over you not endorsing me," Aaron added.

Alex looked up at him and met the other man's eyes. He could tell that Aaron was practically lying through his teeth, but he appreciated the gesture.

"That's good."

Aaron nodded, before taking a sip of his water.

"How is Theodosia? Is she feeling any better after what happened?" he asked politely, watching a piece of ice melt in his water glass.

Aaron sighed sadly, placing his chin in his hand.

"She's a bit too young to really understand what happened with her mother, but we're doing alright," he told Alex.

"I noticed that John seems to have moved in with you. Is everything okay?" Aaron asked curiously.

Alex had already thought about what to say if someone asked that question, so he was prepared.

"Since John had been living by himself for a while, we just thought that it would be easier if he moved in with a friend."

Aaron nodded, completely getting what he meant. The two of them talked for a few minutes longer before Aaron pushed his chair back and stood up.

They both exchanged smiles before shaking hands and parting ways.