Lafayette x reader

the adams administration

it was late noon now and since i knew it wasnt very widely known that George had passed yet, i figured i'd start to tell people, so i went to alexanders office, i figured he'd be there so thats where i went first, when i got there however i saw Thomas and James outside the door, as if they were waiting for something soon seeing Aaron leave, they all saw me

"y-y/n!" james smiled, greeting me, he seemed nervous

"well hello there doll" thomas smirked slightly as he walked over to me

"mr Maddison, mr vice president, should we be on our way?" aaron questioned

"ah- right, we are a bit busy" thomas sighed sadly

"well, if you guys are busy you should get going, im here to see alex anyway" i smiled

"of course, be well y/n" james' smile saddened slightly 

"well, you men go ahead, i'll catch up with ya'll" thomas smiled

"thomas-" james was cut off as aaron spoke again

"its alright james, let him be" 

thomas took my hand in his and kissed the back of it "if you have a minute i'd like to give you a word of warning" he looked at me, his expression turning serious 

"is something wrong?" i questioned

thomas let out a weak, breathy laugh "knowing your brother, yes" 

"what about my brother?" i asked, worry filling my face

"walk with me" thomas said extending his arm for me to take, i slowly did, linking our arms as we walked outside, walking around the city, after a couple minutes he finally spoke "y/n.." he sighed softly "hamilton has been...sneaking around, we had assumed it was with the states money but-.." he stopped walking, looking me in the eyes and gently brushed his thumb over my cheek "it wasnt.. it was his money but.. he had a torrid affair" 

i couldnt help but laugh "excuse me? alexander hamilton? my brother? oh now your just trying to die" i looked at him, but he was completely serious, i froze "...wait...your not joking?" i let a nervous laugh escape my mouth

"im afraid im not" he sighed softly "he just admitted it to us to defend his name" he looked at me

"I-..." I blinked, Thomas had slowly let his hand brush down my neck and arm, putting his hand over mine "why are you telling me this?" I stared at him

"We both know how Hamilton is, I hope that warning you will keep this from forming into something worse, for your families sake" he spoke with genuine concern, he was completely serious

"Thank you...I'll do my best" I said putting room between us and removing his hands from mine, then, I started to head back to Alexanders office, not even saying goodbye to Thomas, which was a bit rude but I had other concerns, I knocked on Alexanders door and then opened it, walking in without waiting for a response "Alexander."

Alex looked up at me, slightly startled as he stopped writing, he looked like he was in a panic "y-y/n!" His breathing was slightly shakey

"Alex, what's going on?" I questioned

"Nothing, I'm just writing an article " he answered, seeming to calm down, I walked over to him, taking the paper he was writing on when I had walked in, reading it

"“The charge against me
Is a connection with one
James Reynolds,
For purposes of
Improper speculation,My real crime is an Amorous connection with his wife For a considerable time
With his knowing consent" I read this aloud glancing at Alexander every now and then "alex what is this?!" I questioned

"I-...I'm clearing my name..burr...Jefferson...Madison..they're all just waiting to use this against me" he said as he took the paper from me and continued to write

"Why do you assume that?! Have you told eliza? Tried to resolve things? Does she even know or are you going to let her find out from this paper?!" I just started to ramble questions out at this point "I mean what are you even thinking?! Involving the whole world in your shame? What will people think of you? " I look at him as he wrote "for god sake Alexander stop writing!"

He looked up at me, stopping for a moment "in the eye of a hurricane there is quite, we know this, can't you see I'm protecting our legacies?" He questioned, standing up

"In protecting your name You're going to ruin our lives alex." I sighed sadly "why can't you see that? This isnt something you just come back from!"

"I'm aware of my shame and now people will see it, but I need to do this, our legacy depends on it" Alexander said this, sitting down and focusing in on his writing again

"Alex.." I watched him sadly "alex please" he didn't respond, he just kept writing "Alexander please!" I put my hand on his desk but still nothing "alex?.." I put my hand over his but he moved my hand away, I furrowed my brows "fine! But know I will not take your side!" I crossed my arms, he just kept writing so, I walked out, I didn't even tell him, he'd find out eventually, I felt like I needed to be with Eliza now, I'd have to go tell her so she has time to process before this mess reaches her