I'm Willing To Wait For You (A Hamilton College AU)

Chapter 15

The One Where Peggy Goes to Jail

Eliza's P.O.V

"Where are you off to?", I ask my little sister groggily. I had just woken up from a really good nap. She had her hand on the door nob and was about to leave.
"I'm just gonna go to study hall", says Peggy.

"Mkay, see you later", I say.

"Oh by the way, I have a lot of work to do so I might be gone a while. Like, a long while", she says.

"Um, ok?", I say suspiciously.

"Bye Liza!", she calls from out the door.

That was strange. Oh well.

I shrug and go back to sleep.

Peggy's P.O.V

I pull the strings of my black hoodie tighter and make sure my head is down. I don't make eye contact with anyone as I walk down the side walk. A stray curl escapes from my hood, but I quickly tuck it back inside, from fear someone might recognize me.

I can imagine how I look. I'm in all black, aside from my bright yellow backpack, which I had slung slung over my shoulder. Not that I really care what people think I look like.

I walk into the park entrance. There are kids running around and dogs barking. There is even a  lake that sparkles under the sun's bright radiation.

I'm itching to whip out my camera, which I always carried in my backpack, and take a picture of the scenery. It truly is beautiful. But I can't stop now. I'm already late.

Instead, I head to a more wooded area of the park. I dodged branches and roots, until finally I came to a clearing. And there, sitting on a rock, soaking up the sun's warmth, was the most beautiful sight ever.

I instinctively drop my bag and take out my camera and snap a picture. When she hears the click of the camera her head whips quickly in my direction

"Peggy!", screams Maria when she see's me. She runs up to me and knocks me over. We lay there in the grass together, in each other's arms.

"I thought you weren't gonna come", she says.

"Of course I came. I wouldn't miss this for the world. I just had to give a good excuse for my sisters. You know how nosy they are. I told them I was going to be in study hall", I say.

"Peggy they're not going to think your in study hall all day. There going to come looking for you", she says.

"Well then I'll make up a new excuse. I don't care. I want to be able to spend time with you. No matter what", I say. She giggles as I nuzzle her neck. Then I remember something.

"Maria I have to tell you something", I say.

"Yes sunshine?", she responds. I feel myself blush. Unlike John or Eliza, who are blushing constantly, I rarely blush. Maria is the one person who can make me.

"Eliza and Angie kinda know about us", I say.

"Kinda?", she asks.

"They just think we flirt and text. They don't know your my girlfriend", I explain.

"Well I was going to wait to tell you this later on today, but I feel now is the appropriate time", she says.

Oh no. Is she breaking up with me? If she breaks up with me I won't be able to live. She's my happiness and my muse. She is my rose.

"I want to go open about our relationship", she says. At first I'm too stunned to say anything.

"You sure? I know this is going to be hard for you", I ask her.