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

Chapter 23

Christmas Day

"It's Christmas!"

I sit straight up in my bed and look around. John is jumping on the foot of the bed like a five year old.

"It's to early in the morning for this shit", I say. I pull the blanket over my head.

John grabs me by the foot and drags be out of bed.

"Get the fuck up! It's fucking Christmas!", he screams.

"God danm! I'm up!", I say.

He grabs me by the arm and pulls me to kitchen.

"I have to give you your present!", he yells.

"I thought we were going to wait till we got to the Schuyler sister's house to open presents."

"I know, but I'm so excited and-"

I shut him up the only way I knew how. By kissing him. He seemed surprised at first, but soon kisses me back.

"Calm down", I say, when we had broken apart. He nods quickly and tries to kiss me again.

"John, if we don't stop, we'll never make it to their house", I laugh.

He gives me a pouty face but I just shake my head.

"Go get ready, my love", I say, and push him out the kitchen.

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"It's too fucking cold in New York", I mumble bitterly. We were standing on the door steps of the Schuyler Mansion. John rang the doorbell bell, but no one answered.

"Awwwweee, the poor baby can't handle the cold?", coos John.

"John, don't try me", I warn. "I just moved to New York this summer. I come from a island where snow doesn't happen. I feel like I have a right to complain about the snow", I say.

"I still think you're being a big baby", says John. He hands me the container we brought and wrapped his arms around me. "Is that better?"

"No", I lie, but I let his arms stay around me. "Ring the doorbell again."

As if on cue, the door swings open.

"John! Alex!", screams Eliza. She pulls us into the tightest hug ever.

"Oh my God! I thought you'd never make it!" Eliza pulls us into the door and drags us down the hallway, into the large living room.

My friends were lounging on couches. They shout greetings when we enter.

"I brought cake!", exclaims John.
Lafayette's eye's widen.

"I'll just take this off your hands", he says quickly, and disappears into another room with the cake.

"I hope no one else wanted any", says John.

As we laugh and joke I look around at the people surrounding me. These are faces that brought joy back into my life. I can't even begin to think what life would be like without them.

"Can we open presents now", wined John.

"You are literally a five year old", Angie says. "But fine, we can open presents."

We all gather by the huge tree in the corner and start exchanging gifts.

"John, this is for you", I say and pass him a bag. "I know it's not much but......"

He grabs the bag and opens it. He pulls out the plushie turtle that I secretly  bought him a couple days ago.

"It's so cute! I'm gonna call it Leroy", he screams. "Alex it's perfect. Thanks babe."

John wraps his arm around me and kisses me. A few of my friends groan in irritation but we ignore them.

"Is that Johnathan Laurens?"

John quickly pulls apart from me.

"Yeah, it's me. Hey Mr. Schuyler", John says.

In front of us was a very tall man. He had the same skin tone and curly hair as Angelica. He smiles and pulls John into a hug.

"John, I have to told you time and time again. Call me Phillip", Mr. Schuyler says giving John's back a hard clap.

"Sorry Mr. Schuy- I mean Philip", John says, looking embarrassed.

Mr. Schuyler looks over at me.

"And who would this be?", he ask.

"Phillip, this is Alexander", he says. "My, uh, boyfriend."

"Alexander Hamilton, nice to meet you", I say and extend my hand.

"So this is the Alexander that my girls are always telling me about", he says and shakes my hand. "I've heard so many stories about you. I remember one time, Angelica told me about the time when she caught you and John-"

"Okay!", Angie says loudly, interrupting her dad. "How about we get back to the presents."

We all exchanged the last of the gifts. Some of the gifts were shown to everyone else.  Others were more personal, like what Maria got Peggy. Whatever the hell it was it made Peggy blush harder than I had ever seen.

John's gift to me was an amazing drawing. It was me sitting on the steps of the local library. I was laughing my ass off about something. I was wearing his hoodie.

"John this is beautiful", I say. He shrugs.

"I thought you'd like it. You really need to thank Peggy. She's the one who took the picture. I just copied it on to paper."

"Thank you, so much."

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"Aleeeeex", John says as he strolls into the bedroom. He slides in the bed beside me. I look up from my book.

"I still have to give you your present", he giggles.

"First of all, I'm taking away the alcoholic egg nog, because you are obviously tipsey. Second of all, you already gave me my gift, remember?", I say.

"I know but I have another gift for you", he explains.

"John I don't need another present. The picture you have me was breath taking."

"Oh trust me, this gift is definitely breath taking." He grins. "Guess what."

"What?"

"I changed the locks."

"What is that supposed to mean? Is that gift?", I ask, becoming more and more confused.

"It means no one can barge in on us, Lex."

Realization dawns on me.

"John, I told you not to call me-"

That was all I could say before he smashed his lips into mine and........... Well you get the picture.

Hi! I suck at writing romance. Merry Christmas, everyone. This is like my last time updating till January (sorry 😥) I'll be back the first week of January though. Have a wonderful break!

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