A New Day [Hamilton AU]

Chapter 12

*Peggy POV*

The warm air filled with the aroma of coffee and bacon. I pulled the blankets closer around my body and snuggled closer to the pillow. I opened my eyes and blinked until my vision cleared and wasn't blurry. Then I realized I wasn't in my bed at home and this wasn't my house. I shot up straight and looked around. It was Maria's room. I could hear her in the kitchen humming a song. She must be making breakfast. I pulled the blankets off my body and stood up. I rubbed my eyes and started towards the bedroom door, into the kitchen. Maria lifted her head when she saw me appear in the door frame.

"Good morning, precious," She smiled.

My heart fluttered at the pet name she called me. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Her hair was in a loose messy bun and the little makeup she had on was smudged. She was wearing a baggy sweatshirt and sweat pants.

"Oh, uh, good morning." I walked closer to her to see what she was making.

"Did you sleep alright?" She asked.

"Oh, yeah. What about you?" I asked.

"I slept like a baby," she responded.

I couldn't remember what we did last night after we left the party. Wait...did we do anything...bad?

Maria placed two plates on the table and motioned for me to sit down. I sat down, but before she sat down, she took my hand and looked me in the eyes. I could feel my face heating up.

"Peggy, I really, really like you," She told me, causing to what seemed like butterflies to fill my stomach.

I smiled and then tentatively asked, "You...do?"

She giggled. Holy fuck, I loved her laugh.

"Yeah, I really do," she said.

I could see the blush that had spread across her face. She looked down to try and hide her redness.

"I-I like you a lot, too," I was smiling like crazy

I looked down to hide my stupid smile. She lifted my head back up and leaned in. Her soft lips touched mine and her hand caressed my cheek. My hand was on the back of her neck. We both pulled away and smiled at each other. She lifted up my hand and kissed it and then stood up and sat down in her chair. I thanked her for making breakfast and we started to eat. God, I'm so lucky to have this beautiful woman sitting across from me.

We ate our breakfast and talked to each other about the night before.

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*Alex POV*
I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. My head hurt a lot. Why did I drink last night? That was a horrible choice. I rubbed my temples and sat up in my bed. John was still asleep. I checked my phone, which was at 7%, it was 8:29. John doesn't get up until around 9. I walked into the bathroom, opened the medicine cabinet, and took a few pain killers. I looked into the mirror and realized I was still wearing my costume from last night. I hopped into the shower and quickly washed the makeup off. I started to brew coffee and make breakfast. I poured myself a cup of coffee and sat down at the table. I took a few sips and scrolled through my phone. The eggs finished cooking and I put them on plates for John and I, and poured a cup of coffee for him, and added sugar and cream they way he liked it. I checked the time and it was 9:03. John should be waking up any minute.
I waited a few minutes for him to wake up, but still no sign of him waking. I walked into the bedroom and went to his bed. He looked so cute. His chest slowly rising and falling, his messy hair covering his face. He still had some green paint on his face from last night. I kneeled down next to him and blew in his ear to wake him. He stirred a little but not enough to wake up. I did it again, but this time a little harder. Still nothing. I leaned in close to his ear and whispered loudly into it.