Genius (Lams)

Madison & Burr

John Laurens

"Hey look over there!" Someone yells.

I sigh in both relief and disappointment as Alex and I turn to the source of the yelling, his hand still resting on my arm.

There is a group of three men approaching us. One of them I recognize as Aaron Burr, we have and odd frenemy situation. One of the other boys is shorter, curly hair, and the other is pretty much a skyscraper with the biggest hair on the planet.

"Jefferson." Alex says in an angry tone.

"Hamilton." The tall one says in response.

Burr awkwardly waves and smiles at me and I wave back.

"What's with the minions?" Alex askes and I try not to laugh.

"They're not minions, they're friends." Jefferson shoots back.

"No one would want to be friends with you, asshole." Alex says and I see Burr and the boy with curly hair exchange a look that pretty much screams how right Alex is.

"Who asked you, fag?" Jefferson asked, stepping up on Alex.

"What the fuck did you just call me?" Alex asked in response and stepped up on Jefferson.

"A fag, Hamilton. I saw you about to kiss your boyfriend here." he says and gestures to me. I tense up at his motion. "All you are is a dirty, poor, Immigrant, bastard, unlovable, fag!" Jefferson shouts in Alex's face.

Without thinking I punch Jefferson right in the nose, than again in the stomach, and then kick him in the shin to make him fall over. I stop after he is bleeding on the floor.

I look over at Alex and in all the chaos he had started crying balled up on the floor.

I pick him up and start walking. I go back to his apartment even though my house is closer. I can't risk letting him meet my dad. Plus he gave me a spare key.

When we are back in his apartment I set him down on his sofa. He is still crying but the sobs have calmed down.

I pull him into my arms and just hug him.

I start to comb my fingers through his hair and h looks up at me and can see that he has stopped crying.

I smile down at him and he smiles back.

I kiss his nose and he leans into my chest again.

He murmurs something barely audible.

"What was that 'Lex?"

He looks up at me. Just looking into my eyes and I look back into his.

Suddenly we are leaning in again. This time no interruptions.

His lips touch mine as we both close our eyes.

The kiss is short and sweet, but I felt everything and I felt like it lasted a lifetime. I felt that I wanted another lifetime. One with Alex. I loved him and wanted to spend forever with him.

When he pulled back he started rambling about how he shouldn't of kissed me and that he didn't even know if I like men and other stupid unsensible things.

So I did the only thing that would shut him up. I grabbed his face and pulled him in and kissed him again.

"What was that for?" He asked.

"Even though your rambling on is adorable, It was annoying and incorrect. I'm so happy you kissed me and I am definitely gay and I love you."

"You- What?"

"I love you."

I picked him up and put him on my lap so he was facing me.

"I love you too."

I leaned in and kissed him again.

"So what does this make us?" I ask

"Boyfriends?" He askes nervously.

"If you want."

"I do."

"Then boyfriends."

He leans into my chest again and we just sit there for at least four minutes.

"Alex?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you more than anything in the world, but I really don't want to tell anyone about our relationship."

"Hmm?"

He sits up and looks into my eyes.

"I'm not exactly out to anyone but my really homophobic father. I really just want to hold up this persona for as long as I can."

"Of course. I'm fine as long as I'm with you."

"I love you."

"I love you more."

"Not possible."

He tucks my hair behind my ear and I see his face drop.

"John?" He says, his voice shaky.

"You okay love?"

"What's the bruise from?"

"Remember how I told you I was out to my homophobic father?"

"Johnny!" He says worried. "It isn't okay for you to live there if he hurts you!"

"There's nothing I can do about it. I don't have enough money to get a place to live."

"Stay with me. You're 20 years old. You can move out."

"Lexi I can't do that."

"Why not?"

"This is your apartment, not mine."

"But I want you here. And as you said yesterday, my place is huge!"

"It's getting really hard for me to say no to you." I say in fake despise.

"Then don't."

"Fine! I'll move in."

"YES! I can't wait!"

"You're adorable." I kiss him again.

--Time Skip Brought To You By A Closeted Gay--

"Hey John." I hear a voice from behind me say.

I turn around and it's Burr and the curly haired kid from his Jefferson cult.

"Hey Aaron."

"I want you to meet my..." He hesitates and the curly haired boy puts his arm around his shoulder. "My boyfriend, James Madison."

"Nice to meet you James."

"Nice to meet you too."

"But I thought the Jefferson cult was super homophobic."

"He doesn't know. So don't fucking tell him."

"I won't even be able to talk to him without punching him."

"Okay. See you later John!"

"Bye!"

I don't hate Burr. And I don't think that I hate Madison either.

I feel my phone vibrate and see a text from Alex.

Hammy: Our apartment after class. Bring Schuyler sisters. Love you :)

TurtlBoi: Okay bb. See you soon ;3

I can only imagine what he has planned.

..To Be Continued..