thomliza modern AU

The Fire Escape

Chapter Six

Thomas' perspective

A few weeks after Philip's birth, I texted Eliza, I haven't seen Philip or Eliza in weeks.

                                      Text conversation:

Tommy: hey Eliza

Eliza: Hey Thomas :)

Tommy: I was wondering if I could come over?

Eliza: Agh, I'm sorry. Alex is here :/

Tommy: I'm coming over anyway.

Eliza: I don't want to risk you being in trouble,

Tommy: Too late! Try to get Alexander to fall asleep I'm going to be there in a few minutes

Eliza: I cannot do that in a few minutes, he barely sleeps e v e r

Tommy: exactly! I'm sure that if you get him to lay down and he'll probably just fall asleep.

Eliza: I'll try but I doubt it's gonna work. Brb.

Tommy: Mk

Eliza: I got him laying down but I don't know if he's asleep. I left him in the room alone

Tommy: well I hope it worked I'm already here

Eliza: oh! Mk. Lemme go get Philip, I'll be right there

Tommy: no need.

I climb up the fire escape and knock on the window. Eliza was startled, almost dropping Philip by my unique arrival. She quietly runs over to the window, trying to make the least amount of noise possible. She unlatched the window, and I stumbled in through the window. Philip, almost already three weeks old, I can't believe how long it's been since I last saw him. Eliza handed Philip to me. I could feel myself start to cry as I held my son for the first time.

"Thomas!" Eliza laughed as she saw the tears in my eyes.

"What?" I answer her with a look of confusion on my face

"You're getting emotional, it's the first time I've ever seen you cry," Eliza whispers to me, teasing me. I just roll my eyes jokingly at her and go back to looking at Philip.

"Agh, but look at him, Eliza! He's adorable, just like me!" I joked.

"You are adorable," Eliza rolls her eyes at me and giggles

"I can't believe we made this baby!" I smile up at Eliza

"Hush, I still don't even know if Alexander's asleep!" Eliza said jokingly but seriously at the same time.

"Well if he was he would've come over here and beat my ass a long time ago," I say rolling my eyes

"He's too short to do that," Eliza jokes

"Well he's taller than you," I joke.

"I doubt that he's short enough to be a squirrel."

"A squirrel?" I laugh

"A squirrel," Eliza says, pretending to be serious

"Whatever you sa-" I say getting interrupted by Philip grabbing my face. He smiles at me almost as if he knew I was his father. I feel like I'm about to break down crying again. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Eliza taking a picture of this.

"This will make a good wallpaper," She jokes

"I know right! The two cutest people in the world in the same picture!" I joke. Eliza giggles. Our laughs stop when we hear footsteps coming towards us. I quickly hand Philip to Eliza and run out the window. As I'm going down the fire escape I can hear Philip's faint cries. It physically tears my heart apart to hear Philip cry but I keep climbing down the fire escape. I could also hear Hamilton yelling at Eliza, it took all my willpower not to go back and smack Hamilton across the face. I eventually reached to the bottom of the fire escape. I felt horrible leaving the people I loved most in the world with that monster. I start walking home, and turn around to see Eliza with a bloody nose Philip in her arms and Hamilton screaming at her. I wanted to go back, but I didn't. I couldn't. I knew it would only make it worse. I started running home, when I finally got there I used my brain for once. I called Angelica who of course wasn't too happy that I called her, I explained what I saw through the window.

"He was screaming and gave her a bloody nose, and I wanted to go back, but it only would've made things worse," I explained to Angelica.

"Why is she still married to that son of a bitch!" Angelica said angrily. I shrugged, not knowing what to say.

"Please, Angelica I beg you! Go check on her!" I plead.

"Oh no, I'm gonna leave Eliza with the devil himself!" Angelica shouts at me both angrily and sarcastically.

"Well bye Angelica," I say trying to calm myself down. I hear Angelica sigh as she hangs up.

To be continued!