Chapter Three: The Reynold's Pamphlet

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a/n: I hope you guys like this story, I have a good feeling about this one.

 IF YOU'RE CONFUSED AT THE BEGINNING ANGELICA IS ANGELICA HAMILTON, ALEX AND ELIZA'S FIRSTBORN DAUGHTER. I'LL SPECIFY WHEN IT'S ANGELICA SCHYLUER

Here are the kids who were born at this time oldest to youngest:

Philip, Angelica, Alexander jr, James, and John. Eliza is currently pregnant with William.

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Eliza woke the next morning, the bed still empty beside her. She sighed as she swung her legs over the side, pushing her feet into her slippers, walking down to the hall and knocking on her eldest's doors. Angelica's room was empty, Philip's head has popped up at the sight of his mother, quickly getting ready for the day.

The rest of the children were in the kitchen, young Angelica handing a plate to her younger brother Alexander. James and John sat beside each other, scarfing down the food their sister made. Eliza smiled at her daughter, who pulled outa chair for her mother once she saw her.

"What would you like Mom, I took care of them for you." Angelica said, Eliza grabbed her daughter's hand and smiled up at her. She was fourteen at the time, and Eliza was heavily pregnant with another son.

"Thank you dear, some tea with sugar is all. You need to eat too you know." Eliza stated, Angelica sighed and smiled, as if she didn't need to eat but she knew she needed to. She went to the kettle and turned on the burner.

"Momma! Can Me and John go outside today?" James asked, stuffing another piece of bread into his mouth. Eliza chuckled, looking out the window and seeing the dark clouds. Sighing.

"Not today James, it's going to rain." She said, James pouted and John just giggled, the five year old being a handful on his own. Angelica sat beside her mother, in what would be Eliza's real seat at the table. Her father would be at the head, but he wasn't home, so Eliza sat there.

Philip tripped into the kitchen, Alexander jr. laughed, Philip rolling his eyes. He sat in front of a full plate of food across from his sister, who gave him a look that read "You are the less put together version of dad, if that's possible." He just glared back, making her smirk. Eliza looked between the two of them, taking another sip of tea.

"Is father still in Philadelphia Mother?" Philip asked, making Angelica chuckle a bit.Eliza smiled at her eldest, who resembled his father in the face, and had his hair before Alexander's became grey.

"Yes, God only knows what he's doing." Eliza commented, Angelica looked to Philip, who stared back at her. 

She faced her little brothers to her side, wiping John's mouth that was dirty. The family sat silently as they ate the food that was ready. Eliza eventually took a piece of bread, Angelica smiling at the face. There was an abrupt knock at the door, Eliza's brow furrowed, young Alexander stood up, going to the front of the house to get the door for his mother. He opened it to find his aunt Angelica, worry-struck in the face. She smiling down at her nephew.

"Hello Alex, can you go get Mommy for me?" She asked, the eleven year old nodded, running back to the kitchen to his Mom.

"Mom, Auntie Angie is here. She looks scared." Alex said, Eliza looked at him confused.

"Let her in, clean up after yourselves, all of you. Then go upstairs, okay?" She asked, The kids looked at each other, taking their plates and putting them into the sink, pushing their leftovers and crumbs into the bin for trash. 

Angelica rushed into the kitchen, a stack of papers in her hands. One was newspapers, others were what Alexander had published the morning before. Eliza looked up at her sister confused, who took Philip's seat. Holding her sister's hand as she pushed the papers to the side. Sighing and looking her sister right in the face.

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