Iris •Philip Hamilton X reader *Book Two*

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It was time to say goodbye to Monsieur Louis before the long tedious ride to Saint-Denis.
"Goodbye Papa, I will be sure to write to you." You smiled. He took you in for a hug. "I'll be looking forward to it." You made sure to get comfortable. It was going to take about a day to get there. You couldn't help but feel like there was someone waiting for you there.

Phillip -

It was my second day here and it felt really nice to be in an actual bed. The voyage was tiring, and I needed to sleep. I'm relieved that Lafayette offered me a room for a few nights. Tomorrow I'm going to accompany one of his daughters to Saint-Denis to meet with a friend. I'll probably go off on my own when they find each other. I feel like I need a day to really explore some of France.

The next day I woke up energized and ready. I felt like if I absolutely needed to go to Saint-Denis.

Y/n-

You awoke when someone opened the carriage door. You didn't intend to fall asleep, but, you just couldn't stay awake. You step out and stretch your legs. You were amazed by what you were seeing. It was beautiful. The building was architecturally perfect, the landscaping was magnificent and it had a pleasant peaceful energy. A young women with a bright smile on her face was coming out to greet you. You were so amazed by everything that you didn't even notice her.
"Bonjour, you must be y/n. I'm Marie, We are so happy to have you here." Marie smiled.
"Enchantée." You smiled. "I'm happy to be here, it looks so lovely."
"Thank you, we do a lot of work to keep it this way mademoiselle. Follow me." You follow her through what seems like a maze to you. Until you get to these big Maroon doors. "Madam Josie is inside." You were nervous to meet you're new boss. "Hello?" You knocked on the door and slowly creeped it open.
"Bonjour!" Madame Josie stood up from her chair and gave you a hug. "I was so excited to meet you."
"Me too Madame." You smile.

You and Madame Josie talk to eachother for a while. She pours you and herself a glass of wine as she explains everything and all the jobs you'd partake in for her if you get to be her assistant. She mostly took care of sick animals, but she needs someone to help her. Her old assistant moved and she just couldn't find anyone. "So, I told Louis about my troubles and he told me that you had potential to be my next and best assistant. I can see why he said that." She takes a sip of her wine.
"Why is that madame?" You ask. She puts her glass down.
"I can feel it, I can feel all the potential radiating off of you." She admits to you.
"Thank you, do I really have that much potential?" You ask. She smiles at you and looks into your eyes.
"Yes. You could do great things as a woman. You are empowering. Which is why, as of now, you won't be my assistant anymore." She picks up her glass and takes another sip. "You are going to be my equal. It is true that I take care of animals, but I also run sort of an underground market."
"What do you sell?" You are intrigued as to what she is talking about at this point. An underground market sounds interesting, but wanting to know the type of product peaks your interest even more.
"Paintings, artifacts, and jewels. It's mostly just stolen rare items. I trust that you won't speak of it to others. You can get in a lot of trouble for being loud around here." She smirks and looks into your eyes again. "You don't want that do you?"
"No Madame. I wouldn't say anything at all." You are intimidated by the light threat, but it doesn't matter to you. You know that this is an opportunity to be someone so why not take it? "Good. We can start tomorrow. I will give you details in the morning. Now come with me. I will show you to your room." She stands up and you let her lead you deeper into her home.

Philip-

Lafayette set up a carriage for Philip to head to Saint Denis. He knew that you'd be there. But will he find you? There's a lot of surface area. It could be difficult. But, he knew he had to try. He needs to see the love of his life again. And he might, but not under the circumstances he might prefer.