The horizon and the balcony

Chapter thirty

"Alexander...can you please let us in?"Hercules asked softly. It was bound to happen, with the stress of Washington's expectations and the petty encounters with burr he snapped. Today had been one of the suckiest days he's ever experienced and he had to watch his boyfriends face on the news with the caption wanted murderer captured and behind bars.

He had to catch the subway to work because both of the cars were being used, John had woken up late as well so there was no breakfast on the table. It was raining and by the time he'd figured it out he was already on the train, speaking of that damned train it had broken down half way there and he was suck underground for a half hour. It was pretty mundane to most people who frequented the train but it was terrifying to him. The slow scrape of the train stopping in the tunnel and just complete stillness, he almost had an anxiety attack. When he finally got to work he was soaking wet,covered in coffee and shaking like a chihuahua. He only got a disappointment click of the tongue from Washington and was forced to sit in front of a furnace to dry off evidently missing one of the biggest meetings of his career.

The day was a shit show of arguing with Burr until there was one blow too low and now he sat in his office on suspension. He banged his head against he desk and groaned. There's been shit hurled his way his entire life why couldn't he take this one comment?

"Arron I'm going to be frank with you, this is shit evidence to prove Levi Weeks guilty"he said sliding the paper back across the desk.

"Sir"Burr corrected gruffly.

"There's not need to call me sir, Burr"he said slickly. The woman who worked in the cubicle next to his stifled a giggle and quickly began typing to drown out the sound.

"Harry Potter reference? I thought you were wittier than to stoop to the levels of fiction for your jabs"he snarled. Alexander rolled his eyes.

"If the shoe fits, you put your foot in it don't you?"He asked.

"That's an obvious analogy"Burr said.

"But you calling it an analogy means the comparison was clear and concise"he said sharply, god he was starting to lose his temper. He bit his lip and counted down from ten bouncing in place.

"What's gotten you so jumpy Hamilton, haven't taken your pills?"Burr quipped.
Alexander rolled his eyes and opened his brief case starting to take out a different plan.

"You know, I thought your mother would have taught you better. When someone asks you a question you answer it"he continued with a smirk. Alexander's nostrils flared.

"You don't know jack shit about my mother, just read the shit!"he spat and threw the paper down on the desk.

"But I do know one thing"Aaron said. Alexander folded his arms and tapped his foot glaring daggers, he wouldn't dare.

"At least I got to say goodbye to mine"

That was the final straw, before he knew it him and burr were practically parallels. He heard the shouting before he realized what he was doing, he had just poured scalding hot coffee on his enemy's lap.

"What is the meaning of this!" Washington's voice boomed from around the corner. He immediately shrunk in on himself and dropped the ceramic cup.

"M-Mr.Washington Sir!"

He groaned louder and ran his hand through his hand pulling out the hair tie. There was no use for it anyways, his hair was already half way out of it sticking to his sweaty face. He had drafted many apology emails to Burr but he kept scraping them because they seemed forced. Yes he was sorry for pouring coffee on him but he wasn't sorry about the intention behind it.