Another Scottish Tragedy [LAMS AU]

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"PEGGY SCHUYLER YOU ARE A GENIUS!"

Peggy frantically sat up, looking around in confusion as her eyes adjusted to the darkness.

"Alex, it's the middle of the night."

"I know."

"How did you even get into my room? The door is locked."

"The window isn't."

"Aleeeeexxxx."

"Sorry, but this is important."

Alex sat down on the edge of Peggy's bed, throwing his arms around the small girl.

"Alex, I can't breathe."

"Breathing is overrated."

When Peggy finally managed to shove Alex off of her, she asked "So, what happened."

Alex showed her the messages.

"Aww this is so cute." Peggy said. "This is the single cutest thing I've ever seen."

"Thank you, Peggy. Thank you for the advice about the letter."

"I knew the letter would work."

"I didn't. The last time I wrote someone a letter he said 'burn this disgusting letter before I get a restraining order.'"

"Awww, why would anyone want a restraining order against you?"

"Because I called him 'darling' 4 times in a letter."

Peggy laughed. "I told you I'm a genius. Why does no one ever believe me?"

"I don't know, Pegs. Maybe because they're all too stupid to follow your advice correctly."

"So... what now?"

"What do you mean?"

"About John. What now? Are you two dating?"

"I don't know." Alex said. "Once again, I never thought I'd get this far."

"Gosh, you're such a dork."

"I know."

"Peggy, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Does John know you know me?"

"Nope. He has no idea." Peggy shrugged. "I thought about telling him when I first got here cuz I knows how hard he fangirls over you but then I knew he'd be pestering me to ask you stuff all the time and I didn't want my life to be consumed by John's strange obsession. I was considering telling him a few days ago but then you told me that you two already knew each other so there was no point in telling him at that point."

"Awww he's so precious."

"He is. But he's not as pure and innocent as people think." Peggy said. "They think kindness and a moral compass is the equivalent of 'soft precious bean who must be protected from everything cuz he is too pure.'"

"Hmmm..."

"For starters, his favorite hobby is drinking Sam Adams. His senior yearbook quote was 'two pints of Sam Adams but I'm workin' on three.'"

"Yeah. That boy loves his Sam Adams."

"He used to smoke weed." Peggy said. "He was still smoking when we met. We went for a walk together after the college tour and he took a weed pen out of his pocket and asked if I wanted some."

"John told me that he used to smoke with his ex when he was a Freshman." Alex said. "Freshman John makes me sad to think about. He was so sad."

"Be gentle with him, Alex." Peggy said. "When he falls, he falls hard. Don't hurt him, Alex. That boy can't take another heartbreak."