• Still Waiting For It • Reader X Aaron Burr

Chapter 21: Unplanned

    Warning: this chapter contains some sensitive topics. If you are uncomfortable with rape, please skip this chapter.

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    We began walking out of the building. It was dead silent. Aaron was shaking and Eliza was panicking. Suddenly, the sound of boots echoed down the hall. Before we could draw our pistols, Lafayette's squad marched up to us. He grinned widely.

    "Miss Schuyler! You're alright! Thank goodness. What's the matter?"

Burr turned around and showed Laf Rose's body, lying limp in his arms. His face dropped.

    "Rose? Oh, my god.."

    He took her from Burr and held her, tears streaming down his cheeks. He turned to look at me after about a minute with anger in his eyes. "Why didn't you protect her?! You were there! This is your fault, she'd still be alive if it wasn't for you!"

    I staggered back out of fear, Burr stepped in between us. "Lafayette, it isn't (Y/N)'s fault. You're just grieving," Burr said.

    "Well, where were you when she was being beaten to death by the British, (Y/N)?"

    I felt myself sobbing. It wasn't my fault, was it? To be honest I didn't remember anything.

    "I..."

    Burr looked at me, a questioning look on his face.

    "I.. I don't remember.. I.."

    I felt myself fall to the floor, then I felt nothing.

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    I woke up laying in a cot. Where am I? I blinked and looked at my surroundings. There were several other cots with injured Continental soldiers on them. I looked to the side to see Aaron there, sleeping in a chair.

    "Aaron.."

    He woke up. "(Y/N)? Thank goodness you're okay!"

    He wrapped me in a hug. I giggled and hugged him back.

    "Um, Aaron? Where am I?"

    "You're at Fort Liberty again, (Y/N). You're in the med tent."

    "Wait, where's Liz?"

    "She took a carriage back to New York. She's fine."

    "Thank you so much, Aaron."

    He kissed my cheek. "Of course. Anything for you."

    I smiled and felt my cheeks heat up.

    With perfect timing, a nurse walked in. Burr set me gently back down.

The nurse looked concerned. "May I speak to Miss Schuyler in private?"

I nodded and followed the nurse outside of the large tent. She turned to face me.

"Miss Schuyler. By any chance, have you had sex with anyone within the past month?"

"I wasn't here the past month, I was in the British Fort."

"I am so sorry. You're pregnant."

"Wait, what?"

She nodded. "I'm so sorry. I can't imagine giving birth to a British soldier's child."

I felt my stomach. It did feel a bit bigger but that doesn't mean that I'm pregnant.

"That's impossible!" I felt myself begin to sob.