Return to Youth [De-aged Hamilsquad] [Washingdad]

Don't Eat That Croissant

 "So who is this Helpful Friend?" Eliza questioned, looking at Peggy through the rear-view mirror.

Peggy, who was sitting in the seat behind Eliza's and holding both John and Lafayette in her arms, leaned forward and whispered something into her sister's ear.

Eliza let out a small laugh and shook her head. "Burr's going to hate you."

"I know." Peggy smirked. Lafayette began to protest from his position pinned between Peggy and the driver's seat, and Peggy swiftly leaned back in her seat, murmuring apologies into his ear.

"So we'll drive over to her house and stop at the store on the way back?" Eliza asked to confirm.

"Yup." Peggy made a funny face at the babies now sitting on her legs and was rewarded with tiny peals of laughter.

After a few minutes, John grew restless. He began to wriggle and wave his arms up and down, and Peggy was the unintentional victim of more than a few kicks.

Setting Lafayette down on the middle seat, Peggy held John close. "Hey, little guy," she crooned. "You feeling ok?"

Eliza heard what was going on. "Everything alright back there?" she asked her sister.

"Yeah," Peggy responded. "John's just a bit fussy, that's all. I'm holding him close to me, but it doesn't seem to be working." Sure enough, another one of John's kicks landed solidly on her arm, and Peggy winced.

"Hmm," Eliza thought for a moment. "There's not much we can do in the car with no supplies, but sometimes a change of scenery helps. You can't leave the car right now, but maybe try holding him up to the window?"

Peggy did as her sister suggested, and John's legs drooped down so he could stand up on Peggy's leg. His hands pressed against the glass of the window, and he watched, fascinated as the world zoomed by. In just a few moments, John was completely settled down.

Lafayette reached out and grabbed the hem of Peggy's shirt, unhappy at the lack of attention. Peggy removed one hand from John so that she was supporting him with an arm snaking around his small body and took hold of Lafayette in the other.

"Don't worry, I didn't forget about you," she told him, giving him a little squeeze. Lafayette snuggled closer to her side. They remained like that for the rest of the ride, John looking out the window, Lafayette sitting on Peggy's lap, Peggy holding onto both of them. If Peggy's legs ever started to hurt, she never mentioned it.

Eliza glanced back at her sister through the rear view mirror with a fond smile on her face. Peggy noticed Eliza watching her and flashed a quick grin before turning her attention back to the babies in her arms.

As the car pulled into the driveway of a house, Peggy got out of the car and set John and Lafayette down on the seat. "I'll be back in a minute," she told them, gently giving each of them a small tug on their ponytails. John fell backwards in a starfish position as soon as she left.

Eliza turned around in her seat and smiled at the babies in the back seat. "Having fun back there?" she asked Lafayette, who was staring her down. Seeing that his stare did not not cause her any discomfort, Lafayette gave it up and cooed happily instead.

Peggy slid back into the car and scooped John up. She held him in one arm and pulled Lafayette close to her with the other. "Store now?" she asked Eliza.

"Store now," Eliza confirmed, backing the car out of the driveway.

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