That Summer in Nevis (Lams)

Chapter 16

I can't believe I updated and it's only been a week!

TW: Slightly sexual scenes, body shaming (will put ⚠️)

"Mon ami, so tell me, how did you and Francis meet?" Laf asked, looking up from the menu.

"Ooh! Yes, tell us. You guys are so cute together!" Peggy exclaimed, fighting a gag. This was already getting hard.

"Oh, you know what, it's not that important," John responded, not wanting to talk about him.

"Ah, but we are amis! Surely you are able to tell us something." Laf put down the menu.

"Exactly!" Peggy agreed. "Plus, I'm your best friend." She gestured to Maria. "We're all friends here, Johnny."

John looked down, his mind racing. What would they think of him if they knew? What would they do? What would they say? "Uh, we met at a party." A little white lie never hurt anyone. (Me writing this and not fully knowing the backstory.)

"Ooh, what kind of party?" Lafayette asked.

"Just like you know...a party."

The four of them exchanged questions like that, John mostly lying on all of them. Eventually, they got their food, and ate mostly in peace. Somehow, Peggy found her way to the booth Alex was at, and snuck under the table without anyone noticing. She started playing weird music, and ghosting her fingers on his legs. Everyone at the restaurant stared at Alex as he burst into laughter and kicked. He ended up kicking Peggy in the face, and giving her a bloody nose. Of course Peggy would have to make a scene.

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"Hi, Francis..."

I have a task for you, baby.

"Uh, okay."

Good. I need you to pick up something for me, and meet me at my hotel room. I'll send the address.

And the call ended.

John sat up from his place on the hotel bed, and picked up his small backpack. Inside, he stuffed a twenty dollar bill, a sweatshirt, sweatpants, his hotel room key card, and his phone. He left the room, accidentally shoving Angelica on the way out. He ignored the calls out to him, his mind already occupied with his task.

The walk to a nearby store was hot and sweaty. He felt relieved when the rush of cool air finally hit his skin. Although wanting to savor the lovely air conditioning, he quickly got the items needed, payed for them, and put it in his backpack. He wanted to get his encounter with Francis done and over with. Francis had offered to pick up John from the store, so he waited. (*sticks pencil behind ear*) Francis came by ten minutes later, and John was quick to jump into the passenger seat of the car, the heat starting to get to him. Luckily, the ride was silent. John stared out the window, wishing he was on the beach, wishing he could feel the wet sand in between his toes instead of Francis' hand on his thigh.

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(⚠️)

Francis pushed John to the locked bedroom door, kissing him roughly. John stood there, eyes wide, eventually shutting them once tears were pricking at his eyes from the pain of Francis' thumbs bruising his hips and pinning him to the door. The two made out for about half an hour before Francis threw the freckled boy onto the bed.

Francis fell onto the boy, grinding on his leg. "Mm, you got the stuff, baby? Imma make you feel so good." He sat up, pulling off their clothing. He examined the other's body. "You put on a bit of weight since we last fucked; we need to fix that. You're lucky I love you. Others wouldn't be so nice. Ready?" John stayed quiet. "Alright."

(TW over)

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"John wouldn't lie to me! Not like that!" Peggy (why did Peggy auto correct to PegGY??) argued, back at the hotel room.

Although getting screamed at, Herc didn't flinch. "He's just being secretive, Pegs. Jesus, calm down."

"You're supposed to be the mom friend! You're supposed to know when something's off, and I know something is."

"I-" Herc started.

"If I may," Angelica interrupted. "I am like, 1/4 of a mom friend." Peggy nodded. "There's something off with John. He shoved me earlier, and one does not simply get away with shoving Angelica Schuyler." She glared at Eliza across the room who was playing uno with Alex and Laf. "He knows that. People know that."

Alex was trying to distract himself. He didn't want to hear about John, especially if it was about his new relationship. Unfortunately, the key word is trying, and he was failing miserably. Eliza was there next to him, and could feel him being uncomfortable. She tapped Lafayette on the shoulder to get his attention, and jerked her head towards the small boy. The two tried their best to keep him focused on the game, and it worked for the most part.

Maria was tired of all the screaming, so she took her laptop to a nice little cafe. She opened it, and began searching for Francis. She knew something was wrong, and she was going to act now; whether everyone else agreed or not.

Remember, all bodies and styles are beautiful. Don't make yourself lose weight to be loved by everyone else.

👏SILENCE👏DOES👏NOT👏MEAN👏CONSENT!👏

👏A👏RELATIONSHIP👏DOES👏NOT👏MEAN👏CONSENT!👏

ASK FOR CONSENT, AND MAKE SURE THEY 100% SAY YES.

(If you are confused, repeat all the sentences in bold text aloud.)

Love all of you💛