Hamilton One Shots

{Burrcules} In Control (80)

- Hercules Mulligan's POV -
- Modern -

"A trip? To Paris?" Alex asked, glancing around at everyone around us. "Isn't this a little sudden?"

"Well of course it is!" Angelica answered for Lafayette. "But Laf wants to go to France anyway, so my sisters and I were thinking about going there as a vacation. We want everyone to join us."

I glanced at Aaron, who sat quietly and held onto my hand under the table. He felt he didn't have a say in something like this, especially if it involved Alexander. I tried to tell him he is a part of the friend group now, but he said they were my friends and he was just my boyfriend. I felt terrible I couldn't change his mind.

"I say we go for it," I spoke up. "It'll be fun."

"We have jobs, Hercules," John said. "We need some time to take it off. Being a nurse means I can't just take a week off without warning."

"I know, but we can plan it! We have a few weeks and we can always just change our plane tickets," Peggy shrugged. "I say let's have fun!"

Somehow, we all agreed to plan a trip and started setting up a plan. I texted my dad and told him about the plan, explaining that I'll need a week or so off and that he would need to cover for me in the shop. He was fine with it, as long as I got all of my already-made appointments done before we leave.

"It's settled then. We leave in four weeks," Eliza nods and looks around at the others for approval. We all agree and stand to leave.

"Hey," I squeezed Aaron's hand. "Are you okay to come on the trip with us? You don't have to if you don't want to."

"If you don't want me to," he mumbled, slipping his hand from mine.

I grasped it back and kissed his head. "Of course I want you to go. I would love for you to see France. It's beautiful."

Aaron looked up at me shyly. I smiled at him and gently tugged on his hand. "Okay, but I need to tell Washington."

"Yay!"

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"I hate airplanes," Alex complained.

"Shut up, we know!" John laughed, bumping his shoulder into Alex playfully.

We were all waiting at the airport, listening for the announcement about boarding the plane. I was holding onto my phone in my left hand and grasping Aaron's hand in my right. He was leaning on my shoulder with his eyes closed, listening to music through the AirPods I gave him for his birthday last year. He looked peaceful and I was glad. He was never a huge fan of airplanes, but I knew he would be okay once we board.

"Do either of you want snacks? Peggy wants some so I'm asking everyone," Eliza asked as she strutted over in her blue crocs.

"Could you get both of us a water and something for Aaron to snack on?" I asked, pulling out a $10 from my wallet. "I'm not sure when he'll be hungry."

"No problem," Eliza dismissed the $10 in my hand and smiled as she walked away.

"Thank you," I said, putting away the money. I looked back at Aaron to see he was looking up at me. "Hey, did you get any sleep?"