Chapter 4: James Hamilton
Eliza began to clean the dishes off of the table as Alexander sipped the remaining bit of water in his glass. Their children had gone into the sitting room to play and Eliza hoped that they would be fine on their own for a couple of minutes. The simple work reminded Eliza of early on in her marriage when there wasn't much money; it helped that she did enjoy these tasks. The few moments that Alexander waited to go back to work were cherished ones, and she would be damned if she were to let this one got to waste.
"Dear," Eliza said to get his attention as his mind was probably on his work. Alexander glanced up at her from his seat. "I just wanted to let you know that I'm pregnant." She said casually as she walked into the kitchen with the dishes.
The room was silent for a moment before a loud shout came from the dining room.
"WAIT, WHAT!" Alexander shouted as he struggled to get out of his seat. Eliza walked back into the dining room and raised an eyebrow at him.
"Yes?" asked Eliza as she crossed her arms over her chest, he stood up and faced her.
Alexander stammered as he tried to form a sentence in response to her news.
"You're pregnant?" Alexander asked gleefully. Eliza nodded and bit back a laugh at the smile on his face. Even with it being their fourth child, he was still excited.
"Another one?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Eliza giggled at the playful look on his face, and was thankful to even see it. It seemed that he had been spending more and more time in his study and less with his family.
"There will be another Hamilton running around here." Eliza confirmed.
Alexander lunged forwards and wrapped her in a hug. He lifted her briefly off of her feet and spun her around a little causing pealing laughter to escape from her throat. Alexander's laughter rang out with hers and it was like chiming bells to Eliza's ears.
He slowly eased her down and Eliza gazed lovingly into his eyes. She was so in love with this man that it was silly.
"How do you think Philip, Angelica and Alex will take it?" asked Alexander, his words hardly a whisper.
A/N: Sorry that this one is short...
Disclaimer: So I'm not Lin Manuel Miranda, which leads to only one conclusion. That I, the writer of this fanfiction do not own Hamilton.
"I think they'll love it." Eliza said as it felt like her world was falling into place for at least that moment.
Eliza pressed a chaste kiss to his lips and memorized the grin that seemed to be forever placed on his face.