Hey! This chapter is super long, it's 18,115 characters and 3,220 words. It was a nightmare to edit. Also, do you like long chapters, or do you prefer shorter chapters broken up into parts? I'm fine with both, so it would be amazing to have some feedback on that.
So, I'm ordering my Halloween costume because you are never too old to celebrate, and it's my favorite holiday.
Anyways, I'm planning on doing a prologue and I think John is going to be in football, so to all of the Americans who pay attention to football, what position do you think he would be? Because Hercules is definitely quarterback, and I'm planning on having Lafayette be in a different sport. So this would be amazing to have some feedback on, too.
Okay, let's get to this chapter. Hope you enjoy!
When they walked into the kitchen, Alex immediately saw Lafayette eyeing his food as he ran to the breakfast bar; he rushed over and starting eating. John laughed, knowing how Alex would do anything for food.
"So, John and I are going to Mom and Dad's house around 11, and coming back in time for when everyone gets here," Alex managed through bites of his breakfast.
"Oh? Special occasion?" Lafayette was now looking at John and Alexander, wondering what had happened.
Alex and John simply looked at each other and grinned, confusing Hercules and Lafayette.
"What? What happened?" Hercules sounded very curious and suspicious. No one would put anything rash over John and Alexander at times.
John chuckled at his friend's innocence and blindness on the topic, though he didn't blame them, they hadn't a clue of what events happened last night. Alex took another bite into the pastry while John sipped on tea.
"What? Are we missing something?" Hercules was very suspicious now, eyeing the couple.
John and Alex continued to eat, thoughts of their reaction when they told them overrunning any other thing.
John pulled into the driveway of the Washington family estate.
"Alright. You ready?" John looked over to Alex, grinning.
"Yeah, let's do this," Alex knew that his parents would be ecstatic.
John smiled, then leaned in for one last kiss. Alex smiled in the kiss, their foreheads touching. John pulled away, staring lovingly at Alex.
"Alright, come on."
They got out of the car and walked up the walk to the front door. Alex rung the doorbell twice before the couple heard footsteps rushing towards them. The door opened to Martha and George Washington, their hounds behind them.
"Mom! Dad!"
Alex embraced Martha tightly, then moved over to hug George.
"Hey, Alex! Any special occasion?" George could see through their facade quickly.
Alex and John looked at each other, grinning like young children.
"Yeah, actually. I guess we should go inside so that the dogs don't get out."
Martha led the men to the family room, letting the dogs jump onto Alex and John once they were sat down.
"So, what happened?" Martha asked, looking at the young couple.
Alex and John looked at each then screamed in unison while the former held up his hand to show the ring, "We're engaged!"
Martha immediately gasped and lunged towards Alex, almost yelling, "That's amazing Honey!"
Then, it was George's turn. The man reached over and hugged Alex while Martha embraced John.
"So, who is changing their last name?" George asked once Martha was back beside him.
"John," Alex said at the same time that John said, "Alex."
Martha giggled, and George chuckled at the boys. Martha asked, "Does anyone else know?"
John and Alex both shook their heads while John spoke, "No, we were planning on telling them when everyone came over later."
George nodded, thinking about how his other son would react.
John and Alex were outside of their apartment door, waiting a second before everyone started freaking out. After a few more seconds, they walked into the large home.
"ALEX!" Eliza jumped up and ran over to her best friend, nearly clinging to him.
"Hey, 'Liza," Alex wrapped his arms around her waist, smiling.
Eliza pulled away and tilted her head upwards, "I haven't seen you in forever!"
John walked over to the fridge to grab himself a cup of tea and get a cup of coffee for Alex. The latter walked over to the loveseat, sitting down next to John and taking his cup of coffee.
Angelica stared at Alex's hand, "Alex, what the fuck is that on your ring finger?"
Everyone looked over, wondering what Angelica was talking about. John and Alex sipped on their drinks, matching sly expressions on their faces.
Peggy gasped, screaming "No way!"
John pulled Alex closer, while Alex slowly nodded.
"YOU GUYS ARE ENGAGED?!" almost everyone yelled together, their mouths gaping open.
John spoke, nearly whispering, "Yup.."
Eliza and Peggy sprang up and tackled the boys on the loveseat, though luckily their drinks were on the table.
"When did you get engaged?" Maria asked eagerly from behind the two youngest Schuyler sisters. Her hands were shaking slightly as she pulled Eliza up.
"Just last night, but we've already told my parents," Alex said, curling back up to John.
"Can I be your maid of honor?" Eliza asked, grinning stupidly.
"Non, I will be his best man," Lafayette argued with Eliza, wanting to keep Alex to himself.
Alex and John laughed, amused by the small arguments the pair could have. Granted, Lafayette was his brother, but Eliza was his best friend. And John was probably going to call dibs.
"I call being the flower girl!" Peggy yelled, even though she was 22. But when did Peggy ever act her age?
"Nope. I would be a better flower girl," Hercules said, waving his hand in dismissal.
John whispered to Alex below his breath so that no one else would hear, "They all are going to flip when I tell them Martha and Mary are being the flower girls."
Alex chuckled, knowing that would be the perfect role for the young kids. Alex silently gasped, only John realizing.
"What?" John was slightly worried, not knowing the meaning of the small realization.
"We have to tell James. He's going to lose his mind," Alex shook his head, reaching to grab his coffee.
John chuckled at his boyf-fiancé's caffeine addiction. That kind of hit him, knowing that he was going to spend the rest of his life with the person he loved more than anything. Alex sipped on his coffee for a minute, taking in everything. He looked up toward John's face, and John leaned in to kiss him.
They were only kissing for a few moments before Angelica yelled, "Hey! Just because you're engaged doesn't mean that you can make out in front of us!"
Everyone erupted in laughter, absolutely adoring Angelica's reaction to the couple showing affection.
"Angie, come on. I still need to be the flower girl, and I will fight for it," Peggy replied to her eldest sister.
"Guys! At least I'll be Alex's maid of honor!" Eliza cut in.
"En aucune façon! Je serai le meilleur homme d'Alex, écarte-toi, simple Américain," Laf spit back, making both Alex and John giggle.
No way! I will be Alex's best man, step aside, mere American.
"Laf!" Alex and John yelled in unison, both erupting in roars of giggles.
"What did you say? I still haven't learned French in 14 years," Hercules sighed, he had known Lafayette for 14 years, but still hadn't been able to learn French in that timeline.
"Laf, can I please tell them?" Alex asked, still giggling.
"D'accord. As long as Angelica doesn't kill me," Lafayette shuddered, backing behind Hercules.
"Why would I kill him?" Angelica inquired, now having a stone expression.
"Well, what he said roughly translates to 'No way. I will be Alex's best man, step aside, mere American.'" John translated, chuckling along with Alex as they waited to see what Angelica's reaction.
"Laf, first of all, you love America." She paused. "And second of all, take that back before I commit a homicide."
Everyone laughed while the French immigrant threw up his hands in defeat. And the night went like that, laughing, and planning for the wedding. Later that night, Alex and John were in their bedroom, getting ready to tell their siblings about the engagement.
"Okay, James will be calling any second now," Alex fidgeted with his fingers, anxious about telling his older brother.
"Hey," John took his Alex's hands into his, moving slightly to meet the other's line of vision, "everything is going to go amazing, and we'll be able to start planning more intensely once everyone knows."
John wrapped his arms around Alex's waist, letting the other put his around John's neck, leaning in to touch lips. Alex grinned, his teeth clashing into John's, making them both chuckle. John swept his tongue along Alex's lips, Alex biting John's bottom lip. The former shifted so that he could reach John more easily. John pressed his forehead against Alex's, staring into his eyes.
They jumped when Alex's laptop started buffering on Skype. Alexander shifted back to his place beside John so that it would be easier for James to see them both. After a few seconds of static and buffering, James and Josie were sitting at a breakfast bar.
"Hey, James!" Alex hailed his right hand, glad to see his brother's face.
"Hey Alex, John," James British accent was pronounced; it had taken Alex a while to get used to it.
"Hey, guys!" Josie called, smiling brightly.
"So, what exactly is going on? We don't usually Skype," James looked suspiciously at Alex and John, not knowing what they had to say.
"Well, I guess something happened," John smirked.
"What was it?" Josie was leaned forward slightly, showing her curiosity.
"Well…" Alex trailed off, finding that just showing them would be better.
Alex raised up his left hand, showing the piece of jewelry on his ring finger.
Josie gasped, "Oh, my God! That's amazing!" Josie clapped. In the background, they could hear James and Josie's dog barking.
"That's awesome, really. Where do you think you'll have the wedding?" James wrapped his right arm around Josie's shoulders.
"We don't know yet. But, somewhere outside probably," Alex said this as John nodded at the last statement.
"Okay. Well, we have to go Josie has a doctor appointment. Bye Alex, love you. Bye John," James waved goodbye to them.
"Bye, guys!" Josie had with a wave as the call ended.
"Alright, now for Martha, Mary, Henry, and James," John pulled Alex closer for a second. Alex leaned against John's shoulder, sighing.
"So, will we have to let Hercules and Peggy be flower girls with Mary and Martha?" Alex grinned.
John chuckled, "I don't know, it seems like if we do, then they will be at each other's necks."
Alex shrugged, setting up Skype with Henry, John's older brother. They only had to wait a few seconds before they saw all four of John's siblings.
"Hey, Jackie!" Mary called, being the second youngest.
"Hey, Jack!" James cried, waving to his older brother.
"Jackie!" Martha waved, grinning widely.
"Hey, John, Alex. So is there anything new?" Henry asked, apparently, everyone knew that the couple was up to something.
"Well, let's just say Alex is finally going to be your brother," John looked over to Alex, who glanced back and smiled.
"What?" James asked, clearly not picking up.
"Wait, you two are engaged?!" Martha jumped up, her grin widening if that was possible.
"Congrats!" Henry had been supportive of John since he had told his older that he was gay, and was ecstatic when he and Alex started dating.
"Can I be the flower girl?" Mary asked before Martha replied.
"You're too old to be a flower girl."
"Nonsense, of course, you can," Alex smiled, Martha tried to hide her excitement with an eye roll, but Alex could tell that she was still joyous about the occasion.
"Time for supper!" the maid called from what was probably the kitchen or dining room.
"We gotta go, by John, bye Alex!" Henry waved.
"Bye Jackie! Bye Lexi!" Mary grin was ear-to-ear now.
"Bye Alex, bye Jack!" Martha didn't bother hiding her excitement now.
"Bye, Jack, Alex!" James was the last to speak before the call was ended.
John moved the laptop aside, making Alex face him.
"Well, fiance.." John smirked, saying flirtatiously.
"I still have to call Aaron," Alex gave him a look that was to say 'in a minute, not now.'
John groaned, "But, can't you just tell him in the morning?"
"No, besides, he's our friend, too."
Alex pushed a strand of hair behind his ear while he went to call Aaron on the phone.
"Alex, hey. What's up?" Aaron Burr's voice rang from the phone.
"Well, since it was getting late, John and I just figured to call."
"Oh?" Alex could already imagine Aaron's suspicious expression. John seemed to be getting impatient, so he climbed around until he was behind Alex.
"Well…" Alex trailed off when John started hugging him from behind.
"Well?" Aaron still had a suspicious tone.
John then started to kiss Alex's neck. Alex gasped a little, surprised.
"Everything okay?" Alex thanked whoever for not letting Aaron catch on.
"Yeah-yeah. So-sorry," Alex stuttered while John quietly chuckled.
"So, what's going on?" Aaron took back his suspicious tone.
"Well," Alex gently pushed John away, which made the latter grunt, "John and I are engaged!"
"That's terrific, Alex!" Aaron abandoned his suspicious tone, adopting a more joyful, optimistic one.
"Wait, ohh…" Aaron had a realization just then, most likely why Alex had gasped and was stuttering.
"What-what?" John had now taken to nibbling on Alex's ear, leaving him slightly flustered.
"Well, I have to eat supper and watch some movies with Theo, good luck you two."
Alex gasped as Aaron hung up, making John snicker.
"Seriously, what the heck?" Alex's face was bright red, he looked down in embarrassment.
"Well, I know how you love when I flirt like that in public or in front of friends, so I decided to show you how much I loved you," John smirked and gasped theatrically when Alex playfully slapped his arm.
"My lover, shall you care of me?" John raised his hand to his forehead, Alex giggled at his obsession with the theater.
"You can be so extra sometimes," Alex rolled his eyes, beaming brightly.
"Yet, you said yes," John smirked, Alex laughed.
"Oh my gosh, we can hear you flirting from the living room!" Hercules yelled, making Alex and John alike laugh loudly.
"Should we just go out there?" Alex asked, rolling his neck.
"Sure, but first," John leaned in, grabbing Alex's hips to pull him closer.
Alex sighed slightly, pulling John even closer by wrapping his arms around his neck. Alexander bit John's bottom lip, letting John's tongue intertwine with his. They were so close they could feel each other's heartbeat, feeding off of each other's energy, in the best way possible. Their kiss was passionate, and Alexander was brought back into the past before he and John had even started dating.
"So, Alex. Why do you write so much?" John asked, startling Alex.
"Jesus, John. I didn't know you guys had gotten back," Alex sighed, realizing that he had been writing for hours.
John chuckled, stepping forward. Alex gave him a suspicious, innocent look as to wonder what the former was planning on doing. John smirked and pulled Alex by the hand so that they were against each other. John tilted his head down so that he and Alex's lips could meet.
Alex smiled, making his and John's teeth clash. John opened his eyes and grinned, moving slightly so that their heads clashed together.
"YO! If you don't hurry we'll only get pineapple pizzas!" Hercules yelled once again, making Alexander make a childish face, that forced John to laugh.
"I guess we should if we want to not watch them eat an abomination."
John got up first, having to pull Alex up by his arms. They were both relieved to find that there was no pizza and made their way to the large couch.
"Ugh. Finally. What kind of pizza do you want?" Hercules grunted, looking at the app on his phone.
Alex moved so that he was laying on John's body, then shrugged.
"Mes amies, please tell me you won't get all flirty," Lafayette rolled his eyes.
"You're gonna have to deal with it," Alex smirked, leaning in to kiss John another time.
John happily kissed Alex back, cupping one side of his face.
Lafayette and Hercules groaned, "I'm putting on a movie," Hercules said, putting down his phone. Alex broke away from the kiss, looking at John for a second. He then moved his head so that he could see the television, but also rest on John.
It took Laf and Herc a few minutes to pick something, eventually deciding on the new season American Horror Story. It wasn't too scary, but John admittedly did enjoy when Alex pulled into him when there was jumpscare or build-up in tension. Not too long after they started watching tv, their pizzas arrived. Alex moved over slightly so that he was next to John, just not laying on him like before.
"Dieu merci, does this mean you won't make out?" Lafayette said as Alex took a bite of the pizza.
"No promises," Alex looked over to John with a smirk, seeing the boy share it.
God, he loved when John smiled. It felt like his whole world was in the hands of his lover, he always loved the way when his golden-brown eyes crinkled when he laughed, his dangerous smirk, his freckles speckling the entirety his body.
Alexander wondered how he was lucky enough to have him, how he was lucky enough to have everyone, how he was lucky enough to be alive. Of course, he didn't deserve anyone or anything, he was no saint, he was going to hell if there was one. But all he knew, was that he loved John more than anything in the universe.
This came out better than I expected. And I mean, way better.
So, I finished editing this in the middle of a blizzard, and my power was out, too, so I am sitting on my couch with my three dogs, blankets, a book, and my laptop waiting for the power to come back on.
About my other story How Lucky We Are To Be Alive Right Now! I have been getting amazing feedback on it, and I plan for it to go on for a while. It's just that I haven't had a lot of time to write and edit these stories. The day that I'm doing this, my mom had me stay home because last night I couldn't fall asleep until 1 a.m., and I had a few panic attacks through the day. So please understand that I'm doing my best to get these out as fast as I can.
(Side note: How Lucky We Are To Be Alive Right Now is very difficult to write the story because I have not experienced some of the themes personally, and I want to make it believable to a point where I am happy with it, and also that I feel is able to be put out. And some of the later themes I won't go into deeper than you might want because they are personal triggers for me.)
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