Hey y'all heres another one. Things are gonna slow down.I hope you enjoy, but please remember that things re gonna slow down.

Chapter 17

Eliza's POV

"We hang out for awhile with everyone, and once it gets cold we decide to build a fire.

"Okay so we'll need firewood, hey Betsy?" Alex asks.

"Yes, Alexander?" I reply.

"Would you like to help me get some wood and stuff?"
"Sure."

"Thanks," he says as we walk towards the woods.

"So, did y'all set your tent up okay?" I ask, it had seemed like hey did but knowing Alexander, I know that he probably tried to debate over which mallet to use to anchor the tent.

"We actually did, do y'all get yours okay?" He replies.

"Yes we did." I say. We keep walking through the woods, which are beautiful might I add. I hear a twig snap and see a flash of brown. I grab Alex's hand, and hide behind his shoulder. Then I realize it was a deer.

"It's just a dear love, but I'll protect you." He says with a laugh holding his arm protectively in front of me, jokingly.

"Oh my hero," I say giggling. We keep walking through the woods totally forgetting what we came to get.

"It's so beautiful," he says.

"I know," I say turning to look at him. I thought he was looking at the trees and stuff but he was looking at me. "Wow smooth Alexander."
"I know, that's why you love me." He says.

"Well, that and that your so sweet, kind, and gentle. But your also protective, and charming. Not to mention how cute you are." I blush, and can feel my face burning.

"Awe thank you Elizabeth," he says kissing my cheek. "I love you because you are the most cinnamon roll person ever, because you the nicest person ever, and because your more beautiful than that waterfall you saw on your family trip."

I gasp and say, "nothing can be as beautiful as that." Ange, Pegs, and I saw the most beautiful waterfall on a trip our family took.

"Well, you are," he says.

"Thank you," I say turning to face him. We had halted our movement and I stood facing each other. He looked deep into my eyes, and held both of my small hands in his.

"I love you Elizabeth Schuyler." He says, before I could respond, however, he captured my lips in his. The moment was almost perfect.

Almost because right after that I heard an "aweeeeeeee." We broke apart, and without releasing our hands, we turn to loom for the source of the noise. I see Peggy with her camera, standing on the path behind us.

"Margaret Schuyler what are you doing here?" I ask.

"Sorry, I was sent by Angelica to get fire wood too, and so I decided to bring my camera to see if I could get some good pictures of nature and stuff. Then I saw y'all standing there looking into each other's eyes, and so I went to take a picture of y'all, because the light was perfect. Then you two kissed and I couldn't resist the awe, because you two are the cutest ever." She blabbers.

"Okay, well Margaret Schuyler I'm gonna have to use my photography skills to take a picture of you kissing John in the woods." I say.

"Okay." She says.

"I can't believe your gonna let me take a picture of you and John kissing in the woods." I say.

"Okay," she responds half heartedly.

"You got the fact that I'm kidding right?" I ask her.

"Okay good because that's odd." She responds giggling.

"Sure Pegs, sure." I say. I link arms with Alexander and we all start to walk back to the camp. When we het back, we see Angelica and Church sitting right next to each other, talking, their heads padded together. Peggy takes a picture of them. I giggle at her, and Ange turns around.

"Peggy I'm gonna take a picture of you and John close together. I can't believe your gonna let me take a picture or you and John close together." She says.

"Okay, okay." Says Peggy.

"Goodness," I say turning to look at Alexander.

"You and your sisters have more in common than you think." He says smirking. Peggy shows Angelica, Alexander, Church, and I her "nature" pictures. Both Angelica and I decide to use two of them for our backgrounds.

"Well we didn't get any firewood." I say.

"Well I guess we still need to get some." Says Alex. So we set out to "try" to get more firewood.

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