Eliza walked home slowly, as to not make the bruise on her stomach worse. Tears filled her eyes as she lowered herself onto the bed, not because of the pain, but because of Alexander. She didn't mean to make him cry, or make him even mad. It was just too soon. A knock at the door alerted her. "It's open."

"I came as soon as I heard." John's voice echoed around the room.

"John. I-I know I didn't listen to you, but he-he barely knows me! What if he finds out about the-"

A finger on her lips silenced her. "Hey, it'll be okay." John wrapped her in a hug. "I'll talk to him." the brunette only nodded, the slow rocking drifting her into a fitful sleep.

Alex looked up as John came into the room. He was curled in a ball on the floor.

"Alex, you okay bud?" John took a hesitant step forward. Alex only lifted his head signaling that he was in fact alive. "Alex, what happened?"

"I thought we- I thought we had something John. She- She rejected me..." he broke out into a fit of sobs.

"Sh. Todo estará bien mi amigo. Relájate..."(Sh. Everything will be okay my friend. Just relax...) John soothed. "But I need to talk to you."

Alex gave a meek nod. "What is it?"

"Do you know why she said no?"

"No. She told me that we didn't know each other but- but she knows everything about me..."

"Well... What about you? What do you know about her?" Silence. "Alex, you need to give her time to get to know you. Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was Jefferson and Madison if that's what you were about to say."

"Pero John, ¿y si encuentra a alguien más? ¿Qué haré entonces? ¿Sólo sentarse aquí y esperarla? No se que hacer..." (But John, what if she finds someone else? What will I do then? Just sit here and wait for her? I don't know what to do...) Alex murmured.

"Si ella realmente te ama, puede esperar." (If she truly loves you, she can wait) John rubbed circles into Alex's back. "Now get some sleep, we'll hang out tomorrow." he stood and left, leaving Alex to his own thoughts. Some very.. Very dark thoughts...

SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO GET OUT AND IT'S SO SHORT. I had writers block but then I read 13 Reasons Why and I had an idea... That will come into play later.

Reviews:

LunaLovegood220022: They weren't that obvious, just kinda sly. The In The Heights ones were kinda right in your face... Yeah...

Whistling Willows: Hehe...