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Alexander Hamilton's POV
I kept walking through out Manhattan till I found another inn. I prayed that it wasn't going to be the same answer. I walked inside the inn and an old woman stood up. "May I help you sir?" She asked as I nodded.
"I'm looking for Samuel Seabury. He came in early last night." I said as she nodded.
"I'm sorry sir. But they left early this morning." She said as I looked at her.
"Wait what do you mean they?" I asked confused.
"A woman came with him." She said as I perked up.
"Wait she was here? Did she give her name?" I asked hopefully.
"No sir. She was fast asleep from what Mister. Seabury said was very traumatic events earlier that night." She explained as I felt my heart break.
"Thank you." I said and walked out. I started to head to the docks as I saw Washington walked back from the docks. I ran up to him quickly as he shook his head.
"I found her… But it was too late. She's left." Washington said and I felt my heart break.
"The house they were staying at… The owner said they left early that morning. Seabury carried Eliza into the house because in the words of Seabury 'She was too tired from the traumatic events from earlier that day.'." I said in frustration when Angelica walked in with Philip fast asleep in her arms.
"So? Where is Eliza?" She asked while she put Philip in a bassinet.
"We didn't make it in time… She is on a ship going to England." Washington said and her face fell.
"We need to save her." Angelica said while she covered Philip up.
"I know, and we are trying to figure out how to." I said, she sighed and looked at me.
"Why did they take her?" Angelica asked softly and Washington embraced her.
"I don't know my love." Washington said and I took a deep breath.
"Angelica… Do you think that Washington and I…Could we go to Constitutional Convention?" I asked her nervously and she looked at me.
"Do you want to? Do you think that it is the best idea?" She asked me and looked at Washington and I.
"We need to establish a strong country first so that we can take England on and then fight for Eliza." Washington said as Angelica nodded.
"Okay. Then I will stay here with Peggy and Hercules. Help out with the tailor shop and take care of Philip." Angelica said as Peggy walked into the room with her newborn daughter in her arms.
"So what are we doing about Eliza?" Peggy asked while she sat down on a chair holding her daughter.
"We are going to get her back. To do it. We have to go to the Constitutional Convention." I said as she nodded.
"Okay." She said as I nodded and I looked at Washington.
"We should get going then. We needed to be there yesterday." Washington said and Angelica looked at Washington as she sighed.
"Just please make sure that this is worth it." She said hugging him and Washington nodded.
"Angelica I promise that it will be worth it." Washington said as she and him shared a parting kiss.
"Let's get moving Hamilton." Washington said as I nodded.
"Yes sir." I said and hurried out of the house and went to the stable. I started to gear up the horses to the cart as I heard Washington and Angelica walking outside.
"George, what are you going to do if we can't get Eliza back?" She asked when I heard her take a gulp.
"I promise that we will get her back. Just stay here and please be careful." Washington said. I turned to face them and cleared my throat.
"We are set to go." I said and Angelica nodded.
"Please be careful and don't forget to write." Angelica said as we nodded.
"Take care of my Philip please." I said and she nodded.
"I will with my life." She said and gave Washington one last kiss on the lips. "I will see you soon." Angelica said and waved us good bye. We got on the cart and rode out. We hit the road at high noon and rode through the day. I kept thinking about Eliza. I kept hoping that she was okay and unharmed. We stopped at a creek to water the horses and Washington tossed some water in her face.
"Sir do you want me to drive the rest of the way. It's almost sundown and I need something to keep my mind at bay." I said as Washington nodded.
"Yes thank you Hamilton." Washington said as we hurried and moved out. We arrived in Philadelphia just as I heard the bell towers signal midnight. I drove down the abandoned silently to an inn. I stopped the cart and Washington hopped down. "I'll go get us a room." He and I nodded. "
Alright sir." I said and he walked into the inn. I closed my eyes and started to drift off to sleep.
"Hamilton." Washington said, waking me up.
"There is a stable around the back. Go put the horses up then go get some sleep." Washington said and I nodded.
"Yes sir." I said as he pulled out our two chests and I moved the horses moving and went to the back of the inn. I hopped off the horses and started to unharness them in the pale moonlight. I finished with the horses and lumbered back to the house and went to a room with an open door. I saw Washington already fast asleep in his bed and I locked the door quietly. I ready myself for bed and blew out the candle and climbed into my small bed. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
"Alexander come on!" Eliza said pulling my hand as we ran to the creek. We were back at the old house, before we went on the run from Philip Schuyler. "Eliza what are you doing here?" I asked shocked as she smiled at me. "What do you mean my love?" Eliza asked with a smiled musing on her lips. "Seabury took you… The house was burnt to the ground." I said as she shushed me gently. "Alexander you must have been dreaming. I'm right here." She said and kissed my knuckles gently. "Eliza… Your real?" I said in disbelief. "Of course I am real." She said brushing off her favorite teal dress and slipped off her shoes. "Come play with me in the creek." She said stepping into the creek's shoreline where the water barely came to her ankles. I laughed and took off my socks, and shoes to join her in the water. She kicked the water towards me and it felt like old times when Laurens and Lafayette would swim in the deeper part of the creek and would mess around and Angelica, Peggy, and Eliza would skip rocks. "This isn't real… You aren't real." I said to myself know this was a dream. "Alexander…" Eliza said sadly as the bright sunny day turned grey. I heard Samuel Seabury laughing and turned to see him standing on the grass with Eliza in his grasp. "She's mine!" He said as a gun went off."
I sat bolt upright in my bed with my chest heaving. "It's was just a dream…" I said to myself rubbing my eyes awake when I saw the sun starting to rise. I looked over at Washington's slumbering form and heard him still snoring. I took a deep breath as I got out of bed and dressed myself for the day. "I have so much work to do." I said to myself as I picked up a quill and started to write as if I was running out of time. I needed to write Eliza's way out even if it took me time I didn't have…
Elizabeth Hamilton née Schuyler POV
I sat on the bed quietly and looked out the window at the stormy seas that we were sailing on. It's been over three months since Seabury had taken me from my family. "Alexander must have gone to the Constitutional Convention… I hope he at least found Philip…" I said to myself as I got up from the bed and swayed with the ship. I sighed as I pulled on the locked door. "Pointless of trying." I thought to myself and went back to the bed. I laid down and tried to daydream what my life would be life if I wasn't here on this ship. Philip would be six months old and probably crawling all over the place. His dark brown hair has grown in and he would be so curious to see what is going on. Alexander would be busy working, probably for Washington with that aggravating toadstool know as Thomas Jefferson. I sighed and tried to close my eyes to picture them, My Alexander and Philip. It's been so long without seeing them. All I remember are Alexander's kind smile, his 'hunger-pang frame' in the words of Angelica and his eyes. His eyes are what keeps me up at night, longing for him… Driving me to the brink of insanity that I might never see him again all I see at night are his dark brown eyes that were always searching for something more. Something more to write, something more to fight for. And Little Philip with his freckled little face and the same brown eyes as his father. My little boy was just a copy of his father, from his eyes to his stubbornness, even though he was an infant. That boy was still the stubbornness creature that God created. I felt my heart break when I thought of my sisters. I wonder if they know I am gone… I keep picturing them the same way I always do. Us sitting in Angelica's room before the war came… Before we meet Alexander and the others. Before our father turned into a monster. I pictured us sitting in Angelica's room sewing, reading, or just gossiping and planning on us sneaking out to see why we couldn't go downtown. Peggy would always protest saying that we shouldn't go downtown and that Daddy said to be home before sundown. Angelica would still drag her along for us to go downtown and explore. That's when the cold truth hit us… We lived in the part of Manhattan where everyone listened and was not whipped by Samuel Seabury. I was interrupted from my day dreams when Seabury walked in.
"Well my bride. We are finally in London." He said with a proud smirk as I gulped. "Tomorrow morning my dearest Elizabeth. You will be fitted for your wedding dress. But for now, you will be residing in my residence with me." He said grabbing my wrist harshly and pulled me close him in, I looked down in fear. I shook as he lifted my chin up to face him as I took a struggling breath of air.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked close to tears as he shook his head.
"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Elizabeth, you are going to be the bride of a very important man. You should be happy that I decided to marry you." He said pushing me roughly onto the bed. I gasped as he walked out of the cabin and slammed the door shut. I looked out the window and saw that we were docked at a harbor and the rain was still pouring outside. I got off the bed and put on the large hat that I wore when I was first dragged onto this ship and waited anxiously for Seabury to come back in. He opened the door and motioned for me to walk over to him. I took a deep breath before I took a shaky step towards him. He grabbed my wrist roughly and whispered in my ear. "You be a good girl and I promise that your son and Hamilton won't be harmed." He whispered as I stiffened.
"You promise?" I said quietly and he nodded.
"I do." He said as I nodded and I followed him out to the ship's deck as Seabury held up an umbrella to protect us from the falling rain. We walked down the boarding plank and onto London ground. I looked around at the tall buildings and masses of people that were milling about. "Come along my Elizabeth." He said and he pulled me to a carriage. I closed my eyes and got in the carriage without putting up a fuss. Seabury instructed the driver and got in the carriage and sat in front of me. "I am glad you aren't putting up a fight with me Elizabeth." He said touching my knee as I jerked away.
"Please don't touch me…" I said softly as his face filled with rage.
"I will do what I wish to my wife." He said slapping me hard across the face. I whimpered and felt my stinging cheek as we arrived at his residence. He hopped out of the carriage and extended his hand to help me down. I took his hand and fought back my tears as I looked at the massive compound that would now become my prison. "Let me show you to your room and then to our chambers." He said whispering in my ears as I shrunk away from him. "Let's go my dear." He said pulling me towards the compound. We walked inside two large front doors and up a staircase to a small room. "Here are your chambers for the week. But don't get too used to it. By Sunday night you will be accompanying me to our chambers." Seabury said as I felt my heart beat out of my chest. "I will leave you to get comfortable. Then dinner will be sent up to you." He said pushing me to the room and slammed the door when he walked out. I tried pulling on it but it was locked.
"Well. This is really happening." I said to myself as I started to look at my surroundings. I traced the intricate pattern on the comforter on my bed with my finger tips and got up to look at the vanity. I ran my fingers across the old wood and sat down on the seat in front of it to look in the mirror. My face was bruised from Seabury slapping me from earlier and from last night. I had marks on my neck from him pinning down. I brushed my hair out of my eyes and I was scared of what I saw. My eyes didn't shine like they used to. I nearly jumped out of my chair when someone walked in with a tray of food.
"Here you go ma'am." The young girl said putting the tray of food onto the desk behind me.
"Thank you…" I said unsure of her name.
"My name is Emile ma'am." She said as I smiled at her.
"Thank you Emile." I said as she curtsied and walked out. I heard the door click and I got up. I went over to the desk and looked at the steaming bowl of soup, a piece of bread, and a glass of wine. I tore a piece of the bread off and dipped it into the soup. I took a bite and felt my body warm up from the warm soup and bread. I took a drink from my wine and finished eating. I sighed as I felt my body starting to be sluggish for sleep and I unbutton my dress to ready myself for bed. I started to untie my chemise when someone walked in.
"Well. I see you are ready for bed I see." Seabury said as I covered myself.
"Mister. Seabury, this isn't appropriate." I stuttered out. He chuckled darkly and pressed himself against me as I let out a strangled cry and he wrapped one hand around my waist and the other on my neck. "You don't have any say in what I do to you, You understand you whore." He said squeezing my throat as I gasped for air and I saw little black specs in my vision as I collapsed to the ground.
"Please let me go…" I said before I was blacked out.
