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Three Months Later
After three months of nightmares, long talks to calm me down, and small acts of encouragement we made it to Philip first birthday. I woke up with Alexander on the small couch he had moved in from his study into our room as I sat up and looked at him with his dark brown hair sprawled all over his face as I got out of bed and pulled my dressing gown on. I walked over to him quietly and knelt next to his head and brushed his hair out of his face. "Good morning my love." I said pressing a kiss on his forehead.
"How did you sleep? Any nightmares?" Alexander asked as he opened his eyes and I smiled at him and shook my head no lying very convincingly.
"Come along my love. Our little boy is a year old today." I said standing up and laughing as Alexander rolled off his couch. I laughed while he stood up and he grabbed my hand. We walked out of our chambers and went to Philip nursery. I opened the door and saw the fire was starting go out as Philip was standing up in his crib. "Hello my birthday boy." I said chuckling as his dark brown ringlets came to his shoulders and he was jumping up and down. He reached out for me to pick him up as he babbled loudly. I laughed as Alexander stood leaning against the doorframe. I held him close to me. "You are a year old today my little lamb." I said as he giggled and pointed at me.
"Momma." He said as I kissed his fingers.
"Philip." I said with a smile.
"Come along, let's go eat." Alexander said as I turned and handed Philip to his father.
"Let me get dress." I said as Alexander smiled at me and nodded. He kissed my cheek and I walked to my room. I closed the door and caught my reflection in mirror. My bruises and cuts were gone and the marks on my wrists were fading. I started to change as I noticed the scars that I had from the whipping post were now just lines down my back. I started to gather my long sleeve teal dress that Peggy and I made and started to get dress and I looked outside to see snow starting to fall on the window sill that was already cover in white from Christmas last month. I started to change into my dress and I pulled my hair into a tight bun before I walked downstairs. I hurried downstairs to the kitchen to see Alexander talking to Philip who was in his highchair banging on the tray with a spoon. "Someone must be hunger." I said laughing as Alexander nodded and I smiled at my son and started to make him some hard eggs and fried ham. I made plates for Alex, Philip and I, after I finished making breakfast I handed Alexander his plate and put the food on his tray. I started to eat as Alexander kept writing instead of eating. "Alexander." I said sternly as he looked up from his papers.
"Yes dear?" He asked guiltily.
"No work at the table. Now eat." I said taking his paper and quill away.
"But." He said before I shot him a warning glance and put my finger up.
"But nothing. Eat." I said as Alexander nodded and started to eat his breakfast. I started to clean up breakfast as I looked over at Philip and saw that he was shrieking for joy because he had bits of eggs in his curly brown ringlets.
"Someone is needing a bath." I said with a giggle as Alexander got up and cleaned his plate off. I grabbed my cloak and slipped it on before grabbing the bucket.
"Where are you going?" Alexander asked.
"I am going to get water from the well to get water." I said as Alexander shook his head.
"I will go and get the water. You can get the tub and warm up the kitchen." Alexander said as I nodded.
"Thank you." I said as I kissed his cheek and I went to grab the metal bathtub for Philip. I started to warm up the kitchen as Alexander walked back inside with a bucket of cold water. "Thank you my dear." I said as he smiled at me and he started to pull the eggs out of our son's hair. I started to heat the water on the stove to start warming up the freezing water. I poured the warm water into the tub and started to bathe Philip while Alexander walks out and readies himself for the day. "Now my little one, you are ready for your birthday." I said as Alexander walks in and hands me Philip's winter clothes and I dress him warmly. I started to rub his hair dry.
"I will see you later." Alexander said before kissing my cheek and heading for the door.
"You will be back before the dinner tonight?" I asked before he heading to the door.
"I promise I will." Alexander said before he walked out.
"Bye." I said as I waved goodbye to him, Alexander walked out the door. I got up and I cleaned up the kitchen. Philip crawled around in his playpen while I cleaned the kitchen and started to make Philip his birthday cake as he babbled on and on while the house heated up from the oven and the fireplace.
"Mama! Mama!" Philip babbled as I picked him up while the cake was baking in the oven. I put the timer on the counter as he pulled on my hair.
"No Philip. That's Momma's hair." I said untangling his fingers in my hair. "Come on my little lamb, we are going to go put you down from a nap and then when you wake up we will have some cake." I said tickling his stomach. I carried him upstairs and laid him down in his bed. I handed him a bottle of milk and he took it happily. "Rest my birthday boy." I said before I walked out and he started to whine that I was leaving. I heard the timer go off downstairs and walk downstairs to see the front door opened slightly. I shook my head and closed it "Alexander Hamilton I swear you are going to be my death." I said to myself chuckling as I heard something fall in the kitchen. I froze in fear as I tried to reach for the closest weapon I could find and clutched onto a large metal candle stick and clutched it tightly in my hands. I walk to the kitchen and saw a man and a woman picking up a pot and pan that have fallen to the floor.
"I think it is still wrong Hugh that we just waltzed in." A woman said as I recognized their voices.
"Helen?" I asked shocked. She turned and faced me as I dropped the candle stick in shock. "What are you two doing here?" I asked shocked when I embraced her tightly.
"We are visiting our son and daughter in law here in Manhattan and we asked around to see where Alexander Hamilton lived because in your letter you said your son's birthday was on January twenty-second and we haven't seen you since October." Helen said rambling as Hugh rested a hand on her shoulder.
"She's missed you." Hugh said in his normal quiet tone.
It's alright Helen. I just put Philip down for his nap. I need to decorate his cake before he gets up and tries to destroy it." I said laughing. I hurried past the two and I pulled out the large round chocolate cake. "How long have you been in Manhattan?" I asked as I put the cake down on the stove and poured Helen and myself a cup of hot tea and pour Hugh a cup of coffee.
"We arrived just after Christmas. We spent some time with our son Louis and his wife Eleanor along with seeing our younger boy Liam just yesterday. We leave come Friday and we had to come see you before then." Helen said while she took a sip of her tea.
"Well I am glad you came." I said putting my hand on hers. "I wish I could catch up more but I need to start preparing for our small dinner party for tonight." I said as Helen stood up.
"I can help you if you'd like dear." Helen said as I smiled.
"Thank you but you don't need to. You are my guests." I said as she shook her head.
"Nonsense. When we pulled up into your barn Hugh noticed how it was starting to fall apart. He offered while we snuck in to fix it for you." Helen said as I smiled.
"Aren't you worried about catching a cold?" I asked Hugh and he shook his head no.
"I'll build me a small fire to keep me warm." He said and Helen pecked his cheek.
"Well, I will bring you out some coffee and warm soup soon." I said as he nodded and got up, fixed his coat and hat before walking out. Helen started to ramble on about life after I left while we started to peel potatoes and onions.
"How have you been since being home?" Helen asked as I sighed.
"It was a rough few weeks but then I started to do better." I said and she patted my hand gently.
"Well, l am glad you are doing better." She said while I started to frost the cake when I heard Philip upstairs crying.
"I should go get him." I said brushing my hands on my apron. I hurried upstairs and walked into his nursery where I saw him crying and tears streaming down his tan baby cheeks.
"Oh little lamb. Why are you crying?" I asked picking him up. He cried into my shoulder as I bounced him lightly "Now, Now little one why are we crying today is your birthday." I said stroking his head as he started to settle down. "Now do you want to go have something to eat?" I asked him as he grabbed my cheek and laughed.
"Ya." He said in his little voice as I laughed.
"Alright now my love let's go downstairs." I said before I held him on my hip then walked downstairs. "Helen?" I called out as she walks out of the kitchen and she covers her mouth shocked.
"Is this him?" She asked as I smiled widely and nodded.
"Do you want to hold him?" I asked and she nods I handed him to her and she was almost in tears as Philip giggled at her.
"I am going to finish up in the kitchen then run Hugh out his soup." I said and Helen nodded still consumed with the fact she was holding Philip. I ran to the kitchen and finished the frosting of the cake before I ran outside into the snow to see Hugh brushing off my horse. "He likes you." I said startling him and Hugh looked up at me.
"I thought I would brush him and give him some love." Hugh said as I handed him a bowl of soup.
"It looks a lot nicer in here. Alexander is going to be thankful that you did it and he doesn't to." I said as I brushed snow out of my hair.
"Well you should get in Elizabeth. It's going to be getting dark soon." Hugh said as I nodded.
"Come in soon though." I said before I turned and walked inside. I saw Helen stirring a pot on the stove while she was singing to Philip. "He really likes you." I said as she smiled and we finished cooking for the afternoon and heard someone walk in.
"Eliza? There is a strange man in our stable." Alexander said walking into the kitchen.
"Alexander I would like you to meet Helen and Hugh." I said when Hugh walked inside the house and shook the snow off his jacket. "They were the people that helped me when I ran away from Seabury." I said and Alexander jaw dropped.
"I own you two my life for helping get my Eliza back to me." Alexander said dropping his things and then hugging Helen.
"Well of course. She is a sweet girl, and she is like a daughter to us." Hugh said and Helen wrapped her arms around his waist. I smiled and flushed bright red while Alexander picked up Philip from his chair.
"Well it is very nice to meet you Alexander." Helen said holding onto Hugh's waist.
"Angelica and Peggy will be here son with Mulligan and President Washington." Alexander said as I looked at him.
"Any word on John or Lafayette?" I asked worried and he shook his head.
"Nothing yet. I haven't had any letter from either of those two for over a month." Alexander said worried and I kissed his cheek.
"I'm sure they are okay." I said before I heard the door being knocked on. "That should be my sisters." I said and hurried over to the door. I opened it and revealed Peggy holding a wiggly little girl with wild curly brown hair and large brown eyes in a bright yellow dress with Hercules behind her with a large box in his hands.
"Pippa look its Auntie Eliza." Peggy said as the little girl started to wiggle while they walked in and went to the parlor where Helen and I decorated with little green and pale yellow paper streamers and a white banner that said Happy Birthday Philip. I smiled and pecked Hercules cheek before taking the large box and putting it on the table.
"Peggy I want you to meet Helen and Hugh. They were the people that helped me when I ran away from Seabury." I said as Peggy smiled.
"Well it is very nice to meet you." Peggy said as I heard door being knocked on again and opened it while everyone was talking in the parlor to reveal Angelica with a two large boxes and Washington on her arm.
"Hello." I said pecking her cheek and taking the boxes from her. Peggy introduced Helen and Hugh to Angelica and Washington as I walked to the kitchen to bring out the cake. After a few hours of drinks, chatting and dinner. It was finally time to cut the cake. I brought out the small green wax candle and lit a match. I lit the candle and we sang Happy Birthday to Philip as he giggled and shrieked for joy when he blew out the candle and Alexander cut some cake for everyone. I ate my cake and listened to everyone as I heard the door being knocked on. I furrowed my brow confused as I looked at Alexander. "That is odd." I said putting my cake down when I went to the front door. I opened it and gasped shocked at the sight of John Laurens clutching his bloody side.
"Hello Liza." He said weakly before falling to the ground when I let out a loud scream.
"Oh my Lord." I said falling to my knees next to him.