Angelica, Peggy and I walked through the town and watched people milling around.
"Come on Peggy, I know a very good fabric store downtown." Angelica said as she shook her head.
"Hercules said not to go downtown." Peggy said playfully protesting.
"Hercules doesn't need to know." Angelica replied giggling.
"Hercules said to be home by sundown!" She said as laughing we pulled her downtown.
"Like I said you are free to go." I laughed while we walked down together arm and arm while we walked into fabric store and looked around.
"Eliza look at this beautiful cornflower blue." Angelica said as I ran my fingers over it.
"Oh, Angelica this is beautiful." I said as Peggy walked over to the counter and ordered the cornflower blue fabric along with a lavender color. "What is the lavender fabric for Peggy?" I asked while we walked out.
"It is for a new dress I am making for Pippa." She said with a smile.
"I am so happy that you got Alexander to get a day off so that we can spend some time together." Angelica said happily as I heard a familiar laughter behind us.
"Wooh! There's nothin' like summer in the city Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' pretty. Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny. But your perfume smells like your husband's got money. Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels. You searchin for an urchin who can give you ideals?" Familiar voice behind us said and we all turn to see Aaron Burr.
"Burr you disgust me." Angelica said rolling her eyes.
"Ah you've discussed me? I'm a trust fund baby you can trust me." He said with his sarcasm.
"Mister. Burr how are the Theodosias'?" I asked sweetly as he nodded.
"My wife has taken ill." He said sadly.
"Please send her our regards." I said as Peggy tapped my arm. "What is it Peggy?" I asked worried as I looked at her and she was shaking.
"Peggy, are you okay?" Angelica asked concerned as Angelica pulled our youngest sister close to her and rubbed her shoulder.
"Take me home please?" She asked in a scared voice and I nodded.
"Come on let's go." I said before freezing. I saw him… I saw him putting posters up with my face on them. "We need to go." I said as I grabbed Peggy's hand and we ran out of downtown and hurried towards Hercules tailor shop. We walked in and saw Hercules bouncing Pippa in her lap.
"There is my sweet girl." Peggy said sighing relieved as she took Pippa from Hercules arms and held her daughter close to her and kissed her little forehead.
"What's wrong Peggy? You seem very worried…" Hercules asked putting down a piece of fabric down on the counter next to him.
"We went to buy fabrics downtown…" She said trying not to cry.
"Okay… Do you think I'm upset with you going downtown? It's okay that you went downtown. You got some really nice fabric." Hercules asked sitting her down and trying to make her feel better as Angelica rubbed my arm nervously.
"He is back in America… He saw me…" She said while Hercules wiped her tears away.
"Samuel Seabury is back?" Hercules asked shocked when Peggy nodded and she was shaking. "Peggy listen to me. He will find himself dead the moment he comes near you or Pippa." Hercules said seriously as I stiffened.
"I should get Eliza home." Angelica said comfortingly as Hercules nodded.
"Angelica? Could you tell President Washington that he is back?" Hercules asked and she nodded.
"I will." She said before opening the door and helping me out the door. She held me close to her as I kept shaking. How was that monster even here… Was he going to hurt my son or my husband? We arrived at my house and I hurried in with Angelica and saw Alexander writing on his lap desk.
"Where is Philip?" I asked frighten and he stood up concerned.
"He is upstairs taking his nap. What's wrong Eliza? You seem very frighten and look like you have seen a ghost." Alexander said as I started to shake violently as Alexander took my hand and sat me in my rocking chair.
"Seabury is back… He is back in America…" I said choking on my tears.
"What?" He asked angered and scared.
"Alexander… He is putting posters up downtown with my face drawn on them… He is trying to find me…" I said in fear as Alexander knelt in front of me.
"He will be shot on sight it I see him. Eliza, he isn't going to hurt you ever again." Alexander said as Angelica kept rubbing my shoulders trying to calm me down.
"Alexander, I'm frightened. This scares me… He'll take me, I know… we'll be parted forever… He won't let me go…" I cried terrified as Alexander pulled me into his lap and I cried into his chest.
"He won't hurt you Eliza." Alexander said kissing the top of my head.
"He kills without a thought, he murders all that's good… He has killed so many innocent lives…" I said tearfully as he stroked the back of my head.
"I should be getting home. George will be expecting me home." Angelica whispered and Alexander nodded.
"I'll take care of her." Alexander said as I heard the door open and close.
"I'm scared…" I said running out of tears.
"I know Eliza… I am too…" Alexander said as I felt dizzy.
"I feel ill…" I said before I collapsed to the ground.
"Eliza!" Alexander exclaimed. I started to wake up with someone putting their hand on my forehead.
"She must have collapsed due to stress. Which could create a dangerous situation for the fetus. I'm going to be putting her on a week's bed rest just as a precaution." A man said as I fluttered my eyes open.
"Alright thank you doctor." Alexander said before I heard the door close.
"What happened?" I asked sleepily.
"You collapsed and I hand to hurry to get a doctor. Now you need to slow down and take care of yourself." Alexander said sitting next to me.
"Alexander…" I said quietly.
"I will ask Angelica if she could take Philip for the week. You my dear will get some rest and take care of you and the baby inside of you." Alexander said when he put his hand on my stomach. "Why don't you get some sleep and I will go make us something to eat and go take care of Philip." Alexander said as I nodded.
"Okay." I said before drifting off to a dreamless sleep.
"I'm sorry…" I muttered to myself as I felt someone grab my arm. I jerked in fear and heaved for air. "Ma?" A voice called out as I sat up and saw an older boy, about the age of sixteen, with his curly brown hair to his shoulders and his tan skin was sprayed with dark brown freckles standing by the window. "Philip? Is that you?" I asked as I looked down and saw that I was no longer pregnant. "What why am I no longer pregnant?" I asked confused as a young girl, who was about fifteen, in a pale mint green dress. "Mama?" She asked as my heart flutter when I heard children laughing and giggling outside. "You must be Angelica Rose." I said as she smiled at me and nodded. "Why am I having this dream? Am I no longer living?" I asked terrified and my son grabbed my hand. "No, you aren't dead." He said reassuring. "Where is your father?" I asked confused as I sat on the bed. "He is working like he normally does now that you are no longer speaking to each other." Angelica said as I smiled. "What do you mean?" I asked even more confused. Then I saw a newspaper with the headline in bold "The Reynolds Pamphlet by Alexander Hamilton." I read through parts of it and my heart pounded. It said that he cheated on me with some woman. "This is a lie…. This is a nightmare! None of this is true!" I screamed as the walls started to crumble when I fell to my knees, I looked up and saw Seabury with a gun. I felt him press it against my head and I looked up at him. "Just kill me…" I said screaming repeatedly before the scene changed and I was back in the windowless room watching myself who was chained to the bed being violated repeatedly by Seabury. "Stop…" I cried out meekly before I felt someone grab me."
I shot from the bed screaming and Alexander fell out of bed. "Eliza?" He asked confused as he scurried up and he lit the few candles we have in our room as I cried into my hands. "What happened? You haven't had a nightmare in ages." He said kneeling by my side.
"I saw our children grown up… Then they had this article that said you cheated on me and then Seabury…" I said between tears and gasped for air.
"Eliza, it was just a dream it's okay." Alexander said rubbing my arm. He got up and went to his side of the bed. "Come here." He said pulling me into his arms but I jerked away instinctively.
"I'm sorry…" I said as he looked hurt.
"It's okay…" He said as I felt guilt rise in me. I laid down with my back turned to Alexander and felt the baby kick. I rubbed my stomach and felt her kicking my stomach. I caught myself thinking her. Alexander said that the baby is a girl. I turned over to face him and saw him with his eyes shut. I grabbed his hand gently and put it on my stomach where the baby was kick and his eyes opened. "She is kicking up a storm." He said quietly.
"I'm sorry for jerking away when you were trying to comfort me…" I said softly.
"It's not your fault. You know that I will never hurt you in anyway." He said kissing my forehead as I sighed and nodded.
"I know that you would never hurt me Alexander. I don't know if I say this enough… But I love you with every fiber of my being. I owe you my entire life." I said as he smiled at me.
"I love you too, and I love Philip and the little baby that you are growing inside of you." Alexander said.
"Well with me being on bedrest means I can sew baby clothes." I said trying to make light of the dark situation.
"Maybe when I have a spare day I will start to make up the nursery for the baby." Alexander said.
"You have to work a lot this week?" I asked trying to check myself awake.
"I do. What are you going to do while you are on bedrest?" Alexander asked now wide awake.
"Make clothes and a quilt for the new baby." I said as he rubbed my stomach.
"Our little girl or boy is going to be so loved by you." Alexander said as I put my head on his shoulder and started to fall asleep and jerked myself awake. "It's okay if you fall asleep." Alexander said as I drifted asleep on his shoulder. I woke up to Alexander moving my head to the pillow.
"What's going on?" I asked sleepily as he covered me up with the comforter.
"I'm going to take Philip to Angelica's before going into work. Go back to sleep okay?" He said kneeling next to me.
"Okay." I said with my eyelids starting to droop. I felt him kiss my forehead and I feel asleep and didn't awaken till I felt the sunlight pour in. I sat you and I rubbed my eyes before climbing out of bed. I needed to gather my fabric and I also needed to make myself breakfast. I started to walk down to the kitchen after tying my dressing gown onto me. I pulled out a large pan and a small box of eggs to make me eggs and hash. I made my food, I sat at the table and I relaxed while I ate my breakfast in peace of not having to wrangle my one year old. I loved my son with all my heart but he is sometimes a handful to deal with. I finally gathered my fabric and went on with my day contently. I laid in my bed and sewed the quilt top of a yellow and mint green quilt as I heard the door open downstairs.
"Eliza?" Alexander called out as I put my sewing down.
"I'm upstairs." I called out as I heard him walk upstairs. I saw my husband with his hair pulled down.
"Hello my love." He said smiling at me tired. "How has bedrest been?" He asked sitting on his side of the bed.
"Boring but I have finished the quilt top for the baby's new quilt. How was Philip when you left him?" I asked worried about my little boy as he smiled and put me at ease.
"He was fine, he enjoys going and playing with their scurry little pup Grimm." Alexander said as I rested my shoulder.
"We could always get a puppy." I said looking up at Alexander with a smile.
"Is the puppy for the children or for you?" Alexander asked teasingly.
"A little bit of both. We could always consider it a two-year anniversary gift." I said giggling.
"I will think about it. But for now you are supposed to be on bed rest." Alexander said kissing my forehead.