Oh good golly! I am super sorry for this being delayed guys. I'm in the final strech of school so I've been busy, The orignal date I was going to publish this, my power went out and I forgot about updating and such! Thank you for bearing with me! I know I said early April just life has happened. So with out a without a further adieu. I present the third and final book of "The War Not Won" Trilogy.

~Your Author

Book Three

The Struggles Of The Future

*Seven Years Later*

"Philip? Time for Piano." I called out as I heard the children running down the stairs. "You all better be walking in my house." I said as I watched my son and daughter walk into the parlor room with their large dog right behind them. "Grab your piano books." I said as I opened the lid on our piano. I heard the maid and manservant chattering away in the kitchen while I went to check on them. I saw them bustling around the kitchen making bread and dinner for Philip's birthday. I smiled and hurried back to the piano and saw Philip teaching Angie some piano. "Alright, Angelica why don't you go get your sewing so I check it after I run through this music?" I asked and she got up and hurried away. I smiled down at my boy as he sat on the bench. "Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf." I sang as I plucked the notes out on the piano as he sang the same thing and played the same notes. I smiled at him and nodded. "Good! Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf." I sang playing as he started to change the line at the end. I shook my head trying to contain my chuckling. "Sept huit neuf—Sept huit neuf." I repeated as I started to play the notes with him till he played the name as me. "One two three four five six seven eight nine!" We sang together as he looked up at me and smiled up at me. I laughed and shook my head. "Now my birthday boy. I am going to go get your father. You need to get your poem for him." I said as he looked up at me nervous.

"Do you think he will like it?" Philip asked nervously.

"Of course, he will." I said kissing his forehead as Angelica hurried in with her sewing. I looked at it as I got up from the piano bench and brushed off my teal skirt. "It looks lovely Angelica. Now you just need to make sure your needle doesn't tear too many holes into the fabric." I said showing her a small hole that was forming. She nodded and went to sit on the couch. "I am going to go get your father." I said walking to stairs to go upstairs. I hurried upstairs to Alexander's office. I opened the door and saw him reading a letter at his desk. "Take a break." I said shaking my head as he turned back to face me with his dark brown falling over his eyes.

"I am on my way." He said as I shook my head and walked into his office to stand next to him.

"There's a little surprise before supper and it cannot wait." I said touching his arm trying to get him to come downstairs. I turned to go back to the door

"I'll be there in just a minute, save my plate." Alexander responded as I turned around and gave him a stern look.

"Alexander." I sternly as he got up and put his hands up to surrender. "Your son is nine years old today." I said while we walked down the stairs together. "There is something he'd like to say. He's be practicing all day." I said proudly when we walked into the parlor room and he stood up from the piano bench nervously with his piece of paper. "Philip, take it away!" I said proudly as I stood behind the piano. He looked at me nervously as I motioned him to go for it. "You can do it." I mouthed for him. He nodded as I started to create a beat for him. Alexander looked at me shocked as Philip cleared his throat.

"Daddy, daddy, look—M-my name is Philip. I-I am a poet. I wrote this poem just to show it. A-and I just turned nine. You can write rhymes. But you can't write mine!" Philip said almost rapping.

"What!" Alexander exclaimed shocked but he was far from done. "I practice French and play piano with my mother." Philip said becoming more confident.

"Uh-huh!" Alexander said bopping his head to the beat.

"I have a sister, but I want a little brother!" Philip said teasingly.

"Hey!" Angelica said giggling as Alexander nodded laughing.

"Okay!" Alexander said while Philip smiled.

"My daddy's trying to start America's bank. Un deux trois quatre cinq!" Philip said practically screaming in his inside voice as Alexander clapped and I clapped also.

"Bravo!" Alexander exclaimed as Philip rushed up to hug him.

"Alright go play outside with Copper." I said as the children ran out of the parlor to go play in the backyard.

"Hey, our kid is pretty great." Alexander said proudly. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck and smiled.

"Alexander, Run away with us for the summer. Let's go upstate." I said asking him and he shook his head.

"Eliza, I've got so much on my plate." Alexander said trying to explain.

"There's a lake I know…" I said as he bit his lip.

"I know." He said sadly.

"In a nearby park." I said trying to convince him.

"I'd love to go." He said with a sigh.

"You and I can go when the night gets dark." I said with a smile as he nodded before pressing a kiss on my forehead.

"I will try to get away." Alexander said, I smiled up at him before kissing him gently.

"Angelica should be home from London soon." I said a with smile.

"I'm still surprised Washington allowed her to go. Why did she go anyway?" Alexander asked, I shrugged my shoulders.

"She had to go and talk to the Queen Charlotte of England in hope of settling a better treaty. Women tend to get along better." I said teasingly as he rolled his eyes. "George sent loads of troops to watch over her." I said as Alexander nodded.

"Well I should be going to back to work." Alexander said as I sighed.

"Just be back downstairs at supper time." I said, Alexander nodded and kissed my cheek again.

"Yes ma'am." Alexander said before hurrying back upstairs to his study. I went to the kitchen to start decorate Philip's birthday cake. I frosted the chocolate cake.

"Mrs. Hamilton, would you like for me and Ian to take our leave now to give your family some privacy?" Our maid politely.

"Yes, Eleanor and Ian you may. Thank you." I said with a smile as she curtsied and I dismissed them. I finished the cake decorating as I pulled the roasted kitchen out of the oven and made Philip's favorite sides. Macaroni and Cheese, despite the protest of Jefferson influencing our son into liking the food, and cheesy smashed potatoes. I steamed string beans from the garden and added some butter and salt into them as I finished. I went to the back yard to see my two children laughing and laying in the grass. Copper was gnawing on a cow bone that I bought at the market. I opened the back door and smiled at the two. "Alright my giggly two, time for supper." I called out as Philip jumped up and helped his sister up. Angelica brushed off her lemon-yellow skirt and ran inside after her brother. I left Copper in the backyard as the children hurried to the dining room. I set the food down on the table. "I will go and get your father." I said before turned to go to the stairs. "Alexander! Time for supper!" I called out upstairs. I heard him hurry down the stairs as I smiled at him. He reached for my hand and I took his. He kissed my knuckles as I laughed. "Let us go eat." I said as we walked together. We walked into the dining room and sat down.

"Alexander, will you say grace?" I asked as he pulled my chair out for me to sit down. Alexander nodded as we all bowed our head to say grace. After we finished I helped serve the children.

"I see you made those cheesy noodles." Alexander grumbled as I looked up at him with a stern eye.

"It is Philip's favorite." I said as Philip spoke up.

"Why don't you like Macaroni and Cheese, Daddy?" Philip asked as Angelica piped up.

"It's because he doesn't like Mister. Jefferson, he is a pompous clod. Isn't that right Papa?" Angelica asked as I looked at their father with fire in my eyes. I've made it clear that I don't like him to bring home his childish bickering of him and Jefferson. He chuckled nervously.

"Where did you learn those words Angelica?" Alexander asked chuckling nervously.

"Angelica Rose it is not nice to call adults names." I said sternly to her while shooting a look to her father.

"Yes ma'am." Angelica said looking down guilty. I sighed and looked at my daughter.

"I'm not mad at you my dear. Now cheer up because it is time for cake." I said standing up. I walked to the kitchen as I grabbed the cake to walk back out. "Alexander grab the candle and match please?" I asked as he nodded and got up quickly. He hurried and put the candle in the cake. He lights the candle and I smiled at him. "Now make a wish my birthday boy." I said as he blew out his candles. We all cheered as I cut the cake and gave some pieces to everyone. After everyone ate, I smiled at the children. "Alright go get ready for bed." I said ushering them upstairs. I went to the kitchen and saw Alexander looking out the window.

"Eight years…" He said softly as I realized what he was talking about.

"I miss him too Alexander." I said sadly as I went over to him and wrapped my arms around him and rested my cheek on his shoulder.

"I'm sure he is up there watching out for Philip." Alexander said as I smiled.

"I am sure he is." I said before he turned to face me. "We have children to ready for bed." I said smiling up at him.

"Of course my love." He said as we both walked upstairs. I walked to our bedroom and I walked in to change into my night dress and pulled my hair back. I grabbed my baby blue dressing gown and walked to Philip's room and saw Alexander tucking him in.

"Goodnight daddy, goodnight mama." He said sleepily with Copper laying right next to his bed in his doggy bed as I smiled and I hurried to Angelica's room. I walked in and saw her starting to lay down in her bed.

"Good night my angel." I said kissing her forehead.

"Goodnight mama." She said before I blew out the candle in her room and went back down the dark hall to my room and saw Alexander readying for bed.

"Now about us going upstate." I said as I closed the door.

"Eliza." Alexander said sighing.

"Just please promise me that you will most likely go?" I asked pleading as I laid down in bed.

"Alright if it makes you happy." Alexander said giving me a good night kiss.

I finished cleaned up the parlor room which it was already spotless before my extra cleaning. I kept fluffing the pillows and dusting off the piano bench, I was so excited to see my Angelica that I needed to find some way to keep myself from going insane. I heard a carriage pulling to the front of the house as I ran to the window and drew back the curtains and saw Angelica getting out of the carriage. She adjusted her peach skirt and tugged on her long sleeves. I squealed excitedly before running to the stairs. "Alexander, come downstairs. Angelica's arriving today!" I exclaimed before I heard the door open. I turned and saw my sister. I squealed with her excitedly before running straight into her arms as we jumped up and down hugging each other. "Angelica!" I exclaimed still holding onto her as she pulled away and inspected me with a smile before hugging me again.

"Eliza!" She said squealing excitedly before I heard Alexander chuckling.

"The Schuyler sisters." Alexander said as I looked up and saw him smiling down at us.

"Alexander. It's good to see your face." Angelica said smiling at him as he made his way down the stairs. I walked over to him and put my arms around his waist.

"Angelica tell this man. John Adams spends the summers with his family." I said as Angelica looked at us and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn't have a real job anyway." Alexander said trying to find a reason not to go.

"You're not joining us? Wait?" Angelica asked hurt.

"I'm afraid I cannot join you upstate." Alexander said sadly as I looked at him sadly.

"Alexander, I came all this way under the impression you were going with us." Angelica said upset as I went over to my sister and grabbed her hand. I turned back to my husband and shook our hands.

"She came all this way. All this way." I said shaking my head.

"Take a break." Angelica and I said at the same time.

"You know I have to get my plan through Congress." Alexander said firmly as I shook my head.

"Run away with us for the summer. Let's go upstate." I said and Alexander sighed.

"I will lose my job if we don't get this plan through Congress." Alexander said sadly as I shook my head and looked at my sister.

"Take a break and get away." I said trying to reason with him.

"Run away with us for the summer let's go upstate." Angelica said joining in.

"Let's go upstate. Where we can stay." I said grabbed his hand and squeezed it tightly. "Look around, look around. At how lucky we are to be alive right now." I said pleading with him as Angelica tried reasoning with him also.

"If you take your time. You will make your mark. Close your eyes and dream." Angelica kept saying as we looked at each other

"Take a break." We said together as Alexander shook his head and pulled away from me.

"I have to get my plan through Congress. I can't stop until I get this plan through Congress." Alexander said firmly before he turned on his heels and ran back upstairs to his office. I followed him and stopped at the foot of the stairs. I sighed and before I could call out for him, I felt Angelica put her hand on my shoulder. I turned to face her and I hugged her tightly. I pulled away and smiled at her.

"Just let him cool off my dearest Eliza." Angelica said with her wisdom.

"I will, I just was hoping he would have some time away from the Cabinet and from work that is all." I said sadly as she hugged me.

"I know I know." She said kissing my temple.