Chapter 25

Alex POV

  I heard the door shut and keys rattle. Immediately, I could feel a smile creep onto my face. As fast as I could, I stopped typing and listened for any indication of who was at the door."Babe?! Where are you?" I broke out into a sprint, running from my room to the front door. "Johnny!! Ugh I missed you so much!" With force, I embraced my beautiful boyfriend in a hug. God. He was truly beautiful, inside and out. "I love you," he said, pulling away and looked at my eyes."I love you too!" That man made me so freaking happy, all the time."I got to go to the bathroom and change, but I'll be right back. Put some TV on or something." He pecked me on the cheek and walked into our bedroom. Things at first were a little rough with John and I. It was hard to find time for each other. I was always working on school and he was always working at his job. It had been a while since we started dating, and it was great. Life was still hard. There are constant essays and papers due. Not to mention Burr trying to mentor me, despite my efforts to get him off my case. "Talk less, Alexander" he had said the other day, and on several occasions before. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate his help. But, boundaries my dear. Speaking of which, Madison still hasn't seem to learn the boundaries between his head and Thomas' ass, but let's not even get started on those two. Other than that, I had been happier now, than ever before. It wasn't just John, though. It was the Schuylers and Mr. Washington. It was living in the greatest city in the world. It was not being worried that others around you are going to die. For once, God had given me a break. I sat on the couch and clicked on the TV. The Office... I can live with that.

John's POV

I walked into our room, smiling. I love that man. As I made my way towards the bathroom and slipped off my shoes, I noticed Alexander's computer was still on and open to a document. I walked over to his bed to save the paper, just in case his laptop dies and doesn't save his work. Just as I went to click save, I saw my name. Quickly, I started to skim through the document. It was a letter. After reading the first line, I was hooked. I stood there and read the whole thing, including the last line. I hope you never read this. Shit. I hoped to forget what I had read. Alex obviously hadn't meant for me to read anything. But how could I forget that? I heard the TV in the living click on, snapping me back into reality. I pressed save in the top left corner, and headed into the bathroom.

Peggy POVAs I continued to walk, I couldn't help but question why I had gotten so lucky with friends like John and Alex, and Herc and Laf. I had amazing sisters. Yet, I wasn't happy. You know? It felt like there was something missing. It always felt like that. I was always the end link on the chain. I was the end of those hair braiding lines, in which there was no one to braid my hair while I weaved the strands of the person in front of me. But, like I said, amazing friends and amazing family.

Would I ever find that missing piece??

A/NIt's tuesday night which means i am flying to Chicago in less than 48 hours. Pinch me cause my life isn't real. Anyway, enough about me. How are you doing? Hope the Lams cuteness made you smile. If not, smile right now, even if it's fake. Just do it.

Okay.I love you.You can do this.We all can.Goodnight 🌙