Hurts Like Hell | John Laurens

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Lafayette's POV:

"We won!" I high five Alexander.

"We won!" Alex smiles, "Let's go find the two lovebirds."

"Oui."

I follow Alex as we search the battlefield for Toni and John.

"What are we looking for?" Herc asks from behind us.

"Toni and John." Alex replies.

We search for what feels like hours until finally we spot the two laying side my side. Toni is curled up into John's side. I look closer at them and I see blood pouring out both their abdomens. My eyes go wide and I sprint over to them.

"Get a medic! Now!" I shout. Alex sees the situation and runs off. I hold Toni in my arms. "Non non non! Merde!" I shout.

Herc checks for a pulse on John and I do the same to Toni. "N-Nothing, he's gone." Herc says. The man whom you'd never expect to shed tears or be hurt, breaks down crying.

"I don't feel any pulse, mon amie," I say, frantically trying to find her pulse. Finally, I feel a small pulse. It's very weak. "I found a pulse! It's very weak we need help, now!"

Ten months later...

Toni's POV:

An excruciating pain shoots through my side as my eyes open. I gasp for air. My breathing heavy.

Where am I? What year is it? Where's Frances? Where's John?

"Mommy! Auntie Eliza! Mommy's awake!" I hear a small voice shout.

Eliza rushes into the room, "Oh my gosh! Toni you're awake! You're alright!" Eliza hugs me.

"Eliza! What happened?" I ask.

"Mommy! It's been so long I missed you so much! Auntie Eliza is teaching me piano with Philip!" Frances said, jumping onto the bed and sitting next to me. I smile at my daughter and pull her into an embrace. She looks just like John.

"John! Where's John! Is he alright?"

"Calm down. He's fine.... I think." Eliza says, sitting at the end of the bed. I pull myself to sit up.

"What do you mean you think?" I ask.

"Well, he's been in a comatose for a year. So have you. We haven't gotten any response from him and the doctors say he may never wake up. We knew you were going to wake up, just not exactly when."

"It's been a whole year!" I exclaim, "Oh my, I've missed out on so much! You need to tell me everything!"

Eliza spends the next two hours filling me in on everything. A doctor comes in and tells me to rest for another week then I can get up and continue with my life. Peggy stops by, so does Herc. Alex has been in his office, he came in to say hello once. Lafayette is in France. Eliza sent him a letter saying I've awoken. Hopefully when he gets the letter he'll come back.

One week later...

"Are you sure you're alright?" Eliza asks, I giggle and nod.

"Yes, Betsy I'm just fine." I smile at her.

"Alright, you be careful." She says.

"Yes mother." I sigh. Eliza giggles and shakes her head before returning to the parlor.

"Ready, mon amour?" I ask, holding out my hand. Frances nods and takes my hand. We walk out of the Hamilton estate. Frances wears a beautiful pink dress that Herc made her, and I have on a yellow dress that Herc also made.

"Mommy when is daddy going to wake up. He's been asleep for so long and I miss him." Frances sighs.

"Soon, mon amour. Soon. He'll be fine, I promise." I say, Frances nods.

Frances and I walk around Harlem together. She talks to me about Philip, and the Hamilton's other children.

"Philip is really nice. I like him. He said maybe one day we can get married-"

"Whoa, slow down there! You're thinking a bit too far in the future, mon amour." I giggle.

"Mommy?" Frances asks.

"Yes, dear?"

"What does 'mon amour' mean?" She asks. I smile.

"It means 'my love' in French my darling."

"Will you teach me?" She asks, looking up at me with her chocolate brown eyes, and a small smile on her face.

"Of course, mon amour."

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Plot twist bitches