~Thomas's POV~

I heard Theodosia's door slam shut. Fuck. I didn't mean to do that. I want to make my fiance happy. I looked at the dress. I should have remembered this dress. A couple days before Theodosia Senior got really sick I remember her sewing it. I slowly walked up the stairs. I knocked on her door. I could hear her sobbing.

"Theodosia can I come in please?" I asked.

"Just go away Thomas," She pleaded.

"Theodosia I'm really sorry, I guess your beauty just distracted me and I wanted to see more of it in that dress," I said. I heard her get up and unlocked the door.

"I'm sorry for my outburst," She said.

"No it's ok," I said.

~Theodosia's POV also time skip~

My father got home around 5 pm. I was sewing and Thomas was reading.

"Theo, you've made great progress on the dress," he remarked.

"Thanks dad," I mumbled due to the fact that about six sewing pins were in my mouth.

"Thomas has Theodosia been good?" He asked. I felt my eyes roll. I'm not a fucking dog.

"Yes she was excellent Aaron. I'm very excited to marry her,"He said, grabbing my hand from the mannequin.

"Great! Tomorrow we will have to start making plans. Let me go check with Molly that dinner is ready," My father said. I have to start planning my escape.

~Another Time Skip~

The clock chimed 1 am and snow was falling from the ground. My father had locked my window and bedroom door. Thomas was asleep in the next room. I slowly got out of bed and grabbed a small leather satchel under my bed. I packed as much as I could which was a few books, a few letters and some jewelry. I grabbed two hair pins and started picking the lock. After a couple minutes it flung open. I looked down and jumped into the soft snow, then I started to run.

~Alexander's POV~

I was still working when there was a loud knock at the door. I quickly got up, Philip and Eliza ran down the stairs.

"Alexander grab your gun!" Eliza whisper yelled. I ran back into my office and grabbed my pistol, making sure it was loaded. Then I flung open the front door and pointed the gun.

"Get the hell off of my property before I shoot you!" I yelled. Then I realized it was Theodosia.

"THEO!" Philip yelled. He fell to her side. "Theo you're freezing, what happened to you?"

"She can tell us later, just get her close to the fire!" Eliza said. Philip and I picked up Theo. Her skin was ice cold and she could barely stand. She was in nothing but a nightgown. Philip pulled Theo into his lap, she was crying.

"Shhhhh Theo what happened?" He asked. Eliza came back from the kitchen with a bowl of warm soup. She kneeled down to Theo's level and put it up to her lips, "drink you'll feel better." Theo slowly started drinking the soup, her lips turning less blue.

"Theodosia what happened to you?" I asked her, placing my gun down on the table.

"M-My father arranged for me to marry Thomas Jefferson. I had to spend the day with him and I couldn't bear the thought of him being my husband. Philip I love you, please let me stay, I will never ever ever be Mrs. Jefferson," she cried. Her head fell into Philip's shoulder. Philip looked at me and then at Eliza, his eyes pleading, as if asking if she could stay.

"Of course you can stay Theodosia, any enemy of Jefferson is an enemy of mine," I said. She chuckled.

"Let's get you to bed," Philip said. He picked up Theodosia and placed her in his bed. She fell asleep instantly.

"You're gonna sleep in the same bed as her?" I asked. Philip nodded.

"Is that ok Pops?" He asked.

"Of course, besides I think she needs someone to make sure she stays warm," I said with a wink. I handed Philip my pistol.

"In case Burr or Jefferson breaks in," I said. Philip nodded and placed it in his bedside drawer. I crawled into bed beside Eliza.