I fell asleep forming a plan. I'm gon talk to him on the drive tomorrow.   

~~~~~~~~~~~ 

*Alex* 

We loaded up in the car and said goodbye to The Schuyler parents. 

We started the long drive back home, Thomas sitting in the passenger set blasting some of his music like he said he would. He seemed so happy, so I didn't want to butcher that so I kept quiet about what I needed to talk about. 

"Thomas." After a while, Thomas' hone died so while it charged we just kinda sat in silence. I thought it was time to start talking. 

"Yea, Lex?" 
"Are you okay? You seemed off last night." 
"I'm fine. I just got kidnaped you know so sometimes things are off about me." 

I sighed. 
"I'm sorry. I should've...I..." I stayed quiet for a while. 

"Thomas...I mean something else." 
"Well, I...I don't know." 

"Thomas, did you cut?...Last night?" I glanced over at him, still trying to drive.
He was tense and staring straight ahead. 

"Thomas? Did you?" 

I asked once again tears threatening to form. 

He sits up and shakes his head as if to clear his thoughts. 

"No." 
"Really?" 
"Mhm... I mean...I thought about it.  I thought about...but I didnt. I didnt cause I knew it would upset you if I did." 

Tears formed in my eyes as I glanced over at him. His voice was steady but he had tears rolling down his cheeks. 

I looked over at him and gave him and comforting smile. I placed my hand on his shaking one - my eyes back on the road - and continued driving.  

The ride was silent after that. Comfortable. 

We ended up back on campus around 4 or so.

I unloaded all our suitcases and wheeled them up to our dorm room while Thomas went back to his to say hi to James. 

I walked into my old dorm and took a deep breath. It had been a while since I actually stood in here and looked around. 

Sighing, I set the bags on the floor by the door and started to clean up. It wasn't a big mess, it looked relatively clean just a few wrappers scattered on the floor. The living room was done and the kitchen next to it was too. I walked down the long hallway to the rooms and bathrooms. 

 My room was on the left. I turned and looked. It was the exact same as when I left. Memories flashed through my mind. 

The grabbing and the crying. Screaming and running. Running to Thomas. 

I shook my head and blinked the tears away from my eyes. I cleaned up the room. Dusting, sweeping, getting the sheets to be washed and clean up any trash around the bed. 

I sat down on the bed and relaxed a bit. 

What was I to do with Burr's room? I stood up walking across to his room and peering in. It was neat and clean.

I closed the door and kept it closed. 


I walked back out and took Thomas' bags and left the dorm behind. I guess I would be moving out of Thomas and James' dorm. About time. They were probably getting tired of me. I laugh at the thought. I did take the longest showers. 


When I walked into the dorm Thomas and James were talking quietly on the couch. 

Thomas looked up at me and gave a small smile. 

He seemed so okay.

"I just came to get my stuff and bring your bag over." 
"Your stuff?" He questioned. 

"Burr's no longer a threat. Thought it was about time to get out  of ya'lls hair." 
"But-" 
"Thomas, relax. You can come over anytime you want. I'm just down the hall." 
"But what if-" 
"I'm down the hall, a phone call away. It's okay. James is here too. I know you're anxious but you lived without me and it not like I'm going forever away." 
"I'm just used to you being a second away. It's just a big change and un... unwanted after all that's happened." 

"I'm down the hall. And you can stay over anytime you want." 
"It'll be okay, Thomas." James chimes in resting a hand on his back softly. 

"Ok..." 

I smile and kiss the top of his head and start gathering my stuff. 

Once I'm done, Thomas gets up and follows me out to my dorm. 

"It's clean.." 
"Yeah, I did a little cleaning before I came over." 

He nods and sits on the grey bean bag.

It was quiet for a little while. 

"You wanna go out to eat?" I asked. 

"Sure." He got up and we walked out together. 

I pulled my phone out shooting a text to the rest of the group. My thumb hovered over one contact. 

John Laurens👌🤞

I sighed. 

"You good?" Thomas asks. 
"Mhm.." I smile at him, hitting delete. 

*Time skip* 

We all met up at a Burger King and talked about random stuff. 

Laf, Herc, James, Angelica, Eliza, Peggy and Thomas and I all paid in total about $10 and since they had a $1 for 10 chicken nuggets we had 100 chicken nuggets. 

It was really exciting. And funny. 

After a while, we decided to split cause we were all tired. 

While we were walking back to my dorm I held hands with Thomas as the sky got darker. 


"You wanna stay over tonight?" I asked him. 

"Sure. Just let me tell James so he doesn't freak out." I nod understandingly and wait while he texts James. 

"Let us go.BBut" Tom says as he skips ahead. 

How can he seem so okay, but have gone through so much? 

*Thomas* 


We were walking back to Alexanders dorm when I went ahead to text James. 

AlexsBoi- Hey, I'm staying at Alex's tonight. 

Jamesssick-Sure. Stay safe. Use protection 

AlexsBoi- First Herc now you. 



My mind flashes to the text messages between Herc and I the day... I was taken... 

I freeze and almost go into panic attack mode. 

But I snap out of it. I calm my breathing slap a smile on my face and skip on over to Lex. 

I hope he doesn't see through me. 

A/N HEY! Thanks for the 21K+ reads!!! And I love you all but I gotta go cause Be more chill is calling for me to sing in the shower so  hoped you enjoyed, thanks for reading, commenting and 
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