It’s been a month since we made up. We were doing fairly well, to be honest.

He hasn’t talked to Carrie except to tell her that he was cutting her out completely. He hasn’t given me any reason to suspect he was talking to her or anyone else for that matter.

He also has been home more often, and we’ve gone on quite a few dates to make up for lost time. Peggy complains sometimes because there’s not enough “angst” for her story, but I like it better this way. Not fighting all the time, actually acting like a couple. It was a nice, refreshing break from all that nonsense.

And then he got really sick.

Sick to the point he has to go into the hospital for a week.

Currently, Peggy and I were sitting in the waiting room. The dreaded waiting room.

Peggy looks at me. "Alex, it's going to be alright. You can relax a little bit."

I look back at her. "Hm? Que relaxed, I'm relaxed." I say quickly.

She raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, you seem it."

I sigh and try to stop my leg from bouncing. "I just.. He's still in there.. The doctors haven't said anything.. It's scary."

"I get that, but the doctors are doing everything they can."

"But what if it's not enough?"

She sighs and goes silent, looking towards the door. I look where she is and see a doctor standing there looking solemn.

"You're here for John Laurens, correct?"

I nod. "Yes, yes, is he alright?"

"Unfortunately, he passed away. We did everything we could, but-"

The doctor continued but I didn't hear any of it.

Because it was all an April Fool's Prank.

I'm sorry I could not come up with a chapter for today so happy April fool's! I hope you aren't too mad at me 😬

I'll get the real chapter out later