Considered for Mercy

Alex blinks his eyes open, wincing as the light hit his eyes. His phone alarm was going off, and he wanted nothing more than to slam his face back down on the pillow and head back to sleep. Surely Washington would understand why he was so late today. He almost falls back asleep, his head hitting the pillow, but-

"Alexander, wake up or we'll be late!" Right. A couple of weeks after his first day back, (After everyone stopped looking at him like he would break), he had started hiring people again. Of course the first person he had hired was Maria. They had been friends since him and his mother had moved to the US, and even after when his mother had died. She had gone through law school with him and had finished almost a month after he did. He wouldn't admit it out loud in the office,(Since, yeah he was Alexander Hamilton, the loudmouth, but there were some things that just had to stay private), but she was way smarter than him in some aspects. Including math, which he was horrindus at. 

"Five more minutes!" He whines for the first time in his life, hiding under his covers. He hears Maria huff.

"Alexander James Hamilton if you dont get up right now I will call Thomas Jefferson on your phone and tell him exactly what happened to his laptop last year!" Alex shoots up, glaring her down.

"You wouldnt." He snaps, and she holds up his phone, one finger over the call button. He only had Jeffersons phone number because Madison gave it to him, and him and Madison were still pretty great friends. It was a 'Just incase we got out and we get totally wasted, call this number' senario, although Alex could hold his liqour very well and never called.

"You know I would." She threatens, and he groans in annoyance, getting up.

"Fine! Get out so I can-" Maria stops him, throwing his phone to him.

"Ohhhh no you don't! I've seen how you dress, and honestly, I'm starting to suspect if Jefferson was right about the dressing like you got thrown up on thing." She rifles through his closet and he frowns.

"I know how to dress myself Maria! I like green, it's my favourite colour!" She pulls out a white dress shirt, throwing it to him before also throwing him some jeans.

"Glad to know that I'll have to be doing the clothes shopping from now on." Maria jokes, putting her hands on her hips. "Now, get dressed and I'll meet you at the car in ten- after you eat your breakfast and take the medicine I left on the table.."

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Maria smiled as Alex walked over to her, messing around with his tie again. She pops his hand, shoving him into the car.

"Stop messing with your tie, you look great." She gets in as well, starting the car. "Everyones going to love your outfit." Alex set his bag down on the ground as she drives to the whitehouse, relaxing as she drives.

"What about you? You look amazing!" She had on a red blouse with blue jeans and brown shoes. Her black jacket was drapped against the backseat along with her bookbag, and he sees her smile.

"Thanks Al. And I'm pretty new there, what am I doing there anyway?"

"Well, you are on my party, which means you'll be helping me make bills, draft some laws; you'll be taking over Burrs spot in the meetings, which I love. Burr doesnt give me ANY help during cabinet meetings. The only time he helps is when I get to worked up and I have to sit down while he argues, which I will never do again. Last time I let him argue he let Jefferson's cabinet have thirty billion dollars!" Maria swerves, barking out a curse to the man who had just cut her off twice.

"Learn how to drive you peice of human shit!" She yells, glancing over at Alex. "You said thirty billion? Why did he need that much? Thats like, alot of money."

"Thats what I said! God I was pissed, but Washington already signed off on it so I couldnt just tell him to fuck off." She stops infront of the officer who was standing infront of the white house underground parking lot, showing him her ID. Maria smiles as he lets her past, driving down intp the parking lot.

"You still could have told him to fuck off, I'm suprised you didn't."

"Last time I did that Washington chewed me out for hours, and Lafayette wouldn't let me come to his house to complain." He watches her park the car, her tounge sticking out from inbetween her lips as she successfully backed into her parking space.

"Then just complain to Hercules or Laurens." Alexander rolls his eyes.

"Hercules and Lafayette live together, so if Lafayette won't let me over, Hercules won't. Laurens was always busy with his husband." Maria turns off the car, glancing over at Alex.

"You could have come to me, dipwad. Your my best friend, Alexander."

"I know." He picks up his bag, grinning at her. "Ready to meet everyone?"

"Nope, but lets get going."

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Alex walks over to his office, rustling around for his keys. He pats both pockets before looking through his bag, humming.

"Don't tell me you left your keys at home." Maria jokes, and Alexander scoffs, grumbling as he yanks them out his bag.

"Did not! Just forgot I threw them in my bag yesterday." He opens the door, throwing his bag onto HIS couch before looking over at her. "Cmon, I'll take you to your new desk."

"Will it be out in the hallway like Sallies?" She waves to the silent secratary, who smiles and waves back.

"Wha-no. Sallies a secretary, you arn't. Follow me." Alexander sets a muffin down on Sallies desk, walking to the break room. "Come put your lunch up first and then we'll go to your office. You'll be taking Pence's old office." She groaned and he chuckles, pittying her. "Don't worry, I've made sure he didn't leave anything behind, and the office has been cleaned out."

"Yeah but why was Pence on your side? The man's so Republic he said that gay kids shouldn't be allowed in school!" Alexander laughs, opening the breakroom door.

"There wasn't any open offices on Jefferson's side, so he took one of the open offices on our side. It was a classic mix-up anyway, Mercer took an office on Jefferson's side. When he retired Pence took his office, and now your taking his." He looks up just in time, catching a banana and muffin Lafayette throws to him.

"Breakfast Alexander, lord knows how you act before a cabinet meeting." Hercules and Washington nod in agreement, and Alex looks over at Maria.

"You hungry?"

"Well yeah, I forgot to grab my breakfast this morning-"

"Banana and muffin, I ate cereal, remember?" Maria places her lunch in the fridge, taking the food.

"Thanks Alex. Now, to my new office please."

"Oh, you must be Maria Reynolds, It's nice to meet you." Jefferson holds out his hand to Maria, who visibly flinches at the last name and him holding his hand out. Alex places a hand on her shoulder and she smiles at him before looking up at Jefferson.

"It's Maria Lewis, actually." She says, shaking his hand politely. "You must be that Jefferson guy I heard so much about."

"Knowing Hamilton, it's not all good things I presume?" Maria laughs.

"You know him too well, Secretary Jefferson. I'll give you a yes and a no." Jefferson rolls his eyes.

"Typical Hamilton." He says, and Alexander scoffs.

"Shut up, Jeffershit. That's why your opinions are trash."

"Like yours are any better." Jefferson grumbles, rolling his eyes.

"You two always argue, can't you do anything more productive?" Laurens says, and Jefferson glares at him.

"Like making out in the closet with Seabury? Yeah, no thanks." His face goes bright red and he turns away, mumbling about how Thomas was a dick.

"Don't be an asshole Thomas." Lafayette grins. Sometimes Alexander forgot Lafayette and Jefferson were cousins. It was nice when he forgot. "You too Alex, stop being a dick. You two need to be friends."

"I'm friends with Madison already, I don't have to be friends with Jefferson as well." He crosses his arms, frowning.

"Well maybe I can change that while I'm here." Maria says, grabbing Alex hard on the shoulders. He hisses slightly, glaring at her as she steered him out the door. "We have to go now though, so we'll see you two later!"

"Wha-" Maria closes the door behind him, pulling him along.

"Office! I'm tired of waiting!"

"Okay, okay, hold on!!" He laughs, stumbling forward. "I'll show you to your new office, just calm down!"