John Laurens

You and Laurens had known each other since childhood. You'd gone to the same kindergarten, the same school, and had always been in the same classrooms. You were usually seated in order on the class roster, and naturally, your last names always ended up together. Everyone would say you were friends, that you got along well, that it could even be a sweet childhood romance. But nothing could be further from the truth.

Laurens had his ideals. He believed in equality, was against slavery, was loyal to his friends, and always treated everyone with respect. You were the other side of the coin. You didn't care about slavery; your parents had several slaves at home since your family was wealthy, so slavery was normal for you. You had your group of friends who bullied the younger kids. Your ideals were very different from Laurens's, but everyone said you'd end up together, and some classmates teased you by singing about how you'd get married, even though you couldn't stand each other.

Currently, Laurens is a highly respected soldier, and you don't work since your family is very wealthy. That day you were in New York, shopping and chatting with your friends, until you saw Laurens. You didn't miss the opportunity to tease him a little. You approached him and pretended to drop your wallet. When Laurens picked it up and handed it to you with, "Excuse me, miss, you dropped your wallet," you said mockingly, "Oh, thank you, sir. How can I ever thank you?" and gave him a flirty smile. He always got flustered by those kinds of jokes, but he never actually pushed you away or forbade you from approaching him. After all, he also enjoyed teasing you from time to time, so he simply said, "Stop teasing me. What are you doing here? "