Always and Forever

Chapter 4: The Last Picture Show

A couple of days later, I woke up to the news that the Twilight Drive-in was closing. It was the place Jughead worked, the place where Jughead, Archie, Betty and I spent most of our childhood, and where Josh asked me to be his girlfriend. I wasn't very happy with it, later I sat at a table at Pops with Cheryl, Ginger, and Tina.

"If I had known that Mama Lodge was working as a waitress at Pop's, I never would have given Veronica a spot on the Vixens," Chery admitted.

"A job is a job," I said.

"It's off-brand and sends a false message about acceptance," Cheryl explained.

"After her TMZ style takedown of Chuck, all the Vixens kind of like Veronica now," Ginger admitted.

"Do they?" Cheryl asked, unimpressed. Veronica's mom came over and picked up the check, Cheryl slammed her down on her hand.

"Be sure to put all that cash in the register," Cheryl demanded. "You are a Lodge after all and Lodges are known to have sticky fingers."

"Cheryl," Veronica and I both said, as Veronica began to walk over.

"Girls, I got this," Hermione held up a finger. "Cheryl, I went to school with your mother. She didn't know the difference between having money and having class, either," With that, she walked away and Veronica smirked. Then we heard the doorbell, I looked over to see Ms. Grundy, with my dad and brother. I exchanged looks with Jughead and Betty. I looked down at my phone to see a text from Jughead.

Messages

Jughead: Go sit with them

Dani: On it

Jughead: Keep your ears and eyes open

Dani: I've done this before

With the last text, I went and joined my family and Ms. Grundy at a table. I sat down next to Ms, Grundy.

"Hey Betty," Dad greeted. I looked up to see Betty at the table, I then sent a look at Jughead, he threw his hands up.

"Hi, Mr. Andrews," Betty greeted with a smile. "Ms. Grundy, Archie, can I talk to you?"

"Sure, I'll call you later," Archie responded. I looked over and saw an annoyed look on Ms. Grundy's face.

"No, actually, now," Betty asserted. "Just school stuff. Outside?" I watched Archie glance at Grundy before getting up and walking out with Betty.

"Ms. Grundy, this is Archie's sister, Dani," Dad introduced as if we haven't seen each other before. We go to the same school for God's sake.

"Dad," I began. "We are at the same school."

"It's alright Dani," Ms. Grundy assured me. Minutes later Cheryl came by the table with the other two Vixens.

"Ready?" Cheryl asked as I got up.

"I'll be home later," I told my dad.

"Don't forget your curfew," dad reminded me.

"Dad!" I hissed at him before walking out of the restaurant with the other two girls. I sat next to Cheryl in the car, with the other two girls on the other side of me.

"Turn the music down," Cheryl ordered. Ginger turned it down, as all four girls looked over. We saw Hermione Lodge and Fp Jones, Jughead Jones' father, having a talk. "I spy with my little eye, Hermione Lodge, full of secrets." We watched the conversation unfold. This time was a time I wished I didn't see because Fp was a second dad to me. What could he want with Mrs. Lodge?