𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕒 ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕊𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕙 |ℝ𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕝𝕖|

💫 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 3️⃣ 💫

A/N: I realize that I probably should have mentioned this in an author's note in the first chapter but I kind of completely forgot to so I wanted to say it here so that hopefully there won't be any confusion.

Firstly, Alice is divorced from Hal and has been since Betty and Polly were 11 and 13 respectively. Also, Betty and Polly spend every other weekend and certain holidays with Hal. The rest of the time, they live with Alice.

Secondly, Fred and Hermione are in the early stages of rekindling their relationship with each other following Hermione's divorce from Hiram and subsequent move to Riverdale with Veronica about 2 years prior to the start of the story.

Thirdly, FP has been single and raising Jughead and Jellybean alone since the 2 were 6 and 2 respectively. The reasons behind that will be revealed in due time though since I really don't wanna accidentally spoil anything too soon.

Lastly, Jason Blossom never died and while he and Polly did date for a while prior to Amelia returning, they are no longer together anymore at this point.

Alice and Amelia made it back to the house formerly known as the Cooper residence that was now known as the Smith house shortly before two am.

Amelia was nearly completely dead on her feet from the craziness of the events of the last few hours as she followed her mother through the front door of the house.

She felt like she could sleep for the next 8 to 10 hours straight due to just how exhausted she truly was.

Alice could also see that her youngest was extremely tired so once they'd fully made their way inside the dimly lit downstairs area of the house, she suggested to Amelia that they go upstairs and try and get some sleep.

After finding Amelia an old t-shirt and pajama pants of Betty's that she didn't really wear anymore to change into, Alice led the teen into her bathroom and told her that she could change her clothes in there.

While Amelia was in the bathroom, Alice quickly changed out of the sweater and jeans she'd thrown on earlier after getting the call from Hermione and back into the pajama set that she'd originally worn to bed.

She then moved to sit on the end of her bed to wait for Amelia to exit the bathroom.

About ten minutes pass without a sound from the bathroom, causing Alice to become very concerned.

Approaching the door, Alice knocked softly on the wood separating her and her youngest.

"Amelia? Are you alright, honey?"

Hearing a muffled sob on the other side incited Alice to turn the knob.

She wasn't prepared though for the sight of her baby girl sitting on the edge of the tub, tears streaming down her face.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

Amelia wiped away some of the tears that were still trickling down her face before looking up at her mother who was now sitting on the closed toilet lid, her hands wrapped around the younger blonde's own.

"I'm-I'm okay, Mom. I think I-I just got a bit overwhelmed at the realization that I'm really home again."

Alice smiled at the teen before moving to wrap her arms around her, pressing a few gentle kisses against her blonde locks.

"It's real, honey. You're really home with us again, okay? I promise you, you're home."

Alice felt her youngest nod against her shoulder and pressed another tender kiss against her hair.

Roughly about five minutes later, Amelia had changed into the pajamas that her mother had found for her and crawled underneath the comforter on her mother's bed, snuggling up against Alice and resting her head on the older blonde's chest.

As the mother and daughter pair lay together in the darkness, Alice began to run her fingers through Amelia's locks.

After a few minutes of her mother doing this, the teen was at the point that she was struggling to keep her brown eyes open.

Alice could tell even in the dark that her daughter was trying to keep herself from falling asleep and pressed another soft kiss against her hair.

"It's okay, baby. Get some rest. I'll be right here whenever you wake up, I promise. You're safe."

Amelia smiled a little at her mother's words before finally allowing her body to relax.

The almost fifteen year old finally succumbed to sleep a few minutes later and Alice also drifted off to sleep a few minutes after that.

Meanwhile at the Andrews house next door, Hermione who had gotten off work almost fifteen minutes before was crawling into bed next to her boyfriend, Fred, whilst trying not to wake him up.

She realized though that she wasn't successful when she heard the low sleepy voice of Fred speaking softly in the darkness of his bedroom.

"Mione?"

Hermione assured Fred that it was indeed her before giving him a soft kiss on the lips and snuggling up to his side, resting her head on his chest.

She smiled at feeling Fred kiss the top of her head lovingly before wrapping both his arms around her waist.

He whispered to her that he loved her and that he was glad that she was home safe.

"I love you too, Fred."

A/N: Next, Betty and Polly learn that their little sister has been found and is now back home with them.

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