Lover From The South

Chapter 22

~3 years later~

"Hey babe!" Archie yells as he hears Veronica walk into the apartment. She takes of her heels and drops her purse and jacket on the floor. She will put that away later "we're watching Bluey!"

Veronica walks into the living room. Archie sits on the couch with his eyes glued on the tv and a wide smile on his lips. Daisy lays on her back, stares up at the ceiling with her hands on her stomach.

"Are you? Or are you?"

Archie turns to face her. There's a frown on his face. "Huh?"

"Are both of you watching or only you?"

"Only daddy!" Daisy groans.

"No that's not true! You watched it too. You like Bluey"

"Yeah but I want to watch something else now. Please help mommy"

Veronica giggles. She walks over to them and sits down on Archie's lap. She wraps her arms around his neck and stares at him. His eyes don't move away from the tv but his arms wrap around her waist.

"Look at me"

"Huh?"

"Archie Andrews, if you want a kiss, look—at—me!"

Archie smirks. He shakes his head and says "I'm good, thank you"

Veronica scoffs. She hits his chest but before she can get up and leave, he wraps his arms tighter around her and kisses her cheek. "I'm kidding babe" he whispers

Veronica's anger is gone just as fast as it came. She cups his cheeks and kisses his lips. "Listen lover, Daisy gets 30 minutes of whatever show she wants to watch and you'll help me with dinner"

"Fine" Archie sighs and hands the remote to his daughter. She squeals excitedly and sits up. "Yay! Thanks mommy"

"You're welcome love" she says as she gets up, takes Archie's hand and pulls him into the kitchen.

After Archie released his first song, things changed quickly. Pretty much over night the entire world knew who Archie Andrews was. Luckily Riverdale is a small town and he can more or less live a normal life with Veronica and Daisy. A year after, he released his first album. From there on he went from talk show to talk show to podcasts to events.
Veronica told him to invest most of the money so that's what he did and it was the smartest decision he could have made.
He loved spoiling his girls. He bought toys and clothes for Daisy and flowers for Veronica every single week and jewelry whenever he felt like it.
He bought a small apartment for his parents which is the perfect size for them and a bigger apartment for him, Veronica and Daisy in a good part of town. It's the perfect size for them. It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a beautiful kitchen, a living room with big windows and one of Daisy's favorite rooms, the pantry.
When Daisy was almost two years old, Veronica went back to school. She finished her senior year and then went straight to college. In the beginning it was very hard for her to leave her baby but she knew she was alright. She stayed with Archie's parents and once Archie got more successful with his music, he took her with to the studio. Once a week, usually Fridays, he stayed home with her and they did whatever Daisy wanted to do. Sometimes they played at home all day. Sometimes they went to the park or just for a walk. On special days they went to the mall and Daisy could pick any candy she wanted from the candy store or she could get a new family game which they then all played together once Veronica came home. Things got a little easier since Daisy started preschool.
There are days where Veronica is completely exhausted and sometimes even overwhelmed with college, homework, exams and being a mom but Archie supports her as good as he can.

Veronica opens the fridge to get some inspiration. She has no idea what she should cook. Archie supports her by wrapping his arms back around her and resting his head on her shoulder. "May I make a request?"

"Sure" Veronica nods.

"Today is Friday so let's have something super delicious and unhealthy"

"Like?"

"Fries and chicken nuggets? I know for a fact we have some because I bought it last week for Daisy and we never ate it. I can make you a little salad in addition?"

"A salad with what" Veronica giggles "our fridge is basically empty. We need to go grocery shopping tomorrow"

"We have kale and tomatoes and a little bit of feta cheese. That with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar and boom a delicious salad"

Veronica smiles. She shuts the fridge door, turns around and cuddles into his chest. "That sounds good and like only little work. I like it"

"Good and then after family movie night, we can have some mommy and daddy time. Daddy really really needs some special mommy time"

"Oh my cute Archiekins I miss mommy and daddy time too. I miss getting all your attention and love"

"You'll get all of my love and attention later as long as I get all of yours"

"Deal" Veronica sighs with her eyes closed. She just wants to enjoy a few seconds of peace and quiet in her lovers arms. Her beloved silence ends quickly. "Mommy! Daddy!" Daisy yells from the living room.

"Coming!" Veronica yells back.

"You go and relax I'll get the nuggets and fries in the oven and prepare your salad" Archie smirks. He kisses her forehead then lets her go to their daughter who was already yelling for her parents again.

"Where's daddy?"

"I love you too" Veronica giggles as she sits down next to Daisy. The little girl rolls her eyes. She might be an Andrews at heart with all the love she has to offer but she still has Lodge blood in her veins. "Ugh mommy. That doesn't mean I want you too. I want you and daddy at the same time"

"He's preparing dinner. He'll join us in a couple minutes.

Daisy nods. She leans her head against Veronica's shoulder, takes her hand and intertwines their fingers. She loves her mom lot.

Just like Veronica said, Archie is done preparing dinner pretty fast and joins the girls. He sits down next to Veronica. Daisy crawls over her mother's and sits down next to Archie so that he's in the middle.

"Daddy if you want we can watch some Bluey" Daisy says as she places the remote on his chest and cuddles into his side.

"Why the change of heart?" he chuckles

"I realized I'd rather watch Bluey with you than something else by myself. I like when we cuddle and watch tv"

"I like it too love. What about one episode? By then dinner should be ready and we can have a Friday night, movie night, dinner in front of the tv night"

"That sounds like the most perfect family movie night ever!!" Daisy squeals.

After dinner they start another movie but Daisy doesn't stay up for very long. She falls asleep in Archie's arms so he tucks her in and excitedly walks back to the living room. He loves his daughter but he also really loves alone time with Veronica. When gets back into the living room though his wide smile disappears. Veronica stares into nothing. She looks exhausted.

"No mommy and daddy time tonight?" He asks with his bottom lip pushed forward. Veronica rubs er eyes and brings her attention to Archie. "I'm sorry Archiekins. I got up early and school was a lot today"

"It's okay love" Archie smiles "let's go to bed when you're tired"

"No I don't want to go to bed yet. Cuddle me"

Archie smirks. He lets himself fall next to Veronica on the couch wraps his arm around her and pulls her close. She cuddles into his side and rests his head on his chest. Archie gently kisses the top of her head. He loves when Veronica is needy for his love and attention. He loves to spoil her not just with material things but especially with love.

Just like Daisy, it doesn't take Veronica very long to fall asleep. Archie grabs the blanket next to him and tucks it around her body. He holds her close but finishes his movie before he picks her up and carries her to bed. She wakes up in the process but she is too tired to say anything. She repositions her head to be more comfortable and just lets Archie carry her.

"Goodnight Ronnie. I love you" he says as he tucks her in.

She mumbles something that sounds like 'I love you too' before she falls back asleep.