Best Part: Reggie Mantle FF

twenty-five

As Midnight erupts, Diana drunkly comes inside the house while she swings her heels on her two fingers. "Amayla!~~" She sings while floping onto the couch. "I'm back!~~"

Diana hears silence, then drunkly rises from the couch, and scratches her head in confusion.

Back upstairs, Amayla packs luggage while Reggie tries to stop her. "Amayla, you can't just leave Riverdale without an explanation."

"I do have an explanation, My Dad is a liar."

"Maybe he lied for a good reason," He continued. "To protect you."

Amayla pauses for a second, thinking about the word "protect." Was protection lying? Was protection change? Was protection untrustworthy and deceitful? Amayla turns to Reggie with tears in her eyes. "Reggie, I don't know what to think anymore..."

Reggie's eyes soften as he hugs her, resting his chin on her soft head. Amayla cries in his chest while feeling the comfort and warmth of his hug, soothing her tears. Reggie cups Amayla's face and wipes her tears while wipping the wetness of her cheeks with his hands. "I know you're hurt right now, but Mr. Harris definitely came from a place of love. Think about it from his point of view, Amayla..."

Amayla looks down, trying to put herself in Mr. Harris's shoes. The thought was hard, trying to imagine the ability he had to lie in front of his children for so long, but he did it. He lied. "Reggie, he lied to me... he lied to Diana... so did my mom. She had to know, too."

"I know -"

"I need to go to Colorado. I need answers, Reggie. Would you do the same if you were me?"

Reggie closes his eyes and opens them again, and nods. "I would."

"Then why don't you support that?.." She whispers.

Reggie holds her hands and kisses the surface of them while she stares at his action. "I am now."

Amayla smiles and kisses him with all the thankfulness she had in her heart while Reggie kisses her back with all the support he had in his.

"Ew." Reggie and Amayla break the kiss as they stare at Diana at the door, drinking a bottle of water. "You two need to get laid."

Amayla's cheeks redden as she continues packing her suitcase. Reggie clears his throat and looks down, trying to get out of this now awkward conversation.

Diana drunkly walks back to her room and shuts the door. Meanwhile, Amayla pre-shuts her suitcase and walks towards the bed and sits beside Reggie. "I'll call you when I get off the flight in the morning?.."

"No."

Amayla stares at him with confusion. "I'm going with you, I wouldn't forgive myself if you and your sister traveled alone." Reggie says while holding Amayla's hand.

"You are such a good boyfriend, you know that?"

Reggie smiles. "I know."

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After buying three plane tickets and Amayla packing Diana's suitcase and Reggie packing a suitcase while Ms. Mantle had a two hour convo with Reggie about what to do, what not to do, staying safe, and calling her with updates; they finally agreed about him going with his girlfriend to Colorado for important business.

Reggie goes upstairs to Amayla's room, watching her brush her hair. "Hey," he says while walking towards her. "My mom said yes. My bag is packed, and everything is good to go."

"Thank God," Amayla exhales while continuing to brush her hair. "And I got our absences excused and our school work for the days we're going to miss."

Reggie smiles while looking at her, watching her gently brush each hair strand. "Can I try?"

Amayla turns to him and nods while handing him the hairbrush. Reggie sits behind her and starts brushing her hair. Amayla closes her eyes as she feels his fingers rubbing deep in her hair. She then feels Reggie's lips behind her ear, resting a kiss. Amayla feels his lips getting lower and lower by the seconds as she feels her neck being dominated by Reggie's lips.

Amayla closes her eyes as her heart beats faster by the second Reggie kisses her neck any longer. Amayla slowly turns to him and stares into his eyes while leaning in closer to him. With no space left, Amayla kisses Reggie desirely while kissing his chin down to his neck.

Reggie closes his eyes in pleasure and kisses Amayla's cheek, trying to kiss her while Amayla is taking over the line of kisses. "A-amayla wait..." He whispers as he rubs his lips against hers. Amayla backs away, starting to feel worry shiver across her spine.

"What is it?.."

"I don't want to have sex.."

What? "Oh.. I-is it me?"

Reggie bites his lip as he tries to find the words. "I want your first to be special. Not like this.."

Amayla tucks her hair behind her ear while replaying the words Reggie's mouth had splurged. "Am I... not attractive to you?.."

Reggie's eyes widen. "No, of course not! Amayla, you are gorgeous. It's just that I want your first... our first time together to be something you won't regret when you look back from your past.."

Amayla shakes her head. "I won't. How will we know when we want to?..."

Reggie pecks her lips while smiling at her pouting lips. "We just have to wait and see." Amayla warmly smiles and leans further to him and starts kissing his nose. "You" Kiss. "Are" Kiss. "The" Kiss. "Best~" Kiss.

Reggie smiles and starts rubbing his nose against hers, finally feeling relief, hope, and joy for being with Amayla. Amayla was all he thought about day and night. He was finally with someone who wasn't pushing him away and rejected his love away. Amayla swings her legs back and forth while looking up at Reggie. "I can't wait to take you to Colorado. You're going to love the hiking and the food."

"And you."

Amayla smiles and kisses his cheek, laying her head on his shoulder. "I love you too."

"Sorry to interrupt your cheesy love story but why the fuck is my suitcase packed??"

Amayla and Reggie rise from the bed to see non drunk Diana, with her arms crossed against the bedroom door.

Amayla licks her lips and stares at Diana, trying to find the words, but all she could say was:

"We need to talk."