No Turning Back [Archie Andrews]

SIX

Lily, Veronica, Betty, Reggie, and Archie all sat on two couches at Cheryl's after party. Reggie and Lily were holding hands. Cheryl stood in front of all of them. "It's game time at Chez Blossom, kiddies. We're going old-school tonight. Seven Minutes in Heaven. Who wants to tryst in the Closet of Love first? My vote is "A" for Archie. Anyone care to second it?" Archie's eyes went wide. "Wait..." Reggie interrupted him. "Yes, Andrews! Yes." Cheryl smiled, and set a bottle on the table. 

"All right. Gather round, kids. Let's see who's riding the ginger stallion tonight." The bottle passed Betty and Veronica, and landed on Lily. Lily gulped. "No, no I'm not doing this." Cheryl fake sighed. "That's up to you. But, if you don't, house rules decree the hostess gets to take your turn." Lily rolled her eyes, and stood up. She then followed Archie into the closet. 

In the closet, Lily looked down at the ground, and Archie looked at the door. Lily sighed. "How long has it been?" Archie looked at his watch. "One minute." Lily sighed, and sat down. Archie sat down next to her. "So, you and Reggie..." Lily took a breath. "Yeah." She looked at Archie, and without thinking, leaned in to kiss him. Archie was shocked, but then kissed her back. 

When the seven minutes were over, Lily stood up, brushed the hair out of her face, and walked out of the closet, with Archie behind her. Reggie stood by the couch, arms folded, eyes narrowed. She walked over to him. "What happened in there?" Lily looked up at him. "Nothing happened. I'm being honest." Reggie glared at Archie. 

Next thing she knew, Veronica was yelling at Cheryl, and she rushed over to them. "What happened?" Veronica sighed. "As soon as you and Archie went into the closet, Betty fled." Lily looked down at the ground. "We should find her." Veronica nodded. 

When Archie caught up to Betty, she looked at him, tears in her eyes. "I'm not going to ask what you did with Lily at Cheryl's. But I'm asking you, right now, if you love me." She looked at the expression on Archie's face. "Or if you love her."