Emotionless (Reggie Mantle)

Instagram - Party

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harleyhoney The lake is calling and I must go

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"God you look like someone on bay watch...beer?" Andrew asked, when Harley emerged from the water back onto the boat. She nodded, picking up a towel to dry off.

On the boat was Andrew and Harley,and their best friends in Southside: Hunter and Ally. They'd been a couple since before Andrew and Harley started, and had a baby together at home. Ally was the same age as Andrew and Hunter, so it was normal for her and Hunter to have had a baby just a few months ago.

"I need your workout routine. I need to get rid of all this baby fat" Ally said, looking at her stomach, and pinching some of the excess skin.
"You look fine. You just had our baby" Hunter said trying to appease her, as he rubbed her back.
"Talk to Cheryl Blossom. She's cheerleading captain and a total menace if you don't look good" Harley said, as she took a gulp from the beer Andrew had given her. Andrew sat down next to her, picking up her long legs and laying them across his own.

They were all just chilling on the boat, soaking in the rays in the middle of the lake. There were a bunch of other boats surrounding them, including Harley's father's and his pals. Most of Southside was at this 'party', and it was super relaxing.

"That girl is crazy. How do you stand her?" Ally asked, and Harley just rolled her eyes sighing.
"If she likes you, you're fine and in the clear. If not, well... you're screwed" Harley said honestly, as the group chuckled.
"It's a good thing you're so likeable then" Andrew said, kissing her. Harley smiled into the kiss.

"I'm honestly still shocked you haven't become a crazy woman" Hunter said, jokingly. Harley looked at him and smirked.
"You don't think I already am? Good to know" Harley said, taking another sip and winking while Andrew laughed loudly, holding onto her a bit tighter.

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Riverdale

"Dude did you see Harley's instagram post?" Archie asked Jughead, who just nodded.
Clearly he had seen it, Jughead thought. Who hadn't?
The pair were sitting in the currently empty classroom, waiting for class to begin. Some students were shuffling in.
"Yea" Jughead replied simply, without his sarcastic thoughts.
"You're close with her. Is she seeing anyone?" Archie asked curiously. Jughead looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"You're not serious, are you?" Jughead asked. Archie gave him a look.
"What?" Archie asked surprised.
"You've got Betty in love with you. You're in 'something' with Grundy, and you hooked up with Veronica too. You really want to go for another, and Harley for that matter? Even then, she's so far out of your league" Jughead reasoned, whispering about Grundy.
"She went to homecoming with Reggie, she can't be so far out of my league" Archie commented. Jughead rolled his eyes.
"Only because Veronica and Cheryl basically forced her too. She'd never go willingly" Jughead said, convincingly.
"Yea, I guess so" Archie said, defeatedly. Jughead sighed.
"You've got so many girls, just focus on them" Jughead said, and Archie nodded.
"Thanks Jughead. You always know what to say" He said, and Jughead just chuckled.
"Of course I do" He said, as Veronica and Betty came over to the pair.

"Hello boys" Veronica said, confidently, as she took a seat in another row of desks with Betty at her side. "What were you talking about?"
"Harley's instagram post and how I'd much rather be anywhere but here" Jughead said, covering for his friend. Archie gave him a grateful look.
"Oh yes. I'd love to be there instead of this smelly classroom" Betty said, smiling sarcastically. Archie chuckled.
"I feel like everyone needs a break, especially from that whole scene that went down this morning with Cheryl" Archie said.
"I did not see that one coming" Jughead said honestly.
"I don't think she's guilty of murdering her brother. I think she was just saying she was guilty by covering it up that he didn't go missing on July 4th" Betty reasoned, as the gang nodded.

"Hey I'm really sorry about yesterday, but do any of you know where Harley is?" Reggie asked, coming over to the gang's table at lunchtime. He just stood there, not sitting down and looking at the group.
"At the lake with her father, why?" Betty replied, sighing. Jughead gave him a glare.
"Why do you want to know?" Jughead asked, in a cold tone. Reggie just looked at him.
"I...I just have to talk to her, ok? But thanks" He said, nervously, before walking away.

Harley was his weak spot. Her smile sent him chills down his spine. Reggie couldn't talk to anyone about it because no one knew about the night they shared. No one knew...except for her.
And she didn't want to talk to him.
Reggie was lost. It was like an invisible rope was tightening around his neck. He needed to talk to someone about this.

Instead of heading to get lunch, Reggie headed to the gym. It's where he could always take out his aggression with no repercussions.
Beating the punching bag to almost a pulp, Reggie was getting exhausted quickly.

"Hey, you getting ready for the game?" Moose asked as he came in and began lifting weights alongside him.
"Yea...just getting some feelings out" Reggie said vaguely. Moose looked at him.
"Feelings? What's up?" He asked confused.
"Just...have you ever liked someone, but you couldn't tell anyone? Like the whole things a secret but really you want to tell people?" Reggie tried to say, without saying too much. .
"Yea.... I gotcha man. That sucks" Moose said, as he thought of the Keller kid. Reggie looked to Moose, and smiled slightly.Luckily Moose was to dumb to put the dots together to figure it out, so this worked out in Reggies favor where he could kinda tell someone without rumors spreading. Hopefully Moose wasn't dumb enough to slip up as well...