Emily Keller-A Jughead love story (Book two) *Discontinued*

Two

Emily's POV
" Wait, Archie's where?" I asked Veronica as she walked into the waiting room without him.
" At the sheriff's station, doing a line-up. He asked me to come be here with Fred until he gets back." She answered
" Well, that's gonna be traumatizing for him. We should go down there." Betty said
" Wait, actually, can you guys do me a huge favor? Mr. Andrews' wallet is missing. We're thinking it might be at Pop's. That, or the guy who shot Fred might have it." Veronica asked looking at me and Jughead
" Well, if it was just some rando robbing Pop's, then he probably took the money and then got rid of the wallet." I said
" Unless it wasn't just some rando. Unless it was premeditated in some way." Jughead said
" What? Is that an actual theory?" Veronica asked
" Not according to Sheriff Keller, but if you ask me, people have grudges. People have enemies.
I mean, think of where we live. Fathers are killing their sons. It's entirely conceivable this was a hit." Jughead said
" Okay, or the wallet's just at Pop's. So we'll check it out, Vee." I said before we walked out. When we got outside I saw Jughead walk over to a motorcycle.
" A motorcycle?" I asked
" Hop on." He said
" Without a helmet?" I asked unsure
" You can use mine." He said handing me his helmet. " Or we can walk. We can take a bus.Or we can call your dad" He said with a smirk
" Oh God No, just go slow, okay?" I said putting on the helmet and sitting behind him.
" Oh. No, no, no. It's actually much more dangerous if we go slow. You are gonna need to hold tight." He said before we left with me clinging to Jughead.

Archie's POV
" Thanks, Reggie." I said free he gave me a cup of water. When I got back to the hospital there was a lot of people here for my dad and I.
" Bulldogs are here for you." He said
" And so are the Pussycats." Josie said walking up to us with Val and Melody. " We're sending your dad our prayers and giving him as many of our nine lives as he needs."
" Thanks, Josie." I said
" Veronica said that you were down at the sheriff's station? That maybe they got the guy?" She asked
" Yeah, but it wasn't him. He's still out there." I said sadly.
" Archie." Someone said from behind me. I turned around to see Mr Masters. " He's in Room 12, you can see him now." He said
" Okay, great." I said
" Listen, he hasn't woken up yet. But talk to him, coax him back. Keep it positive. Honestly, that could make all the difference." He said before we both headed our separate ways. I walked into the room to see my dad lying on the bed.
" Dad. I don't know if you can hear me." I said sitting down on the chair next to him. "Hopefully you can. I'm only supposed to talk about good things, which Kinda limits my options, but What can I tell you?" I asked sighing

" I'm doing it, Dad. I'm asking her tonight." Archie says showing his dad the engagement ring.
" Wow. Would you look at that. You know, Veronica's gonna love it." Mr Andrews says
" Well, she better, she picked it out." Archie says with a light laugh
" Yeah, that sounds about right. Pop, you are not gonna believe this. Archie is getting married." Mr Andrews says as Pop walks up to them
" Is that right? Well, well, well. Time dies." He says
" What?" Mr Andrews asks confused

Emily's POV
" Oh, my God" I say once we open the door to Pops there is a giant puddle of blood.
" Sorry, kids, we, uh We're closed today. There was, uh.." Pop started but Jug cut him off
" Pop, we heard about what happened. We just got back from the hospital to look for Mr. Andrews' wallet. It's missing." He said
" Is he.." Pop's started but I cut him off this time
" He's out of surgery. We'll know more when he wakes up." I said
" All right. The police have already looked. But if you wanna double-check, he was in that booth, there." Pop said pointing to the booth.
" So, uh What happened, Pop? From your point of view?" Jughead asked while I went over to the booth to check it.
" I wish I knew." He said with a sigh " As soon as that gun turned off me, I God help me, I dove. I don't even remember calling the police, but I guess I did."
" Hey, how much cash did the creep end up taking, Pop?" Jug asked
" Not a penny." He responded
" I knew it. What kind of thief shoots up a joint and then doesn't take a single dollar bill? He wasn't a thief." Jughead said
" Over the years, this place has been robbed many times. Bricks through the windows, even, during the riots. I've looked plenty of thugs in the eye, but this man His goal was something else. Darker. It was like the Angel of Death had come to Riverdale." Pop said darkly
" Jeez, Pop, lighten up. You sound like the cranky old guy in the Friday the 13th movies. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." Jughead said
" The wallet's not here." I said walking up to them
" Hey, you kids hungry?" Pop asked
" Oh, no, we're good, Pop." I said at the same time Jughead said " Oh, I'm always hungry, yeah." We both looked at each other and Pop said he would get us some food. We sat at the counter and shortly he set to plates and two milkshakes in front of us. I just sat there and started at my food. When I looked over to Jug he was devouring his burger. He took a big bite then turned to look at me.
" In times of crisis, some people lose their appetite. But me, mine increases tenfold." He said " I haven't eaten since last night." He said after a moment.
" I don't want to be thinking about this while Mr. Andrews is how he is But last night, when you put on the Serpent jacket, it meant something, Jug." I said
" Yeah, it meant there were, like, ten biker dudes standing in front of me and I didn't think I could say no." He said
" It fit you like a glove, Jug. Like a second skin.
And the look on your face You weren't acting for the Serpents. And now you're riding a motorcycle, which you've never done." I said
" Emily, I'm not a Serpent, okay? That might be my dad's life, but it's not mine." He said taking my hand in his
" What about your soon-to-be foster family? They're from the Southside." I said worried
" Don't worry. I've actually made a decision about that. They'll cover for me with my social worker, but I'm not even going to be staying with them. I'm gonna be at the trailer. My dad's trailer." He said surprising me
" What? Why?" I asked
" Emily, Archie almost lost his dad. He may still. And facing facts, my dad is going away for a long-ass time. Wearing that jacket and riding his bike, living in the trailer Does mean something. Just kinda hoping that it means I'll always be close to him no matter what." He said
" I don't want to see you get hurt. Or hurting someone else. Not because you did it on purpose, but because that's the Serpents' world. That's how they live. Isn't it?" I asked before turning back to my food.