Betty and Jughead looked at each other then back at us. "Well the other day we were looking in the attic and found this old box." Betty and Jughead had a smirk on their faces. "And coming across this box we found some old pictures and clothes may I add." Now Jughead tuned in, "And finding these old memories at the Cooper house we decided to do some digging at the trailer." Fp and I looked at each other worried at what the kids found. They pulled out a small box and put it on the table. "We want nothing more for you to be happy and if this is what it takes then so be it." Betty said leaning into Jugheads side. "Well open it." Jughead said. I reached for the box opening it slowly as music started to play. "Where did you find the box?" I asked looking at the kids. "Well the note inside should tell you." I grabbed the note the read
— Dear Ali,
Today is our 3 year anniversary and I wanted to do something extra special for you. I know it's not as big as you hoped for or as I would hope to give you, but someday we can replace it with the size you deserve. I love you Alice Susanna Smith."—
I could feel my eyes watering and looked over at Fp. "When did you buy this?" "A week before you left." He sounded depressed thinking about the memory. "I'm sorry." I turned my body to face him. "No Ali it's ok. We are here now and our kids seem to be ok with it." He smiled looking across the booth to see no one, but a note.
— we love you both so much and want you to be happy. We are at the trailer and there are clothes for you and my mom at the house. Reservations were made at a specific restaurant that you both love. The card at home will tell you where. Go get ready and we will see you after. Love you both, the kids—
"They are really ok with this aren't they?" Fp said putting his arm around my shoulders. "Ya they are." I smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss. "Well we better get going. We will need time to get ready." I bit my lip and hurried out of the booth into Fps truck. When we go to the house I unlocked the door and started to take off my coat when I felt two arms wrap around my waist. "Can't wait can you Jones." I giggled and leaned my head against his chest to expose my neck. "I've waited 25 years why wait now?" I turned around and connected our lips. "I think I am going to shower." I broke the kiss and smiled. I headed up the stairs and Fp trailed right behind me. I turned on the water and continued our kiss from downstairs. Fp guided me into the shower with his hands around my hips. After the shower I was brushing my hair in the mirror and I could see him getting dressed. He turned back around to face me and caught me staring at him. "Ali I know I'm good looking and everything, but am I that good looking to stare and drool over?" He said walking over and laughing. "Your lucky I like it when your cocky Jones." I smirked and returned to doing my hair. "Did the note say where we were going tonight?" I asked heading over the bed. "Ya actually we are going to Pops." Fp said handing me the note. "Why are the clothes so fancy then?" I grabbed my dress off the bed and put it on. It was a skin tight black dress with a cut out neckline that left a choker around my neck. Betty paired it with some black heels. Fp was wearing a nice button up shirt with some slacks. "Alice do you realise what your wearing?" Fp said staring at me. I looked myself up and down. "No why?" I asked confused. "Well the kids said they found some old clothes. I bought you this dress on one of our anniversaries." "Oh ya I loved it. Still do." I smiled at him. "You ready Ali." "Ya lets go." I held his hand all the way down to the truck. He opened my door and we drove to Pops. betty and Jughead were outside when we arrived. "You guys look great." Betty said opening the door. "Thank you." I said taking Fps hand. "Why does it looked closed?" Fp asked sitting down in a booth. "We may have shut it down for you guys." Jughead smiled. "Ok well Pop will be out soon and we will be at Archies. Have a good night." The kids smiled and went out the door. Fp and I looked at each other and couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. we ate dinner then headed to Fps trailer. "Where are we going?" I asked seeing that he turned the wrong way. "You'll see." He smiled and put his hand on my knee. We arrived at our spot at SweetWater River. "Why do we always end up back here?" I asked while we walked down to the river. "This is our place. It's where we had our first everything. Hell even our first kiss after 25 years." He chuckled. We arrived at our spot and there were candles lit up around a blanket. "Ok I know the kids didn't do this." I said taking a seat next to him. "No, well they helped." He smiled at me. "Wait you knew about all of this?" "Maybe, after the kids found the boxes of our old stuff they came to me for answers and after awhile of talking, this is what we came to." He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer. "You jerk why didn't you tell me?" I asked hitting him in the chest. "Because look at how happy you are tonight." "That's true, but next time you plan something with the kids and it involves me and you don't tell me your going to be in trouble." I bit my lip and straddled his waist. "I love you Forsythe." I whispered into his ear. "I love you too Alice." The rest of the night we stayed in each other's arm and listened to the silence. Tonight was the restart of the past and this time we weren't going to make the same mistakes.
