Short Stories

Mommy & Daddy (Falice - Present - Alice's POV)

I looked down in disbelief. I was PREGNANT! After one night with FP Jones, I was pregnant. I didn't know what to do, so I did the one thing that I knew would help. "Mom!" I yelled downstairs and she came running up and into my room. "Yes, Alice?" She asked me and I didn't know what to say, so I just handed her the test. "Oh, Alice..." she said and wrapped her arms around me. I started sobbing into her shoulder and she rubbed my back "I have to ask...is it Hal's baby?" She said and I shook my head to tell her no.

The whole town and the surrounding towns knew of what Hal had done. He was the serial killer of Riverdale and had killed children and adults alike. "Well, that's good, Alice. I'm glad you aren't having another one of his children...but who's is it?" She asked and I looked down, sighing. This could ruin my relationship with Betty and FP's with Jughead. "Mom, I think you already know," I said to her through my tears and she looked at me "FP?" She asked and I once again buried my face in her shoulder to cry. I felt her rub my back and she kissed my head "Shhh, sweetie it will all be alright."

As my mother held me, I heard footsteps on the stairs. There was a knock on the already open door as Betty walked in. "Hey, mom. Hey, grandma." She said before realizing I was crying. "Oh, mom! What's wrong!?" She asked urgently and I had to smile at how worried she looked. I shook my head back and forth to tell my mom I wasn't going to tell Betty quite yet. "I'm still just in kind of a weird place, Betty. Sometimes I just need to cry. And you can too. If you feel like you need to cry or talk, come to me please." I said as I wiped my eyes and noticed my mom was hiding the pregnancy test behind her back.

She nodded and hugged me tightly, "you've been going through so much lately, mom." She said and I nodded "so have you, so remember, even though I've been down lately, I'm still your mom. I'm always here if you need anything." I said and she nodded and then pulled away from our hug. "Mom, is it okay if I invite Jug over for dinner? I know you're going through a lot but I think having more people who support you might help." I thought for a minute before smiling a little "that's fine. Invite FP too." I said and she smiled a little at me trying to be okay with FP. But what she didn't know was that I was more than okay with him. I loved him. I had for 25 years.

As Betty walked out of the room she pulled out her phone and called Jughead. Once she was in her room, my mom turned to me. "Alice, are you going to tell FP?" She asked and I sighed "I don't know yet, mom! I just found out!" I said and started pacing back and forth with a hand on my stomach. "Well I think you should but I'm not going to force you." She said and I sighed "well, of course, I WILL tell him! I just don't know WHEN!" I said and she nodded and smiled a little. "I have to say. I'm excited to have another grandchild. I didn't think I was getting any more from you."

Her saying that made me smile a little. I hadn't really thought of the actual having another baby part yet, just that I'm pregnant with my daughter's boyfriend's dad who also happens to be the love of my life's baby. I smiled a little at my mom and then sat down and texted FP "hey, I hope I'll see you tonight? We need to talk." A few seconds later he replied "of course, we'll be there. Everything okay?" I sighed but knew I had to text back "I hope you'll think it is. But I want to tell you in person." He didn't respond and I didn't text him again. I wanted to relax a little before cooking.

"Mom, I'm gonna take a shower and then get dressed before I cook. Can you give me a little bit? I'm okay now. And thanks for taking care of me." I said and she got up and kissed my head before she walked out. She stopped in my doorway "like you said to Betty, I'm always here for you." And with that, she walked out, leaving me to shower.

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After my shower, I got changed into a pink dress with a white belt and white heels before walking downstairs. It was 4 o'clock and it would probably take me about 2 hours to cook, and they were getting there at 6. But knowing FP he would probably either be 30 minutes early or 30 minutes late.