I Didn't Know Love (Riverdale Fanfiction with Falice)

Close Call

A/N: For the sake of my story, let's pretend that Hal isn't the black hood and he didn't get arrested. 👍🏻

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Alice was very quiet as she made her way into her house. She had to get to her room and into her pajamas as quickly as possible. Betty would be waking up soon, and the last thing Alice wanted to do was explain to Betty where she had been all night.

She slipped through the front door exceptionally well, and even had her feet on the stairs when she heard someone clear their throat from behind her.

The action startled her and she lost her footing. Letting out a small yelp, Alice had fallen backward. Fully expecting to hit the ground, she braved herself for the impact.

But it never came.

Instead, she opened her eyes and found herself looking up at her soon to be ex-husband. He looked down at her almost surprised himself.

"You ok, Al?" Hal asked looking down at her.

Alice flashed him a smile and he helped her back to her feet.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you, Hal."

Hal gave her a puzzling look.

"You just seem kind of jumpy. It's not like you, that's all."

"What do you mean?" she asked. "I've always been jumpy." She insisted. "What are you even doing here, Hal?"

He put his hands up in defense. "Just getting the rest of my stuff. I thought you'd be home and awake, but I got here and you weren't here at all. I shouldn't have been surprised though. I stopped at Pops for coffee before coming over and Hermione said that you and serpent Jones were together last night. I brought you a cup by the way. It's on the island." He said as he pointed toward the kitchen.

Alice sighed.

"Nothing happened, Hal. We were watching a movie and I fell asleep." She explained.

"You don't have to explain anything to me, Alice. We're getting divorced. You're free to do whatever you want with whom ever you desire. I don't like the idea of you and FP Jones together. I didn't like it in high school, I don't like it now. But pretty soon, you won't be my wife anymore, so really, why should I care?" Hal said, clearly getting irritated.

Alice just stared at him in disbelief. Hal was clearly trying to convince himself that he shouldn't care, but that's just not the kind of man he is. And Alice knows that.

"Why are you being so nice and understanding, Hal?" Alice asked, making her way back up the stairs, not waiting for an answer.

After showering and changing into new clothes and doing her hair, she made her way back down the stairs. Much to her surprise, Hal was sitting on the couch sipping his coffee.

"You're still here?" She asked as she passed by him to go to the kitchen.

"Yes," he said as he stood to follow her. "I wanted you to hear my answer."

"Your answer? To what?" She asked, turning to face him.

I'm trying to be nice and understanding because believe it or not, I still love you, Alice."

She scoffed and started chuckling.

"Yeah right, Hal. Stick to your day job. Comedian isn't for you."

He smiled at her.

"I'm serious, Alice. I know it's hard to believe, I was a terrible husband to you, but I'm serious in saying that I've only wanted what's best for you and our family."

Alice was surprised at how well she was suppressing her emotions.

"So telling me that I wasn't ready to be a mother and making me give my son away was what was best for me? For our family?"

Hal looked down at his feet.

"That was a mistake, Alice. We were both so young. And I was angry with you for getting pregnant with FP's baby. It was more about me than you. I wasn't thinking about you then. I should have been."

Alice didn't know how much more she could take. Tears began to fall from her eyes and Hal tried go around the island to comfort her.

"No!" Alice spat. "Don't touch me."

"Please don't cry, Alice." He pleaded.

"No," Alice said, pointing at him. "You don't get to do that. I've been waiting for you to say those things for years, our whole marriage. I resented you for making me give my son away. I waited for you to say everything I needed to hear so that our marriage could work. I gave birth to your children and you still fell out of love with me. I waited for three years for you to want me again and nothing changed. We agreed to get divorced, finally, because there's no sense in being in a loveless marriage. Especially since I knew that there was a man who has loved me forever that I abandoned because I thought I loved you. And you were my way out of the south side. And NOW, when I'm finally happy again, you say these things, and I can tell that you're sincere. It's too late for me to want to fix things with you, Hal."

Alice raised her voice a bit, but not to a yell as to not wake Betty up.

Hal shook his head.

"I didn't say it because I want to fix things, Alice. I said it to give you closure. I know that I'm the reason you've been unhappy and I wanted you to know that I'm taking full responsibility for it. You deserve happiness, Alice Smith. Happiness that I don't know how to give you. If that serpent scum-"

Alice glared at him.

"Sorry, If FP makes you happy then be with him."

After a moment of silence and looks at one another, Alice walked around the island and wrapped her arms around Hal's neck. He was hesitant, but wrapped his arms around her torso. He put his lips on her shoulder and inhaled her scent.

"I'm going to miss you." He said into her shoulder.

She gave him a peck on his cheek and they looked at each other.

"We have two children together, we'll see each other all the time." Alice said with a smile.

Just then, Betty walked into the kitchen and saw her parents in their embrace. She stopped in her tracks and got a big smile on her face. It had been so long since she'd seen her parents get along.

"Oooo, does this mean you guys aren't getting divorced?" She asked.

The adults looked at their daughter and looked at each other. Noticing they were still holding onto each other, Hal kissed Alice on the cheek and pulled away. She rubbed her hands on her skirt and wrapped her arms around her torso.

Alice watched as Hal kissed Betty on the forehead and walked to the front door.

"See you girls later." He said, as he closed the door behind him.

Betty looked at her mother with a smile.

"No, Elizabeth. We are not getting back together, but we're your parents and it's important to both your father and I to make sure that we stay civil about all things regarding our children."

"You guys were hugging. You're still in love." Betty said sweetly.

Alice threw a dish towel at her daughter and chuckled.

"You're going to be late for school. I'm sure Jughead is waiting for you."

"Okay, okay. Love you mom." Betty says as she hugs her mother.

"Goodbye, Elizabeth."

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A/N: I just really like Hal. Although, not enough to ship Halice. Falice all the way. I just think that Alice deserves happiness and closure. 😭😭