ROYALTY | RIVERDALE

chapter -44

chapter 44 || 044

'hard to believe' 

"Sweet cakes I know you wanted me all to yourself but isn't it kind of selfish to steal me away from my own reunion party?" I asked with a sly smirk on my lips. I knew the kid liked me ever since Fangs slipped up and said something.

It was just a matter of getting my shit together.

He pulled me closer to him so that we were toe to toe now. Of course he had a good foot on me but I could still compete with him a bit. Combat boots are a huge help. 

"I think we deserve this." He nodded as his hand lifted my chin up a bit more. He was gonna have to lean down to kiss me or I'd have to tippy toe. This is all the exercise I'd like to get actually.

His lips captured mine slowly.

I couldn't help the flutter of my eyes making them close.

It wasn't like our first kiss that was rushed and hard. This was different. We were able to take it slow. There wasn't anything for me to run from and there wasn't some stupid masked killer on the loose. Or a woman with a gun.

I pulled away from him with my eyes shut but I could feel his breath on my lips and his forehead against mine.

"You remember what you said to me the night you did the serpent dance?" He questioned and I opened my eyes to find him looking right back at me. I shook my head lightly at him. "You said that you wanted a normal life."

I can't remember exactly what happened after the dance. I remember going outside and talking with Pea but I have no clue what I talked about. Apparently drunk Diana is blabbering Bellamy. That's why I don't get drunk.

"I do. Desperately." I sighed a little bit but he sneaked a peck on my lips which made me smile again. 

"I can't promise you a perfect life, but I can do my best to give you normal." He  whispered so low that if I was just a few inches away I wouldn't have heard it. But I was right in his face, and I heard it clearly.

I snaked my hand up and into his hair and my fingers began playing with the raven locks. I made sure to keep my eyes on him.

"Just give me you and It'll be perfect."

-

FIVE MONTHS LATER

My alarm clock jolted me up from my sleep. 

Today's the day.

My hand slapped the alarm off and I rolled out of bed with a big pep. Today was going to be good and nothing and no one could stop it.

Maybe this attitude got transferred to me as I stayed in the Cooper house. Alice and Betty were always chipper about everything. Glad that it rubbed off on me actually, I could use some of that chip.

I quickly made my way through my morning routine and met them both down stairs in the dinning room. Alice always had breakfast waiting for me and Betty and I'v never been so grateful for it. Eating is such a good thing.