VIPER • the serpent princess

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Ten weeks pregnant today. Sweets and I return home from my check up to find Sherif Keller waiting at our doorstep.

"Can we help you Sherif?" I sigh.

"Pickens head was stolen. Cut off and taken. You two were part of the protest yesterday along with all your Serpent friends. Did you or did you see anyone take the head?" he asks.

"The Serpents didn't take his head. I didn't take his head, Sweet Pea didn't, and we don't know anything about who did. Now can you go?" I respond harshly.

"If you get any information-"

"You'll be the first person I call" I grin, then pushing past him, Sweet Pea and I getting into the trailer and shutting the door hard.

"God he sure does love to blame everything on the damn Serpents" Sweets scoffs, sitting down on the couch.

"Yeah, Toni said he went by her house twice in the same fucking day" I scoff.

"Hey, I've got a surprise for you" he grins.

"What?" I laugh, sitting down on the couch beside him.

"Yeah, and I'm not telling you what it is but you can't be here. So, Toni and Fangs are gonna have out with you at Sweetwater River for the day"

"Sweets! Tell me" I groan, grabbing his wrists, stopping him from walking away.

He leans down, a huge smile on his face and he kiss my lips hard. I kiss back and then when he pulls away smile happily at him.

"I love you, but you gotta leave you right now, so I can plan your surprise which I'm not telling you about" he chuckles.

"Alright, I guess I love you too" I smirk, kissing him quickly again before standing up, grabbing my jacket and leaving the trailer.

When I walk outside and down onto the grass, I see Toni and Fangs awaiting me. I smile, walking over and standing in front of them.

"So, what are we doing?" I ask.

"Chilling at Sweetwater River, eating some junk food, cause you're going to get fat soon anyway" Fangs shrugs.

I hit his shoulder and the three of us start walking to the River.

"You call me fat again I'll rip your balls of Fogarty" I laugh.

"Whatever" he chuckles, "So, you guys get a pesky cop look around your trailer this morning? Again?"

"Yeah, we got the Sherif" I scoff.

"Same" Toni adds annoyed, "No one took the fucking statue head. That's lame"

"Amen" I agree.

Toni and I wait outside of the pizza place whilst Fangs goes in to pick up our pizza. I sit with her and notice she's checking her phone a lot.

"Who's the girl?" I tease.

"I don't know...I don't even know if she's into girls. But there is something about her that drives me crazy"

"Who is it?" I gasp excitedly.

"Cheryl Blossom? I know, a Northsider's, the queen of the Northside pretty much. She's invited me to come over to this girls sleepover she's having at her house" she explains.

"Go! Share the same bed, flirt and try find out if she does like girls" I suggest.

"That's my plan" she smirks.

"Pizza! Two meat lovers! Can I get a hell yeah?" Fangs howls, walking out of the shop.

"No thanks, let's just go eat you idiot" I laugh, then the three off us continue walking to Sweetwater River.

After spending the day with Fangs and Toni, it's finally time I get to go home. Toni was so giddy and excited when she said goodbye to me, so I know whatever Sweet Pea is up to she loves it. I know on the trailer door and Sweets opens it, moving so fast and covering my eyes with his hand.

"Oh my god Sweets! That scared me!" I laugh.

"Alright come on in. I hope you like this, if you don't I can return anything-"

"Return? Sweets what is it?" I chuckle confused.

"Alright, here you go"

He moves his hand and my jaw drops when I see what is in front of me. It's the living area of the trailer. Except it's not dirty, it's not messy with old stolen furniture. There is a new couch, a new coffee table and the tv has an actually cabinet it sits on. Then further down where there was a waste of space and useless book case, is a beautiful crib. It has a mobile hanging from the roof above it, a teddy bear inside. Along the wall has photos, of me and Sweets, Toni, Fangs, FP, me and Jughead. Photos of us from when we were little kids to now. The windows have curtains, actual curtains. I turn around and see we have an two seater dinning table, instead of a camping table and fold out chairs. Also a baby high chair. Sure, the furniture isn't first class and is clearly second hand. But it's new. It's perfect and Sweet Pea did it all. I look to him shocked, tears are down my cheeks.

"You did all of this?" I gasp surprised.

"You're my family Casey. This baby is going to be our family too, so the trailer needs to be set for a family of three" he grins, "Do you like it?"

"Like it? Sweet Pea I love it" I smile, "I love you so much, thank you, for being so kind hearted and handsome"

I put my hands on his cheeks, then pull him down to my lips and kiss him softly.

"Now that you've got a new couch, I think we have to christen it you know?" I tease playfully, kissing him again, then on his neck.

"Oh yeah" he agrees.

I gasp and start to laugh as he picks me up and carries me over to the couch. He lays me down, takes off his shirt and then starts kissing me again. Before we move further, I grab his face once again and hold him still. Looking into his eyes lustfully.

"I love you Sweet Pea, you're my family, you're my one. I will always love you" I declare.

"I love you too Case" he smiles, then moves his lips and kisses my stomach, "I love you too little baby"