Hell's Only Angel

Thirteen

Adeline's P.O.V

I wished Archie was still here. I knew Veronica wanted Archie to experience the speakeasy with us. It felt weird not having him doing stuff with us.

As I finished up my makeup for the party, I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in," I called out. My dad walked in with Vegas behind him.

"You look beautiful sweetie," Dad tells me.

"Thank you dad," I smiled at him.

"Usually I'd have Archie watching over you but since he's not here at the moment, I should lay the rules," Dad said, chuckling a bit. He never had to talk to me about the rules. Archie always kept an eye on me but since he wasn't here, I guess dad wanted to make sure I was safe.

"Lay them down," I said.

"If something goes wrong, call me," Dad said.

"Of course."

"And if boys are fighting over you, go to Jughead and have him get you back home," Dad told me.

"I will," I nodded.

"Alright."

The doorbell rung making me smile at dad. He walked downstairs to answer the door. I finished my makeup before putting on my heels.

"Adeline, your date is here," Dad called out.

I walked downstairs to see Beckham with a bouquet of flowers and in a suit. Beckham looked at me with wide eyes.

"You look beautiful," Beckham told me.

"Thank you. You look handsome," I smiled.

"These are for you," Beckham said as he handed me the flowers. They had pink roses and pink tulips.

"They're lovely," I smiled at him.

"I know pink is your favorite color so I get them for you," Beckham said.

"That's so sweet of you," I said.

"I can put this in a vase for you. You two go out and have fun," Dad said. I gave him the flowers for him to put them in the vase.

"Have her home before midnight and no drinking or drugs," My dad said.

"Yes sir," Beckham said.

"Bye dad," I said.

"Have fun."

Beckham drove over to Pop's diner where there were a lot of people already. We walked over and I saw Reggie walk over to us.

"Adeline you look beautiful," Reggie smiled.

"Thanks, Reggie."

"Beckham, you look good dude," Reggie said.

"Thanks man," Beckham smiled.

"This way to the party," Reggie said as he walked us over to the entrance of the speakeasy.

Sweet Pea's P.O.V

"Hey, Sweet Pea. Isn't that Adeline?" Fangs told me. I turned around to see Adeline walking down the stairs. I saw the new guy next to her as he helped her get down the stairs.

"Who's that with her?" Fangs asked.

"The new guy," I said, feeling jealous.

I saw Adeline smile at the guy before looking around. Adeline soon made eye contact with me. She quickly looked away before looking back at the guy next to her.

Adeline's P.O.V

"I'm gonna go get us a drink," Beckham told me.

"Okay," I smiled.

"I'll be back," Beckham told me.

"Adeline!" I looked over to see Veronica walking over.

"Hey, Veronica," I smiled.

"You look beautiful. I think you're the only one wearing pink here," Veronica said.

"Thanks. Great speakeasy you're throwing," I tell her.

"Thanks. I see you and Beckham came together," Veronica winked.

"Yeah. We're each other's date," I blushed.

"Cute. I gotta go but I'll see you later," Veronica said.

"Alright."

I started to walk over to the bar until I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see Sweet Pea.

"Hey," Sweet Pea said.

"Hi," I said.

"Can we talk?" He asked me.

"Hey, I got us the drinks," Beckham said. I looked at him and smiled a little.

"Thanks Beckham," I said.

"Hey, I'm Beckham," Beckham said to Sweet Pea. He stuck out his hand for a handshake.

"I'm Sweet Pea," Sweet Pea said without shaking his hand.

"Okay," Beckham said awkwardly before lowering his hand down.

"It was nice to see you," I said awkwardly before grabbing Beckham's hand and walking off. We sat at a table that had a view of the stage.

"Who was that?" Beckham asked me.

"My ex boyfriend," I tell him before taking a sip of my drink.

"What happened?" Beckham asked.

"I don't want to talk about it. Not just yet," I tell him.

"Well when you're ready. I'm here," Beckham tells me.

"Thank you," I smiled.

I saw Hiram Lodge walk in making me upset. I glared at him as Veronica walked him over to a booth.

"Isn't that Hiram Lodge?" Beckham asked me.

"Sadly," I say.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen," Kevin said into a microphone. We all looked over at him to listen to what he had to say.

"On behalf of Veronica Lodge, I thank you, one and all, for coming to the grand opening of La Bonne Nuit. Now, please welcome to the stage, the one and only, Miss Josephine McCoy," Kevin said. I rolled my eyes as she walked up on stage.

As she started to sing, there were silhouette dancers behind her. I took a sip of my drink as I looked around. My head felt light headed as I remember everything that happened last summer.

My visits to Archie as he was held prisoner in a cell. Me walking in on Josie and Sweet Pea after going over to his house. Me crying in my room all alone.

"Hey," I snapped out of my thoughts as I looked over at Beckham.

"You okay?" He asked me as he wiped a tear away. I was crying?

"Yeah," I nodded.

"Do you want to leave?" Beckham asked you.

"Yes please," I nodded. Beckham held his hand out for me. I held his hand before we started walking out.

I made eye contact with Sweet Pea one last time. I could tell that he was sad and hurt. And to be honest, so was I.