Psycho ⚕Riverdale

EIGHTEEN.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

COMING HOME

I stood outside of the prison gates with Jughead and Betty, practically shaking with excitement. I couldn't believe that my dad was getting out. There was a loud buzzer sound and I saw my dad exciting the prison. I quickly ran up to him, jumping into his arms. He wrapped his arm around me tightly ad stroke my hair with the other "I've missed you so much sweetheart" He put an arm out for Jug to join the hug "With my kids again at last. Hey, Betty" He said finally letting go of us and turning to start walking.

"Alice?" He noticed the woman stood leaning on her car waiting to drive us home.

"Is it true what they say about men who have just been released from prison, FP?" She asked crossing her arms.

"What do they say?"

"That they're very sexually frustrated" She said with no emotion on her face.

"Mum!" Betty said awkwardly.

I brought my finger to my mouth and acted as if I was puking making Jughead and Betty chuckle.

There was no more conversation as we got into the car and started the journey to Pops. We each ordered a drink me, betty and Jughead ordering a milkshake of course. "The blackhood is targeting sinners, so I'd watch my back if I were you FP. Especially when you rejoin that gang of hoodlums" Alce said taking a sip of her coffee.

I caught eyes with Jughead who shook his head knowing that her comment would annoy me.

"The serpents aren't hoodlums-" I started only to be interrupted by my dad.

"I'm not going back to the serpents. I thought a lot about this whilst I was in Shankshaw and I'm sone with Serpent life. It's gonna be one last ride for my kids and me, it's too much of a slippery slope for me"

"The Serpents need you dad" Jughead stated only to be ignored.

"And what, pray tell,l will you be doing with all your extra free time FP?" Alice asked rudely.

"Working, Warden Cooper" Dad said sarcastically "I saw a help wanted sign in the window, thought that I'd talk to Pop about picking up some shifts"

"Well let's hope your plans don't com crashing down once you start drinking again"

"Is she serious?" I asked loudly to Betty who shrugged her shoulders in return.

"Actually, i'm in AA. Started in jail, and I don't plan on stopping" He threw back at her proving her wrong.

...

I was sat chilling on the sofa of the trailer watching a movie with Sweet Pea, waiting for Jughead and dad to come back with the food.

"I'm happy that my dad is back, obviously. But I just can't help feeling like something is gonna go wrong like he's gonna go back prison or start drinking again, I feel awful for feeling this way cause I really want to believe that he has changed like he says he has"

Sweet Pea turned to me and took my hands in his "Iz, it's perfectly ok to feel this way. You've had family problems in the past and those feelings aren't just going to go away. Stop beating yourself up about it ok?" I nodded as he rested his hand on my cheek stroking my cheek with his thumb.

The door swung open as my dad stepped in first "Ah Sweet Pea, good to see you. Now would you please move away from my daughter" He said. I rolled my eyes as Sweets instantly moved to the other side of the sofa muttering an apology making Jughead laugh. I stuck my middle finger up at him before grabbing the bag and placing the meals out. I. AM. STARVING.

Me and the boys spent ages trying to convince my dad to come to a party with the Serpents. He was reluctant at first but after a whole lot of convincing and pestering he finally decided to agree.

Jughead got a phone call, he looked at his phone shocked before saying it was Archie and taking it into the hallway. I shared a look at Sweet Pea, us obviously both thinking that that was definitely not Archie. I took some food onto my plate before starting to scoff it down. Jughead finally came back and we sat down eating our food and just talking about anything and everything. It was a nice night. I'm glad dad is home.

...

I was sat at the bar having a gin watching everyone standing around and chatting. It was my dad's party and I was planning on getting very drunk, this was my third drink and I failed to eat anything for dinner so I highly doubt it will take much longer.

After a couple more, I was stood in the centre of the bar dancing to practically no music. Sweet Pea grabbed me from behind "Well someone has had a bit too much to drink"

I giggled before bringing him into a kiss. The music suddenly changed so we turned to the stage. And there was someone doing a dance. And that someone was the last person I ever thought would be dancing in a bar in front of everyone. Betty Cooper, you never cease to surprise me. The dance was cut short by my dad clambering into the stage and putting his Serpent jacket around Betty.

My dad started to give a speech about his time with the Serpents but I was way too drunk to even listen. I started my way back to the bar when I tripped falling into someone's arms. He was a young Serpent who I'd never seen before "Careful doll" He said smiling he still hadn't taken his hands off my waist when he was suddenly ripped away from me.

"Why the fuck are you touching my girlfriend?" Sweet Pea said squaring up to the boy.

"Sweets, I fell and he caught me just leave it" I said trying to pull him away.

"Sweets? What kind of a name is that?" The boy asked laughing. He didn't get to laugh long before Sweet Pea had pushed him to the ground and was slamming his fist into the boys face repeatedly. Everyone started shouting around us, I tried to grab his arm to make his stop but he ended up elbowing me in the face causing me to fall backwards. he instantly stopped what he was doing and turned to where I was holding my nose as it started to bleed profusely. "Iz, shit, I'm so sorry" He tried to reach out for me but Jughead and my dad were already in front of me making sure I was ok.