Hell's Only Angel

Twenty Nine

Adeline's P.O.V

I heard the front door open making me get out of bed to see who it was. I saw Josie walking up with a drunk Archie. I crossed my arms as I watched her struggle to bring him up the stairs.

"A little help please?" Josie asked. I rolled my eyes before helping her bring Archie to our bathroom. 

"Josie... Adeline... You can't tell Veronica about this," Archie told us as he breathed heavily. 

"Listen up, Andrews. You're in free fall, and I am not having it," Josie said.

"And you're attitude is a no go," I tell him.

"It's time for a literal and metaphoric cold shower," Josie tells him.

"I agree."

"Wait... Wait, Josie! Adeline! Don't..." I turned on the shower and made it cold as possible.

I turned off the shower before crossing my arms at him. 

"Are you going to try to become better?" I asked him.

"Adeline-"

"Wrong answer!" I interrupted before turning the shower again. I looked over at Josie. 

"I'll be back with some of his extra clothes," I tell her before walking off. 

Once I brought back some dry clothes for Archie, I put it on the counter. I watched as Archie stood up from the tub. 

"I'm feeling better. Please don't turn the shower on again," Archie told me. 

"Get sober and we can talk," I tell him before walking out.

I lied in Beckham's bed as I ranted to him about Archie and everything in life. Beckham listened to me as he held me close to him. 

"I just need an out of this town," I tell him. 

"Well once you apply for college, you have the chance to move far away from here. You can move to California and leave everything behind," Beckham tells me.

"I just might do that," I sighed. 

"And I'll join you," Beckham told me. I sat up to look at him.

"What?" 

"I'll join you. You and me. We can move together to California together," Beckham told me.

"What if we break up?" I questioned. 

"Adeline, I am hopelessly in love with you. And I honestly want to be with you for a while. A long while," Beckham smiled at me. I smiled at him before giving him a kiss. 

I heard my phone ring, making me stop kissing Beckham for a moment. I apologized to him before looking down at my phone to see Josie calling me.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Adeline. Archie left your house but I think something's wrong. He said something that made me question and I think you should find him and talk him out of whatever he's doing," Josie told me.

"Do you know where he's going?" I asked, getting out of Beckham's bed. 

"No. He was talking about facing his demons."

I thought about where Archie could be. Then it hit me. 

"I gotta go," I quickly turned to Beckham. "I need you to take me to the hospital."

I ran inside quickly after Beckham dropped me off. I quickly found out where Mr. Lodge was before running to the room. When I rushed in, I saw Archie with a gun.

"Put the gun down, Archie," I tell him.

"I can't do that, Adeline."

"God, how stupid are you? Do you really want to go back to jail?!" 

"He paid someone to shoot dad," Archie told me. 

"I'm pissed off as well, Arch. But this isn't the fucking solution," I hissed at him. Archie looked passed me before putting his gun away. 

"Come here," Archie said before pulling me away. 

We moved by the door where it suddenly opened. I saw some guy in a black mask, holding a gun to Mr. Lodge. Wow, a lot of people really want Mr. Lodge dead. Yet again, I don't blame them. Archie aimed at the guy before shooting him in the arm. I gasped a little before the man left running. 

"You okay, Adeline?" Archie asked me. 

"You are one crazy little shit," I tell him. 

"I have to call Veronica."

"You go ahead. I think I need to find a therapist now," I said. 

"Adeline, I'm sorry I put you through a lot lately. You don't deserve that."

"I'm gonna go home. I'll see you soon," I said. Archie nodded at me. I walked over before giving him a quick hug. When I pulled away, I looked up at Archie. I quickly punched his shoulder, causing Archie to give me a confused look.

"What's that for?" He asked me.

"Cause you're an idiot," I tell him. 

"I deserve that," Archie nodded. I nodded in agreement before walking off.