When I say I love you, its not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I'm in love with what you are, what you do and how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of y...
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Archie is going on with his explanation and apologies, but Veronica just can't bring herself to care. She's still too raw with anger and hurt. With the exception that Betty is in turmoil about her dark side and terrified of her brothers intentions. She makes a note to herself to have a talk with Betty when she's no longer angry, however long that will take. Her eyes are on the back of a grey beanie and she wonders at the thoughts hidden underneath the beanie.
She thinks Jughead must've heard them come in but he hasn't even spared a glance their way. He's pretty deep into thought and she has a brief flash of curiosity if he's thinking about her. Most likely he's thinking of the betrayal committed by the red haired in front of her. She can't get her and Jughead's brief dalliance out of her mind. One week. She wonders if she'll manage to forgive Archie in that space of time. The fire of resentment burning in the pit of her stomach says no.
She knows Jughead more than likely expects her to absolve Archie of his sins pretty quickly but she is not so sure. Archie had made a big impression on her father and had begun a decent into the family business which made her start to realize sometimes light had sharp edges too. Her and Jughead seem to be casualties in Archie and Betty's dance with darkness. But they are angels they don't live in the darkness with her and Jughead.
Jughead had told her he was pulling Betty into his darkness and Veronica knows she's been dragging Archie into hers. All the happening in Riverdale play a role she is sure. There is a vast undercurrent of darkness and evil in the small town brought into even more focus by Jughead and his article about the treacherous General Pickens. Now they were about her father and his motives. It had been blatantly obvious he had a pull on the mayor and she wonders if Jughead will figure it out.
Most likely.
She knows she's on the ethically wrong side but Jughead has told her it's understandable to be in her fathers shadow. However hers cast such a strong one. The same shadow is trying to swallow up one of her...friends?
"Ronnie are you with me?" Archie asks.
"Yeah." She replies. "But I need time Archie."
"How much time? I'll give you some space if you really need it." He says dejectedly.
Of course I need space you fucking idiot? Veronica bites down her tongue to keep the words from spilling as she closes her eyes to temper down her ire. One week, she thinks bitterly. She thinks of the pain Archie would feel knowing she let his best friend explore every inch of her body and all out of spite.
"I don't know, but we might want to refrain from informing Daddy of our intermission if it is just that. I don't want you two at each other's throats again." She says honestly feeling the ice in her veins chilling every muscle in her body until every inch of her being is screaming indifference.
She wonders how her father would react to seeing her in love with Jughead. His tantrum would be epic considering the Serpents protest and the article Jughead had written, not to mention the brewing war the Jones and Lodge families were sure to be taking place in despite her fathers gift horse. Her father had already responded bad to Archie, Jughead would be oh so much worse. She can't help smiling at that. It would never happen, but her and Jughead as a surprisingly more twisted modern Romeo and Juliet sounded amusing. She shakes the absurd fantasy out of her head which she knows Archie has noticed.
