Riverdale: The Lost Soul

Parenting

April 23rd

Florian and Sebastian were scheduled for April 23rd, and they both lied to their parents they were out going to fitness.
"Seb, can you pas me that napkin, he drooled on me again." Florian said as he was holding the baby after feeding him.
"Here you go." Sebastian handed him the napkin.
CJ hiccuped a few times, making the boys smile.
After they put him in his crib, the two sat down on the bed on the other side of the bunker.
Florian took his boyfriend's hand in his own and stared at their rings.
"Hey Seb?"
"Hmmm?" he nuzzled back.
"You think we're gonna be able to have this one day?"
Sebastian looked up confused, not knowing how to answer the question.
"Someday maybe." he said, smiling.
"Hey, I know you want kids someday, I don't wanna take that away from you." he continued, stroking Florian's cheek with his thumb.
"You're not taking anything away from me, it's just..."
Florian took a deep breath.
"What if we end up with a homophobic surrogate or adoption agency, what if we never get the chance to raise a child simply because we're gay?! What if the nurse who is supposed to give us our kid doesn't support gay couples?! What if we suck at parenting?!"
Sebastian squeezed Florian's hand tightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Trust me, it will be okay, Florian. Our kid will be awesome and smart, even smarter than Ivy's kids will ever be!" he laughed to cheer Florian up.
"You're right. One day we will have the coolest kid ever." The two hugged.
"We can practice with CJ now anyway."

Little did they know they'd become the best parents in the world.

Betty sat at the breakfast table, tapping with her fingers on the table, never missing a beat.
Ivy watched in fascination, scared that her mother had already found out about CJ.
Betty sighed deeply before speaking up.
"Ivy, there's something I have to tell you."
Jughead joined them and Betty continued.
"Your sister escaped the facility she was in last night."
Ivy frowned and smiled, not because it was funny but because she was confused.
"What?"
"She escaped, Ivy, it's not that hard to understand." Jughead almost yelled at her.
"She couldn't have, she can't.."
"Well, she did, and worse, she took another patient with her."
"Who did she take?" Ivy was worried.
"She took a baby, Ivy." Betty said, not saying who the child was.
Ivy decided to act surprised, but she knew what had happened.

"They must think that because Mika escaped the same day we took CJ she took him with her." Ivy announced to the gang, down in the bunker.
"That's good right? This will give us time to think about alibis." Aurelia said.
"Yeah, but what I'm worried about is the fact that Mika escaped the same day we decide to get CJ out."
Florian seemed uncomfortable.
"You mean...she knew?" he asked her.
A silence followed, nobody knowing what to say.
"I hope not."
CJ started wiggling in his crib and Ivy went to lift him up.
"What's wrong, did you have a bad dream?"
The infant kept fussing and pulled Ivy's jacket with his small hands.
"Hey, calm down, you're alright.."
"Give me my baby, Ivy."
Ivy froze at the voice she heard.