A/N: Hey, guys. This was a request by some of my favorite girls in our group chat on Twitter. This will be a two (maybe) three shot just for fun. I hope y'all enjoy it!

Alice Helen Cooper stood there at the bottom of her home staircase, staring at her youngest daughter's guilty expression. Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper and her mother had gotten into yet another fight about her newly present big brother and his strange actions. Betty had been warning Alice about his behavior and she'd come very close to blurting out the secret about him being a webcam boy, but she knew that if she were to reveal that, soon Alice would learn that her 16 year old daughter was, herself, a webcam girl. So, Betty had to find multiple other reasons to make Alice question Chic about his motives and goings-on inside the Cooper residence. She had been failing all along though, since Alice was too obsessed with her baby boy to side with Elizabeth.

"What did you just say?" Alice calmly asked in a very low, deep voice.

"I, um…" Betty cleared her throat, hating herself for always saying too much too fast without thinking first. She had finally blurted out that awful, painful secret to her mother. It was only inevitable since Betty found herself constantly thinking about her father's affair every moment her mother stepped into the same room with her. Of course during a massive fight between the mother and daughter, it would just slip right out of her mouth.

"Elizabeth Susan Cooper…." Alice's hands rested on her hips, her back to the stairs and her head slightly tilted to one side. She spoke slowly so as not to give herself a heart attack as she felt it pounding harder through her chest. "What….did you just…..say?" She asked once more.

Betty's eyes teared up, but she fought back her tears and rolled her eyes. She took in a very deep breath before responding. "I said Dad has been having an affair." She spoke slowly as well, hoping her mother wouldn't explode in front of her.

"What was the name you said?" Alice took one step closer to her youngest. "Penelope Blossom? That harlot?"

"She's not a harlot, Mom." Betty crossed her arms over her chest.

Alice placed a hand under her daughter's chin. "Oh, Elizabeth...you have no idea, do you?"

"What?"

"The recently widowed Mrs. Blossom has had no means of financial support since her husband's….oddly suspicious suicide and in order to support her, Cheryl, and that dear old crone, Nana Rose...she's become a….well, for lack of a better word, a whore."

"Mom!"

"It's true, Betty. Men all over town have been paying her for her…...services." She let go of Betty's chin and sighed. "I just can't believe your rotten father is one of them."

"What are you gonna do?" Betty's eyes widened, watching her mom look away from her, thinking hard about something.

"Well, Elizabeth….I'm gonna do the honorable thing...and confront Miss Penelope to find out where her motives stand in this situation." Alice gladly admitted.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about finding out whether or not your father truly is taking part in her illegal activities or if there's more to their relationship than we think."

"Why would you wanna know that, Mom?" The 16 year old wondered with a hint of horror in her tone.

"Because….if your father has just been fooling around with Mrs. Blossom…" She internally laughed at her daughter's look of disgust. "...then I'll know what to discuss with your father about his gross habits….but if they're thinking about more than sexual activity…"

"Mom." Betty closed her eyes and shook her head, hoping this was not a real conversation they were having.

"...And they're in love or something bizarre like that...then I'll be able to get divorce papers in peace without a hint of guilt and knowing that your father and I splitting up would be better for everyone."

"Mom...even if Dad IS doing it for gross reasons, you should still divorce him." Betty happily suggested.

"That's true, Elizabeth….But let me figure things out." Alice sighed again. "I'm heading upstairs to change and then I'm going to Thistle House to confront dear old Penelope Blossom nee Hatton. You and I will continue our discussion about your brother later." She sent Betty a glare before heading up the stairs.

Alice stood outside the door to Thistle House, her chest feeling a bit empty as she remembered the way things were in high school. Before everyone split and became conniving adults, they had their own little gang of friends, just like Betty and Jughead. There was Tom and Sierra, Fred and Hermione. Hiram didn't become a part of their gang until Hermione left Fred for him and FP moved to the Northside, following Alice like a puppy. She had attempted to steer clear of dating after she and FP ended things but Riverdale High's student body had other plans. Her friendship with Penelope and Mary were strongest as the two redheads insisted on taking her under their wings when she left the Serpents and decided to dress and act like a Northsider.

Mary and Penelope taught her how to do her hair and makeup, two things which she never cared about before, and Penelope attempted to give her a new style of clothing before she took it upon herself to find her own preppy girl style to get Hal Cooper's attention. She never really liked the jock types in school, but having the eyes of the most popular baseball player on her at all times, Alice felt her Serpent side burying itself within her. She remembered thoroughly the reason their group of friends broke up and separated. Dating. Dating ruined everything. Besides Fred and Hermione at first….none of the friend group dated. Sure, there was occasional flirting all around but the moment people grew attached to one particular person, things changed.

"Alice." Penelope opened her front door, surprised to see the other Cooper standing there. "Whatever would bring you to my home?" She sighed with a roll of the eyes, wanting nothing more than to spit on the blonde in her doorway.

"Penelope." The widest, evil smile grew upon Alice's face. "So nice to see your face healing well. Too bad that fire didn't burn off your split ends."

"What is it you want, Malice?"

"Oooo, my old nickname. I don't think I've heard you say that since we were 16." Her smile went away when she remembered why they had their falling out to begin with. Hal….it was Hal Cooper who ruined their friendship. Alice went to Penelope for everything. They'd exchange secrets and desires and they'd laugh and cry together. There were even times when they're parents were sick of the other teen because they'd each stay over at each other's house for full weeks. They practically lived at the other's house. But when the time came where Alice had to choose between FP and Hal, Penelope told Alice to forget about both of them and Alice ignored her advice, falling for Hal instead. Penelope Hatton grew angry and spiteful and she eventually dated Clifford Blossom, Hal's mortal enemy in order to make her best friend mad and that's when the Blossom/Cooper feud got to the both of them, ruining everything they had….including their friend group. "Actually, Penelope…." Alice stepped closer to the redhead in the doorway. "I heard what you do for a living now."

"Did you come here to insult me? Or no...did you bring Sheriff Keller to arrest me?" The widow wondered with a hiss in her tone.

"The complete opposite in fact." Alice responded, sending enticing eyes to her ex best friend. "How much do you charge?" She seductively put a hand on the doorframe beside her, leaning in so her face was inches from Penelope's. "I have three hundred dollars, cash."

"Thr-" Penelope's voice cracked and she cleared her throat as her eyes rolled in the back of her head, actually feeling warm because of Alice Cooper. "Three hundred?" She finally choked out.

"Mhm." Alice smiled and slowly nodded. "Can I come in?"

Penelope found herself looking down at Alice's lips and she nervously nodded, stepping aside for her.