Here is chapter 3 of Riverdale: The Gang Plus 1. Jesse is introduced to Riverdale as she meets Cheryl, Betty, Archie, and the others. Will would normally be happy, but he has to deal with Archie and Ms. Grundy, and the Twilight Drive-in closing. And he thought the hardest part would be his date with Cheryl. Enjoy!

Rest in Peace Luke Perry. You were gone too soon from this world. Continued well wishes to the family and friends who knew him.

The New Detmer and the Last Picture Show

August 2017

The aftermath of Chuck's suspension and the revelation of his little playbook had reverberated throughout the whole school. It re-established the Blue & Gold in Riverdale, solidified Betty and Veronica's friendship, and also showed that Veronica Lodge was not to be messed with. Hell, hath no fury like a woman scorned. With Chuck's deviant game against women destroyed, things in Riverdale calmed down a bit but now there were new problems. One of which was the information Dilton Doiley gave Betty, Jughead, and Will about the 4th of July and that Ms. Grundy was there that day. That, and given Archie's statement made the whole thing very odd to her and she was determined to get to the bottom of it. And when Betty was set on something, nothing could deter her.

But it was the weekend so that did distract her a bit and even though Will was worried about what she would discover, it was Saturday and he was more focused on his date with Cheryl. He told her he would pick her up at 7:30 and to dress up. Will was at home, having just gotten out of the shower, shaved, and done up with his hair gelled a bit. He was wearing basketball shorts and a white t-shirt at the moment as he walked into the kitchen to get a drink of water.

"Not really the kind of outfit you wear on a date." He heard as he saw Jesse sitting on the couch watching TV with John and Rosaline.

"Very cute." Will said as he grabbed a bottle of water. "Still have a bit of time before I need to get dressed."

"So, where are you taking Cheryl?" Rosaline asked.

"Well, I figured I'd take a page out of dad's book and make it something unique." Will said as John smiled. "Make the first date a night to remember."

"That's my son." John said as Rosaline chuckled.

"So, Greendale is having a themed musical event and dance with a live band. A Charity night to raise some money for worthy causes. And I scored two tickets." Will said as he held up the two tickets. "A night of dancing, good music, and a little refinery and class."

"How can a themed dance be classy? What is it, Victorian era themed?" Jesse asked as Will chuckled.

"Classic Jazz and Swing of the 20's to the 50's. The time of the Rat Pack and Frank Sinatra. And a good chance for me to use the suit I got in New York." Will said as John whistled.

"Whoa, pulling out the big guns." John said.

"Can't slack off when it comes to these kinds of things." Will said as he walked upstairs.

It was around 7 o'clock as Jesse, John, and Rosaline were having dinner in the kitchen when they heard music playing. It was Frank Sinatra's The Good Life playing over some kind of phone speaker as they heard Will come down the stairs.

And in case you wonder why? Well just wake up and kiss that good life goodbye!

They all looked and watched as Will walked down the stairs dressed up in a fancy three-piece dark blue suit with a white button-up, a dark blue vest and matching tie. His jacket and pants were simple plain weave in dark blue with a pocket square and to complete the outfit, he was holding a fedora in his hand minus a feather. He walked down the stairs, exuding confidence, and pride as he stood in front of them, flipped the hat on his hand before placing it on his head and notching the front a bit. It was like he was ripped out the late 40s and placed right there in front of them.

"What do you think?" Will asked as they all took a second.

"You look like a cartoon." Jesse said as Will looked at her.

"This is classic Rat Pack. Class and elegance." Will said as he fixed his tie and hat. "Besides, the dance is perfect for me to wear this."

"Well I think you look incredible." Rosaline said as John walked up and help him fix his tie and made sure he looked good.

"She's right. Cheryl won't know what hit her." John said as Will smiled.

"Thanks. Don't wait up." Will said as he grabbed his car keys and drove to pick Cheryl up.

Cheryl was in her room, sitting in front of a mirror as she did her makeup. She was wearing a beautiful red off-shoulder gown and a red gem necklace. She finished her lipstick as she got a text from Will saying that he was here. She finished her makeup, grabbed her clutch, and walked downstairs, her heels clicking on the wooden stairs of Thornhill, but no one was there to hear them as her parents and her nana were gone for the weekend. She opened the front door and saw Will leaning against the frame with his fedora on. He smiled at her as he looked like something taken right out of a 1940's noir film.

"Evening, gorgeous. What brings a dame like you out on a night like this?" Will asked, in a film noir-esque fashion and tone causing her to chuckle.

"I'm just a lady looking for her man. Perhaps you've seen him?" Cheryl asked, playing along with Will's little game.

"None so far, gorgeous. Just the beautiful angel in front of me. He must be a fool to stand you up." Will replied as Cheryl decided to have a little fun with him.

"Oh, a fool, yes. And not very good looking. To be honest I'm only dating him out of pity." Cheryl said.

"Wow, that stings a little." Will said, breaking character causing her to laugh.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. But that wasn't you. Not the handsome gentleman I see in front of me." Cheryl said as Will smiled.

"Right back at you, gorgeous. Love the dress." Will told her.

"I'll bet you love me out of it." Cheryl said as she kissed him, and he kissed back.

"Oh, getting a little ahead of yourself there, gorgeous. Besides, don't you want to see where the night goes?" Will asked as he pulled a small rose out from behind his back. "I got dressed up for you."

"Oh, and I appreciate that, very much. Nothing more sexy than a man who's willing to go all out for a girl." Cheryl said as Will took off his fedora, twirled it in his hands and put it back on causing her to chuckle. "And I love the hat."

"I was hoping you would. Now, I'm hoping you don't mind a night of good music and dancing, shall we?" Will asked as he held his arm and she happily linked arms. Will drove them to the Greendale Performing arts center where the event was being held in its main ballroom. He valet parked as he and Cheryl walked in to see the ballroom packed with families, elderly patrons and young couples like them. The band was playing classic music from the 20s to 50s and were playing some jazz at the moment as servers walked around with plates of hors d'oeuvres and glasses of wine, water, or other drinks. Everyone there was dressed in suits or dresses as it was an elegant atmosphere.

"I know it's not the kind of party we're used to, but I figured we could do with a night of class and elegance. I wanted to pull out all the stops on the first date." Will said as Cheryl smiled.

"And you definitely did." Cheryl said.

"They won't let us drink the good stuff, but I borrowed a flask from Moose. If you want something later." Will said as he opened his jacket slightly to show her the flask.

"Oh, I might take you up on that later but for now why don't you show me if you know your way around the dance floor." Cheryl said as Will smirked.

"I aim to please, gorgeous." Will said as they joined the dozens of other couples on the dance floor as the live band played amazing jazz and swing era music.

Will and Cheryl enjoyed themselves as they danced to some great music and enjoyed some tasty treats. Cheryl, being Cheryl, had them take a few dozen pictures for her Instagram and Will was happy to oblige. They were of the couple together in their nice and beautiful outfits, some with the band in the background and others of them kissing, now definitive proof to the rest of Riverdale that the two were dating. They got some sodas and mixed a bit of the alcohol from Moose's flask so they could enjoy themselves a bit as they danced the night away. For a night, the two had no other worries on their minds and just enjoyed themselves. Around midnight, the dance was just about over and most of the patrons and guests had gone home. Will and Cheryl made their way out of the event and he was perfectly fine to drive them back to Cheryl's. Will pulled up to her house as they walked to the door, Will's jacket around Cheryl to keep her warm.

"Tonight was the best date I've had, Will." Cheryl said as Will smiled.

"I'm glad. And you can expect more dates like that in the future." Will told her.

"Looking forward to it, but the night's not over yet." She said as she grabbed his hat and opened the door. "If you want your hat, you'll have to come and get it."

Will chuckled as he followed her inside and closed the door behind him. Will watched as Cheryl put his hat on and slowly, sensually walked up the stairs as she looked back at him. "What's the matter, handsome? Can't keep up?" Cheryl asked as Will smirked.

"You've seen me on the soccer field, gorgeous. You know I can keep up." Will said as he followed her up the stairs. She then walked into her room and closed the door behind her. Will followed her and opened the door to see her standing there wearing his hat and her heels, but her dress was gone, and she was there in a tantalizing black bra with red lace trimming the edges and a pair of matching panties. "Whoa."

"I know it's not my dress or my River Vixen's uniform…but I thought you'd like it." She said a she slowly walked forward.

"Definitely. Absolutely. All the best words." Will said as she crept up to him.

"Aren't you sweet? I could eat…you…up." Cheryl accentuated each word as her hands made their way to his head. "Cheryl Bombshell wants to play now."

She kissed him as Will's heart went from zero to a hundred in a second. This moment was different as the sensation of Cheryl's lip sent a rush through him. He pulled her close, feeling her smooth skin under his fingers as Cheryl ran her fingers through his hair. Both slipped their tongues down each other's throats as Cheryl unbuttoned Will's vest and tossed it aside as she began unbuttoning his shirt. Letting out a small guttural growl, Will picked up Cheryl by her rear as she gasped in shock.

"Oh, I like this side of you." Cheryl said as she wrapped her legs around his waist and he carried her to bed. She kissed him again as she managed to pull his shirt down over his shoulders, as Will backed up and fell on the bed with her on top of him. She kissed him as she opened his shirt and ran her hands down his chest and abs. "Oh, it was nice seeing from afar but much better up close and personal."

"I agree." Will said as he kissed her again and then kissed her neck, causing her to let out a small moan before whispering in her ear. "Cheryl, are you sure you want this? I don't want to push this if you're not ready."

Cheryl pushed him down as she straddled his lap, pulled off his shirt and threw it away. "I've been waiting for this and no one stops me from getting what I want." She said as she kissed him again. "I want this."

"So, do I." Will told her as his hands made their way to her waist and Cheryl stared down at him with lustful eyes.

"Good." She said as she gave him a sultry smile and unclipped her bra. "Now, be a good boy and enjoy."

"Yes, gorgeous." Will said as he leaned up and kissed her as she kissed back. The two went at it like bunny rabbits for hours until they both collapsed from exhaustion and got some much needed rest.

Sunlight shined through a window in the morning to illuminated Cheryl's room and showed what happened. Clothes were scattered all over the place with Will's hat hanging off of Cheryl's desk chair and his jacket sprawled on the floor. The bed was in similar shambles as the blanket was tossed off and pillows all over the place. Will and Cheryl were asleep in bed with a bed sheet covering their modesty. Will was asleep with his left arm resting above his head and Cheryl lying on his chest, her red hair splotched around her. The light shined in Will's eyes as the bright light jerked him awake. He squint his eyes as he raised his free arm to block the sun and let his eyes adjust to the light. When his eyes had adjusted, he removed his hand to see he was in Cheryl's room. He looked around the room as he remembered all of last night, the date and after. He looked down and saw Cheryl sleeping on his chest and he smiled, she looked beautiful. That was the best night of his entire life and quite frankly he was amazed at how long Cheryl lasted. Not to mention how aggressive and in control she was, though given her personality that's nothing new. Thank god they were safe.

He saw his phone on her nightstand so he reached over to check the time and saw it was around noon. He got a text from his dad asking if he was ok from around 9am so he texted him back saying he was fine and was with Cheryl. He also saw that he had dozens of notifications and messages from the pictures that Cheryl posted last night. He was about to check them when he felt Cheryl move. He put his phone down as Cheryl picked her head up and saw Will smiling at her.

"Hey, gorgeous. How'd you sleep?" He asked as she smiled and kissed his chest.

"Oh, like a baby." She said as she leaned up and kissed him as he kissed back. "After the long hours we went at it, it was the best sleep I've had in a long time. You impressed me, Willie."

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Ever since I've known you, you've been so sweet and kind. But last night, you were a beast." Cheryl said as Will kissed her head.

"I hope I didn't hurt you." Will said as Cheryl looked at him lovingly.

"No, not at all. I hope I can expect more nights like that in the future." Cheryl said as Will rolled over, so he was on top causing her to gasp in shock.

"Definitely, gorgeous." Will said as he kissed her, and she kissed back. Cheryl moaned in the kiss as her hands clawed across his back and then to his shoulders as Will moved to her neck, kissing a hickey from last night as Cheryl moaned when he pulled away. "But I think we should call it a night. Or afternoon, if you prefer."

He reached over and showed her his phone and the time of 12:58pm. "Maybe we should get cleaned up and dressed. Maybe grab something to eat." He said.

"That'd be nice. But first…" Cheryl said as she kissed him. She then moved him off as she stood up from the bed and walked to the bathroom, stopping at the door and looking over her shoulder in a seductive manner. "I think a nice, long shower is in order don't you think?"

"Who am I to disagree with a smart and beautiful lady?" Will said as she walked into the bathroom and Will followed her. After a long, long shower the two finally got dressed and Will made them some food in the kitchen. Afterward, Will decided to head home and change into some fresh clothes. Will parked his car as he walked into the house, in his shirt and vest, holding his jacket and his hat perched on his head. He walked in to see Jesse sitting at the kitchen table working on some sheet music and when she saw him, she smirked.

"Hey, late night?" She asked.

"Late morning." He said as he walked over and grabbed a water bottle.

"You know, when I first saw your outfit I thought the entire thing was a little much but after seeing all these photos…" Jesse showed him the reel of photos Cheryl posted last night and stopped on one in particular. It was of Will and Cheryl as they were about to kiss. Will had his hands on her face like a lover would and the way it was shot with the band in the background and the nice lighting made it look like a poster for a romance movie. "guess I was wrong."

"When in doubt, always trust your gut. It's what dad use to say to me all the time." Will said as Jesse nodded. "Besides, I like looking good."

"Good to know. So, now that I'm living here and you and Cheryl are a thing, should I expect to sleep with ear plugs every night?" She asked as Will chuckled nervously.

"Not every night. And if Cheryl is going to be spending the night here, I will be give you advanced notice." Will said as Jesse nodded. "Where are mom and dad?"

"They went food shopping for dinner." Jesse said as Will nodded. He went upstairs to change out of his suit and into some regular clothes of jeans, sneakers, and a black long sleeve shirt. He finished the rest of his homework he had due tomorrow and decided to finish up some sketches in his room. As he sketched, he texted with his friends and Cheryl. He would have gone over but her parents and her nana came back so he decided not to crowd them. But she was planning to head to Pop's later if he wanted to join.

Will finished up some sketches when his parents came home and they had dinner. During dinner, his mother grilled him about the date in an attempt to know more and know more about him. She really wanted to get to know him better. Even though it was still a little weird for him, he was starting to get used to the idea of having his mother around. It was a slow process but a process nevertheless. Will kept most of the details of the date to himself but gave them the broad picture. After helping clean up, he went to Pops with Cheryl and the two just shared a milkshake and enjoyed their last moment of the weekend before school started tomorrow. And Will had a gut feeling that it would be an eventful one. Betty would be on the warpath to figure out why Grundy's car was at Sweetwater River not to mention that Jesse was starting school. He had a lot on his plate.

Line Break xxxxx

The next morning, Will put on a black button up with the sleeves rolled up, jeans, canvass sneakers and jacket then ate breakfast as he waited for Jesse to come down. Jesse then came down wearing black cut-up jeans, a red shirt, an open blue button up over the shirt, her wolf necklace, and boots. She came down with a jacket in hand and her backpack and walked over to grab some cereal.

"Morning." Jesse said as she poured the milk.

"Morning." Will replied as she sat down across from him and the two newly discovered siblings ate breakfast together. When they were both ready, Will drove them to school in his Impala and parked in the school parking lot. They walked into the school as the students there saw Will with a new girl they didn't recognize, and they immediately began gossiping if he was cheating on Cheryl. "Well, this is Riverdale High."

"Huh, lockers, the sound of gossip and teenage hormonal angst. You go to one school you've been to them all." Jesse joked as Will chuckled.

"Riverdale High can surprise you in a few ways." They heard as Will saw Betty walk over to them. "It has its charms and I'm sure Will's shown you a few."

"Hey, Betty." Will said as he hugged her and kissed her head as she happily returned the hug. "I'm glad you're here. I'm guessing you're giving Jesse her tour?"

"I am." Betty said as she looked at Jesse and saw the resemblance to Will and his father. "It's nice to finally meet you."

"Jesse, allow me to introduce to you, Betty Cooper. I've known her since she was in diapers." Will said as Betty slapped his arm causing him to chuckle. "Betty, this is Jesse."

"Hi." Jesse said as she shook Betty's hand.

"It's nice to finally meet you. Will's told me all about you." Betty said.

"Really?" Jesse asked as she looked at her brother. "Like what?"

"Only the good things so far." Betty said.

"Like you're an aspiring musician." They heard as Veronica walked into school and joined them. She got her first good look at Jesse and saw she did look a little like Will and she was very cute. "Guess music runs in the Detmer blood. And instead of Will's handsome charm, you got gorgeous features that'll have the boys here drooling after you."

"The first part was right, the last part was all her." Will said to Jesse. "Jesse, meet Veronica Lodge. Ronnie, this is my sister, Jesse."

"Nice to finally meet you." Veronica said as she shook Jesse's hand. She got a good look at Jesse and how she was dressed. "Wow, you're a female version of Will."

Betty withheld a chuckle as Jesse and Will looked at her funny. "Thanks, Ronnie. I always wanted to know how I would look if I was born a girl." Will joked, sarcastically.

"At least you know you'd look good. Me on the other hand." Jesse shot back as Will playfully chuckled.

"Ha, ha." Will replied.

"Oh, guess she's got Will's funny bone too." Kevin said as he joined them.

"Another of your friends?" Jesse asked as Will nodded.

"Kevin Keller, Jesse Detmer." Will said, introducing the two.

"Kevin's our gay bff and he's yours too now. In case the whole machismo façade Will puts up get to be too much." Veronica joked.

"Hilarious. Just hilarious." Will sarcastically commented as Jesse chuckled.

"This place might not be that bad." She said as Reggie and Moose walked by and saw Jesse.

"Damn, get a load at the new girl." Reggie said as he walked. Will grabbed Reggie's arm and violently turned him around.

"That's not a nice thing to say, Reggie. Apologize, now." Will warned him as Jesse got in between them.

"Easy, Will. I can handle this." Jesse said as Will backed up a bit and she turned to Reggie. "Who are you?"

"Reggie Mantle, hotness. And yourself?" He asked.

"Jesse Detmer." Jesse said as Reggie looked at Will.

"Huh, who knew Detmer had a hottie for a sister." Reggie said as Veronica held Will back from beating Reggie senseless. "So, how about I show you around town? Maybe show you a good time?"

"As much as I would love that, and believe me, nothing in the world would make me happier than an egotistical, chauvinistic pig taking me out on a date in a stupid and misguided attempt to get lucky so he could brag to his friends about how he hooked up with the new girl and judging by your last name, put her on his mantle, I'm gonna have to pass." Jesse said, putting Reggie in his place for all to see. Will and the others had to withhold chuckles and shocked faces which they didn't do that well. "And I for one feel sorry for the girl who actually falls for that kind of attempt at flirting."

"Geez, guess you're like Detmer in more ways than one. Being a bitch is one of them." Reggie said as Will was ready to kill him but Jesse beat him to it by kneeing him in the nuts, causing him to double over in pain, holding his privates.

"Oh." Veronica said as everyone was shocked to see Jesse knee Reggie in the privates. Jesse then grabbed his shoulder as he looked at her.

"Call me a bitch again, and we'll see how much trauma your privates can take before you can't have kids. Ok, pumpkin?" Jesse asked in a both threatening and oddly sweet manner.

"Got it and I'm sorry." Reggie managed to say as Moose grabbed him and they walked away. Everyone in the hall who witnessed what happened just saw the new girl put Mantle in his place.

"Whoa." Will said, shocked at what he just saw.

"If there was any doubt she's your sister, there isn't now." Betty said.

"That's the truth." Veronica agreed with her.

Jesse then turned around and smile. "So, shall we get on with the tour?" She asked as Betty nodded.

"Yeah." Betty said as she escorted Jesse through the school while Will went to his locker and Ronnie followed him.

"So, how was your weekend, Ronnie?" Will asked as he switched out some books.

"Oh, boring, boring, and more boring. Betty and I hung out for a bit but other than that, nothing special. Unlike you and Cheryl who took a time machine back to the forties." Veronica said as she showed him a photo Cheryl posted of them on their date. They were dancing as Will had dipped Cheryl and the photo was taken at just the right time to make it seem like a poster for a dance movie. And it was with the caption, When life knocks you down, the perfect guy sweeps you off your feet. #Perfect date #Bestboyfriendever.

"Oh, nice photo." Will said as he closed his locker.

"Yeah, where was that tux at the semiformal Gatsby?" Veronica asked.

"You know he dies in that book, right?" He asked as she just looked at him, waiting for the answer. "The tux I got at a special store in New York City when I visited to help my dad with the building we designed. And a little much for a semiformal. Besides, I looked good in what I wore. You thought so seeing as how you did kiss me that night."

"Yeah, well you weren't so innocent in that moment either." Veronica said.

"Fair enough. But be honest, if I dressed like that for the dance it would have been a little much." Will said.

"Point, Willikins." Veronica relented. "But you could have worn the hat."

"And I will keep in mind for future events, Ronnie." Will replied.

"Good. I never thought you were a suit person." Veronica said.

"I wouldn't say I'm a suit person but I like looking good. And my dad's a huge fan of Frank Sinatra and the 40s so it kind of influenced me growing up." Will said.

"Oh, that would explain the film-noireseque touches to the suit." Veronica said.

"Of course, Ronnie. The Maltese Falcon, Out of the Past, Strangers on a Train, The Killers: all hallmarks of an excellent film genre." Will said as Veronica was intrigued. "And a genre that's had a modern resurgence but nothing's better than the classics."

"Oh, more and more to the enigma that is Will Detmer, I'm intrigued." Veronica said.

"I'm not a Rubik's cube, Ronnie. Just a regular guy." Will said as they walked through the halls.

"I wouldn't go with regular. You're different, Willikins. And I like different." Veronica said with a smile as Will raised an eyebrow.

"If I didn't know any better, Ronnie, I would think you're flirting with me. And I'm taken at the moment." Will said.

"Oh, Willikins, I think you're just imagining things." Veronica said with a smile.

"Sure I am. I'll see you at lunch." Will said as he saw Cheryl up ahead with Tina and Ginger. He walked ahead and kissed her as she kissed back and a ping of jealousy ran through Veronica. Veronica went to find Betty as Cheryl separated from the kiss. "Morning, beautiful."

"Morning. How come we didn't come to school together?" Cheryl asked as she tugged on his collar. Will reached up and took her hands and kissed them.

"I told you I had to drive Jesse. It's her first day. We came a bit early so Betty could show her around." Will said as he kissed her hands. "But I'll make it up to you, I promise."

"I'll hold you to that, Willikins. Maybe we head to Pop's later tonight?" Cheryl asked.

"Sounds good to me." Will said they walked to Cheryl's locker.

"So, why was Lodge with you?" Cheryl asked.

"Ronnie? We were talking, why?" Will asked as he saw Cheryl's face. "You're not jealous, are you?"

"I'm not jealous." Cheryl said as she turned her head, but Will could tell she was.

"You are. And to think I was going to be the jealous one." Will said as he gently turned Cheryl's head, so she looked at him. "Cheryl, Ronnie's just a friend. And I told her that despite what happened with us, I wanna be with you."

Cheryl looked into his eyes and saw he was telling the truth as Will leaned down and kissed her. Cheryl's heart fluttered as the butterflies in her stomach floated away and she felt like she was floating on clouds. Will then separated as he saw the blush on her face. "Cheryl, I want to be with you and even though I'm friends with Ronnie and Betty or anyone else, I would never leave you. If anything, I'd be worried about you dumping me." Will said.

"Why?" Cheryl asked.

"Cheryl, you're the most beautiful girl in this entire town. Every guy in this school would give up an arm for the chance to go on a date with you. And I'm pretty sure some girls would too." Will said as Cheryl chuckled. "I'm beyond lucky that you said yes when I asked if you could give us a shot. Cheryl Bombshell Blossom is a bombshell. She turns heads in every room she walks into and I'm not worthy to date the fiery and sexy redhead."

"Oh, flattery gets you a long way, Will." Cheryl said as she kissed him, and he kissed back, both of them in full view for everyone else in school. "I don't deserve you."

"We often don't know what we deserve until it hits us. Our date Saturday was the best night of my life. I wouldn't trade it for anything." Will told her.

"Neither would I. You're mine and I'm yours." She said as Will smirked.

"I couldn't agree more." Will said as he backed her up into a locker and kissed her. He then moved to her neck as she moaned in response before she grabbed his face to kiss him again.

Jesse was walking through school with Betty, showing her the classes and giving her some useful information. "So, Riverdale High has plenty of extra-curriculars for you to take on. From sports to academic ones like the school paper, the Blue & Gold, which Will and I run." Betty told her.

"Yeah. I think Cheryl wants me as a cheerleader even though it's not really my thing." Jesse said.

"And it wasn't mine either, but I took a chance and it's been fun so far. You should definitely try out. Veronica and I are on the team, so we can help keep you sane from Cheryl." Betty said.

"Right. How long has she and Will been a thing?" Jesse asked.

"Fairly recently." Betty said as Jesse sighed.

"Great, I have to deal with the newlywed phase of their relationship." Jesse said as Betty chuckled. Betty looked at Jesse and wondered how she was doing with all the big changes in her life.

"How has everything been? I know moving here must have been a huge change along with meeting Will." Betty said as Jesse nodded.

"It's been fine." Jesse said, not really giving Betty any indication as to how she was really doing. "My mom told me about Will when I got older. To be honest, after she applauded and put him on a pedestal for so long, I wasn't sure what to expect."

Betty noted the hint of resentment in Jesse's voice which was understandable. As a younger sibling, there were times when there was jealousy against the older one, especially someone like Will. Someone who is so talented, smart, and well-liked that it's not hard to understand that Jesse might have a little resentment towards him, especially since she's never met him.

"If it helps, I know Will's been busting his back to try and make sure everything was ok for when you started." Betty said as Jesse looked at her. "I think a lot of what makes Will the guy he is, is he's trying to be the person your mom would have been proud of. The son she wouldn't have left."

Jesse thought about it for a minute as Betty explained this to her. "As a fellow younger sibling, I know how hard it is to be compared and held up to your older sibling. But Will's different. He wants to make up for 16 years of not being there. He's looked out for me and my friends since we were born, and he's been an older brother to us. He's looked out for us, kept us safe, and he's even put us before himself. And he really wants to be a brother for you." Betty said as Jesse absorbed all this. "Don't try and compare yourself to Will. He wants to get know Jesse Detmer, just like the rest of us."

Jesse smiled and nodded. "So, what does this school have for music?" Jesse asked as Betty smiled.

Betty took Jesse to her classes for the day as she met her teachers and fellow classmates. Word soon spread that the new girl was in fact Will Detmer's sister. The Alpha Wolf had a sister and rumors and gossip began spreading as to how this was possible. Was she kept hidden her entire life? Did Will's dad have an affair with another woman? The rumors spread and only Will, Jesse, and his friends knew the truth.

Lunch time came as it was nice enough that everyone was eating outside. Will grabbed a small sandwich and grabbed a table as Kevin joined him while they waited for the others. Cheryl soon joined them as she slid next to Will, kissing him on the cheek. Now while Cheryl wasn't exactly someone who joined them for lunch but with her dating Will, she decided to sit next to him. Soon enough Betty, Veronica and Jesse walked over and sat down at the table.

"Hey." Jesse said as they made their way over.

"Hey. Grab a seat." Will said as Jesse sat down next to Kevin across from Will with Veronica deciding to sit down next to her after seeing Cheryl sitting next to Will. Betty and Kevin saw Veronica quickly sit down next Jesse and raised an eyebrow. Betty then sat down next to Will. "So, Jesse, how has Riverdale high been so far?"

"So far, so good. Other than the weird glances and whispers I've been getting." Jesse said as she looked at another table and saw people looking at her.

"That's to be expected. I'm sure everyone's curious as to how you're my sister." Will said as he took a sip of water.

"Tina and Ginger have heard some weird theories. My favorite one is that Jesse is secretly Will's twin sister who he thought was dead." Cheryl said as Will and Jesse looked at each other.

"I don't see it." They both said, causing the others to chuckle.

"Well, I'm sure the truth will spread soon enough so you won't have to live with the rumors for much longer." Kevin said.

"Right and then comes the torrential news storm at my mom." Jesse said.

"We'll help her get through it, Jesse. Don't worry." Veronica told her.

"And I for one will keep an eye on my parents and let you guys know if they're planning anything." Betty said.

"Thanks, Betty." Will said.

"Good, because the last thing Rosaline's gonna need is the Cooper's heckling her while she's here. But there is some good news from me. My parents got in touch with one of the best oncologists in New York City. He'll be here next week." Cheryl said.

"Thank you, Cheryl." Jesse said with a smile as Cheryl smiled back.

"My pleasure." She replied as Will kissed her head and she leaned into his chest.

"You're amazing." Will said as Cheryl leaned up and kissed him.

Veronica picked at her salad as she saw Will kissing Cheryl. Betty looked over and saw the look on Veronica's face and where she was looking. Veronica was jealous of Cheryl being with Will.

"You two need to come up for air sometime soon?" Kevin asked as Will broke away.

"Sorry, Kevin." Will said as he kissed Cheryl's head. "No luck with Moose I'm guessing?"

"Unfortunately, it would seem our respite is done at the moment. Moose is sticking to his perceived heterosexual image." Kevin said as Veronica pat him on the shoulder.

"Sorry, Kevin." Veronica said.

"Well, don't give up. There's someone out there, even in a small town like this." Jesse said.

"Oh, so Will's not the only Detmer who can be comforting." Veronica said as she looked at Will. "Looks like you have some competition there, Willikins."

"There's more than enough room for two Detmers in Riverdale." Will said as Cheryl looked at Veronica.

"If Jesse's anything like Willie, then I think that's for the better. Willie is the best." Cheryl said as she kissed him and then sent a look at Veronica. "One of a kind."

"Like you." Will said as he kissed Cheryl on the head.

"Am I going to have to hose you two down?" Betty asked as Will chuckled.

"Sorry, guys. So, Jesse, have you settled on any kinds of extracurriculars yet?" Will asked.

"I'm hoping that you've thought about the River Vixens?" Cheryl asked.

"I have. And I'll try out. So long as it doesn't interfere with my music, I'll give it a shot." Jesse said.

"Oh boy. Now four River Vixens in my life. I feel outnumbered." Will said as Cheryl chuckled and kissed him on the cheek.

"You should." Cheryl said as Will chuckled. "And if you and Jesse share music and good genetics, then I think dancing is there as well. Come to the gym after school and you can try out."

"I will." Jesse said.

"And that's not all there is at school. Wait until Cheryl introduces you to Josie. Something tells me you and the Pussycats will get along very well." Will said as Cheryl smiled.

"Definitely. Josie and I are BFFs and she's the best musician in Riverdale. You two will get along swimmingly." Cheryl said as Jesse nodded.

"Ok. But I'm not exactly a girl group person." Jesse said. "I'm more comfortable as Beyoncé, not with Destiny's Child."

"Oh, there's a fire in you, Jesse. Nice." Cheryl said as Will chuckled.

"Well, then we need to see your talents on display. There's a Variety Show in a month. You need to sign up for it." Kevin told her.

"Will told me and I'm always up for a good performance." Jesse said.

"Nice but I think what I want to see is a duet with the two Detmer siblings." Kevin said as Jesse and Will looked at each other. "I've heard Will sing and I think a great way to end the Variety show would be an amazing song sung by you two. What do you think?"

"Definitely. You should absolutely do it." Veronica told them.

"I for one want to see my boyfriend up there singing his heart out." Cheryl said as Will looked at Betty who seemed to be in deep though.

"Betty?" Will asked as he followed her line of sight and saw she was looking at Archie who was walking back into school. "Betty?"

"Earth to B?" Veronica said as Betty snapped back. "You ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. And you and Jesse should definitely sing together at the show." Betty said.

"I'm up for it if you are, Jesse." Will said.

"Sure thing." Jesse said as they finished lunch when the bell went off. They walked back inside as Cheryl rejoined Tina and Ginger while Will walked up to Betty.

"Everything ok, Betty?" Will asked.

"Just thinking, that's it. I'll see you later." Betty said as she walked away.

"I've got a bad feeling about this." Will said as he knew Betty figured out Archie's secret about Ms. Grundy.

Will continued through his day and when school was over, he went to the gym to watch Jesse try out for the River Vixens. Jesse was in a River Vixen practice shirt and shorts as some dance music was playing with her dancing along to it, and she was good. She was fluid, graceful, badass and a bit sexy kind of like a mix between Cheryl and Veronica when they danced. Jesse then did a backflip into a split with a little flair as the music ended and everyone clapped and cheered.

"So, how was that?" Jesse asked, huffing a bit as Cheryl smiled.

"Are you a gymnast or something?" Veronica asked.

"I'm just full of surprises." Jesse said with a smirk as Cheryl walked over to Jesse's side.

"Well, I think I speak for all of us when I say that you're definitely a River Vixen." Cheryl said as everyone clapped. "We'll get you fitted for your outfit later. Practice is over early today, River Vixens. That'll be all."

The rest of the Vixens left while Veronica, Betty, and Cheryl stuck around with Jesse. "That was amazing. Where did you learn all that?" Betty asked.

"Growing up, I went through a serious dancing phase. There were some free classes at the local community center and the rest is internet." Jesse told them as she drank some water. "The backflip and split was childhood gymnastics."

"Well it seems like you still have it." Veronica said.

"I'm not sure. That split still hurt." Jesse said as they chuckled. "Are the outfits at least cute?"

"They are. Don't worry about that. Let's get you fitted for one." Cheryl said as she and Jesse walked into the locker room, so she could get fitted as Will walked over.

"Looks like Jesse's fitting in nicely and she's got one thing over me. I can't dance that well." Will said as Veronica and Betty chuckled.

"Oh, I don't know. You seemed to handle yourself pretty well at the dance." Veronica said.

"That's just dance dancing. Dancing like you and the Vixens do is different. I'm better in a crowd than in the spotlight. Besides, I think those moves were because of the booze Mantle spiked the punch with." Will joked. "So, how do you think Jesse's doing?"

Veronica and Betty smiled as they heard how concerned Will was about his new sister. He really wanted to look out for her. "She's doing fine, Will. She's got some friends, and everyone is already loving her. Probably a lot better then when I started." Veronica said.

"Veronica's right. About the first part, not the last one." Betty said.

"She should come with us to Pop's tonight." Veronica said as Will nodded.

"All right. I'll let her know. I'll see you girls later." Will said as he walked over to the locker room and waited for Cheryl and Jesse to finish as he had to drive Jesse home.

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Will drove Jesse back home after school where their parents were waiting for them to see how her first day went. Jesse told them what happened on her first day. She met Will's friends and that she was now a River Vixen. Rosaline was happy that Jesse was settling in and making friends and John was happy that she seemed happy. Given some time, Jesse will get use to Riverdale. Will then told them that Ronnie invited her to head to Pops with them later tonight so now Jesse was starting to develop a Riverdale social life. After Dinner, Will and Jesse went to Pops. Will was there to see Cheryl of course and Jesse could hang out with Betty, Ronnie and Kevin. Jughead was there and he introduced him to Jesse.

Will and Cheryl sat next to each other in a booth, sharing a milkshake and being lovey-dovey while Veronica, Kevin, Jessie, Betty and Jughead were at a booth one row away. Kevin, Veronica, and Jesse were sitting together while Betty and Jughead sat across from them. Jughead was complaining to them about the Twilight Drive-in closing and how it was another loss for the town with the others listening to him rant.

"The Drive-in closing is just one more nail in the coffin that is Riverdale. No, no, forget Riverdale, the coffin of the American Dream. As the godfather of indie cinema, Quentin Tarantino likes to say…" "Please, god. No more Quentin Tarantino references." Kevin stopped Jughead from going off on another tirade as Jesse chuckled while she drank her milkshake. Will really did have some interesting friends.

"What? I'm pissed. And not just about losing my job. The Twilight Drive-in should mean something to us. We should be trying to save it!" Jughead exclaimed in anger as Veronica tried to calm him down.

"In this age of Netflix and VOD, do people really want to watch a movie in a car? I mean, who even goes there?" Veronica asked.

"People who want to buy crack." Kevin told her.

"Wow, guess there is some darkness in this town." Jesse joked.

"It's not just that. Cinephiles love that place, as well as car enthusiasts. Will would be backing me up right now if he wasn't too busy being half of Riverdale's new power couple." Jughead said as everyone turned to see Will next to Cheryl. They were in their booth sipping a milkshake as Will whispered something in to Cheryl's ear that made her laugh. He then kissed her head as she leaned into him.

"As much of a bad experience I've had with Cheryl, it is nice to see Will finally with someone." Kevin said.

"He does seem to be genuinely happy." Betty said, speaking for the first time tonight.

"Cheryl is a little…intense, but she's been really nice to me so far." Jesse said as she looked at Veronica and noticed her looking at Will and Cheryl. Jesse recognized that look on Veronica's face and it was of both jealousy and envy. "Everything ok, Veronica?"

"Huh?" Veronica turned to see Jesse, Kevin, Betty and Jughead looking at her funny. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Really, because you don't look fine." Kevin said, also noting the look on her face. "Feeling a little jealous that Cheryl beat you to him. And who can blame you. If only he was gay."

Kevin sighed as he looked at Will causing Jesse to chuckle. "Sorry, Kevin. I think Will's out of your reach now. But Veronica is something going on with you and Will?" She asked as Veronica looked at them.

"What, no. Will and I are fine. Just friends…friends, pals, classmates." Veronica said in an unconvincing manner.

"Uh huh." Jesse said.

"Veronica's just a little stewed because her Willikins was taken. But to be fair, she had a chance at the dance and she didn't take it." Kevin said as Veronica remembered the night of the dance when she kissed Will and then Archie.

"Well, a lot happened that night that we wish could have gone differently." Veronica said as she sipped her water.

"Wow, it's like a small-town version of Love Actually with a gender swap." Jesse joked as she looked back at Will with Cheryl. "If the Twilight plays those kinds of movies, I wouldn't mind going. For certain kind of movies, you need the atmosphere."

"Well you can say goodbye to that. It's closing because the town owns it but didn't invest it in. So, when an anonymous buyer made Mayor McCoy an offer she couldn't refuse…" "Anonymous buyer?" Veronica asked. "What do they have to hide? No one cares."

"I do." Jughead told her. "Also you guys should all come to closing night. I'm thinking American Graffiti…or is that too obvious?"

"I vote for anything staring Audrey Hepburn. Or Cate Blanchett." Veronica added.

"Or the Talented Mr. Ripley." Kevin said.

"How about Catch me if you can? Or if we want something mind bending, how about Shutter Island?" Jesse asked.

"Oh, I do like some Leo. Betty, your choices?" Kevin asked as Betty seemed a bit spaced out.

"Everything ok, B?" Veronica asked.

"Yeah, I'm just thinking. Um…maybe Rebel without a Cause?" Betty suggested as Jughead chuckled. Hermione then came over with a hamburger plate for Jughead and a basket of onion rings for the table.

"Here you go, kids." She said.

"Thanks mom." Veronica replied as she and Jessie ate some of the onions rings.

Cheryl who sipped her milkshake saw Hermione Lodge walk by. "It's sad and tragic. If I would have known Mama Lodge was working as a waitress at Pop's, I never would have given Veronica a spot on the Vixens. It's off-brand and sends a false message about acceptance." Cheryl said.

"Sure, if it's 1955." Will said as Cheryl gave him a look. "Come on, Cheryl. It's the 21-century. I think it is a little cliché for the whole clique Mean Girls thing nowadays."

"Will, it's important that people are reminded of their place in the social hierarchy of Riverdale." Cheryl said as Will had a coy look in his eyes.

"Well, personally…I always liked to screw with convention. If we went with the social hierarchy mindset, a lot of people would argue we shouldn't be together. Are you having doubts about us?" Will coyly got close as Cheryl smirked and kissed him as he kissed back.

"Never." She said as Will kissed her again.

"Neither do I…no matter what anyone says." Will said as he kissed her head. "You're not getting rid of me."

Cheryl leaned into him as Hermione Lodge walked over. "Can I get you kids anything else?" She asked.

"No, just the check is fine." Will told her as she nodded and put it down. Will then took out a 20-dollar bill and gave it to her.

"Be sure to put all that cash in the register. You are a Lodge after all, and Lodges are known to have sticky fingers." Cheryl told her as Veronica heard this and got up.

"Easy, Cheryl." Will calmed her down and kissed her head. "It's ok, Mrs. Lodge. Keep the change."

"Such a shame a nice boy like Will is with you. Just like your mother you don't know the difference having money and having class." Mrs. Lodge said as she walked away. Veronica had a small smirk on her face as Cheryl kept her face as neutral as possible. Will comforted her and kissed her head.

"Hey…" He turned her head as she looked at him. "I'm with you because I want to be with you. Nothing and no one can change my mind."

She managed a small smile and kissed him as Will kissed back. The door to Pop's dinged opened as some new arrivals walked in. "Now that's an odd combo of people." Will heard Kevin say as he turned around and saw Archie, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Grundy walk in.

"What the hell?" Will said to himself as he saw Betty get up despite Jughead trying to stop her.

"Wait, what's happening?" Kevin asked as Betty walked over and talked to Archie which then led to them going outside to talk.

"Who's the cute redhead?" Jesse asked as Kevin looked at her.

"You too?" He asked as she was confused. "That's Archie Andrews, another one in our little circle of friends. Cute, right?"

"Very." Jesse said as she looked out the window at him and Betty.

"He did the hot guy transformation over the summer, six pack and all." Kevin said as Jesse smirked.

"Cheryl, I'll be right back. I promise." Will kissed her head as he got up. "Don't give Jesse any ideas, Kevin."

Kevin and Jessie looked at him as he walked out of Pop's to see Betty talking to Archie.

"Archie, as your best friend…is there anything you want to tell me?" Betty asked as Archie was confused.

"Uh…I don't think so." Archie replied as Betty sighed.

"Ms. Grundy was a Sweet Water River on July 4th. Were you with her?" Betty asked, hoping not to hear him say yes.

"Did Jughead tell you?" Archie asked as Betty was shocked.

"Jughead knows about this?" Betty asked.

"He's not the only one." Will said as he walked over.

"You knew?" Betty was shocked that Will knew as well and that he didn't say anything.

"Long story and clearly someone needs a reminder of what I said." Will told him as Kevin, Jughead, Jesse, and Veronica were in the diner seeing the tree talk.

"What's happening out there? Do we know? Is it about me?" Veronica asked as Jughead sank into his seat.

"I have a strong inkling. And no, also I'd let it go." Jughead told her.

"Yes, but you're you and I'm me. You do you, girl. I'll be back." Veronica said as she got up.

"Wait for me, I'm coming. I'm curious." Jesse said as she followed Veronica.

"What was it like before Veronica got here?" Kevin asked Jughead who took one of her onion rings. "I honestly cannot remember."

"Betty, listen to me it's not what you're thinking." Archie told her.

"So, it's platonic?" Betty asked as Archie struggled to come up with the words.

"Far from it." Will took out his phone and brought up the picture of the two of them in the music room, almost kissing.

"Dude, get rid of that picture." Archie told him.

"Oh my god. Archie, you and Ms. Grundy are together? Like romantically?" Betty asked.

"Oh my god." They heard as they turned to see Veronica and Jesse walk over to them. "You and your music teacher are having an affair?"

"Wow, I was not expecting that." Jesse said.

"We are…together. Look, I know that sounds bad. But…" "Bad? It's sounds like scandalous." Veronica interrupted him.

"It sounds like jail time to me. Seriously illegal." Jesse said.

"Not for him, for her." Will said as they looked at him. "Law protects the underage individual, but the adult can get minimum of 5 years in jail and up to 25 depending on the circumstances."

"All right, calm down Will. Don't go there." Archie told him.

"Too late, already past that." Will replied.

"Ronnie, a little help here?" Archie asked as Veronica tried to come up with something to say.

"I mean, technically Will is right about this. And ethically, well what is Ms. Grundy to you? Your girlfriend? Your booty tutor?" Veronica asked.

"I don't know. I don't know what to call her." Archie said.

"You said that you were at the river alone. You lied to Sheriff Keller, to all of us. Why? To protect her?" Betty asked.

"Look, she believed in me when no one else did." Archie told them.

"That's a stupid excuse." Will told him. "Archie, I believed in you when you came to tell me about the music thing. Hell, I helped you write those songs and practice. I've always believed in you in whatever you've wanted to do. Betty believes in you and so does Ronnie. So, what? Just because Grundy spreads her legs for you and took you for the whole summer you need to lie to her to protect a sexual predator?"

"Don't talk about her like that." Archie told him, getting aggravated with him.

"Well, it's what she is. And I believe I made myself very clear with her about what would happen if I saw her with you. Clearly my warning didn't work. Maybe this one will." Will said as he turned to walk back into the diner, but Archie grabbed his arm.

"You're not doing that." Archie warned him as Will yanked his arm free and glared at him.

"You're really going to stop me to protect her?" Will asked as Archie got in his face but with Will being taller than him, he was outmatched.

"Guys, take it easy." Veronica said, trying to break them up before they threw fists.

"Will, easy." Jesse tried to calm him down.

"The Archie Andrews I knew growing up, the one I look at like a little brother was smart enough to know right from wrong. Clearly, your summer with her screwed you up if you're willing to protect her." Will told him.

"Will, I'm warning you. Back off." Archie told him.

"You know me better then to ask that. You can't see it but I'm trying to protect you, Archie. This relationship isn't healthy for you." Will told him.

"What do you know about any of this? Just because Cheryl finally agreed to go out with you, it makes you the expert on all relationships?" Archie asked.

"No, but I'm smart enough to understand when that woman is taking advantage of an underage kid and engage in something illegal when I see it and clearly you don't. You're under the age of consent Archie and she's 30. Not good numbers." Will told him. "And the fact that you were willing to protect her and lie to Sheriff Williams about what happened at Sweetwater River aren't good signs, Archie."

"Betty, say something please." Archie said as Betty couldn't form any coherent words and before she could they heard the honking of a car. Said car drove up to Pop's and they saw it was Betty's mom. Betty's mom was about to say hi when she looked at Veronica and Archie.

"Get in the car, Betty. Now." She ordered as Betty did. "What have I told you about Archie and Veronica?"

"Can we just go?" Betty said as Mrs. Copper couldn't drive fast enough.

"Come on, Will. Let's go inside." Jesse said as she took his arm and dragged him back inside.

"Oh, Archie. You're in it deep this time." Veronica said to him before she went back in as well.

"What happened?" Kevin asked.

"Nothing, Kevin." Will told him as he looked over at Grundy who saw him. Will didn't need to say anything as his glare did it for him. He sat back down next to Cheryl who noticed he was on edge.

"Will?" Will turned his head to see Cheryl looking at him with concern. "Everything ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just uh…Archie being stubborn and an idiot." Will said as Cheryl kissed him.

"Guess the chrysalis of puberty only changed his looks instead of his brain. Lucky for me, I have some arm candy that is also smart." Cheryl said as Will began to feel better.

"How lucky am I to have you?" Will asked as Cheryl thought for a moment.

"Very." She said as she kissed him. Cheryl then looked at her phone and saw it was getting late.

"Need to head back?" He asked as she nodded.

"Yes, before mommy dearest losses it." She said as Will nodded and they got up from their booth.

"Jesse, I'm going to give Cheryl a ride home. I'll be back to pick you up." He said as Jesse nodded.

"I can give her a ride back if that's ok?" Kevin said as Will looked at Jesse who nodded.

"Sure thing. Thanks, Kevin." Will replied as he nodded.

"Happy to help. Enjoy yourselves." Kevin said as Will shook his head with a chuckle as he and Cheryl walked out of the diner. They walked over to Will's Impala when Cheryl stopped because she saw Mrs. Lodge talking with a South Side Serpent behind a dumpster.

"Hello, there. I spy with my little eye Hermione Lodge full of secrets." Cheryl said as Will looked and saw Hermione talking to a Serpent who Will recognized. The conversation got very heated and it looked like he was threatening or warning her. "Riddle me this Will, why is Veronica's mother having a clandestine tat-a-tat with a Serpent behind a dumpster at Pop's?"

"I don't know but whatever it is, it can't be good." Will said as Cheryl took out her phone and snapped a picture. She looked at it as she adopted a playful smirk on her face. "Come on, let's get out of here."

Will and Cheryl got in his Impala and drove away. He drove through town up to the Blossom Mansion and drove up the long driveway, escorting Cheryl to her front door. "I'll see you tomorrow, babe." Will said as he kissed her, and she kissed back. "Want me to pick you up?"

"No. Josie's picking me up tomorrow. I'll see you later." She said as she kissed him one last time before she walked inside Thornhill with a little sway in her hips. She looked back with a smirk as she closed the door and Will exhaled.

"Whew. She's something." Will said as he got back into his car and drove home, taking his thoughts away from his girlfriend and thinking what the hell FP was doing with Hermione Lodge. What kind of shit were the Serpents up to in North Riverdale with the Lodges and why did he have the sinking feeling it wasn't good.

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The next morning, Will drove him and Jesse in and he immediately went to the Blue & Gold figuring Betty would be there and he was right. He saw her at her desk busy doing some computer work. "Betty." Will said, drawing her attention away from the computer as she quickly hid her notebook like she was caught doing something she wasn't supposed to. "Something you want to share?"

"I'm just doing a little homework that's all." Betty said as Will walked over and sat down on her desk next to the computer. He saw the computer screensaver was on, so he pressed a few buttons and it came back up to show various search attempts for Geraldine Grundy.

"Homework, huh?" Will asked.

"Ok, look. I know how it's going to sound, and I know Archie cares about her, but I want to investigate Miss Grundy." Betty stood up and she was in full Nancy Drew mode.

"Betty—" "I know how it must sound to come from me that I'm just doing this because things didn't work out between me and Archie but it's not." Betty interrupted him before he could say his sentence.

"Betty—" "And I know how incredibly dangerous it is for him to be with her but she's a high school teacher who's sleeping with a high school boy and who knows what else she's done." Betty said, once again interrupting Will.

"Betty! —" "And she got Archie to lie to the Sheriff about being at Sweetwater River and I don't think it's just because she was with Archie." Betty said.

"BETTY!" Will shouted as he grabbed her and shook her a bit to get her to stop talking. "Stop going all Nancy Drew on me for one second and let me speak."

Betty cleared her throat and calmed down. "Sorry." She said as Will chuckled.

"It's fine. Now, if you'd let me speak I was about to tell you that I'll help look into Grundy." Will told her.

"You will?" Betty asked as Will nodded.

"Definitely. Archie can't see it, but this is for his own good. Something about that woman doesn't add up and if he can't see it then it's up to us to figure it out." Will said as she agree. "Sometimes being a good friend means making the hard choices to help someone."

"And this one will be hard." Betty said as he nodded.

"But we do it together. Besides, a Sherlock is gonna need a Watson." Will joked as she chuckled.

"If your talking about the Robert Downey version of Sherlock, I can see Will passing as a Watson." They heard as they turned to see Jesse standing by the door.

"Jesse, what are you doing here?" Will asked.

"Came to sign up for the Blue & Gold." She said as Will and Betty looked at each other.

"You want to join the paper?" Betty asked.

"Yeah. You know, the voice of the people and all that stuff. Besides, I love getting to the bottom of a good mystery. And this one is a little personal to me." Jesse said as Will and Betty were confused.

"What do you mean personal? You hardly know Archie." Betty said.

"True, I don't know the cute but confused ginger, but I know what he's going through." Jesse said.

"Oh, please tell me I'm about to hear what I think I am about to hear. I don't need the first few memories of my sister to be like that." Will said as he plugged his ears.

"Relax, Will it's not me but someone I knew at my old school." Jesse told him as Will sighed in relief. "He was a friend and he was in a relationship with a female teacher."

"What happened?" Betty asked as Jesse sighed.

"Nothing good. I figured it out and tried to help him, but he wouldn't budge. Eventually it came out and the teacher was sent to jail for statutory rape." Jesse said as she grimaced at the memories she was bringing up. "As for my friend…well, let's just say things got a whole lot worse for him. It got to the point where he and his family had to leave for a fresh start but in this day and age…no where is a fresh start."

"Well, let's help him before that happens." Will said as they nodded.

"Except I've spent all of last night and this morning looking up everything there is and there's practically nothing." Betty said.

"Why not just ask her?" Jesse asked.

"Jesse, that'd kind of get rid of the point of investigating her and helping Archie if we go right up to her and ask her a bunch of questions." Will said.

"True, but we're the school newspaper. It's not uncommon for us to conduct interviews with teachers for articles." Jesse said as Betty and Will looked at each other.

"Are you sure she's your sister because she seems a little smarter than you?" Betty asked as Will as he gave her a look. "I'll go talk to Ms. Grundy about an interview."

"Good idea." Will said as Betty grabbed her bag and left. "Not bad, Jesse. So, why are you helping? Really?"

"Because I saw that despite the tough exterior you put last night, you're really concerned about Archie. And…I want to help. If we're really gonna be siblings, then we need to stick together through the good and the bad." Jesse said as Will smiled. "And hopefully it'll put some points in my corner with the red head."

"Oh, Jesse." Will sighed as he rubbed his forehead.

"What? I have a thing for red heads just like you. And don't think you can tell me who I can or can't date because I'll tell you now that conversation won't be pleasant." Jesse warned him.

"I'm not. I don't have the right to do that to you. But Archie?" Will asked.

"You have your likes, I have mine." Jesse said as she got up and left.

"Good grief. I'm starting to wish I was an only child again." Will said as he grabbed his bag and walked with Jesse.

Kevin and Veronica were chilling in the student lounge before class as Kevin was at the vending machine, bemoaning the fact that he was single and didn't have a date for the Drive-in.

"It's this quintessential rite of passage, making out with your boy or girlfriend at the movies." Kevin said as he grabbed a candy bar and slipped onto the couch in a huff.

"Why don't we go together? I can't promise you any action, but maybe I'll bring you good luck." Veronica said.

"Great. Another night, another hag." Kevin said as Veronica chuckled. Cheryl then walked in wearing a red sleeveless blouse, black skirt, heels and her hair done up in a ponytail.

"Speaking of hags, Veronica it's so devastating to me that your mother has to sink to such unspeakable lows just to keep those knockoff Hermes bags on your arm. What's next, selling her hair extensions?" Cheryl asked, faking concern while Veronica just rolled her eyes.

"My mom's a waitress, Cheryl, not Fantine. And your faux concern reeks of ulterior motive. What is it?" Veronica asked.

"Only to remind you of your place in this school, nay, the town's social hierarchy. And to remind you to stay away from my boyfriend." Cheryl told her.

"Wow, Cheryl. Threatened much? Don't worry. You may be a stock character from a 90's teen movie, but I'm not. And the fact that you want me to stay away from Will suggests that you don't trust him. And no relationship can survive without trust." Veronica retorted with a smirk.

"I trust Will with my life. And our date on Saturday only confirmed that I'm the only girl for him and he's the only guy for me. After all, you have to find the right guy to treat you like the princess you are and he's the only guy in the entire world. But then again you'll never know because you blew your chance. And the night after our date was something to behold as well." Cheryl said with a sweet smile as Veronica just glared at her. "It's you I don't trust to not sink your claws and try to brainwash him. Although after what we both saw last night, I think even he's a little disenfranchised with the Lodge's."

"What are you even talking about?" Veronica asked.

"Just that on our way out we saw your mother have a clandestine meeting with a Serpent in the alley behind Pop's. They were having an extremely heated, intimate discussion. See for yourself." Cheryl said as she showed her and Kevin the photo she took on her phone and it was of Hermione speaking with a Serpent. "Something tells me that even Will's kind heart has limits. Bye."

Cheryl then left as Veronica glared at her before turning to Kevin. "Who or what is a Southside Serpent?"

"They're this gang of bikers who pretty much stays on the south side of town. And thank god, 'cause they're sort of dangerous." Kevin told her. "Drug dealers and petty thieves."

"Then what was my mom doing with one of them?" Veronica asked as Kevin shrugged.

"I don't know. But we do know one guy who was also there. One who still has a soft spot for you." Kevin said as Veronica chuckled. "Hashtag Willonica?"

"I don't think so, Kevin." Veronica said as she left to go to class. The Lunch bell ran and Veronica saw Will at his locker getting some stuff. "Will."

"Ronnie, hey. What's up?" He asked.

"Nothing much, except I got ambushed by your girlfriend this morning and got a very thinly veiled threat to stay away and not sink my claws into you." Veronica said as Will picked up her hand and looked at her nails.

"I think I'll be fine. Nicely manicured and all but I don't think these can cut me." Will joked a she chuckled. "I'll talk to Cheryl. She's a little overprotective."

"Try a lot but if I was in her position, I'd probably be the same way. That's not why I came her. I'm here because she said she saw my mother with a Southside Serpent outside of Pop's and you were there too." Veronica said as Will nodded and he motioned them to walk down the hall. "Kevin told me who they are. Gangsters and such."

"Not all of them but some are. Drugs infest everywhere but the Serpents are also just people who happened to be born on the wrong side of town. They're not all bad. I should know, my dad's friends with some of them." Will told her.

"What?" Veronica asked.

"Relax. My dad's straight as an arrow. He went to school with some of them and once you make friends with a Detmer, nothing shy of killing someone will lose it. But I also saw the conversation and…it wasn't pleasant. It really seemed like he was threatening her about something." Will said.

"Yeah, but about what? We have next to zero money so was it a shake down?" Veronica asked.

"I don't know. But if you're worried you should ask your mom. If it's serious, I can ask my dad and he can step in and maybe get us some answers." Will said as Veronica smiled.

"Thanks, Willikins." Veronica said as she smiled at him. "So, how's everything going?"

"Other than helping Betty get to the bottom of Ms. Grundy, Jesse and I are meeting with some students after school for the showcase. Jesse is thinking she needs a band and besides Josie and the Pussycats, there are other students with musical talent here." Will said as Veronica smiled.

"Oh, well then I can't wait to hear you serenade me with another song at the showcase. If it's anything like Classic then I'll think I'll enjoy it." Veronica said as Will chuckled. "Come on, let's go see B."

Will and Veronica walked into the Blue & Gold to see Jesse sitting with her feet kicked up on a desk as she was busy writing something in a notebook. "Hey, you're not Betty." Jesse said.

"Thanks. Did the Adam's apple or flowing black hair give it away?" Will joked, pointing to him and Veronica causing her to chuckle.

"She said to meet her here about 10 minutes ago." Jesse said.

"Then where is she?" Veronica asked.

"Right here." Betty said as she walked. "And thanks for being here."

"No problem. How'd the interview with Grundy go?" Will asked.

"Other than confirm my suspicions about her, it did give us some new leads to follow up. She was a little dodgy but I got some of the names of the schools she supposedly taught at before coming here." Betty told them.

"What do you mean supposedly?" Veronica asked.

"Well, I did some digging and didn't find anything about her there. And the only other thing is that she taught two other students besides Archie. Tomoko Yoshido and Jason Blossom." Betty said.

"You don't think she was in relationships with them too?" Jesse asked.

"I don't know." Betty said.

"I don't think so. Jason was seeing her last year and he never had that I just got laid expression Archie's been barely able to cover. Plus he was with Polly last year and this was before their breakup. Granted, I can't ask him but I'll ask Cheryl and see if she knows anything. For now, we keep digging on the Grundy front. There has to be some trace of Geraldine Grundy if that really is her name. If not the internet, then maybe City Hall or the Library might have something." Will said as they nodded. "All right, we'll meet up after school to talk our next move. I'll go see Cheryl."

Will walked out of the room as Jesse saw Veronica smile at him when he left. "Everything ok, Veronica?" Jesse asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Veronica said. "Come on, we have a mystery to solve."

Will walked through the halls on his way to find Cheryl and found her in the cafeteria talking to Tina and Ginger. "Cheryl." Will called as she turned to see him and smiled.

"Will." Cheryl said with a smile as she bid Tina and Ginger farewell and walked over to plant a kiss on him which he eagerly reciprocated. "Miss me?"

"You know it, beautiful. But this little meeting isn't just for lunch. I also have some questions for you." Will said as Cheryl looked at him.

"What about?" She asked.

"Betty and I are doing a piece on the teachers of the school and now we're doing one on Ms. Grundy. Jason took lessons with her right?" Will asked as Cheryl nodded.

"Yeah. Jason was always gifted with the piano and Ms. Grundy just helped him hone his skills." Cheryl said.

"Did Jason ever tell you anything about his lessons with her?" He asked.

"No, just that she was good. Although once he did come back from a lesson all flustered and slightly on edge." Cheryl said.

"On edge?" Will asked.

"Yeah, like something happened that he didn't like." Cheryl said. "Actually…it happened and the next day Jason said he stopped his lessons with Ms. Grundy."

"Really?" Will asked as she nodded. "Did he say why?"

"Just that he didn't need a tutor anymore." Cheryl said as she looked at him. "Is everything ok?"

"Yeah, of course. Nothing to worry your pretty red head about." Will said as he kissed her and she kissed back. "So, the drive-in is playing one last movie and I feel that as your boyfriend, our relationship would not be complete without at least one attempt of us under the stars with popcorn and watching an old movie."

"Oh, sounds tempting. What's in it for me?" She asked with a coy smile on her face causing Will to chuckle.

"Whatever you want?" He replied as she kissed him.

"Don't make any promises you can't keep." She said as Will lifted her head.

"Any promise I make to you I'll keep." Will said as she smiled and gave him a tender kiss. "So, is that a yes?"

"I think that's kind of obvious." She joked as she and Will had lunch together. After lunch, they walked to class when Will decided to broach the whole Veronica thing with her.

"So, funny thing happened today, Cheryl. Veronica told me you told her to basically stay away and not sink her claws into me." Will said as Cheryl nodded.

"I did." Cheryl said. "I see the way she looks at you, Will and I don't like it."

"I know, Cheryl. I'm not oblivious to it but you have nothing to worry about. Nothing Veronica can do shy of drugging me is going to make me leave her for you." Will said.

"I wouldn't put it past her." Cheryl said as Will lifted her head so they were looking at each other.

"Hey. I'd never do that to you. I'd rather be dead then ever put you through that." Will told her as she reached up and held his hands.

"Don't even joke about that." Cheryl said as he gingerly kissed her forehead and hugged her.

"I'm not leaving you." Will said as Cheryl leaned into his hug and felt safe. He escorted her to class and the school day went on as usual. After class was over, Will went to the Blue & Gold and saw Betty and Veronica working. "Hey, I spoke to Cheryl and I think I might have gotten her to back off a bit."

"Thanks. Although in her situation I might do the same thing." Veronica said as Will chuckled. "So, did you get anything?"

"Just that I think Ms. Grundy might have tried to make a move on Jason but he wasn't exactly comfortable with it." Will said.

"What do you mean?" Betty asked as Jesse walked in.

"I spoke with Cheryl and she said that Jason took lessons with her for piano. Things seemed fine until he came back from one lesson all flustered and on edge like something happened he wasn't comfortable with." Will told them. "And the next day, he ended his lessons with Grundy."

"So…before Archie, she might have made a pass on Jason Blossom as well?" Veronica asked as Will nodded. "I really do not like this woman."

"At least this Jason guy was smart enough to not get involved." Jesse said.

"Did you guys find anything?" Will asked as Betty sighed.

"I'm still searching but so far nothing." Betty said as he computer beeped with a successful search. "Hang on."

They all walked over and saw an old newspaper obituary for a Geraldine Grundy, a woman in her late 60s. "Well, that thickens the plot." Jesse said.

"So, what does this mean?" Veronica asked.

"That the reason we haven't been able to find anything on Ms. Grundy is that it's not her real name. She stole a dead woman's identity." Will said.

"And the only reason she would do that is if she didn't want people to know who she really is because if they found her now, they'd find a dead woman." Betty said. "Oh my god, what has Archie gotten himself into."

"So, what do we do know?" Jesse asked as Will got an idea.

"Betty, do you mind?" Will asked as Betty got up from the seat so he could use the computer. He turned on the webcam and logged into Skype.

"Will, what are you doing?" Veronica asked.

"Calling for help from people who do this for a living." Will said as he called ESPO951 and waited until the call went through. He waited a few seconds and the video window showed a Latino man at a desk. "Hey, Uncle Espo."

"Little Billy, what's up?" Espo greeted as Will sighed.

"It's Will, Uncle Espo. Has been for most of my life and Billy isn't sticking and neither is Willy." Will told him.

"Ah, you'll get used to it." Espo replied.

"No I won't. Is Ryan there?" Will asked as another man wearing a suit joined Espo in the frame.

"Hey, there Will." Ryan greeted as Will smiled.

"Hey, there Ryan. Keeping Espo out of trouble?" Will asked as a woman walked into frame and bent down so everyone could see her. She was tall, had long flowing brown hair and was beautiful.

"No, that's my job. Hey, Will." The woman said.

"Hey, Kate. Thanks for taking my call." Will said.

"No problem." Espo said as he noticed the girls with him. "Damn, dude. You sure do get around."

"And this is reason why my dad says you're still not married." Will said.

"Believe me, we all know it's the reason." Ryan said as Espo pushed him away.

"Uh, Willikins? Care to do a little introduction?" Veronica asked as Will nodded.

"Sorry, girls allow me to introduce you to some of New York's finest. Detective Javier Esposito, Kevin Ryan and Kate Beckett. Some of New York's finest Homicide detectives. Espo, Kevin, Kate, these are my friends Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and my sister, Jesse Detmer." Will introduce everyone to everyone.

"Hey." The girls said as Espo looked at him funny.

"Sister?" He asked as Will nodded.

"You should really call my dad. He'll explain." Will said as he looked at the girls. "Espo is my godfather. He served with my dad in the military and is basically an uncle. Although, the way he acts he's more of an immature uncle."

"That's very true." Ryan said as Espo shoved him away again.

"And I've met Kevin and Kate multiple times. They're good people and might be able to help us." Will said as the girls nodded. "Sorry to bother you but I could use your help."

"Sure, what's going on?" Espo asked.

"The girls and I are doing an article for our school paper on the teachers and we've…run into some discrepancies." Will said.

"What kind of discrepancies?" Ryan asked.

"Uh, for one. The music teacher here is a little sketchy. Aside from social media pages created a year ago, there's not a lot about her. The school still hired her so obviously she's on the up and up but we're still kind of worried." Will said. "Could you just do a search on her and make sure everything's ok?"

"Sure, but why not ask the local police or the school board?" Espo asked.

"We're not sure if they'd take us seriously. They'd think we're just overreacting. And the sheriff is still preoccupied with Jason Blossom's death. Can you help us?" Betty asked.

"For my godson, of course. Do you have a name or a picture?" Espo asked as Will nodded and attached Ms. Grundy's photo to an email and sent it over. "Ok, I got it. I'll it run through facial recognition and check our database and see if we get anything."

"Thanks, Espo. And do me a favor, don't tell my dad yet. If it's nothing, I don't need the earache he'll give me for getting involved." Will said.

"I'm not sure if I can do that." Espo said.

"You owe me, Espo or I'll tell dad that I took the blame for breaking your TV when it was actually you. All that money he gave you, not to mention the fact you had your godson take the blame might not sit well with him." Will said as Espo gulped.

"Fine. I'll let you know if I find anything." Espo said as he ended the call.

"Whew. All right. Hopefully that'll get us somewhere." Will said as the girls looked at him. "What?"

"When were you going to tell me that you knew actual police?" Betty and Jesse asked.

"When it became relevant. It's not exactly a causal conversation topic. Espo is my godfather, he served with my dad and they've been friends ever since. I've spent a lot of time with him over the years. If there's anything bad about Ms. Grundy, he'll find it." Will told them.

"Those names sound kind of familiar." Veronica said.

"That's because Kate is Detective Kate Beckett, the inspiration for Nikki Heat by Richard Castle." Will said as the girls went wide-eyed. "Yeah, Kate is the detective who works with The Richard Castle and Espo and Ryan work with him as well and inspires the characters Detective Miguel Ochoa and Sean Raley."

"Richard Castle as in the Richard Castle who wrote the Derik Storm series? I went to a book launch party of his." Veronica said.

"How come you never mentioned any of this?" Betty asked.

"Again, you didn't ask. I've met him a few times since he works with Kate and he's cool. A little like a child but cool." Will said. "So, while we wait for Espo to give us something, who wants to tell Archie what we found so far?"

"I have to go speak to my mother about something so I'm out." Veronica said.

"I'll do it." Betty said.

"I'll go with you." Jesse said as Betty nodded. "Having a friend there might help with telling him."

"Ok. After that we wait until Espo finds something." Will said as they nodded and went their separate ways. Will and Jesse went to one of the classrooms to meet with some students about the upcoming performance for the Variety show. For the songs they were thinking of performing, Will and Jesse needed some extra people and for the show they got a drummer, a base player, and a keyboardist. They were some of Will's and Jesse's classmates who were musically inclined and up to performing with them. They'd practice several times a week leading up to the Variety Show to make sure they were all set since they decided to perform two songs. Will was going to do a cover and Jesse was going to perform an original and it was going to be great.

After school, Will dropped Cheryl home after Vixen practice and he went home to do some homework and get some drawing in. A few hours passed, and Will saw it was around 7:30 and Jesse was not back yet. He was about to call her when she beat him to it.

"Jesse, where are you?" Will asked.

"I'm with Betty. Archie didn't take the news of us researching his teacher booty call well. He told us to let this go." Jesse said as he knew Betty wasn't going to let this go.

"Betty didn't let this go, did she? Are you with her right now?" Will asked.

"Yeah, I am. That's why I'm calling. She says she wants to break into Grundy's car to find evidence." Jesse said.

"Wait, what?" Will did a little double take on that. "I told her to wait until Espo got back to us."

"Well, I don't think that is sitting with her right now." Jesse said.

"All right, text me where you are, I'm on my way." Will said as he grabbed his jacket, wallet and keys and drove through town to meet the girls. He parked down the street from Grundy's address so there was a lower risk of her seeing them. He got out and saw Betty and Jesse walk over to him. "Betty, what are you doing?"

"Finding evidence on Ms. Grundy. Come on." Betty said as they walked over to her car and Betty pulled out a thin metal hook.

"Are we really breaking into Ms. Grundy's car?" Jesse asked as Betty put the hook in through the window slot. "How do you even know how to do that?"

"My dad and I fix cars. Thank god she drives an old…" Betty managed to hook the lock and pulled it up to unlock it. She looked at Jesse and Will with a smile as she opened the door.

"Remind me to never let you close to my car, again." Will said as Betty got in the driver's seat and began looking around.

"Betty, right now we are probably breaking a few laws so please tell me why we're doing this?" Jesse asked.

"Because Ms. Grundy has Archie under some kind of sexual spell and he won't listen to reason. We just need to find some evidence that she isn't who she says she is." Betty said as she looked around the car for anything. She reached into the back seat and pulled out a small lock box. "Bingo. Will, do you mind?"

"Aw, what the hell." Will said as he put the box on the roof of the car and pulled out his Swizz Army knife. He took out the lock pick and got to work on opening the lock box. It took a little longer than the gym locker but it eventually ended with the distinct click of a lock opening.

"Awesome." Betty got out of the car and took the lockbox, opening it to see something wrapped in cloth and things like papers and documents. Betty pulled out a Minnesota Driver's license and Ms. Grundy's photo was on it but her name was Jennifer Gibson.

"Oh, my god. Jennifer Gibson? Who the hell is Jennifer Gibson?" Jesse asked as Will looked in the box and removed the cloth and his stomach dropped.

"That's not the only thing in here." Will said as he carefully pulled out a high-powered .44 caliber revolver. "Who the hell is this woman?"

Betty took the cloth and wrapped it around the gun and put it in her bag. They put the driver's license in the lockbox, locked it back up and put it back and made sure everything was back the way it was. They got in Will's car and he drove them to Archie's house. They'd wait and tell him all of this.

An hour later, Archie walked up to his house to see Jesse, Betty, and Will waiting for him. "Oh, god. Please don't tell me you're still on this crazy witch hunt." Archie said.

"It's not a witch hunt and it's not crazy." Betty said as she looked at Jesse and Will who nodded. "We were just in Grundy's car…"

"What? You were in her car?" Archie asked.

"Yeah, and despite the laws we probably broke, thank god we did. We found a gun." Jesse told him.

"What?" Archie asked.

"And an ID with the name Jennifer Gibson. This is proof that Ms. Grundy is not who she says she is." Betty told him.

"Then who is she?" Archie asked.

"Obviously someone who went through a lot of trouble to hide who she is and use a dead woman's identity. Think, Archie none of this is a good sign. What if she actually had something to do with Jason's death? We know he didn't die on 4th of July but a week later and his death showed signs of someone with a serious grudge or emotional conflict. No one ties someone up before shooting them unless it's personal." Will told him as Archie just shook his head. "She had him as a student and tried to start a relationship with him when he rebuffed her advances. She made you lie about him, do everything she could to stop you from going to Sheriff Keller and she has a gun."

"So, does Dilton Doiley, but you never thought he killed Jason?" Archie said.

"Because he doesn't have motive, Archie. Open your eyes and think with your head. Everything about her is a lie." Will told him.

"Ok, whatever her name is, she's not a killer." Archie said.

"You didn't ask her, did you?" Betty asked. "About her name? And why there's no record of her last year? Why not?"

Archie just shook his head and walked into his house. "What's wrong with him?" Betty asked.

"He's doesn't want to open Pandora's office. He's content being blissfully unaware." Will said as he looked at Betty and Jesse. "Ok, no one can know about this. Betty, get rid of that gun and don't say anything to anyone. I'll talk to Espo tomorrow and see what he can get us on Jennifer Gibson."

"All right." Betty said as she walked home and Will drove Jesse home as well. He parked in the driveway as Jesse got out but she saw Will wasn't getting out of the car.

"You coming in?" She asked.

"Later. There's something I need to do right now." Will told her.

"You're not going to confront Grundy now, are you?" She asked as Will shook his head no.

"No, I'm not stupid. There's someone else I need to talk to. I'll be back in half an hour." Will said.

"Ok. I'd think you'd want to spend more time with Cheryl." Jesse said as she walked in.

"If only that's where I was going." Will said as he pulled out of the driveway and began making his way to the south side of town. The Northside and Southside of Riverdale were like night and day. The Northside was prim and proper, full of hope while the Southside was gritty and down on its luck. It's where a lot of the gang violence and drugs occurred in Riverdale and were where people who were down on their luck often resided. Will didn't have any negative opinions on the Southside, Jughead was from Southside and he's his best friend. Will had negative opinions on people, not places.

Will drove through the Southside and pulled his Impala up to a bar named the Whyte Wyrm. The parking lot was filled with motorcycles and guys wearing leather jackets with Serpents on them. The Wyrm was home base for the Southside Serpents. Will grabbed the Taser gun from his glove box and slipped it into his pocket. He got out of the car, locked it and walked into the bar getting a few side glances from the Serpents who were wondering what a Northsider was doing here. Will made his way over to the bar where he saw a girl his age mixing some drinks. Her back was turned and she was wearing boots, black leather pants, a black tank top and a blue flannel cutoff over it and her hair had a light purple mixed in. Will walked over to the bar and leaned against it.

"I don't suppose you can help me find someone?" Will asked as the girl stopped for a bit before she kept mixing drinks.

"Depends on who you're looking for." She said as she still had her back turned.

"That would be a spunky, feisty yet earnest and surprisingly warm-hearted woman who bartends here." Will said as the girl chuckled. "I've known her most of my life and she's a good friend. She's got amazing talent with a camera that could take her places and could easily kick the butt of every guy in here."

"Sounds like quite a girl." She replied.

"And growing up she kept telling me how much of a chicken I was because I couldn't get a girlfriend which just bruised my ego." Will joked as the girl chuckled and turned around.

"Well, we wouldn't want that now, would we?" She asked as Will chuckled.

"How you doing, Toni?" Will asked as Toni smiled back.

"I'm doing good." She replied. This was Antoinette Topaz, or as she preferred, Toni. She was a member of the Southside Serpents and a good friend of Will. Her dad and Will's dad served in the military together so when they got back to Riverdale, they were like brothers and that meant that Will and Toni hung out a lot growing up. They were close and despite growing up on different sides of town, they were still friends and when Toni's dad died, Will and his father looked out for her, even offering to have her move up North with them but Toni was happy on the south side. "So, you here bothering me at work because you're finally admitting your feelings for me and acting on them?"

"That depends, if I said yes, would you accept?" Will asked as Toni chuckled.

"Sorry, wolf but I'm not that easy. You want to go out on a date with me, you'll have to earn it." Toni joked as Will chuckled.

"As much as I would like to try that…I'm spoken for, Toni. Sorry." Will said as Toni raised an eyebrow.

"Really? All the years I've known you and you're finally taken. What changed?" Toni asked.

"A little bit of impulsive actions and tired of seeing an opportunity pass. Why, jealous?" Will asked as Toni chuckled.

"Not gonna give you the satisfaction of answering that. So, who's the lucky girl?" Toni asked as she got some beers and put them on a tray and handed them to a bartender.

"Cheryl Blossom." Will said as Toni chuckled.

"Cheryl Blossom, as in the high and mighty princess of the Northside? Oh, Will what happened to you?" Toni asked as Will chuckled.

"Nothing, Toni. I've known Cheryl as long as I've known you. I think you met her once when we were kids. She's a good person deep down…just in a bad situation at home. Not all Northsiders live the dream. Besides, I have a thing for tough girls with amazing hair. You should know, we're friends." Will joked as Toni chuckled.

"I'll take your word for it." Toni replied.

"How's your grandpa?" Will asked.

"Fine. Still kicking." Toni said.

"That man will outlive all of us." Will said as he looked around the bar. "How are things here?"

"Fine. Business as usual. So what do you really need besides visiting an old friend?" Toni asked as she cleaned a cup with a towel.

"I need to talk to FP." Will said as Toni looked at him.

"What for?" Toni asked.

"It's kind of important. Could you let him know I need to talk to him?" Will asked as Toni thought for a moment.

"Only because it's you." Toni said as she walked over to the phone and called up to FP's office to let him know Will Detmer was here to see him. It was a few seconds and she returned to her job and got a bottle of beer and placed it in front of Will. "On the house."

"I'm good. I don't drink during the week." Will said as Toni chuckled.

"Still the goody-goody Northsider." Toni said. "You should really cut loose one of these days."

"Hopefully I won't need to." Will said as he heard some movement behind him and his gut told him he had trouble. He looked at Toni who was looking behind him. "Problem?"

"I think so. Hope you haven't lost the Detmer's penchant for getting out of trouble?" Toni asked as Will was turned around by a Serpent.

"What the hell are you doing here, Northsider?" He asked as Will fixed his jacket.

"Relax. I'm just here to talk to someone. I'm not here to cause any trouble." Will said as the Serpent got in his face.

"Well you got trouble. We don't want your kind here." He said.

"Hey, Mustang. Back off. He's cool." Toni told him.

"Shut the hell up, Topaz and stay out of this." Mustang said to her.

"Relax, Mustang. I'm not here for trouble. And I'd be careful how you speak to her." Will warned him causing Mustang to chuckle.

"Aw…isn't that cute? The Northsider here wants himself some Southside ass." Mustang said.

"Excuse me?" Toni was offended at that.

"Ok. I'm usually a very calm individual and I came here not to cause trouble but the second you insult a dear friend of mine is where I draw the line. Toni's a serpent just like you and that should afford her some respect." Will told him.

"I'm not going to take any lip from some Northside brat. Now get the hell out of here." Mustang told him.

"Not until I've said my peace and you apologize to Toni." Will warned him.

"I'm not gonna ask again. You've got until the count of five—" Mustang grabbed his arm, but Will yanked it free.

"How about the count of three?!" Will warned him as he got in Mustang's face, ready to fight and his hand was set on his taser.

"One—" "Two..." Will shot back, not backing down from Mustang at all.

"Enough, Mustang!" They heard as they saw FP Jones walking down from the second-floor office with Tall Boy in tow. "If the kid is anything like his father and believe me he is, you don't want to pick a fight with him. Go cool off."

Mustang growled in anger and walked away with the other Serpents as Will let out a sigh of relief. "What the hell were you thinking? Were you trying to get yourself killed?" Toni couldn't believe what she just saw and thought he had lost his mind.

"Relax, Toni. I had the situation under control…" Will lifted up his jacket to show the taser in the inside pocket. "mostly. But thanks for worrying."

"Well, I was right to worry. Mustang would have killed you. Like he literally would have killed you." Toni told him.

"She's right, kid. Mustang's the hot-headed Serpent here and he's not too fond of Northsiders." FP said, having walked over to the bar, and grabbed the beer Will didn't drink. "You're lucky I should up when I did."

"Well, Detmers have been known to be lucky. Normally I wouldn't pick a fight, but no one insults a friend." Will told him causing FP to chuckle.

"I forgot how much you're like your father. What are you doing here, kid?" FP questioned.

"We need to talk." Will said to him as FP drank some of the beer.

"What about kid?" FP asked.

"About why you were at Pop's diner arguing with Hermione Lodge." Will said as FP gave Will a look. Toni who was at the bar doing her job overheard the conversation and couldn't help but be intrigued.

"I don't know what you're talking about, kid." FP replied as Will crossed his arms.

"I saw you there behind the dumpster at Pop's. I even have a photo." Will took out his phone and showed FP the photo Cheryl took. He had her send him a copy. "Normally I would keep my nose out of other people's business except when it might have something to do with my friends and she happens to be the mother of one of them. What's going on, FP?"

"Nothing, kid. I admire your loyalty and drive but stay out of this. This business is something a kid shouldn't be involved with." FP said as he took the beer and walked away.

"I know you've missed some birthday celebrations but I'm not a kid, I'm a legal adult. And you should know me better than to ask me to let it go because I won't." Will told him as FP stopped and looked back at him.

"You're right. I do know you better than that, but you won't find out anything, kid. I admire your drive but leave this alone." FP told him as he finished the beer. "Are you still looking out for my boy?"

"Always." Will replied.

"Good. Keep him out of trouble." FP said as he left. Will leaned back against the bar and sighed in defeat, he was expecting this to be the outcome but he still came anyway to give it a shot. Can't blame a guy for trying.

"Everything ok, Will?" Toni asked as Will sighed.

"No, Toni. FP's up to something and my gut tells me it's gonna backfire bad. I know dangerous business follows the Serpents but this might be different." Will turned around and looked at Toni. "Toni, I know this is a lot to ask but let me know if something's going on."

"If something's going on? Will, something's always going on." Toni told him.

"I know but this is different." Will said as she nodded. "Thanks, Toni."

"No problem." Toni said as she looked at him and saw even with the thing going on with FP he seemed to have a lot on his mind. "Everything ok? You've got that classic Will Detmer I'm gonna get into trouble look on your face."

"Something tells me it's less I'm going to get into trouble and more trouble's gonna find me." Will said as Toni touched his shoulder.

"Hey, you need anything just call, ok?" Toni let him know she was available. "We're friends and nothing's gonna change that. Not even you dating the princess of Riverdale."

"Thanks, Toni. Likewise. You should come up this weekend to hang out or for dinner. I'm sure my dad would be happy to see you and your grandpa again…and you can meet Jesse." Will told her as she was confused.

"Who's Jesse?" Toni asked.

"She's my sister." Will said as Toni was even more confused. "A lot has happened since we last spoke."

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The next day, Will and his friends were back at school. Archie hadn't spoken to them since last night when they told him the truth about Ms. Grundy. Will, Betty, Veronica, Jesse, and Jughead were in the Blue & Gold office in their free period. Jughead was in a bad mood because he spent the past two days trying to speak to Mayor McCoy, Mr. Andrews, and anyone to try and stop the destruction of the Drive-in, if at least delay it but he couldn't do anything. He was sitting in a chair with a pouting expression on his face.

"Sorry, Jughead. I know how much this must have meant to you." Betty said as Jughead nodded.

"Mark this in your calendar as the day everything good in Riverdale died." Jughead said.

"A little melodramatic there, Jughead Jones?" Veronica questioned as she was sitting next to Jesse.

"Oh, leave him be. There's a lot of good memories tied to that place. Among other things." Will said as he looked at Jughead. "And while I know the place hasn't been the same as when we were kids, Jughead is right about one thing. Riverdale's changing. It's not the same town as when we were kids. What we've been dealing with the past two days is a prime example."

They all looked at Will when he said this, thinking that he might be onto something but were pulled out of that when they heard the computer chime, signifying someone was trying to Skype with them. Betty looked over and saw it was someone calling on Will's account.

"Will." Betty called him as he walked over and saw it was Espo calling him, so he got in the seat and answered. The screen activated and they saw Espo at his desk in the precinct.

"Espo, hey. Did you find anything?" He asked as he nodded.

"Yeah, and it's a good think you called me because you're hunch was right. Your teacher isn't who she says she is." Espo told them.

"Then who is she?" Betty asked as Espo typed on his keyboard and mirrored the file on his computer, so Will and the girls could see it.

"Her birth name is Jennifer Gibson, a 34-year old music teacher from Minneapolis Minnesota." Espo said as the screen showed them a copy of her Minnesota Driver's License, just like the one they found in her car.

"Jennifer Gibson. So she's not Geraldine Grundy. What else did you find out about her?" He asked as Ryan came into frame with her file.

"There's not a lot here, nothing criminal anyways. Solid law abiding citizen, Julliard graduate and divorced woman." Ryan said.

"Divorced? What for?" Will asked.

"Domestic abuse, and rightly so because her ex-husband is a grade A scumbag. She wound up in the hospital a few times, once with some broken ribs and a broken collar bone. The husband declines knowing he did it but that didn't stop her. She got the divorce papers and skipped town and it's a good thing she did." Ryan said.

"What do you mean?" Jesse asked.

"We talked to a detective in Minneapolis and the divorce was anything but amicable. The husband threw out some threats against her and officers had to restrain him multiple times at the divorce filing. After she skipped town, he put out a missing persons request but given what happened, they didn't file it. Word has it, he's still trying to find her and I hope she doesn't because this guy seems like bad news." Espo said as Will nodded.

"Thanks for clearing all this up, Espo. Guess our hunch was right. Do me a favor and send me a copy. I'll give it to the Sheriff." He said as Espo nodded.

"Sure thing. And remember, I had nothing to do with this. I don't need the lecture and earache your old man will give me." Espo told him, causing Will to chuckle.

"Believe me, I won't tell him." Will ended the call as Espo sent everything over to his email.

"Poor Ms. Grundy…I mean, Ms. Gibson. No one deserves that." Veronica said as they all agreed with her on that. Betty noticed Will thinking about something, most likely their next move.

"Ok, Will. So, what do we do?" Jughead asked as they looked at him and he looked at them.

"Same as before. I'll print all this out and give it to Sheriff Keller." Will said.

"You want to turn her in?" Betty asked.

"Turn her in? I'm not sure but one thing for sure is that she can't stay here." Will said.

"You heard what Espo found." Veronica said.

"I did Ronnie and I feel bad for her and her situation…but that doesn't excuse what she's been doing, right?" Will asked as he saw they all had second feelings about what they were going to do now. "Seriously? You're all going to back down now?"

"Look, we did this to see if Grundy was involved with Jason Blossom's death and now we've put her in the less likely category." Veronica told him.

"That still doesn't mean we're ok with what she has going on with Archie." Will replied.

"And we're not, Will. But is turning her into the police really the right thing to do?" Jesse asked.

"I wasn't going to turn her into the police, I'm not heartless. What I was going to finish saying is that Grundy—Jennifer Gibson, whatever, she can't stay in Riverdale." Will told her. "I was going to give her an ultimatum to leave Riverdale for good and when she was gone, I'd give Sheriff Keller all the information. I'm not heartless."

"So rather than have her arrested, you're gonna blackmail her into leaving?" Jughead asked.

"Would you rather she sticks around after everything we've learned about her?" Will asked as she saw that some of them were contemplating the decision. "Oh, my god you guys actually have to think about this."

"Don't you?" Veronica asked.

"Not really. The only thing I would have to think about would be how to do all this and I've already figured that out. If she would rather risk sticking around in this town instead of heeding my warning then that's up to her because quite frankly, I'm not comfortable with her in town at all." Will said as he saw they were still on the fence. "Guys, come on. Despite everything we've learned she's still a predator and a pedophile."

"We know Will but it's a bit more complicated than that." Veronica said.

"How is it complicated, Ronnie? What, because of Archie?" Will asked as they shrugged. "Look, I get it, I do. I've known Archie his entire life but if he actually thinks he can have something with this woman than he needs a serious wakeup call. I can't believe I have to stress this again but she's a divorced woman using another woman's identity and is in her mid-30s while he's 16. This isn't some kind of secret love like Romeo & Juliet or some illicit affair that needs to stay hidden, this is statutory rape first and foremost and to think of it as anything else is just stupid and ignorant."

"Careful, Will you're overprotective side is showing." Jughead said.

"Well it shows when something like this comes up pertaining to my friends who I've been watching over for the past 16 years." Will said.

"Will, if you were in Archie's position would you—""I'd want you guys to do the exact same thing I'm suggesting now." Will said, answering Veronica's question without hesitation. "I get you guys don't want to make Archie mad and that he told us to back off but being a good friend also means making the hard choices to protect them."

Everyone listened to Will speak and they all had to admit he made a valid point. "We're not doing Archie any favors just by doing nothing. Yes, he'll hate us for what we did but he'll realize we did it because we care about him and to protect him. What if someone else found out about this by now? They'd blab it to everyone the second they found out and Archie's life would literally be a living hell like Jesse told me and Betty." Will told them. "And not just for Archie, if it was Jughead I'd do the exact same thing. Hell, if it was Betty, Ronnie, or Jesse then the teacher would be in the hospital at this point."

"Ok, we get it." Jughead said as Will sighed.

"Guys, you know this is the right thing to do. But no one ever said that the right thing would be the easiest." Will told them.

"He's right." Betty said, agreeing with him. "Like always, Will knows what's best."

"He's got the moral high ground here." Jughead added.

"Ok, I'm in." Veronica said as Will looked at Jesse.

"I'm in too. I'm not going to be the odd girl out." Jesse said. "So, who wants to talk to Archie?"

"I'll do it. I'll let him know." Betty said as Will nodded.

"All right. I'll talk to Ms. Gibson tomorrow. I'll give her 48 hours to leave Riverdale or Sheriff Keller will come visit her about her supposed fake identity." Will said as they nodded and grabbed their stuff to leave. Betty and Jesse left to talk to Archie while Jughead left to head to the Drive-in. Will grabbed his backpack as Veronica walked up to him.

"You really sure this is the best idea?" Veronica asked. "I know that your right about everything and I agree with you but is this really the best thing to do?"

"It's the only option we have. If you guys are really against sending her to jail after what we learned then…this is the next best thing to protect Archie." Will told her as she understood. "I'm not comfortable with her in Riverdale and something like this is a ticking time bomb and it won't be long before someone else finds out. If Mr. Andrews finds out, he'd lock up Archie in the garage and if Mrs. Cooper found out, she's make Archie's life a living hell. This is the best way to protect him."

"But what about Grundy…I mean, Gibson?" Veronica asked.

"That's up to her. If she wants to stick around and deal with Sheriff Keller coming to confront her about her stolen identity then she's more than welcome to. If she does, her entire life will be under a microscope which is exactly what she doesn't want. She won't stick around so the only option for her is to leave. Once she's gone, Sheriff Keller and the school board are notified of who she is and she won't be able to come back." Will said.

"Kind of ruthless and cold-hearted, Will." Veronica said to him.

"What do you want me to do, Ronnie? Let her stay because that's not an option." Will told her. "Look, I sympathize with her situation, I do. No one deserves that but that doesn't mean she can just come to our town and have an illegal, might I add again, illegal relationship with Archie."

"I get that, I do." Veronica said.

"Do you guys?" Will asked. "To be honest, I never thought I'd have to stress this point so much but this isn't something Archie shouldn't dismiss so easily. What Gibson is doing is illegal. Its statutory rape, clean and clear and it doesn't matter if Archie wanted it or it was consensual, it's statutory rape. To think of it like some kind of illicit affair or forbidden romance is stupid, ignorant and quite frankly offensive to the people out there in the world who are a victim of this."

"Ok, Will. Ease up on the righteous indignation. I already said I agreed with you." Veronica said as Will sighed and calmed down a bit.

"I'm sorry, Ronnie but this whole thing bothers me." He said.

"Why? I know Archie is like a brother to you, but this seems less like protecting a brother and more like its personal." Veronica said.

"It's not. Nothing like this happened to me but…" Will took a sigh and ran his hand through his hair. "growing up, it was just me and my dad after my mom left. He raised me to be just like him and I like to think I take after him in a lot of ways. One of which is my moral compass. He taught me right from wrong and I've lived my life that way ever since. I know the world's a complicated place and I can't change all of it but he told me that all it takes for bad people to do what they want is for good people to stand idly by and do nothing. I did nothing for too long. Time to act."

"Modern day knight in shining armor." Veronica

"I was overprotective of Archie, Betty, Kevin, and Jughead. The way they are now, believe me they were ever more of a handful as kids. But the thought of what Ms. Grundy has done to Archie the past few months and the fact that I didn't see it kills me." Will told her. "I guess Jughead's right. My overprotectiveness is showing."

"It's all right. It's charming that you're so overprotective." Veronica said with a smile.

"I got that from my dad too." Will replied as they left the Blue & Gold and walked over to his locker. "So, Kevin told me you and he and heading to the Drive-in tonight. It's nice what you're doing for him. It's been hard for him."

"Well, a nice night out with a good friend and classic movie might do him some good." Veronica said as they walked down the hall. "Are you coming tonight too?"

"If something doesn't go wrong, yeah. I think my dad is taking my mom there." Will said as Veronica looked at him.

"How are you dealing with all that? I mean, I know it must have been hard having her come back after all this time and learning of her Leukemia but…how's everything at home?" Veronica was curious to see how things were with him.

"Honestly…I'm still not sure." Will said as she looked at him. "You know with her being back, she and my dad have reconciled, I think but…I'm not sure I have completely reconciled with her."

"What do you mean?" Veronica asked.

"I don't know. Sure she's back and everything and I call her mom and stuff but…I don't know. I can't even put a word to it." Will said as Veronica looked concerned. "Is this stupid?"

"No, it's completely understandable." She told him. "I remember our conversation at Pop's and if anyone should still have lingering issues then it's you. And no one expects you to pull a 180 and be ok with it like nothing happened. If anyone understands what you could possibly going through it's me and believe me I get it."

"Thanks, Ronnie. Guess I just needed to hear it." Will said.

"If something is bothering you, then maybe you should talk to your parents." Veronica told her.

"I'll take that advice into consideration. Thanks. I'll see you tonight…maybe." Will bid her adieu and walked over to his locker to get his stuff and left to head home.

Betty and Jesse met with Archie when he was leaving and talked to him on the way home. Archie told them that Grundy told him the truth about her fake identity, why she's been so secretive and the deal with her ex-husband and the story matched up with what Betty and Jesse learned from Esposito.

"It's intense, right? That's why she has a fake ID and a gun." Archie told them.

"Yeah, but Archie it still doesn't make what she did to you ok." Betty told her.

"She didn't do anything, ok Betty you have to accept that. And I'm all she has." Archie said.

"I've only known you a few days, Archie but I can say you're in over your head." Jesse said as Archie looked at her. "You know, I knew someone like you once. He was my friend at my old school, and he got himself in the same situation you did. He and his teacher got into a relationship and I did my best to try and help him, but he ignored me, and every single warning and you know what happened? It came out. The teacher went to prison and the humiliation my friend experienced…it was enough to ruin his life that he and his family needed to move. This kind of relationship is only going to end one way."

"She's right, Archie. Ok, you're in this relationship with someone who's forcing you to cut off everyone else in your life. Just actually think about what you're doing. Not just for you but for her. Is this really what's best for her?" Betty asked.

"I am going to deal with this…but on my terms, not yours." Archie told her.

"Well, I hope that dealing with it means ending it because in two days Sheriff Keller will know about her." Jesse said as Archie looked at her, not expecting that news.

"What do you mean he'll know?" Archie asked.

"Will is going to lay out an ultimatum to Ms. Gibson. She has two days to leave or he'll go to Sheriff Keller and tell him to look into her identity at the school." Betty told him.

"He can't do that. You have to convince him not to." Archie told the girls.

"Archie, I haven't known Will as long as you and Betty, but he doesn't seem like the kind of guy to back off of something like this." Jesse told him. "He went on a ten-minute rant about how we were doing the right thing so I don't think anything we can say is going to stop him."

Archie sighed as Jesse and Betty saw he was in a real stump. "I'm sorry, Archie but it might be for the best." Betty said as Archie nodded, walking away, and leaving the two girls wondering if everything was going to be ok. "We did the right thing, right?"

"We did. Will was right." Jesse said as she looked at Betty. "Better he hears this from us than from anyone else."

"Thanks for coming along, Jesse. You didn't have to do that." Betty said as the two walked down the street to Betty's house.

"It's no problem. I'm not Will but I help out however I can. It's what makes me, me." Jesse said as Betty smiled. "Although after everything that's happened, I'm not sure if I'm in the mood for a night at the drive-in."

"Me neither. Come on, let me get my purse and we'll head to Pop's." Betty said as the two new friends made their way to Betty's house, not knowing the surprise and a furious Alice that was waiting for them.

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Will drove home and got his homework out of the way as fast as possible so he could focus on the SAT prep. The one downside in being a junior was the stress the SATs were going to give him and Cheryl this year. Half of his work since school started had been SAT prep and it sucked.

Around 6 o'clock, Will grabbed his jacket, a blanket and his keys and walked downstairs to meet Cheryl. He walked into the kitchen to grab a bottle of water and saw his dad finish up a phone call and from his voice it sounded like it had to do with work. "Yeah…uh huh, that's right. Ok, I'll work up some redesigns and get them to you next week and schedule the meetings with the construction team for the week after. All right, give my best to the Mrs."

"Everything ok, dad?" Will asked.

"We just ran into a little hick-up with the new building I was designing in Manhattan. I need to draw up some redesigns for the top floors and then I need to meet with the construction team." John said as Will nodded.

"Oh, that sucks. Need some help?" Will offered but John shook his head no.

"No, I can do this. I've been designing buildings for a long time so this is nothing. Besides, you should be focusing on your schoolwork as best you can. You have SATs this year and those are important." John told his son and heard an all familiar groan.

"Ugh, don't remind me. I hope whoever invented standardized tests is undergoing personal torture in hell." Will said as John chuckled, understanding his pain and knew it was shared by anyone who had taken them or will take them.

"Where's Jesse? She hasn't come home yet." John said.

"She's with Betty. They're hanging out. I think they're becoming good friends." Will said.

"Well, Betty's someone very likeable, like you." John said as Will chuckled. That's when Will noticed his mother wasn't around.

"Where's mom?" Will asked.

"She's getting some rest. She had a bit of a heavy morning. She spoke to your aunt Elizabeth and told her everything." John said and Will understood.

"She and Uncle Peter didn't know, did they?" Will asked as John shook his head no.

"No. They didn't know either, which kind of irks Peter considering he's an FBI agent but they're just glad she's back and ok. Although learning about Jesse led to a whole bunch of questions. We're thinking of heading to the city one weekend to speak to them." John said as Will nodded.

"Right, probably a lot to talk about." Will said with a small amount of subtext in that sentence that John picked up on.

"Is there something you need to talk about, Will?" Will looked at his dad and thought about his conversation with Veronica and she was right that he needed to work this out eventually.

"Just some stuff I'm dealing with, that's it." Will replied.

"Anything you want to talk about?" John asked as Will shook his head no.

"Not today. Later." Will grabbed his keys and made his way to the door.

"Will!" He turned as his dad called to him. "You know you can still talk to me about anything, right? We've been through a lot together and I want you to know that you can still come to me if you need anything."

"I know, dad. I know." Will smiled as John smiled back. The father and son have been through things and it brought them together, stronger. "I'm going to pick up Cheryl. I'll see you later."

Will drove his Impala and picked up a special treat for Cheryl before heading to Blossom Mansion. He parked his car in the driveway and knocked on the door to see Mr. Blossom answer. "Hello, Mr. Blossom. Is Cheryl here?"

"Yes, she's upstairs. Have her home by 10. It's a school night." Clifford told him.

"Of course, sir." Clifford nodded in response so Will walked up the steps of the house to see Nana Rose coming down the hallway in her wheelchair. "Mrs. Blossom, do you need some help?"

"Who is that?" The old woman asked as Will walked over.

"Mrs. Blossom, it's me Will. Will Detmer, I was Jason's friend and Cheryl's boyfriend." Will knelt to her level as the old woman looked at him. "Would you like me to help you to your room?"

"Yes, thank you." The old woman smiled as Will pushed her down the hall. "Jason always loved having you as a friend…he trusted you."

"He was a good friend. I miss him. I hope he's in a better place." Will opened the door to Grandma Rose's room and pushed her in. "Here you go, Mrs. Blossom."

Will turned to leave when she grabbed his hand and stopped him. She looked up at him with and the look she was giving him was eerie and full of dread and foreboding with her bad eye. "There is a darkness in this town…a very dangerous darkness. Betrayal, murder, and corruption is coming for us all." She told him.

"Grandma Rose?" Will knelt down as she reached her hand out and grasps his wolf necklace.

"They'll come for everyone in this town…no one will be safe. Either corrupted or taken like Jason was…" Grandma Rose's voice crack a little when she said Jason's name. "They'll come for Cheryl. Only you can save her. Protect her."

"I have and always will protect Cheryl, Grandma Rose. Don't worry about her." Will assured her as she managed a small smile and touched his face.

"Jason should have trusted you. He and Polly should have trusted you and he might be alive." She said which perked his interested. Could she know something about Jason leaving and what does Polly have to do with this?

"Grandma Rose…do you know what Jason was doing?" He asked, hoping for some kind of answer.

"Will?" Will turned and saw Cheryl standing in the doorway, dressed up in her red sweater dress, thigh-high boots and black jacket with her signature spider broach.

"Cheryl, hey I was coming to see you and your grandma needed some help." He said as he stood up.

"Aren't you the sweetest?" Cheryl walked over and kissed him on the cheek. "Am I right, Nana? Will is just the sweetest boyfriend ever."

"Keep him close, Cheryl. Keep him close." Nana Rose said as Cheryl hooked arms with Will and walked out of her room, but Will looked back.

"Will, everything ok?" Cheryl asked as Will wasn't sure.

"I'm not sure. Your grandma said some…very odd things." Will said as he looked at her. "And one of them was to look out for you."

"She must like you because she mostly stays quiet." Cheryl said.

"What can I say, I'm a very likeable person." Will smirked as he kissed her, and she kissed back. "Can I just say that I love those thigh-high boots? You make it very hard to go out?"

Cheryl leaned in close as her breath brushed against his lips causing him to lean forward to kiss her, but she pulled back. "You're sweet but not right now. Besides, you said that we had a date tonight."

"That we did. I even got you something." The two went outside to Will's Impala. He opened the passenger door and took out a small box that read April's bakery on it. "I got us some mini-apple tarts from April's."

"Oh, you know I love April's." She said as she smelled box and the intoxicating smell of baked apples, cinnamon and sugar filled her nose.

"It's why I stopped there before I came over. Perfect movie snack. Shall we?" Will held her hand and helped her into the passenger seat as Will got into the driver's seat and drove to the Drive-In.

The sun had set, and the Drive-In was packed with cars of patrons who were here for the final showing which was the James Dean film Rebel without a cause. Sheriff Keller drove through the lot, keeping an eye out for anything out of the ordinary but kept his eye out mostly on the group of rowdy Serpents near the concession stand. Will drove through the lot to try and find a parking spot to put his car for the film. He drove down a row of cars trying to find an empty space but it seemed like they were all taken when Cheryl spotted something and had him stop.

"Will, stop here. I found our spot." She said as Will did and looked at the spot she was looking at and it was Kevin and Veronica in Sheriff Keller's truck.

"It's ok, Cheryl. I'll find us a spot." He said as she reached over and kissed him.

"Just stop the car." She said as she got out of the car with the box of tarts and the blanket. Will sighed in response and parked the car there and got out as Veronica and Kevin saw him and Cheryl stop in front of them. "Make some room please."

Veronica and Kevin scooted over as best they could when Will noticed there was likely only enough space for one of them. "Uh, Cheryl there's not enough space for the both of us." He told her.

"We'll make do." Cheryl handed him the blanket down in the truck bed next to Veronica. Cheryl then motioned him to sit so Will got in the back and sat down on the blanket. Cheryl then got in-between his legs and lay down against his chest. "See. No problem."

Will chuckled and kissed her head and looked over to Veronica and Kevin. "Sorry for this."

"It's no problem." Kevin assured him as Veronica smiled and nodded. Cheryl opened up the pastry box and took one of the apple tarts and took a bite. She reached up and Will took a small bite before giving her a quick kiss. The two enjoyed the tarts, popcorn, and snacks as they snuggled together to keep warm while watching the movie.

"That hair. That jacket." Kevin and Veronica said about James Dean.

"Jason always loved the Drive-in." Cheryl said with fondness as Will held her close and kissed her head. She snuggled into his arms and kissed his hand as the two tried to enjoy the movie but the Serpents by the concession stand were getting rowdier.

"Southside trash." Kevin said.

"They've been doing that since the opening credits." Veronica replied as Kevin turned to them and shhhh them but the Serpents just laughed him off and shushed back. "Hey! You know what happens to a snake when a Louis Vuitton heel steps on it?! Shut the hell up or you'll find out!"

The regular patrons at the Drive-in began cheering and honking their horns in applause for Veronica's brazen shutdown of the Serpents. "Wow, Ronnie." Will commented as Veronica smiled and sat back down. "I felt Cheryl ready to throw some shade but I'm not letting her up." He kissed her head as Cheryl smiled and leaned into him. "Most people wouldn't have spoken up and threatened the Serpents."

"I'm not like most people. And believe me, I've dealt with worse in the East Village. I just hate when people disrespect my cinematic experience." Veronica said as she saw the popcorn box was empty. "We need a refill."

"I'll go." Will said as he tried to get up but Cheryl wouldn't let him. "Or not. Kevin, would you mind?"

"Yeah, Kev. Cherry Cola, as always." Cheryl said as Will pulled out his wallet and gave him some money.

"Get something for yourself too." Will said as Kevin left, leaving Veronica, Cheryl, and Will in the truck with a little more room.

Veronica then got out of the truck and went somewhere, probably to the bathroom which left just Will and Cheryl together. "Now, this is more like it." Cheryl said as the two snuggled together and he kissed her head. "Just the two of us under a nice blanket."

"Yeah, keeping each other warm, a few snacks, and under the night sky." He was happy in this moment and kissed her head and held her hand. "I'm kind of kicking myself we didn't get together sooner. We would have been able to do this before. Guess I'll just have to make-up for the lost time with some other night-time dates. Maybe…late-night picnic under the stars?"

"Oh…that sounds interesting." Cheryl said.

"Yeah, us together, a fuzzy blanket on the ground, maybe a small fire to keep us warm and no one to bother us. Or maybe there's an early snowfall this year and we huddle together at Thistlehouse and stay warm by the fireplace?" He suggested as Cheryl looked up and him and gave him a long, loving kiss.

"It all sounds wonderful." She said as she laid her head down on his chest and heard his steady heartbeat. "It feels like a fairy tale."

"Then call me your prince charming." He joked as she chuckled.

"How about my big fluffy wolf instead?" She joked which actually made Will laugh. The moment was interrupted when Will's phone went off with a text. He took it out of his pocket and saw it was from Jesse. He looked and his stomach immediately dropped at the contents of the text.

9-1-1!BETTY'S MOM FOUND THE GUN FROM GRUNDY'S CAR AND FOUND OUT THE TRUTH! RED ALERT! RED ALERT! HURRY TO THE SCHOOL! The text read as Will realized he didn't have time. He needed to do some damage control before Alice blew everything out of proportion.

"Cheryl, I'm so sorry but I need to go." Will stood up and got out of the truck and rolled up the blanket. "I would never do this to you but it's an emergency."

"What's wrong?" Cheryl asked.

"Betty, Archie, and Jesse are in trouble. I need to go." Will pulled her over and held her cheek. "I am so sorry. I would never do this to you but I need to go."

"All right, but I'm coming with you." She said as Will was about to protest when she shut him up with a kiss. "You've been there for me and I want to be there for you. You said you'd always be there for me and that you wanted everything I had. I want the same for you and that includes both this and this."

Cheryl pointed to his head and his heart. "Don't keep me out. No secrets between us." Cheryl said as Will couldn't bring himself to argue with her and he was running out of time.

"Ok, come on." The two hurried into his Impala and he drove as fast as he could to the school where he saw Mrs. Cooper's car and Mr. Andrew's truck parked in the parking lot. He and Cheryl rushed in and ran to the music room just as Alice, Mr. Andrews, Betty, and Jesse arrived.

"Oh, good everyone who's involved is here." Alice said once she saw Will arrive.

"C-Can someone explain what's going on here?" Grundy asked, trying to keep a calm demeanor in the situation of her worst nightmare.

"Yes, Archie. Would you care to share with us what you and Mrs. Robinson have been doing during your music lesson? And please don't leave out any of the lurid details because Betty keeps a very meticulous diary and I'm more than happy to fill in the details." Alice said with glee.

"That's enough, Mrs. Cooper." Will warned her.

"Oh my god. Archie and Ms. Grundy?" Cheryl whispered as Will motioned her to not speak.

"I never thought I'd live to see this day. I thought the one thing that we could keep our Riverdale safe from was Child Predators." Alice said as she got in Grundy's face.

"Miss Grundy isn't a predator. She's a good person." Archie tried to defend her.

"That's an incorrect statement." Will said. "Archie don't try and defend what she did because there is no person who would understand that."

"He's right, Archie. You don't have to defend me." Grundy said.

"No, he doesn't." Fred said, his overprotective side showing.

"Well, they're certainly not denying it, are they? There are clearly guilty. I saw we take this to Sheriff Keller and let the wheels of justice take over." Alice announced.

"Dad, you can't let that happen." Archie begged him.

"Son, it's complicated." Fred was still trying to process the information.

"She didn't force me to do anything, I went after her. Everything that happened, I wanted it to happen." Archie told him.

"Well, there's no surprise there." Alice commented so Will stepped in.

"Ok, what exactly was your whole goal here, Mrs. Cooper because you really believed in justice then you would have gone to Sheriff Keller first and avoided all this pomp and circumstance?" Will knew she wasn't just here for justice but something else.

"Why are you doing this, Mom? Putting Ms. Grundy on trial?" Betty asked.

"This isn't just about her…" Alice turned around and pointed at Archie. "This is about him. I want you to see what kind of person Archie truly is."

"Wait a minute; is that what this is all about? Your crazy grudge against my teenage son?" Fred asked.

"I'm never going to stop being friends with Archie, mom. Ever." Betty told her.

"That's it, we are done here." Fred told Alice.

"Oh, we are far from done here!" Alice replied.

"Everyone, just stop please!" Archie shouted. "You're right about me, Mrs. Cooper. You're right. I'm selfish, and I'm stupid, and I don't deserve to be your daughter's friend or have Will looked out for me like he does. The only thing he's done since he found out is to try and protect me and I wouldn't listen. But please, don't hurt Ms. Grundy because you want to hurt me."

"This isn't about hurting anyone Archie. It's about doing what's right. And of course, informing out neighbors." Alice added.

"How much like the Coopers to use something for their own benefit." Cheryl commented.

"Excuse me—""Print one word about this Mom and I'll tell everyone that I broke into Grundy's car." Betty stopped her mom.

"Betty, don't." Jesse tried to stop her.

"That I robbed her and made up the story of her affair. It'll be like…I finally snapped…like Polly." Betty warned her as Alice was shocked Betty would do that. "It'll prove what everyone already thinks about us…crazy runs in the family. Like mother, like daughter."

"That's enough out of everyone!" Will shouted, getting them all to stop. "Given everything that happened, there's one way this ends and that is she needs to leave Riverdale now."

Everyone looked at will as he glanced at Grundy/Gibson. "She quits her job and leaves Riverdale for good. Tomorrow, I give Sheriff Keller the information Betty and I found on her fake identity but that's it. Nothing about the affair or anything leaves this room and she can never step foot in the town again."

"I'll do it. I'll leave." Grundy/Gibson agreed with Will's idea as Alice looked at her.

"Fine." Alice replied.

"No, no she doesn't need to leave." Archie said.

"Son, don't fight this." Fred told him.

"Why does she need to leave town?" Archie demanded to know.

"Because Will's right. It's what's best and because Alice will keep her word." Fred explained.

"I will." Alice replied.

"I'll pack my things and be gone before morning." Grundy grabbed her new cello bow and left as Archie ran up to her, but Will grabbed his arm.

"I'm sorry, Archie but there was only two ways your relationship would have ended. This was the best option." Will said as Archie pulled his arm away. "I'm sorry if you'll hate me for this but know I did this…all of this to protect you."

Everyone left after the whole drama of the Grundy/Gibson revelation, unsure about where to go from here. Jesse left with Will as he drove to Thornhill to drop off Cheryl and the end of what seemed like a horrible date. He parked the car and helped Cheryl out of the shotgun seat and walked her to the door.

"Cheryl, I'm so sorry about what happened tonight. This is not how I planned the date at all." Will told her.

"It's ok. Watching all that drama more than made up for it." Cheryl replied. "At least I know why you've been so preoccupied lately and it's a good thing that Grundy witch is gone."

"Yeah. Cheryl, with everything you heard today you—""I know, I won't say anything about what I saw. It'll be good blackmail material if I need it." Cheryl said with a sweet smile. "Joking, of course. I'll see you tomorrow."

"I'll see you tomorrow, gorgeous." Will kissed his girlfriend goodnight and got back in the car. He sat in the driver's seat, not moving at all as Jesse got out from the back and got in the passenger seat beside him.

"Mom and dad know about this, don't they?" Jesse asked as Will nodded.

"Definitely. Knowing Mrs. Cooper and Mr. Andrews, they know." Will said and right after he finished, both of them got a text from their dad that read COME HOME NOW.

"We're so screwed." Jesse said.

"That we are. I'll tell them the whole thing was my idea." Will told her but she shook her head no.

"No, I knew what I was getting into and I wanted to help. If they yell at one of us, they yell at both of us." Jesse said as Will adopted a small smirk. "Let's go face the music."

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Will said as he drove them home to face the wrath of his mom and dad.

They walked in through the front door and saw John standing there in the kitchen with his arms crossed and Rosaline sitting in a chair against the kitchen counter. Both of them had unhappy expressions on their faces as the two siblings walked in. They walked into the kitchen and Rosaline got up and rushed over and hugged the two. "Are you two all right?" She asked.

"Yeah, we're fine. We weren't in danger." Jesse told her mom.

"We'd believe that, but we had no idea what was going on. We had to hear this from Alice Cooper of all people, and she loves to spin the truth." John said.

"In more ways than one." Jesse said to herself.

"So, what exactly happened because once Alice told us that she found a gun in Betty's room, the two of us assumed the worst. What happened?" John asked as Will sighed and prepared himself to tell the entire story to his dad.

"It started in the summer. Sometime Archie and Gibson started a relationship. It's why he ditched me and Jughead during the summer when we were supposed to go on our 4th of July road trip. None of us knew at the time when school started but when news of Jason's death resurfaced, Jughead and I started to see he was acting odd and we saw him and Grundy in the music room and they were more than just student and teacher." Will told him.

"Jughead knew about this too? Why didn't either of you think to come to me or see Sheriff Keller?" John asked.

"We wanted to, and we probably should have but Archie begged us not too and we weren't sure what would happen." Will tried to justify his choice. "If we went straight to Principal Weatherbee or Sheriff Keller about her then they would make the connection to Archie and his life would be a living hell. The whole thing would have gotten out and it would have ruined his life."

"He's right, dad. Ok, I've seen it happen." Jesse said.

"You mean with your friend, Andrew?" Rosaline asked as Jesse nodded.

"I had to figure out a solution to deal with her without anyone figuring out the truth and soon Betty and Jesse found out." Will said.

"Once we found out, we began digging into her and we found out she wasn't who she said she was and that her real name was Jennifer Gibson. She was a divorcee from Minneapolis and her husband wasn't the nicest person." Jesse added. "The person you definitely wouldn't want to be married to so she moved here and changed her name and also why we found the gun. At first, we thought she may have been involved with Jason Blossom's death."

"What?" John asked.

"We were wrong with that. We thought she was because she and Archie were at Sweetwater River when Jason was leaving and heard a gunshot. The reason she didn't want to come forward was not because she was involved but because she didn't want Sheriff Keller digging into her past. Once we found out the truth, I planned to confront her. She had to leave town for good because I was still going to give Sheriff Keller information on her fake identity. He'd be focused on that instead on if she and Archie were in a relationship." Will told them. "Unfortunately, Mrs. Cooper found out everything and confronted her tonight."

"We know. She and Fred told me. You have no idea how it felt to be the one parent who was out of the loop of this entire thing and didn't pick up on it." John said as he looked at Will. "Will, I thought we had an understanding that there weren't any secrets between us."

"It's kind of hard to say that considering you kept a pretty big secret from me." Will replied.

"I did that to protect you." John told him.

"And I did this to protect Archie. Should I have told you earlier, maybe but I handled the situation as best as I could and considering what could have happened, I'm not ashamed of what I did." Will shot back at his dad.

"Will, we're not saying you should be ashamed of your actions but what you did was dangerous." Rosaline said.

"Please, I had the whole situation under control. I've learned what I can't and can handle." Will replied.

"Your mother has a point, Will. We're just trying to keep you safe." John said. "And end results aside, we are not happy. Neither one of you should have done this alone. You should have come to one of us for help."

"We were fine and we handled it." Will told his dad. "I've been fine on my own and I handled it. Besides, you were busy as it is."

"Will, you can come to us for anything. No matter what is going on, you need to know that you can trust us." Rosaline said.

"Quite frankly, I'm not sure if I'm ready for that." Will said which caught John and Rosaline off guard. "There's still a lot I need to deal with."'

"What do you mean?" John asked.

"I'm not sure if I've completely reconciled what happened and the lies that I've been told, ok." Will decided to finally speak about the lingering issues he had with the whole thing. "Ok, with you and Jesse coming here and what I've been told, what am I supposed to do? Sure, I'm ok with Jesse and I'm doing my best to make sure she has a life but what about everything else? Am I just supposed to continue like the past 16 years never happened or bottle everything up? And how am I supposed to even feel about any of this? Ok, you left me when I was just a baby and you could have come back whenever you wanted so we could have been a family but you decided against it. And my father lied to me about you for years and it was only until I began to piece it together did I learn the truth and then lied to me again when you showed up in town. So you can understand why I decided to handle this on my own."

"Will, I know I lied to you about so many things and that you're hurting but I'm here to try and make things right. Believe me, I'm sorry." Rosaline said to him.

"So, what? We live like a normal happy family and pretend like the past 16 years of lies and messed up things never happened?" Will asked. "You know what the funny thing is, is that I'm not ever sure why I'm making a big deal about this because come a few months from now it won't even matter."

"Will, you are way out of line." John told him. "You think you're the only one whose world has been turned around from the sudden discovery? You're not, ok. We're all dealing with this."

"Well, great for all of you but I'm not even sure how I should even feel about any of this, ok? Am I glad she's back? Yes. Am I pissed off and beyond angry at everything that happened? Yes. Am I glad to have Jesse in my life? Beyond happy but now what do I feel or what am I even supposed to feel? Ok, you and Jesse have had a relationship with mom. You married her and Jesse grew up with her her entire life and now that she's here she'll grow up with her dad so where does that leave me?" Will asked.

"In the same spot as everyone here, Will. Ok, I was with mom when she got her diagnosis and it kills me just thinking about it. And you think me meeting my brother and father after all these years is easy? You know what you're problem is? You won't even admit to any of this? Ever since we've been here, you haven't even made an effort to try and talk to her unless dad or I are in the room because I think you are still in denial about this whole thing. You won't even admit that you have a problem with her and this whole thing because if you admit it then it's real and if real then you have to deal with it and you can't handle that." Jesse told him.

"Right, because this is so easy for you." Will shot back.

"No, of course it's not easy for me but I'm dealing with it as best I can." Jesse replied.

"Yeah, except you and dad have had a relationship with mom. Ok, dad and her were together for years before they got married and you grew up with her through all of it. And now that you're here, you can have a relationship with dad for the rest of your life but where does that leave me?! You and dad have had something with her that I never had! And now I'm just supposed to accept that I never will have it?!" Will shouted as he threw his keys into the wall in frustration and anger as he finally let out all the bottled feelings about everything he had been feeling with his mother out into the open. Will walked up to the wall and slid down it in exhaustion from the emotional rollercoaster he just went through and everyone else felt the same.

Rosaline walked over and sat down next to him, feeling horrible about the amount of stress and pent up anger he must have been feeling over this when she thought he was doing better. She reached up and pulled him close so he could lay his head on his shoulder and either because Will was too tired or didn't care, he didn't fight it.

"I'm so, so sorry for all of this, Will." She said, her voice-breaking as tears came down her cheeks. "I never wanted to put you through this and you're suffering for my mistakes."

"No, for both of our mistakes." John added as he walked over to Jesse. "We never stopped to think how much of a giant change this would be for both of you. Despite everything, you two should be our first priority."

"If you need someone to blame for all of this, blame me. Ok, I know that there's nothing I can say right now that you'll believe but I really want to make up for everything that I put you and your father through. And I know that all of this is a lot but I want you and Jesse to know that everything in my life never mattered until the two of you were born." She said as she stood up and looked at her daughter. "I made a lot of mistakes in my life but the day you and your brother were born was not one of them. I never told anyone this before when you and your brother were born…I was beyond terrified. All the mistakes in my life and I knew you two would bear the brunt of them but…when I saw you two together at the coffee shop…I knew all my mistakes led to two amazing, successes. Two children who despite everything, have grown to be everything I wasn't. And I knew from the moment I saw you two together, I knew you two would grow to be better. The best kind of love can change you and I couldn't be more proud of my two loving children right now."

Jesse and Will began to tear up as Rosaline held Jesse's cheek. "I wish I could be here forever with you two but we never get what we want. But life gave us what we need…and seeing the rest of my family together was all I needed." She said as Jesse hugged her mother tight and cried as Rosaline cried as well. John hugged the two of them as well when Will got to his feet and slowly walked over. "Come here, Will."

She brought him close and he joined in on the group hug, the Detmer family was together and while they weren't perfect…with time they would heal. This moment itself was a big one for all of them and it was long overdue.

"I hope I'm not crushing you." Will said as Rosaline and Jesse happy cried as she kissed her son's head. "I'm sorry for everything I said."

"No, don't be sorry. Never be sorry." Rosaline told him and Jesse. "God knows this is going to be a long haul and this is new for all of us. So, we take it one day at a time."

"She's right. We take it one day at a time and if any one of us feel anything at all, we talk about it." John said as they all nodded in agreement.

"That sounds good." Will replied as John kissed his head.

"I like the sound of that." Jesse said as she wiped her tears and smiled. "Considering our little family talk, I think a clean slate is in order."

"Nice try, Jesse but you and Will are still in trouble." Rosaline said as she kissed her head.

"She's right. Grounded, two weeks, both of you." John told them.

"You're tough but fair." Will joked as he and Jesse chuckled. The Detmers have been through hell but they were together now and with time, things would get better. But time was also against them.

End of Chapter 3

Sorry if the chapter took too long but this one I ended up rewriting because I wasn't sure where I initially wanted to go with it but I'm happy with it. The chapter was initially going to have more than one episode but one episode was good enough for this one. It showcased more of Will and his new family life including Jesse. I'm exciting to dive into her character more as the story goes on. Will's relationship with his mother and sister will continue to develop and I'm glad about the end part because it got most of the lingering feelings out into the open. Now they can try and move forward as best they can.

I liked this chapter because it set up a lot of groundwork for future plot points and it also introduces some familiar faces. For those that caught on, Will's uncle Espo and his friends are the character from ABC's Castle, one of the best police procedural shows ever made. All praise Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. The two shows share the same universe and Esposito is Will's godfather and they will return in later chapters. For timeline wise, Esposito and the others are currently in Castle Season 4 so you understand. Also, Will's uncle and aunt on his mother's side will come back later in the story as well. I'm also just glad I got to show Will's date with Cheryl. I like the two together and they'll stick with each other as shit gets real. Veronica will spice things up and Toni, who is already close friends with Will is only going to make things interesting. Given Will's relationship with Cheryl, things won't play out the same as they did in the show. Speaking of the show, I have honestly no idea where the writers took it for season 3 but I can tell you all that when I get there, it won't be anywhere near the same thing.

Next chapter, with Grundy gone the group tries to focus on the Jason Blossom murder but with his burial, it brings to light certain details that none of them were aware of. Not only that, Veronica learns more about Cheryl and vice-versa as the two polar opposites begin to bridge a friendship. Until next time.

OC Characters:

Will Detmer: Steven R. McQueen

John Detmer: Sam Worthington

Rosaline Detmer: Leslie Mann

Jessica 'Jesse' Detmer: Violett Beane

Disclaimer: I don't own Riverdale or any properties, songs, or such that were used in this story. All rights belong to their respective owners.