This is an updated version of chapter 10. I'm sorry for those who haven't read the original. Because I just caught up on Riverdale and I saw Keller and Mayor McCoy having an affair so I had to throw it in there somewhere. But, anyways, I hope you still enjoy.

DISCLAIMER:Also in this episode, there will be some slurs said about being , I want you all to know that I am a full supporter of the LGBTQ community and equality. This is a warning if you easily get offended by these types of things. I don't mean to offend you but I assure you that as the chapter progresses, things will change.

Even though nobody wanted to leave Kevin's side, it became late and it was time to head home. Everyone wished Kevin a farewell and left. Cheryl and Reggie promised to come and visit first thing in the morning. Keller refused to leave his son's side, even for a night. He didn't want to leave him. The hospital decided to let him stay, just because they've both been through so much. Kevin slept as his father watched him. Keller didn't lift his eyes off his son for a mere minute. He was scared that if he left him alone for a second more, he'd go away again. That he'd go missing. "Kevin?" said a distraught female voice. Keller looked at who was in the doorway and stood up. It was his wife, Kathy Keller. The wife he had cheated on. Keller swallowed hard as his heart beat from guilt. She stood in the doorway in complete and utter shock. "I-I came as soon as I heard. And… oh my god, Kevin."

"Kathy… Kathy…" Keller tried to calm her, pulling her into a hug. "It's okay. It's okay. He's going to be fine. They'll done all that they can do. He'll be back on his feet in a month tops."

"Why?" Kathy was breaking down in tears. She stared at her husband. She still loved him with all of her heart. She had no idea what Tom had done to hurt her. "Why would someone do this to him?"

"This is my fault and my fault alone. But, I swear. Everything is going to get better. From this point on, I'll protect him."

Kathy pulled back from Keller's arms and walked over to her son's bed, watching his chest slowly rise and fall as he slept. She smiled as she wiped some hair out of his face. "Look at our boy." She said. "He's all grown up since the last time I saw him. A whole year seems so long now."

"We did good Kathy. We did good."

"No." she stood up and looked at the sheriff. "You did good, as a father. I wasn't really there for him, but you were and that's fucking incredible."

Kathy started to cry again, Keller moving to pull her back into a hug. "He's going to be okay Kathy. That's all that matters now."

"Is it okay if I stay here?" she asked. "Until he wakes up."

"You don't have to ask Kathy. You're his mother. He'd want you here."

So, Kathy sat next to him and watched their son sleep soundly with thick bandages covering his body. Keller sighed and stared at his wife. He would have to come clean soon. But when?

Cheryl had arrived home late, again. Just like every other days for the past week. Cheryl didn't care. She just wanted Kevin to get home safe and sound. Surprisingly, after Kevin's rescue and seeing his wrapped and bandages and casts, Veronica and Betty didn't want to be at home and alone. Cheryl wasn't able to see Kevin, so she volunteered to have the girls sleepover at her temporary home. It wasn't as big as Thornhill, but it was still being a very... Blossom. Veronica and Betty quickly packed a bag and walked towards the Blossom home (Betty limping with her crutches). Cheryl opened the door for the two girls and welcomed them inside."Come on in. I'll show you to my room and I'll get some sodas."

"What the hell are they doing here?" said a very irritated Penelope Blossom, walking to the hall with the front door. Her green peel off face mask made her look more like the witch that she was.

"Mommy..." Cheryl said, surprised that her mother was even awake. "I didn't expect you to be awake. You remember Veronica and Betty right?"

"No matter how much I try to forget." Penelope commented, rolling her eyes at the girls as if they were so much beneath her. "Now, what the hell are they doing here?"

"After the whole Kevin hospital frenzy, I decided to host a little sleepover here. So we can feel safe."

"Well isn't that sweet of you. But no." Penelope said, not even attempting to sound sympathetic. "Why don't you have one of your tramp friends host your little sleepover, huh? They most definitely won't be having it in mine."

Veronica was just about to curse her out and set her straight while Betty clenched her knuckled tight as if she was ready to punch, but Cheryl held them back with her hand raised in the air. "Don't worry Veronica. I got this. You girls just make yourselves comfortable."

Betty and Veronica both gave get other a look ad stared at each other for a minute. "O-Okay." Betty said, while following Veronica out of the hall. Penelope looked over at Cheryl and gave her an evil eye. "They are not staying here. I'm not debating it with you."

"There's no need to debate mommy, because this sleepover is happening here whether you approve of it or not." Cheryl walked passed and shoved her mother's shoulder, reaching into the closet behind the two and grabbing pillows and blankets. Penelope looked over at her daughter and gave a laugh as if she was joking. "I'm not joking mommy. Betty and Veronica are sleeping over and tomorrow we're visiting Kevin."

Penelope laughed out loud again. "You mean the queer boy? The one that got beaten in that video? Cheryl... you're having those girls sleepover because that boy got himself kidnapped. Believe me... he had it coming when he chose that he liked men."

SLAP!

Cheryl had always hated her mother's abuse. And she always knew that deep down inside that some of her bitchyness was from her mother. When she was younger, she used to just agree with her mother's comments just to get her approval. But know that her mother had the audacity to comment about her injured, traumatized friend for his sexuality made her snap. She dropped the pillows and blankets she collected, brought up her hand and struck her mother hard across the face. Penelope's face shifted to the opposite side as Cheryl was steaming with anger. Penelope turned back to Cheryl and grabbed her throbbing cheek. "How dare you?!"

"No mommy! How dare you?!" Cheryl screamed at her mother. She hasn't spoken to her as harshly since she was in the hospital after the fire in Thornhill. "You have the gall to say that Kevin deserved getting hit repeatedly and repeatedly because he's gay?! Are you fucking kidding me?!"

"You have absolutely no right to lay your hands on me! I am your mother!"

"That man had absolutely no right to kidnap and torture Kevin! And he was a total stranger!"

"Being gay is unnatural and what happened to him was just a punishment!"

"You are so primeval mother! You can't for one minute think about how this world is changing! If Kevin wants to gay, then you should let him be gay! Hell, I don't even know what I am!" Penelope stood flabbergasted looking at her angered daughter. "Kevin was an innocent young man that was taken from the comfort and safety of his home. Held hostage and beaten. Not because he was gay... but because he was the son of Sheriff Keller. So don't you dare in your life even blame Kevin's sexuality on his capture."

Penelope didn't respond. All she could do is just stare at her daughter. Cheryl shook her head as she picked up the pillows and blankets that she had thrown on the floor. "You can join us if you want. But just remember to apologize to Veronica and Betty."

Cheryl started to walk off to find the girls, before stopping again. "And you can come with us to visit Kevin tomorrow if you remember to apologize to me."

Penelope watched her daughter walk off and tears started to stream down the old woman's face. Cheryl walked inside into the bedroom where Veronica and Betty were just sitting. They stared at Cheryl as she walked inside. They were listening to the two of them arguing. Cheryl swallowed the saliva forming in her throat as she stared at the two girls. "You, uh... you heard that huh?" she spoke.

Veronica and Betty smiled and motioned Cheryl to sit. She took a seat in the middle of the two girls and was embraced in a group hug. "Cheryl... we can't believe that you did that!" Betty exclaimed. "That was awesome."

"Cheryl Bombshell for the win!" Veronica added. "We're both glad you stood up for yourself. And Kevin!"

"Yeah... this is something that you need to do on a daily basis. Stand up and show people that you mean business." Betty said.

Cheryl sighed and nodded in agreement. She stood up and headed over to the mini fridge in the corner, grabbing the six pack of sodas and bringing them over to the girls. "So... I'm thinking Mean Girls?"

"You're damn right." Veronica commented. Making the three laugh. They really needed a laugh considering the situation at hand.

The girls weren't the only ones who decided to have a sleepover. At Archie's house, it was Reggie, Jughead, Archie and Joaquin. Watching TV dramas as they snarfed down on any kind of sweets and sugar they could find. It was the same for the boys. They didn't want to be alone. They just needed to be around each other to feel safe. The boys were enjoying Bad Moms, when Archie noticed that Joaquin wasn't looking at the screen. He was completely distracted, staring out into space. Well... being completely honest. Not all of the boys were paying attention. "Joaquin." Archie called out to his other edgy friend. Joaquin looked over at stared at Archie. "Are you okay?"

Suddenly everybody was looking at him instead of Mila Kunis and Jada Pinkett Smith. They all looked over at him. Joaquin shook his head and threw his throw blanket to the side. "I just need a minute." he said, walking outside and closing the door behind him. Everyone looked over at him and stared at each other. Reggie decided that it was time for him to make himself useful (since he's been missing for like 8 chapters).

"I'll take care of it." Reggie said, grabbing his jacket from the floor beside him and throwing it on his body. "I'll be back in a minute."

Reggie walked over to the front door of the Andrews household and walked outside to see Joaquin on the porch, just staring out into the night sky. "Hey." Reggie said. Joaquin didn't even bother to turn and look at him. "I know we haven't been able to talk that much... so we can start now. What's troubling you?"

"Don't worry about it." Joaquin said.

"Considering what's going on around here, I should be worrying. There's so much I should be worrying about." Reggie stood next to Joaquin and leaned against the banister of the porch. "You can tell me. I'm not that much of a dick."

Joaquin sighed and looked over at the football player. "I'm scared." he finally said. "Kevin's injuries and his trauma. What if he never gets over it?"

"You can't think like that. You just have to try and think of all the positives. I know this seems like a complete cliche, but it's true. As long as we have faith and believe that he'll be okay. He will."

Joaquin laughed and smiled. "Yeah. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ruin the mood."

"Don't be sorry." Reggie said, lightly punching him in the arm. "Come on. I know that you don't want to miss the rest of the movie."

Keller and Kathy had fallen asleep watching their son sleep soundly. Their heads shifted down to their shoulders as they slept. Until Kevin's loud scream found their way into their brains. Keller was in a deep sleep, but Kathy woke up with a start, looking over to see her son sitting up in his bed, breathing heavily and looking around. It was completely dark and he was scared. Kathy leaned over and turned on the lamp and walked over to her son's bed, kneeling at his side. "Kevin... Kevin... it's okay. Everything is fine."

Kevin looked over to his mother and gasped after not seeing her for so long. "M-Mom?"

"Yes! Yes, it's me sweetie!"

Kevin could barely move his arms enough as is, due to the thick casts covering his arms, but he still found a way to embrace her in a long overdue hug. Tears streamed down his face down onto her blazer. "I'm sorry! I'm so so sorry!" he cried over and over again.

"You have nothing be sorry about. This isn't your fault. At all." she said, kissing his cheek.

"Kevin?" Keller's voice said. They both turned to him and saw that the sheriff had woken up after hearing his son's crying. Keller came out of his seat and sat on his son's bed right in front of Kevin, on the opposite side of his wife. "Nightmare?"

Kevin nodded taking his mother's and his father's hand in his. He was like a very vulnerable child, scared of everything. Including the dark. "I... I was back in that house. I one with the purple roof. And this time... I saw you." Kevin pointed at his father.

"You saw me?" Keller repeated in a kind of disbelief.

"And... you were using cocaine, like-like J.C. And you started to beat me with him." Kevin started to break down and cry again, this time his mother pulling his close. Kathy looked over at Keller. She was more afraid than anyone combined. Keller slowly moved to place his hand on his son's shoulder. "Kevin... I would never put my hands on you. Ever."

Kevin moved from crying into his mother's arms to crying into his father's arms. Kathy looked over at her old love. "Who ever did this is going to rot for what they did to my son." Kathy whispered to my son.

"Don't worry Kathy. He will."

Because I'm sure as hell going to make sure of it, the sheriff thought. Mess with me, fine. Mess with my family. You're fucked.

I once again apologize for not posting often. From here on out, I'm going to try and post usually during the weekends or if I'm break. By the way, if you actually read Archie Comics, Kathy Keller is the real name of Kevin's mother. I didn't make it up.

Okay, see you as soon as I can!