Cherry PoV

The strange man was sat by Sister Woodhouse just staring at me. For a few moments I was staring back at him, until I felt the grip on my collar tighten and a push launched me forward towards the ginger man.

Immediately the weird man stood up and shouted at the scary man who had just pushed me, "How dare you push that girl!"

"Mr Andrews, get off my employee! He is just treating a patient as she is meant to be treated. You need to show her who's boss!"

"She's three! She's a child. And she's my daughter! A toddler doesn't need to be told 'who's boss'!" He took my hand and gripped it, simultaneously taking Ron's hand too, leading us both gently out the door, "I will not let them stay here! And believe me, we will get Betty out of here too!" He pushed past the man who had held a scary grip on me just seconds before and slammed the door on him and Sister Woodhouse, pulling me and Ron down a corridor. We twisted and turned for a few halls until we reached two other strangers, one a woman, in a blue dress and the other a man in a denim jacket.

"Why do you have two kids with you Arch?"

"No time to explain, we will come back for Betty later today."

The other two people followed us towards the main door to the building, a place I had only been once before. But as we neared the exit I started to worry about where he was taking us. I shook my hand free from the man with the dark clothes who called me his daughter.

"Where are we going?" I sniffed as the ginger haired man gently took hold of my hand once again.

"Arch, who is this kid?" The intimidating man with the denim jacket and black hair asked as we carried on down the driveway.

Archie PoV

"Jug, I told you, we have no time to explain!" My words accidentally came out a little too aggresively causing Jughead to step back in an emotion similar to that of fear, "look I'm sorry, but these kids aren't treated right. Let's just get back to Pop's and I'll explain everything."

Jughead nodded knowing from our time on the run he would hear the truth eventually, and took the hand of the little boy. I turned my attention to the little girl as the other three got in the car.

"W...Who are you?"

"I...I'm your Daddy," I sighed lowering my voice so neither Jughead or Veronica could hear, as the gargantuan responsibility began to sink in, "and don't worry we will come for, Betty... I mean your Mommy... and help her escape too. But for now you need to trust us, because that, right there, is not how a child should be treated."

"Who's my Mommy?"

I gasped in shock. Not only was Betty being held hostage but she had never met her kids before? They had been taken from her. A single tear slid down my cheek realising the three years of her life meant for her to raise these two children had been stolen.

"She loves you very much okay, and she's being held here but we're going to get her out."

Cherry nodded lightly before stepping into the black car.

Later

We eventually got to Pop's after the awkward car ride we had just experienced. I was wishing the time away whilst dreading the eventual outcomes playing out in my head. Both of my old friends would leave me, they would give up on Betty and leave her to rot in that hell hole. I would never be able to save her by myself. I was awakened from my 'day nightmare' by a voice I had grown to know well.

"Archie, what flavour milkshake do you want?" Jughead asked.

"I... I don't really feel in the mood for a milkshake." I answered, feeling the unease and sickness swirling about in my stomach. "Archiekins isn't in the mood for a milkshake! My Archie, you really have changed!" Veronica chuckled, which angered me. How could she be so okay with Betty being kept in that hell hole?

The waiter walked over towards the counter and started making their ordered milkshakes. I watched him in fear of what I was about to confess.

"Arch, so who are these kids?"

I took a deep breath. Here we go...

I turned to the children and pointed them towards the counter, "Do you want to go and decide what milkshake you want, I'll buy you whatever you two want ."

The pair looked at each other in slight excitement and worry, but still scurried towards the counter like hungry puppies. I watched Veronica and Jughead's anticipation grow.

"Do you remember when I had just escaped prison and you hid me in the bunker?" I sighed as the pair looked at me even more suspiciously.

"Yes, that was like one of the last moments we were all together." Veronica

Me and Betty... well we uhhhh we had a 'moment', whilst she was protecting me

I looked up at the pair again and Veronica was in a state of pure shock. Jughead, on the other hand, was red in the face, with his fists clenched.

"What the hell do you mean 'moment' Archie?" Jughead shouted at him angrily, but when he got no answer he screamed louder, "Answer me you bastard!"

Jughead couldn't control himself and banged his fists against the table.

"We had sex." I said embarrassed. I wallowed in the few moments of silence as the two pieced everything together, before all hell broke loose.

"Archie... are those yours... and Betty's children?" Veronica said quietly, in a way more frightening than Jughead.

All I could do was nod as I watched her stand, "you know what- I was over you ages ago. I'm with Reggie now and even though I can't believe you did that to me I will still help you get Betty out of there. I do blame you entirely, Betty was in the worst state I had ever seen her."

Jughead looked at me and Veronica, "Archie, I can't believe you never told me. I thought we were " He replied hurt, he stood and wiped what seemed to be a tear. He looked towards me for the last time and walked out of Pop's.

The children, who were completely oblivious to the scene that had just taken place, bounded towards us excitedly, after carefully picking their chosen milkshake flavour.