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"Oh my, it's so good to be home!" she exclaimed, some days later, as she and Archie walked onto their front porch.

"Yeah I figured that, Edith, when youse started saying 'Hi' to all them flowers in our yard," Archie simply said, as he opened the front door.

Edith watched him, smiling.

"Welcome home!" a few voices cried out, redirecting Edith's attention from her husband to the inside of her house.

Standing in their living room, by the two chairs were a few of the couple's friends. Harry, Hank, also Barney and his fiancée, Kimberly. Kimberly was one of Edith's friends from when she was working at the Sunshine home. Kimberly and Barney had been introduced to each other one night at the bar when Kimberly had gone to visit with Edith; that was, of course, after his divorce from Blanche became final. Now they were living in Barney's house, waiting for their wedding date.

A couple of minutes later into the 'get together,' Archie tried to get everyone's attention.

"Hey everyone there! Edith and me have got some news for youse all." He said as he walked behind his chair, which was where Edith was sitting.

"We do?" Edith asked, confused, looking up at her husband.

Everyone was ready for the announcement.

Archie frowned. "Stifle yourself."

"Well everybody, with all that's happened these past few days, we've been thinking. And Edith and me are moving to California."

The room became quiet, and Archie looked around, his smile awkward. He looked down, exchanging a look with Edith before breaking the silence.

"Ain't youse guys gonna say nothing?"

The four, at almost the exact same moment, began to ask a question.

"Are ya kiddin'?" Hank asked Archie.

"Is he joking, Edith?" Kimberly asked Edith.

"What's gonna happen to the bar?" asked a worried Harry

While Barney wanted to know, "Who's gonna be my best man, NOW?"

Archie frowned at the four while Edith couldn't help but let a smile escape from her lips.

"No Hank, I ain't kiddin'." replied Archie. "Kim, I think that answers your question. So I killed a rock with two birds there."

Everyone looked at one another, still confused but wordlessly waiting, as Archie continued.

"Harry, I guess the bar there will be come yours. And Barney... who the hell cares!"

Barney, although he knew it was just Archie being Archie, frowned.

There was silence once again, as their friends began to take it all in.

"Hey Edith, why don't youse go out into the kitchen and bring out some more whatdaya call, apretenders?" Archie suggested.

"Right away, Archie." She said getting up and going into the kitchen.

"I'll help you, Edith." Kim called after her.

Once the women were gone, Archie sat down in his chair. As soon as he did, the questions began to fly, once more.

"Are you serious, Arch?" Barney asked, still disbelieving.

"Why don't NO ONE think I'm serious?!" he asked, clearly upset.

"Well…" his friends struggled for an answer, so Harry asked a question. "What are you gonna do with the kid?"

"She's yours." Archie told him, shocking Harry. "She comes with the bar."

Noting that his friends seemed to be thinking he was serious he went on.

"What do youse think?! She's coming with us!" he exclaimed.

"Ohhh." All three men said.

"Geez! First you want us to take you seriously, and then you don't! Someone's going through the change." Hank remarked, earning himself a glare from Archie.

"I thought," inquired Harry, "that youse wasn't gonna move out to California because of how it's gonna break off?"

"Yeah well," Archie began, "I figure with me and Edith out there it ain't gonna happen. After all why would God wanna get rid of two good Christians like her and me? The way I see it, as long as we're out there, California is safe."

His friends rolled their eyes. "With Edith, yeah." Barney stated, "but with you…"

"Goodbye California!" Hank, Harry, and Barney said at the same time while looking down.

Archie sat at his throne, giving them all the death glare.

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