Author's Note: I can't pick a ship for this show, the only thing I am noticing is I like don't ship Archie with anyone, but everyone at the same time? I think I just want him to be a little playboy character, because I don't think he would be better with Betty or Veronica, and lets just not talk about Grundy. Though I noticed I ship Jughead with anything that moves, because Cole Sprouse. Like damn I never thought sloppily eating a sundae could look that amazing. Dear goodness this show is going to drive me crazy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Riverdale or it's characters, nor do I own the lyrics that make up chapter titles.
It started with a gentle kiss, that turned into constantly stealing glances, brushing past each other on purpose, dancing around any form of contact that could be noticed. Alicia still isn't sure why Jason had such an effect on her that evening afer the big game. Maybe it was the way Reggie had behaved, or the sadness in Jason's tone, maybe it was just that she had always wanted to see Jason as something but looking back on it the coy game they played for the weeks following that game made her feel dirty. Alicia had put herself in the off status with Reggie following that night, simply telling him to behave like a man rather than a child before he asked for her back once more, like he always did; Jason however seemed to only relish his public relationship with Polly Cooper more. They held hands in the hallways of Riverdale High, they ate dinner at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, they went to the movies on Sunday night, they were quite literally the Prince and Princess of Riverdale. That didn't stop Jason from reminding Alicia at any chance meeting they had over those few weeks about their moment.
It was a evening in late January that Alicia would remember as her fondest memory of Jason. Cheryl had a date with Chuck Clayton, nothing serious to her, but it was the night that Alicia drove to Cheryl's looking for someone's shoulder to cry on after Reggie had fought with her over something stupid. She had pulled up in front of the house, and climbed out of the car she had tried to call Cheryl before driving over but her phone had died as it rang the first couple times. When she rang the door bell Jason had appeared instead of Cheryl. He opened the screen door and invited her inside, as if Cheryl had been home, when he explained she was out. "Why not just wait for her until she gets home?" Jason asked as Alicia tried to leave. "Though you might want to go touch up your makeup, I know you're her friend but Cheryl will tear you to shreds if she sees your eyes like that." Jason said with the kindest smile Alicia had ever seen out of a boy their age. She excused herself and went upstairs to the bathroom that was off the hall that guests used. He had been right, her mascara had ran a bit, as had her eyeliner. She touched it up and tried to wet her face enough to make the puffiness around her eyes fade. Once she believed she had succeeded she left the bathroom, and was going to wait for Cheryl for her in her room when she saw Jason's bedroom door open, something that she had never seen in all the years of coming to the Blossom's home.
Jason was leaning in his door way, looking at Alicia as she stood in the hall. "She wont be home for a couple hours." He reminded her. "Unless you want to wait by yourself." With that he turned back into his room, leaving the door open behind him. Alicia knew it was probably a bad idea, with the way they looked at each other, but the idea of finally getting to see Jason's room was too tempting. She crossed the hall and entered his room, he was leaning against his desk as the word escaped his lips. "Door." Alicia didn't think much of it as she closed the door, taking in the his room.
It was dark yet warm, the walls were painted a dark gray, the furnishing mostly in an ebony wood finish, it was almost the polar opposite of his sister's room. She walked over to the closest book shelf and began to scan its contents, when she felt his presence behind her, his gentle touch as he brushed the hair from the side of her neck, his warm breath on her ear, the brush of his lips on her neck. "Jason," Alicia breathed as he placed a kiss on the side of her neck.
She was almost disappointed when she felt him pull away, she slowly turned to face him. "I want you," he said as he ran his fingers down her cheek, lightly gripping her chin. "Can we stop playing games?" He asked forcing her eyes to meet his.
"Yeah." Alicia breathed, counting down every second before his lips would crash into hers. She didn't know what she found so intriguing and addicting about Jason Blossom, but she was never one to deny herself what she wanted. Jason pulled her lips to his as he wrapped his other arm firmly around her waist, moments later her fingers were getting tangled in his fiery red locks. They stumbled a bit as they tried to make it towards his bed with out breaking from their kiss, keeping it much tamer than Alicia cared to admit, traditionally in her experience boys were trying to shove their tongues down her throat but Jason seemed to care less about exploring at the moment. He pulled away for a moment just to use both his hands to pick her up just under her bum and place her on his bed. Then his lips were once again on hers and she tried to move further onto the bed to allow him room to join her.
Jason didn't seem to want to rush as his lips crashed against hers, his hands exploring the cloth that clung to her skin. It had taken Alicia by surprise, she had been with Reggie before and every time it seemed to be a race to see who could remove the others clothing faster but Jason seemed to have refined the art of seducing a woman and it was driving Alicia crazy with anticipation.
July Fourth was always a big ordeal in Riverdale, and had been an even bigger deal in the life of Alicia Keller since her mother married the town's sheriff. Alicia had been up helping her mother make some potato salad for the annual picnic at the park when her step-father received the call from dispatch. An early morning boating accident, just that was enough to set off flares of anxiety in her family. Things like that didn't tend to happen in Riverdale, her step-father rushed out in his uniform after only a quick kiss on the cheek of his wife. It was the word he stated into his radio that sent Alicia into a panic. "Blossom."
Cheryl Blossom had been Alicia's childhood friend and follow River Vixen, she had mentioned nothing about an early morning boating trip. Jason Blossom had been in contact with Alicia just days earlier, he also hadn't mentioned anything about it. Alicia excused herself from her mothers company and ran up to her room to get her cell phone and car keys. The old Jeep wasn't the most reliable car in the world but it got her where she needed to get faster than walking. She remembered hearing Kevin leave his room and enter the bathroom before she ran out the front door and hopped in the car, not telling him that she was taking it, nor telling her mother good bye.
She didn't know what to hope for as she approached the river's edge, but the squad cars surrounding the area already set her nerves completely on edge. Perhaps the boat had simply capsized and everyone made it out alright. Or perhaps, someone had simply injured an arm or a leg on a rock in the water. Alicia tried to think of positive things that could be called boating accidents, however in her gut she knew nothing could be considered positive and should probably expect the worst if her step-father had been called on their home phone line. She parked the Jeep up on the hill, and looked down at her father and his deputies talking to boy scouts and the Blossom parents, she had yet to see either of the twins. It wasn't until she approached the ambulance that she saw the long red hair of Cheryl Blossom and felt both some relief and also painful sorrow in the pit of her stomach. She wanted to approach Cheryl however her step-father stopped her and pointed out that even though they were friends at the moment Alicia needed to leave the area, that is was an active scene and she could get in the way. Alicia had no choice but to agree with the man who helped raise her.
Alicia drove the jeep back to her home and walked in and past Kevin without a word, simply retreating to her room and to her tears in peace.
Jason ran his fingers over her bare skin on her side as he laid in bed with her. This wasn't their first meeting in bed, it was now February and it was getting harder to hide their actions from the world. Alicia wanted nothing more than to be able to tell all of Riverdale High that she was the woman making Jason happy, not Polly Cooper. She wanted to come clean to her childhood friend about her relationship with Jason, but Jason wanted no part of that.
"I can't keep lying to Cheryl." Alicia said looking into his eyes as he leaned over and kissed her lips once more.
He pulled back and ran his fingers through his hair before allowing himself to recline back onto his bed. "It's not lying, it's keeping our private lives separate is all. I don't ask who she is with and she doesn't need to know who I am seeing."
"The what about the rest of Riverdale who all thinks you are dating Polly." Alicia said as she pulled the sheet closer to her body as she rolled over to face him, propping herself up on her arm to make sure she could look at him clearly. The last two times she had been there she had left more frustrated than when she arrived. Trying to get Jason to talk to her about what they were was almost pointless, he would change the subject or distract her.
Jason leaned up and placed his lips gently on hers, "let's not talk about Polly or Cheryl." He had leaned his forehead against hers. "Please, I promise I am not playing games with you. I just have to much going on to want to bring you into the middle of it." His words were low like a whisper, they had been meant to make her feel better yet it did nothing to that nagging guilt she had growing in her with every second they spent together.
The Fourth of July picnic was postponed as the majority of the community went to help with the search for Jason Blossom. Alicia sat in her living room, having made her face look less puffy from crying and more just like a concerned fellow student. Kevin and Betty had been sitting in the Keller's living room as well, the hot topic was also the topic that no one really wanted to discuss. "Do you think your dad is going to find him?" Betty asked as she fiddled with the hem of her shorts.
Everyone knew that the Coopers were no longer on speaking terms with the Blossoms due to the relationship ending between Polly and Jason. When they broke up, it seemed something broke inside of Polly and she was currently at a facility seeking help. Alicia found it best to never bring it up to Betty that Alicia had assisted in driving Polly to that edge. "I'm sure they will find him, it's just how are they going to find them." Kevin mentioned and Alicia had to focus on not falling back into her crying state. "Have you heard from Cheryl, Ali?" Kevin asked making Alicia look up from the spot she had been staring at on the floor for what seemed like hours. Alicia simply shook her head, unable to gather words into any form of a coherent sentence.
"She must be devastated." Betty said quietly. Alicia knew she was talking about Cheryl, but she could also feel like her words were directed at Alicia herself. She wanted to cry to someone, but the only person who knew her secret was in much worse shape than her.