"Oh Arch..." Betty shook her head. "I don't know if this is such a good idea."

Veronica's head bobbed up and down in agreement. "Sorry, Archiekins, but I'm with Betty on this one. It just seems so... Morbid."

"Babe." Reggie began out of habit, quickly trailing off when he caught sight of Veronica's glare. "I mean, uh, Ronnie, it's not morbid, it's... It's..."

"It's in remembrance." Kevin finished, and Reggie shot him a grin. "Come on guys, it's a great idea."

They were torn, Archie, Reggie and Kevin for it, Betty, Veronica and surprisingly Chuck, completely against it, with Moose somewhere in the middle.

"What's a great idea?" A familiar voice demanded.

"Cheryl!" They said in unison.

Betty gave her friend the onceover.

She looked pulled together enough, her hair hanging past her waist in flawless curls, and she had paired a white tank top with a bright red skirt. Her eyes looked sort of sad, faraway, like she was pretending she wasn't really there, and she had lost a little weight, not that she had needed to.

They all took turns welcoming her.

Betty thought the hug she received was a few seconds longer than the others had gotten, but she pretended not to notice, squeezing Cheryl back with everything she had.

Moose gave her his spot beside Kevin, who reached out and laced their fingers together. Cheryl managed to give him a watery smile.

"What were you hens gossiping about?" She asked. "What's a great idea?"

Archie shot Betty a nervous look.

Cheryl rolled her eyes. "Archiekins, I'm not made of glass, just spit it out."

"Well..." Archie replied, actively avoiding her gaze. "We were just... We were thinking that maybe... Not that you would have to come with us... I just thought that maybe..."

"We were thinking about going camping." Kevin blurted out. "At Sweet Water River."

Several pairs of eyes narrowed.

"What?" He asked. "Archie was taking forever."

Veronica shook her head, partially in amusement, partially in annoyance, turning back to the River Vixen captain. "What do you think, Cher?"

Betty fully expected her to disagree, or to tell at them, her reaction would have been very valid, and they were so used to her outbursts, her borderline cruel comments. her sarcastic sense of humor. These were all the things that made her Cheryl Blossom, they wouldn't have changed a thing about her.

Instead, Cheryl surprised them all.

Her smile became more genuine, and she. "Let's do it."