I've been inspired by a bit of rain here and this chapter is more autumn aesthetic than any of the previous ones xD Let me know how you like it :D

Info:

Fandom: Riverdale
Pairing: Sweet Pea/OC
Rating: T
Word count:1284
Chapter count:5/15

Autumn time is picnic time

Sweet Pea knocked on the front door of the Wolfe house, before reminding himself that he wasn't at the trailer park and rang the doorbell. As he was waiting for Ruby to get there, despite the fact that she'd told him numerous times to let himself in if nobody opened it, Sweet Pea shrugged off his Serpents' jacket. It was warm for an autumn day. Too warm for a leather jacket, especially coupled with his usual shirt and flannel combo. Then, the door swung open.

"Sweet Pea?" Jo Wolfe was standing there, his mouth stained with something that looked suspiciously like blood. Sweet Pea took a step back. He might've been taller than Jo, but he wouldn't like to be pitted against the man in a fight. He'd heard quite a few stories about the Lone Wolf of South High from back in the day. Mostly, they were retold at the Wyrm in gest, now that Jo was a resident of Riverdale once more. Yet, Sweet Pea didn't want to poke that sleeping Navy SEAL, unless he had to. "What're you doing here?"

"Um, Ruby invited me over to study," Sweet Pea's eyes were still glued to the substance dripping from Jo's mouth. It was blood-red and positively terrifying. "sir." The biker quickly added.

"Do I have something on my-" Jo's hand went up, wiping at the side of his mouth, and it came back red like blood had been smeared on his knuckles. Sweet Pea suddenly remembered a nightmare he'd had of Ruby's father chasing him down the Wolfe house driveway. "Oh. That's unfortunate," Jo licked the red substance. "I'm trying to recreate this recipe Lisa used to make, strawberry jelly something, but I think it's just coming out as some cheap version of a Halloween decoration." The man shrugged and laughed at his own ineptitude in the kitchen. But, to Sweet Pea, the image of Ruby's father trying to cook, which was a running gag in their family since his retirement from the army, was even more terrifying. Kitchens had multiple knife drawers, after all.

"I'm certain that you'll figure it out, sir," Sweet Pea was glad that his voice sounded completely normal despite his growing panic. With Ruby in between them, he managed to get along with Jo fairly well. But, she often mediated those encounters like a court-appointed counselor or something. "Is Ruby home?" Jo stopped trying to wipe his hand on the edge of his already stained shirt.

"I'm sorry, she isn't. Left an hour ago. I think she went to that picnic area in Fox Forest?" Sweet Pea nodded, pulling his phone out to call the girl and ask her what in the world was she thinking when she left him to the mercy of her father. "You can just go and surprise her, though?" Jo smiled at him and Sweet Pea was torn between running and accepting it as a peaceful action. "She had her books with her."

"I think I'll do that," Sweet Pea nodded. "Thank you, sir." Jo still had a smile on his face.

"You're good for her, you know?" Ruby's father said, making Sweet Pea's eyebrows rise. "She's finally found someone more reckless than she is. Forces her to reassess and take care of both herself and you. It's a good thing, I promise," Jo added once he saw the disbelief on the biker's face. "I went through the same thing," then, Jo's expression changed and he literally lit up. "Hang on a second, let me give you some stuff to take up there." Sweet Pea didn't dare deny the man.

And, that was how the tall Serpent ended up trekking his way up the dirt road which led from the Wolfe house and into the Fox Forest, with a cooler in his hands. He felt positively mortified, seeing as the thing was an obnoxious, hot pink color, but he couldn't exactly say no to Jo. After following the man's instructions as to which way to go without too much trouble, Sweet Pea found himself in the middle of the forest, a large loop of the road coming up ahead. In the middle of the half circle was a small picnic area. Wooden tables and benches, a few swings, seesaws and an old-school merry-go-round. It looked pretty nice and quite nostalgic from his perspective.

Sweet Pea spotted Ruby easily enough. She was sitting at one of the tables, books, and notebooks all around her, head thrown back and pen in hand. So, deciding to be a bit of an ass in return for her bailing on their study date, he snuck up behind her slowly. Ruby had her eyes closed and she seemed to be enjoying the sun on her face. Sweet Pea spotted that she was working on her English Lit essay, about halfway done. He bent down, right at her ear level, and made his move.

"Boo." The simple word, spoken in a low tone, along with his hot breath on her ear, had Ruby jumping up from her seat. Unfortunately for Sweet Pea, that meant that her forehead collided with his with a loud sound, making them both gasp and groan.

"Oh my God!" the girl exclaimed, dropping her pen to hold onto her head. "Jesus, sasquatch! What did you do that for?" she rubbed the red spot before letting it go. Sweet Pea, on the other hand, stood stunned. "Are you alright?" Instantly, her hands were at his forehead, feeling the sore spot.

"I'm fine," he snapped out of his shock. "And, that was for forgetting our study session, running off to the woods and leaving me to face your father." Ruby winced. She loved teasing him about this and that, but even she wasn't so cruel as to leave him in a bind intentionally.

"I'm sorry I forgot," she pulled him down to her height by the lapels of his flannel shirt and kissed the sore spot on his forehead. "The weather was so nice that I decided to head out to this spot for a bit. I guess I forgot to check the time." She giggled.

"Dumbass tater tot," Sweet Pea shot back and slid on the bench next to her. "Here, your father sent this." He placed the hot pink cooler on the table in front of them.

"Oh, picnic food!" Ruby instantly perked up. She opened it and started rummaging.

"How much coffee have you had?" Sweet Pea asked, noting her peppy behavior. His Ruby wasn't like that. She was the calm before the storm. The thunder and lightning rumbling right under the cool surface. This excited little beast appeared only when chocolate was mentioned, or after a large amount of coffee was consumed.

"Um… Three cups?" She asked nobody in particular, starting to take out different snacks from the cooler, along with two cans of soda.

"In the past hour?" Sweet Pea sarcastically asked.

"Before I left, sooo… Past three hours?" Ruby's smirk told him that she was messing with him, as usual. She never backed down from a good verbal battle.

"I want compensation for having to deal with caffeinated Ruby." Grumbled the biker. Instantly, Ruby closed the cooler and her hands found purchase on his shoulders. From her position with her knees on the bench, she was taller than him for once, giving their kiss a new angle.

"Enough compensation?" She asked breathlessly when they finally untangled tongues.

"Not nearly." Sweet Pea pulled her back and onto his lap with a gentle hand at her waist, swallowing her giggle with his mouth. He figured that he'd enjoy the loving before Ruby realized that he hadn't even started his English Lit essay.

That's all for now, folks!

Let me know how you like this series and if you'd like a slightly longer story about Ruby and Sweet Pea in the future :D