Serpent Love

Nice to meet you.

Once we get to my place I see Jug sitting outside he's trailer with Archie and Fred. "Hey guys. What are you doing here?" I asks Archie and Fred I ask with a smile as I hop off my new bike

"Just checking in on you both." Fred says as I give him and Archie a hug

"Hey Mari, Where did you get the bike?" Jug asks

"I gave it to her." Sweet pea says walking up to us once he gets off he's bike.

"Why?" Archie asks

"While for starters I can, it was my old bike and she deserves to have her own set of wheels."

"Why do you care about..."

"Archie enough." Fred says looking at he's son. "That's very kind of you....

"Sweet pea." Sweets and I say in sync

"Sweet pea. Very nice to meet you I'm Fred Andrew."

"Nice to officially meet you Mr Andrews with out all the stress." Sweets says as Fred looks confused. "We met at the hospital. " sweet says

"Aha that's right. It's nice to meet you too. Mariah and Jughead have told me quite a bit about you." Fred says holding out a hand to sweets

"All good things I hope." Sweets says shaking his hand.

"All great thing. Like how you are constantly protecting her from harm."

"Only doing what needs to be done." Sweets says.

"While it's very admirable." Fred says with a slight smile

"Thank you. It's nice meeting you but I have to get going. Mariah  let me know if you and Jug can come tonight." Sweets says heading back to he's bike

"Of course. Thanks pea."

"Your welcome princess." Sweets says with a wink as he drives off.

"So...He gave you he's old bike..." Jug says with a smirk

"Please don't start teasing. I didn't know but I couldn't turn it down. It would be rude. Plus he started telling me how much work he put into it for me and I could say no."

"Hey I'm not mad. I think it's very sweet of him." Jug says as he and I laugh at he's stupid pun.

"What do you think about him dad?" Archie asks

"I think he's a very nice young man who cared a lot about Mariah and has he's own way of showing it. I also think after everything she has been through with Reggie and now FP in jail she deserves something good." Fred says as he turns to Archie.

"If he makes you happy then.... I'll try to put up with him... for your sake." Archie says.

"Thank you arch." I say giving him a hug. "I'm going to get some work done. I'll talk to you guys later." I say walking up the steps to the trailer.

"What was he talking about when he said let me know if you can come tonight?" Jug asks.

"He wants me and you to join him and some other serpents for a movie night at the drive in." I say heading inside with a smile before going to my room and getting some work done.