Veronica walked into the kitchen the next morning with a giddy smile on her face, she had woken Archie up half way through the night or he had woken her up she couldn't remember, just to whisper silly things to each other that probably didn't make that much sense to their sleep induced brains. But that then led to kissing and touching and her pulling Archie on top of her because she needed him again, this time was slower, there wasn't that urgency anymore, they just enjoyed being that close to each other again.

The boy in question was fast asleep, Veronica watched him for a while after she woke up, just thinking about how much he had changed her view on life. She pressed a kiss to his back and left him to sleep when the only movement that he made was to smile.

She pulled her robe tighter around her body to ward off the cold as she opened the cupboard and pulled out things to attempt to make breakfast.

"I really hope you aren't going to try to cook," a voice said breaking through her morning musings and Veronica jumped and gripped the mug she had just pulled out of the cupboard, turning to glare at the person who disturbed her.

"Jug, could you make some noise before you give me a heart attack," Veronica scolded pulling out a second mug and pouring them both coffee. "What are you doing here?"

"I live here," he said rolling his eyes and adding sugar to his coffee. "Unless that's changed."

"Of course not," Veronica assured him, he said it as a joke but there was this look that he gave her that made her think he was seriously asking if he were being kicked out. "Archie said you were at your dad's."

"I was," Jughead said picking at the edge of his jacket sleeve. "He went out with his biker buddies and only came back about an hour ago, so he's sleeping the day away and I have nowhere else to go."

"You do, this is your place to go," Veronica told him reaching out to place a hand over his assuring him that this was a place that he could feel safe. Her situation was different than his but both of them felt like they didn't have a place they belonged and they were trying to make the little house they lived in home. "Now, can you help me before I burn the house down?"

"Oh that's why you want to keep me around," Jughead laughed and this time Veronica saw that it was all a joke so she rolled her eyes at him. "Sit down Princess of the Dark, I got this."

"Princess of the dark?" Veronica asked tapping her chin and thinking about it. "I like it."

"I thought you would," Jugehad said cracking open an egg and pushing the onions toward Veronica to start chopping. Veronica made a face, off all the things she hated this was one of them. "So what did you do to my best friend that has him sleeping this late," he asked cheekily, Archie was usually a late sleeper but this was late even for him. Jughead looked up just in time for Veronica to turn red. "Oh God, I don't want to know."

"If your plan last night was to give us alone time to work through the questions you asked and get rid of our sexual frustrations," she started knowingly and Jughead gave her a playful shiver at the thought. "Then it was a blinding success."

"I don't need to know details but when you turn 18…" Jughead asked, not finishing the question for lack of an ending to how to ask it.

"We're going to stay together, stay married," she said with a small smile on her lips. "There is a list of things that we still need to discuss and this is not the life I had ever envisioned for myself but I find myself wanting to fight for it, for him."

"Archie's been a lot happier since you blew into town," Jughead said and Veronica chuckled at his wording. "After his mom left and all that shit went down with Grundy, Betty and I were the only one's who really knew or cared how sad he was and then you came along and you made him laugh in a way that no-one else had in a long time, when his parents announced they were officially getting divorced I thought he would lose himself again but he didn't, he was so Archie that I thought the Andrews were playing the biggest prank on us, only now does it make sense that the two of you were together at that point that even his parents divorce couldn't dampen his mood because he had you, so if you ever doubt your relationship, remember that."

"I don't think I could ever forget," Veronica said, her voice shaky and her eyes filled with tears. "That is totally the onions."

"Oh sure- ooof," Jughead said grunting when Veronica surprised him by throwing her arms around him and hugging him tightly. "Remind me to never go that sappy around you again," he complained but smiled when he patted her back awkwardly.

"Step away from my wife," Archie's sleepy and amused voice said breaking them apart.

"Where's the fun in that," Jughead joked and Archie narrowed his eyes, Veronica patted Jughead's cheek and padded over to Archie to wrap her arms around his middle and bury her face into his chest and breath him in.

"What's wrong?" Archie asked softly, rubbing her back soothingly when Jughead turned his attention to the stove to give them a moment. "What'd he do?"

"Nothing at all," Veronica said shaking her head and tilting her head up with greet him properly, smiling and bumping their noses together when they broke apart. "Hi."

"Hi," Archie whispered back, smiling as he stole one more kiss from her and pulled her onto his lap when he sat down. "So Jug, what's our plans for today?"

"I was thinking about going for a drive to Pop's first, I've been craving a milkshake and you guys have none of the ingredients for me to make it stocked up here," Jughead started and Archie laughed and nodded along to Jughead's plans for them for the day.

Veronica convinced Archie to go with Jughead and have a boys day and give her a few hours to herself, Archie was as reluctant to leave her side as she was to let him go but Jughead was quiet enough at breakfast to make even Veronica worry about how lonely he was and besides all that Veronica was on a mission.

She made her way to Pop's and bobbed her leg as she waited, she wished Riverdale was big enough that she could make herself invisible but there was no where else to go.

"Mija," Hermione Lodge breathed when she appeared at Veronica's table.

"Hi mom," Veronica smiled standing to hug her mother, letting herself sink into Hermione's arms for a moment. "What is he doing here?"

"He is your father and he wanted to see you," Hermione said watching her daughter crossed her arms over her chest and hardened herself up as she watched her father walk toward her.

"Hello Veronica," Hiram greeted, unsure of whether or not to reach out for his daughter but ultimately deciding not to test the waters just yet and motion for them to be seated. "How have you been?"

"Good," Veronica said, her arms still crossed over her chest watching her parents across the table. "Why are you here?"

"We haven't seen you in weeks, we just wanted to know that you're ok, if you need anything," Hermione said and Veronica bit the inside of her lip. "You haven't been answering my calls or texts, I was so happy when you called this morning."

"You could have come to the house you so lovingly handed over to me," Veronica said and Hermione winced at her tone but Hiram's face hardened at the sarcasm in his daughters voice.

"You were irresponsible, as parents it is our duty to make you learn from your mistakes," Hiram snapped. "I will not be made to feel bad about teaching you that your actions have consequences."

"About those actions," Hermione interrupted whatever Veronica was about to say and turning the attentions of her daughter and husband to her. "We feel like you have learnt your lesson, we have spoken to Fred and Mary and decided that you and Archie should move back home, we'll make the marriage disappear and we will forget this whole thing happened."

"Yes we will," Hiram agreed, nodding stiffly at Veronica when Hermione elbowed his side.

"While I'm glad that you have realized that, Archie and I have decided that we want to remain married," Veronica said staring down her shocked parents. "Even after I turn 18, we're not going to go through with the divorce."

"What about college and life out of Riverdale? I know you Veronica, you will not make it in this small town," Hiram warned narrowing his eyes. "And I don't think Archie Andrews has what it takes to go the places you will go."

"You're too young Ronnie," Hermione added. "Both of you are, marriage is not easy."

"We know mom but we have also decided that we're going to try, together and if it doesn't work out…" Veronica said wincing at the thought, she knew her parent's concerns, she had them herself before. "But you're underestimating Archie, Daddy, he's so much more than you realize, also you were only three years older than I am when you decided to get married and the Andrews were younger."

"They are divorced," Hiram pointed out and Veronica narrowed her eyes.

"They had a good life for almost 20 years," Veronica gritted out. "That's more than any of the New Yorker's you're thinking about can offer me."

"You still think this boy can offer you a good life," Hiram said shaking his head and then cowering slightly when he caught the unimpressed look on his wife's face.

"He already has," Veronica calmly said, standing up. "Archie is my husband and he's going to stay my husband until we decide it's no longer working out."

"Veronica," Hermione started, trying to reason with her daughter but Veronica was shaking her head and stepping out of the booth and into the isle.

"Getting divorced and remarried in the future or just staying married now isn't going to change the outcome of our lives together," she said her voice low because she didn't want anyone close enough to hear her. "It was nice to see you both, I trust you have enough to talk about when I leave."

Veronica clenched her jaw as she strode out of Pop's, slowing down her steps slightly when she saw Archie jumping out of his truck he took two steps toward the building when he noticed her and paused, a wide smile forming on his face.

"Archie," Veronica murmured falling into his arms when he opened them for her and held him close. "You were supposed to be having a boys day with Jughead."

"Jug's inside already, I don't know how you missed him," Archie said tucking her head securely under his chin. "I was trying to call you but your phone's off, we decided to justcome here for lunch."

"I hate that Pop's is the only place in this town," Veronica said and Archie smiled and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "Archikins?"

"Yeah," he whispered looking down at her as she tilted her questioning eyes up to him.

"We're going to make it right?" she asked softly, almost shyly and he furrowed his eyebrows wondering why she was asking this question especially after the night before when he caught sight of her parents walking out of Pop's.

"Your parents," he started, feeling her body tense in his arms and dropped his eyes back down to hers and dropped the subject he was close to bringing up. "We're going to make it Ronnie."

Veronica smiled at him as he dropped his lips to hers. "Let's get out of here."

"Archie," Hermione Lodge greeted and both teenagers jumped, neither of them noticed the Lodge's approaching them.

"Mr and Mrs Lodge," Archie greeted clearing his throat, Veronica reluctantly released her hold on his waist and turned to face her parents, taking one of Archie's arms in her hands instead and holding it tightly.

There was an awkward silence as the four of them stood watching each other and waiting for someone to speak.

"Well then," Hiram started, clearing his throat, there was only so much awkward silence he could take. "Since the two of you are serious about this, we should have a family dinner and we can get to know each other properly if you're going to be my son-in-law."

"Of course we'll have Fred and Mary over as well," Hermione said with a small smile. "After our last confrontation I think this would be nice."

Archie and Veronica shared a look and he shrugged, it was up to her. "We would like that," Veronica said, turning back to her parents.

"We'll leave you now, I'll call you later ok?" Hermione asked reaching out to cup her daughters cheek and Veronica smiled at her mother and nodded before waving goodbye.

"Now we're having a family dinner?" Archie asked as he watched her parents walk toward the car waiting for them. "What exactly did you say to them?"

"Just that we're together and they should get used to it," Veronica said bumping her nose with his. "Let's go home."

"We could, but I'm hungry and Jug is probably waiting," he said walking her back into the diner. "It has been a very interesting 24 hours."

"I have a feeling that we would never have to worry about being bored," Veronica laughed as Archie led her to a booth where their friends were waiting for them.

"How did I not notice the entire gang," Veronica asked looking at Jughead, Betty, Josie, Reggie and Kevin all sitting in the booth.

"Probably because as soon as we saw your parents we made ourselves as invisible as possible," Jughead said sheepishly and Veronica looked at Archie who shrugged, he didn't come in with the rest of them. "And then you stormed out."

"Is everything ok?" Josie asked holding her arms out to hug Veronica who sat down next to her.

"It is now," Veronica smiled leaning back into Archie when he sat next to her, his hand going around her waist to rest on her hip. "Doesn't anyone have any other plans besides Pop's on a Sunday afternoon?"

"I'm just avoiding chores, I told my mother I had to meet up with Josie for group project," Reggie laughed and Veronica rolled her eyes but listened to the banter of her friends as they discussed everything they were avoiding by being at Pop's.

She checked out of the actual conversation, nodding and making noises where she was meant to, mostly she just watched her friends. She thought about how different everything was just a few months ago and how it had changed because of one mistake marriage in Las Vegas, how much better it was after the fights and the tears and all of her fears.

She smiled every time she felt the rumble of Archie's chest when he spoke or laughed and blushing when he periodically pressed little kisses to her head and ran his fingers to her stomach to find her hand and link their fingers. She adored this boy and she was going to spend the rest of her life with him. How lucky was she that she found her way to him?

A/N: The end.

I am so happy with this story, I couldn't think of a way to end it but that last line just felt like it fit in with everything but then it is 1am where I live and I could just be hallucinating that this is a good ending lol I wish I could continue in this story and in this world but I feel like it has come to it's natural end and if I keep going it will just be frustrating for the both of us so I should move on to other Varchie projects

Thank you guys for the reviews on the previous chapter and all the chapters before, the response I have gotten for this has been incredible, I adore this couple and I want to write more for them so I hope that you guys read anything else I eventually put out there for them

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