12 Years Later

Cheryl and Toni are both twenty
-seven with two daughters. They have been happily married for five years and moved into Thistle House.

"You know," Cheryl starts while pouring a little too much Rosé into her wine glass. "You never told me what you did to get Sabrina to transfer.." She questions. Her hair is loosely tied up into a bun and she has a My Little Pony blanket draped across her legs. I sigh and laugh.

"She's in the past. Why do you care?" I ask with desperation.

"Just tell me. We're married with two girls what is she going to do now, Antoinette?" She smirks while sipping her wine. I cross my legs and she leans in closer to hear all the juicy details. Oh, high school... The so called "Good Ol Days".

Nah. Those were the "Is this a relationship or do you just want a shoulder to cry on?" days. All the questioning and second guessing. Ugh, exhausting. I mean, not for me or Cheryl. It was everybody else that was exhausting. We were always good.

"Okay so you remember her flirting and all that? Yeah, well Betty told me about how we could blackmail her to leave and eventually the two of us went all Nancy Drew on her flat ass. It was fun. Except you were on that school trip to.. What was it?" I ask before taking a steady sip of my wine. God I love Rosé. Cheryl snaps her finger and thinks really hard until she gasps and points her finger at me.

"You were investigating while I was in Pennsylvania?!" She asks and shouts maybe too loud. Luckily Gia and Maggie are heavy sleepers.

Gia is just turning three next week and Maggie is barely two. Ugh, such cute daughters of ours. Cheryl got a sperm donor for Gia and I did for Maggie. She said I had to "understand what its like to be a woman" so I got the same donor for Maggie. Gia has beaming red hair and Maggie has curls for days. We love them to death but not what they did to our bodies.

"Oh wow.. Hey have you heard from Veronica? And that apparently she's getting married. In like a week." Cheryl sets her glass of wine down and I gasp. Veronica? Married? Huh.

"Let me guess... Archie is not the groom?" I ask. Cheryl nods.

"Then who? Sweet Pea? Reggie?" I get closer to her and soon I'm covering my legs with the same My Little Pony blanket. Who the hell is Veronica tying the knot with?

"Sweet Pea." She states with bulging eyes.

Aw. How cute. The only ones who aren't engaged or married is Betty and Jughead. They moved to New York to pursue writing and now own a publishing company. Yeah, they're basically famous rich people. Just not together. Well, they are together but not married which sucks.

"Wait, were we invited?" I ask.

"Yeah. How else would I find out about the wedding?" She giggles. I finish off my wine and set it down on the coffee table that I stole from my trailer. Its not like anyone was going to use it anyway.

"Speaking of weddings, I guess, how is Kevin and Joaquin's wedding planning going? I know they've been engaged for what? Four months now? I cannot wait for that wedding." I say. Cheryl bubbles up with joy and this is the reason why I love Wine Wednesdays so much. That sweet face she makes when she gets a little tipsy.
So glad I married this goddess.

Cheryl finishes her wine and whips out her phone, still excited for buying a new phone case with red badazzles on it. She bites her lip and brings the phone to her ear.

"Sup, slut. How's the engagement life treating you?" She asks before giggling. After a couple seconds Cheryl laughs and leans forward, resting her elbow on her knee. I assume she's talking to Veronica.

"You bitch.. Oh yeah how was it? Just tell me if it was okay or awesome.. Really? Huh.. Well I'm having some down time with my girl so call me tomorrow. Yeah, bye babes." She hangs up and shrugs. I raise my eyebrow and smile at her.

"Kevin is the best. He says that Joaquin bought them plane tickets to Amsterdam. Kevin tripped getting on the water taxi and broke his arm but apparently Joaquin made it up to him.." She smirks and texts someone on her phone. I sigh and think about what I'm going to wear to Veronica's wedding. Maybe a blue dress or maybe a silver dress... Hm. Cheryl drops her head on the back of the couch and closes her eyes.

"Baby, let's go to bed.. C'mon." I stand up and start to wrap my arms around her. She reaches up for me, eyes still closed and I wrap my arms around her waist, allowing her to wrap her legs around my body and rest her head in my neck. I smile. Cheryl's warm breath keeps part of my neck warm and I place my hands under her thighs, carrying her across the hall and into our bedroom. I stop in front of the bed and lean forward, slowly falling on top of Cheryl and onto the bed.

"Toni!" She whines. I laugh.

I roll onto my side and scoot up towards the pillows. Cheryl stays at the bottom of the bed so I grab some pillows and put them at the end of the bed. She takes one and places it under her head, settling in comfortably.

I grab a couple and adjust so I can see her face. Once I'm comfy, I reach out and trace her jaw and lips. She smiles slightly but stays asleep. I can't help falling in love with her more and more each day. How can you not?
Her cheeks are slightly rosey from the wine, giving her a doll-like look. She's so beautiful.

***

"You ready to go?" Cheryl shouts from the bathroom. I nod, forgetting she can't see me and then yell back yes. She opens the door and walks out in a long, flowing gown. Its scarlet red with shimmery glitter covering it. Flowers coat the top and fall down the dress in a breathtaking way. Her hair is in two braids tied back into a secure bun. Her makeup is subtle but gorgeous. I cannot breath.

"What?" She asks.

I smile and feel my eyes start to burn. I can't ruin my makeup, shit! I quickly fan my eyes and look up at the ceiling. Cheryl rushes to me and hugs me tightly.

"Don't cry! We're not the ones getting married. That already happened honey.. You cried at that too." She smiles and I laugh. Her hands rub up and down my sleeves. I chose to wear a pink flowing dress too. Mine has see through sleeves and a deep V neckline. I love this dress. I put my hair in a low side bun with a few fake flowers tucked in. I'd like to think I look like a 8/10 at the moment. Hopefully.

"We are gonna be late, TT!" She grabs her black clutch and quickly laces up her red heels. I check my outfit in the mirror and then rush out the door, Cheryl following behind me. Luckily Moose and Midge said they would babysit Gia and Maggie for us tonight since its age limited. I'm so excited to get drunk tonight.

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"Cheryl! Toni! Hi!" Veronica waddles over to us in her big, flowery white gown. She has her hair down with a gorgeous flower crown splayed on top. Sweet Pea is talking with Fangs back at a table, laughing and sipping their wine. Its weird to see Sweet Pea with wine. Hah.

"V! You look radiant and young again!" Cheryl says. Veronica lightly punches her shoulder and then looks around the dance floor and somewhat filled tables. I'm surprised Betty and Jughead could come down considering they were having troubles. Sadly, Kevin and Joaquin couldn't come due to Kevin being hospitalized even though its just a broken bone.

"I'm so happy, Cher. Sweet Pea is so great. Oh, Toni, he told me to come find you actually. He's over there." She points and I smile and kiss her cheek before walking over to him.

"Hey! Welcome to the married life. I'll be your tour guide, weirdo." I laugh and he stands up, engaging in a hug. Hah, see what I did there. Engaging.

"Hey, Toni. Glad you could come. Sit." He settles back down and Fangs hugs me before we both sit down. Sweet Pea sets his glass of wine down and smiles. He is gazing off into the distance and I follow his gaze, seeing that he is just a hopeless romantic entranced by his newly wedded wife. I smile.

We all sit at the table and talk about our lives, jobs, girlfriends and wives, kids and futures, everything. Eventually Cheryl and Veronica come back to the table and sit down. More laughs fill the room and some people give toasts. After Hermione finishes hers I go up with my half empty wine glass.

"Hi everyone. Um, I'm so glad we could all come out tonight and see these two blessed souls finally get together. Veronica, you're a beautiful bride who deserves every good thing that is to come. Sweet Pea, you may not be a beautiful bride but you sure do deserve what you're getting. I'm so, so happy for you two. Love you both. Cheers." Everyone shouts cheers and some drink down their glasses. Veronica stands up as I walk back and hugs me tightly. I glance at Cheryl and give her a wink.

Once we sit back down, Betty, Jughead, and Archie have joined the table. We all clink glasses and at this moment, every single thing is alright.

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A/N - Heyyy I'm so glad I finished the fanfic! I hope you guys like(d) it! It took me a while but I got it done and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks for reading guys! Bye loves