The New Lodge

Chapter Thirty-Four: Seventeen

Angel's POV

I make my way up the stairs of Thistlehouse nervously, this can go one of two ways

I either get slapped and broken up with even though we're not officially dating yet, or it can go beautifully and we make up and everything is sunshine and rainbows

Please let it go sunshine and rainbows, I need my girl back

"You know.....If your going to stand outside my bedroom and stare at the door, you could say something" I hear causing me to look down and see Cheryl looking back at me and I blink a few times

"Oh uh sorry....I know you said you need time but.....Cheryl I'm not going to get mad or judge you, just talk to me" I plead and Cheryl stares at me for a second before sighing and moving to the side to let me in

I smile slightly before walking in and she closes the door behind me, I turn around and Cheryl is walking to her bed and I do the same and sit on the edge

Cheryl sits in the opposite side of the bed and grabs a stuffed frog I got her, she holds it close and sighs as she looks off into space

"I......I'm not just upset about what you said....and your right it is deeper than I've been letting on" Cheryl starts and I nod before letting her continue

"I have been...abandoned by everyone in my life....my mother...my father...my brother...even my past girlfriends and friends that hated my family after they.....took everything in Riverdale and spit out the people that helped.....so I felt you were drifting from me and I am holding onto you tightly because you are special to me" Cheryl explains as tears threaten to fall from her eyes

I grab Cheryl's hand and kiss it before looking her in the eyes

"I'm not going anywhere....I'm not those people that hurt you and left you because of things.....out of your control....nor will I let you push me away, I understand what it's like to be abandoned....trust me I do....but I don't plan on doing that to you" I say and Cheryl sighs before standing up and grabbing her bed post

I get up and look at her as the tears start to fall from her eyes, I feel myself getting upset just looking at her cry

"But you.....you insist on spending time with everyone but me now...what am I supposed to think when I know your avoiding me...not talking to me and just.....leaving me on my own" She says and I sigh and look down

"I was....I was being a coward, I shouldn't have avoided you, I should have said something instead of making you feel like I didn't wanna be around you...I do, I really do and I love hanging out with you but.....sometimes I want time with my friends and to spend time apart..but not forever....I'll still come see you and treat you the same but us....always being together...it's unhealthy" I say and Cheryl smiles slightly

"I see what your saying....I'm sorry for being so bitchy and not hearing you out......I'm happy that you care about us so much..as much as me" She says and I smile

"And I'm so sorry that I didn't just come to you, and I'm very sorry about saying you don't have friends, that's was uncalled for and rude" I say and Cheryl smiles before walking over to me and grabbing my hands

"We talk to each other about what's bothering us.....ok" Cheryl asks and I nod

"Of course" I say and she smiles before pulling me into a kiss, I kiss back and cup her cheek as it becomes more passionate

"Did you have to show me upon stage though" Cheryl teases causing me to laugh a little

"I had to put you in your place" I say and Cheryl smiles and bites her lip slightly and I shiver a bit