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Alot Can Change In A Week

Alice POV:
Which leads me here a weeks later, meeting this guy Polly insists I meet. In a way I'm open to the idea if it helps me out of this slump I'm in. He's moving in next door which I must admit is weird considering he's legitimately here to help me but I'm not questioning it too much. In fact I'm not questioning much lately because Betty seems to be getting deeper and deeper into the serpents recently and I'm just too broken to bring it up. I can't loose her too.
I haven't seen Fp in the past week so I guess he took the hint. Part of me wishes he fought for me but that would only make it harder to stay away so I guess this is it now.
"It's Alice right?" The man asks snapping my out of my thoughts and extending a hand for me to shake. I shake his hand and nod.
"Edgar right?" I reply.
"Yeah but you can call me eddie" he smiles warmly. He's definitely the sporty type and is well built. Good looking but not my type. I'm more into...well Fp.
"Well eddie, welcome to riverdale" I flash him a fake smile and Polly comes running down the stairs.
"Eddie!" She shouts giving him a hug.
"Evelyn is in the house if you want to see her Polly" he replies and she takes the hint giving me a thumbs up and rushing round to see who I assume is his daughter.

A week later:
Fp POV:
A lot can change in a week. I gave up my title as serpent king to Jug and I'm guessing he's leashed Betty in as his queen which scares me more then I want to admit because it's Deja vu. Alice was my serpent queen all those years ago and look where that got us. Anyway the point in giving up my title is so I can prove my loyalty to Alice, more importantly show her that this time, I will choose her over he serpents and I did. I still do penny's delivery's because at the end of the day that's all I can do to protect the serpents but I'm not their king anymore so any other problems they have will go to Jug.
Now that I've sorted it all out I decide I can go round and see her. Hopefully prove to her I'm all in, no more secrets, no more lies. But when I get to her house I see her inside with a man. Her legs are draped over his lap and they are watching Tv laughing at whatever's on. Friends, knowing her. My question is answered when I see her singing along, like she did at my trailer three weeks ago. She looks significantly different though. She hasn't curled her hair and it's in her natural waves accentuating how long it actually is because it falls way past her shoulders. She's not in her northside clothes, nor southside. Instead she's got a flowy jumpsuit on that has pastel flowers on it. Anyway I take it she's busy so I leave before she can see my truck. For some reason I'm angry, not at her, she has every right or move on but at the fact another man gets to spend time with her. See her goofy singing and jokes that are not funny unless she says them. The way she smiles uncontrollably and genuinely when you give her a compliment or the random things she says. God I miss that woman.
I head home and catch Jughead ending a call with Betty.
"That Betty?" I ask already knowing it was her.
"Yeah" he replies as usual blunt and I have to start the conversation.
"What did she have to say?" I ask.
"Oh her moms got this new boyfriend who lives next door, apparently he's into this cult stuff and he's dragging her into it now" he explains instantly gaining all of my attention. I rub my face with my hands in frustration. Why does she get herself into these things? I knew she looked different when I saw her, even acted a little different.
I grab my jacket needing to get a drink at the Wyrm to get my mind off it.
I see hogeye as soon as I walk in and notice there's less serpents inside the bar.
"Where is everyone?" I ask taking a seat at the bar.
"Moved out, we got a let's say generous donation" he explains confusing me a little.
"Who would want to give us money?" I say about to down the drink in front of me until I see the knowing look on his face and he takes the glass away.
"I promised her I would look after you" he says pouring what I assume is whiskey down the sink.
"She didn't" I say out loud.
"Oh she did, a lot as well. Enough to get their trailers fixed up and more" he answers my question. Great I can't even be mad at her anymore. It's a refreshing reminder she still cares, about the serpents. Not just me. She always did though, for god sake these people are her family and she knows it.
"God Alice" I sigh missing her way more than I want to admit.
"Go see her, thank her" he suggests cleaning a glass.
"I was thinking about it but she's got this new guy in her life, he's bad for her and I can tell but has anyone ever been able to convince Alice Susanna Smith not to do something she wants to do. Trying to stop her will only make her determined to do it" I ramble and he seems to understand. It's not the first time I've come here to talk about her with him and he basically knows our whole dynamic.
"You know her better than anyone, what's one thing that will gain her attention?" He says waiting for me to fill in the gaps.
"I'm not doing that" I refuse knowing he means if I had a woman in my life, she would do the usual Alice thing an get jealous.
"I can't do that. Can I? I mean who would do that with me? I can't just use someone to get to her" i continue somehow convincing myself this could work. It's wrong but it could work.