Different Worlds (Veronica Lodge)

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 9

I couldn't believe Dream finally asked me to be hers, people might think it's a bit rushed, but honestly I haven't been more sure of someone or something in my entire life. She treated me like a princess, she didn't care about my past, who my family was or that I came from money. For once someone just cared about me, Veronica Cecilia Lodge and that felt incredible.

I told my mom about Dream and how she agreed to basically be her body guard. She wanted to meet her over dinner this weekend and I was nervous, my mom was nothing like my "father" when it came to who I dated. But nonetheless she was still protective over me so I knew there was potential Dream would be put through the ringer. After we made things official Dream got busy doing some final things with the Serpents before she turned her full attention to protecting my mom which I understood completely.

I was at Le Bonne Nuit getting things ready for tonight when Reggie came in. He and I have a past after Archie and I broke up I was single for a while but once I decided to open up the speakeasy Reggie somehow became sort of my right hand man. And from there feelings developed with us and we started hooking up with each other. No one besides my mom knew I was officially dating Dream and I honestly wanted to keep it that way as long as I could. For once I just wanted something for myself without everyone and their mother knowing my business.

"You're looking fine as hell today V" Reggie said as he set a box of alcohol down on the bar. Usually I would flirt with him back, but now I was a taken woman and wouldn't step over that line out of respect for my girlfriend. "Uh-um thanks" I responded as I finished cutting up lemons and limes for drinks. "I miss you, you've kinda been MIA for a while. Let's go out to dinner tomorrow." I wanted to avoid this conversation at all costs but I definitely couldn't with him.

"Um, I can't Reggie. Whatever we were doing can't happen anymore." He looked at me with a look I couldn't really decipher "what do you mean we can't?" I took a deep breath "us hooking up and hanging out like we used to can't happen anymore. I'm not single anymore." He furrowed his eyebrows "so Andrews got you running back to him again? I thought you were fucking over him Veronica." I definitely wasn't having any of his attitude "you better watch who you're talking to Reggie. No one said it was Archie I was dating."

"So who is it then?" I sighed I know once he hears who it is I know he's going to flip out. "I'm dating Dream" and is if it was on cue his face changes and he's now angry. "Really Veronica that Southside trailer trash piece of shit Sweet Peas twin sister?! That's what you think you deserve?" Now I was pissed "now you fucking wait a minute Mantle don't you dare talk shit about my girlfriend. You don't know a damn thing about her or her brother. That bullshit with you and Sweet Pea happened two fucking years ago get over it already! She is everything I deserve she treats me unlike anyone ever has. I'm an adult I can make my own decisions on who I date."