Betty doesn’t seem all that worried about it (though I am — worried about Kevin’s broken heart!), though she does head to the Blue & Gold office…on a weekend…where Veronica shows up with breakfast. Betty giggles and says, “the last time you brought me baked goods was because you kissed Archie.” Veronica just looks slightly uncomfortable and changes the subject. She tells Betty about the deal her dad and Jughead’s dad had concerning the drive-in, and that she wants to help with Betty’s investigation. And when she gets home, there’s a package waiting for her: a new strand of pearls, with a thank you note from daddy dearest. At the Andrews House of No Parental Guidance, Archie and Jughead make pizza and chat. Jug isn’t super happy that Archie told Betty about his birthday and opens up to his bestie about how his childhood ruined birthdays for him. Things with his family weren’t great, and birthdays would be this one weirdlyfaux Also notably absent from the debate stage is former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been getting his name on the ballotinsomeprimariesbut has yet to publicly declare his candidacy.## How did they decide who gets to be there? And I’m right! In the cafeteria, as Archie stares longingly at Val’s table, Betty corrals her friends into throwing a small, “inner circle only” surprise party for Jughead. (Um, Betty, what about whatJughead