Too Hard To Find (Book Two)

Kids

Four Month Time Jump
Veronica's POV

I don't know what I'm doing. I've been talking with Sweet Pea for a few months and we've become great friends... again. He's trying to get to Betty but she can be stubborn sometimes. He's started freaking out more because there is less than a month before she'll go into labor. It's honestly kind of funny. He's just so scared he is going to mess up as a parent. I've had to tell him that we all make mistakes and that we learn from them. 

Not only that Cheryl and Toni are pregnant as well. Toni is the one carrying the baby. I can't really be surprised by that. Why is everybody getting pregnant? I already have two I'm okay for right now.

"Hey, are you okay?" Jughead said coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around me. I smiled.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just thinking." I told him.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I turned to look at him.

"Would you ever want more kids?" 

"I... I don't know. I mean, maybe. Do you want more?"

"I mean, maybe. It's just everybody is starting to have kids now. Betty and Sweet Pea. Cheryl and Toni. And we already have two."

"Wait, is Betty pregnant?" He asked. I sighed and slowly nodded. "How would you know that? Have you seen her?"

"No, I talked to Sweet Pea."

"When did this happen?"

"A few months ago. He texted me because he was scared about becoming a father. I chose to be a good person and help him." He nodded.

"Right,"

"Oh, please don't get upset. It was just a little conversation. Yeah, I've helped him try to help with what he should do. He's nervous. She's having the baby in less than a month."

"I'm not upset. It's just... why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't know how you'd react talking to him again. I mean, I can tell he's grown and matured. He's just trying to convince Betty to stop holding a grudge against me." I explained to him. He nodded. Suddenly his phone went off. He sighed. "What is it?"

"It's my dad. He wants to talk to me. I have to go. I'll be back later." I nodded. He kissed me and left. I don't know why I was so worried to tell him. I gotta remember that we're not in high school anymore.

When he got back it was almost eight. It was one when he left. I had been waiting on the couch because I couldn't fall asleep. He walked in and didn't see me at first. He walked into the kitchen trying to be quiet. I just watched him as he opened the fridge and grabbed water. He walked back into the small living room and that's when he noticed me.

"What are you still doing awake?" He asked me. 

"I couldn't sleep. Where have you been?" I asked him. He sighed.

"I got caught up. I met up with my dad at the Whyte Wyrm and got distracted. I didn't mean to." He said and sat next to me. I just nodded. "Why can't you sleep." I shrugged and laid my head on his shoulder. 

"I don't know. I'm tired but my body just won't let me sleep." He wrapped an arm around me.

"Wanna go to the bedroom,"

"Can we just stay here for right now?"

"Whatever you want,"

We sat in silence for a few minutes. That was until there was a kid running over to us. It was Camdyn. Both Jughead and I smiled as he climbed up onto the couch and sitting on my lap.

"What are you doing awake?" I asked him. He just smiled and hid his face with his hands. I looked at Jughead who was just smiling. I don't know why but this made me happy. 

Camdyn climbed over onto Jughead's lap. 

"Someone's got energy." Jughead said.

"He's always had it," I said. 

"Hey, little man!"

"I not little!" Camdyn said. I just smiled.

"Mama," I looked over at saw Camila. 

"You're up, too?" She walked over to climbed onto my lap.

"Cam's being loud,"

"He is, isn't he?" I asked.

"Watch this, daddy!" Camdyn said. I didn't watch what he did. I just immediately looked at Jughead. I could tell by the look on his face he looked happy and confused at the same time. 

"Did you hear that, Jug? You're their dad." I smiled.

"I didn't think that would happen."

"I did. I knew it would happen. I just didn't think it would be that fast." I said. He just kept smiling. "How about we get these two back to bed, huh?" 

"Yeah, let's go."