Bughead: AU

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The next morning.

Betty's POV:

I woke up to Anna creaking mine and Jughead's bedroom door open.

"Mommy," *cough cough* "I don't feel so good." She said to me.

"Okay honey. Why don't you go back to bed and I'll be there to check on you in a bit." I suggested.

"Okay, mommy." She sniffled.

I gently shook Jughead awake.

"Betts," He said groggily. "You know I like to sleep in on weekends."

Then he saw the distraught look on my face.

"Honey, what's wrong?" He asked me.

"Anna's not feeling well and I can't take time off of work to take care of her." I said, looking down at my chest.

"Look at me," He said, gently turning my face towards his. "I'll take care of Forsythe and Anna while you're at work, just like always. I'll do everything I can to help Anna feel better."

"You'd do that Jug?" I asked, a tear sliding down my cheek.

"Of course Betts." He said with a soft smile on his face.

"You're the best Jughead." I told him.

"I know." He said and kissed me. "Now go check on our girl."

"Okay." I said. I quickly kissed him and went to go check on Anna.

I stopped in the bathroom first to get a thermometer. Then I went to Anna's room.

"Okay, Anna. I'm gonna take your temperature." I told her.

She did what she needed to do to allow me to take her temperature.

I took the thermometer when it beeped.

"101.2. I'm sorry honey. It looks like you have a fever." I said.

"Oh." Anna said sadly, her voice is so hoarse.

"Daddy will take care of you today while I'm at work, honey. I'm sorry that I can't take time off of work to take care of you." I told her.

"I want you to take care of me." Anna whispered.

"I'm sorry honey. Tell you what. I'll call your dad during my break and check up on you. Is that okay?" I asked her.

She only nodded, looking down at her legs, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry sweetheart." I kissed her head and went back to mine and Jughead's room to get ready for work.

When I was done getting ready for work I kissed Jughead goodbye and went to work.

Jughead's POV:

I feel so bad for Betty. I know that if she had been able to take time off of work to take care of Anna she would have. But right now it's my job to take care of Anna. I need to make sure to keep her separated from Forsythe so that he doesn't get it too. Luckily for me, Forsythe likes to sleep in on the weekends just like me. So I went downstairs and got a glass of orange juice for Anna to help her get some vitamin C that her body needs right now.

I went back upstairs to give her her juice. She was fast asleep in her bed. I gently shook her awake.

"Anna honey," I said. "You need to drink some orange juice. It'll help you feel better."

She sat up and drank the juice that I handed her.

When she was done I told her to get some rest while I got her some medicine.