Saving Her Innocence

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Bettys POV
It was finally thanksgiving! I was helping Mrs Jones chop up some veggies as Tyler began laughing kicking in the high chair. I laughed and grabbed him as she smiled.

I said "you hungry Tyler?"

He laughed as Mrs Jones allowed me to sit down.

I saw Jellybean run downstairs saying "mommy is food ready!?"

I laughed and Mrs Jones said "sweetheart you do know unless Jughead comes back with that turkey we can't start."

She groaned and I laughed as I went in my bag and gave her a cookie and she began eating it.

"There, that's your reward for being nice to Tyler and allowing another baby in this house."

She said "he's funny."

I laughed and she smiled as she began making different animal noises. Tyler stopped feeding on me and began laughing and I smiled as Jellybean did too. He went back to feeding on me as Jellybean left.

I saw Jughead and he said "I'm so sorry mom! I had to drive to four different supermarkets."

She grabbed the turkey and I got up and kissed him he rubbed Tyler's head as Tyler began opening his eyes and stopped and smiled again. He began coughing as I patted his back and Jughead wiped his mouth.

"It's okay Tyler calm down. You need to eat just as much as all of us..."

He pinched his cheeks and Tyler laughed as Jughead kissed me. I kissed him back, he pulled away and stared at me and I stared back.

Suddenly Mrs Jones said "if it wasn't that you told me the truth...I would've thought that Jughead was the father."

I smiled softly looking at Jughead as I said "yeah...I wish..."

He smiled and I smiled back as he kissed me again and I kissed him back as Tyler began moving wanting to get in on some of the action and I laughed kissing his face as he laughed and Jughead picked him up.

"Alright come on Tyler we're gonna go do the one thing we guys need to do. Snack. You already did, but I haven't."

I laughed fixing my shirt as Jughead grabbed something and went to sit on the floor getting Tyler in his tiny seat as he turned the T.V on.

"Betty..."

I turned to Mrs Jones as she asked me "are you okay?"

I nodded saying "more than okay...I'm grateful for everything your family has done...but I'm also happy because...well I'm looking right at it."

I admitted as she laughed rubbing my back "I just...I wish I had Tyler under different circumstances you know?"

She nodded and I said "but I...I know he is apart of that trauma but...is he really? He's only a baby...and yes I get people don't wanna keep that trauma...but he doesn't give me that fear or unpleasant vibe...he gives me hope...and I can maintain him a steady life...so I took the chance."