The Life

Luck and Low

Betty's POV
"So umm where is Jellybean?" Jughead asks breaking the silence. 

"She's in Paris." Fp says. 

"I wanted her here but she wanted to go to Paris for Christmas with her boyfriend and some friends." He says following. 

"So.. you let her go.. with her boyfriend?" I say making sure I heard that right. 

"Not exactly the Serpents won't let out of there sight. I got a few willing snakes to sneak along too." 

Jug nods like he wanted to understand his dad. He seems so happy to see his dad again. 

Taking his jacket off it seems like Fp finally had the courage to say something. 

"Jug, I wanna be apart of your life and I wanted to come so many times but I thought the more I stay away the better you would be without me.." 

"How could you possibly think that." 

"Because raising Jellybean was easy well with the Serpents teaching her about tampons, and protection..but you...you needed a mans role model to shape you...I was a crappy one and I knew if your mom took you you'd turn out better than what I could of done.." 

Something's off about Fp though, he stares at me like he's trying to hide something. It's like every few seconds he looks at me like I'm going to explode. 

"I still don't understand how someone could possibly choose to separate taking only one kid if you have two. If I was a father I could never do that." Jughead says taking a break and his eyes were turning red like he was holding back tears. I don't want to get in his space so I just grab his hand from under the table and squeeze it 3 times. One for luck, one for strength, and one for forgiveness. 

Once he feels the squeeze he looks over at me and says I love you with his eyes and had the strength to forgive Fp. 

"Do you guys want to come to Riverdale? Please! Betty we miss you and I'm sorry if we never were there enough but I want you both to just come visit." 

Jug and I exchanged conspiring looks contemplating our decision.