The Life

Family Matters

Jughead's POV
As Betty's phone rings I walk out to give her privacy. I'm heading to the kitchen when I look out the window and see Archie sitting outside in the pouring rain on the phone. 

Me in shock quickly goes outside and summons him in. Betty following me shortly after. 

"Archie what are you doing hear?" Betty said going in for a hug. 

"Look how big your belly's gotten!!" He says reaching towards her making her smile. 

"Here, let me do that." I say taking the wood from Betty's hands. She had picked some wood up to throw wood on the fire. 

"I really need to talk to umm Jughead." He says pointing at me. 

"Jughead can we have a sec?" 

"Umm, yea." I say standing up straight. 

Next we're sitting out back under the little ledge that pierced out from the roof just enough where we didn't get hit with rain. 

"Is everything okay?" I ask. 

"Not really." He says pacing back and fourth. 

"What?" 

"It's Alice, I'm freaking out." 

"Alice? As in our Alice?" 

Archie shakes his head yeah, kinda calming down. 

"What about her?" 

"She's mine and Betty's mother." 

"What?!!" 

"I'm almost positive." 

"Betty said your mother was dead." 

"Yeah, she's supposed to be but not that long ago I did some digging, Jughead I think she faked her death and someone ended up here." 

"What? Do you know how crazy that sounds?" 

"Yes, but I know it's true she's identical to her, identical same name, well similar and..." 

"Wait, why are you telling me this and not Betty?" I ask cutting him off. 

"Betty can't know until I know for sure." 

"What, why and I thought you were sure?" 

"No, I need to confront Alice and Ronnie told me stressing out pregnant people isn't healthy and I don't want anything bad to happen." 

"Okay, wanna go to Alice in the morning?" 

"Yes! What's Betty doing tomorrow?" 

"I think she's going maternity shopping with her friend Cheryl." I say. 

"Perfect, that's when we'll go."