There are so many loose ends and unanswered questions right now in Riverdale! These are some hopes and predictions of how some of them will end.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Riverdale or it's characters.
Betty lays under her pink covers, staring at the ceiling in her bedroom. She can't stop thinking about her kiss with Jughead. She just wishes she could talk about it with him, but she knows he's probably asleep so she continues trying to sleep herself. Suddenly her phone buzzes on the bedside table. Instantly she swipes her phone off her bedside table and sees Jughead's name and face on her illuminated screen.
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Betty lays back down to try to sleep again, hoping that talking about the kiss a little bit with Jughead will help her sleep. As it turns out, it doesn't help at all. It only makes her more restless. After tossing and turning for hours she hears a knock at her window at 2 o'clock in the morning. She peaks around the corner to see Jughead's face through the glass. He sees her and she rolls out of bed to let him inside.
Once he's inside they stand in the center of her bedroom, very close to one another.
"I couldn't sleep." Jughead explains.
"Me neither." Betty confesses. The two stand in silence for a few pregnant moments before Betty snakes her arm around him. She gently leads his head down so that their lips meet. His breath hitches, but that doesn't stop him from kissing her back. Betty runs her fingers through his messy, black hair. Jughead's arms pull Betty's small frame close to him. Their lips crash together over and over again. Finally the need for oxygen is too strong that they have to pull apart.
"I'm in love with you Betty." Jughead blurts out, "I have been for a while."
"Juggie, I'm sorry-" Betty starts.
"Stop apologizing Betty. Just give me a chance! I won't disappoint you." Jughead pleads.
"You know I have a lot going on. I don't think being in a relationship is best for me or you right now." She dictates.
"The way that you kissed me today says otherwise. That is not how you kiss someone you don't have any thoughts of being in a relationship with!" Jughead exclaims.
"I just don't want my problems to be a burden to you, Juggie." She offers.
"Elizabeth Cooper, don't you get it? I'm in love with you! You will never be a burden!" He half shouts.
"You- You're really in love with m-me?" Betty stammers.
"Yes, I am. I'm in love with how gentle and sweet you are. I'm in love with how smart and curious you are. I'm in love with how much you care for people. I'm even in love with all your imperfections Betty." Jughead whispers slowly.
"Know what Juggie? I've been chasing after Archie since I was eight years old, but he's never cared for me the way I care for him." Betty decides, "It's time I gave up on that and was with someone who loves me as more than just a friend."
"It's about time you saw that." Jughead tells her, "Does that mean you want to give... us a shot?"
"Yes Juggie." She answers, "But can we try to take it a little slow? Just so it's not so overwhelming?"
"Whatever you want. I might have some trouble trying to resist you though." Jughead teases. Betty giggles a little bit in response. Swiftly, Jughead sweeps his arm around her waist and uses his other to guide her head towards him. The hand on the back of her head strokes her hair and the one around her waist pulls her in closer. Betty's arms reach up, one places near the crown of his head, roaming through his hair, and the other right under his jaw. They pull each other in until they can't be any closer. Eventually Jughead pulls away and mumbles that he should probably go.
"No. Stay with me. Please." Betty pleads into his deep green eyes.
"Are you sure you want me to stay? What happened to going slow?" Jughead asks in a teasing tone.
"I never said anything had to happen. I just want to be with you, if you want." She answers.
"If you really want me to..." Jughead says cautiously.
"I want you to Juggie." Betty assures him.
"Then I guess I'll stay." He decides. Betty kisses him on the cheek and leads him over to her bed. She crawls under her pink covers again while Jughead slides in beside her. They turn to face each other and Jughead slips his arms around Betty while her arms loop gently around his neck. The kiss one last time before falling asleep in each other's warm embrace.
