In Your Arms | A Bughead Story

Chapter 9

Betty Cooper:

Uncomfortable tension, that's the only thing that surrounded the four of us as we sat at a picnic table for lunch. Archie and Jughead somehow became friends again during the party, so now we all have been eating together. But that doesn't stop the awkward silence and the side stares. Me and Veronica still haven't talked much, same with Jughead after the interruption that had happened the previous weekend. I don't even know why Archie is being so awkward, I feel like he knows more than what he's letting on. 

Someone just needs to talk, or I literally think I'll go crazy. 

But no one does, and we spend the remaining hour sitting in silence while picking away at our food Until the bell rings signalling the end of lunch. I'm thankful for that bell for once in my life. 

But then I think back on the subject that now me and Jughead have to go and work on the paper together. Alone, in a small room, with this huge unbearable tension between the two of us. I'm scared, to talk about what could have possibly happened in my room that morning. To talk about the fact that me and him could have went somewhere very intimate together if only it hadn't of been interrupted. A part of me is thankful for Veronica storming in because I can't imagine losing Jughead again for the second time because something could have went wrong. But there's always going to be a part of me that wished she hadn't of showed up at all. So me and Jughead could have shared a loving moment with each other. And Veronica and I could have avoided the talk that we had. Everything would be normal, there would be no uncomfortable silences and side stares.

But unfortunately that didn't happen and now here I stand in the Blue & Gold office followed by Jughead. And I swear the second I hear the door close, I about cry, because I can't bare another minute with silence, let alone another hour. So instead I speak.

"Jug, we really need to talk," I force the words out of my mouth. Sighing in frustration as I slowly turn his way. Seeing his eyes widen at the sudden conversation as he leans against the desk. He nods in agreement as we both sit down at our desks, facing one another as we sit in silence once again, trying to come up with the words that we should say. 

"Things have happened," I mumble, trying to spark a conversation but all he does is nod once again, never speaking a word as his eyes never meet mine. 

"Jughead I get that this is hard, but it's killing me to sit and not say anything," I explain, finally his eyes snap to mine, giving me some reassurance as we take in one another.

"I know Betts, it's just I can't find the right words," His eyes trail over my face as he lets an annoyed sigh leave his parted lips. 

"We were caught up in the moment, things like that happen," I exclaim, but knowing deep within that I really wanted that kiss to happen. Hoping that he did too.

"Yeah, that's exactly what happened. I mean the night before that you were upset about Archie, you were needing some type of comfort. I get it," his eyebrows furrow. 

For some reason hurt washes over me, at the fact that he thinks I would only kiss him because I was trying to get over Archie. I mean you can like two people at the same time, right. 

"Jug, we need to stop lying to each other okay. Yes I wanted that kiss to happen....for some reason you've been on my mind for like the last month, you've even been in my fucking dreams. I don't know what all of my feelings are, but I sure as hell know that I didn't just want to kiss you because I was upset," The words leave my lips in a ramble, my mind completely shutting off and letting my darkest secrets be revealed. My eyes never leave his and by the end of my statement his eyes are wide. In shock, in surprise, in fear, I can't name it. 

"So you like me," he asks in confusion, more than likely thinking he had heard me wrong. 

"Yes Jug, for some time now," I admit just going ahead and releasing my inner thoughts. 

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Veronica Lodge:

Things have most definitely changed, everything I ever thought was real doesn't seem that way anymore. The more I pay attention to Archie the more I see that he's actually looking at Betty. How could I have missed all of this, how could I have been so stupid to have feelings for a guy that didn't even know what he wanted. 

But I do.

And it's just a matter of time before something bad happens, I can feel it.

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Betty Cooper:

"Okay well if we're being completely honest and putting all of our feelings out in the open then I have to tell you something," Jughead mutters slightly under his breathe as his eyes glance down at his hands, seeing as they tremble in nervousness. 

I nod my head waiting for him to speak again.

"Since we were little, I've always observed I guess you could say. Observed you to be more precise, not in a creepy way. " he chuckles nervously, " and I always noticed the little things about you, like the fact that you actually hate ponytails, you'd rather be wearing sweatpants right now besides jeans, and you hate makeup. You love your mom, yet you've always wanted her to think that your perfect, but your far from it. In my eyes your perfect, but no one really is. You have the most beautiful smile and laugh. And sometimes when you laugh hard enough your eyes literally light up. You bite your bottom lip when your nervous or uncomfortable, you've been doing a lot of that recently. I've always been jealous of Archie, because you've admired him for years. If it's not obvious enough, then I like you, like like you. I always have, I know or I want to know the real you. The you that you've spent your entire life hiding, because Betty Cooper you're the most gorgeous and caring woman I've ever met." He continues, pouring his heart into his words just like he does when he's writing. I can actually feel tears stinging my eyes as my cheeks flush. I bite down on my bottom lip trying to keep the silent sob from escaping. Why is he so nice, so caring, so handsome, so everything that I could ever want. 

I hadn't even noticed our position, we somehow found our way closer. My breathe hitches as I feel our body heat tangling together. His hand pressed on top of mine as we continue to stare into one another's eyes. I didn't even notice when our noses slightly brushed against each others. Or when his warm lips finally pressed against mine, and my eyes finally closed.

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OKAY SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED MORE, AND ALSO THE MIDDLE PART WITH VERONICA'S POV IS IMPORTANT. JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE, AND I WILL CONTINUE RIGHT WHERE THIS ONE LEFT OFF IN THE NEXT CHAPTER SO IT'LL BE MORE DESCRIPTIVE BUT I HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE CLIFFHANGER, SORRY.

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