Caught In The Storm

Chapter 17

Betty's POV
"Betty, wake up"
I open my eyes and Jughead's sitting on the bed next to me.
"Hey sleepyhead. It's one in the afternoon"
I sit up.
"I slept in this late?"
"Well you were up at like six and then had a very emotionally draining morning" he says.
Then it all hits me. Everything that happened. The newspaper. Jack calling. Jack leaving.
I start to cry.
Jughead leans in and embraces me in a hug. Even though my whole world just shattered, here in his arms I feel safe. I feel like it'll all be okay.
I cry into his chest. I want to stay here forever. Eventually I'm the one who pulls away, because I know that I'll have to face reality soon enough.
"I have to face my mom today" I say.
"You should eat first. Do you wanna go to Pops?" he asks.
I look at him and smile.
"That sounds great"
He smiles back at me.
"I should probably freshen up a bit" I say, swinging my legs over the side of the bed.
I walk across the hall into the bathroom and he makes his way to the kitchen.
I take my hair out of the messed up ponytail it was in and put it up in a new, cleaner one.
My makeup from this morning is a hot mess but since I don't have any makeup with me to reapply, I just wash it all off with some water.
I look at myself in the mirror and try to smile. It looks fake. Like a smile someone's trying to use to cover up how their world is falling apart. How did I get here? I take a deep breath in.
"You got this, Betty Cooper. It's okay. It's going to be okay" I whisper to my reflection.
I open the door, switch the lights off, and walk to the kitchen. Jughead's sitting on a barstool at the counter. I just stand there for a second and admire him.
The gorgeous color of his eyes. The way his hair curls, but not too much. I'm glad he doesn't wear that beanie anymore. His hair is so perfect.
He looks up and sees me standing there. His lips curl into a smile.
"Ready?" he asks.
"As I'll ever be" I respond.
We start walking towards the door, but he stops just short of it and turns around to face me.
"Should we invite anyone else? Veronica?Archie?" he asks.
"No. I just want it to be the two of us" I answer.
Suddenly he leans down and kisses me. A kiss filled with passion and love, the same love that's been there for ten years.
"I missed you, Jughead Jones" I say.
"I love you, Betty Cooper" he responds.
"I love you too" I tell him.
Fireworks.
We smile at each other. It's a fairytale moment.
Jughead clears his throat.
"We should go" he says.
"Yeah" I agree.
We walk out of the house and into the car.
He starts the ignition and we roll down the driveway and pull out onto the road.
The short ride is pretty much silent. Occasionally I glance over at him. He's so perfect.
When we get to Pops, Jughead pulls into a parking space and turns the car off. We open our doors and Jughead runs ahead of me so that he can open the door for me.
"Right this way, madam" he teases.
"Why thank you sir" I respond.
We both start laughing.
"Okay what booth do you want to sit at?" He asks me.
"Um...let's sit over here" I answer, walking to a booth with Jughead following.
We sit down across from each other and Pop Tate walks over.
"What can I get for you kids?" he asks.
"I'll have my normal" Jughead says.
"You got it Jug" he responds. "Betty?"
"I'll have a cheeseburger with a side of onion rings and a strawberry milkshake" I tell him.
"It'll be right out" he says and walks away.
"Juggie I'm so nervous" I tell him.
"About what?" he asks.
"Facing my mom today. And Jack seemed really mad. What if he comes back here and does something bad? To me or even to you?" I answer.
"Betty, he's not going to come back. But if he does, I'll be here to protect you" he reaches over the table and grabs my hands. "I'm with you all the way. Okay?"
"Okay" I say smiling.
At that moment our food arrives. I forgot how fast food comes here.
"Cheers" Jughead says, raising up his milkshake.
"What is there to cheers to" I ask.
"Us. And our second chance" he says.
"Are you asking me to be your girlfriend, Jughead Jones" I tease.
"Depends on your answer" he teases back.
"Well my answer is yes" I say. Maybe it's too soon to be in another relationship, but I don't care. I truly do still love him.
I raise my glass and touch it to his.
"Here's to us"

AN // Yay I'm back!! No drama in this chapter sorry I just wanted a chapter with a bunch of cute Bughead moments because I live for Bughead fluff. I really hope you enjoyed this chapter and get ready for the rest of this book because I have like 7 prewritten chapters and I think you guys will be shook. Please tell me what you think of my book so far because I feel like I'm spending so much time on it so I really want you guys to love it so send me some feedback. Also, message me and tell me what you want to see happen because I want you guys to be a part of this too. Okay bye I love you guys💓💓
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