Broken // Bughead

Chapter 12

jughead pov:

"I love you too, Betty Cooper, but I was meant to say that first."

She turned around to face me, her expression unreadable. I think she was overwhelmed. If I could take a screenshot of any moment in my life, and save it, frame it forever, it would be this moment; but I guess that's why we have memories - to keep everything as we remember it. "Isn't it funny how the most unforgettable scenes can be so trivial?". I watch as her brain begins to understand what's going on, her mouth forming a perfect "o". In a movie or a drama, she would be crying already, her arms wrapped around me, whispering, "I'm sorry, over and over". I would forgive her, which I do, and pat her on the back and tell her that everything was going to be okay, that I was fine and I couldn't wait to spend the rest of my life, which I was oh so thankful to have been handed back, with her. All of those things are true, all of them, but I just want to be in that moment with her, staring at her pretty face, using my eyes that hadn't seen the light in what feels like forever. I'm so glad to be back. After that long moment, she tells me everything I've missed out on in the time we've been apart. She tells me how she met with Reggie at pops and how he kissed her, and when that happened there were no fireworks that she felt between us. Believe me, she wasn't the only one to feel those fireworks. She tells me that Veronica and Archie still aren't talking, although they met in pops once again and how Veronica, being Veronica, got up and punched him in the face. I guess history really does repeat itself. She stops telling me things though, when the doctor comes in. She gets up, thanks him, and leaves. She said that she'll be back later with a surprise.

Once she's gone, the doctor and I talk about my mental state and how I will have to go through therapy. It sounds cliché and I hate it, but Betty really did fix my problems, well, most of them. I still feel that I do not need anyone to help me, Betty excluded, but I guess I'll just go through the stupid program anyway. As the doctor starts fussing around with all the medical equipment, I zone out and start to wonder about Betty. I wonder about what she's doing right now, what the surprise for later is. I wonder about her mother and how Alice would react to having a daughter visit the hotel room of an ex serpent. I wonder what expression her pretty little face is making right now, or if she's eaten. I guess you could say I'm obsessed. To calm my obsession, I decide to sleep, which is unbelievably easy for someone who's been asleep for the past few days.

When I wake up, Betty is back, followed by a little girl. The girl is tiny, barely a year old. I think she is perhaps the most beautiful child I've ever seen though, not in a creepy way. Betty introduces her, "Jughead, I'm glad you're awake. This is Juliet, your daughter, our daughter. Surprise!"

AN: okay sorry this is short im still on holiday but I just wanted to write this next part.