IMAGINES ▹ ROSS BUTLER

↳ headlights

( HEADLIGHTS ) 
by riverdale-jugheadjiii

Finally it was the end of my shift, due to it being the weekend Pop asked if I could stay a bit longer on my shift, since Mrs.Harmony had decided to take a day off. Of course I said yes because it means free food for me and extra cash, which I need. Sadly because of the extension of my shift, I couldn't go the the party that someone had planned tonight. It was currently 11:53 p.m. and thank goodness my house is just about six minutes away from here. I quickly run to the back locker room, grab my things , check out from my shift and ran to my car. I start the engine and let it heat up for two minutes due to the cold night that the winter has brought to Riverdale. Once the engine is ready I start to drive home. I drive on the road that's between the double sided forest. When I'm about 3 minutes away from home I stop at the intersection and check if any cars are coming, I start to increase my acceleration but I notice two bright headlights from the corner of my eye coming closer in lighting speed.

Before I could even slam on the breaks the impact of the car hits my side of the car,as a result causes my car to flip. I felt like my body was frozen in time while everything moves in slow motion. I feel the window class break and cut against my skin, my head slamming onto the steering wheel and the seat belt pressing deeply into my chest cutting my oxygen flow. A few seconds later, after the car had stopped moving, I painfully pull my phone out and call Reggie's number.

" SUP (Y/N)! You should co-"

"Reggie I was in an accident Please just hurry and call the ambulance, I'm at maple road" I tiredly speak into the phone.

"(Y/N/N), stay on the line in coming right now!" He assures me. Faintly I hear Reggie screaming at someone to call the ambulance.

Every 10 seconds Reggie would speak and ask if I'm still on the line, and all I can say in a weak voice is "yes." And with every answer my voice starts to fade.
4 minutes later I hear a car screeching to a stop and a car door slamming. I feel Someone open the driver side of my car and pull me out of my seat.
"(Y/N) i'm here okay, I'm here. Breath with me, in, out... in , out." I here Reggie speak to me, though I know he's right next to me I feel like his voice is fading away.

"(Y/N) don't fall asleep! The ambulance is on it's way."
Suddenly I think of the person who crashed into me.

" Reggie, what about the other driver.. Are.. are they okay?" I ask with difficulty.

"(Y/N) a friend is helping him, but just stay with me. I hear the ambulance."

Within seconds I hear the ambulance and I feel myself being lifted off the ground and put onto a bed and carried into the ambulance. I could here Reggie in the background arguing trying to get in with me.

"Sir, you can't ride with us only family members."

"But.. She's my umm..girlfriend." He argues back

" Sir , rules are rules I can't let... SIR get out of the car right now!"

Softly I feel Reggie hold my hand as he says "I'm right here for you ." And that's the last thing I remember until passing out.

I hear a beeping sound of a machine and the feeling of needles and strings being attached to me. When I open my eyes I'm blinded by the white light above me, once my eyes get used to the lighting I look around and notice I'm in a hospital room... I then feel movement around my lap area and notice Reggie lying his head on my lap, gently I start to stroke his hair as I wait for him to wake up.

I guess he feels my touch automatically because he springs up from his position and looks at me.
"(Y/N) you're okay! How do you feel, are you in pain, should I call the doctor?"

I laugh lightly but hiss when I feel my rib area ache.
" I'm fine Reggie.. just a few bruises here and there but I'm a big Girl, I'll be fine."

" (Y/N) what the hell happened?"

"I don't know.. I was just driving back home until I reached an intersection and stopped at the stop sign, I looked both ways to check if any cars were coming but saw none. When I wanted to drive again from the corner of my eyes I saw bright lights.. next thing I knew I was in a crash."

"Why didn't you call me to take you home? You know it's winter and the roads get icy! Not to mention that the other driver was drunk and didn't stop at the stop sign."

"Call you Reggie? Either way we would have been in a crash! At least only one of us got hurt." I state weakly feeling myself getting tired because of the argument.

" Well I would be the one driving, so the car would have hit my side and you'd have less of the impact! While you now got ALL of the impact!"

"WHY DO YOU CARE? I got hit, Get. over. it! Besides you're my BEST FRIEND and you're acting as if you are my boyfriend, hell even my father!"

Suddenly I notice the rage in Reggie's eyes as he gets up from his seat and hovers over me with both of his hand resting on each side of my head.
"I CARE BECAUSE I WOULD HATE MYSELF IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU! AND MAYBE I DO WANT TO BE YOUR BOYFRIEND, ONLY IF YOU WOULD ACTUALLY LET ME AND STOP SEEING ME AS A FRIEND! I DO EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE THAT I LOVE ON YOUR FACE!BUT OF COURSE I'M JUST A FRIEND!"
Suddenly I feel his lips crash into mine and hands as if they were magnets, attach onto Reggie's neck and hold him in place. Reggie slightly pulls away and whispers " stop being my friend, and will you be my girlfriend?"

Without a thought I pull him back and kiss him back.