Bughead : Lost in love

Chpt 26 : Doctors Betty's POV

Today was the day that marked I was 3 1/2 months pregnant, which was 14 weeks. Because I now had a tiny bump, it started to get harder for me to do things. For example, it was harder to sit up form laying down, it got harder to run as fast as I can usually run, and it got hard to bend down. All these tasks were still doable however, they were just more challenging. Even though I was really sad that this baby wasn't Jughead's I learned to love the baby. I still had depressed thoughts about Chuck and the baby and still hurt myself, but I had learned to appreciate the bump. I as also looking into therapists.

     Everyday I thought of the growing baby and wished it was me and Jughead, starting a happy family in the future when we were married. But that was just a wish and instead I wasn't married, I wasn't happy, I was 16 and the baby wasn't even Jughead's. Chuck got me into a huge mess. Still, even 3 months after I found out I was pregnant, Only Jughead and I knew. I never visited a doctor but today Jughead and I decided to go to the doctors by ourselves then maybe tell Veronica and Archie.
I knew that it would be best for the baby to have an adult like a doctor know about the pregnancy who could help me and the baby stay safe.

     I looked in the mirror and stood at an angle where I could see my growing bump, but a display of the scars on the thighs from me hurting myself. I rubbed my belly where the baby would be and I smiled while looking in the mirror. Jughead sent me a text distracting me from admiring my small bump. He told me he was around the street in his car waiting. I felt butterflies in my stomach feeling nerves about to have my first doctor visit. I threw on a baggy jacket to hide the bump and left the house.

     I got into the car and Jughead greeted me with a kiss. I pulled away smiling. "Ready for your first doctors appointment Betty?" Jughead asked. Part of the reason I was starting to be happier with the baby was because Jughead was always excited about the baby, he treated the baby like it was his own. It made me push aside that my life was falling apart. "I couldn't be more excited" I said. He smiled then tickled my belly. I smiled but then he started driving to the doctors and pulled his hands away.

    My stomach felt weird on the drive over and I suddenly realized it was my baby kicking for the first time. "Oh my gosh Juggie!" I squealed I put my hand onto where I felt the baby moving. "What Betty are you ok?" He asked concerned. "Jug feel," I said at a red light, "the baby is kicking!" I sound like a kid on Christmas. "I'm driving Betty." He says, but still puts his hand on my stomach. "I feel that little baby kicking in there." He says smiling. This was the first moment I was actually happy about the baby.

     It was odd for think I was happy considering I was feeling Chuck's baby kicking my belly, but I embraced the fact it was also my first baby. We pulled up at the doctors and went in. We waiting about 5 minutes for he doctors to come and examine me and the baby. "Betty Cooper" I hear a doctors voice calling me to get checked on. "Come on that's us Betty." Jughead says as I nervously take a breath.

     We walked back into the room and had a small discussion with the doctor about my age and pregnancy. "Is this gentleman here the father?" The doctor asks. I don't know how to respond. "Yes" jughead says looking right into my eyes. "Alright well congrats on the baby." The doctor says trying not to be too awkward. "If you two could follow me this way where you will see the ultrasound." The doctor explained as he motion in the direction of the hallway.

     Jughead held my hand as I laid down onto the table where I would be scanned. The doctor made me lift up my shirt revealing my small bump. He placed a cold jelly onto my stomach that gave me a chill. "Sorry, it is pretty cold." The doctor said. Jughead squeezed my hand as the doctor moved around ultra sound device, spreading the cold jelly around my belly.

     A picture came onto the screen which I assumed would be my baby. "So here you can see your baby. They look like they are an average size for a baby this age." The doctor said. I almost got teary eyed as I looked at my baby for the first time. "Juggie that's my baby." I said, it was obvious but I had to say it. "I know Betts isn't the baby cute?" Jughead said. I nodded and gave him a quick kiss. The doctor kept rubbing my belly with the device for a while longer, checking on a clipboard to make sure he did everything. "Alright Ms. Cooper. Everything seems normal and healthy. Come back in 4 weeks for the next check up." The doctor said.

     It was a mix of emotions I felt when I saw my baby. I was amazed that I was seeing my baby, but also disgusted and horrified that it was Chuck's doing. I always could tell Jughead was trying to supportive, but it's was obvious he was sad. I'm sure he wished the same things as me : that the baby was ours, not Chuck's, that I wasn't 16 and pregnant, and that I was happy with myself.

     Jughead and I left the doctors and went to Pops to meet Archie and Veronica. I was going to announce my pregnancy to them and I was terrified.