----------Betty's POV---------
No, no, no, no, NOOOO, Archie did not just say that ... I love Jughead, I would never do anything to hurt him.
"What, uh what did you ... what" I stumbled
" I still like you ... and I know I probably shouldn't even be here telling you this, I mean you're with Jughead, a guy I really like, and if you say he's straight I'll believe you. But after seeing you the other night, I knew if I didn't tell you I'd regret it for the rest of my life. Letting you go was the stupidest thing I ever did." he said.
"I want to give us another try, I know we broke up because I didn't give you what you wanted but I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I want to marry you" he kept on talking . I couldn't talk, I couldn't do anything it was like I was frozen.
"Oh my god" I mumbled
"I know this is crazy but... am I too late?" he asked
"Well ... yes you're too late. I mean where was all of this two years ago?" I asked
" Well, I know I was an idiot ... and I tried to forget you. I- I really did" he explained.
"Look, um, I'm sorry but this is not going to happen" I answered him
" OK that's fine I'll walk away, and I'll never bother you again, but only ... if you tell me that Jughead's willing to give you everything I am." he stated
"Well he is. Yeah, I mean, marriage is all he talks about." I said
"Ok see you later Betty I have to get back to work"
"Yeah ok bye Arch"
I couldn't think straight so I was not able to finish writing the article I was working on. I decided to go home early and try to think about how I would talk to Jughead
Jughead texted me asking why I had left work early. I told him that i just had a really bad headache and I couldn't concentrate. He suggested that he came home early but I instantly denied it and said I was fine. He seemed to buy it.
Once I got home I sat down on the couch thinking about what Archie had said. I don't even like him but when we were together I could imagine a future with him, now I can't. Then why am I making such a big deal out of this.
---------Jughead's POV----------
I finished up writing the article I was writing then walked to my car and drove home. My new plan was to lead Betty off the marriage idea so she would be surprised when I asked her. I had already talked to Kevin about it and he thought it was a good idea. I got home to find a delivery man leaving our apartment. I went home and found Betty setting the pizza down on the coffee table.
" Hey Betts" I smiled.
"Juggie" she exclaimed jumping into my arms. I laughed and set her down. She sat down and her expression quickly changed to serious
"Hey Betty what's wrong"
"Jug I have to ask you something" she said. I waited for her response
"Would you ever want to get married I mean I know you said you didn't but there was a long time ago" she said
"No, I mean there really is no point to it"
"Wait so you're telling me you might never want to get married" she gasped
"Well never say never, but probably, but yeah never" I answered
"Oh my god then, what are we even doing? What is this?" I could tell she was starting to get pissed off, but I am still going to stick with my plan.
"Woah, woah what is it with all this pressure? Is this some new kind of strategy? Why don't you put down your copy of 'the rules' huh man-trap" I said sarcastically
"You know what I got to go" she said getting up and leaving.
It's working, I thought
--------- Betty's POV----------
I can't believe he said that. I went to the only place I felt safe. I knocked on Kevin's door no even waiting for him to answer I just walked in.
"Hey Betty" he smiled "Woah what's the matter" he asked looking right through me
"I'm just having one of those days when you realize that you're in a dead-end relationship" I started
"Jughead giving you a hard time huh?"
"It's not like I want to get married tomorrow. It's just I'd like to believe that I'm in a relationship that's going somewhere. That I'm not just wasting my time" I said pissed.
"Well you know Jughead- " he started
"No I don't know Jughead... not anymore. It's like.. like something's changed" I started pacing.
"Maybe you changed"
"I didn't change" I argued
"Maybe that's the problem"
"What" he was not making any sense right now.
"Jughead is a complex fellow. One who is unlikely to take a wife" he explained
"Well, what does he think? Does he think I'm just going to wait around for nothing?"
"Betty, face it, Jughead is against marriage. and always will be." he said.
I realized that he wasn't wrong. We had talked about this before but I never thought that he would never actually want to get married.
"Yeah well there's some people who do want to marry me" I said walking towards the door
"There are?" Kevin questioned
"Yeah Archie" I replied
"Arch, Archie said he wants to marry you" he said in disbelief.
"Mm-hmm"
"And Jughead's telling you how much he hates marriage" he seemed confused
"That's right" I answered ready to get into another argument with him
"Jughead loves marriage!" he exclaimed
"You just told me that he hates marriage" I said raising my voice. "That he's a complex fellow who's unlikely to take a wife. That he's against marriage and always will be"
"You got that from what I said?"
I had enough and walked out going to Archie's house.
----------Jughead's POV----------
I walked into Betty and I's apartment to find Kevin sitting on our couch.
"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN" he yelled
"I was making a coconut phone with the professor" I said sarcastically
"Ok whatever. Archie told Betty he wants to marry her" he said
"What" I asked
"Yeah, yeah, I've been trying to fine you to tell you stop messing with her and maybe I would have If you answered your phone" he said
"Oh my god. He's not supposed to ask my girlfriend to marry him. I'm supposed to do that"
"I know!"
"You know what I'm going to do. I'm going to go over there and I'm going to kick his ass!" I said getting all tough
"just go, find Betty " he said trying to calm me down
"You're right, Okay I'm going to get the ring. I'm going to go find her and I'm just going to propose" I said running around
"Okay go get her" he encouraged
