Riverdale One Shots

Welcome Back - Part 2

That night, Jughead stayed at the Cooper house in my room with me. I was pleasantly surprised by my mom's excitement about us. We lay in my bed over-top the covers, still wearing our days clothes.

"That went well." he says, the golden hue of the room coming from my small night light.

"Yeah, I'm glad." I says as I lay on his chest. "And I'm even happier that you're here with me."

"You've hooked me on forever, Cooper." he smirks down at me.

I giggle, "Good. Because I'm not going anywhere."

I look up to kiss him, him leaning down.

"I love you." he says.

We had told each other we still loved each other earlier,  but hearing it in the form of those three simple, yet so intimate words was different. It made my stomach flutter.

" I love you so much Jug." I try to keep my tears at bay as I stare at the love of my life, taking in that this was a reality, not a dream.

His hand rubs my back slowly, bringing warmth. Even the slightest touch made me ache for him.

I shuffle, trying to get rid of the tightness I feel in my lower half. "Every little thing you do." I mumble to myself.

He laughs. I look at him with squinted eyes, slapping his chest.

"Don't laugh!" I say, although a laugh spits out of me as I do so.

"Not laughing." he says forcing his mouth in a tight line.

I bring myself higher so that we lay face to face on the pillow, his arm still under me.

"I'm serious though. You have this affect on me, I just can't get enough of you." I try to avoid looking at his lips, but my eyes want to do exactly that.

As my eyes switch between his eyes and his lips, my breath gets heavy. I knew I couldn't kiss him, it would become something my body wouldn't let me stop, and with my mom in the other room I couldn't let that happen. Soon enough, his eyes begin to do the same.

"Just kiss me, Betts." he says, tempting me.

I shake my head. "No." Although I said it to keep myself in check, it was also fun to tease him.

He brings his face closer, his lips not touching mine but I could feel their near presence.

"Kiss me." he says more sternly.

I hold my mouth closed, looking at him in the small space between us. I shake my head again. He brings his hand up between us, gliding his thumb across my bottom lip.

"Fine. You don't have to kiss back." he says, grazing his lips on mine.

I knew what he was trying to do. Trick me into kissing him back if he kissed me.

He holds my chin gently and his lips press against mine, trying to pull my lips into his. I had to shut my eyes and force my thoughts somewhere else to avoid taking him lips between mine.

"C'mon Betts, you're killing me." he growls.

The deepness to his voice made my heart jump, my body burn. His hand moves from my chin down to stomach, his thumb finding its way under my white top. I grab his wrist as soon as the finger sends a chill throughout my body.

"Stop." I whine. "My mom is in the other room."

"I think she realizes you're old enough to have sex now."

Again, I slap his chest. He laughs, not moving any further from my face than he is.

"Ew, that's my mom. I'd prefer if she wasn't thinking about my sex life."