Work It Out ~ Bughead

Chapter 19

Betty POV

"Mom? Dad? Polly?What are you guys doing hear?" I haven't seen them in years and haven't talked to them in like 10 months.

"We're hear for Christmas. Elizabeth." My mom says just walking in with my dad following he hugs me and whispers "sorry to just burst in in you you know how your mother gets." My dad isn't all bad it just he goes with what my mom says all the time. Polly is walks in next. She hugs me tight and says "god I've missed I tried to call but I got a new phone and lost your number. Jayson is at the hotel with the twins. Ellie hasn't stopped talking about seeing you and Sonny is just as bad."

"I've missed you to Polly. I have so much to tell you like...." I was cut off by my mom saying "Elizabeth why isn't your stuff in your room!"

Everyone turns and looks at me before Veronica says "B. You never told them? Do they know about....."

I cut her off before she could tell them "no V I didn't. I moved in with him about 9 months ago and I haven't spoke to them in about 10 months and the other thing never came up!"

"Elizabeth! What aren't you telling us!!!" My mom shouts

"Just leave me alone." I say running into my old room and curling up into a ball on the bed and drift of to sleep.

Jughead POV

We where about 10 minutes away from Veronica's apartment when I noticed Ryden to begin to slow down and nearly fall over I think he was exhausted. I had kept picking him up to give his legs a brake but when he was squinting to get down I would put him down. I pick him up and it began to snow quite heavily I please Ryden on my chest and wrap him in my jacket and zip it up so you could just about see his hat as he drifted off to sleep. I kept him held close to my chest under my jacket as me and JB talked. We where outside of Veronica apartment so I open the door as it was unlocked as I walk in I see 3 people I've never seen before 2 women and 1 man.

"Oh. Jughead thank god Betty's in her room you should talk to her. This is Mrs and Mr Cooper and there daughter Polly."

"Wait. As in Betty's parents?"

"Yes. And who are you and what is under your jacket?"

I look at Veronica, Kevin, Joaquin and Archie and say "don't tell them anything until I've talked to Betty."

I say walking into Betty's room. I see her curled up into a ball asleep on the bed with a tear stained face. I take Ryden out off my jacket and take our jackets and shoes off and lay him down in his crib for a nap. I wrap my arms around Betty as she wakes up.

"Jug?"

"Yes. Babe it's me."

She hugs me and kisses me softly

"My parents are hear and they don't know about Ryden or about us because I haven't spoke to any of them in like 10 months and i didn't want them to know about Rueden why I was still pregnant because Ivan though they where hundreds of miles away they would have tried to make me get rid of him and control me and I can't do that Jug! I can't let them control my life not again." She says sobbing into my chest.

"Sshhhsh. Betts it's ok. From what you told me about your parents if I was you I wouldn't tell them either. Why don't we get you cleaned up then we can tell them about us and Ryden?"

"Will you stand with me if we tell them."

"No I'm going to make you do it all alone." I say sarcastically making her laugh "of course hey I will hold Ryden in one hand and hold your hand in the other." I say with a big smile she smiles back at me and Betty gets cleaned up and I pick up Ryden who is know fully awake but slightly sleepy.