Finding Her Future

~Chapter 20~

Authors Notes:
Chapter 20 is here
Hope you enjoy...

"Jug I can't wait, 3 weeks is too long..."
"I know baby, she'll be here in no time I promise. What do you want to do today?" Jughead asked as he made breakfast for his beautiful girlfriend, who had placed herself on the couch.
"Could we meet up with everyone at -woah." Betty's face suddenly dropped.
"What?"
"Jug, I think my water just broke."
"Oh my god, what!" He rushed over to her and she wasn't wrong there was a puddle splashed on the floor, "right let's go to the hospital then." Jughead helped Betty as she waddled to the door. He picked up the hospital bag, the car seat and the keys and held Betty's arm gently. He helped her into the car before setting the car seat up properly, he was so scared and was sweating a lot. He jumped in the car and began driving. They arrived at the hospital, and Jughead walked Betty into the reception.
"Hi can I help?" The nurse said.
"My girlfriends water just broke." Jughead panted. Betty was taken into a private room where they began monitoring her and examining her.
"Yes, you're baby is indeed on the way, I'll update you on any changes. " The nurse explained and walked out of the room.
"Heh, I told you she'd be here in no time." Jughead nervously laughed.
"The baby is too small Jug she won't- I'm not ready, she's not ready." Betty wept.
"She'll be ok gorgeous." Jughead soothed stroking her head.
"Are you sure? I don't want to lose her Jug."
"100%" He kissed her forehead. He looked at his face down phone and someone was calling him as he heard the chimes of his ringtone sounding, he lifted the phone up to his head and saw the picture of Sweet Pea flash on his screen. Jughead swiped the bar and answered his call.
"Hey Pea, we're a little-"
"Hey Jones what's up, I'm putting you on speaker. Everyone's here!" Sweet Pea said and everyone's voices came through the phone as they said hello.
"Do you want to meet us at pops?" Fangs suggested.
"Betty's a little busy." Jughead said patting Betty's knee.
"What's she doing, that she can't stop for a milkshake?" Cheryl giggled.
"Well she you know, she's-..."
"Come on Jughead don't be dull! You were gone for two weeks we need to make up for lost time."
"We honestly can't right now."
"Come on What is Betty doing, milkshakes are just as important as any other plans?"
"Shes started going into labour" Jughead answered.
"Oh my god really!"
"Guys were so happy!"
"How's she doing?"
"Do you guys wanna come to the hospital?"
"Yes!" They all squealed.

With no doubt about 10 minutes later Fangs, Kevin, Sweet Pea, Toni, Cheryl and Josie arrived in the big hospital room.
"Hey Betty how are you doing." Cheryl said as she stroked Betty's arm.
"Oh I'm great, a part from the little baby trying to come out of me, good, Fine." Betty agonised.
"I can't believe she's gonna be here it's so exciting!" Kevin said.
"It's fucking scary. What if she-" Betty's anxiety was flooding through every bone in her body.
"She'll be fine, you need to stop worrying. Please clam down." Jughead slowly stroked her hot, sweaty head and kissed her hand repeatedly.
"At least you guys got everything ready a few weeks ago."

"6 cm dilated. It shouldn't be too long now, you're getting there slowly Elizabeth." The nurse said after 3 hours of Betty arriving at the hospital.
"See gorgeous, it shouldn't be long now." Jughead stroked her hair as She led in the bed.
"Can I move around a bit?" Betty asked the nurse. She nodded and helped Betty up so she could walk around
Betty was wearing her own clothes as she felt more comfortable in them. She was wearing an old, oversized comfortable t-shirt dress that had blue stripes and a pair of fluffy socks. She walked around a bit holding her back, the nurse left leaving the 8 teenagers in the room.

"I've watched people in labour on the Tv before and always thought, no surely it can't be that bad. Its fucking ten times worse."
"What is it like?" Fangs asked.
"Say I came up to you and punched you in the stomach repeatedly whilst kicking you in the balls."
"Ooh." All the boys winced at the thought. 
"Exactly. Ooh let's try it! Cheryl you kick and punch Kevin, Toni- Fangs, Josie- Sweet Pea and Jug I'll do it when she's out!" Betty seemed too excited about that.
"Yeah let's not, god you've had a kick in energy and aggression haven't you." Fangs sighed.
"Well I'm sorry but it seems unfair that I'm the only one going through pain."
"But Betty, we don't all want to be in the hospital."
"Fine, just Jughead then."
"Why me?!"
"Because you love me and would do anything for me and technically you caused this." She smiled sweetly at him and stroked his hair.
"This labour had brought out a new side to you hasn't it."
"No, I'm just saying it would be a nice gesture that's all." She said wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Aaah." Betty screamed as she had another set of contractions. she rested her arms around Jughead's neck as he sat on the hospital bed, "it hurts so much. I can't do it, I can't do it. " She cried.
"Yes you can, I know you can." Jughead motivated kissing her arm over and over.
"Yeah Betty you got this." Fangs cheered. 
"You're doing so well, Coops!"
"I can't, it hurts-" Betty grabbed on to Jughead's shirt, "Do it for me."
"Babe, I can't do it for you, I wish I could." Jughead held her waist and tried to wipe her tears away, she screamed again as more pain hit her, she wept her eyes out as tears flooded her face, "I know it hurts baby, I know."
"Is it time to kick Jughead in the balls yet?" Fangs asked.
"I think so." Betty giggled as he had made her laugh.

2 hours later the nurse returned and told Betty she was ready.
"I am?" Betty sighed with relief. The nurse nodded. Everyone stood around Betty's head motivating her and cheering her on. Betty cried as she tried to push her baby out.
"Come on Elizabeth you need to push harder." Betty sighed and panted.
"I can't it's too much." She wept, squeezing Jughead's hand tighter. Jughead winced with pain but couldn't complain because he knew Betty was going though much worse.Betty tried again and pushed as much as she could, then the nurses face lightened with relief
"And here She is." The nurse said as she held up the red baby girl, who was  so small. The nurse looked at the silent baby and rushed her over to the side and Betty peered around nervously.
"Where did she go? Where is she? Where's my baby? Is she ok? I just want my baby!" Betty cried tugging on Jughead's shirt.
"They're just weighing her and wrapping her up." Jughead reassured her, hoping that was what was happening. The nurses were hurrying around the room, as Betty cried for her baby.
"Can only the mother and father be in the room please." The doctor said ushering the friends out.
"Jug, is she ok. Please tell me she's ok. I need to see her."
"For once I don't know baby, I don't know." He sat down next to her and embraced her, letting her cry into his shoulder.
The nurse finally came back pushing the baby in a portable cot. The baby had an oxygen cannula that was fitted into her nose and went behind her ear. The nurse was also pushing a stand with a heart monitor and some fluids.
"Is she ok? Is it my fault?"
"She'll be fine. It's not your fault, she had one lung that had collapsed due too it being undeveloped, causing her to need support with breathing, her heart is fine but small, so we just wanted to monitor her more carefully. She weighs  exactly 4 pounds."
"Can I hold her?" Betty said reaching out of the cot
"We actually have to take her into theatre."
"Why?"
"We have to drain the air from outside the lung, to give the lung room to expand once again. A tube will be put in her side and will drain all the air out. The tube will stay here a few days to make sure all the air is out. We need to take her now before it puts too much pressures on the heart leaving her in a possible cardiac arrest." The nurse quickly wheeled the baby out of the room leaving Jughead and Betty alone and despaired. Betty laid her head in Jughead's lap as he stroked her hair.
"She'll be ok."
"I know."

An hour later (A/N I understand that it'll probably take longer than an hour btw.) the nurse came in with the baby in her arms. She still had the tube on her nose, the heart monitor, fluids, and now a tube coming from her side attached to a tank. The nurse walked straight over too Betty and handed the baby to her. Betty began to rock her slowly crying quietly as the nurse left.
"Hi baby." She still was crying, the baby was sound asleep. Jughead sat next to Betty on the bed and wiped the tears from Betty's face and kissed her lovingly.Jughead stroked the wispy black curls on the little girl, and held back his tears. She passed him the baby and he rocked her slowly. He sniffled and let his tears fall.
"Hey girly." He bent his head and kissed her forehead. He kissed the baby again and looked right at her, that moment she blinked her eyes open for the first time and there they saw the most beautiful eyes ever. They were huge and the colour of the sea, bluey green, - like Jughead's eyes but around her pupil was a soft emerald green circle   as well as an emerald green ring around the outside of the iris, that faded out into the dark circle that everyone had around the eye and she had long, fluttery black eyelashes.
"She is absolutely beautiful guys." Cheryl cooed.
"She hasn't got a name yet." Betty said as she leant on Jughead's shoulder . Jughead was sat down next to her and looked at Betty, "I like both of the choices."
"What about we use both of them, Lilliana Juliet- Lilliana Belle and Eden Juliet. Liliana Juliet." Jughead looked at their friends, "Guys, this is Lilliana Juliet Jones." Jughead announced everyone clapped quietly and hugged Betty and Jughead.

I loved writing this chapter, I hope you enjoy!!
And yay baby Jones is finally here!!