My Hero In Leather |Jughead Jones|

Chapter 15

It's kinda weird being here when there isn't a party and I'm not sleeping with Betty's boyfriend or Braeden sleeping with Fangs. On Reggie's bed. Yeah. I know about that. I'm smart.

"One question. Why did you bring her," Reggie asks after shutting the door behind us.

"Trust me. You don't get a choice with her. And technically she saved my life so I owe her," Braeden says in defence. He sighs and sits down on an oversized sofa.

Braeden looks over at me and I motion for him to sit next to Reggie. "Why did you want me here," Braeden asks slowly. I watch as Reggie's hand rests on his leg.

"Do you really not know,'' he whispered and Braeden bit his lip.

"I have a boyfriend," Braeden's voice is soft and he has this look on his face of pain.

"Breakup with him," Reggie replies and I regret coming here. This is so awkward.

"Reggie you're not even out and I can't do the whole secret dating thing and didn't your girlfriend dump you only a few weeks ago," Braeden asks slowly and his voice is shaking. This is the guy who I became friends with all those years ago.

My mind begins to shift to another thought. I need to talk to Jug. I need to go find my girlfriend and hold her. I need to hold someone or be held or something. I shoudn't even be here. Maybe I came so that I could try and help with someone elses problems instead of handle my own. Jesus. I should be a councilor.

I stand and they both look over. "I need to go handle my own shit. Just don't do anything to stupid," I whisper before walking out the door and then go back in. "Braeden give me your keys," I say and he digs in his pocket before tossing them to me.

"Where are you going," he asks and I smile lightly.

"I don't know," I answer and shut the door behind me once again. I pull my jacket around me more and I can feel the cold wind blowing around me. I could go find Toni and just sit with her and that would make everything better or I could go talk to Jug and just deal with all that shit now.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do. My hair is flying behind me as I drive because I just don't care enough to put the helmet on. I feel tears beginning to form and pull over quickly. "Why the fuck am I crying," I yell out to nobody. I sit on the curb and just let myself cry. I don't bother to try and stop it because it'll just make me cry more.

I wipe my eyes once my breathing calms down and stand slowly and just sigh. I feel like shit right now and I just want to cuddle with somebody. I pull out my phone and call Toni. "Where are you? I don't wanna be alone right now," I'm talking quickly and in a whisper.

"I'm at Pop's right now. I was hungry. Wanna meet me here or somewhere else," she asks and I can hear the worry in her voice.

"Just stay at Pop's. Get me a milkshake or something," I hang up and begin to drive. When I arrive at Pop's I see her in a booth through the window. I open the door and her head snaps towards me. I walk over to her booth and slide in across from her.

"You okay Jas," she asks and takes my hand.

"No. I'm not okay Toni. I'm falling apart and I don't even know why. I've felt like shit for days now, I'm still in love with Jughead, which isn't fair to you and a fucking insane man tried to kill my best friend," I complain and she smiles.

"One. Your probablly getting sick or something. Two. I don't care if you still feel things for Jughead. I know that you do and probably always will. And three. He's fine. Braeden will be fine and you will be fine. You just need to calm down Jay. I love you and I just think that this stress isn't good for you," she whispers and I smile and kiss her lightly.

"It's just everything is just so hard and something else to notice is that my period is late. Like a week late. I don't know why that it's been bothering me so much," I shrug and she stares for a moment.

"How long has it been since Reggie's party," she asks and there is some serious urgency in her voice.

"Two weeks I think," she's confusing me right now.

"Come on," she rushes me out the door.

"Toni what's going on," she asks as she gets onto her bike.

"Just come on," she whispers and I slide on behind her. She begins to drive and we arive at a drugstore. I look at her and she just pulls me inside. "Get some chips or something while I go and find something," she orders and I shrug and grab some Doritos from a rack. She comes back and I can't read the box she's holding and she pays for it and the chips quickly and then hands it to me. I read it and my eyes grow.

"Just because my period is late doesn't mean I'm pregnant Toni," I whisper and my voice is quivering.

"Did Jughead even wear protection Jasmin," she asks quickly and I bite my lip. I don't remember. I sigh and slip into the bathroom and lock the door.

...

I open the door and Toni stares at me and asks me a silent question. I nod and I feel her arms wrap around me. "This can't be happening. I'm sixteen. I can't be pregnant," I cry into her shoulder.

"How are you going to tell Jughead," she asks and I actually want to laugh.

"I won't. I can't tell Jug. He would flip out and then Betty would hate me and Archie would never look at me or Jug again," I sigh and slide down the wall and then open my bag of chips.

"They'll find out eventually," she says and I shrug.

"I'll just say I slept with someone when I got drunk and then it happened. I'll worry about it later. I just don't want to think about it," I whisper and pull my legs into my chest.

She sighs, but only pulls me closer to her and then I begin to cry. I cry because I'm pregnant. I cry because it's Jughead's. I can't breathe and the world is spinning. I just want the world to fuck off. I just want everything to go back to normal.