Hold Me-Beronica

Chapter 4

Veronica's POV

I wake up to my phone buzzing and a billion texts from my mom. They go a little something like this:

Mom: How's the party mija?

Mom: What time will you be home?

Mom: Veronica where are you?

Mom: You better have a good explanation for this young lady.

Mom: Call me. Now.

Mom: I'm going to assume you're at a friend's house but if you're not I swear to god....

There's also approximately 10 missed calls. I groan and roll over in bed. Betty is sleeping peacefully beside me. Despite what it looks like, nothing like that happened between us last night, other than the fact we stayed up all night talking about us, and our relationship. We decided we're not going to make it official until we come out to our parents. Speaking of parents, I better call my mom before she calls the police or something drastic. I slump out of bed and into Betty's bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I dial my mom and prepare to face the music. "VERONICA CECILIA LODGE!!!!" I wince as her angry voice resonates through my eardrums. "Uh, hey mom." "Don't you 'hey mom' me Veronica. Where on earth have you been all night!?" "At Betty's house. Listen mom, I'm really really sorry I didn't respond to your texts. My phone was on silent for the majority of the night and I completely forgot to tell you I was sleeping over." "I forgive you mija, I was a teen once too. You're still grounded for the week though." I sigh with relief. "See you later mom, love you, bye!" I hang up and re-enter Betty's room. She's sitting up in bed waiting for me to return. "What was that all about huh?" She says, gesturing for me to sit next to her. "My mom was pissed about me not telling her I was spending the night with you." I sit next to her and lace my fingers through hers. "I'm sorry about that V, under normal circumstances I'm really on top of that kind of thing." "Don't be," I respond. "I'm not sorry about anything that happened last night. Ok maybe except that I forced you and Archie to dance. That was really stupid, I was so blind." "It's fine." She responds with a laugh. "You're adorable Betty Cooper." I say, before pulling her in for a quick kiss. I then hop out of bed to pull on my clothes. Since I hadn't planned on staying with Betty overnight, I had no PJs. Luckily, I was able to borrow some from my soon to be girlfriend. Wow, I love the thought of that probably too much. But I'm smitten with her so what can I say? "I have to go B. I'm technically grounded for the rest of the week, plus I'm sure my mom would appreciate me coming home sooner than later. I'll text you." "Ok, I'll see if I can tell my mom today. About my sexuality. I don't want to have to hide our relationship for long." "I'll do the same." I respond, before padding down the carpeted stairs of the Cooper household and heading out the door.

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Betty's POV

I'm dating Veronica Lodge. We're going to be girlfriends soon. I'm bi. Very, very bi. All these thoughts and more are swirling through my head, so I flop back into bed. What will I tell my parents? I had barely thought about that, but it was becoming increasingly worrisome. They have to find out some time or other. I hear a buzz so I check my phone, hoping it's from Veronica. It is, and I see she's sent me a link to a playlist of songs. I click on it and press play on the first song, called Girls Like Girls by someone named Hayley Kiyoko. I spend an hour listening to the entire playlist, a smile on my face the whole time. Most of the songs were by Hayley Kiyoko, turns out she's a lesbian pop artist whom I now love. All her songs are oriented around loving girls, and listening to them feels like home. I spend yet another hour watching coming out videos on youtube. They're so inspirational, and they give me some confidence surrounding my own coming out. So after throwing on some clothes, I head down to the breakfast table where my mom is sitting, drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. "Hey mom," I say, getting her attention. "Good morning sweetie, I made you some toast." She says, gesturing to my spot at the table. "Thanks." I say, seating myself at the table and taking a deep breath, preparing for what I'm about to do next. "I actually have to tell you you about something mom." "Anything hon." She replies. "I'm bisexual. Which means I like boys, but also girls." I say. My mom looks at me long and hard, before responding. "If you're happy, I'm happy. I love you no matter what Elizabeth." I tear up a little bit, and hug my mom. "I love you too." "Betty you do realize you have to tell your father too right? Even though he may not take it well, he still should know. Just because we're divorced now doesn't mean we're cutting all ties with him." Ugh. I should probably mention that my asshole of a dad is slightly homophobic. "No mom. I'm not telling unless he asks. I live with you, not him. Honestly I don't really want anything to do with him anymore. He was always pretty distant as I grew up, so when you filed for divorce after discovering his affair, I was admittedly a bit relieved." "It's your decision in the end, and I respect that you don't want to tell him." I heave a sigh of relief that my mom is behind me on this. "Thanks mom."

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Veronica's POV

It's 9:00 pm and I think it's safe to say that my mom has forgiven me by now. I'm still grounded yes, but things are relaxed between us again. Betty texted me earlier that day, telling me all about how she came out and it went well. So now I'm hoping for the same thing will happen between my mom and I this evening. When I come into her room, she's propped up on her bed, reading a book. She puts it away as I sit down on the bed. "Mom, we need to talk." "Of course mija." She responds. "I'm bisexual." I stammer out. "I know." She says. WHAT? "You can't pull the wool over this mom's eyes," she says playfully. "I know that Becca from your 8th grade class was more than just your friend." She's right. My first crush on a girl was on Becca, my classmate who was an out and proud lesbian. We had a fling for about a month before she moved to San Francisco mid year. "Can't get anything past you huh?" I say, giving my mom a hug. "Love you mom." "I love you too Veronica."

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a/n: hey guys it's me cj!! i'd like to say thank you all SO much for 220+ reads on this fanfic!! i hope you all enjoy the upcoming chapters of this story!

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