Markers

Chapter 6: Saturday

Saturday morning came and Jug agreed to meet up with Betty to trackdown their soulmates. He called it a date. Actually his exact words were "its a date" Betty knew this because those 3 words had been running through her mind non stop since they agreed to it. The pair decided to start at the library to look through the town directory.
"Are you gonna tell me yet Jug?"
"Just let me look first"
Looking to the E page in the town directory he saw 5 Elizabeths written neatly.
Elizabeth Adams
Elizabeth Cooper
Elizabeth Hansey (Deceased)
Elizabeth Ringwald
Elizabeth Wyatt
"5 just my luck. Hey Betty are you named after anyone?"
"No why?"
"Theres an Elizabeth Cooper in here."
"Oh yeah thats me. Bettys short for Elizabeth" The girl said without blinking an eye.
"Not one? How is that possible?"
"You didnt find him Betts?"
"No not one Forsythe. How is that possible?" Jughead froze and stammered out
"W-What did you say."
"I cant find a Forsythe anywhere. Will you take a look?" In this moment Jughead knew the Elizabeth on his arm was Cooper and the Forsythe on her arm was Jones.
"Yeah sure" Jughead leaned over the F page and he said "found him"
"Really, where i dont see anything?"
"Here" he pointed at himself. The blonde forrowed her brows in confusion. "Your names Jughead"
"Nickname"
"What. No."
"Yes look" Jughead gently grabbed her arm and rolled up her sleeve and placed his arm next to hers. She stared and stared.
"Nickname" she murmered
"Whats your name?"
"Forsythe Pendleton Jones the third"
"Forsythe" she mumbled.
"You werent in the directory because you just moved here and no one knew your real name so i couldnt figure it out." Betty said more to herself that Jughead.
"Betts?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you... you know okay?"
"You dont even like me that much"
"What? You are my closest friend here"
"Because everyones coupled up"
"Well we could be coupled up too you know."
"Jug, I mean i have been having those feelings for you but if you dont feel them than dont rush into anything because my names on your arm. Besides it my not be MY name, there were 3 other alive Elizabeths here in Riverdale."
"Betty, 2 of them are married and the other is 10. Im pretty confident the name belongs to you. Besides i might" Jughead wasnt the best at expressing feelings if you couldnt already tell. "Have some feelings. Look Betty im not good at this. I like you and well your name is on my arm so if we could just take it slow. Like if i took you out in a date perhaps?"
"Okay"
"What"
"I'll go on a date with you"
"Friday?"
"Its a date" When the blonde said those 3 words she beamed and Jughead grinned. Both had found their markers and were pleasantly surprised at what the found.