"Don't let go"

52- pregnancy tests and veronica

Betty's Point Of View -

I didn't really notice where anyone stayed last night, we got in so late and we crashed as soon as our keys were thrown into the bowl, but Veronica was in bed with sweetpea in my mom and dads old room, and Cheryl and Toni were in the guest room and Fangs was asleep on the couch.

Polly must still be in her room because I can't hear the babies playing yet and I was too disoriented to realise how weird it was being back in my own room. I was under the impression the house was up for sale as soon as I left for the southside, but everything here was the same, except there was no clothes in my closest.

The fairy lights still hung where I placed them and the pictures were just gathering dust in their place. My bed was the same as it always was, the rose sheets and fluffy pillows with the blanket at the bottom to keep my toes warm. The only thing that had changed was Jughead, laying in my bed, the bed were I slept for 16 years of my life without him, now that would be impossible.

"This is exactly how I imagined your room to be" Jughead said sleepily his eyes still closed, distracting me from my thoughts. I was sat up, knees against my chest, and I looked over to him. He opened one eyes and looked over to me and grinned.

"This was pretty much my entire life at one point, not so long ago" I sighed.

"What's this little guys name?" He laughed picking up the stuffed dog that was laying on my bed.

"His names hot dog, and he's my very best friend" I grinned seeing my childhood toy, I forgot about him, I cuddled him close to my chest.

"Shut up!" Jughead gasped.

"What!" I laughed.

"The beast, the dog you have to look after during serpent initiation, his name is hot dog" he laughed and my eyes widened.

"No way!" I giggled but was interrupted by a knock on the door and Veronica's head pop around.

"Sorry to interrupt, but can I have a moment with B please, ladymergency" she said quietly and Jughead nodded getting up out of bed. Just in his boxers his hair a mess, the way he should be every time.

"I'll bring you some breakfast up in like ten minutes" he said giving me a kiss on the cheek, but Veronica shot me a uneasy look and shook her head.

"I'll come down to you babe" I said and he nodded at Veronica as he left the room.

"What's up V?" I said as I watched her pace around the room putting her hair up and panic.

"You have to be quiet because sweetpea is still in bed and he might hear us" she panicked.

"V, your scaring me!" I said standing up to hug her.

"I'm pregnant Betty" she whispered in my ear, her voice breaking.

"You're sure?" I said holding her arms length.

"I found out just before we left, it's getting harder to hide B! I'm starting to get a bump! I'm freaking the fuck out, he's starting to put two and two together help me" she started to cry, and then she lifted her top up, to show me her little round belly.

"What the fuck is that!" And when we turned around Jughead and Cheryl were stood in the door way, Jughead holding OJ, Cheryl holding pancakes.

"Guys, shut your mouths!" I hissed closing the door and ushering them inside.

"Oh my god Veronica, why didn't you tell me!" Cheryl shout whispered.

"Well C, I've been a bit busy, you know in college!" She hissed back.

"Veronica? Do you trust me?" Jughead gulped walking towards her.

"I do" Veronica whispered, he just nodded and hugged her tight.

"I'll tell him, you girls just wait here, just in case" he said quietly, and we all knew what that meant. In case he freaked and ran.

So we waited, all cuddled up on my bed, mine and Cheryl's hands on Veronica's tummy, listening to her silent cry's, shushing her and smoothing her hair, lying to her by telly her everything was going to be okay. Because nobody knew that. We just hoped.

Jugheads Point Of View-

"Spit it out Jones, I didn't drive all the way to the When for you to sit in silence and watch you smoke!" Sweetpea growled.

"You better watch your mouth, we may be friends, sweetpea, but this is fucking bad, and I'm trying not to be an asshole about this okay?" I shot back.

"Then tell me what is going on! Please man, is Ronnie breaking up with me, is that why she's always crying when I FaceTime her, if she's dumping me via you, that's way worse than via text" he rambled on.

"Ronnie is not dumping you man, she's..." I said but then I realised I didn't know how to tell my best friend he knocked my girlfriends best friend up, y'know.

"She's what dude?" He said defeated, but I stood there silent for a minute longer. Until he came up to me grabbing me by the shoulders and slamming me into the wall.

I pushed him back into the other wall.

"She's fucking pregnant!" I screamed and pushed into him one more time before letting him go. I watched his facial expression change from angry to the only way I can describe is "shit" .

"I gotta go" he said quietly storming out of the bar.

"Wait! SweetPea!" I yelled but it was too late.

Veronica's Point Of View-

Pops is supposed to be my happy place. Whenever I'm sad, or stressed or depressed or all three I imagine me and pea in a booth at pops, sharing a milkshake with two straws dressed up in a poodle skirt, my boy clad in leather on my arm.

Not today.

He called to meet me here, and the seconds dragged like minutes and I felt like I had been there for three hours by the time fifteen minutes had passed.

Cheryl, Toni and Betty were all in the booth behind me, hidden inconspicuously, for moral support, and when the bell jingled and I saw him walk in searching the place until he met my gaze a soft smile spread across his face.

"Hey handsome" I said weakly as he sat down across from.

"Hey gorgeous" he said softly. But then there was silence.

"So" we both said at the same time, making this even more awkward than it needs to be.

"I can do this on my own if you want it that way, mommy and daddy will help me" I said quietly.

"Do you want it to be that way?" He said but he looked disappointed.

"Do you?" I said sipping my milkshake that tasted more heavenly that anything I've ever eaten from here.

"I've always wanted this Ron, with you, but I always imagined it far into the future, after we've graduated and got married" he laughed awkwardly.

"I did too" I confessed stuffing the fries into my mouth.

"But hey, it's happening there's nothing we can do about it but embrace it, and we do need another serpent!" He laughed, all the worry that I had previously felt lifted off of my shoulders.

"I love you" I breathed and he brushed my knuckles and leaned forward over the table to share a kiss with me.

My happy place.

"You can come sit with us now girls!" He laughed and three heads popped up over the booth.

"Fancy seeing you here!" Cheryl giggled.

"We didn't even see you come in" Betty scoffed.

"So, what's going on guys, good to see you, anything new" Toni scratched her head and walked around to our booth awkwardly.

"I saw a pony tail, pink hair and thigh high black boots before I saw Ronnie don't play dumb guys" sweet pea laughed, then I laughed then the girls laughed.

And then I needed to pee.