Catching Feelings

...Tie a Knot and Hang on - Part 7

The next morning Veronica, with an extremely eager Kevin meet at Betty's locker.

"How was it, I need details!" Veronica exclaims.

"Yes, I've always imagined his lips to be soft and super full. Did you touch his abs?" The girls laugh at Kevin's eager questions.

"I wouldn't know Kev, we didn't kiss," Betty opens her locker and starts taking her books out nonchalantly as if she didn't just drop a huge bomb.

"What do you mean, you go out with the hotty known as Chuck Clayton and you didn't even test out any of the goods. Veronica, please tell me I did not hear our Bets correctly." Veronica just pat's his arm.

"No Kev, your ears are working fine." Turning to Betty's she asks. "What happened?" Betty just shakes her head.

"Nothing happened it was fun, but I just..." she trails off and Veronica completes the sentence for her

"You couldn't stop thinking about Archie?" She questions softly.

"Yeah," Betty's blue eyes are wet with unshed tears and Veronica feels as if her heart breaks a little. "You were right, it was too soon. I'm such a hopeless idiot!"

Before either Veronica or Kevin can open their mouths to refute the claim a pair of vixens walks by.

"Hey, Betty, not as innocent as you want everyone to think are you? How was that sticky maple Chuck gave you last night?" Veronica just blinks in confusion while Kevin pulls his phone out of his pocket.

"What are they talking about?" Betty questions but Kevin's face says it all when he shows the girls his phone.

"What the hell's a sticky maple?" Veronica questions after seeing the Selfie with Chuck and Betty and some weirdly placed digital maple syrup.

"It's a Riverdale thing," Kevin explains but by the look on Betty's face, it's bigger than that.

"No! It's a slut-shaming thing and Betty is neither a slut nor a person to shame" Veronica can feel her temper getting the best of her.

Grabbing Betty's hand she heads to the boy's locker room to show Chuck that he's messed with the wrong girl.

Unfortunately, for Veronica who is used to everyone cowering before her temper, she fails. It seems she underestimated the toxic masculine environment at Riverdale High. Plus she ends up having to hold Archie back when he hears what Chuck said about Betty. It's only Betty's calm voice that makes Archie not take a swing.

She leaves with a bruised ego, a frowning Betty and a fire lit under her Louboutins.

Veronica almost cancels her fake date with Jughead, but Betty insists and practically drags her to home to change. Kevin almost had an aneurysm when he couldn't come because his dad was having family over for dinner, but with a promise to not skimp on any details he leaves content.

Veronica does get a little frustrated because Betty's phone keeps going off and while almost getting a burnt ear when Betty was curling her hair she decides she has had enough.

"Who is this mysterious person who keeps texting you." Betty looks up from her phone surprised. "Well, considering that you have repeatedly put my well-being before this oh so important phone message," She smiles to let Betty know she's not mad, "I think I deserve to know."

"I've decided to make this whole thing with Chuck into a story." She pauses and Veronica pointedly looks down at the phone. "It seems that Chuck has done this to a couple of other girls as well. They want to talk." Veronica stands.

"Well let's go talk" she urges. Betty smiles but shakes her head.

"I think someone has a date with their crush tonight, so I will be going alone." She pushes Veronica softly back into the chair. "I promise I will call you as soon as I know something concrete." Veronica smiles but motions with her head that it's okay for Betty to take off.