Dreamers

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J POV
Betty told me to come over, so I drove to her house and knocked on the door. "Hey. Come in." She says. "What am I doing here?" I ask. "You two need to make up before I rip my hair out." she exclaims. I bite back a chuckle. "Mom?" I hear. "In here." she yells. Scarlett walks into the living room and stops in her tracks when she sees me. "What are you doing here?" she asks. "Scarlett." Betty says softly, but sternly. "Sorry." She mumbles, and sits next to Betty. She whispers in Scarlett's ear, and tries to get up, but yelps and falls back on the couch. "I told you not to go to the gym." Scarlett says. "Oh shush." Betty gives her a light shove.

B POV
My ribs were almost healed. Thank god. Scarlett was at a friends house, so I called jughead to come over so I wouldn't be lonely. "Hey juggie." I smile. "I thought Scarlett was at a friends house." he says. "She is." I reply pulling him to the couch. "But I wanted you to come over." I say. I turn and tv on, and cuddle into his side. "How are your ribs today?" he asks. "Better. The bruise is starting to fade, and I can actually touch them without gasping or screaming." I smile up at him. "What are we gonna watch?" he asks, looking at me. I see his eyes look down at my lips. "I have a few ideas." I whisper, moving my face closer to his. I see the lust darken his eyes. I close the gap and he lifts me to his lap. "Not to rough, my ribs are still healing." I mumble against his lips. "Yes ma'am." he whispers and carries me up the stairs.

J POV
I woke up holding Betty tightly. I kiss her neck softly. "Good morning." she says. "Good morning love." I reply. "I haven't heard that in so long Juggie." she says. "I haven't heard you say Juggie in a while either." I whisper. I see her skin shiver as I trail my finger up her side. "Stop it." she whispers. "No." I growl in her ear, making circles on her stomach. She turns towards me. "Why should I stop? I love the way you respond to me." I say as climbs on top of me.

B POV
I was making dinner, and Scarlett came through the door. "What's wrong?" I ask. "N-nothing." she stutters. "Scarlett Rose." I raise my voice. "How do you know my middle name?" she asks. "I'm the one that named you. Now tell me what's wrong." I say. "It's Nothing mom." she says, and tries to walk away, but I grab her wrist. "Ouch!" She yells. "Take your jacket off." I say. "Please." She begs. "Now." I say. She slowly slide her jacket off and I see bruises all over her arms. I hug her tightly, and she sobs into my chest. "Who did this munchkin?" I ask softly. "S-some of the football players." she sobs. "I'm so sorry baby." I say, "did they touch you?" She nods and cries more. "Shhhhh. It's ok. I'll take care of it." I say. "Betts?" I hear. "Is dad here?" she asks. "Yea." I say and she tries to pull away from me. "No. I don't want him to know. Please! No!" she starts yelling. "Shhhhh. It's ok. He has to know." I say softly.

J POV
I walked down the stairs and saw Betty holding onto Scarlett. I noticed she was crying. "What happened?" I ask. Betty looks up at me and shoots me a warning look. I rub Scarlett's back and she calms down a little. "C-can I j-just g-go t-to b-bed, p-lease?" she sniffles. "Ok munchkin. Get some sleep." Betty says softly. She runs up the stairs and I look back at Betty, and anger was all over her face. "What happened?" I ask. "She came in crying." she says, plating the food. "I saw the bruises on her arms Betts." I say. "The football boys." she chokes out. "Betts." I say softly, and I hug her from behind. "Did they?" I start and she nods slowly. My blood begins to boil. "What are we gonna do?" She asks quietly. "I want to know exactly who did it." I say. "She's not gonna talk. She's scared to death." she says, "She doesn't want to get in trouble." "I know, but we have to make sure it doesn't happen again." I say. She turns and hugs me tightly.

B POV
"You can stay home today, or you can go to the bar with your dad." I say. "I want to go to the bar." she says quietly. "Ok. Come on." I say. We get on my bike and I drive her to the bar. They cheer and Fp came up to us. "Hey. What are y'all doing here?" he asks. "She's staying here for today." I say and he nods. I head to the school and wait for the long day to be over.

FP POV
Jughead and Betty wouldn't let Scarlett skip without a reason. "Jughead?" I say when I reach the office. "Just a minute." he yells. I hear a sob and rush in. "Shhhh. It's ok munchkin." he whispers. Scarlett was crying into his chest. He looks up and sees me. "It's ok." he whispers. I look at him confused, and he shoots a look. I nod and she starts to calm down. "When is mom getting back?" she asks. "She's coming for lunch." he replies.