jealous - a jeronica fanfic

Chapter Seventeen

(There is some sexual content in this chapter, so be warned!)

"All right you two lovebirds, break it up!" Cheryl breaks the moment, walking back up on stage.

I laugh and then feel my cheeks flush as I see everyone in the crowd gasping. Jughead grabs my hand and squeezes it, which makes me feel ten times better. We begin to walk off the stage, but Toni stops us, smiling.

"Don't go anywhere you two, because this year's prom king and queen are Jughead Jones and Veronica Lodge!" Cheryl announces, smiling at us.

I feel like my heart is going to explode with joy as Cheryl and Toni place the crowns on our heads, and as we raise our hands, clasped together. Dilton Doiley takes pictures of us for a few minutes, before letting us go.

As soon as we get back on the dance floor, Jughead turns back to me.

"You wanna get out of here?" he asks, and I grin and nod aggressively. I giggle as he picks me up off my feet, and carries me out of the venue.

He sets me down outside and we begin to walk. There's a full moon tonight, and the stars are out, twinkling above us as we talk.

"Jughead.. did you mean what you said? That you loved me?" I ask, looking up at him. He smiles down at me, and laces his fingers through mine.

"Of course I did, Veronica. I was just too afraid to admit it to myself, to admit that I had fallen for you. Hard. And that was dumb- I'm so sorry that I hurt you, Veronica," Jughead says, but I still have questions.

"Why did you ignore me for a month, Jug? Do you know how much that hurt me? To see you with her, and to not even talk to me?" I ask, feeling myself choke up even talking about the previous month.

"Hey, hey, I can explain that, okay? As soon as Betty saw me she told me that if I ever got caught talking to you, she would tell the entire school that you forced yourself on me just to hurt her. If I ever even tried to talk to you she would ruin you- and I couldn't let that happen, okay?" Jughead explains, but I'm still not satisfied.

"Jughead you ruined me by not talking to me. This past month I lost myself, by losing you. I almost couldn't handle it and I-I-" I trail off, cut off by my own tears.

"Veronica, I am so sorry, okay? I thought I was doing the right thing, and now I realize I just should have ignored everyone else and listened to what my heart was saying was right. Like I did tonight- with you," he says, planting a kiss on the top of my head and pulling me close.

I get lost in thought, and just walk for a few moments with Jughead, the moon smiling down at us. Suddenly, something occurs to me.

"Wait a minute.. before you got to the venue the votes were tied between me and Betty and you were the last vote left- you voted for me? Even before the song?" I ask, feeling a warmth surround my chest.

He smiles, "Of course I did. You deserved to be prom queen, Veronica. You always had my vote."

I giggle, leaning into him.

"Hey, where are we going, Jug?" I ask, and he grins.

"I have absolutely no idea! Where do you wanna go?" he asks, and my eyes widen. I hit him playfully with my arm, laughing.

"Jug! You've been leading me on- literally!" I yell playfully, and he laughs with me.

"Whatever, Veronica. Wanna go to Starbucks?" he asks suddenly, and I tilt my head as I think.

"Hmm.. yes obviously!" I grin and he smiles back, as we turn right into the Starbucks. I order a caramel frap and Jughead orders a black coffee- I roll my eyes at him as he does so.

"Bitter right to the end huh?" I say, and he punches my arm lightly.

"Shut it, Lodge."

I giggle, grabbing my drink and going to sit down on one of the couches. I sigh happily, looking at him as he takes a sip of his coffee. He notices me staring at him, and his cheeks flush.

"What? Is there something on my face?" he asks, rubbing his sleeve over his mouth.

I smile, "No. I just missed you."

"I missed you too, more than you know. There wasn't a single day in the last few weeks where I didn't wish Betty was you, Veronica," he tells me, and I smile even wider.

I gently press my lips against his and he kisses back, before I pull away, realizing we're in a public place.

"Wanna get out of here?" we both ask at the same time, before we burst into fits of giggles.

"Yes," I say, and he takes my hand, leading me out the door, and into the streets. After a few minutes of walking we find a hotel, that's not too sketchy.

"Room for two?" Jughead asks the woman at the front desk, and she nods, typing something into her computer.

"Here's your key, Room 168, on this floor," she replies, handing Jughead a key card. We thank her and walk down the hall, trying to contain ourselves. Jughead messes around with the card for a moment before we get in, and he instantly picks me up, pressing me against the bed.

I moan gently as he begins to kiss down my chest, sliding off my dress and letting it gently fall to the floor. I take my hair out of the bun, shaking my hair out and standing up on the bed.

I push him back on the bed, sitting on top of him and kissing his neck, leaving hickeys on his throat. He groans as I do so and I grin, knowing that he must've also fantasized about this happening again too.

We go at each other like this for a while, our bodies colliding together over and over, but instead of the usual simple lust I feel whenever I'm hooking up with someone, I feel many things. Lust, passion, love. Everything I've ever wanted and more.

Eventually I fall asleep on his arm, both of us completely exhausted. The last thing I feel before sleep consumes me is his lips on my forehead, and I fall asleep with a smile on my face.

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This is kind of like a "honeymoon" chapter? They aren't married but that's how I think of this chapter, drama will return soon !