When the North meets the South (Jarchie)

Chapter 7

Jughead POV

Ugh! My head hurts. I thought as I let out a groan. It must be morning, since I can't really hear anything. Then it all came back to me, the search, coming home, mom being drunk, I really hope Jellybean made it to Archie's.

I knew I had to get up before mom woke up, so I grunted, sat up, and opened my eyes expecting to see the kitchen cabinets but ended up in a room I've never seen before. I looked around the room and no one was there. I started freaking out, and I knew that something bad had happened. Where was I, though?

I looked to my left and there was a heart rate monitor and a table with my hearing aids on it, they looked as if they'd been cleaned. Was this a hospital? I put them in and looked everywhere for my beanie. I couldn't find it. Yup, definitely a hospital.

I groaned. I needed to get out of here before mom finds out that I accidentally, somehow got checked into a hospital. I looked down. I was in a hospital gown. Great, I'm not even wearing pants.

I then heard a door click shut, and looked at it. "Hey, you woke up. I was beginning to worry." The most beautiful person alive came in and sat down on my bed.

"Where is Jellybean? Did she make it to your house? Is she okay?" I asked now officially worried.

"Yeah, don't worry she's outside with your dad. They don't know you're awake yet." Archie explained.

"Wait, My dad? Please tell me that they aren't trying to blame any of this on my dad?" I asked

"Nope, your mom was arrested for child abuse and attempted murder."

"Wait, they arrested my mom?" I was amazed, she always seems to go past unharmed.

"Yup." He said and smiled when he looked at me.

"What?" I asked, the way he was looking at me had be double checking myself.

"How can someone who just got beaten up multiple times in one day, look beautiful?"

"I'm not." I blushed. He just chuckled and kissed my cheek.

"So, I was wondering, since we haven't talked about it, if you would let me take you out on a date?" He asked.

I smiled really big, and was about to answer when my dad walked in with sheriff Keller and, to my relief, Jellybean. "Hey, how are you feeling?" He asked.

"Is that a trick question? Are you sure no one is blaming this on you? Mom usually gets away with everything." I said

Dad chuckled sadly, "No, I actually have custody of you guys when you get out of the hospital."

I got excited "Really?"

"Yeah." He said as he stepped closer to the bed.

I couldn't help myself, I jumped up and out of bed and hugged him. The IV in my arm made it a little difficult, but I still managed to do it.

"Be careful." Archie reprimanded, as he cringed.

"Relax. This isn't the worst I've been hurt, I can handle it. Can I go home?" I asked

"That's not up for us to decide. It's all up to the doctors." Sheriff Keller explained. "But I will need to take your statement. You can kick out as many of the people in here as you want, or I can have someone come over if you need them, say a girlfriend or boyfriend." I blushed at the thought of a boyfriend.

"I think everyone can stay, I mean Jellybean knows most of it, and dad probably needs to know it, and Archie's my-" I paused because I wanted to say boyfriend but I knew I couldn't "friend. But can I get my beanie back?"