The Plan(s) {Betty Cooper} {Bughead}

Wednesday Night

NYC V's POV

I don't think that I have ever been this happy. B and C and I are having a great time and truly like each other. I'm so grateful to have real friends for the first time ever. Don't get me wrong, I was popular when I lived in New York but almost none of them were real or trustworthy. I felt like they just used me because I'm rich and would pay for everything and throw big parties.

To be honest, Peter is the only person in New York that I trust. I've known him since we were babies because our parents are friends. He's richer than I am so I know that he just likes me for me. I'm glad to see him and B hitting it off but I know that B is really interested in Jug and Peter has always carried a flame for my old friend Mary. Mary is a bit stuck up though so I'm not sure if she is a good fit for Peter and Jug is in a gang so I'm not convinced that he and B should be together. This will be a good test for both of them.

After B came out of the bathroom and we teased her a bit, we all worked on our hair and makeup. I was surprised to find that B is extremely good at makeup. She told me that she loves art and makeup is just like another form of art for her. Luckily Cheryl is really good at hair while I handled the outfits and accessories. I choose a white dress for C, a black one for B and a patterned black one for myself. I added shoes and some jewelry from my collection for all three of us.

After we dressed, we admired ourselves in the mirror.

"All three of you look perfect" my mom walked in looking fabulous.

"Shall we go? We don't want to keep Peter waiting for too long." We all smiled at each other and headed out the door. In the car I got a text from Peter letting me know that he was already seated. I let him know that we would be there in a few minutes and apologized for being late.

When we got to the restaurant the hostess took us to the table. Peter was there wearing a bow tie and jacket. He stood when we approached and looked shocked when he saw B. He quickly recovered and smiled warmly at all of us. He insisted on helping all of us into our chairs beginning with my mother. I noticed that he left Betty for last so that she would sit next to him.

After we sat he said "I must be the luckiest man alive to have the good fortune of enjoying dinner with such four beautiful and intelligent ladies." I rolled my eyes but my mom and C smiled and B blushed.

After we ordered our food and were served our drinks, C and I told my mom about our day. Where we had gone and what we had bought. I noticed that Peter and B were chatting quietly and after a few minutes he reached over to hold her hand with a sly smile. I elbowed C and nodded toward them. C saw and smiled but then quickly frowned.

"Excuse me Peter. I don't want to be rude but I need to speak with you for a moment privately." C said. Peter nodded and walked with C over to the bar while B frowned.

"What is that all about?" I wondered out loud. They were gone a few minutes and soon C came back with a smile.

"Where is Peter? What did you do?" B loudly asked.

"Calm down B. You're causing people to stare." I said and looked at C curiously.

C smiled and said "Don't worry. Peter just ran to the powder room. He'll be right back."

"What did you do?" I asked with a sigh.

C smirked "I just warned him that B is my cousin and one of the few people in this world that I love and that if he hurts her or moves too fast, I will come for him."

"Oh why?" B said burying her head in her hands.

"Don't worry Betts. I already said that to him and he didn't seem upset. If nothing else, he thought it was sweet' I said. Peter came back and sat down with a faint blush. We quickly went back to telling my mom about our day and he and B started talking quietly again. He then looked straight at C and reached over and picked up B's hand and smiled. I laughed and B giggled while C shook her head chuckling.