Betty POV
The past couple days at school were hell. My mom watched me like a hawk and tensed when Archie was on the same corridor as me. I got called in the blue and gold during a class. Despite everything I would rather speak to Jughead than my own mom. I came inside and saw my mom. "Mom do you not trust me to sit in my own class?" I sighed sitting down. "I did some research and found out that Archie is in your next class. I said you were with me for next lesson." Mom said whilst typing. "Are you kidding me?!" I yelled. "Betty how could he keep a secret like that?" She hissed. "Mom I forced him to!" My mother shrugged as if she didn't care. "No, ok you aren't going to make me miss this class!" I continued. It was then the door slammed shut. It tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. "A key my darling." Mom said waving the key in front of my face. "You can go to gym you're a vixen after all." Alice screwed her face at the word vixen. "Well I quit the team ages ago so me and Jughead could work on solving mysteries." I packed up my stuff. "Where the hell are you going young lady?" Mom asked me shooting up like a bullet. "I'm not working with a stalker." I mocked. "Where will you be going?" Mom asked me raising her eyebrows. "The library on the other side of the school and oh don't worry there's a big window you can see me through." I said pointing out the window from the blue and gold. "It's near the football field." Mom tensed. "Archie quit the bulldogs to be at peace with the serpents." I lied hoping mom would buy it. "Fine." She sighed giving me the key. "If I catch you anywhere near him-." I cut her off "Yes I know I'll be grounded for life." I imitated rolling my eyes. "Don't talk to me in that manner Elizabeth." Mom snapped but opened the door. I was finally free.
Archie POV
I was scrolling through Veronica's instagram. It hurt like hell seeing her post Jughead so freely. I missed her but she was bad for me. If I didn't reject Betty the night of the sophomore dance, I wouldn't have gotten arrested, stabbed, beaten, hit with a frying pan and most of all I wouldn't have left my dad. I don't want to pin all this on Veronica because it's my fault that I chose to leech onto Hiram but if I didn't date Veronica and dated Betty or some other chick I wouldn't have gotten into this mess. I headed to my next class where I hoped to see Betty. As the teacher was doing registration he marked Betty as absent which was odd because despite everything Betty's attendance is perfect. I couldn't help but wonder where she had gotten to. On the subject of Betty, I thought about the baby. Even though it's a horrible thing to say, the baby was a mistake for Betty and she's going to live her life thinking that if she kept it and the child doesn't deserve that. Still it wasn't my choice. "Mr Andrews stop daydreaming and focus!" The teacher snapped. "Sir I just realised Coach Clayton says I have practise because we are playing this really big-." The teacher waved his hand dismissively. I headed out sitting on the stands. Hard to think me and Betty were there this time two weeks ago. I sat and just thought about me for a minute. As selfish as this sounds I want a future, I want to provide for my family. I don't know if I wanted a scholarship but I certainly know I can't afford into the school I want. This was the first time this sunk in..I'm not a kid no more I'm going to college next year.
Veronica POV
"Juggy." I said walking inside his room. "Ronnie." He mocked. "Can we talk..about the baby?" I switched my voice from jokingly to concerned. "That hadn't sunken in yet that I'm a father and responsible for a human being." Jughead sighed. "Well it needs to, if Betty keeps this baby imagine how awkward it will be for us?" I honestly let out what I was thinking. Is this baby going to grow up learning his dad cheated on his mom with her best friend and see me as a desperate whore? Is Jughead going to spend too much time with Betty and something happens? "Yeah totally if I were you I would feel the same." I sighed putting my arms around his neck. "It's probably not even mine." Jughead tittered trying to break the tense atmosphere in the room. "Well then who's is it?" I asked him removing my hands. "Maybe she was screwing Archie and they didn't use protection?" Jughead pitches in this crazy idea. "W-What?" I stammered. "If you think about it, you saw Betty and Archie hold hands? They kissed and according to Cheryl it was serious." Jughead whispered. "Oh god." I sighed. "I say we get Betty to take a paternity test." Jughead suggested. "Have you gone insane, she's still thinking about whether or not she wants to keep the baby we can't force that on her!" I hissed looking around to see if anyone was listening. We were inside the Serpent meet up room. "Guys.." Archie walked in.
Jughead POV
"Guys.." Archie stepped in the room. "Hey Archie." Veronica smiled at him. "What don't you want to force on her?" Archie rolled his eyes. "I don't think the baby is mine." I blurted out. "What the- it has to be yours you're the only one that..did that with Betty." Archie whispered quickly. "Yeah but I don't understand we always used protection!" I argued. "Maybe not always- what if you guys were drunk?" Archie suggested. "That or there's someone else who could be the father." Veronica joined in. "Who?" Archie mocked pretending to look around. "You." We both blurted out. Archie stared at me and Veronica. "Well that's just insane." He finally managed to say. "Well don't act as if it hasn't crossed your mind." Veronica scoffed. "No it hasn't because unlike you two assholes me and Betty have never..we've never even..you know." Archie gestured. "How am I supposed to believe that your bedroom windows literally face one another and there's a drainpipe anyone could climb up to get inside the windows." I pointed out. "Ok but she's my best friend I don't see her like that." Archie lowered his tone. "So when you kissed her was she just still your best friend." Veronica brought up the dreaded Christmas kiss. "Yes! Listen we were both scared and we only had each other." I looked at Archie. "So you've never screwed her?" I asked him flat out. "Of course not!" Archie scoffed. "Well your the baby daddy Jughead." Veronica announced as if it's an amazing thing.
