Hey guys this chapter is going to be very long but I'll try make it entertaining and we won't really get a lot of Jughead and Veronica POV because this is centred around Betty and Archie but next chapter they'll be back ❤️
Archie POV
"So did you like the couple?" I asked as we left. "Yeah they've been through a hell of a lot." Betty replied. I nodded in agreement. I stole a glance at her whilst she was driving. As usual no words were spoken. We pulled up at her house and saw Alice and Polly in the front room cooing at the twins as they crawled and rolled around all over the carpet. "Hey Betty!" Polly got up to hug her. "I heard about you being pregnant the couple adopting the baby and everything!" Polly beamed. "Is it yours?" Polly looked at me. "God why does everyone keep asking no! No it's not his we are JUST FRIENDS ok?!" Betty snapped and she stormed out. I wanted to go after her but Alice shook her head. "Pregnancy mood swings." Polly explained whilst sorting out her own children. "So who's is it?" Polly asked cluelessly. "Jughead..." I mumbled. "Oh Yeah beanie boy she's dating!" Polly said as if she didn't know him. I think the farm made her lose her memory or something. "Actually they broke up." I rebutted. The two women gasped. "W-What?" Alice stammered. "Well it was obvious you were there for her more than he was ever there." Alice continued. Was it that obvious? Polly looked unfazed. "I'm gonna go see her.." I said and left the room.
Betty POV
I don't know why I stormed out like that. I'm sick of people assuming things about Archie. The more people ask the more I want to be with him. I don't know why I have these feelings. I know I did during sophomore year but I buried those and haven't thought about him since..so why now?! I flopped on my bed in frustration. "Rough day." I heard Archie say leaning on my door frame. "You think?" I mumbled into my duvet. "Are you that disgusted of people thinking the baby is mine." He chuckled. I sat up. Should I tell him. "No! I- I mean no it's just annoying..like being shipped with your best friend." I lied. Archie nodded. Does he think of me as just his best friend. "Story of our lives." Archie sighed making us both laugh. "Why are we both so awkward with each other?" I asked him as if there was a simple answer. He paused. "Um..my best friend is pregnant with my other best friend's baby and I've never dealt with any of this before." He explained. "Polly was pregnant." I scoffed as if it was the same thing. "You know that's different." He answered. I shrugged. "Remember middle school when you told me that life is like a bowl of spaghetti when the girl I liked didn't like me back." He randomly asked. Of course I did. "Yeah?" I murmured. Of course I remembered. That was back when everything was normal. "What do you think that means." He asked me crossing his arms. "That I was fat and really liked food?" I answered. "It means that it's going to get complicated and everything is so tangled and it's not going to be perfect!" He said sitting next to me on the bed. "Well some people's life are perfect. Take a ginger named Archie Andrews for example. He plays football, is a musician has a perfect family, has a girl that loves him from the bottom of her heart." I paused at the last bit. "Got hunted down by his ex girlfriend's dad, spent time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, after being released a bunch of delusional teens went after him because they thought he was called 'the red paladin',got stabbed, watched his dad get shot by his best friend's dad." He added. I didn't think about that. "Once upon time you said you were too good for me and that I was too perfect." I sighed thinking about that day. "And I still mean every word of it to this day." He said. I was taken aback. "You really still mean it?" I asked him. "I do." He mumbled. "Well our ship has sailed." He continued. Has it? "When did we even have a ship?" I played along. We both giggled feebly. "I better..go." He said getting up. "Have a safe journey." I joked. He smiled at me. "Betty-." I could feel this was going to be a moment. I looked up at him. "Are you going to be ok?" He asked stepping closer to me. I nodded. "Just fine." I smiled. I couldn't help but stare at his face. I wanted to..I wanted to..kiss him! I held back to save the embarrassment. I awkwardly waved as he walked off and shut the door. God I had it bad for him.
Veronica POV
"So how was it Juggy." I sat down on the couch. "Better than expected, turns out the couple has been through a hell of a lot too." He answered sitting down next to me. "Well nothing compares to Riverdale.." I sighed looking around the front room. "Actually they've gone through almost the same thing." That's when he explained everything that happened. I felt my lips part when he told me everything that happened. "Wow." I mumbled. "I take everything back." I continued laughing. "Betty and Archie were acting pretty weird..again." He added. "When have they ever acted normal." I scoffed. "No like..there is no distance between them, he held her hand, he helped her through her panic attacks like isn't that boyfriend material?" Jughead asked. "Should we do some snooping?" I raised my eyebrows. "Let me get changed into my snooping outfit." I winked. "God you have a snooping outfit." He laughed. "I'll come show you." I smiled taking his hand and taking him to my bedroom. I unzipped my dress and went to look through my closet. I put on my 'snooping outfit'. "That'll just make Archie attracted to you." Jughead joked. "More importantly is it attracting you?" I stepped closer to him. "The things you do to me. He whispered pulling me into his embrace.
Archie POV
Well things weren't so awkward with Betty anymore. I couldn't help but stealing a couple glances at her from the window. I saw her getting changed. She turned around to reach something and saw me through the window.
-Buzz-
B: Enjoying the view
This was such a Betty thing to say. I smiled at the screen and responded with.
A: Yeah the sunset is beautiful too bad it's over your house..
She smiled at me and shut the curtains to get changed. This was the first time I saw her smile in what seemed like forever.She opened the curtain again as well as her window. I wanted to go see her properly but I wanted to give her space. I went to the garage and grabbed my guitar to clear my head. All these thoughts needed channelling somehow. I started to sing. It was a song a made up after my breakup with Veronica the day she didn't want to say she loved me and the hour after I saw Betty through the window. It felt weird being alone and singing. Normally Veronica would've sat by me her arms around my neck and kissing it passionately . After I finished the verse I heard clapping from behind me. "That was beautiful." Betty walked in. She was in a grey shirt I gave her and of course her shorts. "It was rough." I flushed. "But it was perfect." She replied sitting on the stool next to me.
Jughead POV
"Budge up!" Veronica hissed. I scooted over. We were hidden inside the big box in Archie's garage. "That was beautiful." We heard Betty say. There was a little hole so we could see what was going on. "I told you there was something going on between them, she's in his shirt!" I proclaimed. "Why is she sitting closer to him?!" Veronica whispered. I shrugged. "Let's just see how this plays out." I continued watching their every move as if we were in a movie theatre.
Betty POV
Archie's song made my heart flutter. I couldn't help but think..that it was about us? His song mentioned about regret, confusion and complication. That was our relationship but was it about Veronica? "When did you write that Archie?"I asked as he packed his guitar inside the case. "Um..not too long ago." He answered. "What or..who is it about?" I teased. He gave me a long and hard stare. I wanted him to say you and kiss me like they do in all the cheesy romance stories but in reality he said: "It was about some girl I met whilst running away from Hiram Lodge." I knew who he was talking about. That girl Laurie Lake. He mentioned her in Pop's when he came back. I guess he really did like her. Until she betrayed him..
Archie POV
I couldn't tell her that song was about her. I could tell she's still not over Jughead. I had to make it up and say it was about Laurie the farm girl I met. I heard a rustle. "Is there a rat in here?" Betty squealed. "Must be a pretty big rat." I grabbed my baseball bat. I opened the box and Veronica and Jughead sprung out. "What..the hell?" I dropped the bat. "What are you guys doing here?" I shouted. "Chill! We wanted to..prank you but your conversation got interesting." Veronica said. "Well now isn't the time for pranking." I looked at the clock. "By the way Betty that song is about you, Laurie Lake has blue eyes and Archie's song mentioned about emerald green eyes and we all know that isn't a song about the black hood." Jughead explained. Betty winced when he mentioned the black hood. "Too soon?" He added. Veronica sniggered. "Out!" I smiled pointing at the door.
Betty POV
So that song was about me..I can't believe it. "Sorry." Archie blushed. I clutched my stomach because I felt something weird. "Well I have to go because I have an ultrasound appointment tomorrow." I excused myself. "Thanks for the song-." We both paused. "About Laurie." I added. "We both know that wasn't about her." He answered. "Well thanks anyway." I said and like an idiot I paced away.
