"I want a baby"
Jughead wasn't sure if he heard her right. He was stood with his back turned from her, swaying slightly as the alcohol he had consumed took over him. He disposed their phones onto the nightstand because knowing Betty should would have lost her if he hadn't took control. They had spent their evening at Archie and Veronica's celebrating their engagement. The combination of alcohol and laughter meant that they stayed and celebrated with them a lot longer than expected. Leaving Jughead to carry a very tipsy Betty home as she giggled and whispered sweet nothings into his ear.
She's drunk. She doesn't know what she's saying. He was trying to not get his hopes up. After being with Betty for 5 years he knows by now that nearly everything she says while drunk is either a lie or she's been so drunk she can never remember. But he'd be lying if he said that he hasn't been dying to hear them words. He wants to start this new chapter with her and the thought of seeing a mini Betty with his blue eyes and wild curls sent him into a frenzy whenever he saw a child. They haven't had the conversation, he assumed she wasn't ready and he was kinda annoyed that she picked this moment to have this conversation.
"Juggie?"
He turned, almost sighing at the sight of Betty dressed in his t-shirt and her PJ bottoms with her bottom lip between her teeth looking sheepish and very drunk. He smiled at his favourite blonde beauty, walking towards her and pulling her towards the bed as she slowly helped undress him. He kissed her deeply before the pair of them settled into bed, Betty learning herself into his side and her leg thrown over his lap. She looked up at him "You want that too right?"
He smiled softly at her "We'll talk about it tomorrow babe okay? Now get some sleep" He kissed her head, as he watched her fall asleep. Wondering what this conversation would be like tomorrow.
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The following day came and neither of them brought up the 4 words that Betty had said the night before. They acted as if nothing had happened and went about their normal routines but with the thick tension in the air, they both knew they had to discuss this sooner or later.
Jughead just wanted to grab her and say that he would love to have a baby with her. In fact, he would love to have 5 babies with her if she would let him. But a part of him felt as if these drunken words where just a sentence that rolled of the tongue. They have just found out that Polly was having baby number three a few days before and they were so excited for her but as soon as Betty told him. A pang of jealously hit him. He had never felt that before. He wanted something that someone else had. He decided the day after that since she never brought it up again then she was probably just feeling the same as him and how it would be a lovely idea for the future. But Jughead wanted this now.
He decided to confide in his sister - the other closest female in his life. He met up with her at least once a week, to get an update on each other's lives and basically make up for the time they lost in their childhood. He tried his hardest to be interested in what she was saying but his thoughts kept going back to Betty, wondering if she was having the same thoughts of what he is having.
"Okay, spill. What's going on?" Jellybean raised her voice, making Jughead snap out of his daydream. "And don't even try to tell me that nothing is wrong. You never stop talking about Betty and today and haven't mentioned her name once... oh my god! Please don't tell me you two have had a fight"
"What?! No no, nothing like that" He sighed heavily, running his fingers through his hair "She want to have a baby... well at least I think she does" He told Jellybean the story of what happened the week before.
"Hang on... so you're telling me that you don't know if you should believe her?" She laughed sarcastically "Jug, you and I both know that Betty doesn't hide from the truth when she's drunk" She giggled at the blush that appeared on her brother's face.
