Home sweet Home

Chapter 7

There was a party at the Whyte Wrym tonight and Jughead had invited me along as well as thanking me again for helping him in his drunken state. I filed through my wardrobe trying to find an outfit to wear, knowing what other people there would be dressed like. I wanted to be a little more classy than that so I spent an hour searching through different clothing options. In the end I came up with a red lace dress and a black leather jacket to hang over my shoulders. I grabbed my phone and pressed Toni's contact, attaching a picture of my outfit.

Me: What do you think?

Toni: Girl I love it! What time you coming? It's packed in here

Me: I'm on my way in a minute xx

Toni: Thank god! The bar is currently filled with drunk idiots and way to much testosterone

Me: I'll save you😂

I giggled and put my phone in my small bag along with some money and my keys before leaving the house to get into my car. I entered the bar, instantly hit with the scent of alcohol and the sight of serpent jackets, dancing and a few of my friends.

"Betty! Over here!" I heard Toni's shout faintly and made my way over where she was holding a shot for me. We sat at the bar and downed a few shots before I felt a tap on my shoulder and I swivelled around.

"Jug! How you feeling?" I asked, feeling a little bit giddy after the shots.

"I'm okay. You're getting wasted now?" he laughed.

"Just a few drinks" I protested and stuck my tongue out before he took my hand and pulled me onto the sticky dance floor. Toni and Kevin joined us shortly after, all of us dancing together. Toni spilt half of her drink on the floor making us double over in laughter. Of course it wasn't that funny but in a drunken state we could barely breathe from laughter. Jughead's arm managed to snake around my waist half way through the night as we sat in a booth with aching feet. We sat with Toni, Cheryl, Sweets, Fangs and Kevin. Archie and Veronica were to tired from work so they stayed home looking after Bianca which gave Cheryl and Toni a break.

"You look gorgeous but why didn't you wear your serpent jacket?" Jug whispered whilst everyone else was in conversation. My heart was already beating wildly from his arm being tightly round my waist so I swallowed before answering.

"I'm not a serpent anymore" I shrugged as if it was obvious, which it was.

"You'll always be a serpent. Plus you could join again...properly" he suggested but before we could continue Toni interrupted, asking the whole group a question.

It was 2am and I was walking home in pitch black with Jughead at my side. I couldn't take my car home because although I had sobered up I had still drunk a lot. Our group were the last ones at the bar and we finally decided to leave, Jughead not letting me go alone. His arm was still clasping my waist and I held my high heels, walking with just my black sheer tights covering my feet. We reached my door and I unlocked it before stumbling in. We both dropped onto the couch, exhausted. I felt cold without his arm around me...almost alone.

"What a night" he breathed heavily.

"I honestly thought Sweets was gonna pass out" I giggled. He chuckled and turned his head towards me with a gorgeous smile on his face, a lock of his hair hanging over. 

"You can stay here tonight" I offered.

"We should get some sleep" he replied softly. I noticed how close our bodies had become, both shifting closer without either of us noticing. 

"Yeah" I agreed but neither of us moved, just looking into eachothers eyes. His hand reached up to my cheek and rested it there, his thumb stroking my skin. My eyes flickered to his lips and then back up to his eyes.

"Jug..." I whispered breathlessly before he caught my lips in a slow kiss. We pulled apart for a breath before pulling back into another. Just having this feeling again after so long made me weak at the knees. We continued to kiss, the time between each one shortening.

"Jug...what are we doing?" I whisper, my hand reaching his jaw.

"Please don't question it right now" he whispered before meeting my lips again. I swung my leg over to the other side of his body so that I was straddling him. We were just at peace in this moment...not caring about anything else.

Morning

I woke up to the comfort of a blanket and the events of last night came rushing into my mind. I opened my eyes but he wasn't there. Instead a note led where he did last night.

Hey Betts, 

please come to the bar and we can talk. I had a serpent meeting so had to leave,

Jug xx

My brain was all over the place. He's only just parted from Melanie. We're not dumb kids anymore...we can't just go back to how it use to be. We spent all night making out and god it was amazing...but I don't know whether it's right.