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Today starts the last day of Spring break, Jughead and I were laying cuddled in a hammock in my back yard. The sun was setting over the horizon, the sky a mixture of brilliant oranges and soft purples, and neither of us were saying much.
"Jug..." I said, breaking the silence between us. "What's your plan after graduation? Have you decided?"
He sighed, "I think I have, but I don't think you're going to like it..." he answered, honestly.
"You're staying here in Riverdale, aren't you?" I replied, turning my body slightly to look at him. Careful not to roll off the side of the hammock.
He ran his hand through my hair, his fingers gently grazing my cheek. "I know you don't understand when I have the opportunity to make a better life for myself, but this is where I belong. With my dad, the Serpents...Jellybean," he frowned slightly at the expression on my face, "please don't be upset with, baby."
"I'm not upset I'm just...I don't..." I didn't know what to say, we had been planning on leaving this town for so long...just the two of us. "What about me, Jughead? What about the plans we had made? I mean I got into UCLA so we could make them happen...and now you're telling me you're not going to go?"
"Y/n...what am I supposed to do in California?" He asked rubbing my arm gently.
"The same thing you always said...just be with me." I said holding back tears. "Why is that not enough for you anymore?"
"Y/n...you know I want to be with you more than anything...but that's not going to pay the bills or give you everything you want in life. If I stay here, I can give you all those things, I can give you the life you deserve."
"The only thing I want, Jughead, is you...but I can't have that if we're thousands of miles apart." I wiped at my eyes as tears escaped slowly down my cheeks.
"Then don't go," he said placing his hand on the side of my face.
"What?" I asked, trying to make sure I heard him correctly.
"Don't go, stay here with me. We can get married, start a family right here in Riverdale."
I half-laughed, "Jug, you cant be serious," I told him, shocked he had even said any of this to me.
"Please y/n/n, I'm serious...think about it."
"My dad will kill me if I don't go...." I told him, carefully considering his proposition.
Is that crazy? We are barely 18. But...I love him more than anything, and I don't know if I could do any of this without him.
"It's your life, you don't have to go. Go to community college in the next town. Stay with me...please..." by now, both of his hands were on my face, and I was sitting completely up now looking at him. He was looking at me so intensely...He was serious.
"This is crazy what you're offering, Jug." I told him placing my hand on his.
"I know it is, but I've thought about this a lot y/n, and it's what I want." He replied, his eyes softening a little. "I only want you...I can't lose you."
The sky was getting dark now, as the last bits of sunlight were fading out of the sky. Fireflies were lighting up around us, and a soft breeze had begun to blow. We sat in silence as I pondered deeply.
My eyes roamed over his face, the face of the man I'd loved for the last three years.
The face of the man who is sitting here in his most vulnerable state asking me to marry him, in his own weird way, and promising to love me forever.
The face of a man who sees us having a future together even though we are so young.
The face of a man who I can't afford to lose.
"Okay..." I finally said, impulsively making up my mind.
"What??" He asked, for reassurance.
"Okay, lets do it. Let's get married." I told him with a smile.
He smiled back at me and pulled me down closer so he could connect our lips together in a passionate kiss.
Is this one of our dumber ideas? Maybe, but it could also be the best decision we've ever made.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed it! 😊 wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to write but once I started it just kind of flowed out of me so hope it doesn't suck!!! ❣️
