Heart Of Desire [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter Eight: Reckless Light

Betty's POV:

Jughead was out of town again. He left two days after he had spent the night and informed Betty that this was a yearly thing. Summer was the best time to gather whatever items they may need. Jughead and some of his men were busy driving half around the country collecting. A lot of the sales were cash and Jughead chose to get it himself, so he and a few guys went on their bikes with a large truck following to haul whatever they were picking up. Jughead told her this was his last run and then they would be finished for the season. He had been gone 5 days already but they spent every evening texting because the guys were crashing in one hotel room and there was no privacy for a phone call.

Jughead: Fuck, I miss you!

Betty: I miss you too :(

Betty: When will you be home?

Jughead: Tomorrow, afternoon some time. Can you come over after work?

Betty: Yes :)

Jughead: I'll probably be in the bar but just shoot me a text when you get there and I'll head to my room.

Betty: You won't be too tired for my sass?

Jughead: You giggled when you wrote that, didn't you?

Betty: Maybe.

Jughead: Sigh.....

Jughead: and I won't be too tired, I'll nap when I get home.

Betty: My bed is really cold when you're not in it.

Jughead: Stop lol. I've only been in it twice.

Betty: But you're so warm ;)

Jughead: You know, it's a good thing the guys are already sleeping, laying here on the bed, grinning like an idiot at my phone is bad for my reputation...

Betty: Don't worry. I won't tell anyone that you're a big softy lol.

Jughead: Fuck, I am not!

Betty: You are to me.

Jughead: Well, for whatever reason you make me feel like a 16 year old with a crush and I find myself grinning over the dumbest shit.

Betty: You say such pretty things...

Jughead: Shut up lol. Anyways, I should get some sleep as we have a lot of miles to cover to get home tomorrow. Good night beautiful ;)

Betty: Goodnight, Serpent Sweetheart ;)

Jughead: Sigh, fuck.

Betty: Lol.

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"Kevin, you have to come with me." Betty said as she swept up the coffee shop and got ready to close. "Where are we going?" He asked. "The Whyte Wyrm." She replied. "Ummm... no." He stated in almost an instant. "Why the hell not?" Betty huffed. "You want me to willingly walk into the snake pit for absolutely no reason?" He asked with a laugh.
"Didn't you used to date one?" She questioned. "Yes, but I literally never went there. Ever. In fact, he discouraged it and we always met somewhere else."
"Well, how long ago was this?"
"I don't know, 6 years ago?" Kevin said as he thought about it. "Seriously? Was Jughead the leader then?" Betty laughed. "No, his dad was but Jughead soon took over. Why do you want to go to the bar? Just go to his room."
"I want to spend some time in his world. Maybe meet his people. I don't know, I'm curious. Please come with me? I promise I won't let anybody hurt you." She said sincerely. Kevin laughed and rolled his eyes. "Gee, thanks. How do you think Jughead will react when you just go strolling into the Whyte Wyrm?"
"He'll be fine." She smiled.