a/n: as requested, a second part for "expect the unexpected". enjoy! :)
betty's pov
the next day, i was at the starbucks that was a block away from my apartment, sitting at a small table for two, with a vanilla iced latte sitting in front of me.
i had texted archie this morning, to let him know that we needed to talk. hopefully he got my message, because he's probably going to make up some lame excuse for blowing me off on our anniversary date last night. he definitely isn't going to expect what i'm about to say.
to catch you up, i met this extremely sweet and cute guy who i had a 'date' with, so i wouldnt look like an embarrassment sitting there all alone in a diner. his name was jughead jones, and he was the sweetest and most handsome guy i've ever met. that is, when you would compare him to archie freaking andrews. he had the brightest blue eyes i had ever seen, his smile lit up the entire dimly lit diner, his laugh was most definitely contagious, and his hair. you could see that it was a dark raven haired color, but i only knew that because there were a few dark curls that were free and layed on his forehead from underneath his crown shaped beanie. and how i longed to run my hangs through it, cuddled up next to him on a cold winter's day. how could i forget
him?
well, he asked me out on an official date, so how could i say no to a guy like that? he practically came out of a romance novel! it may seem cheesy, but it was absolutely perfect. so as i was fantasizing my date with beanie wearing boy, i was put back to reality when a certain red-headed douche walked in with a smile when he saw me. looks like he got my text. although i wish he knew how to respond to a text message. he then sat in front of me, the same smile on his face.
there was no smile on my face as i gave him an emotionless expression, and raised my eyebrow with my arms crossed over my chest. his smile quickly faded when he suddenly became confused by my body language. this boy is oblivious.
"betty? what's wrong?" he asked somewhat confused, as if he forgot he blew me off last night.
i raised both my eyebrows, as a small scoff escaped my lips and i looked back at him with an irritated expression.
"don't act like you don't know, archie andrews." i said with an obviously irritated tone in my voice.
"what? what the hell are you even talking about, babe?" he asked looking at me, "what are you so mad about?"
i rolled my eyes and glared back at him. "This is a joke, right? And you don't have the right to call me 'babe' now."
"betty i don't understand what you're so mad about! just tell me already!" he said still confused, now getting angry.
"you blew me off last night! that's what i'm so pissed about!" i said a little too loudly before looking around then back at archie, soon realizing what he had done.
he sighs, "i'm so sorry, babe. i totally forgot to call you." he says rubbing his face with his hand.
i rolled my eyes when he called me 'babe' again, before getting back into the conversation.
"forgot to call me? i texted you at least 10 times! you left me there to be humiliated and embarrassed in front of strangers!" i said with frustration, tears stinging in my eyes, threatening to fall.
he didn't even know what to say. he just looked around before looking back at me.
"you are so pathetic. what were you even doing last night, that's more important than me?!" i asked getting even more angry than before. "and don't even say that you were with someone else."
that's when i knew. he didn't even look up at me. he just stared down at the table, not saying a single word.
"i should've known." i said with tears spilling from my eyes, immediately standing up out of my chair.
archie stood up too, and put his hand on my shoulder, not long before it was shoved off by my hand.
"dont. even. touch me." i say before grabbing my coffee angrily from the table.
"betty can we please talk about this? i didnt mean to break your heart." archie says with a small sigh, knowing he screwed up with me.
i just looked at him, anger and sadness plastered all over my face.
"don't worry about my heart...I can handle it myself." i said before storming out of the coffee shop, on my way back to my apartment, but decided to take time to go to the park.
i sat on the bench that was beside the bench archie and i sat on every saturday when we would come for our daily walks.
but instead of a red head i expected to sit beside me, a raven haired boy wearing a beanie sat beside me. i looked at him with tear stained eyes, immediately wrapping my arms around him, hugging him as tight as i possibly could. and surprisingly, he hugged me back. he even rubbed my curled hair softly with his strong hand. he whispered soft, soothing things into my ear, and soon enough, the tears stopped and i was taking deep breaths.
i soon let go and looked at jughead, wiping my eyes to make sure i got the mascara off from under my eyes. i looked at him, my eyes bloodshot with anger and sadness.
"he cheated on me. and he couldn't even admit it." i said with a choke in my voice.
"you'll be okay, betts. you deserve better than a jerk like him." he says, still rubbing my back softly.
"yeah, i should move on." i said looking at him, his ocean blue eyes filled with love and care for me.
"want to get some ice cream? i always think it helps with situations like this." he says with a small smile.
i nodded, a soft smile appearing in my lips. the most genuine smile i feel like i haven't had in a long time.
"i'd love that." i say softly before standing up.
he stood up too, taking my soft hand in his strong one.
"i hope this is okay.." he asked softly, looking at me.
i nodded again with a small smile, "it's more than okay, jug." i say before placing a soft kiss to his lips, then letting go slowly.
he looked at me, slightly shocked but with a small smile on his adorable face. i even think i saw a pink blush appear on his soft cheeks.
"let's go get that ice cream." is all he said, in a soft voice.
i nodded with a small smile, as we soon walked to the cute ice cream shop a few blocks away.
after that day, everything had changed. but in my opinion, it was a good change. a really good change.
jughead proposed to me a year later and i said yes. he gotten down on one knee in front of the booth where we had first met, at dinner that night. and god- that ring was beautiful.
we got married, and the wedding was everything i expected my dream wedding to be. a beautiful wooden arch outside, lined with pink roses and flowers, and the greenest leaves after every other
flower.
the night of our wedding, he gave me the most beautiful gift. daisy may jones was conceived the night of our wedding, and born 9 months later on new year's day. she is a spitting image of her father: sapphire blue eyes and curly raven black hair. although jug insisted that she has my smile, which is what he always wanted.
daisy is now 3 years old and we're living as one happy family in a new york penthouse, and expecting another addition to our little family.
i can't believe this all happened, just because i was blown off on a date which had determined my entire future.
