Fresh start

Chapter 9

Betty's POV

I woke up in Veronica's soft bed with a pounding headache. As I adjusted the way I was sitting Veronica walked in with a tray and on it was a glass of water and aspirin. 'Here you go, how are you feeling'
she said placing the tray next to me and then sitting on the edge of the bed. I placed the pills in my mouth before swallowing them with the ice cold water.

'Like shit. What happened? How much did I drink?' I asked rubbing my eyes. 'Well you weren't with me, you were with Jughead and you were pissed so you probably drank a lot. Oh and you two nearly went skinny dipping but I found you before you could remove your bra and underwear.' She answers. I sigh and then lay my head back against the head board. 'Oh shit. Was it just you and him who saw me in my underwear? Was he drunk too?' I asked. 'Yes no one else saw you but him and me and no he wasn't drunk, he took advantage of you, but you kept saying that he didn't, but he did,' Veronica mutters. 'Look B, if you want to get to know him go ahead, but he is a player and you never know he might break your heart if you did' Veronica smiled. I shrugged, 'your choice girl' Veronica added.

A few hours later

We had both got dressed and went to pops for lunch, and ordered burgers and milkshakes. 'So Veronica, I was going to ask you something' I smirked as I sipped my milkshake. 'Go on' she said with a raised eyebrow. 'Well in three weeks I'm going to New York for the weekend and was wondering if you wanted to come, my mum said I could bring someone and I choose you' I smiled as her expression grew wide. 'Oh my god, yes, shopping, meeting your friends, feeling famous when I walk next to you' she gleamed as she imagined what it would be like. 'Amazing, I'll let my parent know' I grinned back, I pulled out my phone checking the time- 1:03pm. As I went to put it away my phone pinged off. It was from Jughead -meet me at pop's please- I read but I responded with -busy-. I was still really embarrassed and slightly mad at the fact that he basically took advantage of me. 'So how are you and Archie' I tease. She started blushing and then said 'I'm going to ask him on a date tomorrow at school.' 'That's it girl, you lovvveeee him' I joked. 'I do not' she giggled, 'I just like him,
Just a little' she said faintly hovering her index finger over her thumb showing a extremely small gap. 'He'll say yes, I know he will' I smiled as the bell to the entrance rang. 'Speak of the devil' Veronica mumbled quietly to me. I looked over my shoulder and saw the red head boy standing there in his varsity jacket next to the one person that was last on my list on who I wanted to see today. 'Oh crap' I said under my breath.

They both walked up to us and Jughead's arm bent over his shoulder as he rubbed the back of his neck. 'Umm. Can we talk? Please' he murmured to me. I gulped and stood up letting archie take my seat before I walked with Jughead outside the diner and to the side near the peached coloured brick wall.

'What do you want Jughead' I blurted out trying to cut the uncomfortable tension I was feeling. 'To talk' he whispered as he leant against the wall. I nodded in response waiting for him to say whatever he wanted to say. 'I'm guessing Veronica told you what happened from the uneasiness of your body around me. Look I am sorry, I got carried away, we were hanging out, having fun and you said you were hot so I said there was a pool and you insisted that we got into it,' he replied 'as we got there I went to jump in but you started to remove your clothes and so I did the same and then I pulled you in with me.' he said to me. 'You took advantage of me Jughead, I was pissed I had no idea what I was doing, it would of been fine if I was a casual person but I'm famous and if anyone saw me or got a photo, god knows what the news articles would make up' I sighed covering my face with my hands before dropping them beside me and squeezing my hands together, making my nails rip into my skin. 'I'm sorry' he said to me before looking down at my hands that's were pale white from the tightness. I quickly hid my hands behind my back, and gulped. 'Okay just be more careful next time I'm drunk' I said to draw his attention back to my face and not my hands. 'Betty, don't do that' he whispered as he pushed hisself of the wall, walking to me. 'Do what?' I replied acting dumb, 'hurt yourself' he said grabbing my wrist as he gently pulled apart my fingers from my palm. 'Jughead Its fine' I said trying to move my hand but his grip was strong. 'Just please don't do it' he whispered gently stroking his thumb over the crescent shaped cuts on my palms. I nodded and started to walk back to the entrance with him still hooked on my wrist, 'promise me you won't' he mumbled to me as we walked in. 'Okay, fine. I promise' I said pulling my hand out of his grip before walking back over to the table and sliding in the seat next to Veronica, Jughead did the same only next to Archie and opposite me.
Veronica gave me a quick glance to see if I was okay and I replied with a faint smile before I cleared my throat. 'So what were you two talking about?' I asked referring to archie and V. 'If we're being honest we were talking about what we thought you guys were talking about' Archie said looking at me then Jughead. 'Don't worry we sorted things out, right jug' I smiled looking at jughead. 'Mhm' he mumbled as he drank the remains of the milkshake I ordered 30 minutes ago.