The New Step Mom

No Baby

Narrator POV:

A few days pass by and both the pain and the grief begin to hit Betty and Jughead. Jughead felt mostly guilty since he never got the chance to apologize to his father for the way he treated him and that was honestly eating him alive but having Betty by his side helped him heal quicker and also avoided him going down a dark path. Jughead feels stupid for ever letting go of Betty all those years ago and has promised himself to never let her go ever again. People thought that Jughead was going to make everything about himself and were truly shocked when that wasn't the case, Jughead knew that both Betty and Jellybean loved and cared for him, they also had more right to mourn him than he did since they always showed him they cared while he didn't. 

The morning of the funeral, Jughead noticed Betty being a bit too quiet for his liking but he also noticed a radiant glow bouncing off of her and it pulled him towards her like a magnet, she was stunning she always has been but lately something has been different about her, something good and he loved it, he just didn't know what it was. 

He watched her as she slipped into a beautiful tight black dress that hugged her curves beautifully, he watched her with a small smile formed on his lips, thanking everything that is holy that Betty was all his. he continued to watch her but when he seen her place her hands onto her stomach, his smile dropped and his eyebrows furrowed but he didn't have much time to put think about it since she quickly turned around and walked towards him giving him a sad smile. "You ready?" She asked, extending her arms out for him to grab. He nods his head as he stands up and takes her hand with his walking out of their room and down the stairs. 

By now, several people had already heard that the late Forsythe Pendleton Jones ll's wife had already found comfort with his young son so Jughead decided to just keep it intimate and only invited close friends and family, the ones who wouldn't judge them of course since they didn't know the real reasons why Betty and F.P really got married. 

"Hey man. My condolences" Sweet Pea says to Jughead, walking up to him and giving him a hug. 

"Thanks man" Jughead replies. They stand side by side and watch as Betty approaches her friends who instantly pull her in for a tight hug giving her their support in this time of need. 

Jellybean stood alongside Betty throughout the service while Jughead couldn't help but linger his eyes onto Betty and the beautiful glow she has in these moments. He knows it was wrong to think so sinfully right now but he couldn't help it, something about Betty these days made him want her more than usual and something tells him that it has something to do with the reason she placed her hands on her stomach. 

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The service was beautiful, Jughead, Jellybean, and Betty all spoke about F.P while everyone watched and though many people noticed the way Jughead and Betty were holding each other nobody dared to ask. 

Betty knew that she was seen as a gold digger especially now that rumors have spread that she was now in a relationship with Jughead but she couldn't bring herself to care since for the first time in a long time she was happy. She loved Jughead, she always has despite the fact of her not knowing of his identity when they first linked up when they were 17. 

"Dude, you're step mom is hot" Jughead hears his friend Archie comment as he takes a bite out the sandwhich they were serving throughout his father's service, Jughead looked over at him with a death glare and punched him in the shoulder making Archie whimper in pain "Dude, what the fuck was that for?" His friend asks naively. 

"Uh maybe because she was his dad's wife?" Sweet Pea retorts with a nod. 

"Well yeah but now she's going to need someone to comfort her and I mean I-" 

"Don't you finish that fucking sentence Archie, though Betty is my dad's widow you don't know the real reasons they married but that isn't the reason why I don't want you to finish that sentence" Jughead growls out, giving his friends some time to think about it and see if they catch on but after a few seconds a  few confused glances between Sweet Pea and Archie, he gave up "She's mine bro, so back the fuck off. Flirt with her friend or something but you do not touch Betty!" Jughead growls out again pointing a finger towards his friends. 

Jughead turned around without saying another word, leaving his friends in shock walking straight towards his love, thinking he's left her for far too long. 

"Hey baby" He says to her, pulling her towards him. Betty smiled shyly but let herself get guided towards her lovers embrace not caring about the stares and the whispers that came from F.P's family. 

"Juggie, these are my friends" Betty then says to him, turning around but still wrapped within Jughead's arms and points over to a few of her friends "This is Veronica, my best friend" She says pointing towards a dark haired girl who looked a little bit too high maintenance for his liking but she's betty;s friend so he'll give her the benefit of the doubt, the girl waves at him slightly with a smile then turns her attention elsewhere "This is Cheryl, my cousin" Betty then says pointing over to a redhead "Hello, Jughead. I'm just warning you if you hurt her I won't hesitate to chop your dick off and feed it to the dogs" She says with a smile. Jughead simply nods and tries to contain his laughter. 

"And this is Kevin" Betty says turning to a guy with a bright smile who seems way too happy to meet him, the guy quickly puts down his plate of food and extends his hand out for Jughead to shake which he does instantly "It's nice to meet you Kevin" Jughead says to him with a tight smile. 

"Likewise Jughead, Heard a lot about you" He simply says then goes back to eat. Her friends engage in conversation giving Jughead the chance to pull Betty aside, guiding her to a secluded part of the house. 

"I need to ask you something?" Jughead says instantly, closing the door behind him as they walk into the office. 

"Uhm, okay? What is it?" Betty asks with a curiosity. 

"Earlier when you were getting dressed I seen you uhm kind of caressing your stomach so it made me wonder uhm, you aren't pregnant are you?" He asks her nervously. There isn't a doubt in his mind that he loves Betty more than anything but he doesn't know if he's ready to become a father, of course he wants children with her eventually but right now all he wants is to enjoy his Betty without needing to share her with anyone. 

Betty looks at Jughead without saying another word then she lets out a small nervous giggle "Would it be so horrible if I was?" She asks him. 

Jughead gulps running a hand through his hair as he begins to pace back and fourth all of a sudden feeling the room a little bit too small for his liking, Jughead loosened his tie while Betty stood there watching him waiting for his reply. "Jughead!" She yells out, catching his attention. "Answer my question, please" 

Jughead doesn't know what came over him but without another thought he blurted out words he didn't mean to say "Yes! Yes Betty it would be, I don't want kids" He says to her angrily. 

Betty took a step back and shook her head in disbelief as she watches him with those beautiful eyes that he loves so much "At least not right now Betty,  so please tell me you aren't" He says to her. 

Betty gulps loudly, looking to the side clearly trying to contain tears "No Jug, I'm not" She responds. Jughead exhales a breath of relief and walks over to her pulling her in for a hug, he feels her arms wrapped around him but loosely.