J U G H E A D (MENTION OF ABUSE)
"Alright just sighs here and your already to go!" The lady in the front desk said. She may sound nice but really she isn't recently me and betty did some research on the 'sisters of quiet mercy orphanage' and we read something about a past worker who said they abuse kids but mainly one girl 'Hope Johnson' they've been abusing her since she was born, her parents passed in a accident and her bio mom had to have an emergency C suction.
Me and betty signed the sheet as she gave us a smile that looked very convincing but wasn't really convincing. "Okay let me go see if she's ready" the woman said leaving me and betty alone "are you ready for this jug?" Betty asked me as I nod "saving an innocent 6 year old who has been put through hell? Ready as I'll ever be" I said as betty smiled "are you?" I asked her "I am" she said as I smiled. "Okay Hope Johnson met your new foster parents" the woman said as Hope was reveled to us with a cut lip on the left and bruise on her right cheek bone but other than that she had blonde hair in two pigtails her skin was like betty's nice and fair and she had these beautiful green eyes but her cuts and bruises was what stood out most other than her eyes, "w-what happened?" Betty asked Hope but she stayed silent. "She tripped while we were outside yesterday" the woman said as if she planned it, I looked at her suspiciously, "hi Hope I'm Betty, and Jughead your going to live with us for a while" betty said in her sweet kind voice but still no reply just a sad sad smile.
We got home we showed her, her room and gave her time to look around. "Jug I'm worried" betty said as I looked at her "she won't talk and..I'm sure she has PSTD.." betty said as I rest my hands on her shoulder "hey i have PSTD to and your helping me through it, and together we can help her do it to okay?" I told betty as she nod her head and shared a kiss. Betty was in the kitchen making dinner and I as I went up to Hopes room, I knocked on the door no answer so I opened it to see her staring out her window, I walked over and sat next to her on the bed "I use to do this to... sit in my bed and just look at the stares.." I said as she sat their.. " I know what they did to you Hope, you don't deserve that, your so so strong you know that your the strongest of them all.. you don't have to talk to me or betty now but, just know that we won't hurt you, we're gonna help you through this okay?" I said as she turned her head over to me and nod her head making me smile...
Months later
B E T T Y
It's been a few months now Hope is now talking to us which makes me so so happy, me and Hope are out shopping with Veronica who is Hopes third favorite person. "Betty, can we get ice cream after this?" Hope asked me with that beautiful smile and I smiled back "yes of course after we go and try on some beautiful dresses for Veronica's wedding are you okay with that?" I asked her as she nod her head, I grabbed her hand as she held my hand back.
After ice cream and the dress shopping we were now laying in Hope's bed reading a bed time story, "and the prince and the princess lived happily ever after" I said closing the book and turned down besides me to see that she had feel asleep, I smiled down at her and got up, I put her blanket over her and tucked her in laying her teddy bear besides her and kissed her head "good night my princess, I love you" i said and began to walk away "good night mommy, I love you to" I hear her whisper my eyes wide up in shook and my head skipped so many beats, she called me mom... "is it okay that I call you that?" She asked me as I turn around and walked back to her "of course is it baby.. of course it is" I said as she smiled "can you..sleep in here with me?" She asked as I smiled and lakes be sides her on the other side wrapping my arms around her "Yea.. good night" I said kissing her head again "good night mommy" she said as I smiled again...
J U G H E A D
I came back home from a late night serpent meeting, I threw my coat on the couch, took off my shoes and walked up the stairs to me and bettys room, I went to our closet and changed into some sweat pants and my S t-shirt. I looked at the bed to see betty was not there, I walked to Hopes room, I opened it quietly to see hope sleeping in bettys arms. I felt like Hope is my daughter, I've grew attached to her and like if I don't see her all day I'll miss her just as much as I miss betty but I think I miss Hope a little more... I smiled "goodnight my beautiful girls" I said and shut the door quietly.
The next night betty was folding the laundry as I was brushing my teeth, as I finished I sat in the bed "you need help beautiful?" I asked betty "no I'm good-" betty said when we began to hear hope scream and crying, I got up and ran over to her room, I opened the door and sat on her bed and shakes her awake "Hope baby! Wake up it's just a dream hey Hopey" I said as she opened her eyes and saw me and hugged me as I lifted her up on my lap and held her tight as she cried into my shirt "hey shh it's okay hope I'm right here.." I said and kissed her head.
She soon calmed down and was laying on her bed with and blanket pulled up to under her armpit and her stuffed animal in her arms, "I'm scared.." she said "she keeps coming back, to bring me back to the scary place.." she said with a sniff as I softly stroke her blonde hair back "it's okay it's just a dream" I said back to her "what if it is not a dream?" She asked me "even if the dream was real, which it's not, me and betty are here and we won't let anything happen to you...I'll protect you with my life" I said making her smile "okay..goodnight daddy, I love you" she said and kissed my cheek as I smiled...she called me daddy SHE CALLED ME DAD!! Oh my god!! "Good night my princess I love you to" I said and kissed her head and fixed her blanket and turned on her nightlight.
I walked back into me and Betty's as she stood up and walked over to me as I shut the door "what happened is she okay?" Betty asked me worried "Yea she's okay she just had the same nightmare as last night" I said as betty let out a sigh "poor baby, can't get a rest.." betty said as I smiled "what?" Betty asked me weirdly "she said goodnight daddy I love you... then she kissed my cheek" I told betty as she smiled widely "that's amazing jug! She called me mom to" betty said as I smiled "betty..she looks at us like her mom and dad no you realize that?" I asked betty as she nod her head "I feel like she is my daughter.." I told betty as she walked up to me "so do I, I love her so much" betty said "I've been meaning to ask you this..but..I think we should adopt Hope" I said as betty raised her eyebrows "I know it's a huge step but we've been doing this for weeks now! We both got a steady job, we live in a house, we're both emotionally attached to her..we look at her as our daughter and she looks at us as her mommy and daddy so why not?" I said making betty smile "I know jug I was shocked that you could read my mind" betty said making me smile widely "wait so does this mean!?" I said as betty smiled even bigger "were adopting Hope Johnson who will become Hope jones.. the daughter of Mrs. and Mr. jones the third" betty said making me smile and picked her up and kissed her.
3 WEEKS LATER
We told Hope about us adopting her and god she was happy I've never seen her smile bigger then the smile she gave us when we told her.
We are at court to have full custody of Hope Johnson, "and from now on.. Hope Johnson I pronounce you as Hope Jones" the jury said as I picked up 6 year old hope and kissed her cheek as our families cheered, Betty wipes away her and my years and kissed Hopes cheek as Hope giggled...
And then that's where our story began and I soon found out that our family of 3 was going to become a family of 4... Hope Jones is going to be a big sister...
And that's when I knew fostering Hope was the best decision of mine and bettys life....
THE END
