If I Could ; a Jeronica Story

So, We Were Drunk

I wake up with a massive headache, my head pounding as if to the beat of a drum at a rock concert. I go to move but I am stopped by two muscular arms wrapped tightly around me as we lay on the couch together. I turn my head without moving the rest of my body and see none other but Jughead Jones.

That's when it all comes back to me, we kissed. Under the influence of alcohol of course, I'd never too such thing sober. This really sucks, Jughead and I just made up and became friends and we mess up like this instead. We need to sort things out before they get too out of control, I nudge him in the arm with my elbow which causes him to wake up. He slowly opens his eyes and immediately unwraps him arms from me, then sits up with a shocked expression.

We sit in silence for a minute or three, neither of us wanting to start the conversation, neither really knowing what to do or how to handle the situation.

"So - we were pretty drunk.." I awkwardly laugh with a red tinge on my face

"I actually wasn't that drunk.." he looks down at the ground as he scoots away from me a tiny bit

"Oh?" I raise an eyebrow, quite confused and what he had just admitted to "We didn't have sex did we.."

"Oh god no" he shakes his head in disagreement

"So you weren't drunk, by you still slept with me and still kissed me..?" I smirk as I fold my arms

His face turns red, probably from embarrassment.

"I mean.. you kissed me first and you insisted to sleep in my arms" he shrugs looking back up from the ground and then at me "You're pretty feisty and demanding when you're drunk"

I simply chuckle at his embarrassment, he seems so scared as to what my reaction to everything he says will be. Precious.

"Look, it was an accident we meant nothing by it, I don't want things to be weird between us other a drunk kids ok?" I put a hand on his shoulder and he jumps a little bit

"Yeah.. it meant nothing.." he reassures me with a small smile

"Great, I'm going to make breakfast, do me a favour and go wake Betty and Arch up?" I head towards the kitchen but my head facing him

"Yeah alright hopefully they are clothed" he chuckles as he walks to the guest room in which they slept in

I grab some pre-made waffles and slide them into the toaster for the four of us. While they toast I chop up a selection of fruit; Strawberries, Peaches and then some Blueberries. I put them onto a tray along with some Whipped cream, and of course Jughead's favourite Chocolate Syrup. That's one thing we've always agreed on, chocolate is the best flavour especially in Milkshakes, Pops Milkshakes.

"I have the worst Headache" Betty says yawning as she slides into a seat at the island

"Same here B" I sigh, grabbing the waffles out of the toaster and putting them on four individual plates, placing them in front of Betty Archie and Jughead.

"The consequences of Alcohol are horrid, but still worth it" Archie reaches for the Blueberries

I sit down on the seat in between Archie and Jughead, my feet hardly reaching the ground. Of course they both notice that and then look at each other laughing at my short height. I glare at the two of them with my signature 'I'm pissed at you' look and they immediately shut up.

Betty seems to be very up in the clouds as we eat, she isn't really invested into the conversation as if she's wandered off somewhere else. When Archie and Jughead get into a deep conversation about Motorbikes I take this opportunity to speak to Betty. I grab her hand and walk to my room, we both sit down on my bed.

"Is everything okay B? You seemed very distracted just then" I tilt my head at her with a comforting smile

"Just have a lot of things on my mind that's all" she sighs and smiles back at me

"Anything I can help with or at least talk to me about?"

"It's just.. I saw a few packets of Fizzle rocks in the bathroom cabinet when I looked for some aspirin.. are you doing drugs V?" She looks at me with worried eyes

My heart sinks into my chest, is Jughead doing drugs? Is he an addict? Oh god, if he overdoses from a drug that my own father created I will never forgive myself or my family.

"No.. I hid them in there when the police came by to inspect my fathers study, because you know my father makes those horrible drugs.." I lie to her

"Oh - well I'm glad you aren't taking them V" she smiles sweetly at me

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"Jughead can we talk please?"

"I don't see why not"

I sit down next to him on the side of his bed and adjust my skirt so that it covers my ass. I then look him in the eyes and take a deep breath.

Suspense. Your welcome ;)