When I say I love you, its not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I'm in love with what you are, what you do and how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of y...
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Jughead stares into her eyes. She's so beautiful. He's always felt she was so out of his reach. In this moment however, she isn't. Elizabeth Cooper had been the girl of his dreams since before he ever knew what to dream for.
Jughead had submitted to the fact that Betty was never meant to be his when he was only eleven. Even in those juvenile days of their purest youth it was clear to him that Betty and Archie just seemed meant to be. That left him the odd man out in their trio. He was and would always be the odd man out.
By some stroke of luck and chance though, Betty ended up in his arms. Here she was sitting across from him in a booth at pops. Her eyes sparkled and spoke of love and a happiness Jughead could feel in the core of his being.
Betty's hand was wrapped tightly around his as if she was trying to squeeze some of that happiness into him. The sun radiated off of her through the windows in the diner and her smile radiated that brightness back at him. Dreams do come true against all odds.
Jughead feels a swell of joy in his heart and he squeezes Betty's hand back to assure her he is just as happy as she is. She leans across the booth and he inches forward to meet her in the middle for the sweetest kiss. She tastes like vanilla and bubble-gum, a sweet mixture of her shake and lip gloss.
"I love you Forsythe Pendleton Jones The Third." She says just loud enough for him to here. "I will always love you."
Something feels off.
Jughead knits his brows at Betty, wondering why she would use his government name.
He than takes in her appearance noticing for the first time that's she's dressed in an all black dress. The black is an odd color for Betty and she looks like she's about to attend a funeral. Before Jughead can give it too much thought. Archie strolls into the diner in a black suit and slides into the booth next to Betty.
Something feels really off.
"Hey B." He says smiling at Betty in a way that makes Jughead's stomach turn
She returns his smile.
"Hey Arch."
She leans in and kisses Archie on the lips and Jughead feels his heart plummet. Betty looks back at him and her smile is gone. She looks as hurt as he feels.
"You were supposed to come back to me Jughead!" She yells at him as she begins to sob Archie pulls her into him and anger surges through Jughead's veins like venom.
"I never left!" He shouts at her.
He's alone at pops in the booth by himself. Tears streak his face as he cries alone.
"I never left." He whispers to no one.
"Yes you did. You left me alone."
Jughead looks up and he's sitting on the front steps of his trailer home. His younger sister Jellybean glares at him with angry accusatory eyes.
