The Safe House: A Riverdale Fan Fiction

The Video (Part 2)

*I'm sorry it took so long to post this, I've just been busy with school and stuff. I'll try to post more consistently from now on. Also, sorry that this chapter is super long, but enjoy!*

Cooper-Jones House

Toni:

Jug and I walk home hand in hand. Jug looks at me smirking. I bite my lip as he pushes me against the door and presses his lips against mine. His lips feel so perfect against mine. They're so smooth and I can't get enough. He tastes like bijou root beer and popcorn, but I probably do too. I put my hands in his soft luscious locks.
"You wanna take this inside?" He asks out of breath. I just nod. Neither of us make an effort to move, so I press my lips to his again. The kiss deepens, when suddenly the door swings open startling both of us and making me stumble back a little, thankfully Jughead keeps a steady grip on me, so I don't fall.
"Really the damn door of all places." FP says when he sees us. "Come in, we have more important business to discuss." We walk in and see everyone sitting in the living room. It looks like Archie was crying, I hope he's okay. "Cheryl," Why's FP summoning Cheryl? No time to think though, because Cheryl gets up and starts talking,
"Archie asked us to make sure V and Reggie weren't messing around at La Bonne Nuit, so Betty and I went there and I videoed everything. This is what we saw." She hands her phone to Jughead and I look over his shoulder. He hesitantly presses play.

Jughead:

*Video*
   "Reggie, I-I-"  Veronica pulls something out of the pocket of her sweater. A pregnancy test. "I'm pregnant." Reggie smiles.
     "Is it-is it mine?" Veronica bites her lip and nods.

I just can't take it. I can't watch this anymore. I hand the phone to Toni who looks utterly confused.
         "Cheryl send me that video, now!" I say as I run out.
          "Jug, where are you going?" Toni asks as she tries to grab my hand, but I have to go. I run and run until I feel like I'm gonna pass out, I never run, but this is an exception.

The Pembrooke:

Veronica:

Why didn't I just tell him the truth? I should have, now things were a lot more complicated and-Bang! Bang! Bang! I'm distracted from my thoughts at the sound of someone banging on the door. I decide to ignore it. It's probably just the stupid paparazzi again. Bang! Bang! Bang! Ugh! What do they want. I reluctantly open the door to reveal.
          "Jughead?" He looks out of breath.
          "Veronica." He takes a breath. "We-need-to-talk." He manages to say between breathes.
          "Did you run all the way here?" I ask skeptically.
           "Yeah."
           "Here come in, what's up."  I open the door wider so he can come in. He sits himself on the couch. I sit next to him, not really sure why he's here, but knowing if he ran here it must be serious. He takes his beanie off, which he almost never does, and starts tearing up, which surprises me even more. I put my arm around  him and run his shoulder to comfort him.
            "Why?" He finally says, slightly pulling away from me. "Why did you lie. They think it's true, but I know better. I know the real truth."
             "Jug? What are you talking about?" I ask genuinely confused now.

Jughead:

I take a deep breath. I can tell her.
        "You can't get mad."
         "Okay?" She says confused.
          "Promise." I say maybe a little too desperately.
          "Okay. I promise." I take a deep breath. I can do this.
          "Cheryl and Betty followed and filmed you at La Bonne Nuit because Archie didn't trust that it was 'just business,'" I sigh. "So I ask again why did you lie?" Veronica looks back at me and I can see tears forming in her eyes. "Hey," I say softly, putting my beanie back on my head. She looks up. "I won't tell them if that what you want for now, I just want to know." She nods and starts bawling, her head on my shoulder. After a while, she takes a deep breath, wiping the remaining tears and standing up.
            "I don't know. It was stupid. I'm stupid. I-," I stand up and pull her into a hug.
             "Hey, don't say that. Your not stupid It's okay. Let it out. Take as long as you need." She sniffles and just cries into my chest, soaking my shirt, but I don't really care at this point. I stroke the hair in her head, admiring how smooth and silky it is. After about thirty minutes, she finally says something, but it's muffled because of my shirt. "What?" I whisper in her ear. She sniffles.
                "I made a mistake," my smile fades. "I should have told him, but I didn't." I stroke her hair again. "You're right, you do know the truth and I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at myself for not being honest." I smile into her hair. I don't want to let go. She's so warm in my arms and it feels so nice, I just want to stay like this forever.
               "When did you...?" I ask warily.
               "Two weeks after." I nod, knowing what this means. I kiss her on the forehead. She sniffles, smiling. She looks up and kisses me on the lips. I smile and she leans her head back in my chest. Eventually, we sit down. I sat with my head on a pillow and she laid down with her head in my lap, while I stroked her silky black hair.

*6:45am*

Jughead:

I squeeze my eyes tight as the sun peaks through the curtains. I try to bury my head in the pillow next to me, but it's in use. I finally give in and look up, squinting my eyes at the bright light. Where am I? This definitely isn't my bedroom and it most certainly isn't the living room. It takes a minute for me to realize I'm still at The Pembrooke. I look down and see Veronica curled up in my lap, looking cute as ever. The memories of last night quickly come back and I smile to myself realizing we must have fallen asleep. I carefully pull my phone out of my jacket pocket to check the time, so as nit to wake Veronica. 6:55. Shit! That means we have just over an hour until school starts. I lightly shake her shoulders. She groggily looks up, groaning.
         "What?" I smile
          "It's almost 7:00, we're gonna be late." She looks at me smiling and giving me a quick kiss on the lips before getting up. I smile, but it quickly turns to a frown when she gets up, leaving me cold where her head had been resting."

*What is Veronica lying about and how does Jughead know? What is going on between them? What about Reggie and Archie? I hope you liked it. I don't know if you expected that or not. Also, the next two chapters are already in the making, so they should be posted quicker and they will be about what happened at the Cooper-Jones house after Jughead ran out.*

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