•"i'm trying to change"•

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JPov:

I arrived at the party and within an hour in I was smashed, I was dancing, shouting... making out with other girls that weren't Betty, I was cheating, I hated it, but I couldn't stop, I knew I was but a blonde girl walked through the kitchen door and I waltzed over thinking it was Betty, I brought her upstairs and I saw Cheryl take a picture of us kissing but like I said it was Betty right?
"I want sex Jughead" the girl said
And that was it, we had sex and the entire time I though it was Betty.
I woke up the next day with a massive hangover, in and room I didn't even recognise and next to a naked girl, that wasn't Betty, I started to freak out and cry I was going to lose the last bit of happiness I had if she left, I had nothing good left in my life apart from, she was my light, my happiness in my sad little life
"fuck fuck fuck, no, god sake Jughead, Jesus, what the fuck have I done, god I'm so stupid" I whispered to myself whilst crying, I sprang out of bed and ran around the room trying to find my clothes, I was barely dressed when I ran out of the room I grabbed my keys from the pot and ran to my car and really broke down in there
"fuck! Betty, what the fuck am I gonna tell her, shit, god I'm so fucking stupid" I kept hitting my steering wheel over and over again, I was crying, I full on broke down, after I finally stopped bawling my eyes out I texted Betty morning as I was late and couldn't pick her up, I was really hoping she didn't know what had happened, I knew Cheryl had taken a picture but I didn't know if she'd show or sent it to her
"hey Betts, sorry if I missed you this morning, small hangover, anyways see you in school, I love you xxx"
I didn't know what else to do so I had to act like nothing had ever happened I walked in to school and tried to keep my head down and saw Betty I ran up behind her to hug her but she turned around with puffy eyes
"hey Betts- hey you okay?" I asked, she probably already fucking knows, my world came crashing down as soon as she turned around
"Am I okay, how about you fucking answer that one Jughead, you cheated, I really really thought you'd changed your player ways, for me, your such a fucking asshole, I hate you, you went and fucked another girl!? I thought you were tying to be a good man for me, but no your just another asshole I shouldn't of dated, your just a low life cheater Jughead!" She screamed at me I kept my head down and looking at my feet, I deserved everything she said, every single word, I was trying so hard, tears just pooled at my eyes, I was starting to cry again, I really did deserve everything she was saying, I didn't look up until she said
"you know what maybe you did deserve your mother leaving with your sister, maybe you do deserve to have an alcoholic father, you don't deserve my love Jughead and you never will, maybe everyone else should just leave you" she just looked at me crying, I doubt she could even see through the tears in her eyes, I hated myself
"I'm sorry Betty" I choked through my tears and with that I ran off down to the blue and gold and sat there, weeping, throwing everything around me, screaming, crying, I'd even ripped up my beanie in a fit of anger, I was absolutely disgusted in myself
"god I really don't deserve any love" I whispered to myself hoarsely, I sat in there for house on end until I heard someone walk in.
Betty
"s-sorry, I didn't realise anyone was in here" she stuttered before attempting to walk out again
"Forsyth Pendleton Jones III" I sniffed
"what?"
"that's my real name, you can publicly humiliate me now, trust me, that will do more damage that anything you said out there, the Jones name is disgusting" i whimpered
"why are you telling me" was all I heard
"I made a promise to you, that if you hated our first date or I "set" you up, you'd be able to publicly humiliate me with my real name, and by what you told me out there, I'm guessing you hate all the dates we went on, so you can tell everyone it's fine" I put my head back in my hands and cried quietly I felt a dip in the couch and the familiar smell of strawberries and vanilla
"I didn't hate them Jug, I never did" she sighed
"I'm so fucking sorry Betty, I really am"
"why- why did you do it jug?" I looked up at her to see her start to cry
"I don't know Betts- Betty, I know it's a stupid excuse but I genuinely thought it was you, she had a blonde ponytail, a pair of light jeans on, I thought it was you, I know that sounds like a stupid excuse but it's true and I'm so fucking sorry, I hate the fact I did it, I'm so so sorry" I broke down again, I felt a familiar pair of warm arms pull me into her chest
"I get it jug, old habits die hard-"
"I got rid of the habits Betty, I changed for you, I did my best, I changed because I love you"
"I know you tried jug, I regret what I said out there, you don't deserve any of what happened to you, it was appalling for me to say that to you, I know how much it triggers you"
I didn't do anything

BPov:

God it was so fucked up for me to say that stuff to Jug, I just held him as his body racked with sobs
"I'm sorry Betty, I'm so sorry" he kept repeating this
"It's okay, jug I'm willing to take you back, as a friend, you lost my trust doing that, your going to have to wait until you gain it again" i rubbed his hair
"of course Betty, thank you so much" he rubbed his fingers over my knuckles and hugged me
"I need to get to lessons Betty, I'll catch you later?" He smiled and kissed my hair and left, I was about to leave when I remembered he'd left without his beanie on, I'd spotted what I thought was a corner of it poking out but no, I found shreds of it near where he had been sat, he could barely get through the day without it, it was like a comfort blanket for him.

Time skip, 1 month

Betts: hey, can you come over? I have something for you xx
Juggie: hey, yeah ofc anytime in particular? Xx
Betts: whenever you want, just make it asap! Xx
Juggie: I'm coming!🤣xx

I had a surprise for him.
"Hey Betts, what did you need so urgently" he said out of breath
"come on in, water?" I giggled at his wheezed breathing
"yes. I. Need. Water" I gave him some and within 2 seconds it was gone
"okay, now tell me what's so important" he chuckled
"sit" I pointed to the couch behind him and he plopped himself down
"eyes closed and hands out" I instructed and I grabbed the beanie from the drawer, I'd managed to see it up for him, I know how much it means to him and I placed it into his hands
"you fixed it!" He looked like he could burst out crying I sat in his lap and held his head
"of course I did jug, I had to, you can't go one day without that thing, I'm very surprised you managed a month" I smiled at him
"I have to admit, it was difficult not having my two safety blankets" he looked down sadly
"hey" I picked his head up "I forgive you Jug"
"You do?" He looked and grinned at me
"Mhm, I love you"
"I love you too" and he kissed me and never again did he drink without me and he never cheated again, life was bliss

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