Issues

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Jughead Jones pulled up to his driveway, a smile placed on his face and feeling like the happiest man alive. He felt invincible and for the first time in months he felt like everything was finally going back into place. He quickly got out of his car, grabbing his briefcase and unbuttoned his suit jacket as he walked up to his house and unlocked the door but as soon as he walked in and tossed his keys to the side table, his smile dropped when his eyes landed on a certain blonde. "Betty?" He asks, creasing his eyebrows as he stares over at the girl he used as a rebound to get over the woman he loved, who by the way came back to him. Betty sniffled and wiped a tear off her cheek as she looked over to the side with her arms crossed, silence overtaking the situation since she was trying to muster up the courage to tell him the news.

"I've been calling you and well you weren't picking up so here I am" She manages to spit out, still not able to look at him in the eye.

Jughead quickly closed the door and ran his fingers through his dark locks letting out a frustrated sigh. He knew everything was too good to be true, he knew eventually something was going to happen and bite him in the ass and here she was. "Look Betty....I never meant to hurt you but I don't love you, I love Veronica so I don-" He began but was cut off by Betty. The blonde uncrossed her arms and scoffed at his assumption, nodding her head in disbelief and for the first time since he walked in she was finally able to look him in the eye "You really think that I've been calling you for that? Jesus Christ Jughead how shallow can you be?" She asks, her tone a bit broken but you can tell she was aggravated by his assumption.

"Well I mean what am I supposed to think Betty? I don't answer your million phone calls then suddenly I come home and you're standing here waiting for me which reminds me I need my key back" He states, walking a few steps forward.

"Whatever Jughead, I'll give you your damn key back but anyways I'm here to tell you that i'm pregnant" She snaps, throwing him the key to his house without putting up a fight. Jughead widens his eyes and takes in a breath as he tries to process the news she just gave him watching her as she picks up her back from the bench and once again wipes a few tears off her face. Once Betty stood up straight once again, she went to walk past Jughead so she could exit his house since she already did what she came here to do but was held back by him grabbing onto her arm keeping her from leaving. "How do I know that it's even mine?" He asks, his tone soft but his expression was hard and his jaw was clenched.

The blonde pulled her arm away from his grasp and rubbed it a bit, "I'll take all of the necessary tests Jughead, I don't care. I have nothing to hide, I wasn't even going to tell you but someone told me that you had the right to know so here I am. I'm also not expecting a damn thing from you nor do I want anything from you" She snaps back, walking towards his door and going to open it but then stopped opening her mouth to say something but then shook her head, he didn't deserve anything from her so she simply walked out without saying another word to him.

Betty closed the door as soon as she walked out and kept her head held high, feeling the need to be strong, she had to be but as soon as she got into her car she broke down. Tears flooding her face and the pain in her heart continued to increase as she replayed everything that happened between her and Jughead including the conversation they just had a few moments ago, she meant what she said, she didn't expect or want anything from him and she was completely determined to raise this baby on her own so without another thought she turned on her car and drove off.

And while Betty drove back home, Jughead was still standing in the place she had left him, the color of his face drained, running a hand down his face as he struggled to wrap his mind around the fact that he was going to become a father soon. Having a baby was always a dream of Jughead, he always knew he wanted a family but he always thought he'd have it with Veronica, the woman he loves and plans to marry really soon, not with the woman he used for sex.