Me and Jughead were now at the apartment, I was in the lounge packing up photos and the pillows I had bought for the apartment. Jughead was currently in the kitchen collecting all of the dishes and pans we need.
I taped up my boxes and we left them in a pile by the door. It was reaching 4 o'clock in the afternoon when I went through all of the rooms and checked if I had everything I needed. Just as I was about to leave my bedroom, Jughead walks behind me and hugs me from behind. I smiled while I eased into his touch. 'You okay? Got everything?' He said while kissing my head, I nodded and said 'yep, all ready to go' he smiled and then I turned to face him. 'Are you ready to live with us 24/7, there's no backing out now?' He smirked and said 'I wouldn't have it any other way' I smiled and lent forward to kiss his lips. He happily engulfed me in a heated kiss, my body became warm and I was suddenly very eager. I pressed harder into his mouth and he pulled me closer to his body, his hands slipped to my ass and I groaned against his lips. I wanted more, I needed more. My hands found the bottom of his top and I slowly let my hands roam the bare skin that was now showing. His muscle contracted as I touched it and he tensed, taking a deep breath in as he pulled away from my lips to show the heated look in his eyes. I bit my lip and he said huskily 'I'll be quick' I nodded and said 'you better, our daughters at home waiting' he smiled while picking me up, his hands firmly on my ass as my legs lift to wrap around torso. 'I like the sound of that, our daughter' he said while his lips found my neck and he bit lightly causing me moan. I giggled as he walked us back to the bed, he laid me down and moved so he was on top of me. 'I like it too' I whispered when he pulled away to find my lips again.
Even though we were in a rush we still took our time, the teasing lasted a while, my release rushing towards me for the second time before he finally buried himself in me. Thrust after thrust had my already tired body begging for more. My hand in his hair as his tongue teased my nipple, as he pulled away to once again find my lips I groaned at the friction rising my hips to every thrust. 'Please juggie' I strained as I wanted him to pick up the pace so we could finally both come to a release. He smirked and his pace quickened, my eyes rolled back and I gripped his hair tighter bring his lips into mine. His quiet groans meant he was rushing to the edge, it sent a spiral down my body I felt myself rushing towards a mind numbing release.
'Yes, right there. I'm so close juggie' I strangled out in between kisses, 'I know baby, I feel you' he said back while kissing me hard. His constant pace eventually leading my body to release, i clenched on him and kept his movements as he was working me through my orgasm just as his hit him. His thrusts slowed and I felt him fill me, his small thrusts still working me through the aftermath of my orgasm.
When we were both aware of what had happened he finally eased out of me and laid down next to me. I moved and settled into his arms.
We didn't lie there for long and we quickly got dressed while making sure everything was out of the apartment. When we were done we carried the last couple of boxes downstairs, we got into his truck and drove home.
When we unlocked the door we were greeted by Cheryl who had ally cuddled into her side, watching the telly. I smiled and said 'was she good?' Cheryl nodded and said 'when isn't she?' I laughed and went and sat next to them. The movement from the sofa caused ally to look at me, she smiled and crawled over to me and embraced me in a hug. She pulled away and said hi mumma I smiled and kissed her head hi princess I said back. Just then Jughead walked through the door carrying my boxes, when he put them down ally saw him and jumped off the sofa and into his arms. He laughed as he picked her up, she smiled before settling into his chest were you good? Jug asked her, she nodded her head and then said I missed you dada he kissed the side of her head and then said go sit with mummy for a minute she nodded her head and when he put her back on the floor she ran to me.
After an hour, Toni and Cheryl left for their shift at the bar. Ally was cuddled up on the sofa with Jughead watching a film, she was feeling a lot better and hopefully she would go back to school tomorrow. I was slowly unpacking some of my boxes, I had just finished putting away all of my clothes when my phone started to ring. I didn't bother checking who it was before I answered and I kind of wish I did:
Betty: hello?
Robbie: so you've moved in with your toy then?
Betty: leave me alone
Robbie: no can do, you have something that I want
Betty: your not getting her, she is my daughter. Not yours
Robbie: that's where your wrong sweetheart, she's half mine if I remember correctly
Betty: no, no she's not. She is nothing like you. You are just someone from my past who I wish would stay there. Your not on her birth certificate, you are not her dad. Jughead is, now go home and leave me and my family alone
Robbie: I think I'll stick around for a while, but I wouldn't want Jughead near her if I was you. Or has he not told you yet.... tut, tut, tut
Betty: what are you talking about?
Robbie: you mean he hasn't told you, oh dear. Guessing you didn't know about the arrest record he has? broken nose, broken ribs, stitches in the guys lip and eyebrows. Sounds painful
Betty: stop it, just stop it. Whatever your trying to do, it won't work. He wouldn't keep that from me
Robbie: ask him, I'm sure it will be a fun conversation
And like that I hung up the phone with Robbie's laugh ringing in my ear, I felt physically sick.
I headed into ally's room to see him signing her a story, she was smiling and soon her eyes closed. I headed downstairs, sitting in the lounge of the home we now called ours, i didn't know what to think. Had Jughead lied to me? Was he arrested and he didn't tell me? I waited until he came downstairs, he had a smile on his face until he saw my look, I stood and faced him with my arms crossed and he said 'you alright Betts?' He said while walking towards me, I didn't answer and I said calmly 'had a delightful talk with Robbie, he told me somethings, things I don't want to believe. So answer me this Jughead, we're you arrested?' His face dropped and he backed away, he ran a hand over his face and said 'how did he find that out?' My eyes widened and I whispered 'it's... it's true. You... you were arrested?' He sighed and said 'I really don't want to talk about it' I sighed and said 'are you kidding me? You don't want to talk about it?' My voice louder and angrier. He shook out his hands and said 'yes, I don't want to talk about it' I rolled my eyes and said 'it wasn't a rhetorical question, you have no say. Why the hell were you arrested and why am I only finding out about this now? I've let you into my life, into ally's life. Why didn't you tell me before?' He shrugged his shoulder, obvious pain running through his face. 'It wasn't important, I was never charged. I buried that along time ago, I don't want to talk about it again. I made that promise to myself 4 years ago when it happened' my eyes wide and shooting daggers his way I said angrily 'I trusted you, you should have told me this. You had no right to keep it from me' he dropped his hands and said 'what do you want me to say? I'm sorry? If I had told you, would you have looked at me twice? Would you have let me into your life? Into ally's?' I started at him and said quietly 'It wasn't your choice to make' he sighed and then grabbed his coat and opened the door.
Was he seriously leaving again? Was he going to walk away and not tell me where he was going? He stopped before leaving and turned to say 'I need a walk, I'm going to stop at Veronicas for the night. Don't wait up' and then he was gone. A single tear had ran down my face, I quickly wiped it and curled up on the sofa. He had left, we hadn't even been officially moved in for more than a day and Robbie had already driven us apart. I don't know how long I was on the sofa for until I peeled myself off and headed upstairs to our bedroom.
It was around 2 am, I hadn't slept. I couldn't, not without jughead. I heard a door open from downstairs, I sat up in bed thinking and hoping it was Jughead. Just then I heard a voice, 'Betty?' I recognised it as Veronicas. I jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to see Veronica kicking her shoes off. She faced me and gave me a weak smile, she hugged me tightly and I didn't notice I was crying again until I pulled away. 'Where is he? Is he okay?' Veronica looked sad and she said 'can you sit down for a minute?' I nodded and we went and sat on the sofa.
'He's okay, he's with Archie' she said and I felt myself relax, he was okay and that's all I cared about. I nodded my head slowly and then she said 'I'm really sorry that he left, it's kind of a touchy subject for our family. I promise you, you can trust him completely. I'm going to tell you what happened, it needs to come from me and not him... because.... because I'm the reason he did it' I looked at her confusion running through my face and then she started talking again.
'Before I tell you this story I need you to know about Charlie...' she stopped talking and I said 'who's Charlie?' She smiled weakly and said 'Charlie was Jugheads best friend, he was our neighbour and also apart of the serpents. They were brothers, bonded not by blood but by love. Charlie was the only other person who knew Jughead as well as me and jelly'
I nodded slowly and then she said 'we lost Charlie 4 years ago....' my eyes widened and understanding ran through me. '....I knew something, something about Charlie's supposed death that I couldn't tell Jughead. I told myself I wouldn't let jug know, it would break him and I didn't want him to do something he would regret. Obviously that leads to his arrest, it will make more sense if I start from the beginning...' I nod my head and she takes a deep breath.
'It was around 4 years ago, jug had just taken over the serpents, there was a big party to introduce him into the gang, the ceremony. When you become king, you have to do a trial. This one happened to be being beaten to a pulp and still walk away like nothing happened. No one could show him mercy, it was hit him hard or go home. Charlie took a lot of satisfaction from getting to beat his best friend up. He had just completed his trial and was getting given his jacket, I had been a serpent since I was 16, our whole family had been. We knew there were dangers but are parents trusted us. Jug and Charlie were 20, I was 18 and jelly was 13, we were just about to leave the bar when we were raided. Our rival gang, the ghoulies, found out about Jughead's initiation and wanted to start a war. There leader, Malachi, wasn't a nice man. Once they entered serpent territory it was seen as a threat, it left a message and then they walked away. Jug was furious, we all discussed what would happen and how we needed to watch our backs. We did but we didn't realise how short our time with Charlie would be, he was walking home from the bar but never made it there. When we all woke up the next morning there was a note on the doorstep and a box. Inside was a finger that had Charlie's ring on it. We knew he was gone even if we never found a body. After this Jughead blocked us out for months, he missed his best friend and we didn't know what to do. When he finally started to get some closure I found out that the ghoulies had lied. It was Charlie's finger but he was still alive, my best friend was Malachis sister and she hated what the ghoulies did so she told me. I couldn't tell jug because he would have looked for him and he could have died, so I didn't. While he was looking for something in my room he came across my diary, let's just say he wasn't happy with me. But he broke. He was angry and he wanted his best friend back, when I came home it was already to late to stop him. He had gone into ghoulie territory and found Malachi... let's just say it didn't end well. Me and dad chased after him and dragged him off of Malachi but he was already passed out. His ghoulies took him to the hospital and an hour later the cops were on our doorstep dragging Jughead away in handcuffs. We never found Charlie and we don't know if he's still alive. But jug, he spent a few days in holding when he was finally released, he wasn't charged and it never went on his record but he was different. He started to isolate himself, didn't like to join in with any of us or get close to anyone until you. I'm
Sorry he never told you and that you found out through Robbie, I don't even know how he found out but jug doesn't like to talk about it because it's been 4 years and no ones heard from Charlie. He says he's over it but when Christmas or Charlie's birthday rolls around he always closes himself off and disappears for days at a time.' She stopped talking and quickly wiped the tear that escaped her eye, 'it's okay v' I said quietly while hugging her tightly. She eased into the hug and then I said 'will he come home?' Veronica pulled away and nodded her head, 'he will. He's just upset, he didn't want to ruin the only good thing he's had going for him in a while. He lost Charlie in a bad way and he doesn't want to let you go, he doesn't love easily. He's closed off, moody, angry when he wants to be but he has the biggest heart. He's just scared of losing you the same way, you and ally are too important to him' I nod my head and I said 'I really need to speak to him, can you please wait here for half an hour?' Veronica nodded her head and then cuddled down into the sofa as I put my shoes on. Once out of the house I ran to Veronicas as they only lived down the road. I eagerly knocked on the door and a sleepy Archie opened the door. He had a coffee in his hand and smiled weakly while opening the door wider to let me in, I walked past and saw Jughead sitting on the sofa, leg shaking and head in his hands. I got rid of my coat and Archie gave us both some privacy, 'jug...' I said quietly. His head shot up and his broken look hurt me, I sat down next to him and waited for him to speak. How ever long it took.