Chapter 8
Betty and Jughead were currently watching a movie, cuddling and eating popcorn when suddenly their door was opened. Watching as Archie came in with a nervous look on his face. Instantly, Betty paused the movie and arched an eyebrow as she watched her twin brother walking in both hands now inside of his denim jeans.
"Arch, is something wrong?" She asked. Making Jughead look over at him as well. Archie simply looked over at them and continued to get near the bed and sat at the edge of it, taking his hands out of his jeans and placing them on his lap. "Arch?" He heard Betty say again in a now worried tone, Archie cleared his throat and began rubbing the back of his neck trying to muster up the courage to tell them that he was going to take out the woman they had destroyed a few months ago, but finally he let out a breath and built the courage he needed and spit out the words, hoping for the best "I'm going out with Veronica tomorrow" He said, quickly standing up from the bed and taking a few steps backwards thinking that they were going to react in a bad way but was completely shocked when they did the opposite.
"That's great Arch." He heard his sister say with a smile.
"Yeah dude, I'm glad you guys finally decided to go out" Jughead then added with a genuine smile, placing his hand into the bowl of popcorn when suddenly Betty slapped it away "Hey, you're supposed to share" He pouts making Betty laugh at his face. "Give me a kiss first then I'll consider it" She replies, taking the bowl out of Jughead's reach and perching up her lips and gesturing for him to give her what she asked for and without a single of a doubt Jughead gave in and kissed her as if he needed to be asked. Archie looked at the couple and smiled, shaking his head at how corny they both are but at the same time loving just how much they adore each other, yes at first he didn;t agree with the way they handled things but he couldn't deny the fact that they were both made for each other. "So you guys aren't upset?" He then asked, making them break away from their kiss to look over at him.
"Why should we?" Jughead then asked with wonder, Arching his eyebrows as he waited for his new brother in law to answer.
"Well for starters, she's your ex-girlfriend dude" Archie responded but Jughead simply shrugged as if it didn't matter to him, which in reality it didn't "Dude, I'm with your sister and I'm completely lost in love with her and besides she deserves some happiness for several reasons, one being because I found my happy ending maybe she should try finding hers."
"And we're not in a position to be upset about anything, Arch. Not after everything we did to her." Betty added while Jughead nodded his head, agreeing with the statement his girl just said. "And besides Arch, you deserve to be happy too, especially after everything that went down between you and Katy, so of course I'm going to support you big brother. " She said giving her brother a cheeky smile that made Archie smile back at her and feeling a lot better that he had their support, either way he was going to take the raven haired woman out despite of their reaction, it just felt better to know that they weren't upset and were actually supportive about it.
The following night, Archie was a nervous wreck as he drove down to the address Veronica gave him, hoping that everything goes well tonight. When he pulled up to the address he seen her already waiting for him in the front, giving him a smile as she walked up to his car and opening up the door and quickly slid in. "Hey, you look handsome" She says to him as she closes the passenger door.
"Thank you" Archie replied as he went to grab the bouquet of flowers he had bought her and gave them to her making Veronica smile wide "Oh my god Archie, these are beautiful" She says to him as she grabbed the beautiful bouquet out of his hands and smelling them. "The least I could do for helping out my daughter" He then says, going to put the gear in drive so they could officially begin their date.
"Uhm, I hate to ask this but I feel like I need too" Veronica said, her nerves clearly heard in her tone.
"Okay? Then ask away" Archie replied with a smile that made Veronica's stomach flutter. Loving the way he is making her feel, and began wondering if this was what Jughead began feeling when he met Betty because if he did then now she understands why he did what he did.
"Is your sister okay with you being here with me?" She asked warily. Biting her lip as she waited for him to answer her question. "Would it matter if I said she wasn't?" He replied in a rather serious tone, making Veronica begin to feel a bit more nervous than she originally was but then she thought about it, really thought about it and then gave him an answer "Honestly no but I'd rather not cause you any problems with her" She then said making Archie smile widely over at her, loving the answer she gave him "Look, I know my sister gave off a very bad first impression but she's really a nice person, and I don't know if you'll feel comforted in knowing this but both her and Jughead are okay with me taking you out"He responded to her.
"Wait, what?" She asks in shock.
"Both Jughead and Betty are okay with me taking you out. They're both really happy Veronica, and so in love that all they want is for you to find the same even if it's with me" He explains. Taking his eyes away from the road for a little to look over at her so he could give her a reassuring smile making Veronica feel a lot more comfortable with being here with him and finally letting herself be happy. Their first date went great, not that either of them thought it wouldn't, it went so well that Veronica invited Archie to come into her apartment and share their first of many intimate nights together.
It wasn't long for their relationship to blossom into something much more, something that both Betty and Jughead were hoping for. Of course, it took Veronica a few weeks to come to terms with the fact that Archie was related to the woman responsible for Jughead leaving her but as time went on and her relationship with Archie continued on to be something serious, the less she cared. By the time Betty was six months pregnant, Veronica had come around. Finally being able to leave everything in the past so she could move forward with Archie, something that she doesn't regret one bit.
Veronica loved to watch Jughead so happy, loved to see how in love both Betty and Jughead were with each other thinking that every time she cried over them was worth it, she even grew to love Betty like a sister and was excited to meet the bundle of joy that was on its way.
Betty was around eight months pregnant when Jughead asked her to marry him and of course she said yes, jumping up and down in pure joy as Jughead slid the ring onto her finger.
"Congratulations" both Veronica and Archie yelled out to the couple but weren't noticed since both Betty and Jughead were already swapping saliva and were completely lost within each other to care about their surroundings. . "Jesus, no wonder you're pregnant" Archie mutters, making Veronica laugh, turning around to face him wrapping her arms around his neck and letting out a sgh if content. "What are you thinking about beautiful?"Archie asks. As he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"About how thankful i am for that interview" Veronica responded with a smile.
"Oh yeah but I thought you hated it since it broke you and Jug apart" Archie replied.
"I use too but now I'm glad we went through with it because it led me to you" She replies with a smile making Archie smile as well. "Jughead was right, we weren't each others soulmate but we found them and I'm thankful for it" She replies to him, standing on her tippy toes to place a kiss on his lips.
A week later, Jughead was woken up by Betty. "Betts, what's wrong baby?" He asked as he sat up on the bed, rubbing the sleep off his eyes.
"Juggie, my water broke baby" She replies quickly, bending over and yelling out in pain.
"Holy shit" Jughead replied, quickly getting out of bed and assisting her. He rubbed her back and helped her through the contraction before heading into their closet and grabbing a pair of shoes for him and her, grabbing the hospital bag that was ready to go.
Betty sat on the bed and smiled down at her fiance while he put her shoes, admiring every feature and every imperfection that made him perfect for her "I love you" she then says, having the need to remind him of the love she feels for him. Jughead quickly looked up at her and smiled "I love you too Betts" He replied "Now let's go bring our son into the world" He adds with a huge smile, both feeling like the luckiest people in the entire world and it was all thanks to a simple interview.
The End.
A/N: There you have it folks, this is the end to my short story. Tell me how you like it. Should I upload another one that I have or no? Let me know in the comments :)