Betty and Jughead continued sitting next to each other in class, he would see her when he went to get coffee during her shift, and she would see him when she went to the bookstore. They would chat in the hallways when they ran into each other, but nothing more had happened even though both of them wanted it desperately even if they didn’t want to admit it yet.
It was a thursday afternoon after school and Betty headed towards the coffee shop to start her shift. Once she got there she put her purse and jacket away when Lex came up behind her and made her jump.
“Gosh, Lex!” she exclaimed, “I didn’t know you were here yet”
“I’m always here early” she smirked
After a rush had died down, Betty sat down to relieve her feet.
“So… how’s things with your ‘friend’ Jughead?” she asked with finger quotes as she leaned back against the counter.
“We are friends Lex.. that’s all…”
Lex giggled “Ok Betty whatever you say, I’m just teasing. And I only tease you because I see the way he looks at you, and all you do is blush around him for Christ's Sake. There is something there, you guys just haven’t figured it out yet”
“You think?” Betty asked unseriously. “and what do you think I should do about that Lex?” she asked raising an eyebrow and smiling.
“I don’t know ask him on a date or something”
“I can’t ask him on a date yet, that would be awkward!”
“Fine then ask him to come over and chill at your house”
“Hmmm” Betty thought for a moment as Lex went to the counter to help a customer.
I guess that couldn’t hurt, she thought. I’ll ask him during class tomorrow. She had after all been looking for an excuse to do something with him since they had coffee. Seeing each other in class just wasn’t enough anymore, she just hoped he felt the same way.
Betty walked into class on Friday morning and saw Jughead already sitting in their usual spot. She smiled when he looked up at her and she walked over and sat next to him.
“Hey, how are you?” he asked
“I’m good, so glad it’s friday”
“Me too I can’t wait to just chill all weekend”
Heres your chance Betty, Take it
“Hey I was actually kinda wondering if you would want to come over to my house tonight. We could order pizza and just chill and watch movies or something…” she asked hesitantly
“I would love to Betty, after all food is the way to my heart…”
“Ok great” she smiled “When do you get off work today?”
“Umm, 5 I think”
“Ok, I’ll see you at 5:45 then?”
“Sounds good, can’t wait” he smiled before the professor started class and everyone started paying attention.
It was 4:30 and Jughead’s head was racing as he rushed to get the rest of the books from the back onto the shelves before he went home. Am I overthinking this, does Betty really like me, I thought it was just me, just keep your cool man, you don’t wanna be this nervous when you go over to her apartment.
He was nervous but very excited that she had asked him to come over because he had been looking for another way to spend some more time with her and hadn’t come up with anything yet, so he was kind of relieved that she said something first.
It was finally 5pm and Jughead headed home to get ready to go over to Betty’s. He knows he shouldn’t feel nervous, after all this is what he has been waiting for but he couldn’t help it. When he got back to his apartment he dropped off his coat and went straight to the bathroom. He took off his hat and sighed at how his hair looked, he grabbed a comb and went to work, once it finally looked ok, he placed his beanie back on, carefully without messing up his hair. He washed his hands then reapplied some deodorant. He then went to his kitchen and grabbed some beers to bring over. He slipped on his shoes and headed up the stairs to the 6th floor.
He approached her door and took a deep breath to calm himself before knocking.
“Hi!” Betty said as she opened the door
She was wearing a pair of highwaisted blue jeans with a cropped floaty white top. She is beautiful, he thought.
“Hi” he said smiling
“Come on in. Here you can set those down here” she gestured towards his beers.
“So what kind of pizza are you feeling?” she asked
“Um.. pepperoni and... sausage?”
“Sounds good, I’ll just order quickly, I’m starving!” she said
“Me too”
She ordered the food and they went to sit on the couch while they waited for it to show up.
“It’s nice having you here Juggie, after both of us being friends with Archie for so long, we finally get to be friends”
She just called us friends “Ya I agree, I really have enjoyed spending some time with you” he said.
“Hey let’s crack open some of those beers shall we?”
“Ya sure that sounds great” she said
He got up while smiling to get them both a beer. He opened two and walked back over and handed her one.
“Thanks”
“So how has it been since you moved here?” she asked
“Well it’s been pretty good, i enjoy school mostly, I like getting to study what I want to which means a lot of writing, and my job is really great, it seems my life kind of revolves around writing...but I don’t know many people and I get pretty lonely sometimes, thanks for inviting me over by the way”
“My pleasure...I get lonely a lot too, it’s not easy moving to a new place where you don’t know anyone. I’m glad we have each other to talk to at least, I’m glad Archie introduced us” she said
“Ya me too, I’m starting to think he was just doing it to make sure I wasn’t lonely for the rest of my life”
“Haha, well at least he cares about you right?”
“Ya, he’s a great friend”
“Ya he is”
They continued chit chatting for a while before they heard the door bell
Ding Dong
“Oh! the pizza, I’ll get it hold on”
She brings the pizza over to the couch and sets it on the coffee table. Jughead takes a piece and basically inhales it before reaching for another one.
“Wow you can really eat”
“Ya well there are few things I love in this world and one of those is food”
“What are the other things?” she asked
“Writing, books, certain people... I don’t know”
“I agree, those are some great things”
They continue eating and talking until the pizza is gone.
“Do you want another beer, or some water?” Jughead asks
“I’ll have some water thanks”
He goes to the kitchen, and opens the cabinet to look for a glass.
“Wow! You have quite the mug collection”
“Haha ya, they’re really fun to collect”
“Wow this one’s cool!” he says as he pulls out a Star Wars mug with the original movie poster on it.
“Ya, I got it at a thrift store, it’s one of my favorites”
“We could watch Star Wars if you want” she says
“That sounds great” He said, visibly excited
He got her water and grabbed his beer and walked back over to the couch where Betty was putting in the movie.
They watched the movie and didn’t do a lot of talking until it was over.
“Man I forgot how good that movie was” Jughead said
“Yeah, I could watch it all the time. I love having a stash of my favorite movies and shows to rewatch when I’m feeling down”
“Ya, binge watching is one of my specialties” he said smiling
“You know I never thought when we were 15 how similar we might be and now I feel like we really are” she said
“Ya, I haven’t had many friends except for Archie in my life until now, and that’s mostly just because I don’t relate to a lot of people, or they rub me the wrong way...but you are different”
“Thanks...you’re different too, in a good way. A lot of friends I have had in the past were very surface level, and to be honest, I feel like I can really trust you in a weird way even though we haven’t really known each other for that long” she said
“I feel the same way about you…”
Betty started tearing up and started to feel a little self conscious for doing so in front of Jughead
“Hey, what’s wrong?” he asked softly
She sniffed before gathering courage to keep talking and opening up “It’s just that I don’t think anyone has ever felt about me that way, and it makes me feel comfortable, and tonight is one of the only nights where I haven’t wanted to curl up in my bed and cry from anxiety”
“I’m sorry Betty I didn’t know you had anxiety that bad…” he thought for a couple moments “I hope you know that you can always talk to me, I’m here for you, and not just because Archie told me to be, I promise” he said sincerely
“Thank you Juggie” she said bringing back a slight smile
He moved slightly closer to her then on the couch so he could lightly put his arm around her, hoping to provide some comfort.
“I’m really glad we’re friends” she said
They talked for a while longer before deciding it was probably time for Jughead to go home
They both stood up, and Betty followed him to the door, he put his shoes on and was about to leave when Betty hugged him. He was in shock for only a moment before he hugged her back.
“Thanks for coming Juggie” she whispered before leaning back from his arms and smiling
“Anytime, I had a great night. I’ll see you soon, I promise we will spend more time together” he said before waving bye and turning down the hallway.
She watched him walk away and stood in the doorway for a couple moments longer before retreating back into her apartment.
She got in bed and was freezing because her heating wasn’t working in her bedroom. What is this place’s deal, she thought before getting up to grab a blanket from the couch. She stuffed it down under her comforter and crawled in. She pulled it up to snuggle. It smells like Jughead she thought before snuggling it in closer to her face and smiling as she fell asleep.
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