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"what are you thinking about?" i stared into jughead's eyes and could tell he was deep in thought.
"plans." he replied.
"plans?"
"like, plans, but for the future." he explained.
"oh. i have been, too. lately." i said. we were sitting on my couch. jughead's legs were crossed and i was laying in his lap. his beanie was off and i was twirling his hair.
"it's almost graduation, only two more months. everyone has been thinking. what are your plans? i mean, you've probably told me but it probably wasn't in detail." jughead looked at me.
"i've applied to three universities. they are all for journalism. the one i applied to that i really want and probably have the best chance at is in new york city, and the other ones are in chicago and vancouver."
"those are all far away. i want to get out of riverdale, too, especially after everything we've been through starting at sophomore year." he made a face.
"what about you?" i asked him.
"three universities like you, and they are all for writing. the one that i have the best chance at is also in new york city, the other two are in california and missouri."
"hey, maybe we'll both get into our new york ones and we can live with each other." jughead said after a minute or two and smiled.
"hopefully." i grinned back and kissed him.
"it's crazy," he said. "that we might not see each other for so long if we get into different colleges." he frowned.
"can i tell you something?" i asked.
"yeah, what is it." jug said.
i hesitated and sighed. "i'm actually really, really scared. about being on my own. growing up, even. leaving riverdale behind." i sat up and faced him.
"i am too, betts. we have every right to be."
"what if," i sighed. "what if we need to leave this-us behind."
"no matter where we both end up. no matter how many miles away we are from each other, we will leave none of this, us, behind. okay?" he laid his hand on my shoulder. "let's just enjoy this while we can."
"okay." i smiled brightly.
he smiled and pulled me in and our lips met.
j u g h e a d j o n e s
i held betty above her waist and without hesitation kissed her. my hands ran down her sides as her hands moved from my arms to my face the back of my head. she broke away, grinned in a mischievous yet soft way.
"do you want to..." i asked but trailed off, "...go to the bedroom?"
"sure." she got up off of me with her hand in mine and led us to her bedroom.
she quietly shut the door behind her and turned around. i put my hand on her shoulder and my eyes flickered to her lips. she leaned in closer and pressed her lips against mine. the kiss deepened and my body grew warmer by each second. her fingers tangled in my hair.
i pulled her shirt off over her head and kissed her collarbone and neck.
"jughead..." she moaned softly. i pulled my shirt off, too, and we collapsed onto her bed. i felt her take off her sweatpants, leaving her in her underwear and bra. she unbuttoned my pants and i helped her take them off.
"can i?" i asked her. after she nodded breathlessly i unhooked her bra and tossed on the ground.
betty climbed on top of me and we found each other's swollen lips and kissed again.
she pressed her thumbs against my cheeks and smiled. we heard faint voices that belonged to alice and hal.
"i think my parents are home. grab me my bra and your shirt from the floor, will you?" she said. she got off of me and i got up quietly, grabbing her bra and my "s" t-shirt and tossed them up on the bed.
"here." i said. she took them and put them on. i climbed back on the bed and laid next to her.
"i love you, jughead," she said.
"i love you too, betty." i rested my arm around her and closed my eyes. our breathing slowed to the same pace as we drifted off to sleep.
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