Don't Let Go

Part 11

When Betty had gotten home she was able to avoid everyone and go straight to her room to let herself rest. But when she woke up from her nap, she felt nauseous again. As soon as she reached her bathroom, she fell to her knees and threw up in the toilet. She felt terrible. But then she heard the door open.

Betty- P-Please go away. (softly)

Jughead- No, you're sick, I need to help you.

She threw up again which made her feel a little bit better, having gotten everything out of her system, then Jughead picked her up and carried her to her bed.

Betty- How did you hear me? (softly)

Jughead- I was walking to my room when I heard you running into the bathroom. Now, what do you need? Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?

She shook her head and crawled under the covers of her bed. She knew what was wrong with her and at the moment she wasn't in the mood to have anyone near her. Jughead realized she needed space and walked out of the room, then Betty just fell back to sleep.

As she woke up from her second nap of the day she saw Fp in the doorway. At first glance it made her extremely nervous, but she calmed herself down after a second, knowing Fp was a good person. Once her nerves settled she felt the nausea sneak back into her system, making her bolt into the bathroom once again. Fp ran in and rubbed her back, trying to help her before saying...

Fp- I was going to ask you if you wanted to go to dinner with me and the boys but I think you should stay home if you're sick.

Betty- I d-don't want to be in this house alone right now... (softly)

Fp- Who do you want to stay with?

She thought about that question for a moment, before quickly realizing that she couldn't yet talk to her brothers about the possibility of her being pregnant.

Betty- J-Jug. (softly)

Fp- Okay, I'll go talk to him. We'll bring you back some food, alright?

Betty nodded and watched as Fp left, then she got up off the bathroom floor and curled back into her bed...but after a few moments she heard her bedroom door open. All of the sudden someone's hand was on her thigh, startling her. She didn't even look at who it was, her first reaction was to jump up and run back into the bathroom, locking the door. But as she heard a knock, a few tears rolled down her cheeks.

Jughead- Betty, are you okay?

Betty- J-Jug? (tears)

Jughead- Yeah, it's me.

She unlocked the door and hugged him tightly. He was confused but he hugged her back.

Jughead- Betty, I know I said you could tell me when you're ready but I think it's time you tell me what's going on. Something is clearly wrong and I can't keep waiting around not knowing, I need to be able to help you.

She nodded but didn't say anything. As soon as he pulled away from their hug he looked directly into her eyes and grabbed onto her shoulders, she tried to look down but he moved his hands to her cheeks, making sure she was looking back at him. 

Jughead- Betty, talk to me.

Betty- I-I'm scared. (softly)

Jughead- Why?

Betty- You're gonna judge me. (softly)

Jughead- Betts...

Betty- F-Fine, but please don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you.

Jughead- I won't, do your brothers not know?

Betty- They know the first part.

Jughead- Okay, let's go sit down and then you can tell me.

Betty nodded and the two of them went and sat down on her bed. She became nervous and started fidgeting with her fingers, instantly Jughead noticed and grabbed her hands, trying to calm her down.

Jughead- Whenever you're ready.

Betty- T-The reason we had to move in with you is because of my dad, as you know. My dad had a lot of anger, but he was always able to control it, until my oldest brother was killed. Once he was gone something was set off in him and he started abusing my mom. I was young so I didn't understand too much of it, but Ben and Caleb did. We all tried to stop him but we were too small. And as I already told you he ended up killing my mom. (sniffles)

Jughead- Jesus.

Betty- Well...once she was gone he started hurting me. We tried going to the police but he threatened to kill me if we did. I lived with it for a long time, but then he started raping me- (tears)

Jughead- WHAT?!

Betty- I-It only happened a f-few times...b-but I-I think I might be pregnant. (quietly cries)

Jughead was in shock.

Jughead- Fuck, Betts, are you okay?

Betty- I-I mean, I might be pregnant with my fathers baby...so no. (cries)

Jughead- I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked that...w-what do you want to do?

Betty- I-I don't know...C-Cheryl and Toni said I should take a pregnancy test to be sure, right? (quietly cries)

Jughead- Y-Yeah, yeah...wait they know?

Betty- (nods) We talked about it this morning. I t-told them everything. (quietly cries)

Jughead- (nods) Do you want me to just go? To get you the test. (softly)

Betty nodded as the tears continued to roll down her cheeks. Then Jughead leaned in and kissed her head softly.

Jughead- (nods) I'll go, you just rest, okay?

Betty nodded once again before Jughead left to get a test. A test that would determine the rest of her life.

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When Jughead arrived back home with the test, he ran up to Betty's room and sat on the bed, instantly Betty turned over and began to cry while Jughead just rubbed her back trying to calm her down.

Jughead- Hey, everything will be okay...no matter what that test says.

Betty- What if I am? Fp is going to be so mad. (softly sniffles)

Jughead- He won't be mad...he also knows what happened, doesn't he?

Betty- Yeah but- (softly tears)

Jughead- He won't be mad...and it's not definite, so don't freak out yet.

She nodded and went into the bathroom. After about a minute she walked out and laid back down on the bed. Jughead moved next to her and placed his hands on hers, then he asked:

Jughead- Where's the test?

Betty- On the counter, I have to wait three minutes. (softly)

Jughead- Okay, I'll set a timer on my phone.

She nodded and rested her head down in his lap. He stroked her hair which actually made her fall asleep, she had been emotionally drained from the entire day. Jughead turned off the alarm, not wanting to wake her, then he moved her head off his lap and laid down next to her. She moved her head on to his chest allowing him to wrap his arms around her small body. After almost thirty minutes Jughead heard the front door open.