Chapter 1: Happy families
Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones always had a strong connection with most people they met, whether it be themselves, each other, their best friends, families or their children.
Except Betty Cooper hadn't been Cooper since she was 21 and graduating college. Jughead Jones was her boyfriend of 6 years when he proposed while they were on a vacation with best friends Archie Andrews and Veronica Lodge in Brazil, when the core four were road tripping in south America during their summer breaks from collages. With Betty going to Julliard, Jughead going to NYU , Archie going to Berklee and Ronnie at Academy of Art for Vocals and Fashion. They weren't all together like they had been in Riverdale.
Their wedding had taken place in New York at the Vanderbilt at South Beach was a very elegant and fitting wedding for them. With Betty in a strapless form fitting gown that she fell in love with at first sight, unlike the dress her mother picked with the high neck and embroidery. Jug in an also form fitted tux that he knew would make their day better as soon as his father pointed it out when they went out for their outfits. The three bridesmaids in a light shade of purple/blue to match the three groomsmen's ties. It was a day the both would remember in the best of ways, not a negative in their minds, although when Cheryl and Veronica gave their drunken maid of honour speeches. Or when Archie did the man splits and split a hole down the centre of his pants from his drunken daze. They vowed they would always have each other from then on and to have a forever within themselves, as partners, best friends and someday in the future parents.
Their vow continued to the day on Jugheads 22nd birthday when she surprised him with a positive pregnancy test showing that they would make the best of parents in just a slip of 9 short months (or incredibly long if you were betty). On July 7th the Jones' added a third member to make their family just a tad more perfect than it was when it were the two of them, 5 pound 6 their beautiful baby girl Maxie Jayne Jones was welcomed to the world. Instantly loved by all her parents and anyone who laid eyes on her from then on.
2 years later nearly to the day Jughead and Betty plus Maxie would be expecting their second child and baby brother. Her second pregnancy was a lot easier than the first, she was more relaxed because she had done it before. When she was pregnant with Maxie everyone was walking on eggshells around her trying their very hardest to care for her without her wanting to rip their hair out by their noses. On April 23rd they welcomed their newest baby boy Brody Kane Jones, their final piece to their family of four.
What got them to this day was a horrible circumstance, leaving their hole family left in shock and hurt.
Jughead was on a book tour for a week just before the Fourth of July weekend, they called him every night giving him concerts on the living room table like they would any other day. The night before he was set to got back home with his loves he called them.
The first thing he sees is his little 3 year olds raven haired curls pop up trying to adjust herself so she could see her dad. "Daddy!"
"hey munchkin, where's mom?" eyeing her lovingly.
" She's helping Bro make you a sign" she said thoughtfully.
"Max I told you not to tell Daddy baby, Hey Jug" sitting down with her daughter, their 1 year old son on her hip.
"Hey beautiful, so a sign huh?" he asks sceptically.
"It was max's idea right babes?" looking down at her kids and smiling playfully. He was silently wishing he was there to invest them in their family group hugs that always occur in their household.
"Well Max I think that was a great idea, how come you weren't makin it?" he says tiredly.
"You see Daddy I did tha finkin so I let Brody over here do the work with mommy." Said matter of factly.
"Well then I am very proud of you lot" smiling proudly at his daughter.
30 minutes of their conversation Brody was fast asleep on Betty's chest and Maxie was getting very wary eyed.
"Alright Juggie I'm gonna put these kiddos down" Betty said yawning herself.
"Go ahead Betts, I'll see you guys in the morning" He says quietly so his voice doesn't wake up his sleeping babies.
"I love you Jug." Blowing him a kiss.
"I love you to Babe, go get some rest" He says ending the chat.
Sighing Jughead still wishing he was with his family at this very moment just wanting to hold them and shower them with love, his phone dings with an incoming picture message from his love. The picture is of her smiling brightly but tiredly alongside his 2 babies on his side of the bed with a caption saying "Sign making is hard, but keeping your side warm is not. We love you". If someone saw him right now they'd think he were an idiot for smiling at his pone but when you are blessed enough to have a family like that then you would be smiling too. Sending a picture of himself back pointing to the side of the bed she would be sleeping on if she were there he says "wishing you were here. I love you more, Sweet Dreams Betts" smiling in satisfaction he put his phone on the stand knowing they'd be together soon.
A week and a half was a week and a half to long to be apart.
The both of them go to bed with a smile on their faces, and not a clue what a flash of a light could do.
