Betty knew something was wrong. She couldnt quite place the blame on any one specific thing. It had been a month and half since jughead had died. But since the whole ordeal she had now missed two periods. She was under considerable amounts of stress taking back over the gang, while also trying to figure out what her and Sweet pea were going to be. On one hand she felt like she still needed more time, on the other she thought Jug would want her to be happy whatever way she could be. And the truth of the matter was that Sweet pea did make her happy. She was cared about, she felt like he protected her. He didnt argue any facts when she had made a decision on something. He supported her. Because he knew that she would lead them to be a great gang. She didn't know what to do about it. She was really nervous. Sometimes she got sick. But only when standing up to fast, with no throwing up. She wanted to eat more, but really for the first week after Jugheads death she starved herself. Only eating when Sweet pea would sit in front of her and not let her move til she finished what was put in front of her. She lost roughly 10 pounds of weight she never really could afford to lose. She was tired, but again that could be contributed to the lack of sleep going on runs, or dealing with the gang or even just caught up in her own mind so she couldnt sleep. What was going on? Am I just psyching myself out? she wondered

Sweet pea had noticed that Betty had become more tired lately. He tried to tell her to let him take over a couple runs. But she never would. They were the king or queens job. Which Sweet pea was not. He was ok with not being the king. He didnt want to seem like he wanted her just to gain a title. Plus it was her choice if she even wanted him by her side. They hadnt quite talked yet about what their feeling were. They just had sex whenever they felt they wanted to. It worked for them right now. But both of them were starting to have more and more feelings for each other as the days went on. They needed to talk about it. But he didnt want to force her to decide right away.

Sweet pea was tired of hiding his feelings for her. He needed to know if she at least felt something, anything really would help. Even if she said no he would accept that. He was still there for her to help her with everything. No serpent stands alone right? Well even more so he couldn't let the person he had feelings for struggle alone. He just wouldnt do it.

"Hey what do you have going on at 3? I need to talk to you about some stuff." Texting her, he was nervous for her reply.

"I'm free right now. Just at the office in the wyrm doing some small stuff to set up some runs. Wanna come over now?" She texted him back really fast.

"Sure. I'll be there in 10." He is now feeling every nerve on end. Why did he feel this way. He had been living with her for a month and a half. They were sleeping together. What is the big deal?

"I actually need to talk to you as well. So its perfect timing." She sent him as he was walking out the door flinging his jacket over his shoulders sliding his arms in the sleeves.

The jacket helped him feel more secure that whatever the conversation led to he knew that they were both serpents. Following the same laws everyone else was. So they had each others back no matter if there could be any different feelings. He was so nervous that he didnt realize he was speed walking concentrating on how many ways this conversation could go. And wondering what she needed to talk to him about. He knew it wasn't a run or she would have just said it as it was. He got to the whyte wyrm in barley 6 minutes. Record time for speed walking. As he knocked on the door he heard her sweet voice.

"Come in!" She shouted so he could hear her through the door.

"Hey Betts. I'll let you go first in saying what you wanted to talk about." He was polite but also hoping anything would better help indicate if she wanted to talk about the same thing. But that was far from what she wanted to talk about.

"So...ummm. Well I dont know how to ask this without you getting concerned." She coyly

"What's up? It's ok I'm here for you. Whatever you need." His words ever so true in trying to comfort her without running to hug her.

" Well...umm. I've noticed that I havent had my period in 2 months. Is there a possibly that one of the condoms broke and maybe I just skipped the first period due to stress? She slunk down in her computer chair blushing a little bit out of awkwardness in the situation.

Sweet pea had to think about it for a minute. He didnt recall one breaking. And even if, she was also on the pill.

"No I don't think so. Maybe it's just the amount of pressure and stress you have been under. Toni has told me a little bit about girls. And I think she said that's normal." He tried to sound confident in the answer. But really he didn't remember every single time.

"Ok...and what did you want to talk about?" Remembering he was the one who texted her first to ask to talk.

"Oh umm...well.." he rubs his hand on the back if his neck not really knowing the exact words he wanted to use. But than just deciding that he needed to tell her how he felt and let the rest fall into place. "Well I just wanted to tell you that I don't want to hide my feelings for you anymore Betty. I don't expect you to say anything back to me right now. But Betty...I really like you. And I like how things are between us. But I want to be more. I want to protect you and never let anything bad happen to you again." He feels so relieved that he finally has this big secret off his chest. But as soon as he feels relieved the nerves are back up knowing now she knows and it's her turn to either accept or deny what he is saying.

"Sweet pea..." she stands slowly making her way over to him. Her face is soft. But he cant read if it's a soft from feeling bad that she may not feel the same way. Or if she is happy that it's out in the open and she feels the same. Or maybe she does feel the same but she just isnt ready. He looks her in the eyes waiting for her to continue.

But instead of talking she puts her hands around his neck now on her tip toes since he is about a foot taller than her. Pulling him in for a deep kiss. He turns her body towards the door and slowly walks her up against it pushing her body up against his in the process while still kissing her. He finds the lock on the door without stopping. He than rubs her thighs and ass. Her breathing is getting heavier. Her hands sliding down from around his neck to touch every part of his strong abs that are so relaxed in that moment. Grabbing the back of her thighs lifting her by her ass. She wraps her legs around his waist. She fully trusts that he wont drop her. Holding her up by her butt he moves his kisses down her neck as she moves her head to the side to let him kiss every inch he wants to. Than back up to her lips. Smiling and stopping. To say one thing he never got an answer to. "So...is that a yes or a no on wanting to be my girlfriend?" She looks into his eyes. He can see the fear she hides wanting to say yes. But not wanting for someone to come and destroy what she had for the third time. But after a couple of seconds a smirk creeps up the side of her lips. "Yes Sweet pea. I will be your girlfriend." With that his lips crash into hers. There is no stopping where this is going. Until they are naked and laying intertwined together endulging in a little foreplay to help ease into it. Than Sweet pea realized he wasnt prepared. He never thought that this was going to be the outcome so he didnt bring his wallet with his spare condom. But Betty doesnt seem to concerned. "I havent had my period in 2 months remember. Maybe I'm not ovulating. You should be fine. Plus I'm on the pill." That was all he needed to hear before entering her and enjoying the feeling of every part of her touching him. As he continues Betty finds his biggest weakness. She is scratching his back as a distraction of trying to be quiet so the serpents below dont hear. He cant handle it. He reaches down and circles her center in all the right ways to send her over the edge in a matter of minutes. With her tightening around him, he knows he has no more strength to hold off any longer as he reaches his release. Kissing her softly on the lips while he huffs from being out of breathe.

"If feels so much better not using condoms." She says to him.

"Yes it does. It's way more intense." He kisses her than slides out to get dressed.

"When are you gonna be home babe?" He has nothing to do and the boredom is killing him.

"I'm not sure. Maybe 2 hours at most." She scrunches her face lightly trying to think of what needs to be done while calculating how long it will take.

Sweet pea unlocks the door and opens it to leave. But than turns to her to talk.

"Hey. Will you please clear out your voicemails so if I need to leave one I can?" He is trying to be soft tone knowing most of those were from one and a half months ago when jughead died.

"Ya..sure...I'll add that to the list of 'needs to be done'." She says with a smile as he walks out the door to go home and maybe get some food or take a nap after the previous interaction with Betty his now girlfriend made him both tired and hungry.

Betty pulls out her phone. Pressing call on the voicemail nervously. She listens to the messages long enough to know the name of the caller to determine if it was worth the listen. She had gone on a deleting spread of every voicemail she had. But she stopped at the very last one. Remembering that the doctor had in fact called her the next day but before she could listen she smashed her phone. Spacing everything. The voice comes on the phone.

" New voice mail from. Dr. beckets." The automated voicemail voice says. "Hey Elizabeth Cooper. I just wanted to call you back. I wanted to inform you that there was a mix up in some paper work. The other doctor had accidentally thought that your file was someone elses with the same name but spelt with an "S" instead of a "Z". I wanted to tell you congratulations on your pregnancy. Please call us back and schedule an appointment as soon as you get this. Have a wonderful day."

Click.

Betty couldn't move. She was frozen in place. There was no way. How could this be. She was barely showing any signs, any symptoms. They could have been passed off as anything normal. She needed comfort. From the one person who had been there for her every second of the madness which was her life.

As he walked in the door of his house grinning ear to ear thinking about how everything had been going so right for him he got a text from the one person he was just with. When he left she was perfectly fine. His stomach jumped into his throat.

"GET BACK HERE NOW!!! I NEED TO GO TO THE E.R." she messaged knowing the first doctor messed up so she needed to have another doctor confirm it. Just so she is sure.

He is now sprinting back to the place he had just come from. Making record time yet again at 3 minutes bursting through the office door where Betty is curled up on the futon where he had left her. But she is now fully sobbing into her knees. He gets to her quickly wrapping his arms around her pulling her in tightly.

"Betty tell me what's wrong! What happened!" His words are out of his mouth as quickly as his brain is creating them.

She doesnt say anything. She just pushes play yet again on the message that had sent her into tears.

" Saved message from. Dr. beckets." The automated voicemail voice says. "Hey Elizabeth Cooper. I just wanted to call you back. I wanted to inform you that there was a mix up in some paper work. The other doctor had accidentally thought that your file was someone elses with the same name but spelt with an "S" instead of a "Z". I wanted to tell you congratulations on your pregnancy. Please call us back and schedule an appointment as soon as you get this. Have a wonderful day."

Sweet peas arms drop from around her. Pulling back from her in disbelief. How could this be? There is no way. Is there? We have to find out. We need to go to a different doctor. One that isnt an idiot. We need to go to the e.r. like she had said. But he was frozen staring at her in disbelief. What is he going to do? What is she going to do? He was overthinking every possible situation right now. Still stuck in the same spot, staring at her.

"Sweet pea please say something...I am scared.." she said so softly he almost doesn't hear it.