Making Discoveries

By kp004a8561

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Chapter 9

Everyone was sitting around the kitchen table enjoying bowls of fruit salad after finishing the pizzas that FP had ordered. Everything had started off alright with everyone filling Jellybean in all the family secrets, the half-brother they shared and Alice's murdering soon to be ex-husband but as time passed Jughead became quieter. Jelly was currently talking to Alice and Betty about all the things she liked and what she enjoyed doing. FP quietly observed his son across the table as Jughead slowly stood up.

"I'm going to go up to bed. I'll see you guys in the morning."

"Are you alright, son?"

"Yeah, I'm fine just tired."

"Wait a minute Jug, I'll come with you."

"No, Betts. I'm fine. You stay here, spend some time with Jelly. I'll see you in a bit." With that Jughead left the room and shuffled up the stairs. Everyone around the table turned to watch him till he went out of sight. Alice looked at Betty and FP.

"Is he really ok?"

"I don't know Mom. I'll give him half an hour then I'll go up and see if he will talk to me. If I go now he'll just shut down on me, not telling me a thing." FP gave a sad smile.

"Queenie's right. It's a defect that we Jones men have. We have to sulk a little before we can get things off our chest. The fact that you know him so well Betts is what make you guys so good together."

"I agree. Do you remember what I would do every time you would get stroppy? I would just charge in there like a bull in a china shop, get in your face and make things a thousand times worse."

"Yeah, but Ali remember the make-up sex we had afterwards."

"DAD!"

"FP!"

FP laughed at his daughters.

"Hey, how do you two think you got to share a half-brother?" Jelly looked like she was going to vomit.

"DAD! TMI!"

Alice got up to get some playing cards. The girls and FP played snap until Betty judged she had given Jughead enough time to stew.

She opened their bedroom door quietly. Jughead lay on his side of the bed facing hers with his eyes closed. Even though he had his eyes closed Betty could tell he wasn't really asleep. She undressed and went into their bathroom to get ready for bed without saying a word. She climbed into bed and kissed the tip of his nose.

"Are you ready to talk to me about what is going on in your head or do you need more time to simmer?" Jughead slowly opened his eyes to look at his soul mate. He was amazed that he had defeated the Jones luck and managed to find her.

"I'm ready."

"Go on then. My telepathic abilities aren't working today Jugs."

"I just can't believe that we've managed to get rid of Gladys. For four years she has plagued me, giving me insecurities after insecurities, then poof she's back expecting to pick up where she left off just cause she thinks Dad has some money. Then she's out of here as fast as she came, turning her back on Jelly just like she did to me. I think the last 72 hours are catching up with me. I needed a breather."

Betty reached between them, taking his hands in hers.

"Juggy, are you having second thoughts about everything? About us? If you are I could always go share Polly's room with Jelly."

"God Betty, no, NEVER. You, our family it's all I've ever wanted. I just can't believe my luck in getting it all." Jughead sat up pulling Betty to straddle his lap. They wrapped their arms around each other, moving to get as close as they could.

Gradually they began to kiss, savouring every moment as if it was their last. Gently they began to move their hips together to create the friction they needed. Jughead blindly reached behind him, pulling a condom from the draw of the bedside table, gently lifting Betty off his lap to roll it on. He hadn't been lying when his dad had pressed the matter yesterday, Betty was destined to do great things and he wasn't going to be the reason she didn't achieve her full potential.

Betty leisurely sank on to him. Jughead cupped her ass bringing her even closer. Little by little, he brought his hands to rest on her thighs. When he felt her Serpent tattoo under his hand he groaned as he swelled harder inside her.

"Juliet, do you know how hot it makes me feeling your tattoo under my hand. My brand, saying you belong to me, My Queen, but it be our secret, something that only we can see." Jughead picked up his pace.

"YES! YOURS ONLY EVER YOURS." Betty groaned at the aggressiveness of their coming together. Whilst they hadn't been virgins in months, they had never let go quite like this, she found she really enjoyed Jughead's possessive side when they were making love. It wasn't long before they were both reaching their nirvana collapsing back on their bed.

For minutes they lay there catching their breath unable to speak after the experience they had just shared until Jug rolled from underneath her to flush the condom in the bathroom. When he returned he seemed to be back in a sombre mood.

"I'm so sorry Betty. I don't know what came over me. Did I hurt you?" Betty placed her index finger on his lips.

"Shush. Don't spoil it. That was one of the best experiences of my whole life. I wanted it just as much as you did. If I didn't I would have stopped you."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Juggy, I'm sure." The two young lovers curled up under the covers drifting off to sleep.

They woke up to an annoying tune playing on Jughead's phone. Jug rolled over to his bedside table to see who could be bothering them at this time in the morning. If it was one of the Serpents he was going to kill them.

"It's Archie."

"Archie, what do you want?"

"Chill bro, I need some advice can you come over?"

"At this ungodly hour? Couldn't it wait till later?"

"Ungodly hour? It's 9 o'clock."

"Okay. I'll be over in 10 minutes." Jughead hung up and started to get dressed.

"What did Archie want?"

"He wants me to go over to his for a chat. Why don't you jump in the shower and I try to get back as soon as I can." He leaned over pecking her on the forehead.

As he was about to leave the house Veronica was knocking on the door.

"Hey, V. Betts is having a shower go on up."

Jughead entered the Andrews house via the backdoor. Fred was in the kitchen packing his things ready to leave for work.

"Hey Fred, is Archie in his room?"

"Yeah, I think so I haven't seen him this morning. I saw your Dad yesterday; I hear we are going to be neighbours from now on."

"We are, I'm really pleased for Dad and Alice they are like different people, happy if they had fought harder for each other years ago they could have been like it all along."

"They could have but then they wouldn't have had you, kids. Out of all their achievements in life their kids are the things they are most proud of."

"Well, there is one more of us about now. JB is living with us now. Gladys turned up yesterday after getting the divorce papers. She saw that our address was on the Northside so thought Dad had come into money. I set her straight so she stormed out leaving JB with us, saying she doesn't need a brat to hold her back."

"Wow, I know she's your mother but I never liked the woman. I wish I had made FP listen to me so he never got mixed up with her in the first place."

"She might have given birth to me but she isn't my mom Alice is. I'm going up to see if Archie is in his room. He called he wants to talk."

Jughead moved upstairs to Archie's room; Archie was doing press-ups in the middle of his room.

"Hey, you wanted me."

"Yeah, I need some advice. It's about Veronica."

"AHHH. Man, I don't want to get involved in your relationship; I've got enough going on in my own relationships right now."

"Look I know you have a lot going on…it's just you and Betty have the perfect relationship."

"Other than her splitting up with me because her serial killer father was manipulating her or me ending it with her after she did the Serpent dance naked in front of a bar of middle-aged men."

"Other than that. You always seem to be on the same page, so in-sink." Jug smiled.

"Arch, you have no idea. Our disagreements can get quite fiery, but we try not to take things personally, listen to what the other has to say, give each other space but keep the lines of communication open. Can I say something without you taking offense?"

"Of course Jug. I need help."

"Okay. Have you ever had a conversation between just the two of you that has lasted longer than five sentences each? I'm not saying my relationship is better than yours, it just seems like all you guys do is have sex. Betty and I have a passionate relationship but we have other joint interests outside sex, we both love to write, mechanics, social justice. I'm not saying you guys should end things but other than her Al Capone like father do you have any shared interests?"

"Thanks, man. I'm going to see if we can find things to do together other than sex."

Jughead left Archie to mull over what they had discussed. He joined his dad and Jelly in the living room watching TV.

"Is Veronica still here?"

"Yeah, do you know what it's about?"

"Probably her and Archie. I've just had a similar conversation with Archie."

"Oh man. That's one side of High School life I don't miss."

Meanwhile upstairs in Bughead's room.

"Sorry V. I needed to wash my hair. What did you need?" Betty made her bed sitting on Jughead's side of the bed hugging his pillow close.

"I need some advice on my relationship with Archiekins." Betty held the pillow to her face and screamed.

"V. I don't want to get in the middle of things with you guys."

"Pleeeease B. I know Bughead is not perfect but right now you guys are in a much better place than us."

"Have you tried talking to him? I mean really talk to him not just say a couple sentences before ripping each other's clothes off. I swear you guys could be nymphomaniacs."

"Really? I'm not the one who is shacked up with her boyfriend. I bet you guys are at it all the time."

"Actually we're not. You won't believe me but most nights we just hold each other. I'm not saying my relationship is superior to yours but for us, it's more the connection of feeling close and safe with each other rather than making love all the time. Plus we have shared interests." Veronica stood up with a look of determination on her face.

"That's it I'm going to oppose a celibacy pact and find things we both enjoy."

"V! This is want I mean. You can't just order Archie to take a celibacy pact. You need to discuss it with him and listen to his opinion on it."

"Okay. I can do that."

Veronica charged downstairs with Betty behind her.

"Thanks, Betty, a pleasure as always. Toodaloo Joneses."

Betty flopped on Jughead's lap as Veronica closed the door. Jelly looked over the back of the sofa at the closing door.

"Who on Earth was that?"

"That my darling daughter is what we like to call Hurricane Veronica, my boss, and Betty's BFF."

Betty nuzzled into Jughead's neck.

"Did you just have the same conversation I did?"

"Pretty much."

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