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Jughead Jones had known for a while now, that Archie was not happy about Lennon. Even when Betty and Jughead had started to date, he could see out of the corner of his eye everyday Archie roll his eyes when Veronica would gush about how cute they were. He had often wondered if Archie was jealous of him (even though Jughead was the last person to be jealous of) and if he wished that he hadn't screwed things up with Betty. Jughead knew that every day since Archie had found out about the baby, that he started to hate him even more. But at this moment he knew that Archie's anger had boiled over, as well as his.
Fist started to fly everywhere, jaws, stomachs and even chests. Jughead couldn't breath, all he could feel was the blood pounding in his ears and how much he hated Archie Andrews. 'How dare he say that he would abandon his daughter? How dare he just insinuate that he would just pack up and leave. How dare he make him believe that he was his father. He was not his father. I am not my father.' He kept thinking till eventually he felt Betty jerk him off.
"What the hell is going on!" She yelled at him Jay is wailing from her hip and Fred jerked Archie off of him.
"Betty can't you see that he is so unpredictable! That he will leave you and that… thing?" Archie asked holding his nose and pointed at Jughead who held his jaw.
"IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY ANDREWS YOU CAME TO MY PLACE OF LIVING AND INSULTED ME FIRST." Jughead yelled at him lunging at him but Betty jerked him back in the place.
Fred held back Archie and dragged him back home while Betty took away Jughead.
"What the hell that Jughead! Do you have a death wish?" She yelled at him once the two of them were alone and Jay was asleep in his crib upstairs.
Jughead couldn't stop shaking and kept clenching and unclenching his fists. What if Archie was right and Betty wanted Archie over him? They would be they perfect family, the ideal family. Betty Andrews and Archie Andrews. Lennon Andrews. The thought itself made his stomach churn and his face got redder.
"Do you want him?" Jughead asked suddenly, causing Betty to freeze and look at him.
"Excuse me?" She whispered looking at him, her hands defensively coming to her stomach.
"You heard me Betty. Do you want that cookie cutter life with Andrews? Do you want that normal life that you know for a fact that I can't give you? You could be just like your parents- fake happy for a couple years till someone goes mental. We both know either way Lennon is going to end up screwed." He hissed at her, not knowing why he was lashing out at her. But for that moment lashing out was what he wanted to do.
"Maybe you already went to him Betts? Is Lennon even mine? Or did you sleep with Andrews one night because you realized that I wasn't good enough for you!" He yelled at her and watched the tears slide down her cheeks.
"Jug-"
"Cut the crap Betty. Is that why he keeps wanting to 'man up and take care of her'. Is Lennon not my kid?" He screamed at her before she slapped him hard across the cheek.
"What the hell is wrong with you Jughead! Lennon is your daughter, I never slept with anyone else. Get out of my house. Get out of my life. I hate you. You are right, you are your father. You are nothing but a coward. A weird, messed up coward that had massive Daddy issues." She yelled at him, shoving him out the door before she slammed and locked it.
When Alice Cooper had arrived home, the last thing she expected to see was Betty alone, curled up on the couch bawling her eyes out. Blood was all over the carpet in the entry way and even some covered Betty's hands. What the hell had happened for the couple hours she had been absent?
"Elizabeth? Elizabeth what happened." Alice asked gently as she sat beside her daughter and pulled her on her own lap.
"He left.. He thinks Lennon is Archies and I never slept with Archie Mom." She cried gently and all the anger flared up in Alice once again, but she breathed and tried to be a rational mother for the first time in her life.
"He is not worth your tears Elizabeth, no man in worth your tears." She whispered gently and stroked her hair. "We will figure this out. Right now, you need to worry about that baby. You can't just think about yourself anymore, that baby comes first and as of right now you will probably raise her alone." She breathed out gently.
The thought of her daughter just like her older sister broke Alice Coopers heart. Like mother like daughters. This isn't what she had in mind for both her daughters, she didn't want them to both be unwed single mothers. She wanted them to have more, more than what she had.
"Mom, why are you being so nice to me?" Betty asked gently.
"Because I know what you are Polly are going through." Alice answered gently.
"Mom you had us when you were ready, obviously we weren't."
Alice exhaled and looked at her silently before finally opening her mouth.
"When I was 17 I was in a relationship with a man who was not your father. We dated for a while before I got in a situation that I didn't feel ready to be in. I didn't feel ready to be a mother and your father advised me to get an abortion. I don't know if he didn't know he wasn't the father of the baby but he still told me I wasn't ready for a baby, that we weren't ready to be parents. I regretted having the abortion Elizabeth, eventually I just grew numb to everything surrounding the events, I got married to a man who I didn't love and had two beautiful daughters. "She said gently and Betty leaned against her.
"I don't regret you or Polly. I want to be that perfect mother for both of you and I just can't." Alice whispered, tears welling up in her eyes. Betty sighed and held her mother tightly.
"Mom, you try and that is what matters." She whispered and kissed her head.
For the next few months Betty and Jughead said nothing to each other. Jughead watching from afar and seeing her stomach get bigger and bigger as the weeks passed. It hadn't been till Betty had reached 28 weeks that he really felt the guilt hit him hard. Lennon was the size of a large eggplant, she could see and blink, she probably was getting chubby little legs at this point. Hell, even her mother was getting that perfectly round, beach ball stomach. He had abandoned her, he had abandoned Betty even after he promised her that he wouldn't. He was a total, grade a douche bag.
Polly had told him that Betty had a nursery ready or at least semi ready for Lennon. Apparently the crib was a nice pale cream and her sheets were lavender. Apparently his mother had knitted Lennon a little beanie in the form of a crown. JB apparently had sent over a onesie with Pink Floyd on it. Apparently Archie had helped her build the crib. Speaking of Archie, he hadn't spoken to him in months either. When he had arrived home that night, he had found his clothes and items on the lawn and was told to move out. That lead him to where he was now, sleeping on the couch in his Dad's trailer. FP had surprised him when he was sober and willing to help him get Betty back. He just didn't care at all, until this very moment. At this very moment he stared down at a pale yellow card with the following words-
Help us welcome baby Lennon into this world. This Sunday at the Cooper's home. 4:00pm. Please bring either books or clothes for the soon to be a classy little miss. Hosted by Veronica Lodge and Polly Cooper. Hope to see you there, to celebrate the little lemon.
He stared down at the card and the picture of Betty holding her stomach and staring down lovingly at the unborn baby. Of course, whoever made these invitations had a little cartoon lemon right where Lima Bean probably sat.
He missed Betty. He missed Lima Bean. He knew he had to fix this ASAP and now thanks to his invitation he knew when he could.
Authors Note: So much angst oh my lord. Sorry this is late, life has been pretty hetic lately but i hope you enjoy. Also I am looking for a new partner in Rping Bughead so if you do on tumblr let me know! Review and Favorite.