They had finally been called into the room. They followed a nurse who would be doing the ultrasound, to a small room with a screen on the wall. It was a room designed for gender reveals so people didn't have to crowd the nurse to see the tiny tech screen. Betty laid on the table and pulled up her shirt revealing her growing stomach. FP had never really seen how much she had grown since she tried to hide it so people wouldn't randomly touch her. But Sweet pea was pretty used to seeing it when she changed or when they showered together. He loved her belly. It was small but there. Fp looked at her and smiled trying not to be awkward at seeing the girl that his son grew up with now pregnant with his grand child. It was a very touchy situation for him. If his son was still alive he would have been upset, he would have probably grounded him and made him step down as leader as well. But he was gone, he was happy that he could still have a part of his son. But then he wasnt to happy knowing that even though Betty has someone by her side and willing to do anything for her it wasnt the person who should be there so he knew that it was hard on her. He couldn't possibly imagine how hard it really was for her.

Little did he know Sweet pea and Betty had actually broken up a couple times because she had such mixed feeling about Jughead not being there. But every time within a day Sweet pea was able to manage to get her to realize that she needed someone to get her through the day. To be able to understand how she felt. And no one else really did the way he did. Even though he had never been in that situation he knew both of his friends way to well to understand how massively touchy the subject was and that his best friend / girl friend needed him now more than she ever had.

The nurse than puts the gel on her stomach and scans her belly for the baby. After confirming there was still a heart beat she turned the t.v. on for everyone to see how big the baby had gotten. It definitely looked like a baby now. With arms, legs, finger and toes. They were at the 20 weeks scan. So it also doubled as an anatomy scan to make sure that the baby was on track to having everything in its proper place. Everything had seemed to be proper for the small baby. It was a week behind schedule. But the nurse reassured them it was perfectly normal.

"Are you guys ready for the big reveal?" The nurse asks

Fp and Sweet pea are practically jumping out of their seats to find out. But Betty just nods. She covers her eyes since the nurse needs the t.v. on to reveal to the boys what the baby is. All of the sudden with her eyes closed she hears both the boys cooing which tells her they more than likely know the gender now. For a second she wants to take a secret peak. She wants to know. But before she does the nurse goes back to take measurements. Which snaps her back to being thankful that she decided she wanted to be surprised when she has the baby. The boys are trying to talk about it without giving away any information on what the baby is. As they finish the ultrasound all three headed to another room so they could talk to the doctor to make sure Betty was healthy as well. Which she was because she took pride in making sure her body was a perfect living space for her special little baby. She never did anything without thinking about every single effect it would have on that little life.

They had finally arrived back to FP's trailer. He had invited them so they could do a "family lunch" which it was much needed. With Fp being the one who passed the Gene's down to Jughead of never ending wanting to eat and Betty carrying the child of Jughead Jones she found herself thinking about food more times in the day than she did in one whole year. This baby would definitely have the appetite of its father. Sweet pea wanted to be as close to her as possible. So they sat on the couch with his hand around the back of her placing his hand on the side of her belly. They were eating their hamburgers that were fresh off the grill. It was one of Betty's biggest cravings as of the last week.

She had so many cravings. Some Sweet pea thought were the most disgusting things he had ever seen anyone willingly and enjoyingly eat. Last week she was constantly craving straight pickle juice, and the week before she craved bbq chips dipped in ranch. He was never really a fan of pickles or ranch. So to see her eat them like they were nothing made him sick. This week the craving seemed normal and durable. Hamburgers with salt and vinegar chips.

When lunch was done Sweet pea dropped Betty off at home so he could meet with Fp to go paint shopping. All she hoped was that he didn't choose the most random absurd color(s) for the room. But with Fp's help she knew that he would pick something that she could at least tolerate. Sweet pea was into the most random off the wall things. The more weird they were the better. So she knew if it was just him picking he would find an odd green or blue color for a boy or a crazy shade of pink or purple for a girl. While Betty liked to stick to more neutral or standard colors for the room. Baby pink or baby blue. So this would be interesting to say the least to see what they come up with.

When they get back they sneak into the room to get a head start on the first layer. Betty just sticks to having her eyes glued to the t.v. so she doesn't see anything she wouldnt want to.

After they had been in the for a long while that felt like the whole day Betty had decided she needed to cook dinner for them. So she pulled out a nicely plump roast to defrost. After getting all prep done, cleaning up and only 15 minutes left before dinner was ready she heard a call of her name through the door of the bedroom. Sweet pea wanted her for whatever reason.

"Yes babe?" She called out not opening the door as she reached it.

"Can you bring me a change of clothes, also Fp has some for him in the truck. Can you bring those as well?" He calls through the door as well to not show her the progress they had made. Which was more than that thought they would have. They had gotten two layers done along with the trim. But in the middle of painting Sweet pea had an idea to do for the room that he would need to enlist someone with more artistic abilities to complete. Which he didn't know anyone so he was going to have to resort in asking everyone and anyone who could prove they were good enough for the challenge.

When she got back from the truck and getting both of them their clothes she set them down at the base of the closed door, knocked. "Dinner will probably be done by the time you guys get out of that room." She says than walked away.

They emerge from the room they had spent hours in. They are quick to grab plates and dish up the precisely cut roast and spoon the mashed potatoes and gravy on their plates. Sweet pea placing a quick kiss to Betty's temple saying thank you and Fp wrapping her in a soft hug thanking her for dinner and the opportunity to go with them to the appointment. They all sit at the small round table stuffing their faces as quickly as they can. Doing a lot of work left the boys feeling completely starved. And well Betty any smell of food made her feel like she hadnt eaten in years.

As the weeks slowly went on the boys kept to creating a master piece for the baby's nursery. Kicking Betty out of the house when needed to move furniture in or when they found another serpent who was very gifted in the art of murals to create a piece that would surely give Betty some peace and also the baby some knowledge. They had Fangs tell them who was good at art. Which in turn they found a boy who had just been initiated into the gang weeks before, he is 13 years old. He did art for children's stories for their make shift library which it was once before but it had been shut down. The books falling apart. A bunch of the serpents broke in, created their own little library with what they had left of the place. The boy named Tristan wanted to do that as his job to help the serpents. Keep the kids reading and learning.

He accepted the challenge within seconds of being told what the job was. He loved how sweet Betty was to everyone. And he had heard of everything she was going through. His parents talked about her at home. And how brave she was for being the leader even after everything. But then doing everything she could to make sure her family flourished. Fp gave him two hundred dollars to complete the job. After it was done within two days it was like they had taken the picture they gave to Tristan and blew it up and slapped it on the wall. It was perfect. Fp looked at the mural with tears in his eyes. He felt like everything was now in place to let Betty see the room. It was a complete masterpiece. But they wouldnt be able to show her the room until they brought the baby home since they used gender specific colors. The very last touch they wanted Betty to be able to place as well. They had gotten a little stand with pictures of her, sweet pea, the ultrasounds, and Jughead. With Jugheads picture there was a spot that they had set up so whenever Betty was ready she could place his hat there. Betty was never able to let it go anywhere that she could risk it getting ruined or stained. It currently was residing in a special shadow box with a picture of him and the necklace he had bought her the Christmas before. It was an infinity with a J and B on it. They were the only things that she wanted to keep extra safe. She wore his "S" shirts as pajama shirts.

In the beginning Sweet pea had been a little uncomfortable with it. He felt like she wasn't fully ready to move on. Which was completely within reason. He respected her. But he didnt like when he was trying to make a move on her and took one of his friends shirts off her body. But he had learned to deal with it knowing that she did have feelings for him. He knew she would always have feelings for Jughead. But it never changed the fact that she did have feelings for him as well and that if she wasnt ready she wouldnt do anything. She had made it very clear one night in a bad mood. He tried to make her feel better and she broke down saying that she didnt want to be with him when she couldnt get over the love she had for Jug. She wanted him and missed him. Sweet pea just ended up sleeping on the couch to give her space to think it all out. In the morning it was all back to normal. It was the last break up they had when she finally decided that she was allowed to still love what she had with the father of her baby. But also be able to love what she had with the person who was so willing to do anything for her. The person who in spite of everything still accepted her, didn't judge her, and helped her in every way that he could. If he couldn't help he still did by finding anything that would help. He was the only person who didnt look at her like she was some small breakable doll, or like she just wanted him so she wouldnt he lonely and she was some serpent slut bouncing around when she got the chance to leave. Which was far from what she was doing. She needed love, she needed support, she needed someone who would make sure that she was ok. Sweet pea was the one who saw what she needed and gave it to her no matter how hard it was. And in turn she gave him everything he wanted. Someone to love him and accept that he was rough around the edges. But could love the same as anyone else. He was someone who fought anger issues on a daily. Seeing her calmed the storm in him. They were the ying and yang to make two better people in a crazy world they lived in. But they loved it. They made the world work for them instead of them working for the world. No one could take that away. And no one could understand them. But no one tried. Because they had never been in any situation that these teens had been through.

This was a fun one to write. I wanted to go just a little more in depth on how their relationship was working. But also show that even though Betty was having a very hard time and it may seem like she could possibly not be giving her part in the relationship that she is in ways that Sweet pea needs. Just as he is for her. He isnt going through as much as she is but he still needs the love. She is willing to give it while being able to find a balance in her love life after Jughead. Hopefully you guys like it as much as I do. Please review and tell me what you think.