Betty just could not believe what she heard. Is Veronica actually? I know that she just found out about it, but was she even planning to tell me about it? And, who's the father? So many questions are going through Betty's mind. Veronica never mentioned that she's dating anyone or even hook up with anyone. If she did she would definitely tell me, right?She thought to herself. I'm her best friend.
"Hey B, you're not asleep yet?" Veronica asked as she walks into Betty's room.
"I'm not sleepy yet," she smiled at her trying to hide her curious face.
Veronica then took a sit on Betty's bed next to her. "How's the movie after gazillion time watching it?" she chuckled.
"I cried, I just couldn't help it," she pouted and they both laugh.
"How's babysitting Jase? Fun?" Betty asked.
"It was okay, Jase is just so cute; and who wouldn't want to take care of him, right?"
"Yeah, he's something alright. I never knew you like babies or kids, you never like offer anything like that before. What's with the change of heart?" Betty asked in hope that Veronica would tell her about her secret pregnancy.
"I've always love kids Betty. I just offered because I've watched the notebook so many times," she groans, "And I'm just bored; so, why not I give a hand, right?" she lied smoothly.
"Is there anything you want to tell me V?" Betty asked.
"Like what?" Veronica fakes a laugh trying to shrug the question off.
"Nothing," Betty smiles at her. She was actually disappointed with Veronica because she gave her the chance to tell her about it but she didn't. Does she not trust me or anything I'm her friend? she thought.
"I'm sleepy B," Veronica yawns as she climbs onto the bed and pulls the cover over her. "Goodnight B, love you."
"Love you too," she whispered.
Betty waited until Veronica is sound asleep, so she could sneak out from her room and go downstairs where Kevin is sleeping. Although Kevin is gay; Alice still has strict rules where any male species are not allowed to sleep in the same room as her daughters.
"Kev," Betty tries to wake him up. "Kev," she repeated.
"What do you want Betty?" Kevin asked with his eyes still closed.
"Well, I couldn't sleep, I found out about something big tonight and I just can't get it off my head," she complains.
"What is it?"
"It's a secret and it's big," she said.
Kevin opened his eyes and tries to get up, "How big?" he asks.
"Big," she said as she sat next to Kevin on the couch. "I just need to get this off my chest," she said.
"Oh okay, what is it?"
"Well, I was about to check on Veronica and Jase, then I heard Veronica telling Polly that she's pregnant."
"What?!" Kevin almost shrieks in shock.
"Shhh, can you keep your voice down, you might wake other people." She said.
Kevin is now wide awake alright; still surprised that Veronica Lodge, the Veronica Lodge is pregnant.
"This is big, are you really sure that she said that she is? I mean really sure?"
Betty nods, "yeah," she said. "And she said she's not planning to tell the father,"
"Do know who's the father is?" Kevin asked.
Betty shakes her head, "that's the thing, I don't know who's the father. Veronica never mentioned any guy before, like ever. Even during the summer, she said, there is no guy in life."
"Well, apparently she lied," he states. "Why she hasn't told us about this?" Kevin's curiosity is killing him. He never thought that Veronica would be one of the people that would be knocked up in high school. He thought that she was smarter than this.
"She just found out after school," she tries to be reasoned. "Maybe she was scared and still don't know how to tell anybody. I did ask her, if there is something she wants to tell me, and she just shrugs the question off."
"Oh okay, we give her time. Maybe time is all she needs; she'll tell us eventually, I hope. We're her best friend's right; of course, she'll tell us when the time is right." Kevin trying to be more reason with the situation.
Betty nods, "yeah, you're right. She'll come around."
Veronica has been thinking about the thing Polly over the weekend. She admits that what Polly said was right, Archie deserves to know. It is his child too and he deserves to know at least before she decides whether she wants to keep the baby or not.
There he was the person that she has been looking for; standing at his locker, getting his books. Veronica approaches the person she promises to tell the news, "hey," she touched his shoulder.
"Hey, Veronica," he greets her back. "So how was it? Are you?" he asks and Veronica gave him a tight smile and nods.
"Woah, okay, so what are you going to do?" he asks.
"I don't know Jug," she said devastated. "I was planning not to tell Archie but then I think that he deserves to know. So, I don't know."
"I think you should definitely tell him," Jughead assures her. "He deserves to know," he added.
"Yeah, I know." She replied. "Have you seen him anywhere? I have no idea where he is."
Jughead shrug, "I don't know." He said, "Have you tried looking for him in the music room? He usually does his practice there."
"Yeah," smiled. "Thanks, Juggie, see you later."
After the school ends, Veronica went straight to the music room, she's nervous thinking what will Archie react when she told him about it, as she reached the door and just about she opened it; she just couldn't move.
Her heart shattered, she heard all the rumors but she never believed it because she thought that he would never do that; move on so fast. She feels sick to the stomach and doesn't know why tears started to form and she just could not control it.
She can't believe that she is witnessing Archie making out with Valerie.
The tears keep flowing and she needs to stop it. This is stupid, why am I crying? She said to herself. I'm the one who told him that he's open to date anyone. Ugh!
Veronica took out a tissue in her bag and tries to wipe all the tears and sadness shown on her face. She cannot walk down the halls crying and let everyone knows how weak she can be because people will use this against her. As Veronica is walking the halls with her head down, avoiding any eye contact with anyone she bumped into someone. "Watch where you going?" she groans.
"You're the one who's not looking," he stopped her and Veronica turned around and looked at him.
His face softened once she saw Veronica crying, "Veronica, are you okay?" he asks concerned. Veronica tries so hard to hide the sadness in the face but she just couldn't because her eyes are puffy and her nose is red; it's obvious. Veronica rarely cries but when she does, there's nothing she can do to hide it.
"I'm fine, move aside," she said.
Veronica ran off to the girls' locker room. No cheerleading practice at that day, so she knows the locker room would be empty. She sat in one of the benches in the locker room and cries her heart out; she doesn't know why she's so emotional. This is so unlike her, she couldn't control her tears and emotions as they are all over the place.
Veronica had planned everything out in her head on how she is going to tell him about it, and hoping that they'll make the decision together on what to do. She just can't believe that Archie would be sticking his tongue in Valerie's throat. She is just so furious, disappointed and dev devastated all at once.
Then she heard someone came in, the locker room, she tries to stop her sobbing and want to hide.
"Veronica?" someone called out her name. "Ugh," Veronica groans. It was the guy she bumped in the hallway. Why is he looking for her? She thought.
"You cannot be in here; it's the girl's locker room. Boys are not allowed," she said.
"Veronica is that you?" he said back as he looks for her through the lockers and found her sitting on one of the benches. "There you are." He said in relief.
"Are you okay?" he asks as he walked closer.
Veronica rolled her eyes, "Why do you care? You never care about anybody. All you ever care is yourself. Can you please get out right now?"
"You're not going to do something stupid right if I leave you alone in here?"
"Stupid like what?"
"Like I don't know," he shrugs. "People do much stupid stuff when they're sad."
"Oh My God! Why do you even care?"
"Because we're friends," he replied.
"Are we though?" she asked him back.
"Well, I thought we are, we hang out together sometimes right; that still count as friends right?"
"Just because we hang out a few times; we're automatically frien—," She replied.
"Can you please don't be such a bitch right now!" he stopped her.
Veronica stopped and just look at him with her eyes wide, she shut her alright and she can't believe this guy just come in and interrupt her peace then calls her a bitch.
"I'm sorry okay," he apologizes. "I was just trying to be nice and you're making it hard for me. If you said you're fine. Then okay, I'll leave," he swings his backpack and walked out of the locker.
Veronica thought to herself, what just happen?
After her breakdown, Veronica craves a glass of strawberry milkshake, so she decided to go to the Pop's to get one. Veronica is sitting in one of the booths alone; it was her lucky day that no one she knows is there. Veronica texted Betty, Jughead, and Kevin whether they wanted to join her at the Pop's and they all agreed to meet her there. As she was going through her phone while sipping her milkshake, a familiar face comes in. And she just stared at him as he entered with his friends.
He caught her looking at him and Veronica turned away, pretending that she did not notice he was there. The last thing Veronica wants is for him to come to her booth and say hey or anything, she feels embarrassed about what happen earlier. "Please don't come here, please don't come here," she said under her breath, as she is trying so hard not to look at his direction.
"Hey," he smiled at her. And he's here, she groans in her head.
"Can I sit? It would be just for a while," he said nicely trying not pissed her off and Veronica nod.
"I still feel bad I called you a bitch, and I want to apologize." He apologizes again. "You were acting like one and I just couldn't control my temper which I'm still learning," he admitted.
Veronica smirks and raised a brow, "So you do think that I was a bitch," she said.
"That's not wha—,"
"I was just kidding," Veronica chuckled. "You're right, you were being nice and I was being a little bit bitchy." She admitted. "Thanks for you know, being nice."
"No biggie, so are you here alone?"
"I'm waiting for Kevin, Betty, and Jughead,"
"How about Archie? I thought you guys always hang out together."
"Oh Archie," she said his name bitterly. "He's busy with his music."
He nods, "Oh yeah, I saw him with Valerie just now; they are pretty close now."
"Yes they are," replied.
"Archie's nice, I like him. He turns down the football captain position and gave it to me," he grins.
"It was very nice of him," she said and the door of the dining rings and they both turn around to see Betty and Kevin come in.
"Your friends are here, I think I should go," he smiled at her and slide himself out of the booth and went back to his friends.
Kevin quickly slides into the booth, joined by Betty.
Kevin made a surprised face, "What was that all about? Reggie, huh?" he asks curiously.
"It was nothing," Veronica replied.
"We need to talk Veronica," Betty said in a serious tone.
Veronica laughs, "Talk about what?"
"About why you're acting weird," she raised her brows.
"Weird like what?" she fakes a smile and took a sip of her milkshake.
Kevin signaling her milkshake, "look what you're drinking." He pointed out.
"And what's wrong with what I'm drinking?" she asks defensively.
"You're drinking a strawberry milkshake. You never order them because you said you hate them," he stated.
Veronica stopped her sip and pushed the glass aside, "Just because I change my milkshake flavor that doesn't mean I'm acting weird."
"We want to ask you something and you need, to be honest with us," Betty said as she put her hands on Veronica's.
"How do I say this, hm—,"
"Gosh we know you're pregnant V, Betty heard it all and we all want to know who is the baby daddy?" Kevin blurted it out. "Is it Reggie's?"
"WHAT?"
