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Baby, I got your back

 You ain't even missing me baby So why do I want you so badly? Making a fool of me, I'm so keen Baby, I got your back, like we're still seventeen

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 Betty pulled on the end of her red leather skirt .She was nervous . She was so nervous. “The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence” she had played over and over in her head like a broken record. The voice of Cheryl Blossom  was starting to piss her off and she wasn't even there. 

Betty glanced out her window “The town with Pep” she saw . she scoffed at that. This town has been nothing but  bad memories .. ......But than again some of her best memories were there too so could she really complain ? Yes she thought she could complain. 

She felt a hand on her thigh  rubbing back and forth . A sign of comfort she guessed but she wanted nothing more than to chop it off at this moment with all the mixed emotions she was feeling right now just because they drove past the welcoming sign to Riverdale . No she thought she cant be like this with Robbie, he was good to her . She looked up and her eyes met his dark brown ones and smiled . I wasn't a real smile.

“ you okay Betty?” he asked

“yeah just a little nervous , I haven't  been here in four years and since my mom moved to New Jersey I didn't have any reason to come so yeah I'm just nervous”

It took them twenty more minutes until they arrived to where they wanted to be . The Southside . Robbie pulled the car in to carpark of or at least the makeshift car park of the Whyte Wrym and betty glanced over at him to see his reaction . He had a slightly confused look on his face which betty wasn't surprised to see, Most people would have the same . She looked back out the window and stared  at the bar; The bright green neon snake and the frightening  bikers in leather.

“okay you ready to in ?” she heard Robbie ask .

“Actually Rob I was thinking you could just wait in the car. Is that okay , do you mind”

“your gonna go in there on your own ?”Robbie asked with a raised brow. 

“uh yeah I have been in there before with ......my friend “ she said nervously . She hadn't told Robbie about ....him. she simply had told him that she needed to see an old friend, which wasn't a lie she just wanted to avoid the whole “oh yeah by  the way we were madly in love and intoxicated by each other” conversation. And she wasn't just about to introduce them to each other just yet. 

she hadn't even told Robbie his name because she couldn't say it out loud. There reason for breaking up was not all that bad especially for the way betty would snap when someone mentioned him. Jughead had broken up with Betty when she was 18 and he was 20 . Her mother was moving out of Riverdale a year after the death of her sister Polly . Polly had died given birth to her babies , She had been depressed her whole pregnancy because of the death of Jason and her body just got weak and gave up. luckily the twins were okay and are living with her mom in New jersey.

Jughead didn't want Betty to miss out a chance in going to collage . He was the only reason she would have stayed in Riverdale. There would be nothing for her to do there . Now one  approved of their relationship ; she was dating an older guy and a biker. Betty was heart broken when he had ended it with her and he was even worse . It took her a whole year to accept the fact the fact that he had done it for her safety and so she could make something of herself. 

And now here she was outside the Whyte wyrm looking for jugheads help. She wouldn't have come if it wasn't important . In fact it was very important ; Archie and Veronica their friends the only people who respected their relationship back in the day had gone on one of Veronicas business trips and hadn't been heard from in 3 weeks . Betty found out they were struggling money wise and Veronica had turned things a bit illegal . She had taken over her fathers business after he died so there was no one to help her run it besides Archie. They had made a few jokes before they left for Peru about being the next Bonnie and Clyde , Betty hadn't taken any serious notice to it but now she cant  shake the feeling that something had gone  terribly wrong. 

“you sure you will be okay I don't mind coming in “ Robbie replied.

“Uh yeah I think id rather go in by myself” she said and kissed him on the cheek . 

He would have looked like a fish out of water in there. With his frat boy looks. She felt bad for leaving him here like this but she knew it was probably better than in the bar.

She opened the door of the car  and stepped out her white high top converse hitting the rocky ground . She pulled on her red leather skirt that barley hit her mid thigh  and then started rubbing on her arms up and down because of the cool breeze . She was wearing a white fitted T shirt and noticed the  way some of the men stared at her legs and chest. she tightend her pony and entered the bar. 

........

Jughead sat  down on one of the leather couches in the bar facing the doorway  , the other serpents surrounding him with beers in their hands. When he glanced at the entry to the bar he saw  her .His heart skipped a beat .He had to look away and then back again just to make sure she was real . 

Gone was the pastel sweaters and jeans and was replaced with a tight leather skirt that hugged her curves . Her long toned legs that seemed like they were a mile long were on display and he swallowed . God she was still beautiful .Something seemed different in her ,  She had a new confidence and a edgy way to her though her preppy look still ghosted . She still wore her signature blonde ponytail and had a pair of spotless white chucks . She was still the same Betty he thought . What was she doing here was his next thought. 

She looked around and her eyes landed on him . He was like magnetic and she was automatically drawn to him . He stayed in his  seat on the leather sofa and she walked over. On his right there was a girl that looked the same age as betty with pink streaks in her curly brown hair and to the left there was a man with a snake tattoo on his neck  and dark hair. 

She was standing in front of all them now and all there eyes were on her now . she felt like she was ten sizes smaller under all there gazes.

“who are you ?” the pinked hair girl asked 

Betty looked at her and backed to jughead whos eyes never left her body. He was staring at her legs now and Betty blushed . It wasn't the most intimate place he had ever looked at on her body she thought .

“I'm Betty “ she said looking at the brown and pink haired serpent who asked her rather cheekily who she was . 

“who are you “ Betty asked with a challenging expression.

To this the serpents girls  face grew hot and annoyed . Betty looked backed at jughead who now had a smirk on his face. God why did he have to do that?

“I'm Toni Topaz and your fucking not welcomed here , so why don't you just get out before you get bitten “ she spat and smirked feeling proud of herself.

Betty opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted before she even got a chance to speak. 

“She’s always been welcomed here. And besides ....” jughead said  as he stood up . “She’s been bitten in here before . Aint that Betts?”

“uhh .....Y-yeah that's uh right” she replied as he got closer she could smell his sent . Soap and cigerates invading her senses and she didn't even mind. 

They just stood there for a few seconds or a year Betty dose not know until he spoke.

“Hi” he whispered to her his breath mingling I hers. 

“Hi”she whispered back. 

Breaking them out of their moment one the serpents cleared their throats .

“Do you two want a room or?...........”

“we’ll be at the bar “ jughead ignored the serpent and directed betty towards the bar stools with his hand on the small of her back like they always had. 

While Betty tried to ignore the burning feeling his hand had left on her skin he ordered them two beers. 

She took it from him and thanked him . 

“So what brings my baby back ?” he asked before he took a swig of his beer and raised his brow. 

My Baby? does he know that aren't together anymore. Of course he knows she thought but was still confused . She hadn't expected him to act as though they were still a thing. He was the one who broke up with her . she was so confused . Put had to push her confusion because that's not what she came back for. They’re not what she came back for . 

“Veronica and Archie “ she said 

“they’re missing I think” 

“You think?” he replied

“yes . Veronica made some business deal and it was kind of a shady one . The cops are doing nothing about it and Heromine is... I don't know whats wrong with her. She hasn't been the same since Veronicas dad died . “ Betty said and was almost out of breath. She gets an uneasy feeling even just talking about it.

“And your here at the Wrym because ?” he said . Jesus your not that stupid she thought to herself. 

“Because I need your help Jughead. Your probably the only person I know who could at least help with this “ she said

“Or you just wanted to see me again “he suggested 

Okay now he was just getting annoying . 

“No jughead this is serious I really need help right now....with the investigation” she added because it probably sounded more desperate than it should have. She just knows she has to find Ronnie and Archie before it was too late.

“okay “ she heard him say. 

“Really “ she asked and the urge to throw her arms around his neck and hug him so tight but she kept her composure. 

“So..” he said 

“what’s with the change of style. Not that I'm complaining you look sexy , but I guess you always look sexy” he said it so casually that it made her shiver . she felt her cheeks go red and cursed under her breath. 

“Remember  that girl Cheryl , ? we kind of moved in together in LA and I guess she gave me a lot of confidence . Living with her for 3 years has its perks” she said with a nervous chuckle. 

“Betty “ she heard a voice call out . She almost didn't recognise it until realisation hit her. Robbie . Shit. 

She and Jughead turned to look at him at the same time . 

“Robbie .. uh hey I uh thought you were waiting in the uh car” she stuttered her words . Of course this would happen to her . 

“No I thought you were taking long I was getting worried about you “ he said with a smile that made Betty feel like shit. Here she was at a bar (that she and jughead used to fuck at ) with her ex boyfriend and her current one waiting in the car. 

“Oh thanks I um I'm okay” she said and forced a somewhat convincing smile.

“okay .. oh um you must be Bettys friend . I'm sorry she never told me your name .  How have I never noticed you never told me your friends name Betty?”

“ha I-” betty tried to speak but was cut off by Jughead for the second time this evening. 

“Maybe you should pay more attention “ jughead spoke looking at Robbie straight in eye. fuck its started Betty thought.

tbc 

I hope you enjoyed reading the first chapter . Also I am sorry for any typos or anything lol.