That Kiss
Starter forย @leathercrown
THE SILENCE WAS deafening. Despite her best attempts to calm her palpitating heart it was simply impossible, she had messed up big time; not only had she given in to a meaningless kiss but she had hidden it from the man she loved. Fingers tug at the quilt laid out beneath her, the blondeโs throat tightening as she watched him silently slip his clothing into the chest of drawers; he was clearly irritated and he had a right to be, especially given he had been open about what he did with Toni during their breakup. It was never supposed to play out like this.
โJUG, CAN WE at least talk about this?โ the words tumble from her lips, did she even mean what she was saying? It was hard to tell, especially given how anxiety ridden she felt in that very instant. Taking a deep breath, Betty slowly turned to face him more directly, her legs draping across the bed;ย โI didnโt mean to hide it, it was just one of those things that is hard to confess to. You and Archie are so close, that it caused me to worry how you might respond to it.โ She knew how it made her look - as if she had feelings for him or something else equally ridiculous, but it couldnโt be further from the truth.
STUPID AS IT might sound, she didnโt want to shatter his perfect illusion of her; even if they were apart at the time of the kiss it would still serve to dispel theย rose-colored glasses through which he always saw her. As much as she despised being referred to as perfect or faultless in any way shape or form, part of her craved it in her relationship with Jughead; she wanted him to see her as as his type of perfect, loyal, smart, kind - all of the things he was probably questioning now due to a sporadic and meaningless kiss. Oh what a fool she was.
