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   ❝   yeahhhhhh… kinda was. anyone acting maternal makes me a little flighty — not exactly used to it.   ❞   

reggie ducked his head, hoped betty didn’t give him one of those looks of hers, the ones that were so tender with sympathy that they ached in his chest. the ones that made him feel like a bruise all over; press too hard and it was bound to hurt. he needed to be more careful with his throwaway comments, evidently. reggie tried to summon his usual cocky grin, but it fell flat, softened into something else entirely, involuntarily. 

  ❝   how’s the black beauty? purring like a kitten again, I trust?   ❞   and he did. he trusted betty cooper maybe more than he’d realised. definitely more than he was comfortable with. speaking of uncomfortable…   ❝   oh, uh, hey, I know I’m already asking a lot of you today, but do you think I could use your shower before I go..? I’m kinda freezing my ass off here.   ❞   his wet clothes were more damp now, but they were still clinging unpleasantly, and he was still shivering.    ❝   you don’t wanna be seen at pop’s with a drowned rat, right? since I still owe you that shake, and all.   ❞

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          She was doing it, Betty could tell, that face. Those words had an immediate impact on her: guilt, anger, frustration and an overwhelming need to make up for Reggie’s lack of a… ––– what was the word? loving? ––– childhood, all rolled in one. It wasn’t her responsibility. She knew that. But still. But still. 

“ She’s fine. Waiting to embrace you in slo-mo once the rain stops, ” she snorted, picturing it like a 1080p movie. In IMAX. “ Oh. Nah, don’t even worry about it. You can use Polly and I’s bathroom. I was going to shower too… but I’ll just use my parents’; they won’t mind. ” Well, her dad might, but it’d be fine, she was sure. The Coopers were known for their hospitality; Betty’s mother would let nothing get in the way of that. Not even Hal Cooper and his overprotectiveness. 

“ C’mon. I’ll get you a towel. We’ll toss your clothes in the washer and you can borrow some of Chic’s, if you’d like? ” Her brother used to be heavier before his secret service training, and had shirts of all sizes in his old room. Stepping into his room, she missed him with a pang so strong she almost keeled over. Betty smiled at the baseball posters on the wall and pulled the closet doors open. “ Anything catch your eye? Sorry it’s not exactly designer but… I am curious to see what you’d look like on the DL. ” 

posted on 9/20 at 21:12 with 11 notes
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