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Lili curls up in bed with a fluffy blanket with Jughead on it. Cole had bought it for her so that when he was away she could always snuggle with it and pretend he was there with her. Even though Cole is around, she still cuddles it out of habit and the comfort it brings is indescribable.
“Lili, you’ve been asleep for hours. We have to be on set soon.“ Cole kisses Lili’s cheek as he tries to get her out of bed, but she just groans and nuzzles her face further into the pillow. She’s never been much of a morning person, but for the past four weeks or so, she’s been having a harder time motivating herself to get out of bed. No matter how much sleep she gets, it never feels like enough, she’s constantly exhausted and ill feeling. “Lili, don’t make me force you out of bed.” Cole climbs onto the bed and pulls Lili to him.
Lili giggles as she cuddles up to him. “Can we just cuddle in bed the whole day?” She begs before kissing his soft lips. The kiss, once innocent, turns into a passionate one with each hungry motion of their lips. As she starts to climb onto him, her stomach starts to hurt and bile travels it’s way up to her lips. She quickly shoves him away and runs toward the bathroom. When she finally reaches the toliet, she lets herself heave everything she ate last night out.
Cole quickly rushes by her side and gathers her hair away from her face so puke doesn’t get in her hair. “Lili, are you okay?” He asks her, his voice soft and full of worry. Despite feeling miserable, it still warms her heart to know that he cares so much. All the boyfriends she’s had before never cared about her half as much as he does, it’s hard for her to imagine never meeting him, she has Riverdale to thanks for bringing them together.
When Lilli stops, he wraps her in is arms. “I’m fine, this has been happening for awhile now.” She whips her lips on wash cloth she has laying around. She glances up to see his horror stricken face.
“You have been throwing up for awhile now and you haven’t told me?” Cole stares at her clearly hurt by the news. Before she could say anything, she stomach growls loudly. Sighing he gets off the floor. “I’ll make you something to eat before we go.” they walk down together hand in hand to the kitchen. “What are you feeling hungry for?”
A smile spreads on her delicate face. “How about chocolate chip pancakes?” She gets out the orange juice and pours herself a glass. He gives her a weird look as he gets the pan from the drawer. “What?” She asks giving him a weird look back at him.
He starts making the pancake batter when he replies. “You hate chocolate chip pancakes.” He says slowly in confusion of the whole situation. He has no idea why she would want the one thing she has claimed to never like.
“I can change my mind, can’t I?” Lili says sassily as she takes a sip of orange juice.
“I think we should go to the doctors and make sure you are okay. I can call Roberto and tell him that you are sick and I’m taking care of you. I’m sure he won’t mind.” Cole pours the batter on the hot pan making it sizzle.
Lili sighs, “I’m probably just sick, you know how bad my immune system is.” All she wants to do is lay in bed. At least it would be better than running around on set. A nervous chill runs down her spine and she can’t help her mind thinking about all the possibilities. What if she’s is dying, what if she has to be replaced and someone else would have to play Betty? She loves this role and doesn’t know what would happen if she would have to give it up. “Lili,” Cole’s voice breaks her out of her demising thoughts. “Is everything okay?”
Lili smiles nodding her head. “Everything’s perfect.” he places a gentle her lips before serving her the pancakes. She thanks him before quickly eating her food. Cole leaves the room and calls the producers and Roberto. Just as she is finishing up, she has to puke again. She sprints down the hallway and heaves into the toliet. Everything she just ate goes down to the sewage system as she flushes the toliet.
She lays her head in her hands as he runs into the bathroom. “I called and they said they understand. They’re going to shoot the scenes that you aren’t going to be apart of today. They want you to try and and make it to tomorrow’s shooting though.” Sighing, she nods. With how things were going, she isn’t sure she can. “Come here. We have about an hour before the appointment. What do you want to do until then?”
Lili thinks for a moment before answering, “How about we curl up on the couch and watch Black Mirror?” An adorable smile spreads across her face.
“Why am I not surprised?” Cole laughs smiling as he lifts her off of the bathroom floor and throws her over his shoulder. Giggling, Lili kicks her feet in the air. He gently tosses her onto the couch before laying down next to her. He presses the power button and turns on the show.
They get halfway through an episode before Lili dozes off to sleeo in Cole’s arms. He slowly turns off the T.V. and snuggles up closer to her and falls asleep as well.
Thirty minutes later, the shrill of an alarm rings. Groaning, Cole turns off the alarm on his phone and slides of the couch. “Time for your appointment. You better get changed real quick, I’m sure you don’t want to walk in there with your pajamas on.” He teases Lili.
She gets up off from the couch and lays her hands on her hips. “You know what, I do want to stay in my pajamas. I’m sick and don’t want to change.” She exclaims stubbornly. He opens the car door for her to get inside. After she is inside, he closes the door gently and gets inside the driver’s side and drives off to the doctor’s.
It’s not long when they reach their destination, and Cole rushes out of the driver’s seat and opens the door for Lili. “You know you don’t have to do everything for me, right? I’m sick, not helpless.” She remarks as her feet hit the ground. He stifles back a laugh as they walk inside together inside the doctor smelling building. Cole signs her in as she wanders off to find a seat in the waiting room. After he’s done, he sits down into a seat next to hers. They wait for a few minutes in the room with the plain, bland wallpaper that is peeling off until a nurse comes out and announces her name.
Both Lili and Cole, stand up hand in hand and follow the doctor as she leads them to their room. “What seems to be the problem today?” The nurse appears to be in her early thirties asks with a clipboard.
“Well, I’ve been puking for days, I’m always tired, it doesn’t matter how many hours of sleep I get, I’ve been craving food I normally hate, and I’m always hungry, not to mention my mood swings.” Lili explains.
The nurse nods her head and takes out a tiny cup. “I want you to pee in this so I can take it to the doctor and he can test it.” Sighing, Lili takes the cup and walks to the bathroom down the hall.
After going inside and peeing into the cup, she walks back into the room and hands it to the nurse. The nurse takes the cup and walks out of the room disappearing. “What do you think it’s going to be?” Cole asks her as she sits down in his lap and lays her head on his shoulders.
“I don’t know, that’s what has me so worried. I keep telling myself it’s just a normal flu, but what if it’s something terrible? What if I have to leave Riverdale?” Lili chokes out a cry.
Cole holds her closer to him as tears run down her face. “Everything is going to be okay, I promise. I love you, and whatever it is, we’re going to get through it together.” He calms her down. Even if it’s a life threatening illness, he’s determined to help her through it, even if it kills her. He’s willing to risk everything for her, but he prays that it doesn’t come down to that. He can barely watch her have a flu without him getting worried.
A few minutes passes by when the doctor finally opens the door. “Well, good news, you’re not sick.” Lili sighs in relief. The doctor continues on, “You’re pregnant.”