It was a beautiful scene. A pink and orange sky overlooked hundreds of tall trees. These trees were standing on a ground covered with thick, green grass that ended at the bay of Sweetwater river, where the sparkling water was racing over small stones, pushing sticks, leaves, and other remnants of nature down the river.

But Jughead Jones wasn't paying attention to any of that. He was only focused on the girl leaning into him. Betty Cooper. Her emerald eyes were focused on the river, while his sapphire eyes focused on her. He took her hand and ran his thumb over her knuckles.

Betty stopped river gazing and looked up at him, smiling.

"It's so beautiful here" she said. She had been speaking in a hushed tone since they had arrived, as though she was afraid any loud noise would shatter the beauty of their surroundings.

"I agree" he said. "Your honey colored hair, your glistening green eyes, your perfect pink lips, your long eyelashes, the adorable way wrinkle your cute button nose when you blush, like you're doing now."

It was true. Betty's cheeks had flushed pink.

"I was talking about the view" she said softly.

"I know" he said, and he kissed her on the forehead, still smiling.

"But you're much prettier."

He took her hand and squeezed it gently. She felt a cool metal press against her hand, and felt it slide off when his hand released hers.

"What's on your hand?" she asked. "It felt different."

He held his left hand in front of her. There was a silver ring on his ring finger.

"Oh, you mean this?"

"I didn't peg you as the kind of guy to wear rings" Betty said.

"I'm not... usually" he said. "But I'm glad you pointed it out to me. It reminded me I have one for you."

He removed his arm from her shoulders and reached into his jeans pocket.

"Hang on, I know it's in here somewhere" he said.

Betty giggled.

"Ah, here it is" he said, brandishing a silver ring from his pocket.

"May I see your hand Ms. Cooper?" he asked.

She nervously extended her arm.

"Are you proposing?" she whispered.

"Not today" he said, taking her hand and holding the ring in front of her finger. "This is a promise ring."

He cleared his throat. "Elizabeth Cooper, I love you. You make me feel like no one else ever has. I wake up each day, ready to take on the world because I know you'll be by my side. So I want to make you a promise. A promise to love and cherish you for as long as you'll have me. A promise to always be faithful. A promise to protect you from everything, and by everything I mean EVERYTHING. Bears, heartbreak, your mother, jocks..."

Betty laughed. Her eyes were brimming with tears.

"Do you, Elizabeth Cooper, accept my promise?"

"Yes, yes I do!" she shrieked.

Jughead's eyes were watering as he slipped the ring on her quivering finger. He did nothing to stop the tears flowing down his cheeks as Betty threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"I love you so much" she whispered.

"I love you too" he whispered.

She kissed him again.

"Still think I'm beautiful, with my runny nose and swollen red eyes?" she said, wiping her eyes and nose on her sweater sleeve.

"Yes" he said. "How do you I think I look?"

Betty smiled. His face was slightly swollen, his eyes red and puffy, his nose was running, and his lips were dry and salty.

Betty kissed him. "You're still and always will be the most handsome man in the world"

Jughead wiped his nose on the sleeve of his jacket.

"I can't believe I got so emotional" he said.

Betty sniffled, her smile still in place. She didn't think she was going to be able to stop anytime soon.

"I don't see how you couldn't have gotten emotional" she said. "That was really beautiful, Juggie. No one has spoken to me like that before. It made me feel special."

"You are special, Betts" he whispered, wrapping his arms around her to pull her in for another kiss.