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I know you're kind of staying at the bar. Is anyone staying at your place at the Up?

Edited 2019-10-09 23:31 (UTC)

No. Even the dog is at the bar. Did you think I was keeping my secret girlfriend up there?

No. I just need somewhere else to stay.

It's okay, I'll ask Bellamy about his place.

Betty, of course you can stay at my place. You can even stay at the bar, if you wanted to. What happened?

If it's not safe... It's okay, I can ask Bellamy and Emma.

I can't say at the bar. And I don't want to stay in the neutral zone. And my home isn't safe either.

It's the safest place in the entire Up, except for the Gray Room. That isn't why we left.

So just tell me what happened?

Jughead's staying at the Gray Room and I can't stay there while he's there.

Please don't try to kick him out either, I'd rather him be safe.

I don't decide who to kick out, and he's pretty enough that Dorian will let him stay.

It's fine. I'll take you to the apartment.

[ she hates to admit this.]

I don't want to be alone. It'll be safer with Bellamy. I'm okay, I promise.

I'm still here, if you want to see me.

Stay at my place.

I'll stay with you.

That might make things worse than they already are with Jughead.

Jughead needs to mind his manners better.

And in places that aren't so public.

You saw?

I saw.

[ She can't say she isn't glad that Nick didn't come to try to help her. It was already humiliating enough without the idea of other people seeing it or intervening.

She's still embarrassed now but she's not in the middle of it now, it's a little less raw.]

I'm sorry, the last thing I wanted was for people to have to see that.

[ She's still hurting. ]It was humiliating.

You don't have to apologize to me.

Come on, Cooper. I'll sleep on the couch. Reggie can chaperon.

I feel like I do. I feel like I'm always coming to you with my drama.

I'm sure Reggie would be thrilled.

Really, Nick. It's okay. This place is safer and you're both already settled. Bellamy already said I could stay there.