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Heart of the Wolf	By : Misskiki47 Category: Comics > Archie & Co. Views: 7419 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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     Betty was slowly walking down the crowded street on her way home while still sniffling from the movie, ‘The Notebook’. She had just stopped near a traffic meter to smooth her hair out of her eyes, when, someone slammed into her, causing her to drop her purse, and almost fall to the ground. She stood there, shaken and stunned: her hair completely covering her face while she tried to catch her breath. The sudden impact frightened her.
     “Hey guy, watch it!” she yelled. “That hurt!” She had been partially blinded by tears and could not see the man’s face well, especially with her confounded hair in her eyes. She vowed to cut it shorter that very evening.
     “Sorry miss, let me help you,” A very smooth, rich, and vaguely familiar voice said. Betty froze at the sound of that voice. She tried to stifle the rapid beat of her heart and the tingle that voice caused in her. He bent over and picked up her purse and handed it to her. “Here you…” She pulled her hair back so she could see his face clearly.
     “Did you hear me Reggie?!” The young woman that was with him started pulling on his arm, jerking him sharply , which kept him from getting a good look at Betty.
    “Everyone can hear you, Marie, stop this shit!” He yanked his arm out of her clinging grasp. He started to turn to look at Betty, and apologize again, causing Marie to screech in outrage, “Don’t you ignore me, you selfish fucker!” That was followed by a loud slapping sound. The sound her open hand made against his face was loud, causing passersby to stop, look, laugh and leave.
     When the woman noticed the scene she was causing, she kept hitting Reggie as hard as she could. So with Reggie being otherwise occupied, he did not get a chance to get a look at the woman he bumped into. When Reggie handed Betty her purse, he glanced at her briefly, but with her hair covering her
face, he didn’t recognize her. His companion had started to hit him again.
     “Reggie...?” Before Betty could say anything further, Reggie was on his way. He had not seen or recognized her because he was busy fending off the crazy woman, but Betty didn’t see it that way. What Betty saw was a very beautiful brunette heatedly arguing with him and it looked as if Reggie still hated her. She forgot that Reggie had not heard her voice for ten years, and she sounded very different. Her voice did not have that sweet teen-age girl’s lilt to it: Now it was the voice of a sultry and mature young woman. She was not the same Betty Cooper that Reggie knew as a teenager.
     He barely even heard her voice and did not get another chance to look back. If he had, he would have been extremely surprised. He had been so close to Betty Cooper-Andrews and hadn’t known it.
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      Reggie decided the next time he broke up with someone it would be given over the phone, by telegram or in an e-mail. It had all started when Marie had to ruin their evening by asking him to let her move in with him. When he promptly answered, “No way doll”, she went ballistic. Marie had slapped him and threw her wine in his face. They had been forced to leave the restaurant because of the scene Marie made there. Reggie decided this was the time to give her his famous, ‘kiss off’ speech. He had planned to wine, dine and screw her one more time before gifting her and discarding her. Now he could see she was getting serious about him. When he started telling her it was over while they walked down the packed Broadway street, she began yelling at him.
“Why Reggie. I love you!”
“Marie, I’ve never led you on”, which angered her even further and she began pushing him and causing him to almost knock a young woman down.
     Marie knew about the Mantle’s famous ‘kiss-off’ goodbyes and actually thought she would be the one to snare the elusive Wolf. She kept sceaming obscenities at Reggie, trying to hit him, scratch his eyes out, and making random swipes at his crotch. She was trying to rip his manhood clean off, which is why he bumped into Betty. Reggie mentally cursed himself.
     I’m such a dumb ass for dealing with her more than once! She has ten hands. This bitch is trying to rip my dick off! He thought angrily as he resisted the urge to knock Marie on her ass.
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     Betty just stood there, very disgusted, taking all of this in. That Reggie! He’s up to the same old shit, and after all of this time he still rejects me! The rush of pleasure Betty had felt when she had seen Reggie quickly turned into hurt and anger. Betty thought Reggie just gave her a direct cut.
     God, he really hates me! Betty turned away, heartsick. Tears started flowing again, this time not because of the movie. Betty witnessed the drama with Marie and Reggie, totally unsure why seeing them should bother her. They were all ten years older and definitely not children any more. He had not been a part of her life in all of that time, but his rejection still hurt a lot. Betty elected not to tell Jughead and Ethel about this because it was just too painful. She did not want them to see her cry, and get ideas about her having feelings for Reggie.
     Why am I upset because Reggie Mantle continues to ignore me and hate me? She didn’t want to know the answer to that question. Damn that Reggie! Betty thought, really hurt about the rejection she thought Reggie gave her yet again.
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     A week after he had unknowingly had contact with Betty, Reggie was entertaining a client at Toki, a very expensive Japanese restaurant located in downtown Manhattan. Reggie was introducing his plans on how to start a Japanese distribution of his magazine, when he saw someone who bore an uncanny resemblance to Betty Cooper. He would never think of her as Betty Andrews.
     “I think I can capture an audience of men who…”
Reggie’s voice trailed off as he saw a very beautiful young woman pass by the window they were sitting at in the restaurant. He was mesmerized by her long golden blond hair, the short teal skirt, and matching teal sequined tee shirt that fit her snugly across luscious breasts. He noted how heads turned to get a second look at the beauty, openly admiring her.
     For reasons he refused to explain to himself, he immediately sprang up from the table stating quickly, “Excuse me, Matsura-san! I see someone, uh something I have to catch,” nearly knocking down waiters and patrons alike, sprinting easily and quickly out to the street. Reggie had to see if it was Betty. By the time he arrived outside, the young woman was nowhere in sight. He was breathing so fast and his heart was racing so hard he had to bend over to catch his breath. Reggie’s chest felt as if he was going to have a coronary. He felt totally deflated. A part of him was glad the woman was gone, while the other part was terribly disappointed that it wasn’t Betty, who had a husband that was not him.
     Now, not only was he calling every female he slept with Betty, now he was starting to see Betty everywhere. He was sure he was losing his mind. He looked around once more; just to be sure it wasn’t her. Get it together Mantle. You’re a very sick fuck! Shaking his head at himself, Reggie went back to his client. Reggie wasn’t seeing things: it was Betty he saw. She had passed the restaurant he was dining at while she was out shopping.
     Betty had gone into a nearby shop to look at fabrics. She and Ethel were doing a non-traditional wedding gown line. I can’t wait for Ethel to see this, she thought as she fingered the silky red satin material the clerk was cutting for her. She was laden with bags of fabrics, trimmings and accessories for their upcoming photo shoot and for her students. She loved shopping for their supplies. She knew they had assistants for that, but she wanted to pick the fabrics for her designs herself. The rest of her purchases would be delivered by the stores later. They needed to make more of the Hott Muggs tee shirts. Many people, especially men were admiring the tee shirts she wore.
     Just a word about the Hott Muggs Tee shirt: This was a sequined number in a variety of colors, with the name ‘Hott Muggs’ across the chest area. This shirt was pretty much made to order. It could be midriff length, or dress length-mini or maxi. The size of the customer did not matter. For the men, there were usually no sequins. Some men were seen in Manhattan clubs with the sequined tee shirts. And they looked very cute, indeed. On the front or back of the shirt the customer could have their favorite photo or ‘Mugg’ shot placed on the shirt. Many of the men and women wanted to know where to get one, constantly stopping Betty, Jughead, Ethel, or various models they hired to promote them. They were all walking advertisements.
     Adding the numerous photo spreads Reggie set up, these shirts were seen everywhere. Ethel sent Reggie a tee shirt with his picture intertwined with a beautiful wolf on it: he was happy to see it had no sequins. As Reggie looked at it, he became suddenly pensive. For some reason unknown to him, the tee shirt reminded him so much of Betty: how she looked in her tight tee shirts, with her bobbing ponytail and her large breasts bouncing tantalizingly as she moved. He remembered the many hot moments when he jerked off with that vision of her in his head many times in his life. He mentally shook himself before he got aroused. He snapped back to reality and went back to the task at hand. Damn it Mantle, get it together. Reggie still didn’t know why Betty was on his mind, on his lips and in his dreams recently. It had taken him too long to get her out from under his skin, and his heart. He could not let thoughts of her and his feelings bubble up to the surface again. He had to do something to quell his emotions. So he called his mother.
     “Hi Mom. When are you and Dad coming to New York? I miss you guys. How’s everybody?” They had not been to see him since Betty left Riverdale. They were terrified it would slip out that Betty was in New York. “Everyone’s fine son. Is everything all right with you?” Vicky thought it strange that Reggie asked about anyone there. He hasn’t asked about anyone in Riverdale for almost ten years.
     Vicky wanted so badly to tell him Betty left Archie, but she promised Alice, so she couldn’t tell him. It was so hard. She wanted her son back and knew he still loved Betty. He’s so cold and hard now. And all of the women he’s been with! Vicky read the papers. She knew what her son did and wondered if he was a sex addict or something. Vicky wanted her son to settle down and have children and to be happy. She hoped Betty could save her son.
     Vicky had even asked his father to inquire if he used condoms and thankfully, he was using them. “Sometimes I use two at one time, Dad, to be sure there are no babies.” He neglected to tell his father about the large supply of morning after pills he kept and slipped them into drinks to ensure no one got pregnant. He didn’t want any children to tie him to anyone and was secretly contemplating a vasectomy.
“We’ll be there soon, my darling. Dad has to go to California for business, and then we’re going on an Alaskan cruise for two weeks. We’ll come see you after that if you’re not too busy. Okay, love?” Reggie and Betty should have met and made their peace by then.
     “Sure mom. Tell Dad I’ll call him later. Take care. Love you both”. Reggie hung up, disappointed they couldn’t come sooner. He knew they would come to New York right away if he told them he needed them. When they visited him, he could be himself, for a little while, at least. During his parents’ infrequent visits, he did not date and devoted his time to them.
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