The Sun and Her Moon | CHONI |

Fifteen

The air began to cool as time passed and Tommy had fallen asleep on Toni's chest. 'Do you wanna head inside and maybe watch a movie' Cheryl whispered 'or I can take you home whichever you want'. 'A movie sounds great Cher' Toni smiled and Cheryl felt her heart skip at the the nickname. 'I don't want to be a pain but do you think you could grab Tommy? Don't worry he won't wake up he's just heavy when he sleeps and the kids got me pinned'. 'Sure' Cheryl said getting up 'how should I do it?'. 'Whichever way is best for you' Toni smiled. Cheryl reached down and picked Tommy up, Toni wasn't wrong he was heavy as he slept. He grumbled against her chest as she cradled him in her arms, it was the cutest thing ever she thought. 'You good or shall I grab him?' Toni asked. 'I've got him, I'll put him on the couch would you mind going to my room and getting a blanket he's a little cold' Cheryl said as she walked next to Toni and into the house. 'Yes boss' the shorter woman smiled 'which room is yours?'. 'I'm sure you'll find it' Cheryl smiled as she left Toni at the bottom of the stairs while she walked into the lounge.

Toni climbed the stairs in search of the redheads bedroom. She entered a couple of rooms but they were practically bare with nothing but a bed and a set of drawers. She followed the hallway down to the end and finally found Cheryl's bedroom. This room was definitely the redheads, it was spotless, Toni was lucky if she made her bed in the morning. She had a quick look around before picking up a couple of blankets folded on the bed. She shut the door and made her way back down the stairs and into the lounge. 'Are these the right ones?' Toni asked. 'Yes thank you' Cheryl covered the sleeping boy and turned on a lamp on the corner of the room before sitting on the other couch. Toni sat next to her 'you're really good with him'. 'I am?' Cheryl asked. 'Of course, he's really comfortable with you' Toni smiled 'so what movie do you want to watch?'. 'You choose' Cheryl shrugged. 'Horror?' Toni asked. 'Okay' Cheryl tried to pretend like she wouldn't be scared later on when she was home alone. 'Unless you can't handle horror' Toni laughed. 'Oh I can handle it' Cheryl smirked and the flirty tone wasn't lost on Toni. 'If you say so' Toni said as she put on some paranormal movie. As the the movie started Toni yawned as she snaked her arm behind Cheryl. The redhead laughed quietly as did Toni careful not to wake Tommy. Cheryl moved her body so she was laid against Toni neither of them taking their eyes off the tv. It just felt so right, even though they'd really only known each other a couple of weeks.

As the movie played Toni ignored the way Cheryl discreetly closed her eyes at the scary parts, it was only when Cheryl physically jumped that Toni asked if she was okay. The redhead nodded 'I wasn't ready for the jump scare'. 'Yeah you didn't close your eyes in time' Toni laughed. Cheryl tapped Toni's thigh in fake shock as she denied being scared. 'We can turn it off if you like' Toni offered. 'No its fine' Cheryl turned back to the movie trying her best to keep her face still. When the movie ended Toni could feel herself getting tired. 'I should probably call an Uber to get me and sleeping beauty over there home' Toni said but didn't attempt to move as Cheryl was still lent against her. 'Nonsense I'll take you home' Cheryl got up and stretched her body out 'unless you both want to take the spare room? I've got some pyjamas and maybe a T-shirt small enough for Tommy to fit into. No pressure though'. 'I mean, we can if it's not a problem, I'm sure the little man would prefer for me not to wake him up'. Cheryl reached out her hand to pull Toni up from the couch before the shorter woman scooped up her son.

Toni waited as Cheryl switched everything off and then followed her up the stairs. 'You can take whichever room you'd like, although this one has the comfier bed' Cheryl whispered. 'Well that'll be the one we take then' Toni smiled. 'I'll be right back I'll just go and get you both something to change into'. Toni gently placed Tommy on the bed and took off his hoodie and jeans so she could change him into something more comfortable. Cheryl sneaked back into the room with a pile of pyjamas in her arms. Toni thanked her and took the T-shirt from the top before pulling it over Tommy's head and slipping him underneath the duvet. 'Okay well goodnight Toni' Cheryl whispered as she passed over the pyjamas. 'Goodnight Cher' Toni smiled. Cheryl lent over placing a light kiss on her cheek before turning to leave the room, she sent Toni a smile as she shut the door leaving her alone. Toni stripped from her clothes and pulled on the pyjamas Cheryl had offered her. 'Silk nice' she thought to herself. When she turned off the lights she crawled in next to her son who was sleeping soundly, she placed a kiss on his head and relaxed into the bed. This might be the most comfortable bed she had ever slept in and it didn't take long for her to fall into a deep sleep. Cheryl went into her own room turning on the lamp and tv like she always did. She changed into her pyjamas not even bothering with a shower and crawled straight into bed. Normally she'd turn the lamp off and watch the television until she fell asleep but not tonight, admitting to herself that maybe that movie did creep her out a little but she wouldn't tell Toni that. She tucked herself in bed happy with how the day had turned out. The redhead watched whatever reality show was playing on the tv until she couldn't stay awake any longer.

The next morning the redhead began to wake, she froze as she felt something or someone next to her. She cracked one eye open to see Tommy laid down next to her with a smile on his face. 'Good morning Cheryl' he laughed. 'Good morning Tommy' she said as she sat up and rubbed her eyes 'where's your mom?'. 'She's still sleeping' the little boy shrugged. 'Oh, well do you want to get breakfast?' Cheryl asked getting out of her bed. 'Yes please' Tommy smiled, he reached out his arms so Cheryl would carry him. The redhead picked him up and carried him down the stairs as quietly as she could as not to wake up his sleeping mother. She plopped him on the couch and put on some cartoons for him. 'Is pancakes okay?' Cheryl asked the small boy. He nodded before jumping off the couch 'can I help?'. 'Of course' Cheryl smiled as she took his hand leading him to the kitchen. She picked him up and sat him on the kitchen island, telling him not to move, not wanting him to fall as she got out all the equipment and ingredients. Once they had everything they needed the redhead added the ingredients to the bowl allowing Tommy to mix it. Cheryl thought it was adorable the way his tongue stuck out as he concentrated. She put a little flour on her finger and wiped it on the boys nose causing him to giggle. Cheryl tried to keep him quiet but he thought it was hilarious when he did the same thing back wiping flour on her nose and cheek.

Toni woke up to the sound of her son in a distant room. She sat up in panic before realising she was at Cheryl's. Pushing off the duvet she ran her hand through her hair to try and smooth it out before she made her way downstairs to the sound of laughter. As she got to the kitchen, she stopped at the door, leaning against it with a smile on her face. She watched as Tommy and Cheryl giggled as they wiped flour over each other's face. She stood straight and continued into the room 'and what's going on here?' she laughed. 'Oh Toni' Cheryl said a little embarrassed as she wiped the flour from her cheeks 'we're just making pancakes'. 'Pancakes huh?' Toni said as she took a seat on the stool. 'Yep' Tommy smiled. 'Did he wake you?' Toni turned to look back at Cheryl. 'No, I was just waking up to find him laid on my bed waiting for me to get up' Cheryl shrugged sending Tommy a smile. 'You should have woken me up, he's a pain for wandering when he wakes up'. 'It's fine Toni, we've had fun making pancakes, right Tommy'. He nodded, flour still on his face.

They sat in the lounge eating pancakes while watching morning cartoons. Tommy was sat on the floor using the coffee table while Toni and Cheryl sat on the couch. 'I should get an Uber to take us home soon so we can get back in time for Veronica to arrive' Toni said as she ate. Cheryl nodded 'I'll take you guys, I need to go to the store anyway so I'll pick you back up afterwards if you'd like?'. 'Are you sure?'. Cheryl nodded with a smile. 'These pancakes are better than mommies! Thank you Cheryl' Tommy smiled. 'Traitor' Toni whispered under her breath which caused Cheryl to let out a small laugh. 'That's because you helped make them' Cheryl smiled as Tommy turned to look at her. 'Really?' he grinned. 'Really' Cheryl said. When they were finished Toni took Cheryl's plate from her lap and Tommy's plate from the table. 'What are you doing?' Cheryl asked. 'Cleaning up the mess?' Toni said as if it was obvious. 'I can do that' Cheryl insisted. 'Too late I'm up now, you stay there and enjoy the cartoons' Toni smiled as she went into the kitchen to clean up the mess from breakfast.