The Sun and Her Moon | CHONI |

Nineteen

Toni woke up to the blaring of her alarm like every other week day. She groaned as she pulled herself out of her bed wondering why it always felt so much more comfortable in a morning. She made herself a coffee before she sat in front of the tv and put on the cartoons ready to wake up her son. Giving herself a few minutes to wake up while she sipped her hot beverage she pulled out her phone and sent a good morning message to the redhead. Receiving one back almost immediately. She didn't have time to start a conversation right now though it was Monday morning and she had to get herself and Tommy ready for the day. Creeping into his room she sat on the side of his bed rubbing his cheek until he began to stir. 'Good morning kiddo it's time for school' she smiled as she pulled him out of bed. She sat him on the couch and decided she would do toast for breakfast today. He sat in front of the tv quietly watching it before he turned to his mom. 'Mommy?' he said quietly. 'Yeah?' she looked at him and the look on his face concerned her. 'Will we ever see daddy again?'. It had been a few week since the little boy had mentioned his father but she knew it would come up again. 'Do you want to?' she asked carefully, his best interest was always what she thought about and if he wanted to see his father she would arrange something. 'No. I like it here and daddy isn't nice'. Toni just watched him as his face changed into sadness 'but I do miss Uncle Pea and Uncle Fangs'. 'Me too buddy' she picked him up and hugged him. She missed her brothers, they were the only family she had left, the only reason they hadn't seriously hurt Tommy's father was because she had asked them not to for the sake of her son. 'Maybe one day they could visit?' Tommy asked. 'Maybe baby' Toni smiled knowing it would be unlikely.

That was the last Tommy mentioned anything from the life she left behind and she was glad. She didn't always have all the answers for her son and some things were still raw for her to talk about, she was trying to navigate everything the best she could. After dropping Tommy off at school she headed to work her mind filled with things she'd rather forget. The bell above the door rang as she entered the diner saying hello to Pop as she walked behind the counter. 'Its not too busy today Toni so don't worry about rushing' he smiled as he turned to serve a customer. Toni put on her apron and grabbed her pen and notebook to take orders. Her eyes landing on a familiar redhead and brunette in a booth at the back. 'Hey guys' Toni smiled as she approached the table. 'Hey' they smiled as they looked up at the waitress. 'What are you guys doing here so early?' Toni asked. 'Well I'm here to gossip to Cheryl over a certain redheaded man and she's here to watch the prettiest waitress in the city work' she grinned. Toni looked over to Cheryl. 'She's not wrong' the redhead smirked. Toni laughed as she shook her head 'honestly you two, can I get you anything else?'. 'No thank you Toni' Cheryl smiled. 'I'm good too thanks' Veronica said. 'Okay well I should get back to work' Toni smiled as she walked away.

Veronica turned her attention back to Cheryl 'you guys are so cute together'. 'Well we're not technically together, we're just dating at the moment' Cheryl shrugged glancing at Toni every now and again. 'Well how long are you going to wait before you make it official, I thought lesbians always move fast in relationships' the brunette laughed. 'Well, there's a child involved V we have to do this right'. 'Wow Cheryl you're head over heels for her' Veronica smirked. 'Shut up' Cheryl said rolling her eyes 'we're not here to talk about me anyway, how did it go with Archie?'. 'Well after we left your house we went back to my place and we like talked, more than we ever have. I asked him what he thought about us maybe making it official'. 'And what did he say?' Cheryl asked impatiently. 'He said he'd love to' Veronica smiled. 'How romantic' the redhead smiled. 'It was, and then we headed upstairs and had the best sex session ever' Veronica smirked. 'Okay eww too much information' Cheryl laughed. 'What just because you're not getting any' Veronica grinned. 'I know I say it all the time but you're insufferable' the redhead rolled her eyes. 'Well I for one can't wait to hear about yours and Toni's love making' she winked. 'Ronnie, she's right there' Cheryl said with wide eyes 'can you control yourself. Plus I'm not going to give you any information about that if and when it happens'. 'You won't need to, I'll know' Veronica sat back smugly. 'Whatever you say V' the redhead said taking a sip of her coffee.