The Sun and Her Moon | CHONI |

Twenty Eight

Cheryl and Toni climbed the stairs to the VIP area the man at the top removing the rope to let them through without question as soon as he saw the redhead. When Veronica spotted the couple she stood up from her seat 'ladies' she said as she pulled them into separate hugs 'you both look amazing'. 'So do you Ronnie' Toni smiled. Archie stood to greet them both before sitting back down along with Veronica. 'Sit down babe, I'll get us drinks' the redhead said to Toni with her hand on the small of her back. 'Cheryl put it on my tab, tonight is my treat' Veronica yelled over to her friend. 'So Toni are you looking forward to tonight?' Archie asked. 'I am, it's been a long time since I've been out' Toni smiled. 'How is little Tommy?' Veronica asked with a smile. 'He's great, he's spending the weekend with my brothers at home, they thought it would be a good idea for me to have some alone time with Cheryl since I haven't been able to see her this week'. 'That's nice of them, I didn't realise you had brothers here' Veronica said. 'They're not from here, I met up with them last week and they decided they wanted to move here to be with Tommy and I, Cheryl got them both jobs at the maple factory and they're staying at my place for now'. 'Well I can't wait to meet them' Veronica smiled.

'Here you go' Cheryl said sliding next to Toni handing her a vodka and coke. 'Thank you babe' Toni smiled sweetly. 'So how are you guys?' the redhead asked her friend and her red haired boyfriend. 'We're great' the brunette woman smiled 'right Archie?'. 'Right Ronnie' he said wrapping his arm around her. 'How about you guys?' Veronica asked. Cheryl turned to look at Toni, not being able to cover her lovestruck smile 'we're amazing'. Toni returned her smile and squeezed her hand before turning her attention back to the rest of the group. Toni could feel the alcohol already making it's way around her body, it had been a long time since she had had more than one glass of wine at one time. Archie ordered another round of drinks, carrying the glasses on a tray along with four shot glasses. He handed them out and raised his in the air. 'To a good night' he grinned. 'To a good night' the girls clinked their glasses against his before throwing the alcohol to the back of their throat, feeling the burn as they swallowed it. They sat and chatted more, drinks in hand as they waited for it to settle in their system.

The music was loud but it hadn't stopped the group from catching up with each other. Veronica had never seen Cheryl act this way with anyone in all her time of knowing her. She seemed somewhat lighter, happier and the brunette couldn't be more happy for her best friend. The redhead must have felt eyes on her because she turned her head to look at Veronica who was staring at her with a smile. 'V? Are you okay?' Cheryl asked. 'I am, I'm just so happy for you'. 'How much have you had to drink?' the redhead laughed. 'I'm serious, seeing you guys together warms my heart. I'm just glad my bestie has found an amazing girl and one that I actually like' she smiled at Toni. 'Okay V, time to slow down on those drinks' Cheryl laughed but followed it up with a warm smile. It filled the redhead up with love though, her and Veronica teased each other but they love and care for each other like sisters. 'Oh my god, I love this song shall we head down to the dancefloor' Veronica said grabbing Archie's hand. Cheryl pushed the concern of running into Madison to the back of her mind as she looked at her girl 'what do you say TT, dance with me?'. 'I'd love to' Toni smiled as she took the redheads hand.

They walked down the stairs to find a place on the dancefloor, it was pretty tight but they didn't mind, they'd had enough to drink to ignore the odd bumps from other people as they danced. Toni twirled Cheryl around as they found a spot. Both couples stayed close together but danced with their other half. Cheryl and Toni found they couldn't keep their hands off each other as they moved to the music. Their bodies couldn't physically be any closer as they danced. Cheryl leaned in kissing Toni deeply, the shorter woman responding immediately bringing her hands to the redheads face. They smiled as they pulled away still dancing to the music feeling on cloud nine. 'I'm so grateful for you TT, thank you for being here with me tonight' Cheryl said loud enough that Toni could hear. 'Of course babe, you know, when I saw you for the first time in Pops I knew you was something amazing' Toni smiled. 'You did? I have to admit, I felt the same way about you' Cheryl blushed. 'Really? You didn't seem to, you didn't even want to talk to me' Toni smirked. 'I was out of my comfort zone, I'm not great at talking to pretty girls, especially someone as beautiful as you' the redhead smiled. Toni blushed a little 'well thank god for Tommy's confidence, he was our little matchmaker'. 'He was' Cheryl smiled fondly thinking about the cute little boy.

'My favourite lesbians' Veronica said as she threw her arms around the couple 'Archie has gone to the bar to get us more drinks'. Cheryl rolled her eyes playfully at Toni amused by her friends slightly drunken state. 'Can I squeeze in here?' the brunette smiled cheekily. They laughed as they danced together before Archie joined them bottles of alcohol in between his fingers handing them to the trio. They continued dancing as a group while they smiled as sipped on their bottles every now and again. Toni felt someone dancing behind her as she noticed Cheryl's eyes look behind her. She turned around to see a tall man with a bright smile on his face dancing behind her. 'Hey' he grinned. 'Hey?' Toni said not fully aware that the guy was hitting on her. 'How about you leave your friends and come dance with me, I'll show you a good time' he flirted. Cheryl could feel the jealousy radiating through her body. 'Sorry I'm not interested' Toni smiled politely turning back around. The man gently grabbed her hand 'come on babe? Give me a chance I'll make it worth it'. 'Dude, I'm literally here with my friends and my girl, take the hint' Toni said raising her voice. The man now only just realising the death stare burning into him from the redhead. 'Well, if you change your mind I'll be around' he smirked cockily. 'Okay man, the lady said she's not interested' Archie stepped forward. The man held his hands up in surrender as he disappeared into the crowd.

'Sorry about him' Archie smiled at Toni. 'It's fine I've dealt with assholes like him before' Toni smiled at Archie 'thank you for stepping in though'. 'No problem T' he said turning his attention back to Veronica. 'Sorry about that babe, where were we?' Toni said turning back towards Cheryl. 'I think I was just about to do this' Cheryl smirked pulling Toni into a kiss and she reached her arms around the shorter woman. 'You seem to have a jealous streak' Toni laughed. 'Only when it comes to you baby, I don't like the thought of seeing you with someone else' Cheryl said honestly. 'Well hopefully you'll never have to' Toni smiled pulling the redhead in for another kiss as they danced to the music. Archie had been and bought more drinks for the group but they decided to head back to the VIP area as their feet were getting a little sore and it was becoming harder to stand up straight as they began to sway due to their alcohol intake. When they got to the bottom of the stairs Toni let go of Cheryl's hand 'I'm just going to use the bathroom'. 'Okay I'll come with you' the redhead smiled. 'It's fine Cher I'll meet you back upstairs' Toni smiled before disappearing into the crowd.

As Toni pushed her way through the groups of drunken people she finally made it to the bathroom and surprisingly it was empty. As she washed her hands the door swung open revealing the last person she wanted to see. She looked up through the mirror but decided to keep her mouth shut not wanting to cause a commotion. Of course the tall brunette had other ideas. 'Toni was it?' she said standing next to the shorter woman. 'Can I help you with something?' Toni said not even bothering to lift her eyes. 'I just wanted to warn you about Cheryl' she said trying to act like she didn't care. 'Don't bother, I know who Cheryl is' Toni said lifting her eyes to make eye contact with the taller woman through the mirror. 'Really?' the brunette laughed 'well you're more delusional than you look'. 'I'm delusional?' Toni turned to face Madison 'you are literally the definition of stalker'. 'Look she belongs with someone like me, I can treat her right, if you cared about her you'd see that'. 'You are crazy' Toni turned to leave no longer wanting to entertain this person. Madison grabbed a hold of Toni's arm 'she'll come back to me you know, I'm only trying to give you a friendly warning'. Anger rose through Toni's body at the hand on her body, the alcohol in her system making it worse. 'Take your hand off me' Toni turned with gritted teeth. 'Or what?' Madison smirked.