The Sun and Her Moon | CHONI |

Thirty Six

When the gate opened for Sweet Pea and Fangs they pulled onto the driveway and removed their helmets. 'Wow this place is huge' Fangs said looking at his brother. Sweet Pea just nodded as they approached the door. Before they had time to knock the door swung open revealing their sister. 'Hey guys thanks for coming, I really need your help with something but be quiet Tommy's asleep on Cheryl, he's not well' Toni said moving out of the entrance so the boys could step through. She gestured to the lounge where Cheryl was sat cradling the sick boy. 'Hey Red' the boys whispered, Fangs adding on 'nice place you've got here'. 'Hey Sweet Pea, Fangs' she smiled. 'So T what's up?' Sweet Pea asked looking at his sister. 'Since Tommy and I will be spending some nights here, Cheryl has kindly offered one of her spare rooms to be a bedroom for your nephew and I need your help decorating it. So what do you say?'. 'Sure, we're staying at your place, this is the least we can do' Fangs smiled as he nodded his head. 'Great, thank you' Toni breathed out knowing it could all be done today with the help of her brothers. Cheryl interrupted 'help yourself to anything in the kitchen, there is food and drinks, we really appreciate your help'. 'Cool, thanks Red and there's no need to thank us that's what family's for right?' Sweet Pea smiled at her. 'Okay so follow me I'll show you his room' Toni smiled turning towards the stairs the boys in tow.

'Toni this place is really amazing' Fangs said as he looked around. 'Yeah Cheryl has a lovely home' Toni agreed 'okay this is the room'. She led them into the empty bedroom explaining that one wall would be painted Orange while the others were to remain white. She also pointed to all the furniture that needed to be put up. 'Well we should get to work' Sweet Pea said moving towards the paint 'I'll take care of the wall you guys start with the furniture'. Once a plan was in place it wasn't long before things started coming together, all of them were used to manual labour so as a group they made easy work of getting the whole room together. After a couple of hours the paint had dried enough to touch and all of the furniture was in its correct place. Toni just made his bed and placed his new toys around the room to fill the space. 'Fangs there's a toy box in the lounge, could you grab it?' she asked as he took a sip of his drink. 'Sure' he nodded as he did what his sister had asked.

'So Tommy having his own room here? Getting pretty serious huh?' Sweet Pea asked. 'I guess so yeah' Toni nodded as she looked around the room. 'Well I just wanted to let you know, not that our opinion matters, that we think Cheryl is a great person and you guys are great together' he smiled sweetly. 'Thank you Sweet and of course I care about what you think'. Sweet Pea brought his sister in for a hug 'the kid is gonna love this, all he needs now is a motorcycle'. 'You know it shouldn't be long, maybe Cheryl would let him practice on her driveway' Toni shrugged. 'I'm sure she would' Sweet Pea nodded. 'Hey Red' Fangs whispered as he entered the lounge 'how's he doing?'. 'Still sleeping' Cheryl said looking down at the little boy 'his temperature seems to have come down a little though'. 'Well that's good' Fangs smiled at them both 'T's sent me down for a toy box?'. 'Oh right in that corner behind you' the redhead nodded her head in the direction of the box. 'Cool, Thank you' he said lifting up the box 'oh and I'm sorry if I intruded the other day when you came to see Toni, I didn't mean to put you on the spot'. 'Fangs it's fine, I get it she's your sister and she's already been through a lot, you have every reason to look out for her' the redhead said genuinely, to be honest so much had happened that day she sort of forgot about her interaction with Toni's brother. 'Okay cool' he nodded slightly awkwardly as he made his way back up to his siblings.

Tommy opened his eyes a little as he woke looking up at Cheryl. 'Hey, how do you feel' she said quietly sitting him up a little. 'Hungry' he blinked his tired body still waking up. 'Okay let's make you some food' the redhead said standing and carrying him to the kitchen. She had been grocery shopping yesterday, more for Toni and Tommy than herself. 'Is nuggets okay?' she asked the small boy sat on the stool. He nodded eagerly as he watched Cheryl move around the kitchen. When his dinner was in the oven she sent a quick text to Toni letting her know that Tommy had woken up. Her and her brothers came down to the kitchen about five minutes later, the little boys sad face lighting up a little at the sight of his uncles. 'What are you guys doing here' he asked curiously. 'Well they came to help with your bedroom here and now it's done, do you want to see it?' Toni smiled at Tommy then Cheryl. 'Yes' he grinned. Toni picked him up and followed her brothers up the stairs with the redhead by her side. Once they were outside the door Toni placed her son on the floor 'okay open it' she smiled wrapping her hand in Cheryl's. He'd never had a bedroom like this before and she was sure he was going to love it. Tommy pushed open the door and stepped inside 'wooowww' he said loudly running and touching different parts of the room. 'All this for me?' he smiled facing the group of adults. 'All for you' Toni chuckled squeezing the redheads hand. 'Thank you' he ran to each one of them giving them all a giant hug. 'How are you feeling now?' Toni asked bending down to his level. 'A little better' he smiled his attention on his new room rather than his mother.

Cheryl gave Tommy his lunch as they all sat in the lounge. Toni had made all the adults sandwiches so they sat in silence as they ate. 'So how long have you lived here for?' Fangs asked. Toni can't deny she was curious, there was still a lot of small details she didn't know about the redhead. 'Since I was eighteen, that's when I took over the family business also I couldn't wait to get away from my parents' Cheryl said looking at Fangs. 'Oh sorry to hear that but it's great you have your own place' Fangs gave her a small smile. 'Are your parents mean like my daddy?' Tommy asked his mouth filled with food. Everyone stopped to look at him and then to Cheryl 'I mean, not all grown ups should be mommies or daddies but you're very lucky you have a great mom'. Tommy nodded satisfied with her answer as Toni shot her a small smile. 'So have you been alone in this house the whole time' Sweet Pea added. 'Sweet!' Toni scolded. 'Toni it's fine' Cheryl loved Toni's instinct to defend her but the redhead was more than happy to be open with the boys and Tommy wasn't listening at the moment, he was too busy watching the cartoons 'Yes Sweet Pea, I mean Veronica stayed here after a fight with her parents for a few months while she bought her own place but that's it'. 'So no ex partners?' Fangs asked. 'Oh my god' Toni rolled her eyes. Cheryl just laughed 'no, I mean I've had friends' she said checking Tommy still wasn't listening 'but that was only ever like overnight things, nothing serious'.

'Wow, so you're telling me Toni is your first real relationship?' Sweet Pea said winking at his sister. 'I suppose she is yes' the redhead blushed as she smiled at Toni. 'Wow T I'm impressed' Sweet Pea smiled. 'And what on earth is going on here? Cheryl Blossom have you forgotten about your best friend?' the brunette said shutting the front door behind her and walking into the lounge. 'Hey V and of course not' she said rolling her eyes 'Sweet Pea, Fangs this is Veronica, Veronica these guys are Toni's brothers Sweet Pea and Fangs'. 'It's a pleasure to meet you both' she said with a smile as she shook both of their hands before looking at Tommy 'hey Tommy'. 'Hey Ronnie' he grinned back. 'Okay love birds make space for me' she said sitting down besides Toni with a smile 'so what's going on, just a family gathering?'. 'No' Tommy lifted his head 'Mommy, Uncle Pea and Uncle Fangs have been painting my new bedroom upstairs and Cheryl was looking after me because I was feeling sick'. 'Oh really?' Veronica smirked leaning forward to look at the redhead. 'Yup' he grinned turning his attention back to the tv. 'Cheryl I actually came to talk to you about something, do you have a sec?'. The redhead rolled her eyes knowing exactly what was coming. 'Excuse us' Cheryl smiled politely as she led Veronica through the hallway and into the garden.

'Okay spill' Veronica grinned excitedly. 'I thought you wanted to talk to me about something?' Cheryl asked even though she knew that wasn't the case. 'No my life is boring compared to all the changes in yours at the moment, so come on?' the brunette pushed. 'We're just decorating one of the spare bedrooms for Tommy so he has his own space when they stay over, that's it' Cheryl shrugged. 'This is all so cute' Veronica squealed 'so I guess you admitted your feelings to her'. 'I did' Cheryl smiled shyly. 'It's all so perfect, my best friend, thee Cheryl Blossom has finally found love' Veronica clapped. 'Okay' the redhead laughed 'calm down'. Comfortable silence filled the air for a moment. 'Toni's brothers seem nice'. 'They are, I'm glad she has them in her life again' Cheryl nodded. 'Come on we should go back inside' Veronica said 'if you don't mind me staying?'. 'Of course not V, you are my best friend, you're always welcome here that will never change'. Veronica smiled 'wow you are going soft'. 'Just get inside' Cheryl laughed shoving her towards the door.