Choni One Shots

Sweet Disaster

I don't know what this is, but here we are. Season 5 vibes. Tangs is not a couple.

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Toni walked into her apartment after what felt like the longest day of work. It was her first day back from maternity leave. Of course, she missed her students, her office, and her job in general, but she also missed sitting on her couch and having Fangs rub her feet.

She also missed her son, but knew Anthony was in good hands with his dad. Toni couldn't couldn't wait to get home and kiss his little face. She missed that new baby smell and his little coos. Toni was even tempted to bring one of Anthony's onesies or a blanket to work with her, just to smell whenever she missed him.

"Hey, T," Fangs whispered, coming out of her bedroom when he heard the door shut. "Anthony's sleeping."

"Oh, thank God. I'm exhausted." Toni kicked off her shoes and face planted onto the couch, getting a laugh from Fangs.

"You good?"

"No," Toni mumbled into the couch.

"Sit up for a sec." Fangs sat down where her head was and guided her to lay back down. "What happened? Bad day?"

Toni groaned. "I missed Anthony." She couldn't tell him the other reason why she was upset, sad, or whatever. She didn't really know what she was feeling. After all of her years of schooling, she didn't know how to describe what she was feeling.

"Did you see Cheryl today?" Fangs asked after being quiet for a while. "You'll have to talk to her at some point. About things other than Britta."

Toni groaned. She just wanted Cheryl to come to her. She felt like she had tried enough at this point. "No, I didn't see her today. I skipped out on Vixen's practice." Fangs' hands began massaging her scalp and if she hadn't been exhausted before, she definitely was now.

"I saw her when I came to drop off your lunch." Toni took a deep breath. "She seemed happy and said that Britta was doing well. She actually called her Brittania," Fangs chuckled.

"Did she ask about Anthony?"

"No," Fangs sighed. "I- I don't think Cheryl feels like it's her place to ask about him."

"But she was there during his birth..."

"Yeah, and she did great, but you haven't talked to her about that, T. Why should she be the one to bring it up?"

Fangs was right. She knew he was. Toni just couldn't bring herself to talk to Cheryl about how she helped with Anthony's birth. It was too much, too intimate. She always dreamed about Cheryl being there with her whenever they - she, whenever she had a baby. But when it actually happened, she was too in her head and focused on giving birth. It was all too much.

She couldn't bring it in herself to talk to the redhead about what happened. About how Cheryl sat behind her and wiped her forehead and neck with a cold rag, and how Cheryl kept her focused on breathing. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see was the proud expression on Cheryl's face when she went out to tell everyone that she had a boy.

Toni wanted Cheryl to be in Anthony's life, but it was too soon. Too much.

"I don't know," Toni sighed. "Maybe because I can't."

"I'm not the best at giving advice, but maybe you should talk to her. Invite her over. I'm sure she would like to see Anthony. Maybe she can hold him, too." His hands were still massaging her scalp and moving through her braids.

"Maybe you're right." She finally sat up, gave Fangs a kiss on the cheek and went to her bedroom to nap. And maybe because she wanted to text Cheryl in private.

Toni walked into her room and immediately went over to Anthony's crib to look at her sleeping baby boy. He was so perfect. She smiled down at him and gently rubbed her thumb over his cheek.

Once she changed out of her work clothes and into some pajamas, she crawled into her comfortable bed and stared at her phone. Her thumbs were hovered over the screen. What did she even want to say?

After several minutes of careful consideration and biting down on her bottom lip, her thumbs finally started moving.

Toni - Hey

Really, Toni? Hey? What the fuck is wrong with you?

As she went to type something else, she was met with three dots. So she waited.

Cher - Hello, TT.

Toni smiled. She was really doing this.

Toni - Do you want to come over tomorrow and see Anthony?

Toni - I think he misses you.

Maybe one day she could tell the redhead herself that she missed her, but this would have to do for now. It had to.

Cheryl - I'd love that. And for the record, I miss him, too.

Toni smiled, again. Maybe she would be able to talk to Cheryl after all.

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