Love On The Court

𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕪-𝕋𝕨𝕠

📆: December 19th, 2022
📍: Cheryl's Job, Fine and Fashion, Tribeca, NY

Click.

"Ms. Blossom."

Click. Click.

"Ms. Blossom..."

Clic–

"Ms. Blossom!" Cheryl's eyes shoot up to the people sitting at the table she currently is seated at the end of. She looks at the pen in her hand, now noticing how she nearly broke it with her repeating clicking of the thrust top.

"Oh, ahem...sorry, ladies, gentlemen. Just had...too much coffee." she recovers, clearing her throat while sitting up in her chair and fixing her blazer.

Her best friend eyes her worriedly.

"That's fine." the young girl who has just finished presenting offers a smile. "Uhm, how do you like the idea, Ms. Blossom?"

Green eyes maneuvers over the winter pieces that are being displayed on the projector. She looks at them closely, trying to get a better picture. "It's great." she hums.

"But?" the girl's smile fades as she asks.

"But...it just needs a little more...oof, you know? I feel like you can just buy this anywhere. I need something that'll be fashionable and will keep you warm." Cheryl explains. "And don't let what I'm saying discourage you, Lele. You're amazing at what you do and I just know you can do way better than these sketches, okay?"

"Okay." Lele smiles slightly.

"Okay, Pat, you're up next," Pauline speaks up once Lele has taken her seat. Cheryl looks under the table at her phone and sighs upon seeing no reply from her girlfriend.

Since she's been busy stocking her winter line, she hadn't seen the brunette since Wednesday, which was the night of their anniversary. She's spoken to her yesterday but now, Toni isn't answering and she's kinda worrying.

She spoke to Elaine who said that she spoke to her yesterday as well, but didn't answer when she called this morning.

Cheryl couldn't wait to leave the office so she can check on her girlfriend.

The meeting goes by slowly, to her dismay, but she stays focused and interacted with her co-workers. Once it's finally over, she leaves the room alongside everyone else.

"Cher!" Veronica calls. "Hey...is everything okay?"

"Hey, V. Sorry, I'm just, Toni hasn't been answering today and I'm pretty worried. She told me she wasn't feeling well yesterday and I–"

"It's okay. I see. Well, you better check on her. Update me, will you?"

"Of course." her best friend squeezes her hand before quickly trekking off to her office.

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Toni sniffles nasally as she slumps against her kitchen counter. Her nose is red and stuffed, eyes teary and itching and ears ringing, the brunette pretty much feels like death.

When she said "the cold never bothered me anyway." she didn't think the universe would've cursed her with the common cold.

Her phone has been off all day since she has a massive headache and the blue light makes her lightheaded. "I want my mommyyyyy." she groans out, standing upright.

She pulls off her hoodie after suddenly feeling hot. Just as she gets the material off, a knock sounds through her apartment.

Grunting, Toni drops her hoodie on the ground before ambling over to the door. She opens it with a cough causing her girlfriend, who is standing on the other side, to frown.