Love On The Court

𝕊𝕚𝕩𝕥𝕪-𝔽𝕚𝕧𝕖

📆: August 15th, 2023
📍: Legacy Studios, Tribeca Manhattan, NY

Loud music and people's screaming voices fill the air around Cheryl as she ambles into the venue with Katherine on her left arm and Veronica on her right, her fingers clasped with her fiancé's.

"It's beautiful!" Katherine squeals.

"I know." the latina agrees. "You guys did an amazing job, Cher!" she compliments.

"Thank you, ladies." the fashion designer smiles at them.

The group walks further into the venue before Veronica and Reggie tread off to entertain themselves at the bar and Katherine goes to mingle with some people on the dance floor, leaving the woman alone.

Her best friend had offered for her to come with her, but she declined, not feeling up to drinking tonight.

She couldn't get a certain brown skin brunette out of her mind. Something has shifted...changed since they've seen each other at the hospital two weeks ago. And then last their text message exchange three days ago, she couldn't help but think Toni had lied to get out of coming

"Cheryl, dear! There you are." Cheryl jumps out of her thoughts at the sight of her mother walking up to her.

"Hey, mom." she greets, smiling gently and leaning in to wrap her arms around her. Penelope doesn't hesitate to return the gesture, squeezing her daughter tight.

"You look amazing, Cher. And this is a great turnout. The decorations are beautiful."

"Thank you." Cheryl simpers. It is then that she notices the man standing beside her mother, waiting patiently for their moment to be over.

When her mother sees where her gaze wanders, she looks over at the man as well. "Oh!" she seems to remember who he is. "Cheryl, This is Micheal. Micheal, this is my daughter, Cheryl."

"Hi! It's so nice to finally be able to meet you." he reaches over to shake the redhead's hand, who does so reluctantly. She eyes her mother who averts her gaze elsewhere her, cheeks flushing red. "Your mom tells me all about you and your brother all the time."

"That's crazy...because I've never heard of you." Cheryl counters inducing Penelope to snap her eyes onto her.

"Yeah, uh, well..." Micheal begins to chuckle nervously, looking at his girlfriend for some help.

"Cheryl, Micheal is...my boyfriend. We've been together for a few months now."

The porcelain beauty feels her heart sink to her stomach at the sudden drop of information but she puts a smile on her face to hide it. "Oh! That's...wow, mom. I'm, that's good." she stammers as her mother stares at her with unease.

"Micheal has a boy of his own. I'd really love for you and Dyl to meet him over dinner."

All of this is happening too fast for the ginger model and she takes a deep breath to calm her racing heart. "Uh..." her green eyes switch between the two of them. "That'll be nice...yeah."

Penelope smiles at that before pulling her daughter into a hug once again. "Thank you, Cher," she whispers making the aforementioned model's heart slow down.

"Of course, mom." she simpers after they pull away. "You two enjoy the rest of the night. I'm going to find my team." pink lips curl into a slither of a smile as she slips past the two of them.

Micheal watches her go along with his girlfriend before turning to face her. "Well...that went okay?"

"I'm sorry. She's just... she's going through her own things at the moment."