Letting Her In

We Should Talk More

Toni had just introduced herself. Cheryl smiled, “It’s really nice to meet you. I must thank you again for helping me with those men.” She spoke softly. Toni smiled back and shrugged. “It’s no problem. isn’t it like my duty to help those who need it?” She giggled. Cheryl had to control herself from blushing at the shorter girl’s blush, which gave her butterflies, not that she’d admit that, of course. They’d only just met. “So uhm do you own this place or something?” Cheryl asked, and Toni shook her head. “Not quite. I’m here on a gap year. I start university in September. I’m studying photography.” Cheryl knew there was someone at school who always carried a camera with her. She wandered into her own little world as she looked outside at the weather, which was only worse. The rain had turned into hailstone. Cheryl sighed and put her head in her hands. Toni looked at Cheryl, “Hey Ms Blossom, can I make you a drink or something?” Toni offered kindly. Kindness was one of Toni’s best qualities, it always had been. She had quite a scary and bad-ass personality in high school, but underneath that whole facade, she was the softest, biggest goofball ever. Cheryl lifted her head out of her hands. “Oh. I- uh… are the machines on? I don’t wanna bother you if they aren’t if it’s too much trouble.” Toni sighed and smiled. “Yes the machines are on, but even if they weren’t I would still make you a drink. I’d turn them on and make one for you.” In all honesty, Toni found Cheryl’s nervous little ramble quite adorable. “Then I’ll have a plain coffee, black, please.” Toni nodded and started making the coffee and her muscles flexed as she ground the coffee and Cheryl couldn't help but look over then looked back down and dialled the number of her best friend, Veronica Lodge. “What’s up?” Veronica spoke as she picked up the phone to Cheryl. Cheryl lived with Betty and Veronica, who were now dating. “Hey I’m going to be late home because it was chucking it down. In addition to the rain, these guys tried to hit on me, so now I’m in a coffee shop, and the bartender is quite hot, so I may be here a while.” Cheryl told Veronica. Toni blushed hard at the last sentence that came out of the redhead’s mouth. Veronica took advantage of Cheryl being late, “Cool. B! We can make out!” She shouted, to which Cheryl rolled her eyes playfully. “You don’t usually care. Y’all are constantly fucking.” Cheryl spoke back to her best friend but Veronica had a better plan. “We’ll fuck in your room then.” She smirked. “Hey, no. That is out of bounds.”
“Get a wife.” Veronica told Cheryl like it was the easiest thing in the world. “V, that ‘s incredibly difficult when I’m famous.”
“Maybe the coffee shop girl is gay.” She suggested.
“V, I don’t even know her.” Cheryl stated but just as her sentence finished, the data disconnected due to the rain. “Get-” Veronica’s sentence was cut off because of the low phone reception that the rain was causing and the call ended. Cheryl attempted to call her back several times but each time it failed. “Shit.” She said out loud and sighed, annoyed at the bad reception. “I’m bi by the way. Just thought I’d put it out there.” Toni said, breaking the silence that was weirdly comfortable. Cheryl smiled, “I’m lesbian but I’m sure you’ve read or heard that on the news somewhere when I came out.” Toni knelt over the bar in a more comfortable position than her previous standing position. She nodded, “Yeah, I'm surprised you don’t have a girlfriend. You’re really hot.” Toni quickly realised how forward that was and mentally slapped herself for it. Cheryl laughed slightly, almost sounding awkward at the compliment she just received from the brunette. “Thank you, but uh… never really found the right girl. Oh by the way, so are you.” Cheryl complimented back. Toni shook her head and wrote something on a piece of paper. “Nah, I’m not, but here.” She said, sliding the piece of paper, which she wrote her phone number on, across the table. An even more awkward situation was caused by what Toni just did and that was clear by Cheryl’s change of facial expression. “Uh, I really appreciate you letting me in and defending me but I can’t accept a stranger's phone number.” Cheryl said, sliding it back to Toni. She laughed. “I’m not a stranger, I’m your coffee girl.” She said, handing her the coffee. Cheryl half smiled. “Thanks for the coffee but maybe if I get to know you, I’ll take your number.” Toni nodded and thought for a moment. “Okay. I’d like to talk to you more.”