Choni Oneshots

Wiretap

The one where Toni and Cheryl get it on. Story told through Veronica's POV.

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Yes, Cheryl Blossom paid for a weekend at the Clarion Hotel.

Yes, Toni Topaz, of all people, felt anxious about this whole out-of-town thing.

Yes, Veronica Lodge agreed to third wheel for them.

The PLL-esque vibe of this "inner circle" thing had never gone unnoticed by Veronica. It had always been something they as friends didn't talk about – how Cheryl was broken much like Alison DiLaurentis and how she always played favorites. Toni Topaz is her Emily Fields.

Somewhere in the story were her, Betty, and Josie, who'd then be Aria, Spencer, and Hanna – not necessarily in that order. The point was, Cheryl was to Alison as Toni was to Emily. Veronica's back pain the day after the Thistlehouse sleepover would probably support this conclusion of hers.

All of Riverdale would fit in that bed of Cheryl's but somehow, she managed to make Betty, Josie, and Veronica sleep on the cold, unforgiving floor. So much for inner circles. Her inner circle had an inner circle, where it was just the two, whispering about cravings and sweet nothings.

Yes, Veronica was awake that night and yes, she heard quite a lot. And while her tailbone cursed her for sleeping on concrete at the time, she was happy for her friend. Cheryl deserves someone who would look out for her. Toni was shaping up to be just that.

After some time the whispers grew louder. A stare here, a fleeting touch there. Not that anyone in their circle minded. And Veronica knew neither Cheryl nor Toni were naïve enough to think that people didn't notice. At the end of the day all of them were just thankful that no stones were cast in Cheryl or Toni's direction. God help the person who tries to discriminate those two.

It was this silent support that brought Veronica to the Clarion Hotel.

It was a casual Thursday; the group was loafing around in the student lounge when Cheryl waltzed in asking who was free on the upcoming Saturday. Archie and Jughead were quick to say that they had a thing (which was code for sleeping in on a Saturday). Betty was running some article. Josie was nowhere to be found. Which left Veronica, who had absolutely no plans for the weekend. So she said yes to Cheryl's invite to the Clarion.

Cheryl smiled triumphantly. In her head, Toni wouldn't be so conscious now about going with her to a hotel since Veronica would be tagging along.

On one hand, Veronica was glad she could go out with Toni and Cheryl. It was refreshing to hang out with just the two of them. On the other hand she regretted saying yes when she couldn't sleep Saturday night because the two wouldn't stop making sex sounds.

In hindsight, the Saturday night/Sunday dawn timeline just seemed ludicrous. At five PM, the three of them had just gotten out of the pool. They hit the showers and collectively finished up at around six. Room service arrived at seven. The dead hour between 6 and 7PM felt impossible. Veronica watched her two friends curled up against each other on the chaise sofa. There was some groping but they seemed to have had a bit of decency left to not make out in front of her, to which she was thankful for. For about thirty minutes she watched a rerun of Scandal in peace. Then came the food which they downed for about an hour. At nine, Toni claimed to be tired. She said her good nights and proceeded to head to the room she shared with Cheryl. Veronica and Cheryl hung back to watch another episode of Scandal... or at least Veronica did. Cheryl was just on her phone, squirming every now and then.

After about fifteen minutes of Cheryl crossing and uncrossing her legs and flipping her hair, Veronica has had it.

"Cheryl, are you feeling okay?" she asked the redhead.