When I Met You | CHONI |

Chapter 30

The school year was nearly over for the group of small town friends, life was going to change for them and it was time to start growing up.

It was Toni and Cheryl's one year anniversary tomorrow and Toni had planned for Veronica to take Cheryl out for the day shopping while she was going to decorate the trailer with the help of Winter. After their double date a few months prior Cheryl was satisfied that Winter and Toni was just good friends and they actually became pretty close too.

'Hey Ronnie's here to pick me up, I'll see you later babe' Cheryl kissed Toni and left after hearing Veronica honk her horn for the third time. 

'See you later Cher' Toni had told Cheryl that she was going to hang out with the boys today wanting to surprise Cheryl when she got home. About 10 minutes later there was a knock at the door.

'Hey Tee, so whats the plan?' Winter said as she walked into the trailer.

'Well i just need to run into town to pick up a few things, are you good to stay here and hang up the fairy lights?' Toni asked.

'Yeah of course'.

'Great I'll be back in like 30 minutes, see you soon' Toni said shutting the trailer door. 

Winter walked towards the living room she hadn't been alone in the trailer since she was in a relationship with Toni. She walked towards Toni's bedroom opening the door, you could definitely tell Cheryl lived here now too. She made her way over the the photo's on the wall, there was a time her photo's were plastered all over but not any more. It was covered in photo's of the redhead, smiling and laughing with Toni. A loud ping made her jump, Toni's phone was left on her bedside table. Winter picked up the phone, it didn't have a password 'perfect' Winter smiled to herself. She pulled her own phone from her pocket and began sending messages to and from each phone. After about ten minutes she put the phone back down but not before deleting the messages from Toni's phone. She then had an even better idea, she removed her t-shirt, roughed up her hair and climbed into Toni's and Cheryl's bed snapping a few photos of herself. This plan was going to fall together perfectly.

She finally got up removed any trace of herself from the bedroom and proceeded to do what Toni had asked of her, hanging the fairy lights around the living room. When she heard Toni's motorcycle pull up she set up her phone to record a video and hid it on the shelf with full view of the room, this was her only chance to get this right.

Toni walked in, bags in both hands.

'Hey' Toni smiled.

'Hey yourself' Winter smiled back, she was really trying to lay it on thick.

Winter approached Toni and wrapped her arms around her, Toni just thought it was a friendly gesture so she did the same. 'Are you alright?' Toni whispered. 'Reggie and I had an argument' Winter lied. Toni hugged her closer, trying to comfort her friend when she needed her. Winter pulled back holding Toni's eyes for a minute 'thank you for being such a good friend'. Toni just smiled back still holding on to her friend. Out of no where Winter leaned in and kissed her, Toni froze in shock and Winter made sure she was the one to pull away. When Toni had wrapped her head around what had just happened she shook her head 'Winter what the hell, I'm with Cheryl' she raised her voice, Winter had already grabbed her phone without Toni noticing. 'I'm sorry Toni, that was a mistake it won't happen again, please don't tell Cheryl we have only just become friends'. 

'I won't' Toni said 'But you need to leave'.

'I'm sorry Toni' Winter said leaving Toni's trailer.

Toni cried as she finished off setting up her surprise for Cheryl, she felt so guilty, Cheryl was right from the start about Winter wanting her back. She couldn't tell Cheryl it would break her heart so she decided to keep this to herself.

Meanwhile Winter was sat in her bedroom, preparing her next step. When she watched the video she had secretly recorded at Toni's, she was pleased that the whispering between them both couldn't be heard on the audio. The video looked really intimate just as she had hoped. She edited the beginning and end of the video. Everything was finally falling into place.

Veronica had finally dropped Cheryl off at home after their long day of shopping. 

'Bye V thanks for a good day' Cheryl smiled.

'See you later Cher' Veronica smiled.

When Cheryl opened the door to the trailer her jaw dropped, the lights looked so pretty, there was candles scattered around and music playing in the back ground. 'Happy Anniversary for tomorrow baby' Toni smiled. 'Toni this is amazing, a whole year with you, I'm so lucky' Cheryl wrapped her arms around Toni's neck breathing her in. Toni closed her eyes, trying to push the memories and the guilt of today away.

'Your table awaits' Toni says taking Cheryl's hand leading her to the table where their meals were set. Toni pulls out Cheryl's chair and then makes her way around to her own. She takes Cheryl's hands smiling with tears in her eyes 'you're so beautiful Cheryl Blossom inside and out, I'm so lucky to be the one that gets to love you, I hope I'm the one who holds your heart forever'. Cheryl had tears in her eyes as well, emotions and love thick in the air 'you'll forever have my heart Toni Topaz'. 

Some people would just say it was two young people not knowing what real love was but Cheryl meant that sentence with every part of her.