I've Missed You | CHONI |

Chapter 11

Once the Serpents had calmed down and said their hellos to Toni she sat at a table with Fangs and Sweetpea. 'Not wanting to point out the obvious but Cheryl's not here, did she decide last minute not to come back to Riverdale?' Fangs asked carefully not wanting to upset his friend. 'No she's here, she's just sleeping back at the trailer' Toni said taking a drink. 'So are you guys together now? Kevin's been pestering me for updates since he found out you had seen each other again' Fangs laughed. Toni took a minute before answering 'to be honest guys I'm not sure. She's the same but different at the same time, a little more held back from me like when we first met. I guess time will tell. I still love her though as much as I did when I was 17' Toni smiled.

'You do?' She knew that voice without needing to turn around. 'RED!' Sweetpea and Fangs jumped up both wrapping their arms around Cheryl. Once the boys had let go of her she sat down next to Toni placing her hand on her leg. The boys looked at each other with a smile. The girls may had gotten a little older but Sweetpea and Fangs could still see the way that they looked at each other. They asked Cheryl about her life in New York, the conversation flowing easily between the old friends. Kevin and Fangs had been in a committed relationship for a few years and Sweetpea had been dating a girl from the Serpents.

A few of the Serpents had exchange pleasantries with Cheryl especially the ones that were teenagers when they were. Cheryl felt a lot more confident in Riverdale than she first expected. The night came to a close and they were getting tired 'shall we head home?' Toni asked. 'Sure' Cheryl smiled. They said their goodbyes to everyone before making their way out. Cheryl started walking back to the trailer 'Cher where are you going?' Toni shouted. Cheryl turned around 'erm home?'. Toni pointed towards the bike. 'You still have this deathtrap' Cheryl laughed walking over to Toni and taking the helmet with no complaints, she thought Cheryl may refuse to ride her old bike.

The ride was the same as the many other times in the past. They pulled up to the trailer jumping off the bike. They entered the trailer as Cheryl was telling Toni how much she'd missed Sweetpea and Fangs and how they'd hardly changed. As Toni sat down on the couch to take off her boots Cheryl looked at her 'I've missed seeing you in your Serpent jacket' she smirked. 'Really?' Toni smiled. 'Really. Do you want to tell me what you was talking about with Sweet and Fangs before I interrupted?' Cheryl sat next to Toni. Toni instantly blushed 'oh they were just asking about you and I'. 'Saying what?' Cheryl pushed. 'They asked if we were together'. 'And what did you say?'. 'I just said i didn't know' Toni said putting her head down 'I told them i still love you like i did when we was kids'. Cheryl smiled even though Toni wasn't looking at her 'I still love you like I did when we was kids too'. Toni lifted her head 'you do?'. 'Of course I do TT' Cheryl smiled as Toni leaned in to kiss her.

'So what do you want us to be?' Cheryl asked. 'Well i wouldn't want to spend my life with anyone else if that answers your question?'. 'Neither would I' Cheryl smiled. 'Does this mean I don't have to sleep on the couch?' Toni asked cheekily. 'I would have never made you sleep on the couch Toni' Cheryl laughed. 'I'm glad we got another chance, I've missed this' Toni grabbed Cheryl's hand. 'Me too babe' Cheryl said kissing the back of Toni's hand.

Riverdale was still a small town and word had traveled around that Cheryl Blossom and Toni Topaz was back in town.