It was a sunny afternoon, a cool breeze touched pink hair. Toni continued her drive up to Thistlehouse. As she pulled up to the front, carefully balancing the bags both hands as she lifted her self off her motorcycle, she had a thought.
"How did I end up being so soft?"
Earlier today - 1PM.
"TT"
A voice rung out, as Toni laid in bed. She had picked up a late shift last night and wanted to sleep in as much as possible.
"Toni"
It was a bit louder this time. Toni stirred.
"Antoniette Topaz will you please get out of that bed!"
Toni opened her eyes and groaned, turning over and lifting her head to respond. Cheryl stood in front of the dresser, wearing white shorts and a dark blue top. She had an impatient look on her face.
"Okay Bombshell I'm up, is the house on fire?"
Cheryl pouted. "Not this time TT. But it's already past brunch time and I wanted to spend time with you today."
Toni softened. She got out of bed, in shorts and a tank top, walked over to her already dressed girlfriend, and kissed her forehead.
"Good morning sweetness, I want to spend time with you too. I'll get dressed and we can go for a drive and enjoy the weather. How does that sound?", Toni said smiling.
"I don't want to go outside today." Cheryl said, still pouting.
Toni raised her eyebrows, but gave the cranky redhead another forehead kiss.
"Okay baby, why don't you pick something for us to do together while I get dressed?"
"Fine."
Cheryl turned and walked out of their bed room, missing the usual pep that found itself in her steps when Toni would give her good morning kisses.
'Alrighty then, one pouty bombshell to start the day.' Toni thought as she moved around the room. She grabbed a pair of black jeans, and a dark green top, then walked into the bathroom to shower.
As Toni showered, Cheryl sunk deeper into her sulking. She hadn't slept well the night before. Cheryl Blossom often had trouble getting a good night of sleep, unless she was being spooned by a certain sapphic serpent. She rubbed her eyes and held back a yawn. She wanted to spend time with Toni, while she was fully awake. Toni had serpent business and night shifts all week, leaving Cheryl to go home alone after cheer practice. On top of that, arriving home with no time to exchange pleasantries. Cheryl understood that Toni had responsibilities and admired that her girlfriend was a reliable employee of the Whyte Wyrm, but god dammit she had missed her all week, and now Toni wanted to spend their time together sleeping?
'I can't believe her, she's probably not even getting dressed. Who would want to spend time with you Cheryl? Toni was probably glad to be away from me this week.', Cheryl thought to herself, again rubbing her eyes in frustration and exhaustion.
"Did you already eat breakfast babe?", Toni asked as she made her way into the kitchen, fully dressed and happy to spend time with her girlfriend.
Cheryl looked up. "I'm not hungry."
Toni paused for a minute. The two girls had recently discussed that Cheryl, who had a habit of skipping meals due to her upbringing, would try to eat more frequently during the day, even if the meals were small. So far Cheryl had been doing well, and had eaten a small breakfast every day for the past two weeks. Although Toni hadn't been able to have dinner at home with her this week, she had assumed that Cheryl was eating at least something. She decided she would give her a nudge, but not a push.
"Are you sure? I can make the little pancakes that you li-"
"I said. I'm Not. Hungry.", Cheryl snapped. She laid down on the sofa and rubbed her eyes once more.
Toni was a little taken back. Cheryl hadn't lashed out at her for a long time. They were close enough that Toni could ask the right questions in the right way, and Cheryl felt comfortable enough to communicate with her rather than push her away. She put down the frying pan she had picked up, and carefully moved to the sofa where her girlfriend laid. Cheryl, hearing the movement, turn her back to Toni and seemed to sink even further into the sofa. Toni pursed her lips, and took a slow breath. She lifted her hand and started caressing Cheryl's head. She felt the redhead lean into her touch, and smiled.
"Did you decide what you wanted to do today?"
Cheryl tensed up, and turned over to face Toni, wrapping her arms around herself even tighter. Her face was slightly flushed, enough for Toni to notice, as she said in a small voice,
"I just want to spend time with you TT."
Toni smiled and ran her hand over Cheryl's arm.
"I want to spend time with you too. How about we have a movie day? You can choose whatever you want, and I'll grab a blanket for us?", Toni suggested.
Cheryl smiled weakly at the idea, still conflicted in her thoughts but desperate to spend time with the person who possibly wanted her. She nodded her head.