No Running From Me

Meeting the Parents

Cheryl knew the importance of Toni and her relationship with her parents. They played big roles in her life and Cheryl valued them even though she didn't know them. She carried a huge amount of respect for them. She knew it was important for them to like her and if they didn't she knew she'd have to figure out a way to make them because she refused to affect their relationship with Toni negatively. So, when her father brought up Sheriff Keller her heart dropped. "I-I'm sorry sir, i-it was completely my fault-" Toni put a hand on her arm smiling. "Dad, you really had to mess with her like that?" Her dad just shrugs, smiling. "Couldn't help myself. Hi, I'm Jerry, this is my wife Sarah." He said slapping Cheryl on the back. "We've met briefly but I haven't gotten to really talk to you." Cheryl just nods, not really knowing what to say, she wasn't used to the whole friendly parents thing. She was still confused. "Sorry, Toni told us you were having issues with your car so she was coming to get you, Jerry just likes to mess with people." Sarah states, gesturing for them to follow her to the dinner table. "You aren't much of a talker are you?" Jerry says running a hand through his salt and pepper hair. Cheryl just shakes her head, she's not good with grown ups. "Well, how was school?" Sarah says setting down food in front of them. "Pretty good, you wouldn't believe what Ginger did." Toni says eating. Cheryl just listens as she sits up and eats elegantly as Jerry looks at her oddly. "What'd she do this time?" Toni goes on her little rant about how she flirted with Cheryl as Cheryl sets her paper towel in her lap and Jerry continues to study her.
"How was school for you Cheryl?" Jerry asks, still eyeing her. Cheryl's head snaps up. "Uh, quite well sir." She wasn't very good with people. "Why do you eat like that?" He asks, Topaz family was known for their bluntness. Sarah just elbows him. "Jerry, you can't just ask her why she eats the way she does." Sarah says as Cheryl shakes her head. "No, it's fine, I was raised to eat like this, we had a lot of fancy parties and stuff we attended so there's a certain way we had to eat." Toni puts a hand on her thigh under the table and Cheryl smiles at her. "So, uh, you know any good dad jokes?" Cheryl says trying to ease the tension as Jerry smiles. "They're just jokes to me, Toni loves them." Toni just rolls her eyes. "He's lying, they aren't even funny." Sarah smiles at them. "Toni don't pick on your dad." Jerry smiles and Toni looks appalled. "I didn't even say anything to him." He glares at her, "I won't be abused in my own home, young lady." Toni glares back looking to Cheryl. "Tell them, I didn't even say anything." Cheryl just raises her hands and decides to play along with them. "I don't know, seems like a whole lot of abuse going on to me." Toni just rolls her eyes. "You're all ridiculous." Her father cracks a grin. "Ridiculously amazing." Toni rolls her eyes again. "You keep rolling your eyes like that and they're going to get stuck." Her mom says as Cheryl decides to jump in, getting more comfortable. "And EYE will not help you." She says pointing to her eye as Jerry laughs and Toni smiles at how dorky they're being. "Alright, that is a pun of approval for me, she's already ten times better than that Chuck guy you brought home." Cheryl just raised an eyebrow. "Chuck Clayton?" Sarah nods, "Jerry was super offended cause he didn't laugh at his jokes." Cheryl smiles a little. "Can't believe that, honestly." Jerry just shakes his head. "I know right? That guy deserves to be PUN-ished." Cheryl laughed, she loved dad jokes, Toni had no doubt they would get along.
After dinner and Cheryl insisting on washing dishes they headed to Toni's room, leaving the door open. Toni's room was exactly what Cheryl expected, grey with photos everywhere and a plain white bed frame and dresser with a grey comforter on her twin sized bed. Cheryl loved it. "So, what time you coming to pick me up tomorrow?" Toni said laying on her bed. "What time would you like to be picked up?" Toni sighed as Cheryl sat next to her. "I'm gonna say twelve but knowing me i'll Be ready at two." Cheryl rolled her eyes playfully. "That didn't answer my question, Princess." Toni closed her eyes nearly falling asleep. "Twelve, Red, my parents are working tomorrow so I'll be alone." Cheryl just looked at her, kissed her forehead and got up. "Lock your doors then, I'm heading home." Toni grabs her hand, pulling her back down for a slow peck. "Text me when you get home, babe." Cheryl stood back up after agreeing. "Leaving?" Sarah asks as Jerry looks over. "Yes ma'am, thank you for having me for dinner." Cheryl says heading for the door. "Anytime sweetie, drive safe."
Cheryl showed up the next day in a blue flannel on top of a white shirt with jeans and blue vans. She knocked bouncing on the balls of her feet and she nearly fell over when Toni opened the door in a towel. "Hey Red, you look good today." Toni said stepping to the side allowing Cheryl in. "I see you aren't ready." Cheryl says avoiding eye contact. "Nope, but I'm in no rush." She says as Cheryl follows her to her room. "You never gave me a proper greeting, Miss Blossom." Toni said as Cheryl sat on the bed. "Maybe because you're in nothing but a towel." Cheryl says as Toni leans down for a kiss and deepens it as she straddles her. Cheryl pulls away. "This isn't a good idea." She says leaning her forehead against Toni's. "Why's that?" Cheryls sighs trying to avoid thinking about how little Toni is wearing. "Because, it's making it hard, no pun intended, to keep my self in control." Toni giggles pushing her onto the mattress slowly. "Then lose control." Cheryl hesitates before asking, "Are you sure?" Toni nods. "We're both sober and if you're ready then I don't see why not." Cheryl nods as she kisses Toni slowly. Cheryl deepens it as she tentatively grabs Toni by the hips as Toni starts to grind down. Cheryl groans out of frustration when she can't feel it. "Cheryl" Toni moans, "Get up, dude." Cheryl sat up breathing heavily as she looks at Archie and she's heavily confused and very disappointed. "Screw you, man." Cheryl says groaning into her pillow after she sees an amused look on his face. "Your phone is blowing up." He says as he starts putting on clothes. Cheryl grabs her phone to see a shit ton of messages from Toni so instead of reading them she calls her. "Hey babe, what's up?" Cheryl says as soon as Toni answers. "Don't go online, and don't read anything anyone has sent you, okay?" Toni says sounding panicked. "Why? What's wrong?" Cheryl says tossing on her glasses and a white shirt. "Just come over and I'll explain." Cheryl just nods. "I'm about to leave the house. She tosses on her grey slip on vans after putting on her socks that go to the middle of her shins. She quickly brushed her teeth and grabs her wallet, keys, and phone before heading to her car, not realizing she forgot pants. She showed up to Toni's running out of her car nearly falling up the steps. She started banging on the door and nearly hit Toni in the face when it abruptly opened. "Are you okay? I came as fast as I could and I didn't look at my phone." She said walking right past Toni who was trying not to laugh at her girlfriends appearance but decided she would hold off on talking about that till after their conversation. "Chuck Clayton posted something." Toni said, sitting on the couch beside Cheryl. "And?" Surely Toni didn't freak out over something like that. "It was about me, talking about how we slept together and you were getting his sloppy seconds and how I was a slut." Cheryl's fists balled at her sides as she kept her face stoic. "I'm sorry, if you're mad at me and you wanna break up then I understand." Toni said apprehensively. She thought Cheryl was angry with her but boy was she wrong. "No, Toni, no man should ever be so disrespectful to a woman for literally no reason. You aren't a virgin, I knew that getting into this, but you weren't with me when you slept with him and for him to not only betray your trust but disrespect you like that makes me so angry." Cheryl's face had softened and she had grabbed Toni's hand. Toni immediately relaxed, thankful Cheryl was being so understanding. "I just wanted you to hear it from me, I wanted to make it clear that I'm with you and I don't want anyone else." Cheryl kisses her before standing up. "I'm going to kick his booty." Toni smiled in adoration. "Babe, you aren't wearing pants." Cheryl looked down and saw her blue boxers and started blushing. "You know, I didn't realize you wore such long socks." Toni said laughing, Cheryl just rolled her eyes. "Okay, first, we're heading to my house to put on pants then I'm going to kick his booty." Toni stood up, "You can say ass Cheryl, and there's no need to fight with him, it's fine." Cheryl looked at Toni in shock. "He publicly humiliated you, that's not fine, and I'm not cussing, no need for it." Cheryl finally got a good look at Toni, her hair was in a messy bun and she was wearing plaid pajama pants and a grey hoodie and it made Cheryl's breath catch. "You're beautiful, you know that?" Toni just smiles, pulling Cheryl by her waist and kissing her. "Really babe, don't fight, I don't want you getting hurt or in trouble." Cheryl sighs, "I can't just leave it be, you're my lady, I must defend you." She wraps her arms around Toni. "Well, you could at least wait and calm down." Cheryl leans her forehead against Toni's. "I can't believe I forgot my pants." Toni just chuckles. "Well, we could take advantage of it." She says smirking, Cheryl's eyes widen. "I-I think I'll be back at 12 considering it's 8." Toni frowns, "Why don't you wanna have sex with me?" Cheryl feels her heart fall. "I do, I'm just scared, I've never done that before and I don't know what I'm doing honestly." Toni softens, "I'm sorry, I didn't think of it like that." Cheryl grabs her stuff before turning around. "It's not that I'm not ready, I'm just apprehensive." Toni walked towards her, hugging her. "Nothing to be worried about, it's just me and we'll take it slow, okay?" Cheryl wraps her arms around her shoulders. "I'm going to put on pants and then I'm going to find Kevin Keller." Toni looks up to Cheryl in confusion. "Why Kevin Keller?" Cheryl started rubbing her hand up and down. "Cause I've got to find Chuck Clayton somehow." Toni shook her head. "Don't go alone." Cheryl smiled, "I won't."

Notes:

Was gonna upload yesterday but me and half my family got caught in a flash fire and nearly died so I was a bit traumatized but we're all fine. I wrote this in my underwear while eating a cup of icing and if that doesn't describe college like idk what does. Lol, if you guys have anything you wanna see happen let me know!