There could’ve been a fight between the Serpents and the Ghoulies and Toni wouldn’t have given a damn.
                          
Except then there wasn’t that dull knocking of a pool cue against numbered and striped balls.
                          
Toni (regretfully) pulled back from Cheryl, red smeared on her lips and pupils blown wide, and spun around to see an empty pool table and a smug Fangs leaning on a pool cue.
                          
“Wha… how… you…” Toni spluttered, waving her hands.
                          
“Pay. Up. T.” Fangs said with a smirk. Toni groaned and slammed her hand on the table before reaching into her pocket and yanking out all the money she’d just won.
                          
“Fuck you.” She said bitterly as she slapped the money into Fangs’ open hand.
                          
“Yo Blossom want your cut now or…?” Fangs said, flipping through the bills.
                          
Toni turned around in shock to see a smug Cheryl looking at her.
                          
“What?!”
                          
“Relax baby.” Cheryl cooed, “Fangs here called me and told me you needed taking down a peg.”
                          
Toni glared at her but saw the flash of the green eyed monster in Cheryl’s eyes.
                          
Cheryl had been jealous. Jealous of being left out of Toni’s night out.
                          
Now that might seem unreasonable but after all that happened with the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, Cheryl had been keen to stick by Toni’s side no matter what.
                          
She’d said it was fine to go out tonight but Toni had been reluctant.
                          
“You better take me out with that money.” Toni muttered as Cheryl leaned across the pool table to take her share of the pool money.
                          
“Stop staring at my ass and sure thing babe.” Chery said as she straightened up and smoothed out her skirt.
                          
Toni’s head snapped up straight, trying to act like she hadn’t been drooling over Cheryl while she was collecting her winnings.
                          
“Um… I wasn’t.” Toni mumbled. Cheryl hummed and intertwined their fingers, dragging Toni towards the exit.
                          
“Thanks for the money boys. Don’t wait up!” Cheryl called as they left the bar and let the cool night air rush over them.
                          
“I can’t believe you.” Toni grumbled. Cheryl laughed lightly and wrapped her arm around Toni’s shoulders.
                          
“I like it when you have fun with your friends.” Cheryl said. Toni looked up at her, pulling her to a stop.
                          
“But?” Toni prompted. Cheryl huffed and wrapped her arms around Toni’s neck.
                          
“But I don’t like it when I’m not with you.” Cheryl murmured, running her thumb along Toni’s bottom lip.
                          
“Come on then. Let’s go home and I won’t leave your side all weekend.” Toni said, nudging Cheryl towards her bike.
                          
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It was later that night, after Toni had finally given in to that lust that took over when Cheryl had admitted she was a tiny bit jealous at the bar.
                          
They had literally just been inside Toni’s trailer when Cheryl had admitted it.
                          
Toni thinks she planned it.
                          
Cheryl agreed.
                          
But they were laying in Toni’s bed, sheets covering naked bodies and Cheryl snuggled into Toni’s side.
                          
“I like you getting along with the boys.” Toni said quietly. Cheryl hummed and traced her fingertip over Toni’s collarbone.
                          
“They’re your family.” Cheryl muttered, “Of course I’m going to try and get along with them.”
                          
Toni smiled; only Cheryl had understood that in her list of suitors. The only one to understand how important the Serpents were to her.
                          
“Even though you tormented them for a while?” Toni teased. Cheryl sighed and kissed Toni’s shoulder softly.
                          
“We’ve all moved on. For you.” Cheryl replied, “They may not be my biggest fans but they get that I’m crazy about you.”
                          
“Oh I think they like you more than you know.” Toni reassured her.
                          
“Yeah?” Cheryl asked, a smile in her voice.
                          
“Oh totally. Fangs asked for your help to cheat me out of my pool money. You’re definitely in their good books.” Toni laughed.
                          
“They decided only I could distract you for long enough.” Cheryl hummed. Toni snickered and pulled Cheryl closer.
                          
“Well they were right about that.” Toni replied. “I think they started to see differently after that jealousy.”
                          
“Really?” Cheryl asked.
                          
“Oh yeah, showed them how serious you were.” Toni yawned. “I’m crazy about you too by the way.”
                          
“I know.” Cheryl murmured. Toni shook her head, getting the final word in before they drifted to sleep.
                          
“Can’t believe you cheated me out of my winnings. Such a snake.”
                          
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