"We could do dessert." Moose offered. "I know a good cheesecake recipe my grandmother taught me."
"Perfect! Cher and I will make a salad for the appetizer." Toni smiled as she leaned her head on me.
"Okay so it's a plan?" Veronica asked.
"It's a plan!" We all smiled and nodded excitedly.
I looked at the clock and noticed that lunch was almost over and I needed to get rid of my lunch. No way in hell was I gonna gain weight. I excused myself from the table and told Toni I'd meet her in class and made my way to the restroom.
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Toni's POV
Cheryl and I were setting the table for dinner and I couldn't help but notice that she looks paler than usual, in fact she's been paler lately. It also seems like she's been losing weight. I think somethings wrong. It's not only her appearance either, she's also been acting weird. We have date nights often and whenever we're done eating she'll go to the bathroom. I get that's not really a big deal but it's as if she's on a timer to go right after she eats anything, whether its a date night or even lunch. Everyday after lunch she leaves early to go to the bathroom and it just has me suspicious because she didn't use to do this. The one thing that really concerns me is that when she comes back she looks kinda sad or in pain, even though she tries to hide it behind a smile. She also turns away when I try to kiss her and claims that her breath smells bad, but I'm pretty sure her breath is fine unless there's really something else going on here.
"Hey, Babe?" I asked.
"Yeah?" She asked happily and then frowned a little when she noticed the serious expression on my face.
"Are you doing okay? You've been acting weird and you look like you haven't been feeling well."
"Yeah. I'm fine, Toni." She said quietly and as I was about to disagree when we heard the doorbell ring, telling us that our guests are here. Cheryl went to answer the door and greeted everyone
I guess I'll ask her later.
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We were eating dessert and this was probably the best cheesecake I've ever had. In fact all of dinner was amazing! Veronica and Reggie made a dish of baked ziti that was amazing and Cheryl and I made a pretty good salad. This is probably one of the best dinners I've ever had. Cheryl offered to go put the dessert dishes in the dish washer and said she didn't need help when I offered it to her. She then came back and told me she was going to go upstairs and go to the bathroom real quick. She gave me a quick peck and then went upstairs.
"What's wrong, Toni?" Kevin asked after I had noticeably frowned once she was gone.
"I'm worried about, Cheryl. She looks like she's sick and she's been acting differently." I frowned.
"Yeah I've noticed that too! She's lost a lot of weight." Veronica exclaimed worriedly.
"I know." I whispered. "I'm going to go check on her." I said and then excused myself.
I went upstairs and into Cheryl's room. Her bathroom door was closed and I heard her gagging a lot and I could immediately tell she was throwing up. I went right into the bathroom, not even knocking and I sat down next to her as I moved her hair to the side and began to rub her back. She began to cry as she continued to throw up, looking like she was in a lot of pain.
"It's okay, Cheryl. I'm here. I got you." I soothed her. It took her a minute or so to finally be able to stop. She sat up and I put the lid down and flushed the toilet. I then pulled her back in my embrace and we rested our backs along the wall. "Are you okay, baby?"
"Yeah. Just a little sick." She sniffed as tears kept pouring out of her eyes.
"It doesn't feel like you have a fever or anything and you've been fine all day." I observed as I felt her face.
"It was probably . . . something I just ate." She said, obviously lying.
"Then why is no one else sick? What's going on, Cher?" I asked and she just broke down in tears.
"I'm sorry, Toni! I'm so so sorry!" She bawled out.
"Honey, what on earth are you sorry about?" I asked worryingly and I tried to calm down her sobbing.
"F-For throwing up my food. I've b-been doing this for a little while." She cried into my shoulder.
"How long?" I asked as I made her look at me.
"2 or 3 weeks." She said shamefully. "I've eaten a little when I needed to . . . but I throw up most of what I eat." She disclosed.
"Why on earth are you doing that?" I sighed and I began to feel tears form in my eyes.
"Because I'm too fat. I need to lose weight. You deserve someone better than me. Someone more beautiful." She cried as she clung to me.
"Cheryl. What gave you that impression? You have a normal and healthy weight and you don't have to change a bit. You're so fucking beautiful and you don't need to change for me because you're perfect. I didn't fall in love with your body, I fell in love with you. Your mind, your personality, and the way you make me feel. Nothing is gonna change that." I explained sincerely as tears rolled down my face. "I promise." I said as kissed her forehead.
"O-Okay. I'm sorry. I just d-don't know what to do about it. I k-know you say I look f-fine but I can't help but feel bad about myself and feel the urge to keep d-doing this." She admitted.
"Then we'll get you some help. I hate seeing you hurt and this isn't healthy. Maybe we could get you a therapist to help?" I suggested.
"That sounds good, Toni. Thank you so much."
"You're welcome, Cher. We're going to get you through this and we're in it together."
After Cheryl was completely calmed down we went downstairs and explained that we were ready to call it a night. They left the leftovers for us and Cheryl agreed to eat a little. Cheryl then asked if I wanted to stay the night and keep her company, which I was more than happy to do so. She gave me a set of pajamas and then we crawled into her bed and Cheryl immediately cuddled against me.
"Thank you for being here for me, Babe." She said as she rested her head on my chest.
"I'll always be here for you." I smiled back at her, then kissed her. "Goodnight, Cher."
"Goodnight, Tee-Tee." She smiled sleepily, and with that she drifted off to sleep in my arms while I made sure to comfort her until I did the same.
____________________________ Okay this one may be a bit of a flop but I tried, what do you guys think? Also I loved last nights episode! I'm so happy over all of it! I really hope they continue to have these characters shine more often. I love the core four but they need more of a balance between all the characters. What did you guys think of the episode?
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Edit: ceasepeace17is a life saver! I wrote 'loose' instead of 'lose' all over the place! I fixed it now but she pointed it out. 😂