Nicole hadn't expected to fall asleep. She wasn't entirely surprised; after all she'd worked an entire night shift before coming to drop off the forms to Waverly. However, it still came to a bit of a shock when she slowly woke to find herself in Waverly's bedroom, completely naked. A quick deduction of her surroundings told her that the Earp girl wasn't there and that she was alone. Straining her ears she could hear quiet murmurs from the ground level of the house. Wynonna must have come home and Waverly had met her. Nicole decided it best not to go down and join the two, mainly due to the fact that she couldn't be sure if Waverly had told her sister her presence. So far the eldest Earp had been fairly accepting and well behaved when if came to her and Waverly's relationship but somehow she felt like emerging unannounced from Waverly's bedroom could be seen as pushing it. Especially when Wynonna like to carry her excessively large revolver around.
Slowly Nicole decided to at least put some clothes on, in case Wynonna for what ever reason decided to pay the room a visit. A younger sister's naked girlfriend would definitely require Peacemaker. The officer was just beginning to button her shirt up when she heard the light footsteps of someone making their way up the stairs.
Waverly slowly opened the door, and seeing a very much awake Nicole smiled and made her way in. The girl was wearing a silky looking housecoat. Nicole couldn't help but notice how tightly it clung to her slight frame.
"Hey" Waverly shut the door behind her.
"Hey." Nicole matched her smile. "Sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep."
"It's fine." Waverly said sitting herself on the bed next to her girlfriend. "You're cute when you sleep." Nicole chuckled slightly embarrassed. "And I know you worked all night, so it wasn't too much of a surprise. I figured I'd just let you rest."
"Thanks Wave." The older girl said wrapping an arm around the younger. "Did I hear Wynonna down there?"
Waverly curled herself into the seemingly endless arms of Nicole. "Yeah but she's outside getting some air."
"She okay?" Nicole rested her head against Waverly's, breathing in the girl's heavenly scent.
"She's Wynonna." The Earp shrugged enjoying the contact. "She'll be fine."
Nicole nodded for a moment, before asking her next question. "Are you okay?"
At this the smaller girl pulled back slightly to look at her girlfriend's mildly concerned gaze. "I'm excellent." She said giving the officer a quick kiss before nuzzling herself back into Nicole's shoulder. She felt her girlfriend smile and move to lay back on the bed. Then Waverly realized she'd been rude.
"Are you okay Nicole?" She asked sitting up so she could see the other girl's face. Nicole too sat up slightly and tucked a stray piece of hair behind Waverly's ear. "I'm excellent too." She said earnestly. "Thanks for asking Ms. Earp."
Both women awkwardly laughed with each other for a moment before an intimate silence fell over them both. Nicole's hand brushed against Waverly's face again, only this time there was no stray hair. Waverly found her hand resting on the officer's now clothed thigh. She leaned in slightly and Nicole met her halfway connecting their lips. Both women emitted a light sigh as they kissed deeply.
As they continued to kiss Nicole found herself being pushed slightly so that she was laying flat on her back, Waverly slowly crawling on top of her. As the smaller girl began to undo the ties of her silky robe Nicole could only pray that Wynonna needed a lot of fresh air and wouldn't be back for a while.
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Nicole had just heard the shower begin to run as she made her way down the Homestead's narrow stairs to the kitchen. While Waverly showered she had decided to take on the task of cooking supper. She gave a slight sigh of relief as she came into the empty kitchen. Wynonna was still out.
The officer made her way over to the fridge and opened it. She let out a brief laugh. It was nothing short of her expectations. In the fridge were several bottles of liquor, some half drunk, a few pieces of old fruit, a pitcher of water, and what looked like a brand new container of Waverly's favorite blueberry yogurt. The only thing it was missing was a demon's head. But then again the officer had noticed the half chewed up giant spider on the kitchen table so maybe that counted.
Nicole was just about to shut the fridge door when she heard it.
The tell tale click, the click of a revolver being cocked. In that moment Nicole's police officer instincts completely took over. Without hesitation she swiftly turned around, located the firearm and with one hand grabbed it forcing the barrel up, with the other hand she grabbed the owner's wrist, too forcing it up out of range of her body. Gun fire rang through the kitchen as the revolver when off. Nicole pushed forward trying to wrestle the gun from the intruder's hand, now only slightly becoming aware that she was indeed struggling to get a hold of Peacemaker. However, by this time Wynonna's crazy demon slaying instincts were kicking in. With a great powerful kick to the stomach she sent the officer stumbling backwards into the counter. Nicole completely winded instantly pulled the largest knife from the kitchen block and brandished it towards the eldest Earp.
"What the hell are you two doing?" Waverly had emerged at the bottom of the stairs, barely wrapped in a towel and sopping wet. She stared from at sister who was pointing Peacemaker at her knife-wielding girlfriend. "Can I seriously not even get a shower without someone trying to kill someone else?" She stared at the two women; neither had taken their eyes off the other. "Wynonna!" Waverly snapped, moving into the kitchen positively bristling with anger.
It was then that both women seemed to snap out of their battle world. Wynonna began to laugh hysterically as she holstered Peacemaker. Nicole became suddenly aware of how much her chest hurt. Wynonna had managed to kick her squarely in the chest, exactly where just weeks ago Willa Earp had shot her. She was starting to feel as though the Earp sisters were out to get her.
"Wynonna." Waverly would have punched her sister if her hands weren't preoccupied with hold up her poorly wrapped towel. It was actually that sight that pulled Officer Haught from the thoughts of her aching chest. Waverly Earp was standing in front of her glistening wet with nothing but a towel on. She slowly put the knife back in its block as Waverly continued to glare at her giggling big sister.
"I had this whole thing planned out." Wynonna managed between fits of laughter. "To like scare Haught you know? Threaten her. ." Waverly glanced slightly concerned towards her girlfriend who was still standing motionless against the counter. "I was gonna point Peacemaker and act all intimidating and shit but I kind of forgot that my baby sister is dating a cop."
Nicole felt herself stand straighter. Pride swelling in her aching chest.
"I didn't even get a word out." Wynonna said waving a finger at the red head. "Before she was trying to wrestle Peacemaker out of my hands." She narrowed her eyes slightly at Nicole. "No one takes Peacemaker from me." Then she turned back to her sister. "That's about when you came in." Wynonna shrugged. "Oh, and I think I kicked her, and she somehow got hold of our biggest knife."
"You kicked her." Waverly yelled now making her way over to her girlfriend who remained silent through this entire ordeal.
"Like I said." Wynonna shrugged, sitting herself at the kitchen table twirling her abnormally large gun. "No one tries to take Peacemaker from me."
"You okay Baby?" Waverly asked noticing how the officer eye's were still slightly wide. "Hey." She leaned her head against the girl chest, listening to her racing heart. "It's fine, Wynonna's just being an idiot."
Nicole felt Waverly's wet hair soaking into her shirt and without really thinking wrapped an arm around the girl, pulling her closer.
"She doesn't scare me." She said finally letting all that had just been said sink in. "In fact." Nicole said directing the end of her sentence to the eldest Earp. "If you hadn't of come in, I'd be interested to see what would have happened. We local flat foots are skilled knife wielders." Waverly groaned into her chest.
"Oh is that what you learn on your first day of training." Wynonna challenged.
"Oh, it's a prerequisite." Nicole shot back without missing a beat.
Wynonna nodded impressed with the cop's wit.
"Okay." Waverly said looking from her sister to her girlfriend. "Now that everyone is laughing can I go finish my shower in peace please?"
Giving Nicole one final squeeze and a slight peck to her cheek Waverly disappeared up the stairs once more.
The officer opened the fridge once more and extracted a pitcher of water, completely aware that Wynonna was staring at her. She'd had just poured herself a drink when both women heard the shower start up again.
"Part of what I was going to do was serious." Wynonna said, her eyes focused on the cop standing in her kitchen. "That if you hurt her in any way, it won't end well for you."
Nicole finished her glass of water before looking Wynonna squarely in the eyes. "That goes the same for you."
The two women held each other's eyes for a moment before Wynonna nodded slowly. As insinuatory and slightly aggressive as Haught's response was it brought her slight comfort. The officer was keenly aware of the dangers that Waverly often found herself in and that some of the risks were purely brought on by the Earp curse. This woman was as keen to protect Waverly as she herself was. Maybe now if there were two of them, they'd be able to succeed.
"Alright then." Wynonna smiled. "I say, once Waves is set we all head down to Shorty's for a drink." Nicole quirked an eyebrow at her. "So we can all eventually start to laugh at this whole thing."
"Actually Wynonna." Nicole said replacing the water in the fridge. "I thought I'd make you guys dinner." This caught the eldest Earp off-guard. "Seeing as you've got about enough to feed your local mice."
"Hey." Wynonna said in mock offence. "We've got all the essentials."
Nicole chuckled. "Regardless, I've got some groceries in my car and I'm sure you both could use a good meal. How do you feel about pasta?"
"Alright twist my arm why don't you?" She said kicking her boots off and placing her feet on the table.
Eyeing them warily Nicole nodded to the table's other occupant. "I make dinner, but you get rid of that thing."
"Right." Wynonna said, staring at the spider's body just inches from her feet. "We could always cook that up too?"