Hey guys! This two are going to be the death of me. Hope you like it and let me know what you think, okay?!
4:30 am. BIP. BIP. BIP.
Nicole turned in her bed and turned off the alarm.
"Agh" She groaned as she closed her eyes again. "C'mon. I have to wake up" She said to herself as she got up from her bed and walked towards her wardrobe looking for her running clothes.
Today was her first day as a detective and she wanted to start it as best as she could. Last night, before her shift ended, she was called to her Captain's office. As she walked towards her Captain's office, she wondered every possibility for her Captain wanting her in his office. Little did she know that she was being promoted, and even less to Detective. Her Captain told her he was proud and that she really deserved it.
Nicole smiled at last night's memory while walking through her building's door and into the new cold winter day in New York. She breathed in the cold air. She loved winter. She ran for an hour and the minute she got back, she jumped into her shower. She couldn't feel more awake now, changed and prepared for her first day as detective. The last thing she needed to feel right and functional was coffee.
Nicole grabbed her keys and left her small apartment. She walked three blocks straight and then turned right and walked two more blocks until she was standing in front of her favorite coffee shop. Shorty's. It was small and just people who lived nearby knew the place. It was a little early, but she knew the owner and she was a regular so there wasn't any problem if she walked in and ordered her usual. She's done that several times already. Besides, she knows everyone and everyone knows her order, so she just has to walk in and her order will be right up.
When she got in, she was surrounded by the delicious smell of fresh coffee. When Nicole approached the counter, she saw that a small girl was busy with the coffee machine. She couldn't place her.
"Hey" Nicole said softly in order not to spook her. "Can I have my usual, please?"
"Jesus!" The small girl jumped and gas went out of the coffee machine.
"Sorry! Didn't mean to spook you. Wanna hand?" Nicole asked.
"No, thanks. I got this. Besides, I think the machine wasn't working before" The girl said while turning around to face Nicole.
Nicole couldn't stop herself from thinking that the new girl was cute. She knew she was new because she'd never seen her before and because she knew the owner was looking for someone to cover some shifts.
"But, mmm... I'm sorry, but we're, eh, not open yet" The new girl said. "And, I don't know your usual" She said with a soft smile.
"Oh, my bad" Nicole said. "I just wanted my cup of stop being a zombie and start being a human being before work and the door was open" Nicole said and the new girl laughed. That made Nicole smiled even brighter. She wanted to hear more of that delicious sound. "And my usual is just black coffee"
The new girl stared at her. "That's boring" She said before she could control herself.
"Boring, huh?"
"Mm... I... That's not what I meant" The small tried to correct herself.
"Don't worry. It's okay"
"No, it's not. I mean, you're my... Wait, why did you asked for your regular? Do you come often here?"
"Every time I can" Nicole said.
"Oh. I'm sorry, but it's my first day and I don't want to piss the owner from the first day" The new girl said apologetically.
"Hey. That's okay. I understand" Nicole said while putting her hands in the air. "Next time will be"
"Yeah" The new girl whispered.
"I just hope my boss doesn't kick me out for being a zombie and good luck on your first day" Nicole said while winking to the new girl and moving towards the door and not giving the girl the opportunity to answer her.
When the girl walked through the door, Waverly took a breath she didn't know she was holding. She wasn't that shy, but she did feel nervous about kicking her first customer out, especially since she was a regular one. But she wanted her first day to be right. But now, she was starting to think and she didn't know if kicking the girl was the right thing to do. The girl didn't seem to mind and she was nice to her, so it wasn't that bad, right? She said she came as much as she could, so next time she would come, she would apologize to her. Again.
Waverly didn't see the regular girl till two days later. She was preparing the different orders when she came across a cup that was required to be filled with black coffee, but had no name. She turned to her coworker next to her.
"Hey Rick. Black coffee for whom?" She asked.
"Oh. That's for Nicole. She's a regular and always orders the same. It's the redhead" Rick explained.
While Rick explained, Waverly looked around until her eyes met the redhead she kicked out on her first day.
"Boring coffee's for me" The redhead smiled.
Waverly blushed. "I didn't mea-" But Waverly was cut off by her boss.
"Detective Haught! How's my favorite officer doing?" Mark shouted while he approached Nicole.
"Hey Mark" Nicole said with a warm smile and hugged the old man.
"How were your first couple of days as Detective?" He asked.
"Okay. I'm in the middle of a case right now" Nicole said simply.
"Hey" Mark said turning towards Waverly. "Treat her well, okay? She protects our city and is my favorite regular" He said with a smile.
Waverly smiled uncomfortably, just realizing who she kicked out on her first day. "Of course"
"Great" Mark said. Then, he turned to look at Nicole. "Great to see you Detective"
"I told you many times it's-"
"Nonsense. You're a Detective now" Mark said. "I'll see you kid"
"Bye Mark" Nicole said smiling to him and then turned to look at Waverly.
"You know Mark?" Waverly asked shocked. "So, the other day I-"
"Actually, I'm the one who's sorry" Nicole said simply.
"What? Why?" Waverly asked confused not following her.
"Because I forgot to introduce myself" Nicole extended her hand to Waverly. "I'm Nicole Haught"
Waverly accepted and shook Nicole's hand. "Waverly Earp. So, Detective Haught, huh?"
Nicole smiled playfully and winked at her. "At your service. But Nicole's just fine"
"Okay" Waverly said slowly and smiled softly.
"So, Waverly, how was your fist day the other day?"
"Okay. Everybody's very nice here... And the customers too" Waverly added quickly.
Nicole chuckled. "Good. Okay, I gotta go back to the precinct. See you around" She smiled and waved to Waverly.
"Yeah, bye" Waverly waved back.
A couple of days passed and Waverly hadn't seen the Detective again, but she did heard of her from her coworkers. Apparently she had passed by a couple of times for more coffee and asked for the new cute girl. She couldn't stop smiling at that. It was 7 p.m., Shorty's had just closed and Waverly wanted to clean quickly so that she could catch up on some studying.
Nicole finished writing her last report on the case she just closed and was heading towards her apartment when she thought that a hot coffee would be great and maybe she could catched Waverly. She hadn't seen her since their proper introduction. Since then, she had tried to go as much as she could, but apparently she wasn't that lucky since she never had the same schedule, exactly like her.
Nicole turned around the corner and saw that there still was light coming out of Shorty's. Nicole smiled. She loved that place. She walked till she was in front of Shorty's door and noticed that it was still open and the there was a small cute girl inside. Nicole couldn't stop the smile appearing on her lips when she realized the small cute girl was the person she wanted to see for some days now. She entered silently and leaned on the closed door.
"Please tell me it's still open" Nicole said easily smiling.
Waverly turned around and found the last person she expected to see. "I...mm..."
"I do have a perfect timing then" Nicole said acknowledging what Waverly didn't say.
"No, I'm making coffee anyway" Waverly said firmly this time and going towards the coffee machine, but then stopped and turned around to face the Detective. "Unless you wanted something else" Waverly said softly.
Nicole's mind couldn't stop from going somewhere it hadn't been for a while now. Before saying anything, Nicole cleared her throat. "No, don't worry" She said softly and slowly approached Waverly. "You wanna hand with something?"
"No, I'm fine, besides you must be exhausted" Waverly said.
"I don't mind. I wanna help" Nicole said. "Besides, I don't mind the company" She said with a soft smile and turned around to pick up the chairs and put them on the tables.
"Thank you" Waverly said with an honest smile while turning a little pink on the cheeks.
"So, how was your day?" Nicole asked making small conversation.
"It was okay I guess. Not many customers came in today. Well, at least during my shift" Waverly answered while cleaning the floor with a broom.
"So, do you something else besides serving delicious coffee?" Nicole asked getting intrigued by the girl she was helping clean the coffee shop.
"I, um, study Ancient History and Languages at NYU"
Nicole stopped what she was doing and looked at Waverly. Waverly noticed this so she looked up at Nicole, but didn't find the face she was expecting. If she wasn't mistaken, Nicole's face showed admiration. "So she not only has the looks, but also the brains"
Waverly blushed fiercely. "Thank you" She said looking down.
"No, seriously, that's impressive" Nicole continued. "So why choose that?"
Waverly tried to find an answer that wouldn't spook the girl. "Um... I guess it always intrigued me and it kinda runs in the family"
"Interesting. So I'm guessing you're not from around here, right?" Nicole continued wanting to know more.
"That's correct" Waverly said with a smile. "I'm from a small town called Purgatory in the South"
"So you're a cowgirl" Nicole said while winking at her.
Waverly laughed. "I guess you could say that" Waverly look at Nicole.
They both stepped outside Shorty's and Nicole watched how Waverly closed the coffee shop. Waverly then turned around and faced Nicole.
"So..." Waverly started saying, not sure what to say or how to say goodbye.
Nicole didn't want to leave her, yet. "You're going to campus?" Nicole asked.
"Yeah, I should study a little" Waverly answered.
"I'll walk you" Nicole said simply.
"There's no need for y-" Waverly started saying, but she was cut off by Nicole.
"I want to" She said softly with a smile.
Waverly smiled shyly. "Thank you"
They started walking silently, side by side. Their arms would brush each other occasionally.
Nicole couldn't stop stealing glances at Waverly and she even noticed that, from time to time, Waverly would be looking at her. Each time she caught her staring at her, Waverly looked away quickly and Nicole would chuckle. She couldn't find the girl more cute. At what time, their hands brushed each other, and Waverly quickly pulled it away not sure what to make of it.
"So, what about you?" Waverly suddenly asked.
"What about me?" Nicole returned the question.
"Well, you've been asking me all kinds of things about me for the last couple of minutes and I don't know anything about you" Waverly rambled.
Nicole laughed. "What would you like to know?"
"Um... Are you from here?" Waverly asked while looking up at Nicole.
Nicole looked at Waverly. "No, I'm actually from Chicago. When I graduated from the Academy, I was transferred here"
"And why a cop? Or better said, a Detective?" Waverly said.
They just turned the corner and they were at the entrance of NYU.
Nicole looked up. "We're here"
Waverly looked up at Nicole. "Answer my question first" She said intrigued by the woman in front of her.
Nicole smiled. "Next time. Now, you have to study and the last thing I want is for you to fail an exam because you stayed up late talking to me"
"I wouldn't mind" Waverly said too quickly without realizing what she said. Then it hit her. "Um... I mean..."
Nicole smiled at her. "I like your company too"
Waverly blushed at her response. "Well... Um... Thank you for walking me"
"My pleasure" Nicole said honestly.
"I'll see you around" Waverly said waving at her and then walked towards the huge building.
"See ya" Nicole whispered and once Waverly disappeared from her sight, she turned around and walked home with a huge smile on her lips.