"Levi, baby no," Waverly was having her hands full with Levi, he was only six months old but was getting into everything now that he was starting to show signs of crawling. "Don't put things in your mouth," She took the object from her son and set it on a high shelf, "Look here, mister, now that Mama is gone at work again that does not mean you can rebel. God forbid you're like this when you get older." Waverly smiled and picked up her son, "Huh, you're getting heavy, peanut. Maybe it's time we start calling you a little bowling ball with legs," She giggled, kissing his chubby cheeks. With Nicole going back to work, it left Waverly home alone with a six month old, who was really becoming his own little person and it was amazing to watch. Levi was smiling a ton more and even had his first real laugh a few weeks ago, Nicole really knew how to make her boy laugh. When Nicole would get home and spend one on one time with Levi, Waverly would go ride her house, who she named Lily, one of their top three girl names, leaving the other two up for grabs in case they ever did decide to have another child. At this rate, it was looking like her wife was ready now to add to their family, Waverly had other ideas, like raising Levi to be a gentlemen and a kind hearted boy. "Okay, it's almost lunch time. Let's put some food in that big ole belly of yours and get you down for a nap, sound good?" Waverly was already setting Levi in his high chair and getting his food ready, "Do you wanna try squash again? Because this time, I don't really want your spit up all over me again." She half giggled, it was very dramatic last time he tried squash, and all Nicole could do was burst out laughing. Waverly took a deep breath and scopped the spoon in Levi's mouth and anxiously awaited the responce from her son, finally relieved that Levi was starting to like new foods, "Yes! Oh Levi, you're such a god little boy," She cheered and finished feeding him lunch, gave him a quick bath and finally laid him down for his second nap of the day, thankful that she would get some time to herself.
Nicole dragged herself up the stairs of the homestead, stopping to smile at Lily tied up at her stand just a few yards away, "Lily girl, you be good," She winked. Nicole kicked opene the front door to be hit with the smell of dinner and the giggles of Levi as she wiggled around in his play pin, "What smells so yummy?" She smiled, bending down to pick up Levi, "Chicken and corn," Waverly smiled, turning to place a kiss on Nicole's lips. Motherhood was wonderful, their hearts were always full of love around their son, but deep down they were having some issues of their own. It was like day and night, one minute it could be perfectly fine and the next Nicole was angry and upset, even for the smallest things. Waverly just hoped tonight would go good. "So, I've been thinking, you know, about when Levi get's to be a little older.." It was the baby thing again, and Waverly made her point very clear about having more children, "Nikki, you know how i feel about having more kids right now. We have too much going on, Levi's barley six months old and is going to be crawling soon, and then walking. It's all too much right now," She rambled, setting their food on plates, even Levi got a little bit of potatoes and corn. "Waves, come on. We can at least start thinking about it, it wouldn't hurt to talk about it," Nicole sighed, taking her hair down from the annoying braid, "Nicole, I promise you, we will have another baby. I know you want a little girl, for my sake more then yours." Waverly was optomistic about having a daughter, Nicole had her partner in crime, Waverly wanted one of her own to teach to ride horses and do her hair as she got older. "A little you would be pretty damn adorable, not that Levi doesn't look like you, he's a perfect mix. Just having a real mini Wave's," Nicole was pretty adorable, and Waverly was thankful that it didn't turn into an argument like all the other times before. The two ate dinner, watched Levi smash it all in his hair, which was growing more and more each day, and struggled to bate him. "Oh Levi, why did you decide tonight to smash dinner in your hair?" Waverly giggled, looking over at Nicole, "You know, he probably got all this from you," She joked, "Yeah, not according to those baby pictues with spaghetti on your face."
"Oh no, Levi, It's too early for you to be awake right now. Way, way too early." Waverly groaned, hearing her son cry over the monitor, he was now old enough to sleep in his nursery. "Okay, let's do this." Waverly slowly made her way into Levi's room and flipped the light on, being greated by a big, gummy smile from her happy boy. "You're such a sweet boy," She kissed his cheeks and laid him down on the changing table to change his diaper and get him into some warm clothes now that it was getting colder outside. Nicole was still asleep, it was only six in the morning and Levi usually slept until at most eight, so she didn't expect her wife to wake up with her, Waverly shut off the monitor before Nicole could even register that Levi was awake. "What's got you awake at this time, sweet boy? You usually love your sleep, just like your Mama," Waverly had to giggle at that as she picked Levi up, Nicole did love her beauty rest. Ever since having Levi, Waverly's sleep cycle was on point with her sons, except for today, today something was bothering Levi and she just couldn't put her finger on it. It was still early, so Waverly sat in the rocking chair and adjusted her shirt so she could hopefully put Levi back to sleep, "Ow," Waverly mumbled, furrowing her eyebrows, wondering why it hurt when Levi would suck, "Oh no, you can't be, you're only six months old!" There was no way Levi was getting teeth, not this early. Waverly struggled to pull out her phone and hurried to google if it was possible for him to be teething at six months old, thankfully it was just early signs and he wouldn't start breaking teeth for another month or two. Now with that emotional breakdown out of the way, Waverly could focus on getting through the day without Levi getting into everything and Nicole could finish baby proofing the house, their son was very bright for his age, already figuring out how to lift up the toilet seat and sticking his toys in there.
"I just don't care!" Waverly was in tears as they stood outside in the middle of an argument, "I really don't anymore, Nicole! I feel like I'm a single parent half the time. You're never around, you're always at work or at Shorty's, I'm so tired of being here alone with Levi having zero help. He's almost eight months old, before we know it, he's going to be one and you're going to kick yourself in the ass wondering where the time went." She was still in tears, feeling her body shake with sobs, Nicole didn't know what to do, her body froze itself where she stood, knowing Waverly was right. She had been awful to her wife and son, working insane hours and drinking after work at Shortys. "Waves.." Nicole walked a few feet closer to her wife, "I- There's no excues for all the shit I've been doing to you and Levi the last few months. I know this. But I'm trying, you know? This motherhood thing is super stressful and I didn't think it would be so goddamn hard." Nicole was pouring her heart out to Waverly, the thought of losing her wife and son tore her apart inside. "I don't know anymore, Nicole. I feel like you're missing out on so much of his life, it doesn't help that I feel trapped here in Purgatory. I'm starting to think staying here was a really awful idea." Waverly felt like Nicole wasn't getting anywhere with her job and career, if they even dreamed of having another child, Nicole would have to get a huge raise or Waverly had to give up her childhood home and they would leave Purgatory for a better life. "Whatever you want, Waves, I mean it. I would do anything I have to if it meant not losing you and Levi. The two of you are the most important people to me, you're my family." She finally wrapped Waverly in her arms and kissed her forehead, letting all of their worries and fear wash away as the rain started to come down. Waverly and Nicole both knew that leaving Purgatory was the best thing to do for their little family, maybe they would move closer to Wynonna and Doc, Alice could grow up closer to Levi and they would be actual cousins who got to play together. Waverly however always dreamed of living on a beach, somewhere it was always warm and beautiful. In the morning they would sit down together and find a new place to call home, thankfully Levi was young, he wouldn't remember them moving. It would also give Levi a better chance at life, not having everyone know he was half Earp. It would be a fresh start for them all, and Waverly couldn't wait.