"So did you run Nicole off?"
Wynonna asked when Willa came in, earning a sigh.
"No, she got a call from work, they needed her to come in." Willa answered before sighing "Believe it or not Wynonna, I'm not going to try to ruin the kid's life. I've got eyes, I knew fire crotch had a crush on her way before today."
"Yeah, I know. I'm blind but maybe you shouldn't be telling me this and I don't know, actually talk to Waverly about it? She has been walking on fucking eggshells since you got here and she's almost positive that you hate her."
Wynonna saw a mix of something come across Willa's features briefly, although as quickly as it came, it was gone.
"I'll talk to her."
Wynonna somehow doubted that, although she just said "She has always loved you, you know? Always wanted to have a relationship with you the same way I did...and this week she said was the closest she's ever felt to having two sisters. So...don't hurt her okay?"
Waverly was sitting in her room, flipping through a book when Willa came into the room.
"Red had to go to work...said she'd be back later to take you on that date she promised you." she started, causing the teen to nearly jump out of her skin.
"Willa! Shit, I didn't hear you come in!"
Waverly exclaimed, caught off guard when then woman chuckled softly.
"Sorry. I just came to see if you were okay. When I went out to talk to your girlfriend, you kind of looked on the verge of a panic attack."
Wait, did she just apologize to me and did she really come in here to check on me?
Waverly wondered as she shifted slightly.
"Look, Waverly. I know we're not close at all, but by no means do I hate you. Wynonna told me what you said earlier and I understand why you feel that way. But I'm not a kid anymore Waverly, and I know you didn't deserve any of that shit."
Waverly felt her eyes begin to burn as she absorbed those words.
"Then why?"
The question came out above a whisper as she wrapped her arms around herself.
"You're not our whole sister Waverly." Willa began as she took a seat beside the teen on the bed "and after Mama got pregnant with you, Daddy became worse than normal. But I wanted both their approval and it was far easier being angry at the one person who couldn't punch me in the mouth. I blamed you when I should have been angry at Mama and it just got worse after you were born."
Willa paused, closing her eyes before she glanced over at the younger girl, who sat in shock.
"I should have known that I didn't belong in this family...I..."
Waverly began, only to feel a hand grip her upper arm tightly.
"You're still a Gibson like Mama, you're still our sister. I don't know exactly who your father is but I do know that Mama was madly in love with him. But after you were born, Mama only saw you and that bitterness turned to jealousy. You got attention from both Wynonna and Mama and suddenly it felt like I was nothing but the heir of this stupid curse."
She said, hoping that her words would mean something at least.
"So you were jealous?"
Waverly barely dared to say those words but earned a nod in response.
"I was just a dumb kid. The day of the wreck, I was barely conscious and I don't even want to know what the seven was going to do to me but Bobo...He rescued me. In order to protect me from the other revenants in this town, he left me in the woods with a...kind of a witch. But he always brought photos to me, of you and Wynonna."
Willa watched the smile that ghosted over Waverly's face at the idea that she had asked about her during those years.
"It was during that time I started understanding what it was I felt toward you besides anger and I hope we can eventually move past that."
Waverly caught her off-guard by hugging her, which was the first time since she had been a very small child. But instead of pushing her away, she awkwardly patted her on the back.
Wynonna left the house after making sure that Willa wasn't about to do anything stupid. She needed to have a conversation with a certain redhead, although she knew she didn't have to make threats.
Nicole wouldn't hurt her.
That much was obvious, but Wynonna did need to talk to her about more serious matters involving the family or more particularly, the curse.
However, when she got to the tire shop she froze by the layers of carnage that lay before her.
"What the hell happened here?" she demanded, walking over to where Dolls and Sheriff Nedley stood.
"Duel murder by the looks of it." the Sheriff said before sharing a look with Dolls who whispered toward Wynonna
"Demon from the looks of it."
Wynonna felt sick, although she did her best to mask it. However, her mind quickly went to the one person in town that she honestly worried about the most.
"Shit...Any sign of Nicole?"