Chapter 9

Waverly's POV

"Spill!" Chrissy yelled at me as soon as she got home the next morning. "Was it amazing? Was it weird? Tell me everything!" She was now flopping on the couch next to me where I was watching something mindlessly on the Discovery Channel. Nicole had left at about six this morning to make it home in time to babysit her brother while her parents went out of town for the day.

My face turned bright red at the thoughts of last night coming back to mind in vivid pictures. The way that Nicole's lips were so soft on every part of my body, and the way her hands shook a little with nerves when we first were on the bed together. But for Nicole never doing something like that before, she sure knew exactly what she was doing.

I sat there lost in my thoughts of last night only to be smacked in the face with a throw pillow, "Earth to Waves!" Chrissy said now waving a hand in front of my face. "Are you really going to leave me in the dark here?"

"I'm sorry," I said chuckling and shaking my head at my best friend, "I just got a little distracted," I smirked at her with just the lift of the right side of my mouth.

"That is a smirk of a thoroughly satisfied woman!" Chrissy squealed while clapping her hands, "Now I am very curious." She turned her body to look at me directly and I started telling her about the best night of my life.

Chrissy was hanging on my every word as I explained in vague detail about my night with Nicole. Even when she keeps pressing me for details I don't want to share everything because what we did was so intimate. Had I done things with Champ before? Yes, but it wasn't anything compared to this. With Champ, I told Chrissy everything, usually about all the bad parts and we would sit there and she would make fun of him until I made her stop because I felt bad letting her insult my boyfriend. But with Nicole, every touch, every kiss, every inch of skin felt like it was sacred and nobody else should know just how precious it really is.

"Will you please tell me more?" Chrissy begged me but I shook my head at her.

"I will not budge Chris, but I will tell you it was amazing, and let's just say being a girl having sex with another girl has its perks," I winked at her and skipped off to the kitchen. I heard a big gasp come from Chrissy and a pillow land on the floor behind me as I entered the kitchen.

The rest of the day I spent with Chrissy. Randy wouldn't be back until tonight and it had been a while since we had really had any bestie time. We decided to head down to the basement where the projector was set up and we fired it up. The home screen for the movie Mean Girls popped up from the night before. I looked at the screen with a small smile thinking back to why the movie didn't get ejected last night before we went upstairs.

"Oh no! You did not do it down here did you?" Chrissy squealed with disgust, "My dad and I eat dinner down here most weekends! Out of all of the places-"

I started laughing cutting her off, "No! I'm not an animal Chrissy," I shoved her arm as I walked over to pick another movie from the shelf. "Things just started to get a little heated before the movie really got anywhere last night," I shrugged it off like it was no big deal.

I looked over my shoulder at my best friend who just rolled her eyes and went to eject the disc, "Really? Out of all the movies to set the mood you chose Mean Girls?"

"Hey, it did the job!" I laughed because that's exactly what I had been thinking last night was it was the wrong decision. Now I will always have an appreciation for one of my favorite movies.

Finally, we decided on watching Pitch Perfect since we wanted a trilogy to watch it was perfect. We popped popcorn and sang along to all of the songs uninterrupted until about three o'clock when my phone chimed. I hadn't really been checking it because I had promised Chrissy some best friend time but I knew the text tone was Nicole's.

My Girlfriend: Hey cutie, I miss you I hope your day with Chrissy is going well! Text me or call me when you can! :)

Nicole was always so adorable when she texted, there was never any text lingo that was used and she always liked adding smiley faces. Maybe she was just predicting what my face did whenever I read her messages because here I was smiling like an idiot at my phone.

Waverly: You're really the cutest person in this world, you know that right? I miss you too! How was watching your brother?

All I wanted was to talk more about last night with her because my mind had been overloaded. I could only think about her and when I might get to share that experience with my gorgeous girlfriend again the whole day. But I tried to keep myself from starting that conversation because I don't think I would be a very good friend to leave Chrissy in the middle of our movie to go jump Nicole's bones. So I turned my attention away from my phone and looked at the screen trying to focus on Hailee Steinfeld's character Emily dancing around once they told her she was part of the Bellas, but even her dorkiness couldn't distract me. I let out a half-laugh to try and show some interest, but my brain was practically mush right now.

My Girlfriend: You are biased, but thank you. And Nigel was good, we hadn't hung out in a while so he convinced me to go outside and draw on the sidewalk with chalk since it was actually nice out today.

Nicole really is the sweetest human with the largest heart, her brother means the world to her and I admire that because Wynonna means everything to me too. My mind started then wandering to what Wynonna did last night and if this would affect Wynonna and Nicole's friendship. I know Wynonna wants me to be happy, but what if it's too weird? What if she starts avoiding both of us? As I started to panic another message came through.

My Girlfriend: I had a really great time last night Waves. Like mind-blowing, I can't focus on anything else kind of great. I tried to start my English assignment to get ahead but I gave up after reading the same sentence 5 different times. The only thing going through my head today is you.

This made my heart thump even harder in my chest, knowing that Nicole was on the same page as me with the events of last night. I was terrified that maybe she wouldn't agree and was able to go on with her day just fine. But she was in the same boat and it made me happy to know.

Before I was able to tap out a reply Chrissy pulled my phone out of my hands and locked it. I went to protest but she put a finger up at me.

"We are watching a movie and having us time, Nicole will understand, but I'm not as understanding as her," she shoved my shoulder giving me a little smirk. "Tell her you'll talk to her after the movie. My dad should be home in a little bit then you won't have to feel guilty for leaving your best friend all alone," she threw her arm over her eyes dramatically.

All I could do was roll my eyes at my ridiculous best friend. I tapped out a message to Nicole telling her I would text her in a little bit since Chrissy was right about me needing to focus on our time together.

Nicole's POV:

Last night was absolutely magical with Waverly, so much so that I didn't want to leave come morning. I had told my parents I was invited to a sleepover at the Nedley's house. I mean that is where I was going to be and they didn't need to know the truth that Chrissy wasn't going to be joining us at said sleepover. As soon as the sun was up I had to head home to watch my little brother since my mom and dad were going to the doctor in Big City and they didn't want to take Nigel with them.

The best part about watching my little brother is the money my parents leave us for food. When I got home this morning Nigel was still asleep, so I took the chance to go back to sleep. Waverly and I had a very special night, but a lot of the night we spent just talking as she laid in my arms. It was peaceful, but it left me absolutely exhausted this morning.

To my surprise, Nigel still wasn't awake by the time I woke up from my nap at 9:00. Within the first five minutes of being awake, my stomach growled so loudly I thought for sure it would wake Nigel up. I opened the fridge to see what we had to make and there was one last can of cinnamon rolls. "These will do," I said to myself grabbing them out and putting them in the oven.

After the cinnamon rolls were cooking for ten minutes I heard small little footsteps on the stairs which made me look up from the passage I had been trying to read since I sat down. "Hey, Gelly!" I greeted him with a smile. His red hair was all ruffled from sleep and his eyes were still half open like he was a zombie walking.

"Do I smell cinnamon rolls?" He asked skipping my greeting altogether.

I couldn't help but chuckle at this little boy's need for food, "Yes my specialty, from a can," I winked at him as I put my book down.

"Where were you last night? Why didn't you come home?" He asked me with concerned eyes.

"I was at a sleepover buddy, did you think I left?" I asked picking him up and putting him in my lap. He shook his head slightly to agree he thought I left. "Aww bud, I wouldn't do that to you. I'm sorry next time I go to a sleepover I will let you know before I don't show up. Okay?"

Nigel rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, "M'kay, just don't scare me like that Cole."

The rest of the morning was spent with Nigel dragging me outside to go draw on the sidewalk with chalk and watching cartoons while I tried to get caught up on my homework for the weekend. I was epically failing though because my mind kept going back to last night. The way Waverly's skin was so soft, the little sounds she made were ingrained in my brain and consuming my thoughts completely. I decided I would text her just to let her know I was thinking about her. I felt bad that I had to leave so quickly this morning, but I didn't want my parents to get mad at me for being late.

Nicole: Hey cutie, I miss you I hope your day with Chrissy is going well! Text me or call me when you can! :)

I didn't expect an immediate reply because I figured Chrissy was talking her ear off, but Waverly got back to me right away.

Waves: You're really the cutest person in this world, you know that right? I miss you too! How was watching your brother?

I absolutely loved the relationship Waverly and Nigel had because they both mean the world to me. And just watching them interact, I know I have picked a good one.

Nicole: You are biased, but thank you. And Nigel was good, we hadn't hung out in a while so he convinced me to go outside and draw on the sidewalk with chalk since it was actually nice out today.

The whole morning all I could think about was Waverly. I wanted to keep that to myself, but that was much harder than I had expected. I know I could call Rosita and talk about what was going through my head. But this was the hardest part about dating my best friend's little sister, I couldn't talk to her about this without the risk of my head being bitten off.

Waverly hadn't replied right away and my mind was racing. I had to tell her what was going through my head. So I typed out a message before I could chicken out and not tell her how amazing last night was.

Nicole: I had a really great time last night Waves. Like mind-blowing, I can't focus on anything else kind of great. I tried to start my English assignment to get ahead but I gave up after reading the same sentence 5 different times. The only thing going through my head today is you.

I hit send and my stomach was in knots. Waverly and I had been moving forward in our relationship and I shouldn't be worried about sending texts like this, but it makes me nervous she didn't think it was as amazing. Or that I wasn't good. I know we talked last night about it all, but I can't help but be super nervous. I kept staring at my phone waiting for a response once I saw she opened it. The little dots kept popping up and disappearing.

Oh no, did I overstep? Was she not sure how she felt about it? Did she not want to be with me after we went to the next level in our relationship? My thoughts were racing and I couldn't help but freak out internally while Nigel was watching the cartoon show on tv. Before I could tap out an apology on my screen I got a message saying Waverly would talk to me later because Chrissy was being needy. This made the gut-wrenching feeling to go away a little bit, but I was scared that since Waverly didn't respond right away that she didn't agree with me fully and wanted to tell me why.

My mom and dad finally made it back from the Big City and dad was not feeling very good still. "Hey sweetie," my mom said coming in my room where I was on my bed trying to start my English assignment again. "Your dad has a pretty serious bug right now so we are keeping him in our room, but it might be best for nobody to come over for a little while until he is feeling better. I'm sorry I know you are just starting to really make some friends, but this would be best for now."

I sighed thinking that I was going to invite Waverly to stop by before she went home, but I guess I won't be able to do that now. "That's okay mom, I understand. I hope dad gets to feeling better soon," I said sincerely as I fixed my eyes back on my book.

My mom lingered a little bit after I had looked back at my book. I could feel her presence as she just stood at the foot of my bed. "You know you can talk to me about anything sweetie, right?" I slowly moved my eyes from my book to my mom who was looking at me with hopeful eyes.

"Yes I know mom," I said a little dismissively with a nod of my head.

My mom's hopefulness shrank a little bit and then a glimmer of something flashed across her face and then she was smirking at me. "So you would tell me about the fact you are Waverly are dating and that Chrissy wasn't actually at her house last night?" She arched an eyebrow at me as my face went completely pale and then as red as my hair. My mom had a satisfied grin on her face and said, "That's all I needed to know." She turned around and closed the door so it was just her and me without the prying ears of my little brother.

"I'm sorry mom," I apologized right away because I was never one to lie to my mom but I was afraid if I was honest that she would have told me no.

She held her hand up to stop me, "Are you sorry that you did it? Or sorry that you got caught?" She arched her eyebrow up at me with a questioning look.

I sighed heavily, "A little bit of both I guess. I was just scared that if I told you about us then you wouldn't let me hang out with her as much. Or if you would leave us alone. I know you were fine with Shea when we were in Texas, but I didn't know if you would continue to be that way here. I guess I just wasn't thinking," I trailed off not being able to meet my mom's eyes.

"Hey sweetheart," she put her hand on my shin as she sat on the edge of my bed. "I know you are a young adult and that you can make your own decisions. I trust you and well I guess I don't have to give you the talk about not getting pregnant," she said smirking at me, knowing that she was going to make me blush with that comment.

I buried my head in my hands, "Mom!" I half-laughed in embarrassment. "We don't need to have this conversation mom, like you said I can't get pregnant." I kept my head buried in my hands to hide the redness on my cheeks.

My mom chuckled at my embarrassment then she was serious again, "But you're still being safe, right sweetheart?" If my face wasn't already scarlet red, it was now.

"Okay thank you for your concern mom but this conversation is over," I said shoving at her shoulder to get off my bed. She got up laughing at me and walked to the door.

She opened it to leave and turned around, "I'm sorry about not being able to have anyone over but it will just be for a while."

I shrugged my shoulders, "It's fine mom, am I still able to go over to Chrissy's to hang out with her and Waverly?" I asked hopefully.

She looked at me with sad eyes and shook her head, "I'm sorry sweetie it might just be best you stay home for a while."

My shoulders sagged defeatedly. Waverly and I had finally been figuring things out with each other I have to only see her at school. This is going to be torture. "Okay mom, I understand," I said with a sad smile. My mom returned the same look and closed my door behind her.

I grabbed my phone to let Waverly know I was practically on house arrest when her name appeared across my screen. I hit the answer button and said, "Hey baby I was just about to text you."

Waverly giggled on the other end, "I'm sorry that I wasn't able to text you much more, Chrissy was being needy."

"That's okay, I was just going to let you know that my mom came in and embarrassed me hardcore. So I might have died, you might just be talking to a ghost right now," I joked, laughing at the memory of my mom. "She knows about us dating, I don't think we were very discreet."

She chuckled nervously on the other end, "Is she mad?" Waverly asked hesitantly.

I shook my head and then realized she couldn't see me, "No she isn't mad that we are dating, she was just mad I didn't tell her and that I lied to her about things. My mom and I have usually been pretty close with these types of things. She was the first person I came out to in my family and she has been super supportive ever since. I just got scared she wouldn't let me hang out with you alone anymore if she knew we were dating."

"Well," Waverly started to respond, "What if I come over now? Would we be able to get any alone time?" Her voice was low and there was a hint of suggestion to her tone.

I groaned out of frustration, "My mom said nobody was to come over and I wasn't supposed to go anywhere until my dad is feeling better. I'm so sorry Waves." I felt so irritated at this rule because ever since I was old enough my parents have let me go out with people all the time. Now being confined to my room was really frustrating, especially when my gorgeous girlfriend is wanting to have alone time with me.

"Are your parents asleep?" Waverly asked in almost a whisper. I swallowed hard at what she might be suggesting.

"I uh, I think so. My mom just put Nigel to bed a little bit ago and she was heading to bed when she left my room before you called. Why do you ask?" My curiosity was piqued at this point.

There was a silence on the other end where I thought Waverly had hung up, but I could hear her breathing faintly. "Could you sneak out your window? If you don't want to, that's okay I just miss you but I don't want to get you in trouble. I'm so sorry I shouldn't have suggested that. I'm stupid and selfish. Just disregard that suggestion," Waverly rambled out so fast I almost didn't pick up on most of the things she said.

After I thought about it for a second I responded, "Meet me a block away from my house if you're serious." I whispered into my phone so there was no way my mom would be able to hear me. "Give me ten minutes to make sure my mom is asleep and to get out."

Waverly's breath was heavy on the other side of the call, "Okay," she breathed out. "If you're sure then I'll be there baby. I'll see you in a bit." And then she hung up.

I quietly got out of bed and threw on a pair of joggers over my boyshorts I had been laying in bed in, and found my basketball hoodie and pulled it over my head. This was the first time I had ever snuck out of my house and it was such a rush. It made me a little nauseous because I didn't want to know what would happen if I got caught, but to see Waverly was worth it.

I sat for a few minutes and listened to see if there was any movement in the house, but all I heard was my dad snoring. This was the perfect time for me to go. I popped open my window quietly and popped my screen out with the latches on each side. My window opened to the overhang of our back patio then it was just a short way down once I made my way to the bottom of the overhang. I was being stealthy as could be, the only sound I made was my breathing and the small sounds of my shoes scraping on the shingles. My heart was pounding in my ears. I was sure I would get caught, but I had to try. There was no way I would be able to go that much time without seeing Waverly.

I jumped over our small chain link fence and sprinted toward the street to get out of our yard as fast as possible. I reached the sidewalk by the street and started walking towards Chrissy's house a block away from my house. I saw Waverly's red jeep parked there with the lights turned off. My eyes met her's and I felt invigorated. I ran to her driver's side and knocked on the window. "Let me drive, I know where to go," I panted as she jumped out of her seat and moved over to the other. I opened the door and took a seat where Waverly had been just seconds ago. I leaned over and kissed her chastely on the lips and turned the ignition and sped down the road towards my aunt's condo.

Waverly's POV

My heart was pounding so hard I thought it might beat out of my chest. Nicole knocked on the window and said she would drive so I unbuckled my seatbelt and jumped over to the passenger's seat. Nicole leaned over and pecked me on the lips quickly and put my car into drive and we were off.

"Where are we going?" I asked excitedly bouncing in my seat.

Nicole put her hand on my knee and replied, "Our spot." Then she looked over at me and gave me a wink. A shiver ran up my spine at the anticipation of getting to have alone time with Nicole again. It has barely been a day, but I haven't been able to stop my brain since she left this morning.

The rest of the drive to her aunt's condo was quiet, but the electricity crackling in the car between us was almost palpable. Nicole's hand stayed on my knee, rubbing mindless circles with her thumb over my leggings.

We pulled into the parking lot of Nicole's aunt's place and I was so ready to get out of the car when Nicole's eyes shot to the window that faced us from the condo. "Shit," she mumbled, "She wasn't supposed to be here until next week."

My heart dropped, the one thing I couldn't keep my mind off of today was again not going to happen. Maybe this was a sign. "So what do we do? We can just take you back so you don't get in trouble baby," I said solemnly.

Nicole's head dropped to her chest with her eyes closed and then she slowly lifted it and the glimmer in her eye was mischievous. "Do your back seats fold down?" She asked arching an eyebrow at me and pulling her bottom lip between her teeth. This girl is going to be the death of me.

"Yes, why?" I asked just wanting to hear the words that were going through Nicole's head.

She licked her lips and moved closer to my ear, "Because even if we can't go into my aunt's place to be alone, the only thing I have been thinking about today has been you laying on top of me." Nicole husked in my ear. I swallowed hard and the arousal shot through my body giving me goosebumps everywhere. I felt dumb but all I could do was nod my head so fast it probably looked like my head was going to flop off.

I quickly scrambled over the center console to jump in the back of my Jeep. I pulled the latch that brought my seats forward and the blanket that had been laying in the truck I pulled over the back of the seat. I heard Nicole's laugh ring through my ears when the door opened and closed, as she crawled over the folded front seat to join me.

"You're sure about this Waves?" Nicole asked with nervousness laced in her voice.

Smiling at my gorgeous girlfriend I reached out and tucked the stray hair from her ponytail behind her ear. "Yes, I am so sure, " I said excitedly pulling Nicole in for a deep kiss.

She smiled against my lips and we both took a second to pull back and look at one another, smiling so hard it made my cheeks hurt. Then she leaned in kissing me hungrily and the rest of my thoughts of where we were or what we were going to do if we got caught went out the window.

Nicole's soft hands were everywhere and my body couldn't help but respond, all I wanted was her body against mine. I reached for the hem of her sweatshirt and tugged upwards on it. She pulled it up over her head and then her lips were back on mine. The windows started to get foggy from all of the heavy breathing. Anyone from the outside would totally know that we were getting hot and heavy in here but I really didn't care. Nicole pulled my sweater over my head and then pulled me close. Skin to skin was the best feeling ever. She pulled me over top of her now laying down across the seat, my legs straddling her hips.

"This is all I have been thinking about all day," she husked out attaching her lips to my neck just under my ear. "You're so beautiful, Waverly. I'm so damn lucky," she pulled my earlobe between her lips eliciting a moan from my throat.

I threw my head back as her hands moved their way up my body. The softness and tenderness of each touch was almost too much to handle. My hands started to move down to undo the tie on her sweats. I felt bold. I needed to feel every inch of my goddess of a girlfriend.

When I reached the waistband of her sweats her breath hitched and her breathing became heavy with anticipation. This was my favorite part, to see her surrender herself, to lose control. The knot was free and I started moving her pants down her hips. She lifted just the slightest bit to help me slide her out of them. Without much room in my Jeep to move, I left her sweats at her knees and let them slowly fall down to her ankles. The only thing keeping me from my destination was her black boyshorts. I licked my lips in nervous anticipation and went to reach for the waistband of her boyshorts.

A loud knock came from outside of the Jeep and I jumped up and hit my head on the roof, "Fudgenuggets!" I yelped trying to find my sweater to keep me from being seen in a compromising position. I rolled to the floor to try and get out of sight. But no such luck, the driver's side door swung open to a furious Wynonna.

"Baby girl?" Wynonna asked as she saw my head appear by the opening of the door. "What the fuck are you doing? I have been worried sick! Do you not know how to answer your damn phone?!" Wynonna's eyes moved from me on the floor to the backseat where Nicole was trying to pull her pants up from her ankles, but with the small amount of space and her long limbs, it was much more difficult than it should have been. Wynonna's eyes were almost bugging out of her head when she looked back at me. "I'm going to kill her," and then Wynonna pulled the lever for the front seat to try and climb into my Jeep's back seat.

"No, you will not!" I yelled pushing her back out of the door. My sweater was in my hands as I clambered my way out behind my sister. "She is my girlfriend and you don't get control of what we do together in my car!" I smacked her shoulder as she continued to glare at Nicole through the window.

Nicole was now fully clothed and made her way out to join us. "I'm sorry Wy, but Waverly is right-"

"You stay quiet," Wynonna cut her off before she could say more. Nicole wrapped her arm around me because I was shivering from the cold night air. "Now explain!"

I rolled my eyes at my impossible sister, "How did you find me anyway?"

Wynonna scoffed at me like it was the most obvious answer, "I tracked your phone dingus."

"What is wrong with you?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest. "I wanted to have just a little alone time with my girlfriend, is that too much to ask?"

"When you don't tell me what you are doing and go M.I.A. all day, yes that is too much to ask! I was worried sick about you and here you are shtupping Haught! My best friend! I didn't even know you two were," and started smashing her fingers together.

I flicked her on the nose, "One, that is not how that works. Two, it isn't your business! Just because she is your best friend doesn't mean that I can't have sex with my girlfriend if I want to!"

At this point, Nicole's face was as red as her hair and Wynonna kept opening and closing her mouth like she didn't know what to respond to that. "I love you Wy, and I love that you want to protect me and make sure I'm safe. But next time if my windows are fogged up and you come looking for me, take a hint!"

Normally I am not this hard on my sister, but now I am so worked up and the only way that I'm getting any of my frustration out is by yelling at my sister.

Wynonna put her hands up in surrender, "I'm sorry baby girl I didn't know what was happening and I just wanted to keep you safe. I'm just happy that I didn't see you naked." She pushed my shoulder slightly but I didn't move much under the arm of Nicole. "I guess get back to," she motioned between the two of us, "all of that, and I'll go home and cover for you in case you miss curfew." My sister went to turn around and walk away but I grabbed her hand and pulled her in for a hug. She let out of groan of disgust, "Ew I don't know where your hands have been!"

I could hear Nicole chuckling behind me and I couldn't help but laugh at Wynonna's antics. "I'll be home soon," I said releasing her from our hug.

"I should probably get home before I get caught. If you could catch us, then I don't want to know how easily my mom could find us," Nicole added as I curled my body close to hers. "I'm sorry Waves," she apologized kissing the top of my head.

She is the most amazing girlfriend ever. How did I get so lucky?

"That's okay babe, I'm sorry that I put you in danger of getting in trouble," I pushed up on my tiptoes to place a chaste kiss on her lips.

"You two are gross, so I'm going to leave now. See you at practice tomorrow Haught Stuff. And I'll see you later baby girl," Wynonna said retreating from us to her truck.

As soon as she shut her door I leaned into Nicole. "I'm so sorry," I apologized hiding my face in her sweatshirt.

Nicole laughed so much so that her whole body was shaking. "I am just happy that your sister knocked before things went much farther," Nicole chuckled out. "I don't think I would have been able to look her in the face again if she had caught us in the act."

I could feel my cheeks burning under the cool air of the night just thinking about how embarrassing that would have been. "I guess her timing was impeccable. Let's get you home," I said placing another small kiss on her cheek and walking over to the passenger side.

The drive back to Nicole's was short, but we talked the whole ride home about our separate events of the day. Before Nicole hopped out of my Jeep a block away from her house she gave me a big hug and it took everything in me to not deepen the kiss that we shared saying goodnight to one another. Nicole opened my door and made sure I was safe before she walked back towards her house to sneak back in. I watched her walk all the way until she disappeared into her backyard.

I am so in love with you Nicole Haught.