(Post WayHaught proposal)
As Waverly and Nicole are still beaming in each other's arms, Wynonna slips out of the house. She's happy for them, she really is, but she's just not in the mood right now. Plus, she doesn't want to ruin the moment with her stupid problems.
Hey! They're not stupid if they make you feel bad!
A little Waverly inside her head says as she drops down on her bed. Burying her face in the pillow, she finally lets go of the tears she's been trying so hard to push back, so that the others wouldn't see them.
She doesn't know how long she stays like that, crying her heart out. But after a while, she hears Nedley and Jeremy leaving the Homestead and bidding the others good night.
"Good night!" Waverly and Rachel say cheerfully in unison.
Wynonna does not hear Nicole's voice, though. Weird. But she assumes the redhead must've stayed inside where it's warmer. But there she is, a moment later, entering Wynonna's "room" without knocking first.
Wynonna sits up quickly, wiping away the tears from her cheeks. But it's too late, and her puffy eyes cannot hide what's happened.
"Haught, jeez! Didn't they teach you to knock before entering someone's room?!" She exclaims as she keeps wiping away the remaining tears from her cheeks.
"What... I thought it was against the rules of the house..." Nicole jokes.
Wynonna gives her a look, but it's not very convincing since a small smile forms on her face.
Nicole smiles back at her lovingly, and she walks towards the bed.
"I come bearing cheering up beers." She states mimicking what Wynonna had told her the day before and showing her the two bottles she's holding in her hand.
"Shouldn't you be having some Haught sex with your fiancée right now?"
"We got a whole lifetime for that. I'd rather be with you right now." Nicole says as she sits down on the bed beside Wynonna, who turns away. She's still getting used to the idea of having a best friend who cares for her.
Since Wynonna doesn't show any intention of looking back at her, Nicole takes her hand into hers and she gives it a comforting squeeze. Then, she asks: "Do you wanna talk about it?"
"How do you do it?" Wynonna asks as she finally turns to look at her friend. Her blue eyes are welling up with tears all over again.
Nicole gives her a confused look, so Wynonna continues.
"How do you and Waverly make love look so easy? For better or worse, you never turn your backs on each other. But Doc and I..." Wynonna shakes her head and a few tears run down her cheeks.
"Hey..." Nicole stops her placing her hand under Wynonna's chin. As gently as she can, she turns Wynonna's head to face her. Then, she moves her hand up to her cheek to wipe away the tears with her thumb.
When she lowers her hand, she continues. "Look. I'm not saying it's gonna be okay. I'm just saying that... I'm here."
At those words Wynonna feels her heart skip a bit, because that's exactly what Waverly had told her when she was pregnant.
"I got you, Earp." Nicole adds to further prove her point. "I swear, I've got you."
And with that, Nicole wrap her arm around Wynonna's shoulder as her friend lies down sobbing onto her lap.