It's been a couple of days since Waverly and I broke up, and I haven't tried to call her. I know I should, but Rosita told me to wait. She said it wasn't good to try to text her or call her immediately.

And I knew that she was right. So, after a couple of days of waiting, I texted Waverly.

NH: Waves?
NH: Please talk to me.
NH: I'm really sorry.

I sent the messages and stared at my phone, waiting for a response, or some indication that she'd seen it, because Waverly usually always has the read receipts on for her texts.

Sure enough... After a couple of minutes, the status changed from "Delivered" to "Read".

I waited for the little dots to pop up, but they didn't.

NH: Waverly, please answer me.
NH: I love you.
NH: Please, just let me explain.

Read, again. I sighed heavily, deciding to leave it at that because I wasn't trying to blow up her phone or anything. I really just wanted her to give me a chance to explain to her what happened.

Maybe calling her would help?

I pulled up her contact and called her, pressing the phone to my ear. It rang... and rang... and rang... and rang...

I knew she wasn't gonna answer. If she hadn't at this point, it meant she wasn't going to.

I was right, because next thing I knew, I was greeted by her voicemail.

"Hi! This is Waverly! Leave a message!"
I let out a sigh as I heard the beep that let me know the voicemail was starting to record. "Waverly, please, just... Please talk to me. I swear, that night at the party... I'm sorry. Please don't end us, Wave. I love you, baby."

I pulled the phone away and pressed the "end call" button, dropping my phone on my bed. I sat down and ran a hand through my hair, biting my lip to fight back tears.

I heard the door unlock, and looked up just in time to see Beth walking into the room, lugging her bags behind her.

"Jesus, Nicole! You can't hel-" She stooped when she looked at me, seeing my disheveled state. "Oh, shit. What happened?" She asked, throwing her stuff to the floor and closing the door behind her.
I let out a shaky breath and shook my head as the tears finally fell. "Waverly dumped me," I told her.
"What? Why?" Beth asked, walking over to my bed and sitting down on the edge of it. "Oh... Is it because of that one girl? What's her name? Jolene?"
I let out a heavy sigh, rolling my eyes. "Was it that obvious that she was trying to get in my pants?" I asked, in absolute disbelief that even Beth knew about it.
"Uh, yeah. She spent way too much time with you. I don't even hang around you that much and we're roomies."

I almost rolled my eyes again in sheer disdain; I hated it when she said the word "roomies". I mean, why can't she just say "roommates"?

"God, I'm so stupid. I should've known she just wanted to sleep with me." Why hadn't I picked up on it earlier?
Beth sighed, shaking her head. "You're not stupid; you're in love. There's a difference."
"Barely," I muttered.

She stood up, walking away from my bed and picking her things up off the floor. I watched as she set her bags down on her bed and started unpacking.

"How was the trip back home?" I asked her, feeling it was only fair after what she'd just told me. Not that it helped a ton, but she didn't have to say anything at all.
Beth seemed to stiffen at the question and shrugged, not turning around. "It was okay. Tucker's still a pain, and Mercedes is still a bitch. Nothing really new."

Wow, I'd never heard her talk about her family like that. She never considered her brother a pain, even though I sure did. After all his pining after Waverly, he left a bad taste in my mouth. Mercedes, on the other hand, was a different story. Her reputation was just as bad as Wynonna's. From what I've heard, at least. Regardless of what the town thought of her, though, she was hard on Tucker. That was the big one.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" I asked her.
"No," Beth spoke sharply. She sighed and then looked over her shoulder. "I mean... you already have so much on your plate. You should call Waverly."
"Oh. Okay," I responded. I swallowed a bit before standing up, grabbing my phone.

I walked out of the room and closed the door behind me, unlocking my phone and dialing Waverly's number.

It rang once before it went to voicemail, causing me to let out a heavy sigh.

"Hi! This is Waverly! Leave a message!"
"Waverly, please answer the phone. I wanna explain myself, okay? I love you. And I miss you. I need you, okay? Please." I hung up and sighed, shaking my head a bit.

I leaned against the wall and looked up at the ceiling. I couldn't believe that this was even happening. Waverly actually broke up with me...

I squeezed my eyes shut and shook my head. "Nope. No, I am getting her back," I muttered firmly to myself as I opened my eyes and dialed her number once more. I pressed the phone to my ear and took a deep breath, waiting for it to go to voicemail.

It rang a few times and then stopped- I thought it was gonna go to voicemail, but it didn't.

"Waverly?" I asked softly, swallowing hard as I realized that she'd answered the phone. My heart was pounding as I anticipated the sound of her voice. I needed to hear it.

There was nothing but silence at first, not even the sound of her breathing. It was so quiet that I actually pulled the phone away from my ear to look at the screen and check to see if it was still connected. It was.

"Waverly, are you there?" I asked, my voice shaky as I tried to keep myself from panicking.
"Yes," she responded, her voice soft and quiet.
"Oh, thank god. I am so sorry, Waverly. I swear, I didn't cheat on you, okay? I would never do that to you. I love you; I'm in love with you." When I was done, I thought she'd respond, but she didn't.

There silence again, and this time, I could hear her breathing. It was unsettling.

"Waverly?" I asked quietly.
"Stop calling me, Nicole." Her voice was cold and hard with an added sharpness to it. She was still angry with me, I could tell.
"Wave, come on. I-"
"No. Stop. Calling. Me. We're done, okay?" This time, there was a waver to her voice. A break. "We're done," she repeated, sounding like she was trying to keep herself from breaking down.

That's when the call ended. I let out a sigh, shoving my phone back into my pocket and pushing myself off of the wall. It's not a big deal. I can try again tomorrow, right? Right. She wouldn't block me. She wouldn't. We're in love; we belong together. I can try again tomorrow and maybe this time she'll talk to me.

She has to.

After telling Nicole to, well, basically fuck off, I turned my phone off and tossed it across the room. I should've been more careful because I heard it clatter to the floor, and I was 90% sure that the screen was broken.

I didn't go to pick it up, though. I just laid back on my bed and let out a heavy sigh. Maybe my phone breaking wouldn't be such a bad thing, I thought. That way I won't be able to talk to Nicole even if I wanted to.

And, boy, did I want to. I wanted nothing more than to pick up that goddamn phone and call her back and tell her I'm sorry for being such a bitch, and that I'm sure it was just a misunderstanding.

But I couldn't. I was determined to stick with this. Why? I'm not really sure.

I just felt like... if I trusted her again and she ended up hurting me, I would be to blame. So maybe it's better to end things now before that happens?

It's stupid, I know. Nicole would never hurt me... But she did, and I was not going to let it happen again.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry, though. Of course I cried; Nicole's the love of my life. Is? Was? Ugh, I don't know anymore.

A/N: Sooooo I seem to have made a timeline mistake.

In the chapter "Wanna Be Missed", I wrote that Waverly and Nicole had almost been together for a year, but I just checked the timeline notes I'd made when planning out this story and...

It's been almost TWO years, not one. It's been 10 months since Nicole left, and Waverly and Nicole would have been together for a year a couple months after she left.

So this story should be taking place in September at this point. My timelines are fucked, and things aren't going as smoothly as I'd anticipated, but we're back on track.

I am so so sorry for any confusion I may have caused; I totally forgot how I'd planned everything out.

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this short chapter. With the new timeline information in mind, the next chapter will be Waverly's birthday chapter.

Thank you so much for reading! I really appreciate it!