Nicole and I sat down on the couch downstairs, watching a movie together. I leaned against her, wanting to be upstairs, sleeping. We decided that it would be a good idea to hang out downstairs so that Gus and Curtis wouldn't get suspicious when they got back from their date or whatever they were doing.

My eyelids started drooping as I began to fall asleep. I leaned against Nicole more, snuggling up against her. My eyes shut completely and my breathing evened out. Just as I started to drift off, the front door opened, causing me to open my eyes and jolt upright.

"Whoa, there. It's just us." Gus reassured as she and Curtis entered the house.
"Oh. Hey. Did you guys enjoy your date?" I asked, yawning. I wrapped my arms around Nicole's body. Her arms wrapped around me and she kissed my forehead. I smiled and giggled.
Gus stared at us for a second, a small smile spreading across her face. "Yeah, it was nice to get out. Finally," she said. She looked at Curtis, who rolled his eyes.
"We been out," he grumbled.
"Yeah, 25 years ago." Gus shot back, shaking her head at him.

I could tell Gus was joking, though. She was smiling at him. She looked back at us.

"So what did you two do while we were gone?" She asked.

I blushed, turning my head to bury my face in Nicole's neck.

Nicole chuckled a bit. "Oh, we just- ya know... watched some movies... and stuff..." She said nervously.
I looked back at Gus, still blushing, and nodded sheepishly. "Yeah.. yeah, we watched some movies."
Gus looked at Curtis, and then back at us. "Sounds like fun. Well, you girls go on up to bed. You look like you're about to pass out, Waverly."

I nodded and Nicole and I stood up before turning to head upstairs.

"Nicole, do you have a minute?" Gus asked.
Nicole turned around to look at Gus and swallowed. "Yeah, of course," she answered.
Gus looked at me. "You just go on upstairs, sweetness. She'll only be a minute, I promise."
I nodded. "Um. O-okay."

I turned around and headed upstairs. I silently stopped at the top of the stairs, hiding in the corner, behind the wall. I wanted to hear what they were talking about.

"Nicole, I know how Waverly feels about you... And I want to know that you feel the same way about her," Gus started.
"I do, ma'am," Nicole responded.
"You better. Waverly is a sweet girl. Personally, we've never seen her this happy. That moron, Champ... He didn't deserve her. He didn't treat her right. Now for your sake, I hope you do. Because if you hurt her, you're gonna have to deal with Wynonna. And, Lord, I wouldn't wish that upon anyone." Gus told Nicole, her tone not threatening, but kind. She really hoped that we would work out.
"I know... I don't plan on hurting Waverly. I love her so much. She's honestly the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I'd be a fool to let her go," Nicole replied.
"Ya damn right you would. And don't you forget it," Curtis said.
Nicole chuckled. "I won't."
"I'm sure I don't have to tell you two to be safe... we don't need to have the talk, do we?" Gus asked.
"Oh, God, no. We're- we're okay." Nicole stuttered quickly, clearly trying to avoid the sex conversation.
"Calm down, kid, I was joking," Gus chuckled. "Mostly. Don't think that because you're two girls, you don't have to be safe."
"Oh, I would never think that," Nicole said.

She was so nervous. I felt bad for her. But it was kinda hilarious.

Curtis laughed. "Alright, get upstairs now before Waverly thinks we're grillin' ya."
Nicole chuckled. "Yes, sir."
"Goodnight," Gus told her.
"Goodnight," Nicole replied.

I heard her start to head towards the stairs and decided to head to my room. I sped up my steps a bit, just so that I would make it before she did. I turned around just as she walked into the room, and, of course, she was smiling and shaking her head at me.

"You were listening, weren't you?" Nicole asked me as she closed the door behind her.
I blushed, smiling sweetly and biting my lip. "Maybe," I answered softly.
Nicole chuckled and walked over to me. "You're adorable," she told me.
I wrapped my arms around her neck and ran my fingers through her hair. "Adorable... not really the word I was hoping for... but I'll take it." I smiled at her.
Nicole raised an eyebrow, her hands moving to grip my hips. "Is that so? What word were you hoping for?"

I grinned, pulling her close to me. I leaned up a bit, lightly brushing my nose against hers. Nicole leaned in to close the space between us, and I responded by pulling back before our lips could touch, teasing her.

"What word would you use to describe me?" I asked quietly.
"I could think of quite a few, actually..." Nicole responded.
I smiled at her. "Tell me," I whispered. I leaned forward and placed a kiss on her neck.
Nicole let out a little sigh. "Mm... Adorable... Beautiful..."

I kissed her neck again before biting down gently. Nicole gasped, gripping my shirt.

"Gorgeous..." A quiet moan. "Sexy..."

I smiled, moving us towards the bed. We laid down and I climbed on top of her, straddling her waist before returning to her neck. I sucked on the soft skin of her neck, the part that drove her crazy. She squirmed underneath me, her grip on my shirt tighter. She pulled on my shirt, bringing my body closer to hers.

After almost a full minute, I pulled away, not bothering to check if I had left a mark on her neck.

Nicole looked at me. "You're so perfect." She whispered, lost in my eyes.
I was lost in hers. "I love you," I told her.
"And I love you," she responded.

I kissed her hard and we started to feel each other up. I was so excited. I had been silently wondering when we'd have sex again... I mean, I didn't expect it to be so soon... I definitely hope it would be... but I didn't expect it. Needless to say, I was happy. And horny.

I reached down and unbuttoned Nicole's jeans before slipping my hand inside. I started to rub over her panties, getting an immediate reaction. Our lips moved against each other as I touched Nicole, rubbing her center.

Nicole let out a quiet moan before swallowing and slipping her hand into her jeans to hold onto mine as I touched her. "Oh, fuck- Waverly... Are- are you sure you wanna do this now? While they're home?" She asked quietly, her breathing heavy.
"They won't hear us... besides, from your conversation with Gus, I'd say they already know," I responded.
Nicole bit her lip and whimpered. "Waverly, come on-"
"Baby, at least let me get you off..." I practically begged.
"Let's do it together," Nicole suggested.
I nodded. "Yeah," I agreed.
"Yeah?" Nicole asked.
I nodded again. "Yes, please."

Nicole unbuttoned my jeans before slipping her hand into them. She went under my panties before moving my hand that was down her pants, underneath her own panties. I bit my lip, enjoying the feeling of her touching me as well as the feeling her warm, wet center.

It was so odd. This was never something I would've imagined myself doing before I met Nicole... fingering another girl... and enjoying it to the point where just the simple act of doing it could probably make me come.

I closed my eyes as Nicole and I rubbed each other's centers, moaning quietly at the feeling of her amazing fingers dancing all over the most sensitive part of my body. I did the same to her, not repeating her movements exactly, but doing what I knew felt good.

"Oh, wow. That feels so good, baby. Keep doing it just like that," Nicole moaned.
"Really? You like it?" I asked her.
"Yeah, baby. Don't stop," she responded.
I wouldn't dare.

I continued my movements as Nicole began to rock her hips against my hand. I felt her slip two fingers inside of me and bit my lip, letting out a quiet, muffled moan.

"Wave?"
"Huh?" I opened my eyes. It was morning... I was in bed with Nicole. Wait... was the whole night a dream? I don't remember going to sleep...
"Hey, morning." Nicole greeted, smiling at me.
I smiled back. "Hi," I responded. "I don't remember going to sleep last night..."
Nicole chuckled. "You fell asleep downstairs. Curtis carried you upstairs," she told me.
I blinked. Wait. What? "I fell asleep? So... you and Gus didn't talk about me and you?" I asked, confused.
Nicole nodded. "No, yeah, she did. But you were asleep."
I frowned. "Wow... I dreamt the whole thing..." I muttered.
"You dreamt what, baby?" Nicole asked, eyebrows furrowed.
"I went upstairs and overheard you and Gus talking... and when you came back upstairs, we- well... went for round two..." I explained, blushing madly.
Nicole chuckled. "Sounds like a very exciting dream."
I smiled. "Oh, it was... I'm just disappointed that it was a dream."
Nicole bit her lip. "Mmm... well, we can make it a reality?"
My heart sped up. "I would love that."

Nicole leaned in and kissed me, her hands moving to my lower back. I kissed back, my fingers tangled up in her red hair. She pulled me closer and I bit down on her bottom lip gently. Nicole let out a quiet moan, pulling me closer.

My bedroom door opened and we pulled apart so fast that Nicole almost fell off of my bed. We snapped our heads to look at the door and found Wynonna standing in the doorway.

"Shit, did I interrupt something?" Wynonna asked, cringing.
I rolled my eyes. "Ever hear of knocking?" I shot back.
Wynonna made a face, laughing sarcastically. "You both have hickies on your necks," she said.
My eyes widened. "What?!" I jumped up and looked in my mirror. "Nicole!" I cried.
Nicole got up and walked over. She looked at my neck and froze. "Shit. I'm so sorry, baby. Wait- dammit, Waves..." She looked at her own neck in the mirror. Hers was a lot darker than mine.
I looked at it. "No... how are we supposed to hide these?"
Wynonna snickered. "Ever hear of concealer?" She asked.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to Wynonna and pushed her out of my room. I closed the door and turned around.

"Well... we can try concealer..." I said.
Nicole nodded. "Yeah, yeah. Let's try," she agreed.

I walked over to her and had her sit down. I took my makeup out and grabbed the concealer. I opened it and dabbed some onto Nicole's neck, right on the dark red spot. I started blending it, adding more when necessary, until I thought it was practically invisible.

"Okay... I think that's good," I told her.
Nicole stood up and looked in the mirror. "I can still kinda see it... but it's better than before."
"Yeah... I think that's as good as it's gonna get, baby."

I stepped up to the mirror and put the concealer on my own neck. When I was finished, Nicole and I left my room and went downstairs. Gus was in the kitchen, making breakfast, and Curtis was sitting at the table with a newspaper. Wynonna, however, was standing and leaning against the wall. They all looked at us and we smiled awkwardly.

"Mornin' girls," Curtis greeted.
"Morning, Uncle Curtis," I responded.
Nicole nodded. "Morning, sir."
"Sir? You must really love Waverly," Wynonna snickered.
Gus snorted. "Hush, Wynonna. She's bein' respectful. Which is more than anybody in Purgatory can say for you," she said.
Wynonna rolled her eyes. "You don't get anywhere by being respectful. You gotta demand things" she replied.
I chuckled. "She's not wrong," I muttered.

Wynonna smiled at me. I smiled back and wrapped an arm around Nicole's waist, resting my head on her shoulder. Nicole wrapped her arm around my waist and rested her cheek on the top of my head. I closed my eyes and smiled, loving being close to Nicole. I mean, I loved being close to her before, but now it just seemed so much better.

"You two are awfully close. Anything special happen?" Wynonna asked, smirking.
My smile faded and I opened my eyes and glared at her. "Nothing. I just love my girlfriend," I said. I felt Nicole smile, and couldn't help but smile again.
Gus handed Wynonna a full plate of food and gave her a knowing look. "Mind your business, Wynonna. Sit down and eat," she said.
Wynonna made a face. "Fine," she muttered. She sat down as Gus set a plate down for Curtis, and started eating.

Gus served Nicole and I before sitting down herself with her own plate.

A few weeks later...

"10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! Happy New Year!"

Nicole kissed me. I smiled as everyone around us cheered for the new year. It was exciting. We're closer to graduating, and I couldn't wait. I pulled away from the kiss and looked at Nicole, smiling widely. I held onto the novelty hat I was wearing to keep it from falling off of my head.

Nicole smiled back and leaned close to my ear. "Happy New Year, baby," she whispered.
I smiled. "Happy New Year," I replied.

I rested my head against her and she put her arm around me. I closed my eyes, sighing. I was happy. Even though we were at a high school New Years party.

"I knew it!" Champ shouted.

I opened my eyes and lifted my head. He was pushing past people, trying to get over to us.

I sighed. "Come on, Nicole. Let's go," I said. I grabbed her hand and started pushing through the crowd of teenagers, in the opposite direction.
"Was that Champ?" Nicole asked.
"Yeah," I told her.
"Wait-" Nicole said, trying to turn back around. "I waanna taalk to hiim." She was drunk.
I grabbed her arm. "No, Nicole. Let's go." I told her, pulling her towards the front door.
"Waaverlyy, I jus-"
"No. We're leaving."
"Waverly-"
"You're drunk, Nicole. And he probably is, too. We are leaving."

No one had been paying attention to us, so we were safe to kiss and cuddle, but Champ saw us. I wanted to get away from all of these people before anything happened. Champ has a habit of making a scene, but with both him and Nicole drunk, the scene would be a full-on show.

We made it out the front door of the house and started heading to Nicole's car. Nicole was stumbling as I led her over, struggling to walk in a straight line.

"Here- my keeyss. Youu drive." Nicole slurred, pulling her car keys out and handing them to me.
I sighed. "You're lucky I know how to drive," I muttered. I took the keys from her and unlocked the car, opening the passenger side for her.

Nicole climbed into the car and I shut the door. I started to make my way around to the driver's side, when suddenly someone grabbed my arm.

"Where are you going?" Champ asked.

I turned around and punched him. Some of the kids outside turned around to look.

"Ow! What the hell?!" Champ asked.
"Get the hell away from me." I snapped at him, glaring to show I was serious.
"Kick his ass, Waverly!" Someone called out.
"Yeah, come on, Earp!" Someone else added.
I shook my head. "Leave me alone. Or I'll call Wynonna and tell her to bring her bat with her." I threatened Champ before turning around to go to the driver's side of the car.

"You left me for her, didn't you? You two are together now?" Champ asked. He was drunk and pissed off. Horrible combination. Especially for him.

I turned around to look at him. "Does it really matter?" I snapped.
"Yes!" Champ said.
"Why, Champ? Why does it matter?"
"Because it's disgusting!"
"Oh, shut up!"
"You can't be gay! You were with me!"
"So what? Just go, Champ. I already told you a long time ago to leave me alone!"
"Fine! But I'm gonna tell everyone that you're a dyke!"
"Do whatever the fuck you want, Champ! I don't care anymore."

I turned around and rushed to the driver's side, not giving him any time to stop me. I got into the car and started it. I drove away, heading back home.

"Did you punch Champ?" Nicole asked quietly.
"Yeah... I did," I answered.
"Good. He's an asshole," she responded.

I chuckled. I pulled up to the house and parked the car before shutting it off. I got out and walked around to the passenger side and opened the door.

"Come on, baby." I said, helping Nicole out of the car.
Nicole kissed my forehead once she was out. "Happy New Year, Waverly." She said, holding something out to me.
I looked at it. It was a ring... Her ring... The ring she wore every day. "Oh, Nicole... I- I can't. Georgia gave that to you. I can't take that. It's special." I looked up at her.
"That's why I wanna give it to you... You're special to me. Just like she was. And she loved you," Nicole told me.
I smiled at her. "Did she really?" I asked.
Nicole nodded. "She did. And I do too." She smiled at me.

I blushed, still smiling, and looked down at the ring. Nicole took my hand and slipped the ring onto the ring finger of my right hand. I intertwined my fingers with hers and looked up at her. Nicole smiled at me. I leaned in and kissed her softly. When we pulled away, I let go of Nicole's hand and reached up to take my necklace off. I held it out to her. Nicole smiled and allowed me to put it around her neck. I closed the clasp and smiled at her. I put my arms around her neck and she put hers around my waist.

"I love you, Nicole Haught." I told her, smiling.
"I love you too, Waverly Earp." Nicole responded, smiling back.

I closed my eyes as our lips connected, my heart fluttering. It was crazy how she still managed to make me feel this way.

Nicole pulled away. "Let's go to sleep now, yeah?" She asked.
I chuckled and nodded. "Yeah. You've had a lot to drink tonight," I said.
She chuckled. "Well, it is New Years, isn't it?"
I laughed. "It is," I agreed.

We went inside and headed upstairs to my room. We laid down in my bed and I wrapped my arms around Nicole's waist, resting my head on her chest. Nicole wrapped her arms around me and kissed the top of my head. I felt her chest move up and down with each breath, and heard her heartbeat.

I closed my eyes and sighed contentedly.