Chapter 4
"What do you mean she's his boss?!" Waverly asked while drying glasses at Shortys.
"That's what he said" Wynonna took another swig from her beer.
"Well what else did he say?" Waverly was very confused. They had expected Major Haught was here as Dolls competition.
"Nothing," she said patting Peacemaker on her hip, "we got interrupted." Waverly sighed and leaned on the bar.
"I can't believe she's his boss." She replayed the mental image of herself frantically trying to dry the coffee from Nicole's lap earlier that day. "Shit."
"YeaP!" Wynonna finished off her beer sitting the empty bottle down. Looking over at Waverly a smile crossed her face, "and gee little sis you threw hot coffee on her." Waverly looked over at Wynonnas approving smile.
"It was an accident!" Waverly stammered. Her head fell into her hands.
"You're fucked!" Wynonna laughed. "Hmm maybe though if we keep doing shit like that to her we can run her out of town..." Wynonna leaned into the bar while Waverly reached behind the bar pulling up a bottle of whiskey and handing it to Wynonna
as if reading her mind.
"Dolls has no idea why she's here?"
"Like I said we got interrupted." Wynonna popped the pourer out of the bottle and drank straight from it receiving an annoyed look from Waverly who handed her a glass. Wynonnas phone vibrates and she looks down. "Gotta go" she said pushing the glass
back towards Waverly but keeping the bottle.
"You didn't pay for that!" Waverly shouted over the jukebox as Wynonna went out the door. Waverly's thoughts returned to the red haired army major.
"Does she ever?" Gus said from behind her. Waverly nearly jumped out of her skin. "Honey, are you alright look like you've seen a ghost?" Gus said while stocking beers into the cooler.
"Just a bit jumpy, I'm fine." She replies grabbing the glass and putting it in the sink.
"You've been a bit jumpy for the past few days. Maybe you need to take some time off and rest. You work too hard Waverly." Gus said now turning to face her niece and brushing her hair back. "Maybe you should take some time away from here, a vacation
might be good for you." Waverly just shook her head.
"I can't leave you here alone. Plus Wynonna." Gus stopped her.
"Wynonna is about as broken as they come." Gus smiled at Waverly. "But she can handle herself, as can I."
"I appreciate it Gus, but I'll be alright." Waverly smiled grabbing her towel and wiping her way down the bar and away from Gus. She couldn't leave now, not until she knew this Major Haught better, for research sake.
"The only thing that can put them down is Peacemaker," Wynonna argued. She was standing at the end of the table while Dolls was sitting munching on a salad and next to him was Major Haught, now in clean clothes. She had changed into a pair of black
BDUs and a grey shirt with "ARMY" across the front. She was reviewing some files while Wynonna was still talking.
"In theory" Nicole stated. She then looked to Dolls. "What other methods have you tried for dispatching?"
Dolls swallowed and began to speak however was cut off by Wynonna "what other methods?! Nothing else works!" Dolls shot Wynonna a look.
Which earned him a huff and an eye roll.
"Other methods have been utilized, but the revenants seem to be able to regenerate from them." Dolls stated. Major Haught nodded. "Peacemaker does seem to be the only option we have," Dolls continued, "at this time."
Nicole nodded while flipping through pages of reports. "I think we need to capture one."
"What?! No way!" Wynonna protested.
Major Haught looked up at her expressionless. She then turned towards Dolls. "We should conduct experiments. See exactly what these, revenants, can and won't recover from." Dolls nodded as if in agreement.
"Dolls?! You can't seriously be considering this!"
"Wynonna." Dolls said to quiet her. Major Haught pulled out a tablet and scrolled on it a moment.
"There's a black site not far from here. Do you know it?" She asked Dolls without looking up.
"I do." Dolls replied. This time looking at Wynonna. "However, it is outside the triangle."
"No. Fucking. Way."
"Ms. Earp. I believe we have this under control. You can wait outside." Major Haught was staring at Wynonna now, unwavering. Wynonna glared back at her. Slammed her hands down on the table and the door behind her as she left.
"That was uncalled for Nicole." Dolls stated. Nicole looked at him. "Wynonna is a good deputy. And she's right." Dolls leaned back in his chair relaxing. "Taking a revenant outside the triangle would not benefit our needs. He wouldn't
regenerate. Our best chance is to set up a black site within the triangle."
Nicole looked at Dolls and relaxed as well. "Perhaps." She bent her mouth crooked, "Although I don't think an apology will get me far with her at this point." Going back to the fact she insulted Wynonna.
Dolls leaned forward again resting his arms on the table. "I know why you're here. And I'm grateful." Nicole smiled at him. "They don't. They wouldn't understand."
Wynonna was pacing outside the BBD office furiously when Waverly showed up. "What's wrong sis I got all 34 of your texts!"
"Major Haught-ass is a dick!"
"Ok..." Waverly looked at her sister. She had that wild look in her eyes. The one between angry and hurt. She reached out and put a hand on Wynonnas shoulder.
Dolls and Haught came walking out of the BBD, Haught stopped in the doorway as Dolls approached the Earp girls. Waverly looked over at the Major who attempted to smile at her but Waverly just stood there stoic. The major saw the anger in her face
and quickly looked away.
"You abandoned me in there, Dolls. You left me there with her, you let her talk to me like I was trash!" Wynonna spat angrily at Dolls. Dolls just stood there and allowed Wynonna to go off for a few minutes before he quietly walked past her and
out the door. Wynonna and Waverly stood there. Waverly was unsure what to do. Her sister was hurt, she rarely saw this side of Wynonna.
"You're wrong about him." Waverly and Wynonna both turned and glared at the Major. She took a step closer to them shifting nervously her hands gripping at her belt in front. "He did stand up for you." Waverly was looking the Major up and down.
She hadn't seen this expression on her face before. Her body language was different, it seemed almost unsure. The Major took in a deep breath, "and I was wrong about you. Your opinion is greatly appreciated." The major now stood
up straight again. "I would like for you and Dolls to locate a suitable black site," she paused "within the triangle."
Waverly watched as Wynonna just stared back at her, her face changing from anger to confusion. She doesn't say anything but heads outside where Waverly is sure Dolls is waiting for her.
Waverly and Nicole stood there for a moment longer, Nicole looking out the door Wynonna had stormed out and Waverly assessing Nicole.
"Why are you here?" Waverly asked. She couldn't stand it any longer she had to know. Nicole looked over at Waverly and then down to the floor. She said nothing and turned and walked back into BBD. Waverly followed, "Oooh no! You aren't
getting away that easy. Answer my question!" Waverly walked in behind Nicole and slammed the door closed behind them. Nicole just turned and looked at her.
"What do you want from me Waverly?" The desperation in the Majors voice was not what Waverly expected. She looked at her now, her body looked tired, her eyes exhausted. She didn't at all resemble the "no-nonsense-tough-talking-army-major" who had
walked into their lives a few days ago. Her eyes searched Nicole's face.
"The truth."
Nicole let out a sigh. And closed her eyes for a minute. Waverly looked at her trying to figure her out but she couldn't. She finally looked up, "I'm here for Dolls" was all she said. Waverly looked at her questioningly. She didn't
feel she meant "here for" in a friendly way. Nicole reached down and hooked her thumbs in her belt and stood there eyes on the floor as if playing something over in her mind. She licked her lips and Waverly couldn't stop staring at them. Her
lips parted and Waverly felt a rush of emotion. She wasn't sure what was going on, she had never felt like this before. She could have sworn her heart flipped over in her chest as she stood there watching her lips move.
"-erly?" Nicole questioned as Waverly snapped out of it. Waverly cleared her throat and crossed her arms.
"What do you mean "here for"?"
Nicole looked down at the floor and then walked into Dolls office. She came out a moment later carrying a black file folder. She set it on the table and motioned to Waverly. Waverly looked at her sideways and then sat down at the table and opened the
folder.
"Oh. My. God" was all that could escape her lips.
