Dolls, the Widow and Wynonna rode in one SUV with Kendall, Waverly, Nicole and the body of the real Mercedes in another. The real Mercedes was quickly dropped off at the hospital with Wynonna listed as the emergency contact and the Heir made sure there was security around the clock outside of her room, advising the staff that the woman was a confidential informant of the Purgatory Sheriff's Office.
Dolls took the diaries that Waverly had taken from the basement of the Gardner house and said he was going to go the BBD office and start picking them apart to see what he could gather on ways to stop the Widows.
Wynonna had gotten into the SUV with Waverly, Kendall and a still unconscious Nicole after the stop at the hospital. The four women were now heading back to the homestead for the night in what they would call an attempt at normality.
When the four of them finally arrived back at the Earp home land, Kendall carried her unconscious sister inside the house with Waverly following closely behind. Waverly lead the blonde up to her room, instructing her to put Nicole down on her bed for the time being. As soon as Kendall put Nicole down, Waverly was sitting down on the bed and gently stroking Nicole's red hair.
"She's going to be okay Waverly," Kendall said as she placed a comforting hand on Waverly's shoulder.
"She was so incredible today…" Waverly said, not bothering to take her eyes off of the red head as she continued stroking Nicole's red hair gently, "Seeing her like that… The way she shifted, it was incredible," the brunette finished with a small.
"She's stronger than anyone I have ever seen, and I think she has you to thank for that," Kendall said with a grin as she gave a small squeeze to Waverly's shoulder.
"What do you mean?" Waverly asked as she scrunched her brow and turned to look at the blonde.
"Come on, I'll talk to you and your sister outside, let's let the pup rest," Kendall said as she turned and started towards the door.
"I'll be down in a minute, I'm gonna sit with Nicole for a minute then I will meet you and Wynonna outside," Waverly said as she glanced back down at her sleeping girlfriend.
Waverly couldn't tell you how long she sat on the edge of the bed just running her fingers lightly through Nicole's hair and gazing at the redhead. Nicole looked so exhausted yet so peaceful as she laid in Waverly's bed.
Waverly had no idea what it meant for Nicole to calm down when she approached, in that moment Waverly hadn't even considered what would happen if Nicole's wolf didn't remember her. All the brunette could think about was what the Widow had said that made Nicole so upset, seeing Nicole be protective of her was certainly one thing, but to see Nicole… Sweet, kind, caring, 'puppy dog' Nicole… Show actual rage over something that was said to her was something else.
Waverly didn't know what Nicole was going to go through when she did inherit all of her wolf strengths and shift on Friday... But, the one thing that became clear to the young Earp after the events at the Gardner house was that no matter what changes came with her girlfriend becoming a werewolf, Nicole Haught would NEVER hurt her and that in itself gave Waverly's heart a warmth that was irreplaceable.
Waverly leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Nicole's lips while she used her right hand to cup her girlfriend's cheek sweetly, "I love you, so much… You were amazing today babe."
Waverly gave a final loving glance to the red head and then she headed out the door to go find the two older sisters.
Kendall had heard Wynonna speaking softly outside, the spectacular wolf hearing came in handy sometimes. Kendall walked out on the porch and leaned against the banister as she watched the Heir tossing small pieces of wood into the fire-pit while subconsciously rubbing her stomach and talking.
Wynonna put the final piece of wood into the pit and proceeded to walk around the circle with a gas canister as she poured the fuel on the wood. The Heir lit a match and dropped it inside the fire-pit, not even bothering to move when the fire engulfed the gasoline soaked wood.
"Light 'em up, bitches," Wynonna said with a small chuckle to herself.
"Come on Earp, that's the best you could come up with?" Kendall said with a smirk as she walked up beside the brunette and lightly bumped her hip against Wynonna's.
"Hey, it's been a long day okay and I am pregnant, sober, and all I want is-" Wynonna whined but was quickly silenced by the blonde.
"All you want is this?" Kendall said as she held out a Snickers bar in front of the Heir's face.
"HOLY SHIT!" Wynonna screamed in excitement as she quickly grabbed the candy bar from the blonde and turned and looked at Kendall with wide eyes and an enormous smile, "But… When?! HOW?! You got me a Snickers?!"
"Please, after listening to you whine the whole 20 minute car ride to the hospital about how 'the little asshole is craving a Snickers' you think I would seriously not go inside and search the vending machines to find you one?" Kendall said with a genuine smile, "What the pregnant Heir wants, the pregnant Heir gets…"
Wynonna had ripped open the wrapper and already taken a bite of the candy bar as she moaned in satisfaction and couldn't resist wrapping her arms around the blonde and giving Kendall a shocking and spontaneous hug, "I could seriously kiss you right now for getting me this Kendall, you beautiful furry nudist!"
"Yes well if there are any kisses I would appreciate them happening when you aren't stuffing your face with Snickers," the blonde said as she squeezed the Heir tightly before leaning back.
After several seconds the two realized the hug in gratitude was lasting longer than it probably should and they finally pulled back, Wynonna sneaking in another bite of the candy bar.
"Damn hormones have me all emotional and affectionate," Wynonna said as she cleared her throat and took another small bite.
"Sure Earp, sure…" Kendall said as she smirked and bit her bottom lip before allowing her expression to soften, "So… How are you doing with everything, with… The pregnancy?"
Wynonna gave a bitter laugh as she looked away from the blonde and towards the fire, trying to fight back the tears that she could feel building in her eyes, "No one has asked me that yet…"
Kendall could tell that Wynonna hadn't gotten to really talk about how she was feeling about the baby and in a world of having out be the older sister always looking out for everyone else, the blonde could sympathize. Kendall had only known the brunette for not even twelve hours but she knew that Wynonna was one of the most courageous people she had ever encountered.
Kendall took a cautious step towards the brunette. Wynonna was fully facing the fire with her arms crossed as the Heir chewed the final bite of her Snickers. The blonde reached her arm out and wrapped it around the brunette's wasited and pulled Wynonna into a one-arm hug and was shocked when the Heir leaned her head over on her shoulder.
"Well Wynonna, now someone has asked you about it, so… How are you doing with the pregnancy?" Kendall asked sweetly.
"Honestly… I don't know… I mean in the beginning I was frustrated with the world for allowing this to happen, for never getting a break… If it wasn't my shitty family, the mental hospital, then it was the curse and the revenants and now… Now this innocent baby who didn't ask to come in to this world, didn't ask to be drug in to this life… Now they are stuck having to deal with not only me as their mom, but the family curse that seems like a fucking impossible obstacle… What kind of a life is that to be excited about giving to your child? How am I… As a mom… Supposed to be excited to bring this kid into the world when I know that I am bringing them in to MY shit show…" Wynonna said as the tears were now streaming down her face and her brown eyes remaining locked on the fire in front of her.
Kendall's grip around Wynonna's side tightened as the blonde turned the Earp Heir so that she could wrap both of her arms around the brunette in a warm embrace, "Want to know what I think?"
"I mean you bought me a Snickers after I ranted about pregnancy cravings… I think that allows you the chance to voice your opinion Haught-stuff," Wynonna said as she sniffled and allowed herself to relax in Kendall's hug.
"What you're worried about with your kid is natural, even if you weren't the Earp Heir, you would still be worried that the life you are bringing your baby in to isn't the best one that you could offer and that just means that you care Wynonna. I think that you're going to be an amazing mom. Do you have some craziness happening in your life? Yes. Does your family have some shitty baggage? Yeah… But Wynonna, look at you…" Kendall said softly as she reached down and gently grabbed the Heir's cheek and tiled her head up so that Wynonna was now looking at her.
"Wynonna you are strong, courageous, and fierce. You are the definition of a bad-ass and you have a passion to protect your family that is beyond admirable. I haven't even known you 24 hours yet Earp, and I can tell that you are without a doubt the bravest, craziest, most incredible person I have ever met. You're gorgeous, smart, and your street smarts are enough to impress anyone. You are going to love this baby with all of your heart and protect them with everything you have and that Wynonna… THAT is what makes a great mother," Kendall said with a kindness to her voice that Wynonna hadn't really heard from anyone who wasn't her little sister.
Wynonna gave a weak smile to the blonde and kept her eyes on Kendall, without pulling her face from Kendall's hands, Wynonna lifted her fingers and wiped her tears and offered a light laugh, "You're actually not a total asshole like I totally thought you would be… That was actually really sweet and mildly helpful… For a werewolf I definitely was expecting less charming and sweet and more douche-bag…"
"Excuse me, I am next in line to rule the werewolf packs of this damn country… You tell anyone that I am sweet and I will totally take back everything I said," Kendall said with a playful glare, causing Wynonna to roll her eyes and give a smile as she leaned further into the blonde and put her head on Kendall's shoulder.
"You really think I'll be okay at this whole thing?" Wynonna asked quietly.
"Yeah, I really do Wynonna. You're a hell of a woman and you're certainly a force to be reckoned with. I'm not normally a betting gal, but if I had to… I would put my money on you any day, Earp. Plus, if there are moments where you don't know what to do and you fell lost… You don't have to do this alone, I mean look around you, you have Waverly who idolizes you… Dolls and Doc who have some awkward yet loyal love competition over you but their good men either one of those idiots would die for you… You have Nicole who is literally like a giant red head teddy bear who is going to be a werewolf and loves you and your sister…" Kendall said as she tightened her arms around the Heir before continuing in a lower voice, "And you have me…"
Wynonna leaned back and gave a genuine smile before giving her low sarcastic, yet sexy, voice, "One day here fur-ball and you're already promising to be around for my kid, my oh my, you certainly are a rare breed."
"I might just shock you Earp…" Kendall said with a wink.
Kendall and Wynonna were standing by the fire, the blonde's arms wrapped around Wynonna's waste and Wynonna holding on to Kendall's sides, both looking at one another after their talk.
The moment was interrupted when Waverly cleared her throat, "Do I even need to comment on how this looks right now?"
The two older sisters started laughing but took a minute to separate, it might have looked cozy but this was also a rare moment for the Heir; she finally had someone who understood so much of what she was going through.
"I saw your vagina when I walked through the front door and you were in a cheerleading outfit. You have no right to say what any situation looks like," Wynonna said with a light laugh.
"Fair enough, just saying… Watch yourself wolf," Waverly said as she pointed her index finger towards the blonde, Kendall in response held her hands up in a surrendering position but offered a grin.
The three women took their seats around the fire and a comfortable silence fell amongst them.
"Okay so I'm just going to be the one to go there and ask... But what the hell happened today and why the actual fuck was Nicole able to shift like that?" Wynonna said as she snuggled further into her thick coat and her seat.
"Seriously though… Kendall, what the hell was that all about?" Waverly asked as she scrunched her brow.
Kendall couldn't help but give a chuckle as she looked at Waverly, "That… Was all about you dude."
"Huh?" Waverly asked in confusion.
"Alpha…" Wynonna said as she glanced towards the blonde who just nodded in response.
"Okay what are you two giving like secretive eyes for?" Waverly asked as she looked between the two older sisters.
"Did you seriously not notice your girlfriend, who was out of control and beat the shit out of her older ALPHA sister and looking like a legit werewolf hybrid, bow down on one knee proposal style in the snow and shift back to normal? Wave's she literally beat the shit out of Kendall but stopped everything when you walked up to her…" Wynonna asked as she looked to her little sister and raised an eyebrow.
"I mean its Nicole though… She would never hurt me," Waverly said defiantly.
Kendall couldn't help herself as she burst out into a fit of laughter, "Do you even realize how luck you are to be alive right now?"
Wynonna shrugged while Waverly raised an eyebrow in sheer confusion.
"What do you mean?" Waverly asked as she sipped on the Jack and Coke she made herself.
Wynonna glanced from her sister to the blonde as she assessed the situation, granted Kendall had given her a decent overview of the uncontrollable nature of a new wolf and she had said that Nicole would possibly hurt them, but what did she mean by 'lucky to be alive'?
"I mean, new wolfs are already stronger than us because they are just coming in to their abilities and their bodies are growing and for Nicole to literally do something that has NEVER occurred in our history and shift to the Beta phase when she hasn't even had her FIRST shift… That's some serious fucking power and in a new wolf who doesn't know their own strengths… Well, she must really love you Waverly Earp because trust me, any and every new wolf typically rips the throat out of anyone and everything and yet you managed to walk right up to her and get her to shift back when I managed to get the shit kicked out of me" Kendall said with a glance towards the youngest Earp.
"Wait… So you're saying that Nicole SHOULD have killed me?" Waverly asked as she scrunched her brow.
"Yeah… Everything in our nature and the difficulties EVERY wolf faces is in control. Someone who shifts like that, even after their first full moon on their 23rd birthday, kills whoever is near them… And Nicole shifted into a full Beta phase BEFORE her birthday… Waverly whatever the hell the Widow said to her pushed her over the edge to the point where her wolf took over and shifted past what her body should have been able to do to protect you…" Kendall said as she looked to Wynonna, allowing her eyes to plead for the Heir to add to her statement.
"Waves… When Kendall roared at Nicole during their WWE wrestling match… That should have been enough to force Nicole's wolf to shift back.. Kendall is the elder Alpha, she has the higher rank and based on the wolf physiology or whatever… That roar was a power card… A last resort… It should have been enough to force Nicole's wolf into submission because Nicole SHOULDN'T be able to shift like she did today…" Wynonna said as she looked towards her little sister.
"But it did because Nicole's wolf felt that the threat was big enough that it needed to rear it's head to protect her?" Waverly asked as she looked between the other two.
"No baby girl, to protect you…" Wynonna said with a slight smile.
"Waverly," Kendall said with a grin, "Nicole is my baby sister and the fact that she hasn't even had her first change yet and my alpha roar did nothing but piss her off… Yet you, her girlfriend, are able to walk right up to her and have her bow down in front of you..."
"Is that super rare?" Waverly asked in an attempt to clarify everything.
"It's unheard of, like in history that has NEVER happened… A non-werewolf has NEVER been able to do that… Many lovers have tried to calm their significant other during the beginning stages of the changes and their fate ended up being wolf canines to the jugular but you, Waverly Earp, you got Nicole to bow down before…" Kendall said with a slight laugh, "Do you know what that means?"
"No…" Waverly said as she stared the blonde down, now waiting in great anticipation.
"It means her wolf has chosen to follow you baby girl, not her pack, but you…" Wynonna said with a smirk, "You're her alpha… In a way, but don't take that in a dirty way…"
"Jesus Wynonna," Kendall said as she rolled her eyes, "Historic moment ruined… Thanks Earp."
"What?! I said it then realized that could be used as a dominatrix joke!" Wynonna said in genuine defense of her words.
Wynonna and Kendall looked at each other and then both faltered and laughter erupted.
Waverly however sat there looking into the fire in shock. When she saw Nicole in her shifted stage she hadn't been scared in the slightest. Even now, nothing in her believed that Nicole would ever hurt her… But to know that what her girlfriend had done was the first in pack history, it caused Waverly's heart to swell with love.
"Hey, Waves…" Kendall said as she sipped on the beer she pulled from the cooler between her and Wynonna.
"Hm?" Waverly responded as she was pulled from her thoughts.
"What did that bitch say to Nikky to cause her to react like that?" Kendall asked as both she and Wynonna looked towards the brunette.
"She told me what her and her dickhead husband were going to do to Waverly when they resurrected his ass…" Nicole said lowly as she walked up to the fire with her arms crossed over her chest, startling the three women.