WAVERLY

It didn't take time for Jinkens and Becks to fold and give up turn themselves in. Becks got 9 years for mine and two other cases like mine that they could prove, Jinkens loss her job without her pension. Me and Nicole went about getting ready to move the house packed up and the pets ready for there long ride. I volenteared driving Nicole's car on our trip because it strangly had more back seat room then my little Jeep wrangler.I watched as they loaded my Jeep on the truck with Nicoles Jaguar two passenger coupe.

"They will be there a day after we get there with the stops they need to make." Nicole says walking out to stand baside me.

I was watching very closely fascinated by how the truck was working i then walked withmy bag over to the back of Nicole's car and put my bag in the trunk.

"I will take 13 to 14 hours to get to Greenville, thats an eazy drive for me so dont worry all you have to do is keep an eye on the pups and kitties." She said closing the trunk.

I took one las look around, The house is amazing but I hated this town just a much as I hated Purgatory. There was nothing in this town for me with Nicole by my side i got in the car and looked over at the for sale sign and gave a sigh.

"You ready?" Nicole asked as the moving turck started to roll.

"Yes I'm just ready to get out of this town." I say.

Nicole started the car and pulled out starting our journey to our new home. I pulled out my phone to send Wynonna message that we was on our way be fore turning to to Nicole.

"You sure you ok to drive all the way?" I asked

Nicole took my hand and kissed it befor looking over at me.

"I'm more then ok to drive." Nicole said simling.

I reache back and got my drink and sat back to enjoy the ride Nicole drove like a bat out of hell trying to get out of Forth Worth. Once we passed over the county line she slowed down and started to relax and tured on the radio.

" so have you thought what you wanted to do when we get tho South Carolina?" She asked

"Well I thought I would help you with your work and travel with you to where ever you go." I say looking at her.

Nicole looked over at me and smiled, I just loved looking into her eyes there was nothing but love in them and I wondered if thats how she would look at my photo. With two nights of not sleeping started to catch up to me I pulled out my phone and started to text Wynonna. I leaned over the center console and took a picture of us both before sending it to Wynonna. I had to smile at the picture You couldnt tell if Nicole was looking at the camera through her dark sunglasses but she had a smile on her face none the less.

I had no clue where Wynonna was but were ever she was she mus have been awake becuse I got a big smilie face back with the words ' You look so happy' next to it. Shortly after she sent a picture of her infront of a brightly colored sign saying ' greetings from China.'. She was always a night owl and I'm sure she was getting into something from the look on her face. I just hoped she wasnt getting into trouble, Wynonna was a one wonam hurrican and could rip up anything and everything in her path but as long as trouble didnt bother her she wouldnt bother it.

"What are you doing over there?" Nicole asked

"Talking to Wynonna shes in China right now enjoying the night life..." I froze.

A picture came in of her kissing what looked to be a Spanish woman with the words 'i'm nowhere near drunk.' At the bottom.

"You ok?" Nicole asked.

"Yeah looks like Wynonna meant a woman that she really enjoys being with." I say

"Why do you say that?"

I handed her the phone and she looked down at the picture before looking back at the road.

"You better answer her before she thinks you are upset with her." Nicole says like it was nothing.

to a picture of myself with a confused look and sent it to her then I looked at Nicole.

"You don't sound suprised."

"I'm not I did here the things she would say to you about me and how she would look at women when we was out. From what I understand Wynonna never had luck in life and the only good thing she has is you, but love hasnt been high on her list of things that haas been worth it for her. She meant someone that does it for her and that was where she never thought." She says looking over at me .

I looked down at my phone just as a text came in. 'I'm happy' was all it said.

' Well I'm happy for you you must come visit when we get moved in.' I say with a smilie face.

I was still a little confused but I didn't let it bother me she was always there for me I was going to be there for her. We talked for about two hours befor she said she was going to call it a night, she sent me one more picture of her hugging her pillow before saying goodnight. I puged my phone up and sat back as I started to drift off and soon I was out.

I woke up to the smell of food and the sun going down behind us, It was like driving into ink as we drove out of whatever city we was passing through and into the night. I stretched out my body and looked over at Nicole whe was looking back over her shoulder.

"Hey." I said when she looked over at me.

"I got you a crispy chicken salad and a drink from zaxby's I ate while I was feeding the puppies." She said.

"I slept through all that?" I ask reaching down between my legs for the bag.

"Yes you did and I just let you sleep because you haven't slept in days." Nicole says.

I opened the plate and the smell just filled my nose making my stomach growl, that made Nicole laugh. I sqweezed out the dressing on the salad and started to eat happily looking out the window into the dark. The head lights flicked on and Nicole put her hand on my thigh and relaxed back into her chair.

I finished my salad as we rounded a hill and the sun was comepletely out of sight leving us in darkness. the inside of the car was shrouded in comeplete darkness only the eerie glow dashboard gps and radio to light up the the space. I looked back to see Texas and Vegas fast to sleep, I couldnt tell what Storm and Midnight was doing because they was into different carriers due to them getting to big to share one carrier.

I turned back to look out the window.

"This is how we found Storm, Wynonna almost hit her coming out of of one gas stations on rote 66 almost in the middle of nowhere. We looked around and saw no other cats or houses nothing but a one pump gas station. She was a mess fur all muddy paws bleeding I mean she looked like hell." I say rubbing my stomach.

"We she has a loving home now." Nicole said with a smile in her voice.

I pulled my legs up under me and got ready to fall back to sleep, I know I had just woken up but the purr of the car and the night sky was pulling me back to the dream world.

"Go back to sleep we should be almost there wben you wake up." Nicole said smiling over at me.

I reached back and grabbed my pillow and throw off of the two cat carriers and wraped myself up and fell back to sleep.

NICOLE

By the time the sun came up we were just crossing over into Georgia into Columbus leaving us about 4 hours away from our new home. I looked over at Waverly and smiled I could think of no one I would rather be starting my new life with then Waverly. I wanted to marry her as soon but I didn't want to push her into anything, I know that having her go through all this and take on so much at one time was a lot and I didn't want to put mor on her.

I reached out and took her hand and ran my thumb over her knukles only to feel her give my hand a sqweeze and let go. I looked down at the clock to see that it was hitting 7:30am and it was time to stop and stretch out legs and feed the puppie and let the cats out to go to the bathroom. Spoting a McDonalds I pulled into the drive through, I would be glad to do some home cooking after having fast food like this. It want something I liked to do very offten and felt like I was going to have to run 10 miles just to burn off yesterdays and this mornings meals.

"Wave baby time to wake up." I say as we waited in the morning line.

Waverly did this adorable little squeak and stretched out before looking at me with sleppy eyes.

"Where are we?" She asked

"Columbus GA, I thought we should stop and get out feed the babies and maybe walk them around so they can do there business, and I have to pee." I say as we pulled up to the window for me to pay.

After getting breakfast we went to a local park and got out the car, Waverly put the harness on Storm and Midnight and got there food and water bowls as I did the same for Texas and Vegas. I locked up the car and we walked over to a near by picnic table and set up our littl space. Once the animals was eating we started to eat.

"Don't tell me you was speeding it just seems like we are way ahead of time." Waverly said

"Ok I wont."

"Nicole do you know how easy it is to get a speeding ticket?" she said

"Very hard apparently." I say.

"What do you mean?"

"I flew past like 4 cops and they didn't try to stop me not once."

"Was you trying to get pulled over?" She says laughing.

"No they just let me go I'm starting to think it was because it was dark out and they didn't want to do any work." I say sipping on my large oj.

Waverly bit into her McGriddle finishing it off and looking at her second one pefor ripping into it.

"I like going out to eat but thats all we have been doing all this week I cant wait for a home cooked meal." She said

"Me too...Wynonna texted me at like 4 and asked when it would be ok to come see us." I say

"What you say?"

"In about a week wew should have everything set up by then." I say putting my trash in the bag.

"Thats great I cant wait to see her I really miss her." She says softly

"I know Baby and she misses you too but shes coing back and maybe she will stay put for a while, if not she is leaving you with me the Best person in the world." I say smiling.

Waverly laughed and stood up, she went about picking up the animal plates.

"Lets walk them around before we get back on the road." she said tossing the paper plates in the trash with our food bag.

We walked slowly around the park making sure the fur babies did there business befor heading back to the car. When we reached the car there was a cop looking through the windows I let out a sigh and grabbed my keys out my pocket and hit the unlock button making the car beep and he jumped back.

"Can I help you?" I ask as we stopped by the car.

"You're not from around here."

"Nope we are not." I say Waverly grabbed my arm

I looked down at her to see painc in her face and I understood why, the last time we had a run in with the cops she was sexually assulted.

"This is a nice car I always wanted one but my wife isn't big on muscle cars." He said

"I'm sorry to hear that they really are the best." I say smiling trying to keep Waverly calm.

"Well I was looking at the car because of the tint of the windows you cant have that kind of tint here." He says

"I'm well awear of the tinting laws in each state and I have them tinted in accordance to the law of each state." I say.

"Well I have to check your tinting on each window." He said

And there it is for whatever reason I have a please fuck with me sign all over me.

I handed Texas and Vegas over to Waverly and opened the door to roll down the window so he could us his little toy he was holding in his hand. I stepped back and let him check the tinting on the window when I hard the distinctive sound of metal on metal I closed my eyes and grited my teeth. I just knew he was scratching the side of my car and there wasn't a damn thing I could do but stand there and watch him.

"OK this one checks out."

All the way down the side of my car. Waverly steped closer to me as he checked the other window. The same metal on metal sound and i went to take a step but Waverly pulled me back.

"Well everything checks out and would you look at that your having some paint proplems." He said. I watched him walk off before turning back to my car.

I gave a sigh and started to put Texas and Vegas back in there kennel as Waverly did the same to the cats. I was lucky that the paint only need a quick wash but I was going to need to take it in to have the scratch buffed out and repainted.

"Come on Waverly lets get the fuck out of this town before I choke some one." I say.

I was starting to get tired of Males getting pissy over me, I have no damn clue why they did but it was starting to piss me off. I got into the car and looked out the window for a long moment.

"Nicole?" Waverly called

I tured and looked at her she had a soft Im sorry smile on her face and I find that I couldn't be mad any more when I looked into her eyes. Taking her hand I kissed her fingers and gave her an its ok smile. Without warning Waverly leaned in and gave me the softest kiss she has ever given me.

"Like Wynonna says there is just something about you that Males are intimidated by. But you are the most amazing person in the world." She said looking into my eyes.

"Waverly you always know how to make me feel amazing." i say kissing her

"Good now lets go." She said falling back into her chair and and gave the keys in my hands a little jinggle

I turned back in my chair and put the keys in the ignition and turned back to her.

"You will never know how much you mean to me and if it takes the rest of my life I will die showing you just how much." I say

I started the car and everything came to life I gave to the gps before backing out. We got back on the road and we did nothing for a good hour but hold hands. Thats one of the thing I love about Waverly we dont have to talk all we had to do was touch and thats all we have to do to say what we need to say.

"Nicole have you ever thought about having babies?" Waverly asked

I nearly choked on my gum.

"Well I never thought I would be with someone that I wanted to have babies with, and I'm not really sure if I can. But with you I have been thinking about looking into that." I say looking at her.

"I would love to have your babies, you would be a good mom." She said.

We drove the rest of the way talking about random facts about states and how Waverly wanted to get a new car that was for the summer months. I gave an ok and made a mental note to take her car shopping when we go and register the cars.

"We are here." I say once we crossed over the South Carolina border.

The highway opened up a little more and I looked at the GPS to see we only had an hour left in of drive.

"We have an hour before we are at our new home." I say looking over at her.

Waverly was taking a video of the ride through the window Talking softly to the camera.

"Nicole Do you have something to say to Wynonna?" She said turning the camera to me.

"Not really just that you need to hurry up and come home so I can open that bottle of Jameson I got." I say smiling.

Waverly ran her hands through my hair and turned the camera on herself and started to talk. She signed off and hit the off button and then sent it.

"Hey look theres our things." I said pointing out the turck.

Waverly laughed and I just let out a snort.

The drive went quicker then you would have thought and I soon found myslef pulling into the neighborhood we mad twist and turns and soon we was pulling up to the house. We got out and looked at the house.

"It looks bigger some how." Waverly says the looked around as the moving truck pulled up.

"Its because the houses are spaced out not cramed together like where I was living." I say as we started to walk up to the door.

The door opened to the same realtor that sold us the house.

"Nice to see that you made the long drive in one piece." she said smiling.

"Yes it wass a long drive but we made it." Waveryly said.

The convorsation was cut short by the ringing of the realtors phone. She handed over the keys wished us luck in our new home and recamended that we go to downtown alive that coming friday if we was feeling up to it.

With that she was gone and the movers started to move things in and placing them in the rooms. It took some time but by 6 the movers was on there way out I thanked them for there help gave them a little extra money for the drive back to Texas and let them go on there way. Closing the door I heard the sound Of little bells ringing that told me that Storm and Midnight was out playing.

"Ok slow down." I heard Waverly laugh out.

I followed the sound of her laguhter into the kitchen to see her feeding Vegas and Texas. They had reached there 8 week mark while we was waiting to move and they happly ate wet or the soft kernal food that Waverly has me buying so it wouldn't hurt there teeth. I sat down on the floor next to her and stated to pet Vegas.

"You know the Rooms To Go wont be here til tomorrow so we are going to have to bunk on the couch." I say pulling my hand back when Vegas bit to hard.

"Why did you leave all your funiture there again?" Waverly asked smiling.

"Because I hated it and the couch set was the only thing out of all of it that I was all there when I moved in so I just lefted it there for the next family to keep or not." I say

Waverly stood and went to the back door and looked out the window.

"They did a good job on the fence come look." She said pulling me over.

We took the pups out into the back yard to let them do there thing and wer walked along after them. Waverly wraped herself around me and let out a sigh once we came to the large tree in the middle of the yard.

"This is where I want to be right where you are." She says

"Really you don't miss Purgatory?"

"God no I've been there all my life there is nothing new about that town you know there is only 1000 people in that town." She says as I spin her around.

Its getting late and I'm tired lets order something and call it a night." I say taking her hand and walking us back to the house where the pups was waiting.

WAVERLY

I was in the bathroom getting dressed when Nicole came into the bathroom and started to brush her teeth. She was dressed in one of her tight Marines tshirts and a pare of gym pants her hair was hanging down now at the akward stage where it you didn't have enough to tie it all back but it was longer then the above the ear that it was when we meant.

"Your hair grows fast." I say running my hands through her hair.

She laughed and wipped her mouth on the towel that I used to dry off with. Nicole stood up right and I smiled at how tall she was and how safe I felt with her towering over my 5'4'' frame.

"Rooms To Go is here we should get down stairs." She said.

I was about to walk past her when she swooped down a picked me up over her shoulder.

"NICOLE!"

"I'm just helping you down your moving to slow." She says over my laughing

We moveded down the stairs without a so much as a trip or pause at the bottom she sat me down and leaned into kiss me. We got so wrapped up in the kiss that we missed the first two knocks. I slipped away and open the door to see a man standing with a smile on his face and a clipboard in hand.

"Nicole and Waverly Haught?" He asked

I was about to correct him when Nicole cut in.

"Yes thats us." She said stepping up behind me.

"I'm Brad from Rooms To Go with you dilvery."

"Come in." I say looking back at Nicole and made a mental note to talk to her about this.

Nicole walked him through the house telling him where everything was to go. before coming back to me.

"I think your going to like the bed I got for us." She said handing me the copy of the invoice.

I opened my moth to say something when I saw our names it clearly says Waverly Earp, Nicole Haught and Waverly Earp then why did he call me Haught. I watched as Nicole walked away to help the workers with the furniture. Not knowing what to do with everything put up and boxes broken down and ready to go out to recycling I went to look for a pen and paper.

I started to make out a list of things we needed starting with food and working my way down to soaps and tissue. I ended with pet foods and more paper because I couldn't find any other this one note pad. I looked around the corner to see Nicole bringing in chairs to the kitchen.

Two hours past and everything was put away it took longer to put the beds together then we all thought but how fast was one to go when putting together five different beds. I was now standing at the foot of our bed looking at the massive king sized four post canopy bed. I had never seen a bed so big and it wasnt made up yet but i wanted to lay on it.

"Come on we have to go shopping or we will have to eat take out again." Nicole says walking into the room.

"Ok but did you see this bed?" I say running my hand up and down the post.

"Yes I have It made me think sbout the old canopy beds that they have in the movies about Queens and Kings. I thought you would love to have your own bed fit for a Queen." She says wrapping her arms around me.

I relax into her arms and just look at the bed I gave a shiver when I had a vison of the two of us making love in the bed.

"You ok?" She asked

"Yea I'm fine just having some very adult thoughts." I say and she just squeezes me closer to her.

"Come on we have to buy a lot of things so says your list." Nicole says pulling me out the room.

We made our way to the store where Nicole took my had as we walked in, the cool air cashing away the heat of the outdoors as we walked through the doors. I grab a chart and and I looked around for a place to start.

"We should leave the fresh foods and freezer foods for last so they wont melt or wilt." She says pointing to the deli meat counter.

we stayed in the store for an hour shopping for meals and putting them together. I nearly choked when the price came out to me a good 350$ I never spent that much on food. And our day of shopping wasn't over. We made the trip home to put the food away and leave out again to go shopping for bedding pet food and house cleaner and other ods and ins.

"Hey look the mall Lets go in there."Nicole said almost pleading

"Fine we can go in there but dont get mad when you have to carry most the bags." I say.

We pulled into a space right across from the food court and got out, Nicole was happy to be here and so was I. Wynonna and I didn't cover going to malls when we left Purgatory so seeing a mall is like seeing a dragon to me. she took my hand and we walked in the smell of the food made our stomachs growl and we both let out a grunt.

"I'm tired of eating out but I have to eat when my stomach tells me to or I'm going to be a monster until I do." Nicole said

W stood there looking around at the different food stands before she left to get chinese food and I to get a sandwich from subway. We weant back at one of the tables in the center of the room and sat down to eat. As always Nicole's plate was covered in food and she held out a fork full of fried rice to me and I took it befor going to my food.

Be it that it was after school on friday there was teen kids floating around everywhere and me being as short as I was was un knowingly baout to be hit on by a tean age boy

"Um Hi."

I looked up from talking to Nicole to see a fresh faced teen about 17 looking down at me.

"Hey can I help you?" I asked putting down my sandwich.

"I was wondering if maybe you would like to hang out with me and my friends, go for some dinner after?" He said

Nicole sat back and crossed her arms and looked at me, she had a smile on her face that she wasnt trying to hide.

"Look um..."

"Ezra." He said.

"Look Ezra Im 29 years old and she is my girlfriend and while your offer to hang out and go for dinner later is very sweet, Im not willing to go to jail for what you want. I'm sorry that I couldn't be more of a help for you but I have been gay all my life and I have gone through multiple men trying to prove other wise but im sorry to say that even teenage me wouldnt have been able to help you." I say looking up at him and giving him a soft smile

"Oh well ok sorry to bother you." He said.

"Its ok Ezra you have a good day and dont let them bust your balls too much." I say

Ezra looked from me to Nicole then back again.

"Well can I see you two kiss?" He asked

"Boy if you don't get out of here." Nicole said standing

He jumped back as Nicole rounded the table, He backed up into a table and turned back around and walked away. I looked Nicole up and she had tenced all her muscels really showing off her abs and puffing out her chest thats when I noticed that she had two Tatoos on her lower abs. I lifted her shirt up to get a better look befor she smacked my hand away and pushing her shirt down

I had never gotten a good look at Nicole's Naked body so I didnt know she had any tattoos.

"One is from Whe I got into the Marines and the other is for me being a sniper." She says sitting down.

"I thought there wasn't any female snipers." I say.

"They let you go through training for it but no there is not. I was just got the spot because ours was taken out befroe he could ge the job done and I would be damned if i let something go unfinished and for Carter to die in vane." She says starting to eat again

"H-how many have you killed?" I saked

"210 Confirmed kills." She says like we was talking about everyday things.

I was kind of scared of her at that moment she seemed do detached from it like it was nothing.

"Waverly there is no reason to be afrid of me I would never hurt you and would do everything in my power to protect you. I mean I fail you once but I would never let that happen again ever. I know that you must think I'm cold and hartless by the answer I just gave you but understand when you sign up for any part of the military you have to learn to detach yourself from your feelings. I remember when I first shoot someone I was 18 and just fresh out of Marine Training I was close enough to see the look on his face and he looked like he was shocked then sad that his life was cut to an end he had to be no more then 17. I killed a number of people that day but the face of that boy got to me that night and I cried. My platoon commander came to me the next day and took me aside and told me that the job we do is hard and we see some of the most horrable things that the world has to offer and you doing and going where your body tells you not to do and go and it was going to be hard but I had to put my feelings aside and look at it this way. They will not think twice about killing you thats what they set out to do and if I let my feelings get to me everytime then I I will be getting sent home in a body bag something I didn't plan on happening." She says.

I noticed at some point we had gotten up and was walking around.

"I learned he gave that same speech to nearly half the Platoon but it didnt mean he wasnt right. And From that point on I was a beast I did my job and didn't let anything get to me. No one was able to get to me until I meant you and saw your smiling face and those green eyes." Nicole says steping in front of me.

She bent down and kissed me not careing who was around to se or what they would say.

"I keept you in mind everytime I picked up that sniper rifle thinking I couldn't let this one go because what was stopping them from going to the states and hurting you or other people like you, or even their own people."

"Guns have always scared me thats why Wynonna kept me as far from them as she could. And when i meant you the tought of you over there working with them everyday scared the shit out of me and I told myself that I wasn't going to let myself fall for you because you could get hurt at any moment or even killed. But the more I tried to not fall for you the more I did." I say.

For some reason I had to hug her so I did to see that she was there that she was real. Before I could let go I heard a rumble of a growl coming out of her chest.

"I swear that boy will make me kill him." She said

I looked up at her then back at what she was looking at and there was Ezra and his group of friends following us. Nicole stepped out of my arms and walked up to him she leaned into his ear and said something. I dont know what she said but his eyes got big and he stepped away from her and quickly walked the other way. She walked up to me and held out her hand for me to take and we went on our way.

"What did you say to him?" I asked.

"That if he didn't stop following us he was going to know what every one of his friend dicks felt like because I was going to shove then so far up his ass he would be choking on there balls for the rest of his life." She said

"Lets go into Macy's and see what they have for bedding." I say.

Thats all I could sayI didn't have a come back for that or how to tell her not to say things like that to people. But I wasn't liking having a 17 year old follow be through the mall, it was creepy.

we found what we was looking for and stood for 45 mintues looking for the right colors for each room. That didnt take as long as it did picking out the color for our room but we settled on a royal blue and called it a day. We walked up to the check out counter and started to get checked out Nicole reached into her bag that was slung oner her shoulders and pulled out her wallet we was on our way out when a woman stepped in front of me.

"Are you the one that is threating my son?"

"If you talking about the little pervart that keeps following me and my partner around after trying to get us to kiss in the food court, I wouldn't call it a threat its more of a promise." She said.

The woman stepped back.

"He was harrasing you in the food cort." she said.

"Yes after being turneddown politly by me." I say shifting the bags I had.

"Ezra this is the tenth time you have been harassing women in the mall lets see the next time you come to the mall." The dark skined woman said grabing him by the arm

We watched as they walked a way the mom talking a mile a minute before slapping him on the head.

"Well now lets go home and finish off our house so I can make us a nice hot dinner of stake steemed veggies and rice." Nicole says.