Chapter Nine
Author's Note: Let us all celebrate the fact that Wynonna Earp was renewed for a third season!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters. All mistakes are mine. Enjoy!
The rest of their winter break passed quickly by and soon enough, Nicole and Waverly were saying 'goodbye' to Wynonna and driving back to school. The start of the spring semester brought on new schedules for the couple, which caused there to be spans of several days without the pair seeing each other and only communicating with quick texts every few hours. After several weeks of barely seeing her girlfriend, Waverly decided that something had to change. She quickly texted her Nicole and asked if she could come over once her appointment with her advisor was over.
Just after nine o'clock that night, Nicole knocked lightly on Waverly's door, only to see it was already open. Pushing the door open wide, she gasped when she saw a small table covered with a tablecloth and two plates of spaghetti. Waverly stood behind the table in a short, black dress that flowed out just above the knee.
"Waves," Nicole began, but was stopped when Waverly scooted around the table and gave her girlfriend a peck on the cheek.
"Surprise! I know that we've both been busy with classes, but I feel like we barely even see each other anymore. I figured we deserved to have a date night and just relax," Waverly said, pulling the redhead closer by her waist. Nicole bit her lip and looked down.
"I don't know, Waves, I'm really tired." Waverly stepped back, fear rushing over her like water.
"I-I thought that it would be a nice thing to do," Waverly stammered, twisting her hands together as she tried not to show how crestfallen she really felt.
"I don't know, I kinda want to just go back to my room and sleep," Nicole said quietly.
The brunette's heart sank. "I don't understand," Waverly whispered. "Did I do something wrong?" Nicole shook her head, not looking Waverly in the eye.
"No, I just feel kinda crappy right now and want to go lie down in my room." Nicole softly kissed her girlfriend on the top of her head before silently backing out of the room and walking away. Waverly's eyes began to water as she put a hand over her mouth to muffle the sob that tried to escape. She moved over to curl up in her bed, wrapping one of her many blankets around herself and began to cry. What just happened, she thought. Why is Nicole acting like this?
Waverly didn't mean to fall asleep, but after spending nearly two hours letting her tears stream down her cheeks, she couldn't help but feel exhausted. She would've slept for a very long time if it wasn't for the knock on her door at 3 o'clock in the morning that caused the brunette to sit bolt upright in bed. When the knock came again, she shuffled over to the door, still wrapped in the blanket, to look through the peephole at her unexpected guest. It was Nicole.
Waverly bit her lip, contemplating whether or not to let the redhead inside. As awful as she felt, she needed to know what was going on with her girlfriend. She reached out and pulled the door open to reveal a slightly disheveled Nicole with obvious tear tracks running down her face.
"Waverly, I'm so sorry," Nicole said, eyes filling with fresh tears. "I should never have acted like that and I'm so sorry." Waverly motioned for the taller woman to come inside. Once the redhead was sitting on her bed, Waverly spoke.
"Nicole, what happened? I mean, I know that we haven't been seeing each other much lately, but something must have happened! I thought that it would be nice to spend more time together, but that seemed like the last thing you wanted to do."
Nicole bit her lip and looked down into her lap. "Iamnotabletograduate," Nicole mumbled inaudibly.
"What?" Waverly asked.
Nicole took a deep breath. "I'm not graduating this spring like I thought." Waverly's glare softened as she looked into her girlfriend's downcast eyes.
"Oh, baby, what happened?" Waverly whispered, moving to sit next to Nicole on the bed. Reaching out slightly, the brunette pushed a few ginger locks away from her girlfriend's face. Nicole sniffled and leaned into Waverly's hand.
"I had to meet with my stupid advisor today to talk about the plans for the rest of the semester and how it would fit into the timeline before graduation. Everything was fitting perfectly and it looked like it was going to work, but then he noticed that I hadn't taken this one class that had been required for my major. Except I had taken it, at my old school. When I transferred, he told me all of my credit would transfer too, but he never realized this one class wouldn't. And now it's too late to get into the class, so I'll have to wait until next semester." Nicole let out a heavy sigh before covering her face in her hands.
Waverly pulled her girlfriend's head to her chest and held her as she cried. She hated seeing Nicole so upset, even if she was rightfully able to be upset over the negligent advisor. "Hey, it'll be okay. It'll just be a few more months of school," Waverly said. "And remember, I'll be here too!"
Nicole sat up and looked at her girlfriend. "I love you so much, Waverly. I'm so sorry that I was upset earlier. I know you had planned a big surprise to be nice and I totally ruined it," she said, glancing at the table that still had food on top. "How can I make it up to you?"
Waverly gave her girlfriend a smile and pulled her in for a kiss. "I love you, too. We'll go on a date this weekend, how's that?" Nicole smiled back and kissed her again. As she moved to get up, Waverly grabbed her wrist. "Stay?" The redhead pulled the brunette in for one last kiss before the couple snuggled up under the covers and fell fast asleep in each other's arms.
One week later, Nicole was laying in Waverly's bed, a book propped open on the pillow, waiting for Waverly to return from her advisor meeting. Just as the redhead was finishing the last page of the reading, Waverly barged into the room and flung herself into her girlfriend's arms. Frightened, Nicole cupped Waverly's cheeks, only to find there were no tears to be found.
"Waverly, what happened? Are you okay?" the redhead asked.
Waverly smiled and kissed her girlfriend smack on the lips before engulfing her into a ginormous bear hung. "I have enough credits to graduate a semester early! We're going to graduate together!" Waverly whispered in the redhead's ear.
Nicole's eyes widened as she looked down at her girlfriend. "Are you serious?" After getting confirmation, Nicole laughed and scooped Waverly up, twirling her around the room. "Baby, that's amazing! I'm so happy for you!" Nicole brought her lips to Waverly's for what she thought was going to be a quick kiss, but soon turned into a passionate make out session that left Nicole breathless. "Have I ever told you how much I love you?"
Waverly giggled and pressed another kiss to her girlfriend's lips. "Nope," she joked.
Nicole laughed and kissed her one more time. "Well, Waverly Earp, I love you."