Heaven Isn't Too Far Away After All.

Chapter 15 | Sad travels

Nicole's point of view-

It's 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. I would be at work right now but Nedley called and said I did such a good job yesterday that I could take today off. I most definitely wasn't going to argue with that.

After the crazy day we had yesterday I asked Waverly to stay the night with me. Mayra very easily could've killed me, Waverly and I protect each other, I would go to the end of the world for her.

I roll over expecting to see my beautiful girlfriend next to me and am shocked when her spot is empty. Maybe she had to run errands? I roll out of bed in my black boxers and t-shirt and make my way to the bathroom to brush my teeth. After I freshen up I make my way downstairs and am hit with the amazing smell of coffee. She's still here. I walk into the kitchen with a giant smile plastered on my face.

She's there in my t-shirt and her underwear leaning on the counter reading a newspaper. Very quietly I sneak up behind her and wrap my arms around her waist, planting a kiss on her cheek.
"Good morning my ravishing girlfriend." I whisper to her.

She smiles and leans back into me. We stay like this for a few moments, just holding each other and appreciating the warmth and comfort we share.

I sit down on the couch and Waverly comes bouncing over like an excited puppy. She sprawls out and lays her head on my lap and takes my arm and wraps it around her.

Garfield is on and we've been watching it for a couple hours mixed in with a few sweet kisses.

"My shift starts at 12:00 babe." Waverly says looking up at me. "Do you think you could drop me off at the homestead?"

"You mean we can't snuggle all day?" I pout.

"Sadly no." She pouts back.

"I suppose I can drop you off." I smile.

We both run up stairs and put our clothes on.

We hop in my cruiser and head off the homestead.

When we've stopped in front of the Earps house I get out and race to Waverly's side, opening the door for her. She steps out and wraps me into a hug, leaning up on her tippy toes to give me a sweet kiss bye.

"Come in and see me today?" She questions in a sweet tone.

"Of course." I say giving her one last peck bye.

She races up the porch and disappears into the house.

I pull out of the driveway and head to the store to get some groceries. When I'm happy with what my basket has in it I pay and leave. Strolling through the parking lot with grocery bags in hand my phone stars ringing. I quickly get to the car before I've missed the call, shielding the screen from the sun I squint at the caller ID. Uh oh. It's my mom, she never calls me this early on a weekday, I answer it.

I hear her sniffle on the other side of the line.

"Mom? Is everything okay?" I ask her.

I hear her take a deep breath, "No not really. Nicole, granny is sick."

My heart cracks the second the word "sick" comes out of my moms mouth. "How...how sick?"

"Pretty sick honey, she has influenza and with someone her age...we don't know if she'll be able to fight it off. Since grandpa passed away a few months ago she has no one to look after her and make her comfortable. Nicole sweetie I need you to go and be there with her for us. With your brother being in school and hockey and my job we can't very well leave."

At this moment I have tears rolling down my eyes. My Nanny has always been my best friend. I gather myself the best that I can. "Okay mom. I'll go look after her."

"Thank you Nicole, I love you very much."

I tell my mom I love her too and hang up.

I guess this would mean that I need to go home and pack some clothes that will last me a week or so.

I call Nedley on the way home and he gives me the week off and says I can catch up on paperwork when I get back. He also said that he would stop by everyday and feed Charles. I know we give each other a hard time, but dammit that old man grows on you.

When I get home I quickly put the groceries up then I pack. Typically I would plan out all of my outfits then fold them and carefully place them in my suit case. Today however, I'm going to have to survive without being a perfectionist. I gather a few different pairs of sweatpants and a few hoodies and throw them into my suitcase. I hope Waverly will go with me, I'm really going to need her.

I drive into town and pull up to Shorty's, I can see Waves through the window. She sees me too and smiles, quickly dropping it when she sees the worry on my face.

"Hey Waves can we talk?" I ask her.

She slides a beer down the bar to a customer and says, "Sure baby, it's break time anyway."

We go to the back and sit down. Waverly automatically takes my hands in hers and rubs her thumb across my knuckles.

"My grandma is really sick... my mom says she probably won't make it. I need to go take care of her. I was hoping you might go with me." I avoid looking up at her because I'm crying again.

She puts her hand underneath my chin and raises my head up. "You don't even need to ask okay? Of course I'll go with you." She says giving me a reassuring smile.

"What about Wynonna? Won't she need you?" I sniffle.

She wipes a tear away from my face and says, "Maybe, but right now you need me. Besides, Doc and Dolls never let Wynonna out of their sight"

I get up from the table, "You're the best. I'll take you home and you can pack."

When we get back to the homestead it's almost 4:00 pm. Waverly is done packing in thirty minutes, Wynonna is home and we've explained to her what's going on. She's more than understanding, she even gave me a big hug.

Aspen is about four hours away, we should be there before it gets too dark.

Hey guys sorry I'm updating so dang late. I had a mix of writers block and intense depression going on. Thank you for all of your comments. Happy reading :)
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P.p.s. - I just realized that today is Waverley's birthday but we're just going to pretend it's August 29th in this story.