Home.

Part 5.

Warning: Nicole's father is an asshole.

This is the last chapter.

I apologise for any/all mistakes.

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Wynonna lifted the last of the boxes into Waverly's jeep. They'd been helping Nicole pack the things she wanted to take with her all day. Wynonna didn't know how she'd gotten roped into it, but her sister had promised a box of sprinkled doughnuts at the end of the day, so Wynonna's spirits were lifted. As was the bottle of spirits she had lifted... Okay, it was more like two or three. But seriously, when you let people into your house to move things, and then leave your house vacated so that you don't have to deal with said people, it's your fault if things go missing.

Like how Wynonna used a box that wasn't needed for anything other than clothes, she wrapped some bottles of alcohol tightly within them.

Nicole didn't seem to care when she noticed, she smiled and rolled her eyes. Typical Wynonna move. Waverly was about to protest when she saw what happened but then kept her mouth shut when she remembered the way Nicole's parents treated her. They glared at her so hard when Nicole rung the doorbell.

Told her to make it quick. Which only made Wynonna get defensive.

Nicole's father seemed to be a little nerved by the fact that Waverly and Wynonna were helping, but he said nothing when he saw Wynonna's glare. It was almost a dare for him to say anything to Nicole or Waverly.

Wynonna was known all around town for going crazy, especially when it came to protecting her sister.

The Haughts had only been in town for a year, and for them to know Wynonna just by hearing the name, or even the word Earp, it made the older sister smile.

Nicole's parents had left the house, mentioning they had shopping to do and they expected them to be gone by the time they returned.

Nicole said something about them going to church first like they would every Sunday as she just barged into the house, flat-packed boxes under her arms as she led the sisters up to her room.

Come lunchtime, Wynonna was bringing back the Jeep, having unpacked it quickly before returning with lunch for the couple. Waverly and Nicole kept packing things to pass the time, as there had been no room in the younger Earps ride for anyone but a driver.

Wynonna stopped in the bedroom doorway when she saw the girls actually packing boxes still, having expected them to be making out or something. "The second load of stuff has been dropped off," she told them. "Are you sure this is everything?"

"I don't care about anything else." Nicole looked up at Wynonna with a small smile. "Thank you for helping... Both of you."

"Of course, Nic, anything for you," Waverly said with a loving tone in her voice whereas Wynonna being Wynonna showed her care for people differently.

"Sure thing, Haught Pants. Now, let's get this shit in the car and get out of here. Their alcohol cabinet is empty, and I'm starving. Lunch is in the car, so let's hurry."

Wynonna piled two boxes onto each other and carried them down the stairs, loading them into the back of the jeep before almost running into Nicole's father as she turned around.

"Your sister tainted my daughter." He sneered.

Wynonna only rolled her eyes and stood straighter. "My sister did nothing if you so much as ever breathe a bad word about either of them again, I will kick your dick so far up into your throat that you'll be tasting your saggy sack for the rest of your life," she said and stalked past him, only for him to grab her elbow as she was about to step into the house.

"Buddy. You just made the wrong move." She reached into her boot, pulling out the gun that was passed on to her family for generations, holding it up against his throat. "Let me go, or I swear I will blow your brains out that your wife will still be cleaning you from her gutter come this time next year."

He seemed to hesitate slightly at the gun, and she used that moment to push past him, making him stumble slightly. "Touch any one of us ever again, and it'll be the last thing you do."

"Welcome home, baby," Waverly said softly in Nicole's ear as she helped the redhead unpack the last of her boxes, Wynonna having taken off an hour or so ago to enjoy the doughnuts and alcohol she'd been rewarded after the long day.

Nicole turned and looked around the room before leaning down to press her lips to Waverly's.

A small smile tugged at Nicole's lips as she registered what Waverly had said. "Home," she murmured, kissing her girlfriend once more.

"I'm glad you chose this place instead of the apartment above Shorty's," Waverly told her.

"Oh? And why's that?" Nicole smiled.

"Well. I get to see you whenever I want. I don't have to worry about you living above a noisy bar where there's a tonne of creeps. Your hoodies are always a few steps away when I need a new one-" Waverly laughed as Nicole leapt forward, tickling her girlfriend's sides for the last comment.

"Hey, lovebirds. No fucking while I'm home!" Wynonna called out from downstairs.

Waverly rolled her eyes and curled up on the bed beside Nicole. Sure. People might say they were moving fast. But to them, it was like their world only started when they first met. Their hearts just started beating. They were finally Home.

"You're pretty," Waverly said as she studied her girlfriends face. "Like, you take my breath away whenever I see you, pretty." She brought a hand up as she spoke, running her thumb across Nicole's cheek, it rested neatly in one of her dimples as Nicole's smile grew.

"You're perfect," Nicole whispered, and they closed the distance between them, their lips colliding. Waverly felt her heart kickstart and stutter just like it did every time they kissed. She would never grow tired of it. Nor would she ever tire of Nicole.

As their kisses became heated, Waverly rolled them straddling her girlfriend's lap when Wynonna barged into her sister's room claiming she was looking for the last bottle that she'd stolen from Nicole's parents. She was met with a pillow being thrown at her head and Waverly chasing her down the stairs.

As Nicole lay on the bed, processing what had just happened, she couldn't help but smile at the sound of the Earp sisters laughter that filled the house.

For the first time in her life, Nicole actually felt like she belonged somewhere. She was home.