After the much needed break, the three women decided to go down to the lake nearby and set up their camp at the shore. The sun was already beginning to set, bathing their surroundings in warm colours.
Wynonna found the journey downwards to be much quicker than up the hill, maybe that was because of the bottle of whiskey, tightly grasped in her left hand. At least this way it was easier to put up with officer heart eyes. Her sister and ginger were walking a few meters in front of her holding onto each other tightly. She rolled her eyes, those two were disgustingly sweet.
Once they reached the azure blue waters, they started unpacking their backpacks and pitched their tents in the woodland 20 meters away from the shore of the lake. The heir had to admit it was beautiful here. She didn't even know that this kind of landscape existed, this close to Purgatory.
While she was sitting on a moss-covered rock, throwing stones into the lake and watching the ripples each stone created on the smooth surface of the water, she could hear Waverly and heart-eyes unpacking their backpacks in their tent and giggling about something Haught stuff whispered. She rolled her eyes, how could anyone be this happy...all the time.
After another 5 minutes the cheery couple had changed into their bikinis and walked over to where Wynonna was sitting.
"Do you want to tag a long and go for a swim with us?"
The heir answered "No, I am good baby girl and please hurry into the water Miss porcelain skin over there is blinding me." Nicole frowned annoyed. "Come on Waverly."
She gently took her girlfriends hand and pulled her to the shore of the lake. "This is beautiful." She then looked down at the shorter woman and whispered "So are you baby. I love you."
Waverly leaned upwards and captured Nicole's lips. The officer returned the kiss passionately until they were interrupted by gagging noises coming from Wynonna's direction. This time though, they both had to giggle as they just enjoyed each other's proximity and held each other close. After a while the younger Earp sister interrupted their blissful moment by pulling her head back from where it was resting on Nicole's shoulder and taking the taller girl's hand. She proceeded to pull the officer into the cold water ignoring her protests.
"No babe it's too cold... no.." But it was too late the red head was now fully under water. When she resurfaced Waverly couldn't help but laugh "Sorry not sorry."
"Oh, its on now." Nicole quickly swam to Waverly and tried to get a hold of her, the younger Earp tried to escape but it was too late, now it was the red heads turn to dip Waverly's head under water.
They spent the next hour relaxing and just enjoying each other's company in the water. It was late in the afternoon now and both of them decided to get out of the lake and change.
Once, they were fully clothed again Nicole started a fire in their small camp and Waverly tried to cook some dinner with the ingredients they brought along with them on this trip. Wynonna was helpfully sitting near the fire drinking her booze.
After the three women ate (Wynonna was mostly drinking) they sat around the campfire and watched the wood burn slowly. Waverly was cuddled up to Nicole and shut her eyes for a moment. Suddenly she shot up "Did you guys hear that?"
Nicole sat up too and looked around "Hear what?"
"I don't know it sounded like a twig snapping." She continued to search the darkness for any signs of danger.
Nicole leaned back down and tried to calm her girlfriend down "Don't worry baby, that was probably just a rabbit."
Waverly sighed; her girlfriend was seemingly right. She leaned back into her warm embrace and tried to relax again. That is until she heard it again, this time much closer.
Waverly got up and said "Guys you must have heard that now! That must be one big rabbit, unless its not and someone is following us."
Nicole got up as well and looked around the camp site. "I didn't hear anything but if it will help you, I will go out there and have a look around."
"Are you crazy! That's how all horror movies start! You don't split up." The officer chuckled at her girlfriend's small outburst "Don't you worry babe I am trained for this."
Wynonna joined the conversation "Trained for what? Chasing rabbits? Yeah sounds like the work you do at the police station."
"Shut up Wynonna." Nicole turned around and was about to kiss Waverly reassuringly when something tackled her and threw her to the ground.
