Red Dead Redemption: Wayhaught

16: "We ain't both gonna make it."

a.n: This could be called Nicole makes a series of stupid decisions part two haha.

Thank you for all the love on the last chapter, I was nervous to post that one, but everyone has been so kind and gentle haha, I appreciate it! <3

We're not that far from the end now, I'm not sure how many chapters, but we're well over half way, probably closer to 2/3 through, it's been a journey, I don't want it to end haha I'm enjoying it too much!

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in this chapter...

Waverly tries to recover from heartbreak with the help of her friends.
Nicole makes a big decision.
There is a breakthrough on the Baker case, but is it all too late? Or too convenient?

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One week and a day after the breakup...

"No way! Last time I woke her up she threw her book at me!"

"Well at least she's reading now?"

"That is so not the point, Holliday!"

"Listen love, if she threw a book at you, she'll probably throw the lamp at me. So can you kindly go upstairs and wake your sweet sister up and drag her out of her self made cocoon and into the office."

"Fineeee. Fine. I'll try one more time, but if anything flies in my direction I'm blaming you entirely."

Wynonna marched towards the battered homestead staircase, preparing herself to enter Waverly's newfound room of doom. Ever since Nicole left last week, Waverly had only surfaced from her bed to trudge into the kitchen and collect tubs of ice cream or cups of tea; the sounds of Adele had somewhat lessened, but only to be replaced with power ballads of an unfamiliar nature to the older Earp who was very much trying to remain patient with her younger sister.

Waverly had always been one to throw herself into planning, decorating, crafting and working in the face of tragedy and heartbreak, which is why Wynonna was finding it so hard to fathom and navigate the current reclusive situation which was unfolding. After a week of mourning, Waverly was showing no signs of letting up, but Doc had decided it was time to convince her to come back to work in the hopes it would force her to move on. Over the past week, Doc and Wynonna had certainly been forced to work together in ways they never had before. It's one thing to come up with a plan to shoot a demon, but another thing to be gathered around the kitchen table at 8am trying to figure out how to console the crying mess of a girl upstairs without making things worse. The older Earp had wracked her brain for every possible solution she could possibly come up with. She had even considered calling Nicole and just demanding they got back together at one point, but thankfully Jeremy had talked her out of that one. Now, creeping upstairs again at 8am to try and wake her sister and convince her to leave the house for the first time in a week, she ran through the same process in her head again, scrambling for anything which might convince Waverly successfully.

"Waves?" She chanced, slipping her head round the door to find her sister already awake - thank God. She sighed.

"Waves, I'm going to make breakfast, do you want some?" Starting somewhere easy, Wynonna tried.

"You're making breakfast?" Waverly looked up from her phone screen cocking an eyebrow at Wynonna. Her older sister noticed the puffy eyes and the red cheeks, but her demeanour was slightly less defensive or weak than it had been yesterday. Wynonna secretly hoped that since it was Monday - Waverly's favourite day of the week - she'd reconsidered her 'lifetime in sorrow' plan.