WayHaught One Shots

You're Worth It

                       By: monumentalnightmare

Waverly needs space.

You know what I would never do? Tell you how to think or feel.

She's dying under the weight of your expectations.

Nicole always had a fear deep down that she wasn't good enough for Waverly. It wasn't helping with the arguing they had been doing lately. The brunette is literally the definition of perfection, whereas all that she happened to be was a rooky cop. She hadn't long graduated from the police academy and even though Nedley had put in all his effort to recruit her, it didn't mean she was the best. Yes, she graduated at the top of her class but being in Purgatory meant she was the only female cop who made it or made the decision to move to a place that's freezing cold most of the time. The trouble is, Nicole knows that being a female, as well as being from another state, meant it was bound to be difficult to gain respect from the citizens of Purgatory. No one knew her like they did the other police officers – one that came to mind was Officer Hardy. Yes, Champ Hardy's father is a police officer which really does explain a lot about how he gets away with so much in the town. Frankly, Nicole isn't a big fan of the Hardy's in general and she knows full well they aren't a big fan of her either.

Where Nicole grew up, she found it hard due to being different to everyone else – she preferred playing sports to playing with dolls for example. Even though her parents weren't a fan of the fact their daughter playing with the boys at school, they never said anything. Nicole never saw a problem personally with playing sports, but apparently, that was the wrong way to think about things.  By playing sports with the boys, such as football and basketball, it caused everyone to pay more attention to her but not exactly in a good way. She stuck out like a sore thumb and she became the weird tomboy girl who played with the boys all the time, which she despised. Nicole wasn't ever that close to her parents and whenever she tried to talk to her parents about the way she felt like she was being treated at school, all they had to say was she brought it upon herself which, of course, isn't something a child wants to hear.  Nicole didn't even get what that was even supposed to mean.

Before Nicole met Waverly, she had just gone through a separation from her ex-wife Shay. It wasn't something Nicole was proud of due to the fact she only imagined getting married once. Well, technically it wasn't her fault since the both of them were drunk at the time and they were in Vegas – how could she not? Shay really was amazing too. They met when she was rock climbing in Nevada. It was spring break and even though most of her friends went somewhere to party, it wasn't her scene, so she decided to take the time to do some of the things she had been dying to do for ages. Rock climbing had been at the top of her list and since she had never been to Vegas either, her plan was to go rock climbing before exploring the city. Shay was with a couple of friends at the time and she looked stunning. Nicole hadn't dated much due to being at the academy which took up most of her time, so she decided to go for it.

Shay was funny, beautiful and really intelligent. Whilst getting to know her, Nicole discovered she was studying to become a doctor. The woman really did seem to have a knack for it too just by the way she spoke and after a couple of hours, she was invited to join her and her friends to see Britney Live with them. Come on – how could she not? It's Britney! The entire thing was amazing and it wasn't just that – she got to know Shay better. After the concert, it was all a little blurry due to the amount they drank but she did remember the big win at the slot machine and kissing Shay. Damn, did she kiss that woman a lot that night. However, what she didn't remember is the wedding until the next day when she woke up with a wedding ring on her finger. It made her feel awful since the both of them were really drunk but, what she was grateful for, was Shay helped her feel good for a night.