It's Not Meant To End (WayHaught Fanfic)

Chapter 14

"Wynonna, Waves-..Waverly," Nicole greeted, her heart thumping loudly against her chest. The sisters hugged their father, Waverly reluctantly. She could see Waverly avoiding to meet her gaze. "Just passing through. I'm actually heading to Shorty's," Nicole went on with her lie. Now she's not gonna be able to join any support group.

"Okay... Wow, you look like you've seen a ghost," Wynonna teased when her father and sister started to walk away further into the room, looking for good empty seats.

Nicole nervously laughed, as she scratched the back of her head. "Just... It was great seeing you three going along fine."

"Well... Ward was really persistent on asking absolution," Wynonna answered, sighing. "Which is why I was wondering why you gave up on Waverly... I mean, look at them... Waverly's finally opening her heart for our father..."

Nicole let out a small chuckle. "It's for the best, anyway. I'm... I'm graduating soon... And... you know... she's also dating Henry-"

Wynonna bursted out a laugh. "Phew, hate to break it you, Haught, but Waves is keeping her options open for a certain redhead. And I believe that is you... What's gotten into you? It was a simple honest mistake... It just showed that you care for her so much..."

Nicole's eyes darted towards the back of the shorter brunette's head, her longing intensified.

"And you gave up just because she shouted at you?" Wynonna went on. "Okay, maybe she punched you too, but, you didn't lose a tooth, right?"

Nicole smiled. "I think they're gonna start soon... Don't wanna keep you..."

"Nicole-"

"Wait, did you just call me by my first name?"

Wynonna laughed. "Yeah, don't flatter yourself... It just tells you I'm serious... I'm gonna give you some advice, okay? Waverly is used to being rejected all the time... First, by my father... then, by me... then, by her friends... she's not used to people fighting for her... and maybe, she thought you'd fight for her, too. I, myself, thought you'd do too... Waverly deserves it, Haught."

Nicole only stared at Waverly's back as she tried to hold back her tears. She thought she could. But it was hard.

When Waverly turned her head around to look at their direction, Nicole then bid goodbye.

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"So, what's your deal?" Kate asked, an IV drip into her left arm and a Journey into Mystery 83 comic book on the other.

"What?" Nicole looked up from John Green's Turtles All The Way Down book she took from Kate. They had agreed to exchange their favorite reading materials to spend the afternoon.

Kate smirked as she went back reading. "I don't know... Umm, why are you spending your time with me when you can spend it anywhere else?"

Nicole laughed and went back reading. "As you can see, I don't have that many friends..."

The other girl rolled her eyes. "I see..."

"And I don't want you having chemo alone," Nicole admitted.

"Yeah, you could have just stopped at friends, Nicole, don't get too sentimental on me," Kate teased. "So, you don't have any girl waiting for you out there?"