A Wicked Good Time

Chapter 8

        Within a few days, Nicole and Nathan were both feeling better and things went back to normal. Nicole was picking up Waverly for school again and walking her to her classes. The only difference was now they were holding hands. And to Waverly's shock, in the public eye.

    "Does this not worry you babe?"  She asked the taller girl one day, as they were walking to lunch.  Nicole furrowed her brow in confusion. "What do you mean?" She replied. Waverly looked down at their hands. She thought carefully about how to word the next question, and her girlfriend could tell. "Spit it out Waves. I'm sure it's not that bad." And she kissed the other girl's hand.
"Well..." Waverly began. "Like what if the press finds out? I know you're out and all that, but what if we end up in the tabloids or something?" Nicole snickered at that. She honestly hadn't thought about that at all. "Honestly, I don't care if they find out." She assured her, but then quickly realized how self centered that sounded. "I mean unless you care?" She told the brunette, quickly dropping her hand and turning her head as she blushed in embarrassment. She hadn't thought about how Waverly would feel, and for that she felt like an epic pile of shit.
Much to her relief, Waverly immediately grabbed her hand again, this time with both of her hands clasping over the redhead's as she pulled them to a stop. "No baby. I don't mind at all. I just didn't know if you wanted it to remain private. I'm totally okay with it if you are." She looked up at the taller woman giving her the famous Earp smile. "Besides, it's pretty cool dating a rockstar." She said with a laugh.
Nicole smirked. "So that's why you're with me huh?" She joked, but pulled her leading lady into a hug. She felt Waverly giggle into her chest. "You know it Haught stuff!" She squeezed Nicole a little tighter. She loved the way she smelled. She didn't even know the liked the smell of vanilla until she smelled it on Nicole. Now it was her favorite.
"Besides," Nicole continued. "The press seems to die down when I'm not in a big city. However, that being said, you may want to be prepared for this weekend. I have a special surprise for you and the flashing cameras could make an appearance. "Nicole Haught! What have you got up your sleeve?" Waverly asked with a dopey grin. "It's a surprise babe! And no you can't charm it outta me, even if you are almost completely irresistible." Nicole leaned down and kissed the small girl gently on her forehead before pulling her towards the cafeteria. "I can however promise you that you're gonna fucking die in amazement when we get there."
Flashing her best dimpled smile at the youngest Earp, she watched as her favorite person in the whole world tried to figure out what the plan was and loving that she knew she'd never figure it out.

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Saturday night came around and Nicole was at the homestead hanging out with Wynonna while Waverly was upstairs getting ready.
"Does she know where you're taking her?" Wynonna asked. She was more than jealous but she was glad her sister had found someone that was this invested in her. Waverly had such shit taste in relationships, and this was a nice change. She could tell that the girl in front of her would do anything to make her happy, even if she hadn't just learned what Nicole had in store for tonight.
Nicole gave her a cheesy smile. "NERP! And it better stay that way short shit or we can fight," Nicole told the oldest Earp. Wynonna punched her in the arm. "You're only like an inch taller than me. I'm not short, you're just a fucking Amazon you Xena wannabe bitch!" She joked as Nicole lunged and tackled her new best friend to the ground. They were in the middle of their wrestling match when they both heard someone clear their throat. They looked up to see Baby Earp standing at the foot of the stairs.
"Am I interrupting something?" Waverly asked, not able to hide the giggle in her voice that she was trying to hold back. She loved that her girlfriend and her sister were able to get along so well. "Should I be concerned Nonna? Are you trying to steal my girlfriend?"
Nicole got off of Wynonna and stared at the sight before her. Not that Waverly wasn't always beautiful, but she was definitely looking pretty rad right now. She had left her hair down tonight and straightened it. She had stolen Nicole's black beanie and was wearing it on her head. She had some looser jeans and an oversized hoodie. She had those cute ass Reeboks on again too. She decided right then that she liked having a girl 'who could do both'.
Wynonna stood up and and dusted herself off. "Nah Baby Girl. That's all yours. She's like my brother anyways!" Nicole and Waverly both laughed at that. "You ready to go babe?" Nicole asked as Waverly greeted her with a quick kiss. "Fuck yeah!" The smaller brunette said with excitement. "Do I get to find out where we're going yet?" Nicole looked at Wynonna who was all but bouncing up and down trying to stay quiet. "Nope! But we better get outta here before someone else decides to spoil the surprise." She grabbed Waverly's hand and let her to the door. "BYE WY!" They both said in unison and left to get in the truck.