Lost in the Memory

This Love

"Tossing, turning, struggle through the night for someone new
And I could go on and on, on and on
Lanterns burning, flickered in the mind only you
But you were still gone, gone, gone
Been losing grip, on sinking ships
You showed up, just in time
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is a life back from the dead, oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh
This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark, oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh"
~Taylor Swift~

Nicole walked into her apartment and grinned when she saw Nedley had laid out her Sheriff's uniform for her along with a note:

Nicole, meet me at the station. I have a lot to fill you in on.-Nedley

Nicole put every piece of her uniform on with care and pulled her hair into a tight braided bun. She looked in the mirror as she donned her stetson and smiled.

"Wow, this is totally awesome!" She said out loud to no one in particular. She gathered her things and drove herself to the station.

She walked in and greeted Lonnie with a smile. Her smile fell when Sheriff Nedley motioned to her to go into the station conference room.

"Nicole! Welcome back, I hope you're ready for a doozy. A lot has changed since you last left." Nedley said, handing her a coffee.

"Thanks, what's with all the equipment and new guys hanging around." Nicole asked, looking out the window into the neighboring office.

"That's the Black Badge division. They're here to investigate some recent unsavory activity in Purgatory. That's what I wanted to talk to you about. You should probably sit down for this." Nedley said, pulling out a chair.

"I don't need to sit down. Tell me what's going on." Nicole said, frustratedly.

"Well, since you left people have been disappearing. And the crime rate has gone up exponentially. We think it has to do with Bobo Del Rey and his associates. We think he's running an underground mafia in Purgatory. It has something to do with the Earps. No one really knows anything for sure, we're still trying to figure it out." Nedley explained, sipping his coffee nonchalantly.

"Wait a minute, hold up. You're telling me Purgatory is overrun by the mob and it has something to do with the Earps. As in Waverly and Wynonna Earp. You've got to be freaking kidding me?!" Nicole said, exasperated.

"It gets worse. Curtis McCready must have known something about it. Found him dead on the Earp homestead a few weeks ago.  Waverly must know something about it too because no one's seen her. She's missing." Nedley explained. "Wynonna and our new friend Deputy Marshall Dolls have been working to find her for weeks."

Nicole felt like she couldn't breathe. The love of her life, missing and she had been thinking that Waverly was ignoring her.

"What can I do to help? We have to find her. If I get my hands on that dirtbag Bobo I'll scalp him, I swear!" Nicole said, slamming her fist onto the table.

"Officer Haught, take a minute to breathe. I know Waverly is your friend, but if you're going to work on this case you need to control yourself. Deputy Marshall Dolls and his team are waiting for you in their office. They'll debrief you as soon as you're ready." Nedley said, patting her shoulder.

Nicole took a deep breath and nodded before walking into the BBD office.

"Officer Haught, It's nice of you to join us. Wynonna, Doc and I were just planning our mission. We have reason to believe that Waverly is being held in an abandoned warehouse down near the biker bar." Dolls said, pointing to a map on the table.