Heart is the Key towards Home (Wynonna Earp)

Chapter 12

Nicole and Waverly hover over the envelope on the kitchen table, Waverly Haught (Earp) is printed in bold black letters on the front. Waverly wrings her hands and wears a frown. Immediately recognizing the signs of a nervous Waverly, Nicole asks "Are you okay, baby?". At the concern and care in the redhead's voice, Waverly immediately stops her motions.

"Yes, I'm just.. nervous. I have no idea what is going to be inside this envelope." Waverly says with hesitation in her voice. Nicole walks over to the brunette and wraps her arms around the smaller woman in a show of comfort. Waverly's body immediately relaxes into the hug.

"It's going to be okay, Waves. I am here for you and no matter what's in that envelope, I will be by your side every step of the way." Nicole says warmly, emphasizing her words with a soft kiss to Waverly's cheek.

With the reassurance from her wife, Waverly takes a deep breath and picks up the envelope. Just as she is about open the letter, she snaps upright, remembering something important. Wynonna.

"What's wrong, baby?" Nicole asks in concern.

"I haven't heard anything from Doc and Wynonna in a while." Waverly says with another frown as she grabs her phone from her back pocket. She looks up at Nicole, remembering her best friend status with Wynonna. "Have you heard anything?" She asks.

Nicole takes out her phone to double check. "No babe, I haven't heard anything either." She says, also frowning now. This is not normal. They usually receive at least 20 messages from a bored Wynonna before 9am, sometimes including a few nudes sent by mistake (to the horror of the two Haughts) .

Waverly finds Wynonna's name on her call list and presses the dial button. The phone rings, but there is no answer. The frown lines deepen on the brunette's face, concern for her sister and the cowboy evident on her features.

"She's not answering. I'm getting very worried." she says as she tries Doc's number. The gunslinger's phone goes straight to voicemail. With this, the knot in the brunette's stomach tightens.

"We should have heard from them by now." She says as she starts pacing in the kitchen. "I have been so distracted with our new house and my research I forgot to check in. What if something happened to them?" Waverly rambles on with guilt in her voice as she paces. A hand grips her gently on the shoulder, effectively stopping her erratic motions.

Nicole turns her around softly and pulls her against her chest. "Hey, it gonna be okay Waves. I'm sure they are fine; Wynonna probably just ate one too many blue cheese combos again and they had to stop." She says with a smile, attempting to break the tension within Waverly. It works, the angelic brunette gives a small smile and nods. "Yeah, you are probably right. They are most likely just busy and not able to hear their phones." Nicole nods, her head bobbing up and down at its position on top of Waverly's head.

Waverly pulls away from Nicole's embrace to send a text message to Wynonna. "Hey sis, are you okay?" she types and hits send. She then returns to her position in Nicole's arms. The redhead holds her tightly, easing the worry thrumming though her body.

A few moments later she feels her phone vibrate in her hand, she quickly opens the message and sees with great relief that it's from Wynonna. "Hi Baby girl. Yes, we're okay. Having breakfast and then hitting the last stretch of road. Love you." Waverly's releases the breath she didn't realise she had been holding, her whole demeanour relaxing.

"They're okay!" she says with a huge smile as she looks up at Nicole, who responds with a huge dimpled smile of her own. Waverly loves that smile so much. Along with Nicole's soft eyes, it tends to always help calm her in any situation. She raises herself on her tip toes and places a soft kiss on Nicole's lips, rewarding her for being such a lovely, supportive wife. "Thank you, baby." says softly, placing her forehead against Nicole's.