Heart is the Key towards Home (Wynonna Earp)

Chapter 16

"Thank you, sis. Talk to you soon, love you." Waverly says as she puts the phone down. She leans back into Nicole, taking in a deep breath. She feels a soft kiss to her cheek and smiles softly.

"Are you okay, baby?" Nicole asks. Her arms are still wrapped around Waverly, holding her tightly.

The brunette lifts her eyes to meet Nicole's, seeing love and care clearly displayed on her wife's face. "Yes, baby I'm okay. I didn't expect Wynonna to be on the other end of that call. But in a way, I feel comforted knowing she's there, if that makes any sense?" Waverly says.

"What was she doing there anyway? Nothing about this makes any sense." Nicole says, frowning.

"She said that it's a long story. They apparently ended up there purely by coincidence. She promised she will explain everything."

Nicole knows the trust Waverly has in Wynonna, the trust they both have. So, she doesn't question it. Wynonna would never lie to Waverly, especially not about something like this. "What else did she tell you? I kind of put two and two together as you were talking that Nina is your grandmother?" Nicole has a million more questions as she didn't hear the whole conversation, she only felt Waverly's body tense and heard her voice crack during the call. She didn't want to bombard Waverly with all the questions she had at once. She knows Waverly will tell her.

Waverly is quiet for a second as she leans back against Nicole again before she speaks. "Yeah baby, Nina is my grandmother. She's Julian's mom. I really didn't expect that...Oh! And Junior is apparently...my brother." Waverly says, surprise at the news still showing on her features.

"What!?" Nicole exclaims. She is just as baffled as Waverly at this news. She turns her face to look at Waverly, a mix of confusion and surprise on her face.

Waverly looks up again to meet her eyes. "I know right! Apparently, Julian had a kid when he was outside of Purgatory, during those years when he had memory loss."

"Wow, okay I didn't expect that at all. Damn, baby." Nicole says, mirroring Waverly's shock after Wynonna told her a few minutes ago.

"This is a lot. I don't even know how to process all of this, but I guess we can do it one step at a time." Waverly places a kiss to Nicole's lips. "Together."

"Always." Nicole responds as she kisses Waverly again and tightens her arms around her wife.

"Oh, Wynonna also said that Nina wants to meet me. She apparently didn't know about me, but Julian told her the day he died. She looked for me the whole time I was in the Garden. Wy is going to talk to Nina and maybe she and Junior will come back with them when they bring Alice home." Waverly says softly, the idea of meeting them makes her very happy.

"Well that's great news, sweetheart. How do you feel about it?" Nicole asks.

"Nervous, excited...I don't know. I didn't know I had a Grandmother or a brother just a few minutes ago, so I don't really know what to think or expect. But Wy said she'll call me once she's talked to Nina." Waverly tries to explain her mixed emotions.

"Well baby, I will be by your side every step of the way. I know for sure they will both love you; you are extraordinary." Nicole says with a kiss to Waverly's cheek to emphasize her point.

Waverly doesn't say anything back, she just smiles in contentment as she relaxes into her wife's body. They lay there for a couple of minutes, wrapped up together in silence.

Nicole knows her wife, she knows that Waverly hasn't really processed everything yet, and once her beautiful brain does process it, she is going to overthink and that will not be good. Nicole knows that she needs to find a way to keep Waverly busy until Wynonna calls back.