Chapter 17: Happiness

"Nicole? thank you for today, I mean I know that you probably had things to do after school and you just swooped in to get me out of there." Waverly began later that evening, listening to the sound of gunfire coming from somewhere behind the barn where her sisters had vanished with their guns and a bag of cans sometime earlier.

"Hey, stop that. I would do anything for you okay?" Nicole said as she sat down in front of her, smiling gently as she added: "I was just worried about getting you out of that situation."

Waverly couldn't believe what she was hearing from someone who basically was still an outsider, someone who she had known a little more than a week.

"You know your oldest sister is kind of a bitch," Nicole added earning a scoff from Waverly who fell backward onto the bed beside the redhead.

"Willa? Yeah, she can be. I'm just glad she didn't make even worse fun of me for everything." Waverly said as she glanced toward the window "well, besides making fun of my choice in men. I mean it's a small town, limited dating choices."

Nicole chuckled at that.

"Still, there has got to be a better option to the walking testicle."

Waverly couldn't help but laugh aloud at that.

"Do you all have to make dick jokes about my ex? I mean he's a jerk but still!"

Nicole couldn't help but pull a face at that, faking hurt as she retorted

"Oh, so you're taking that ignoramus side? Why I am offended, Waverly Earp!"

They both resolved into laughter at that.

"Oh my God Nicole! You're horrible."

It seemed like the dark mood that had been hanging over her lifted as she sat there just being completely silly with the red-haired girl who had made her start challenging herself in ways she had never thought to do so.

And it scared her.

Just thinking that she could be slowly falling in love with the girl in front of her terrified her for no end. She couldn't be gay, could she?

Then why did it feel so good whenever it was just them?

Why did it feel as if everything was alright? That she was e?

That she could be happy?

A loud shout of blasphemy echoed from outside, causing the two teens to glance at each other.

"I think Wynonna shot herself again." Nicole snickered, earning an eye roll

"Yeah, or Willa beat her in a shoot off. Want to go out there and see what those two are up to?"

Nicole shrugged.

"If you want. I wouldn't mind trying my hand at outshooting Wynonna."