Lost in the Memory

invisible string

"A string that pulled me
Out of all the wrong arms right into that dive bar
Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
Chains around my demons, wool to brave the seasons
One single thread of gold tied me to you
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind
For the boys who broke my heart
Now I send their babies presents
Gold was the color of the leaves
When I showed you around Centennial Park
Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven
Time, wondrous time
Gave me the blues and then purple pink skies
And it's cool, baby, with me
And isn't it just so pretty to think
All along there was some
Invisible string
Tying you to me?
Ooh"
~Taylor Swift~

A few months had passed since the team met to discuss dividing the money and what the future held for the team. They added Jeremy as a new team member, which was quite the surprise as no one knew Jeremy had left Purgatory for college and joined the BBD shortly after.

Either way, the team was excited to have him. Well, eventually. At first Wynonna was skeptical, but after Jeremy figured out what kind of drugs the new gang had been cooking up and saved Nicole after she was accidentally injected with them on a bust, she grew to like having his annoying nerd ass around.

Doc still hadn't called or returned and at this point, no one really thought he was going to. Wynonna had been spending a lot of her free time with Rosita. It was practically a casual thing because neither of them had the balls to go further than that. Well, there was a lot of baggage that both women had and neither of them wanted to deal with it at the moment. So, they stuck to the causal thing as their friends watched in frustration.

Nedley had decided to retire, handing off Sheriff duties to Nicole. It was no surprise to anyone as it was obvious she was the best choice for the position. Waverly and Nicole had celebrated the news many a time, wink-wink-nudge-nudge, but the whole group had yet to celebrate.

One Saturday morning, Nicole was working a double with Wynonna for Nedley so Waverly was spending the day with Jeremy. While waiting for Jeremy to finally arrive, Waverly sat at the kitchen table and researched the town's jeweler.

She was determined to find the perfect ring no matter the cost. Waverly had come so far and she owed a lot of it to Nicole. She brought out the best in Waverly and she was determined to show Nicole how much she meant to her.

After Jeremy arrived, they ate a quick vegan lunch before heading to the local jeweler to look at rings. Waverly had no idea when she would pop the question, but she knew exactly what she was going to say. Jeremy could barely contain his excitement.

Meanwhile, Wynonna and Nicole weren't actually on a double for Nedley. They were currently in the big city gathering items for a surprise dinner party that evening. Nicole was planning on asking Waverly to marry her and had enlisted her best friend to help her make it absolutely perfect.

Nicole had picked out a simple ring with a small diamond, but she knew Waverly would love it. She was saving her money so she could get custom wedding rings for the ceremony. She enlisted Wynonna's help in getting Waverly's favorite flowers and picking up food from Waverly's favorite food from the big city.

"When do you think I should ask everyone to come over for dinner?" Nicole asked Wynonna as they stopped for lunch after their shopping excursion.

"I don't think you should, it'll be sus. I'll send a text, it'll still be sus, but at least Waves won't be suspicious." Wynonna replied with a mouthful of burger.

"You've got ketchup on your bump. And that sounds good." Nicole chuckled, handing her a napkin. "You're a goddamn mess Earp."

"Says you! I wasn't the one who knocked over the entire display of flowers on the way out of Wave's favorite plant shop now was I?" Wynonna said laughing.