It's been maybe a week since Nicole and I had our first kiss. Gus hasn't said anything about it, except to ask if we were together. To be completely honest, I don't know if we are. I mean, sure, we like to sneak off to make out during school and stuff, but we haven't had that conversation yet. I don't even know if that should even be a conversation for us to have. Like, how do things work with lesbian couples? Not that it should work any differently...
I don't know, guys, I'm new at this, okay?
My bedroom door opened and Gus stepped into my room.
"Nicole's here," Gus said.
"Oh, no!" I exclaimed, jumping up to get ready. I had woken up late, and didn't realize what time it was.
Gus sighed. "You're not ready yet?"
"Sorry, Gus, I woke up kinda late..."
"It's fine, just hurry up. Don't keep that poor girl waiting," Gus told me.
I nodded and she left the room, leaving me to get ready. I went into the bathroom to brush my hair and teeth before I got dressed, putting on my favorite high-waisted jeans, a tank top, and a white button-down shirt that had flowers on it. I tucked in the tank top and button-down before sitting down to pull my boots on. I put my hair in a high ponytail and grabbed my school bag before rushing downstairs and grabbing my jacket and scarf. I didn't bother to put makeup on because I didn't have time, so I just put my jacket on and kissed Gus and Curtis goodbye before running outside.
"Have a good day!" Gus shouted after me.
"Bye!" I called back.
I ran out to Nicole's car and got into the passenger seat.
Nicole smiled immediately. "Hey," she greeted.
I smiled at her. "Hey, you," I responded. I leaned forward and kissed her, my heart pounding, my cheeks heating up. Nicole still didn't cease to make me feel this way.
She kissed me back, and when we pulled away, my stomach made a very obnoxiously loud growling sound, causing Nicole to laugh. "You didn't eat breakfast?" She asked me.
I shook my head. "No... I didn't have time," I replied, my cheeks turning red from embarrassment.
Nicole shook her head, smiling at me. She started to drive down the street, in the opposite direction of the school.
"Nicole, we-"
"We are not going to be late. We still have time," Nicole told me.
"We better not be late," I replied disapprovingly.
"Being late is better than being hungry and cranky."
"I think the word you're looking for is hangry," I corrected her.
Nicole laughed. "My apologies. Being late is better than being hangry."
I giggled and she drove us to the diner in town. It was surprisingly not as busy as I thought it would be, which was the reason why I didn't want to go in the first place. Nicole and I got out of the car, and I stood in front of it, waiting for her. She locked her car and then walked over to me. We walked into the diner together, and I wanted so desperately to hold her hand but Purgatory is a small town... We'd decided that no one would know about us unless we were close to them.
Kinda funny how we had that conversation but not the "are we dating" conversation...
We sat down and the waitress came over to take our order for drinks. We both got coffee, and when she left us alone to decide what we wanted to eat, I decided to bring up the whole dating topic to Nicole.
"So... Nicole," I said, stirring half and half and sugar into my coffee.
Nicole looked up. "Yeah?" She responded.
I swallowed nervously. "Um. Gus wanted to know if we're together," I told her. Which was true, but not the reason why I'd brought it up.
"Oh. Well, what did you tell her?"
I shrugged. "I told her that I don't know."
Nicole nodded slowly. "Oh, okay."
That was all she said... I blinked, not too sure why she didn't seem to wanna talk about it. I just brushed it off and took a sip of my coffee before looking at the menu.
After at very silent and somewhat awkward breakfast, Nicole and I got in the car and she started driving to the school. During the drive, I decided to bring it up again.
"Why did you seem like you didn't wanna talk about it?" I asked her.
"What do you mean?" Nicole asked.
"When I told you about Gus asking if we were together."
"Oh. It's not that I don't wanna talk about it..."
"Well then what is it?"
"I just- I don't know. I mean, I asked what you told her because I wanted to know what you were thinking about it... and when you said you didn't know, I wasn't sure what to say."
"Well, are we?"
"Are we what?"
"Together," I said, looking at her.
Nicole's hand tightened around the wheel and she shifted in her seat.
"Do you wanna be?" She asked me.
I did... But the fact that she was asking worried me a bit.
"Do you?" I asked her.
"Waverly-"
"What?"
"That doesn't answer my question."
"Well, why can't you just tell me?"
"It's-" Nicole sighed. "It's complicated."
What does she mean complicated? "What are you talking about?"
"I just- Can we talk about this later?"
"No, we can't. I wanna talk about this now."
"I don't," Nicole said, pulling up to the school.
"Nicole-"
"Waverly, please. Just-... Later. Okay?"
I sighed, rolling my eyes. "Fine."
As soon as Nicole parked, I got out of the car and started walking to the school.
"Waverly, wait!" Nicole called out.
I didn't. I was mad. Well, not mad, but hurt. She'd hurt my feelings. I wanted her to say that she wants to be with me. I don't do that stupid "friends with benefits" crap. I kiss Nicole because I have feelings for her, and I want to be in a relationship with her.
I walked into the school and rushed to my locker, eager to get to class before anyone in the hallway noticed the tears that were falling down my face. I put my combination in and pulled my locker open.
When I opened my locker, I saw a teddy bear, flowers, and a red envelope with my name written on it, sitting inside. My eyes widened, the remaining tears still rolling down my cheeks. Nicole ran down the hallway, slowing down when she saw me at my locker. I was speechless. I didn't know what to think. Was it from her?
Nicole walked over and reached in, grabbing the envelope. She handed it to me. "Open it," she said.
I looked at the envelope and then up at her. "You did this?" I asked, my eyes still watering.
Nicole nodded. "Yeah," she said.
I opened the envelope and pulled the card out. I started crying again when I read what she'd written.
Will you be my girlfriend?
Nicole stepped closer and reached up to wipe my tears. "Don't cry, Waves," she whispered.
I sniffled and laughed. "It's happy, don't worry," I told her. I looked up at her, smiling. "Of course I will."
Nicole smiled widely and hugged me. The kids around us stopped and stared at us, so we pulled apart and I shoved the envelope into my locker before grabbing my books. Nicole walked away to go to her own locker, and I went to class. She came to class not long after and we sat next to each other.
Throughout the school day, we would exchange looks and smiles with each other. At lunchtime, instead of sitting in the cafeteria in the school, we went to our secret place behind the school. We left class together, and walked outside. As soon as we were in an area where the other kids couldn't see us, Nicole took my hand and intertwined our fingers. I smiled warmly, my heart rate picking up as soon as her hand was touching mine.
We sat down in the grass and Nicole put her arm around me. I sighed happily and leaned my head against her shoulder.
"Nicole Haught is my girlfriend..." I said out loud. It felt so good to say.
Nicole smiled. "And Waverly Earp is mine," she said. She kissed my forehead and I smiled widely.
I moved from her shoulder and looked at her. I leaned forward, pressing a gentle kiss to her neck. She smiled before turning to look at me. I smiled at her, my heart still pounding. I leaned in and kissed her, closing my eyes. Nicole kissed back and my hands went to the back of her neck, pulling her closer to deepen the kiss. One of her hands went to the back of my neck, and her other hand went to my waist.
We kissed for a while, before being interrupted by the sound of someone gasping loudly. We opened our eyes and pulled apart, turning towards the sound. I was absolutely terrified. Nicole and I had agreed to keep things to ourselves because we weren't sure how people in Purgatory would react. I mean, this was a small town.
I held my breath as I looked to see who it was that had just caught us. It was Tiffany.
"You little slut!" Tiffany shrieked at me.
I scoffed. I'd had enough of her shit, to be honest. "Excuse me?" I demanded. I stood up and looked at her.
"You heard me!" Tiffany spat. "I can't believe you! You get me kicked off the cheer squad and now you're out here making out with Nicole?? You knew I liked her!"
"I didn't get you kicked off the cheer squad. You and your big mouth did that all on your own," I shot back.
"Nicole was gonna be mine, Waverly! And you stole her!!" Tiffany screeched, tears running down her face.
I shook my head. "I didn't steal anything. Nicole isn't an object, Tiff. Besides, I told you she didn't like you."
"Bullshit, Earp. You're a slut! Just like your sister!"
Oh, no she didn't.
My hand balled up into a fist, anger flooding my entire body. I was so mad that my hands were shaking. "You shut your mouth about Wynonna," I told her.
"Or what? Huh? Ya gonna fight me again? I don't think you want to. Head cheerleader is too important, isn't it?"
"Oh, screw head cheerleader! You don't talk about my sister like that. Ever!!"
"Please, Waverly! Everyone in Purgatory talks about everything Wynonna's done. Flashin' her shit all over town. Your big sis really needs to learn to keep her legs closed, Wave. She might get knocked up."
"You fu-" I lunged at her. Before I could put my hands on her, Nicole grabbed me.
"Baby! Baby, stop. It's not worth it," she said. She was right.
I calmed down, sighing. "I'm fine," I told her.
Nicole didn't let go, but loosened her arms around me. Her embrace was now gentle and not like she was trying to hold me back. She was hugging me from behind.
"Oh, look how cute." Tiffany said sarcastically, glaring at us.
Nicole rolled her eyes. "God, Tiffany, just go away. I don't like you. I never have," she spat.
"But- but, I thought- but we-"
"We didn't do anything. You threw yourself at me. I tried to tell you I wasn't interested but you wouldn't even let me get a word out."
Tiffany frowned. "I- I'm sorry... I-I didn't mean to-"
"You didn't mean to force me to kiss you?"
"N-no! I thought you liked me. You were so nice..."
"Yeah... I'm a nice person, Tiff. Just 'cause I'm sweet doesn't mean I wanna sleep with you," Nicole said, her tone a lot nicer now.
"But you were sweet to Waverly. Now you wanna sleep with her?" Tiffany asked, sounding hurt.
"Well, see, the thing about that is that there's a difference between flirting and just plain being nice."
The bell rang and I looked at Tiffany.
"Look, I'm sorry things didn't work out for you," I told her. In truth, though, I really wasn't. I'd won Nicole. Not that it was a competition or anything.
Tiffany rolled her eyes. "Yeah, right."
I sighed. "Come on, Nicole. Let's go," I said.
Nicole nodded and we began to walk back to go to class. When we were away from Tiffany, I looked over at Nicole.
"What if she tells people that we're together?" I asked quietly.
Nicole shrugged. "Then she tells people. I can't guarantee that things would be okay if she does, but people are gonna find out eventually."
She was right. People are going to find out eventually. I just hope they don't find out from Tiffany. "That's true."
"Hey, don't worry, baby." She kissed my temple.
I smiled, closing my eyes.
I really hope I don't have a reason to worry. But with Tiffany knowing about us? There's always a reason to worry.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter isn't as good as all the others. I had a bit of writer's block, so that's why it took a little bit longer for me to publish this one. I just wanted to say thank you to those of you who have been reading this story and enjoying it. I'm glad it's been getting attention. I'm thinking of bringing in the supernatural aspect of the show soon, but I wanna know what you guys think.
Is it too late to bring that stuff in? Or should I keep the story the way it is?
Also, do you guys want me to write smut in this story? If you do, let me know in the comments.
Thanks again for taking the time to read this story! I hope I can keep you guys interested. :)
xoxo,
LyricalDisaster.