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Waverly woke up in the middle of the night to a cold empty bed. She was wearing one of Nicole's shirt and could feel the cold night without her girlfriend besides her.
"Nicole?.." she asked in a sleepy voice. Waiting for an answer.
A few seconds passed and she understand that Nicole was deserting the bed. Again. Waverly get up and leave the bedroom. She knew were Nicole was. Same place that the last few weeks. In her office, reading The Cult of Bulshar files over and over again.
She went downstairs very quietly and stopped in from of Nicole's office. She leaned against The door frame and looked at Nicole. Who was too busy looking at some pictures to noticed her girlfriend.
"Hey.." Say Waverly to show her presence.
Nicole raised her head to meet her girlfriend eyes, full of worries.
"Oh. Hey."
Waverly looked at her without saying anything else. Nicole start speaking again.
"I know, I know. I should stop looking at those files."
"Yes you should." Say Waverly while walking toward her girlfriend.
"I'm sorry i left the bed."
Waverly walk behind Nicole and put her hands on her. She can feels the tense in Nicole's shoulders.
"Reading those files again and again won't make an answer appear, baby. You need to rest."
"I know that too.." Nicole relax a bit under Waverly's hands. She close her eyes for a minute. "But I feel like I'm this close to find something new."
"How about we go to the Homestead tomorrow and show the files to everyone?"
"No!" Nicole stand up, close the files and move away from Waverly.
Waverly look at her with surprise.
"I was just trying to help, Nicole."
Realizing what she just did, Nicole move closer to Waverly and took her hands in hers.
"I'm sorry baby. I know you're trying to help." She smile at her. "Thank you."
Waverly smile back. Nicole has been really off lately. Sometimes Waverly feels like her girlfriend is a different person.
"Look, I know how important this is for you but you can't keep doing this. You're spending hours on those files. Maybe you need some fresh eyes."
"I can't ask Wynonna for help."
"Why not?"
"Because.." Nicole let go Waverly hands and turns her back to Waverly.
"Because why?" Talk to me, please."
Nicole turns again.
"What if she think I'm a freak or something? I mean it's not usual to say "hey, my parents are in a cult and they tried to make me join them but I left and now I have no news of them!"
She sighed and put her head down.
"Hey.." Waverly put her hand on Nicole's cheek. "Look at me." Nicole raise her head. "You are not a freak. And you know Wynonna won't judge you. None of us will." She smile at her.
"You're right." Say Nicole smiling back at her.
"Like always!" Say Waverly with a grin on her face.
"Alright, alright, don't be a smartass!" Chuckled Nicole.
"I'm just trying to make you smile. And it seems to work!"
"What would I do without you?" Nicole turns her head and kiss Waverly hand.
"Lets not find out." Waverly move her hand to put it on Nicole's neck and pulls her in a kiss. "Will you come back to bed with me, now?"
"Sure thing. Let me just clean a bit, okay?"
"Alright, don't take too long though, I need my bonus blanket." Say Waverly looking at Nicole while walking toward the door.
Nicole smiles "Hey, did I tell you how much I like my shirt on you?"
Waverly look at Nicole with a grin on her face and disappear without saying a word.
Nicole gather the files and put them away. For now. Tomorrow is a new day and maybe with the help of the team she will find answers. Nicole smiles and shakes her head. It's been so long she almost forgot. She doesn't have to face it alone, anymore. Now she has a family.