18
Chapter 17 – 18
We took a chance
God knows we tried
Yet all along, I knew we'd be fine
So pour me a drink, oh love
And let's split the night wide open
And we'll see everything we can
Living love in slow motion
So kiss me where I lay down
My hands pressed to your cheeks
A long way from the playground
Waverly got out of her car and for a second she didn’t know if she should knock on the door or just get in. Countless times in the past she would have let herself inside the house, but it was a different occasion this time. She was there to take Nicole on a date. She held the box of chocolate in her left hand and with her right hand, she knocked on the door.
“Waves, wow,” Nicole was astonished. “You look so pretty.”
“So do you, baby,” Waverly stepped closer and pecked her girlfriend on her lips, and handed her the chocolate. “For you.”
“That is very sweet of you.”
“Are you ready?”
“Yeah, we can go,” Nicole put the box inside and closed the door behind herself. “Where are we going?”
“You made me wait until the last moment for our first date,” Waverly smiled mischievously while she got in the car. “Now it’s my revenge and there is nothing you can do to change my mind.”
“Come on, baby, please,” Nicole pouted and showed her puppy eyes to her girlfriend.
“No way, don’t even try. I’m not going to look at you all the way there,” Waverly said.
“Alright, I’ll behave,” Nicole gave up.
It didn’t take long for them to arrive at a restaurant Nicole believed was more than she could afford.
“Has anyone ever taken you to a fancy restaurant?"
"No," Nicole said. "Are you sure, Waves? This place looks expensive."
"I’m pretty sure you spent a lot more on our first date."
"Do they have vegan food here? Because if they don't, we…"
"They do, love. Don't worry. Come here," Waverly pulled Nicole by her jacket for a gentle kiss. "Thank you for caring about me, but tonight is my turn to spoil you. Let's go inside."
They found their table and ordered the food. Nicole couldn't stop being amazed by the place.
"I like it here," the redhead said. "I thought it would be full of stuck up in here, but it's nice. There is even music playing."
"Does that mean you don't trust my choices?"
"No, please, it's not that," Nicole worried. "I just didn't know what to expect."
"I'm teasing you, sweetie.”
“Alright,” Nicole breathed out loudly.
“Relax, baby. We are here to have fun, I don’t want you to feel bad,” Waverly reached over the table to hold Nicole by the hand. “So tell me, did you talk to Willa today?"
"Yeah, I went to school and we arranged everything," Nicole told her. "Tomorrow I'm going to talk to the students and tell them we are setting up a team."
"I'm so proud of you, I hope you know that," Waverly smiled.
"Thank you, baby."
It didn't take long for their food to arrive, and they jumped hungrily on it. They ate and chatted happily, when they finished, Nicole looked around and noticed a spot that looked like a dance floor.
"Would you dance with me, Waverly Earp?"
"Really?"
“Well, you know I'm not the best dancer, but I can handle myself," Nicole shrugged. "I promise that I won't step on your foot."
"I'd love to dance with you, Nicole Haught."
They walked to the dance floor and Nicole placed both her hands on Waverly's waist. The brunette placed one hand on her girlfriend's chest and the other around her neck. They moved from one side to the other quietly for a couple of songs. Waverly closed her eyes and sighed. A smile popped on her lips.
“Are you alright there, pretty girl?”
“Perfect. I feel like I’m living a dream. My family is doing great, I have my dream job, I have my favorite girl, right here in my arms and I get to call her my girlfriend. I’m exactly where I always wanted to be.”
“I’m glad you feel like that,” Nicole said. “I’m sorry it took me so long to get my shit together and I made you wait.”
“No, don’t say that, baby. Things happened when they were supposed to, and we are here now, so it’s all fine,” Waverly kissed her girlfriend on her cheek.
“It’s still hard for me to believe you actually want me,” Nicole chuckled.
“You have no idea how much I want you,” Waverly said with a husky voice. “I would show you, but there are far too many people here.”
“Is that so?” Nicole teased.
“You know what, Nicole? I think I want to take you home. Your place, where we can be alone,” Waverly got to the tip of her toes and pressed their lips together on a hard peck.
“Okay,” Nicole was taken by surprise.
They paid the bill and sped back to Nicole’s. They barely crossed the door when Waverly jumped on Nicole for a hunger kiss. The brunette was bold and she moved her lips possessively over her girlfriend’s. They landed on the couch, with Waverly on top of the redhead. Nicole put her hands in all the right places and the brunette was sure she could explode at any second.
“I think this is too much to happen on the couch,” Nicole broke the kiss.
“Then take me to your bedroom,” Waverly spread light kisses on Nicole’s jaw.
“Are you sure about that, baby? We can slow down if you…”
“I don’t want to slow down. I told you, all I want is you,” Waverly continued to kiss her girlfriend down her neck.
“In that case, would it be too weird if I asked you to wait here for a couple of minutes while I go there first?” Nicole asked.
“A little, yeah,” Waverly moved away to look Nicole in the eyes.
“I’ll be quick, I promise. Please, baby, trust me on this.”
“Alright, go.”
“Thanks, baby. I’ll be right back, don’t worry,” Nicole went to the bedroom so fast that it made Waverly laugh. She knew whatever her girlfriend was up to would be worth the wait. True to her word, a few minutes later the redhead was back, with a smile on her face. She reached out her hand for Waverly to take it and when she was up, they kiss a lot slower than they were doing minutes ago. “Come with me, Waves.”
When Waverly crossed the door, she couldn’t believe what was right in front of her. The room was all lightened up with small candles all over it and there was a red rose on the bed. Nicole walked past her, grabbed the flower, and handed it to her.
“Nicole… It’s so beautiful here. Is it safe?” Waverly said before she could control herself, then she looked apologetically at her girlfriend.
“It is baby, don’t worry,” Nicole giggled. “I made sure it would be.”
“Sorry. I just wasn’t expecting something like this. You worked so fast to set it up.”
“I prepared it earlier, I just lighted them now,” Nicole said.
“Did you know I would suggest that we come here?” Waverly wondered.
“I wasn’t sure, but I wanted to be ready. You deserve everything to be perfect, Waves.”
“I love you,” Waverly let it slip out. Nicole felt her breath get stuck in her throat with the brunette’s confession. Realizing what she had done, Waverly quickly put her fingers on top of Nicole’s lips. “Please, you don’t have to say anything you are not ready for. And I don’t want it to be weird. I know you are not there yet and it’s ok if you never feel it, but I have this feeling inside me for so long, I couldn’t hold it anymore. I didn’t plan to tell you like this, but I do. I really, really love you, Nicole Haught.”
Nicole didn’t say a word, but there was a fire in her eyes. She lifted Waverly by her thighs and slowly laid her on the bed, allowing her own body to fall softly on top of her girlfriend. Nicole started kissing Waverly again and the brunette spread her hands on the other woman’s back, pulling her even closer.
Waverly was so focused on the sensation of Nicole's lips kissing her that it took her a second to notice fingers tracing the skin under her shirt.
"Can I take this off, babe?"
"Yes," Waverly breathed out. "Off. Everything off."
It wasn't hard to notice that Nicole was skilled with her hands. With one hand she opened the buttons of Waverly's shirt and she was now working on her jeans. The redhead moved away briefly, only enough to take off Waverly's clothes, leaving her only with her underwear. Her lips wandered all over the brunette's body, spreading kisses in every inch of skin they could find.
"You are so beautiful," Nicole said without ever stop kissing her girlfriend.
"Why are you still dressed?" Waverly asked annoyed.
"Don't worry, pretty girl," Nicole stood on her feet and pulled out her shirt and pants, dropping them on the floor right next to Waverly's clothes.
Nicole lay over the brunette again and captured her lips in another hunger kiss. Waverly couldn't believe it was not another dream of her, that the woman she loved was there with her, making her body burn.
"More," Waverly said.
"More what?"
"More of you."
"Are you sure?" Nicole checked one more time.
"Please, love. Don't make me beg."
Nicole understood they were still wearing too many clothes, so she had to deal with it. In a few fast movements, they were both completely naked. Before Waverly could say anything, she felt the redhead going down on her, kissing the inside of her thighs and then a tongue licking her clit.
"Oh, Nicole," Waverly moaned. She continued with the uncontrollable rough sounds and grabbed Nicole by her hair. It only made the redhead work even harder with her mouth. Waverly wanted to hold longer, to make that moment last forever, but it was impossible. Her body surrendered to pleasure and exploded.
The brunette wished she could stay like that for hours, but Nicole was not done yet.
She moved up and kissed one of Waverly's nipples. She was holding the brunette by the hips, putting just the right amount of pressure. After a couple of minutes, Waverly felt like she could move again, so she traced Nicole's inner part and unceremoniously entered two fingers there.
"Waves. Fuck," Nicole half stood with her hands in each side of the brunette. Her eyes darkened. With her free hand, Waverly pulled Nicole for a deep kiss. The redhead didn't waste any time and soon she had her fingers inside Waverly as well.
They were moving in and out of each other, completely lost in the feeling. It was impossible to know how long they were there. The room was full of moans and groans. The sounds increased when they both reached their breaking point. Waverly used the remaining strength she had to turn them around so she could lay on top of Nicole. Waverly pulled away, biting Nicole's lip in the process.
"Wow," the brunette said.
"Yeah,” Nicole didn't hold a chuckle.
“I feel like I could spend the rest of my life kissing you and that wouldn’t be enough,” Waverly traced Nicole’s face with her index finger.
“Good thing that we have forever,” Nicole smirked.
“I love you so much,” Waverly didn’t give time for Nicole to say anything about that and kissed her again. They remained like that until it was too hard to stay awake, so they fell asleep together.
The sun was up when Waverly started to move. She noticed that Nicole was already awake.
“Morning, love.”
“Morning, pretty girl. Did you sleep well?”
“Better than ever,” Waverly said.
“I need to go to the bathroom,” Nicole confessed.
“Go, go,” Waverly laughed. Less than five minutes later the redhead was back. “Why didn’t you go sooner?”
“I didn’t want you to wake up and I think that I wasn’t here anymore,” Nicole confessed.
“We are at your house,” Waverly reasoned.
“I didn’t want to risk,” Nicole tried to explain herself. “My brain is not so fast in the morning.”
“It was very sweet of you to think about me like that,” Waverly moved closer and brushed her lips over Nicole’s.
“I just want to make you happy,” the redhead whispered.
“You do. I wish we could stay here all day, but we both have to work and you have to go to school talk to the girls about the team, too.”
“Can we stay a little longer?” Nicole begged.
“I have to go home and change my clothes,” Waverly said.
“No…”
“What if we stay here for ten more minutes and then we go?” Waverly offered.
“I’ll take whatever I can get,” Nicole laid on top of Waverly and buried her face on the brunette’s neck.
Waverly felt the butterflies in her gut going crazy again. She hugged Nicole tight and felt like she was holding the whole world with her arms.
I have loved you since we were 18
Long before we both thought the same thing
To be loved and to be in love
And all I can do is say that these arms
Are made for holding you
And I wanna love like you made me feel
When we were 18