Red Dead Redemption II Preferences and Oneshots

Hosea Matthews: Had Me Scared

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine" you nodded frantically, still in shock from what had happened to you.

"Your wrists are bleeding" Hosea frowned as he took your hands in his, holding your wrists up to where he could see them better. You hadn't even realised that your wrists were bleeding until now, they had been rubbed raw by the rope that you had been tied up with and you knew that they were going to be sore for a while.

"Come on. I said that I would find you and take you back to camp" he explained, placing his hand on your shoulder and guiding you towards where he left his horse.

"What about the others? Are they alright?" you asked, looking over your shoulder to see the others who were still fighting. Hosea couldn't help but smile slightly, you had just been kidnapped and you still just wanted to make sure that everyone else was alright.

"They will be alright. Let's just get you back to camp and look at your wrists" he assured you, helping you onto the front of his horse.

Hosea mounted the horse so that he was sitting behind you, he wrapped one arm around your waist and let you lean back against his chest as you rode off towards your camp.

You took the moment to relax, the feeling of Hosea's chest against your back and his arm wrapped around your waist. You were actually glad that he was the one who came to untie you and take you back to camp, you had always felt differently towards Hosea. You had a crush on him for a while now. You always spent a lot of time together in camp because you enjoyed each other's company.

Hosea smiled as he tightened his hold on you ever so slightly, he had wanted to hold you close like this for a long time now but he wished that it was under better circumstances. He was just happy that you are alright.

Once you got back to the camp Hosea helped you down from the horse and ushered you towards his tent. Mary-Beth, Tilly, and Karen had hurried over to make sure that you were alright when you first got back to camp. After you assured them that you were fine and that you would catch up with them later, they left you and Hosea.

Hosea sat you down on his cot, frowning at your wrists. "I'm just going to wrap them in bandages" Hosea told you as he knelt down in front of you and began to wrap the bandage around one of your wrists.

You frowned at him as he seemed so distracted. "Hosea?" you asked but didn't get a response from him. Actually, he hadn't been acting like himself since he found you at the O'Driscoll camp. "Hosea, stop. Just look at me, please" you whispered as you cupped his cheek in your hand and lifted his head to look at you.

Hosea released his gentle hold on your wrist and looked up at you. "You had me scared for a moment, Y/N" he confessed, hoping that his confession came off as friendly rather than something else.

"Yeah...I was pretty scared too" you chuckled, no real humour in your words. "But I knew that someone would come and get me" you smiled, and it was true. Of course you knew that they wouldn't leave you there.

"Well, I'm not going to leave you with the O'Driscolls. Arthur was just going to take Charles and Javier with him, but I insisted that I went with them" Hosea told you as he began to bandage your other wrist.

"Now, why would you do something like that, Mr Matthews?" you asked as you smiled at him, actually happy to hear that he had been so concerned about you.

"I couldn't forgive myself if something happened to you while I was sitting back here at camp" the older man admitted as he finished bandaging your other wrist.

"You, Hosea, are a very sweet man" you smiled as he dropped your wrist, using your other hand to rest tenderly on his cheek. He looked you in the eye and couldn't help but smile at you, he just couldn't help but adore that tender and affectionate glint in your eyes. You hand was soft and warm against his cheek, a feeling that he couldn't help but lean into.

"Not as sweet as you, Miss" Hosea spoke softly, his voice barely above a whisper. Your cheeks heated up at his words, not expecting him to say something like that. He smiled when he noticed your cheeks had turned a light pink colour.

Your hand was still gently on his cheek, so Hosea turned his head ever so slightly and pressed a light kiss to your bandaged wrist. You were very shocked at his actions and it caused your cheeks to turn a darker shade of pink. When you didn't pull your wrist away, Hosea assumed that you weren't bothered by his actions but didn't think that he should push his luck and try anything more.

Hosea began to pull away from you and began to stand up but stopped when you gently grabbed the collar of his jacket. "Hosea..." you spoke but didn't know how to continue your sentence. "...thank you, for everything. I'm glad that it was you who found me in that camp" you smiled, feeling your eyes tearing up at the thought of beginning stuck in that awful camp with those awful men for any longer.

"You're welcome, I would do it again if I had too" he assured you but frowned when he saw you tearing up. "Come 'ere, you're alright now" he smiled comfortingly as he stood up and pulled you into him for a comfortable embrace. You smiled to yourself, wiping away the few tears that rolled down your cheeks as you lay your head against his chest and Hosea wrapped his arms around you.

You both stood together for a moment in each other's arms, just enjoying having each other so close. You poked your head up and kissed his cheek, causing Hosea to look down at you. When his gaze caught yours, you both paused. You could feel the tension in the air and the pulled that seemed to moved between you both. You knew that he wouldn't make a move, he was too much of a gentleman even if he wanted too. You took a breath before leaning up and pressed your lips so softly against his that Hosea wasn't sure whether he was imagining it.

You were about to pull away and apologise, but just before you did Hosea began to kiss you back. His hands pressed gently against your back while your hands moved to cup his face.

You both pulled away from each other and smiled, your fingers running through his hair affectionately. "You must be hungry, Pearson should've made the stew by now. Come on, let's go get you something to eat" Hosea smiled as he held his arm out to you, you held onto his arm as you both ducked out of his tent with content smiles on your faces.

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