silent love { Dutch Van Der Linde x Reader } / rdr2

1. snowstorms

"Where's your family Miss l/n?" Arthur asked.

"Don't got none." You said quietly. It wasn't a topic you wanted to talk about. Arthur and Charles shared a glance but decided not to pry.

"So you don't have anywhere to go?" Arthur asked.

"No, I've just been riding around alone for a while, never staying in one place to long." You told them.

"Why is that?" He asked.

"Never found the right place." You responded.

You finally arrived at the horses and Arthur lifted you to sit on the back of his horse. You placed your arms around his waist and help him close, grateful for the body heat he was giving off.

"We will make sure you are warm and have plenty to eat when we get back Miss l/n" Arthur said to you.

"Thank you both, you don't have to do this." You responded.

"We weren't going to leave you out there to die." Charles said in response to you.

The ride back to their camp went fast, with light conversation keeping you busy the whole way there. They were trying to find out why you were alone in the mountains, but you wouldn't give any information. You arrived at what seemed to be an old mining camp. The men hitched their horses Charles took the deer off his horse and carried it over to the camp cook. Arthur helped you off his horse and made sure the blanket was wrapped around you.

"Who is this?" The camp cooked asked.

"This is Miss l/n, we found her stranded while out hunting, I'm going to talk to Dutch about her staying, at least until we can get out of the snow." Arthur said.

"Nice to meet you Miss l/n, my names Pearson." The man said to you. You smiled to greet him.

"Okay follow me this way Miss l/n" Arthur said to you, leading you to a cabin. He opened the door and you saw two men sitting in front of a fire. Both men stood up to greet Arthur, but were shocked to see you standing next to him.

"Who's this young lady?" One of the men asked. He looked a bit older, a skinny man with gray hair.

"This is Miss l/n, me and Charles found her while out hunting, she was stranded and had no food. Dutch do you think she could stay with us?" Arthur asked the other man.

The man turned to face you. He was tall with slicked back black hair. He had a large black coat on, but you could see his fancy attire under it. He had rings on many of his fingers, and had a few chains on his pants. You could smell a mix of cigar smoke and cologne radiating off of him. He studied you for a moment, looking you up and down. You blushed. A smile then appeared on his face. "But of course. Miss l/n, why are you out here alone?" He asked while leading you to the seat he was sitting in.

"For a while now I've been on my own, just moving around, I never stayed anywhere long." You said to him.

"What about your family?" He then asked.

You knew that you would have to answer the question eventually. "Dead. They were killed by a gang a few years ago." You told them.

Dutch looked at you with a sympathetic look on his face. "I'm sorry Miss l/n. I know how hard it is to lose someone dear to you. You are welcome to stay with us as long as you need." He said placing a hand on your shoulder.

"Thank you." You smiled to him. He smiled back and looked into your eyes. The eye contact lingered for a moment before he looked over to the older man.

"Hosea, can you ask the girls if they have anything warm they can lend to Miss l/n here?" He asked. The man nodded and walked out of the cabin.

"Where will she sleep?" Arthur asked. "There isn't anymore beds in the cabins."

Dutch stood and thought for a moment. "She can have my bed." He spoke up.

You rose to stand in front of him. Even with you standing, he towered over you. "No you don't need to do that, I've haven't slept in a bed for years, I'll be okay." You said to him.

"And that's exactly why you should get one. I don't sleep much anyways. I promise Miss l/n, I would be happy to give it to you." Dutch responded.

Arthur chuckled. "He doesn't give his bed up to just anyone, id take the offer."

You smiled at him. "Well thank you, for everything."

Hosea walked back in the cabin holding a change of clothes and a few blankets. "Of course. Now you get changed and get warmed. We will buy you clothes once we are out of the snow." Dutch said before walking out of the cabin. You walked back to the room that was now yours. You sat on the bed and exhaled. You weren't sure what you have gotten yourself into.

You change into the clothes Hosea brought for you and wrapped the blanket around yourself. You walked out and sat in front of them fire. As the sun started to set, you went back to the room to lay down.

As you were getting into bed, Arthur emerged at the doorway. "You okay Miss l/n?" He asked leaning against the door frame.

"I'm all good. And please, just call me f/n" you said.

He chuckled. "You got it y/n. Don't worry, I know it's overwhelming now, but we will make sure you stay safe as long as you want to stay with us."

"Thank you Arthur." You responded. He left for you to get some rest. You snuggled into the bed, not being able to remember the last time you slept in a bed. You fell asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow.

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A/n: new story! This is my first Dutch x reader story so I hope you all enjoy it. Let me know what you guys think as you continue reading. Thank you all so much!