John Marston X Female Reader (Arthur's younger sister)
Summary: There is a new addition to your family.
Word count: 2100
You woke up to the sound of the camp waking up, you could already hear a few people moving around. You smiled to yourself as you felt the arm around you tighten as John shifted into a more comfortable position. You lent back against his chest as John pulled you closer to him.
"Good morning, wife" your new husband whispered sleepily, his face nuzzling into your hair.
"Good morning, husband" you whispered back, the smile on your face only growing. You turned around in his arms and gently placed your hand on his cheek, lazily stroking his cheek with your thumb. John's eye were still closed but he smiled at your touch. You lent into him and pressed a short kiss to his lips before cuddling into his chest, clearly he didn't want to wake up yet and you had no complaints.
The two of you lay together for a little while, just enjoying each other's embrace before you both decided that it was time to get up. After some deliberation you both got up and got dressed for the day. John tried to convince you to go back to bed for a while longer before you both left your shared tent.
You both walked over to the campfire, were the other members of the gang who were awake where sitting. You greeted the others with a smile but before you got the chance to sit down, Dutch walked over to you.
"How are you, Mrs Marston?" Dutch asked with a smile, he had been calling you that ever since you and John got married.
"Oh, I do love the sound of that" you confessed, a smile quickly forming on your face again.
"So, do I" John nodded as he wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you back against his chest.
"Alright, you two. It's too early for this lovey-dovey stuff" Arthur groaned as he began to walk past you, probably on his way to grab some coffee.
"Come on, son. You're just jealous that your sister got married before you did" Dutch teased but Arthur just mumbled to himself and shook his head as he continued to walk past. The three of you just laughed to yourselves for starting your days.
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John was sitting at the campfire with a few other members of the gang, none of them talking about anything important. You walked over to him, after having spent the last few minutes hyping yourself up to tell him what you needed to tell him.
You smiled as you lent down and wrapped your arms around his shoulders from behind, your mouth near his ear. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" you asked, knowing that he would probably say yes.
"Sure" John nodded with a small smile, you just kissed his cheek before you pulled away form him and let him stand up. He took your hand in his, lacing your fingers together, as you both kept walking until you were out of the camp and walking among the trees.
"Is everything okay?" John asked, looking down at you. He was a little worried that you had something bad to tell him since you were going out of the camp, where you would both go when you wanted to be alone.
"Yeah, everything's fine. I just want to talk to you in private about something" you smiled up at him, reassuring him that everything was alright.
"You do?" John asked with a smirk as he turned you around to face him, pulling you closer as he ducked his head down to press a kiss to your neck.
"Not that!" you laughed as you placed your hands on his chest and pushed him away. £I actually want to tell you something" you told him, an amused expression still on your face.
"Oh...okay, sure" John nodded as he looked down at you again. "What is it?" he asked, this time waiting for you to answer.
You paused for a moment. Before you had been so sure that John would actually be happy about the news that you were about to give him but now you were starting to worry about how he would react. Why were you nervous all of a sudden?!
"I'm pregnant, you're going to be a dad" you told him with a small smile, waiting for a response.
"Pregnant? Are you sure?" John asked, his eyes widening slightly.
"Yeah. I've had my suspicions for a little while but I didn't want to tell you until I was sure. I'm definitely pregnant" you nodded, still waiting to see how he was going to react.
Suddenly, a bright smile appeared on John's face. He wrapped his arms around your waist, lifting you off of the ground in his embrace as you wrapped your arms around his neck. He captured your lips with his, and you instantly returned his kiss.
"This is such great news" John told you as he pulled away from the kiss, his smile still as bright as it was before. "You're amazing" he gushed before pressing another kiss to your lips. "I love you" he smiled again before giving you yet another kiss, your feet still weren't on the ground.
"I love you too" you smiled before leaning in and giving him another kiss. "I'm so glad that you're happy" you confessed as your feet finally landed on the ground again, your arms still wrapped around each other.
"Of course I am" John beamed at you. As you looked up at your husbands smiling face, you just couldn't wait to have a family with him.
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That night, you were laying in bed with John. You were laying with your head on his chest and your arm draped over his waist while he held you against him with his arms wrapped around you.
"Can I be honest with you?" John asked quietly as he ran his fingers through your hair.
"Of course" you spoke against his chest, enjoying the feeling of him playing with your hair.
"I'm...I'm a little afraid about having a baby" John confessed. You lifted your head to see his face and he instantly panicked, not wanting to worry you. "Don't get me wrong. I am excited and I couldn't be happier but it's a little...scary" he explained, not wanting you to think that he didn't want the child, he definitely did want to start a family with you.
"John, don't worry, I'm not mad about you being afraid. I'm afraid too. It's a huge life changing event but we'll be okay. You're going to be an amazing father, I know it" you assured him, smiling softly up at him. You could practically feel John relax at your words.
"We're having a baby" John said as if you could've forgotten, a smile growing on his face.
"Yes we are" you smiled back at him.
John's hand rested on the back of your head, his fingers threading through your hair, as he gently pulled your head down. Your lips finally met his in a slow kiss, the both of you smiling into it. His other arm wrapped securely around your waist as he rolled you both over so that you were laying on your back and he was hovering over you. Your hands rested on either side of his neck, you thumbs brushing against his jaw.
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Arthur was sitting at one of the tables in the camp when you and John started to walk over to him. You had both decided to wait a little while until you told everyone about your pregnancy, wanting to keep it between yourselves for a little while, but now you both thought it was time to tell Arthur. You would tell the others after him, but you wanted him to know first since he was your brother.
"Hey, Arthur" you smiled, causing him to look up at you both.
Arthur paused as he looked between you and John, like he was suspicious about something. "Oh my God, what have you two done?" Arthur asked with a sigh, the pair of you just looked like you had done something that he needed to fix. You both used to smile at him like that when you were kids and needed him to clean up a mess you both made before Dutch or Hosea found out.
"What? Why do you think that we've done something?" you asked, a look of offence appearing on your face.
"Because you're both smiling like fools and it's actually a little terrifying" Arthur pointed out.
"We ain't done nothing" John rolled his eyes, assuring the older man that everything was fine.
"Alright, so what are you both smiling about?" Arthur asked, squinting at you both.
"You're going to be an uncle" you told him with a smile, you and John watching him as you waited for his reaction.
"...you're pregnant?" Arthur asked, his eyes widening slightly.
"Yeah" you nodded. You smiled when Arthur stood up and stepped towards you, pulling you into a brotherly hug.
"Congratulations, I'm happy for you" Arthur told you as you both pulled away from the hug. "You're going to be great parents" he assured you both, nodding and smiling at John.
After telling Arthur, you told the rest of the gang about your pregnancy. Everyone was happy for you and congratulated you. Dutch had given John a proud pat on the back, which made both you and Arthur roll your eyes.
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"John, I'm trying to sleep" you groaned as you turned your head to look at him, a tried expression on your face.
"Then sleep" John hummed quietly. He was laying beside you on his side, facing you, with his hand on your prominent baby bump. Ever since your baby bump started to show, John had become obsessed with it. When you were alone, he would always have a hand on your stomach or be gently rubbing it.
"I can't when you're mauling me" you complained, raising an eyebrow at him.
"I'm not mauling you" John scoffed, rolling his eyes at your exaggerating.
"John, you haven't stopped touching my stomach since you came to bed. It was sweet at first but now you're just disturbing my sleep" you groaned again. You really did think that his fascination with the baby bump was sweet and it always made you smile, but right now you just wanted to sleep.
"I can't help it" John smiled, his hands stroking over your stomach again. You just chuckled before he finally stopped and you were able to fall asleep, John's comforting body heat right beside you.
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It had been a rough day. You had gone into labour and had spent the last few hours in agony. John had done his best to be supportive but you were pretty sure that he was more of a mess than you, still you appreciated the effort. In fact, you distinctly remember hearing Karen telling him to get a hold of himself.
But all of that was more than worth it now that you were holding your newborn baby in your arms. John stepped into the tent, since he had gone to get you some water to drink.
"How are you feeling?" John asked quietly, seeing that the baby was asleep and not wanting to disturb them.
"Tired but okay" you smiled up at him.
John placed the drink down on one side of you before moving around and sitting on the other side of you. He smiled as he pushed your hair out of your face, pressing a gentle kiss to your temple before wrapping his arms around you shoulders and pulled you closer to him. You lent into his side, making yourself comfortable.
"I love you...both of you" John spoke softly as he brushed his fingers against your sleeping child's cheek.
"We love you too" you told him as you looked up at him. You smiled at the adoration his eyes before holding the baby out to him. John just smiled before taking the baby in his arms, smiling down at them.
"You should get some sleep" John told you when he realised that you were falling asleep against his shoulder. "I'll take this one to see Uncle Arthur" he smiled down at the baby like he was lost in his own little world and you only smiled at the sight. You didn't think that anything could make you happier than this moment right here.
"Alright, just be careful" you nodded, appreciating that he was okay with taking the baby for a while so that you could sleep.
"Of course" John smiled, kissing the top of your head before standing up with the baby in his arms. You lay down and almost instantly fell asleep, John smiled fondly at you before leaving the tent so that you wouldn't be disturbed.
John held his newborn child proudly in his arms, ready to show them off to anyone who was willing to look. The first person he would take the baby too was Arthur, who he just knew was going to make an excellent Uncle.
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