"Welcome Home Soldier" A Jacob Seed X OC fanfic

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Ellana's POV

THUMP THUMP THUMP, a loud knock on the door woke me from my restless sleep, "seriously? One day is all I ask". Much to my protest, I drug myself out of bed and made my way to the front door.

I opened the door to reveal an older man "Earl? What are you doing here?" I tried to hide the surprised look on my face. "I-I was hoping we could talk" I could tell he was nervous.

"I don't need to hear anymore insults from you, sheriff" I said coldly. "I don't want to insult you Ellie, I want to apologize" I paused for a moment, then stepped aside, allowing him to enter my home.

"Have a seat" I said gesturing to one of the chairs at my small dining table "I'm going to get dressed and then I'll make us some coffee, and then we can... talk". I walked back into my bedroom, rubbing my hands over my face, still trying to wake up.

After getting dressed quickly, I started a pot of coffee and sat down, waiting for it to brew. "How did you know where I live?" I said while staring off into nothing "Sharky" was all the old man said "Sharky? I didn't tell him where I lived" Earl gave a small smile, "I asked Sharky, Sharky asked Nick".

"I'm gonna have to tell them to stop giving my address out, I feel like everyone in Montana knows where I live" I said out of exhaustion.

The coffee pot stopped brewing, it was done. I got up and grabbed two white mugs out of the cupboard, one mug had mountains on it, with the word MONTANA across it, the other, was a mug I had bought from the F.A.N.G center, it had cheeseburgers face on it, I gave Earl the Montana mug while keeping the bear for myself.

"Look Ellie" Earl had a pained expression on his face as he broke the silence, "I've barely slept, I can't stop thinking about what you said, you were right, your father would be so disgusted and disappointed in me if he knew his daughter came home from war and I treated her like a stranger on the street" Earl took a sip of the hot coffee, careful not to burn his tongue.

"Earl-" he cut me off. "No, he would. It's been hard while you've been away, I'm the sheriff, it's my job to protect and serve the people of Hope County, and there's not a single person who feels safe. I have watched some of my closest friends pack up their families and leave, I've seen friends shot, taken and tortured, so seeing you walk into the jail that day with him" he paused, staring into the mug of black steaming liquid, " it made my blood boil".

I reached across the table, taking his hand in mine and giving it a gentle squeeze, "I know Earl, I do, you want to protect the people? You want to save them? This is the only way. We're never going to beat Joseph, they outnumber us 10-1. In order to beat a Seed, we have to think like a Seed, and that means fighting dirty".

Earl let out a long sigh "I know, you're right, you're always right" he chuckled, "that's why I came, to tell you I'm sorry for the way I acted, and to tell you, I think it's a good idea" I smiled widely at his words "now now hold on" he held his hand up to pause my reaction. "I'm not going to sit down and drink a beer with him, I'm not going to be his friend" I gave Earl another smile "that seems to be the answer everyone is giving me."

Earl and I talked for a while, we had a lot of catching up to do, I told him about my time serving, the places I saw and the people I met, and he told me about everything that happened while I was gone, how Nick met Kim, and how Sharky spent a lot of time in the jail for 'accidental' fires.

It was nice, it felt like normal life. We sat and made jokes and laughed, we reminisced about my father, and the days we would spend fishing, I had no idea how much I truly missed all of it.

" you're father would be so proud of you" a sad expression washed over our faces. "I hope you're right, all I've ever wanted was to make him proud".

We talked for a bit more before Earl decided to it was time to leave, we said our goodbyes, giving each other a long tight hug.

~LATER THAT DAY~

The hot water over my body felt heavenly, this was the first time I got to take a nice long hot shower in a while, I watched as the water washed down my body, over my breasts and down my stomach, I grazed my hand over the bullet scar on my abdomen, and then traced my hand up to the fresher scabbed wound from the day I found boomer 'it's healing nicely' I thought to myself. unfortunately I'm sure I'll have a lot more healing to do before this war is over'

I got out of the shower and began dressing myself when my phone started ringing, JACOB SEED showed up on the cover. "Hello?" I said I an answered. "What are you doing?" He quickly spoke. "Umm I just got out of the shower and I'm getting dressed, why?" I replied. "Mmm really?" He said suggestively, "what do you want Jacob?" I wasn't sure what he was doing, why was calling me? To... flirt? Definitely not.

"Don't get your panties in a twist darlin, John is having another dinner tonight at 7, so be at The Veterans Center at 6, I'll drive" he wasn't asking me, he was telling me. "I can drive myself ya know" I told him, knowing he'll insist on driving.

"Just be here" was all he said before hanging up. I began taking my clothes back off to put on something a little nicer, since John insulted my outfit last time.

I walked over to my closet, looking through the fabrics hung up, when my eye caught a red knee length dress, 'my first date with Lee' I smiled, remembering the date, it went great. A sadness washed over me as I remembered our last encounter.

I quickly shook off the thought, and continued to get ready, I put the dress on, as well as some black heels and matched them with a black handheld purse. I walked back into my bathroom and began blow drying and style my curls, after applying some light makeup I walked over to my closet, where a full body mirror was hung on the wall. "I might be a soldier, but damn, I clean up good" I said to myself while looking in the mirror, the dress hugged my body in a flattering way, the neckline was low, but not too low so only a little cleavage was showing. 'I wonder if Jacob will like it' I thought to myself, I don't know why I was thinking it, but apart of me hoped he would like it.

~LATER~

I arrived at The Veteran's Center at 5:44, Jacob told me to be here at 6 obviously to him that means 5:45.

I got out of my truck, careful not to mess up my outfit, and to not fall, as it's been a long time since I've worn heels. When I closed the door to my truck and turned around, Jacob already walking towards me. "you're here earl-" he paused and his jaw actually dropped as he saw me, I could see his eyes looking me up and down slowly, taking in all my features. "You better close your mouth before you swallow a bug, Seed" I spoke flirtatious way. He cleared his throat "are you ready?" Was all he was before he hurried over to his truck.

I followed behind, climbing into the passenger side "what? Couldn't even get the door for me? Some gentleman you are, I bet John would've opened it" he glanced at me from the corner of his eye and let out a "hmph".

"So what's this dinner for?" I asked as Jacob drove us through the mountains. "Don't know, he wouldn't tell me" was all he said.

"He wouldn't tell you? That's suspicious" I felt a pit in my stomach, is John betraying us? Or has this all been a trick?.

"Relax, this is how John is, we have nothing to worry about" he could see the worry on my face.

The rest of the drive was silent, I was too busy overthinking to start a conversation. What awaits us at John's Ranch?