Red Dead Redemption II Preferences and Oneshots 2

Dutch Van der Linde: Falling into Place

Dutch Van der Linde X Female Reader

Summary: Dutch has a question for you and you have something to tell him.

Word Count: 1100

You were sitting on your bed in Dutch's tent, nervously chewing on your thumb nail as you stared at the numerous animal furs that lay across the bed.

You had been with Dutch for a while and you knew that you were both in a serious, committed relationship but you were still nervous. Dutch had never expressed the desire to get married or have children or anything like that, you had no idea what he thought about it. You had no idea how he was going to react.

"Ah, there you are, sweetheart" Dutch smiled as he stepped into your shared tent. You looked up at him, his voice breaking you out of our thoughts. "Are you alright?" he asked, noticing how distracted you seemed.

"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking" you assured him with a smile.

"Do you feel up to getting out of the camp for a little while?" Dutch asked.

"Sure, where are we going?" you asked, wondering what had inspired him to get out of the camp today.

"It's a surprise" Dutch teased with a smile, only managing to make you smile as well.

You grabbed a jacket before heading over to the horses with Dutch, the two of you leaving the camp. You didn't know where you were going but let Dutch lead the way and ended up riding into town.

Dutch took you for a meal in a restaurant, the fanciest meal you had in a long time. You had teased him about being suspicious of this date, asking him what he had done wrong and what he was trying to make up for. He just laughed and assured you that he just wanted to treat you to something nice.

After your meal, you both went for a walk through town before heading back to the camp. You dismounted The Count and Dutch took your hand in his, lacing his fingers through yours as you slowly walked back into the camp.

"Today was nice, thank you. I'm still suspicious though" you teased as you lent into Dutch a little.

"Can I not just do something nice?" Dutch asked, pretending to take offence from your comment.

"Of course you can" you assured him, laughing softly to yourself.

"You know that I love you, right?" Dutch asked, confusing you a little.

"Of course I do, Dutch. I love you too" you assured him, wondering why he would ask you such a thing.

"You make everything so much easier. When things get rough, I just know that I can come to you and everything will be alright. You're a wonderful woman, truly the best I have met" Dutch told you, brushing his thumb over your knuckles.

"I...thanks, but-" you began to question where all of this was coming from but didn't get the chance before he continued.

"I don't know what I would do with out you, I don't know what the gang would do without you. All I know is that I don't want you to leave my life" he confessed as he stopped walking, making you come to a halt as well, the two of you now standing pretty much in the centre of the camp.

"I'm not going anywhere" you assured him with a smile as he took both of you hands in his.

"I want you by my side until the end. I love you" Dutch admitted and your eyes widening as he got down on one knee. "Will you marry me?" he asked as he let go of your hands and pulled out a little box, opening it and holding it up to you to reveal a beautiful ring.

You raised you hands to cover your mouth, muffling your quiet 'oh my god'. You knew that the other members of the gang had been sitting around the camp when you returned, you knew that they were watching but you didn't care, you weren't thinking about them.

"Oh my God..." you repeated as you took your hands away from your mouth.

"You've alright said that, darling" Dutch smiled, making you chuckle a little bit.

"Yes...yes, of course I'll marry you" you nodded, a bright smile on your face.

Your answer made Dutch smile even more as he put the ring on your finger and stood up.

He wrapped an arm around your waist, pulling you towards him to kiss you while you wrapped your arms around his neck and returned his kiss. His other hand cupped your cheek, pushing your hair out of your face.

You and Dutch ended up having to hang around the camp for a little while, accepting congratulations and pats on the back.

Finally, you got to return to your tent. You slipped off your jacket and folded it over the back of the chair, as you walked into the tent.

Dutch stepped into the tent and closed the canvas behind him before walking up behind you and wrapping his arms around your waist. He rested his chin on your shoulder and kissed your cheek before smiling.

"Hey, Mrs Van der Linde" Dutch greeted you, testing out your future name.

"I like the sound of that, but we aren't quite there yet" you chuckled, placing your hands on top of his.

"Ah, that doesn't matter" Dutch shrugged, chuckling along with you.

"Dutch?" you asked, your voice softening.

"Hmm?" Dutch hummed into your hair.

You turned around in his arms, placing your hands on his chest as you looked up at him. "I have to tell you something" you started, feeling much more relaxed about telling him now then you did this morning.

"What is it?" Dutch asked, smiling as he pushed your hair out of your face.

"...I'm pregnant" you told him, waiting for a reaction as he paused for a moment.

It wasn't long before a smile spread across his face and you couldn't help but smile back as he cupped your face and kissed you. You relaxed completely as you returned his kiss.

Before you knew it, your feet were off the floor and your legs were wrapped around Dutch's hips. He walked you over to the bed and gently lay you down, his body hovering over your own.

"So...you're happy?" you asked, cupping his face in your hands as you pulled away from the kiss.

"Happy? I'm going to be a husband-" Dutch said and pressed a kiss to your lips. "-and a father" he finished before kissing you again.

You couldn't help but smile at his happiness, you couldn't be more relieved. It's moments like these when everything felt like it was falling into place. You were marrying the man that you loved and having his baby, you couldn't be happier right now.

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