All the King's Men [Far Cry 5] (Joseph x OC fanfic)

Chapter Seventeen

I stared at my reflection in the mirror. My hair that is usually up in a ponytail to keep it out of my face is down, framing my face. I was clean of the dirt and residue that has taken over my body the last number of weeks. "Why did I say yes to this?" I questioned quietly to myself as I looked over my outfit of choice; a simple sky blue t-shirt that's, unfortunately, showing parts of the two sins that John carved in my biceps. The shirt had that design to it where it was short in the front and slightly longer in the back. It was paired up with a pair of black leggings. A pistol was lodged into the back part of the leggings 'cause you never know nowadays. "He's probably not going to show up," I said to myself, the words surprisingly calmed me down a little bit as I walked back downstairs.

As I walked into the kitchen, my eyes glanced up at the small little kitchen table in the room. I laid out a pretty simple dining set with plates. I looked over at the stove and saw that it had a pot filled with pasta and a smaller pot of whatever edible vegetables I could find. Good news, I can have a decent meal by myself if he doesn't show up. As I walked into the living room to try and relax some more, a knock was heard on the door, making my heart skip a beat in the process. I walked towards the door and slowly opened it, my hand reached towards the pistol for my safety. When I fully opened the door, Joseph was standing on the other side. He was wearing a nice looking outfit; something I wouldn't usually see him in and it was something he thought of so nobody would recognize that it would be him. He didn't have his yellow glasses on his face, however, his hair was still up in his usual bun style. He was holding a small bag in his hands. "You look surprised to see me," he commented as I moved out of the way to let him in.

"Well, a part of me thought that you weren't going to show," I said as I closed the door.

"Why did you think that?"

"Well," I started. "Most of my dates back when I was university were a mix of men not showing up at all. When they did, which was rare, was just a mix of us getting wasted and eating takeout and waking up naked in a bed the next morning, making me heavily regret that decision," I explained. I pointed to the bag in his hands. "What's that? You didn't have plans on poisoning me or anything?"

A small chuckle left Joseph's mouth. "You'd never have to worry about that from me," he said. The two of us walked into the kitchen as he grabbed inside the bag and pulled the object out of it. An object that I noticed was a necklace with a simple emerald on it.

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"Why me?" I breathed out.

Joseph got taken back by surprise with the question. The two of us had finished with our dinner and were just sitting at the table having conversations about various topics. "What do you mean, Lilith?"

"Why me? You and every other Peggie I've encountered had said at one point or anything that I was the 'Chosen One'. There are about 3.75 billion women in the world, why was I chosen? I mean, I don't fit the bill for someone that should be a part of Eden's Gate. I've killed so many people these last few days that if the police here were competent half the time, I should be in federal prison right now. By all accounts, and depending on who you talk to, I'm a borderline alcoholic with the amount of drinking I've done not only in Hope County with Sharky and Hurk, but also when I was away for school. I'm also someone that would burn up in flames when walking into a church if I'm there for more than a handful of minutes. Pretty much the complete opposite of you. So, back to my original question, why me?"

Joseph took a couple of minutes to answer the question all while still looking into my eyes; something that makes me weak in the knees just a little bit. What the Hell's wrong with me? "Maybe that's why you were considered to be the Chosen One by the Lord. He believes usually that opposites attract, and I and you are opposites. However, it's not just that." I cocked my head to the side slightly. "There are many things about you that prove the Lord right."

"How so?" I questioned.

"You're a fighter, you fight for what you believe in. Even if in this case is taking down everything that I've built here. You also have a big heart, you care about pretty much everyone—"

"That's because everyone treats me like family here. I'm like the girl next door for everyone. Also doesn't help that my father is the Sheriff of the County which meant that depending on the person, they had to be on our good side," I explained, shrugging my shoulders in the process.

While displaying a 'you got a point' look on his face Joseph continued to say, "I also have to say this, but you're also downright beautiful. Just, everything about you. As weird as this may sound to you, I've couldn't get you out of my head since that fateful night where we first. I just couldn't do much with that because you were just a child and even I find that weird. My point's still there though, I couldn't get you out of my head no matter how much I tried." Joseph studied my face and his face dropped when he noticed my face was displaying all different types of emotions; none were what he expected. "I said too much, I'll see my way—"

"No. Stop." Joseph didn't say anything as he got back in his seat. "Can I say something? You just got to promise not to tell anyone." Joseph nodded his head in a 'yes' motion. "Not to the extent like you are to me, but there have been many times where that I couldn't get you out of my head. There were times where I wished that you weren't the leader of some doomsday cult and that if everything went my way, that we would be together." I bit my tongue, not wanting to tell him about my dream about us having a family together. A sigh that was filled with nervousness escaped from my mouth. "Fuck it, you're going to hate me for this, but my whole life was filled with me making decisions that seem highly regrettable depending on the situation."

I got up from my chair and walked over to Joseph, my lips instantly crashed onto his taking him back by surprise. My heart melted with what I did, his lips felt perfect on mine. What am I doing? Why do I like this? As I broke the kiss, I noticed the shocked expression on Joseph's face. "Sorry," I immediately apologized.

I opened my mouth to continue talking, but Joseph getting up out of his chair and kissing me back stopped me from doing so. However, this time around, him kissing me was a lot deeper and felt like he was kissing me with more meaning than when I did it to him. When he broke it on me he said, "Don't apologize. I wanted to do that to you for a very long time."