The Lost Lamb and The Searching Shepard. (Jonathan Ariga X Reader)

Well Shįt...

It was the next day at the bar. The four friends sat together the table which was feeling awfully empty. Vincent turned to his friends breaking the news of how Katherine was Pregnant. A small silence ripped through the group as a feminine voice was expected to declare how much trouble Vincent was it. But nothing was heard.

A few moments passed and Orlando broke the uncomfortable silence noticing the absence of one of their friends.
"I can't believe she didn't catch you." Orlando spoke soon followed by Jonny.

"Still... if she's pregnant. Your life is fųcked... with a capital "F"" Vincent noticed how when he heard those words from Jonny they made him more upset than if their absent party (Y/n) was to say it.

"It's not fųcked yet! I mean. Nothing's set in stone!" He exclaimed. Jonny raised an eyebrow at him.
"So... then what'd you tell her?" He asked. Toby chimed in for a laugh.

"Whose the father?" He grinned. Vincent sighed as he rubbed the side of his face with his hand.

"I told her I was happy to hear about it." He said swaying in his seat from side to side.

"Doesn't look like you're happy at all." Jonny stranded with a straighter tone than normal.

"This is all getting too much for me. Y'know..." he said a little his face a tad glum.
Orlando decided to tease him a bit see if it would help out.

"So you're finally tying the knot. Congrats. "Papa" he said winking to play it up a bit.
"Get ready to kiss your wife's ass for the rest of your natural life. No going out late, no liquor, no smoking, no gambling. No relaxing on weekends, because you've gotta take care of the kids!" He said almost knowingly. In the heads of the three eldest at the table they all heard.

"Aw c'mon guys, you'll scare poor Vince off of the planet" the smooth words leaving the lips of the grinning female. But all they heard with their ears was Toby once more.

"Really...? Daaaang... That sounds really tiring..." the sounds of heels clacking on the floor made the group turn their heads expecting to see (Y/n) but only finding Erica in her place as she leaned her arms on the table.

"Hey you guys, quit filling his head with doom and gloom." Toby got excited to see the familiar redhead, making it evident in how he clapped his hands and cheered her name. She turned her head towards Vincent.

"Come on cheer up. Raising a nice, happy family is supposed to be a good thing. Right?" To which Vincent merely chuckled.

"A happy family... Never had one of those before..." he let out a small grunt leaning on the table once more.
"I can't see it..."

"Yeah well you're not the only one..." Orlando piped it. Jonny frowned.

"That's irrelevant... it's just because of the way you two grew up." With his cigarette in his mouth he turned to Vincent with a serious look.

"So... Vincent" he said removing his cigarette from his lips.
"What's this "weird dream" you said you had?" He asked
"We'll listen to you tonight"
Erica grinned a newfound glint in her eye.

"Weird dream?" She asked. Vincent sighed.
"Why're you asking now...? I really can remember it, anyway"

Jonny raised an eyebrow.
"You don't...?"

"I was getting chased by something... I don't know, it was scary..." he replied. Orlando took a drink of his beer.

"Sounds pretty common to me"
There was a slight interruption a small.
"Hey... Excuse me" was heard but Erica proceeded.

"Yeah... and you feel like you didn't get any sleep at all that night, right?"
The previous voice was a little more impatient this time around.
"Excuse me!"
Erica turned at the sound of the voice.