Author's Note
I know I said it wouldn't be so long for an update again, but life happens, I'm sorry, I'll try and go back to regular updates! So the reason this is 9.5 and not 10, is because I felt like I wanted to do a sort of filler chapter where what's going on doesn't relate to the game's main story, just to get back into writing again!
Thank you for the continued support!
As always I hope you're all staying safe and doing well.
The first thing Dani noticed when she woke up was that the bed felt rather empty.
With her eyes still closed and her voice still thick with sleep, she groaned, "Sadie?" and stretched her arm out a little to feel for the blonde, she frowned when she felt nothing.
She was about to ask for Sadie again when another voice spoke, "Sadie went hunting with Pa," Jack told her.
That sure woke Dani up, "She what?!" she cried, sitting bolt upright.
"She went hunting with Pa," Jack repeated, not sensing his aunt's distress, "He said he wanted some company."
"Oh Jesus," Dani sighed, rubbing her face with her hands, "How long have they been gone?"
"Not that long," Jack smiled, hopping up onto the bed beside his aunt, "Mama wanted me to come get you, she saved you some breakfast."
Dani sighed again, "Alright, thank you, Jack, why don't you go tell your Mama that I'll be right out?"
"Okay," he hopped off the bed and started to leave, but stopped and ran back to his aunt to give her a kiss on the cheek, "Good morning by the way!" he said happily before running off to find his mother.
The redhead smiled at her nephew's cuteness, "Good mornin' kid," she said to herself.
She thought about why John would've wanted to take Sadie hunting with him, she hoped he wouldn't freak her out. She quickly got dressed and rushed out to find Abigail.
"Good mornin' Da-," Abigail tried to greet, but Dani interrupted her.
"Why did John want Sadie to go huntin' with him?"
Abigail laughed, "I don't know, he didn't say! He told me he was goin' off huntin' then next thing I know he's leavin' camp with Sadie, he didn't even say he was gonna ask her! What are you so worried about anyway? You think he's gonna kill her?" she joked.
Dani just had a serious look on her face.
"Dani, come on."
"I'm sorry!" the redhead sighed, "No, I don't think he's gonna kill her...just...I just don't want him to be too full-on, you know?"
"You think he's gonna be all intimidatin', tell her he'll kill her if she hurts you? Come on, Dani, you know Sadie, she can stand up for herself," Abigail laughed, "If I had to put money on it, I'd bet Sadie would kick John's ass!"
Abigail was glad when Dani laughed with her, "Yeah, you're right," she was quiet for a moment before speaking again, "I guess I also missed her this mornin', I already got used to wakin' up with her," she blushed, her face going almost as red as her hair.
"Aw, honey," the brunette put a hand on Dani's arm, "That's how I know she's your first love. Trust me, there's gonna be a time where she'll make you so mad, you won't want her in your bed for a week."
Dani laughed, "As much as I appreciate the heads up, Sadie and I ain't you and John."
"I know you ain't, I'm just sayin' that's how relationships are!"
Before Dani could say anymore, Jack spoke up, "Aunt Dani, Sadie's back," he tugged his aunt's shirt sleeve and pointed towards Sadie and John riding back into camp.
Dani whipped her head around and was relieved when she saw neither Sadie nor John had any kinds of cuts or bruises. At least not at first glance. She didn't even excuse herself as she stood and ran away from Abigail and Jack over to Sadie and John who were now hitching their horses.
She grabbed Sadie's hand with her own and cupped the blonde's cheek with the other, "Are you okay?" she spoke quickly, looking closely for any marks.
"I'm fine," Sadie laughed, grabbing the hand on her cheek and holding it, she squeezed both hands, "We just noticed camp was gettin' a little low on food so we went huntin'. What's the matter with you?"
"Me?! What's the matter with me?!" Dani's eyes went wide, "You just ran off with-,"
"Dani," John interrupted, "I just wanted to have a little talk in private with Sadie, but you don't got nothin' to be worried about. We understand each other, don't we Sadie?"
Sadie nodded, "Yeah, we do."
Dani narrowed her eyes and looked from Sadie to John and back to Sadie again, "I don't like this," she said, pointing to the two.
Sadie rolled her eyes, "Come on," she said as she dragged Dani to their tent.
"What are we doin' in here?" the younger woman asked before Sadie's lips were on hers.
"So we could do that without everyone starin' at us, you know how nosy they are."
"So nosy," Dani breathed, dazed from their kiss, before leaning in to kiss her beloved blonde once more. "God, I love you," she sighed dreamily when they broke apart for air.
Sadie laughed, "And I love you...even though you're an idiot."
"Hey!" the redhead pouted.
Sadie just kissed the pout away.
"So," Dani asked as she pulled away from the kiss, "you ever gonna tell me what you and John talked about out there?" she kissed Sadie again, hoping to coax her into talking.
"Nope," Sadie smirked into the kiss.
The redhead pulled away again, frowning, "Why not?" she whined.
"Because it's between me and him, don't worry about it. What'd you think? He was takin' me out there to kill me or somethin'?" Sadie laughed.
Dani just looked away, anxiously.
"Dani!"
"Ugh, okay no I didn't think he was gonna kill you I just...I didn't want him to scare you off." she blushed.
Sadie pulled Dani in close, her arms around the taller woman's waist, "Dani, look at this place, look how we live. I knew what I was gettin' into...nothin' is gonna scare me off." She kissed Dani's cheek, "I love you."
And just like that, Dani was soothed. "I love you." she parroted.
They were about to kiss again when a voice came through the tent, "Dani? Sorry if I'm interruptin' but I was wonderin' if I could talk to you for a minute?" It was Mary-Beth.
Dani and Sadie smirked at each other, knowingly, "Sure Mary-Beth, come in," Dani called back.
"Come out for breakfast when you're done, Dani," Sadie smiled as Mary-Beth came in.
The redhead just smiled back before addressing Mary-Beth, "Hey, come sit," she offered.
"Thanks," the blonde sat down on the bed opposite Dani's awkwardly.
They sat in silence for a few moments before Dani spoke first, "So, what did you wanna talk about? Sadie told me you talked to her yesterday."
"Right. I guess I was just wonderin' how you knew you weren't interested in men...I'd never really heard of it before."
"Yeah, Sadie told me," Dani smiled, "She also mentioned that it seemed like you had someone that you might be-,"
Mary-Beth cut her off, "She said that?" her eyes widened, "I…" she sighed, looking defeated, "Okay, I didn't exactly meet someone I just...saw her a few times. I never talked to her but she was just so beautiful and the way she looked at me just gave me this feelin' I've never felt before and-," she cut herself off when she realised she was starting to ramble. She noticed Dani smiling at her, "What?" she blushed.
"Nothin', you just sound like one of your books." The redhead smiled.
"Come on Dani, don't make fun of me! I'm...I've never felt like this about anyone before and I don't know what to do!"
Dani sobered up, "Okay, I'm sorry. I'll be serious." I realised when I met Abigail."
"Abigail?" Mary-Beth's eyes widened again.
"Yeah. It was just a little crush at the time but she was the one that made me realise I'd never look at a man the way I looked at her. And then I met Sadie and...I fell for her pretty hard and fast. I was scared, I thought everyone would think I was crazy or a freak or somethin', so I hid it. Pushed away what I felt and tried to focus on other things."
"Like what?" The blonde asked, listening intently.
Dani sighed, "Workin' I guess. Then Abigail got pregnant and John ran off so I focused on makin' sure the baby was okay. If I couldn't be with Abigail I'd at least make sure her and her baby were taken care of."
"Did you love her?"
"I thought I did. But now that I have Sadie I know it was just...Abigail was the first woman I looked at and felt something for. She's always gonna be special to me in that way. But now, lookin' back, I never loved her the way I love Sadie."
"Right…" Dani had never seen Mary-Beth look so lost.
The redhead sighed, "Listen, I gotta tell you somethin' because I know if I'm not honest you're gonna be mad at me."
"What is it?" Mary-Beth asked, confused.
"I know, well, I think I know, who this girl is."
"What?" the blonde gasped, "How? I don't even know her name!"
"Well, I," Dani scratched the back of her neck nervously, "I was kinda seein' this girl back in Valentine, she was helpin' me keep my mind off Sadie. When we left I told her I didn't know if I'd ever see her again, and she told me she'd seen this girl lookin' at her kinda like how I did."
Mary-Beth looked at her, mouth agape, "I...she," she composed herself, "Was she blonde? And had these eyes that made you think she knew everything about you with just one look?"
"Sounds about right," Dani chuckled.
"So you knew her before I even got the chance to say hello…"
"Yup."
"And now I don't even know if-."
"Hey, you wanted my advice right?" when Mary-Beth nodded, Dani continued, "Well, my advice to you would be to go back to Valentine and find her. Her name is Jessica. I don't know if she'll still be there but it's gotta be worth a try. I'll take you there myself if you want!"
"I...I don't know Danielle. I think I have to think about it."
"Of course. Well, you can always come to me, about anything."
"I know," Mary-Beth smiled, "Thank you, Dani."
"We're family, Mary-Beth, you don't have to thank me."
The blonde just got up and hugged the other woman tightly, "Well, I think I'll go sit by the lake, have some space to think. I'll send Sadie back in."
"Don't go too far from camp though."
Mary-Beth rolled her eyes at Dani's protectiveness, "I won't," she groaned, "oh, and Dani, I'm glad you have Sadie. I really am happy for you."
"Thank you...it's...it's nice."
Mary-Beth giggled at the dreamy tone in Dani's voice, "I'll see you later."
Dani just nodded and was left alone with her thoughts. Thoughts of Sadie of course.
"How'd it go?" Sadie asked as she walked back in the tent.
Dani just looked at her as though she were an angel.
"What?" The blonde laughed, narrowing her eyes.
"I love you." Was all Dani answered.
Sadie just laughed again and sat down next to her love, "You are a strange creature Miss Marston."
"And you love me for it," the younger woman grinned.
"That I do," Sadie laughed again, and Dani did so love making her laugh. "Now come on, how'd it go with Mary-Beth?"
"Right," Dani shook herself from her love struck stupor and brought Sadie up to speed.
"And you're not jealous?" Sadie asked once Dani was done relaying her conversation with Mary-Beth.
"Jealous? Sadie come on, you are who I love. You're the only one I'll ever love. Of course I'm not jealous. And you shouldn't be either. As much as I like when you get like this," the redhead smirked.
Sadie shoved her playfully, "Stop it."
"Really! I like it. It shows how much you love me."
"I think you spent too much time with Mary-Beth, you sound like her and her books."
"Okay just a little more then I'm done, I promise." Dani took one of Sadie's hands in hers, "I love you, Sadie. I'd marry you if I could, give you a baby if I could!" She didn't see Sadie flinch at the word 'baby'. "I want us to be together for the rest of our lives. If we can't be married I want it to be just as-."
"I can't have a baby." Sadie interjected.
Dani didn't quite understand, "Well I know that, we're both women. Anyway-."
"No." Sadie stopped her again, "I...me and Jake we, we tried but...I just kept losin' them. Eventually went to a doctor, asked what was goin' on...he just said "well, some women just ain't meant to be mothers". I thought Jake would hate me, thought he might leave and find a woman who could give him a baby. He always wanted a little girl he could spoil rotten. But really he just wanted to give a child the best childhood they could ask for. But I...I couldn't give him that. Then I couldn't even save his life when those damn O'Driscolls came." Sadie trailed off and wiped away some tears that fell down her face.
Finally, Dani spoke, "Hey, none of that was your fault, you hear me?" she cupped Sadie's cheek to make sure she looked at her, "None of it. And that doctor was an idiot, it ain't about whether you were meant to be a mother or not, it just happens...I mean, my mother had John just fine but died when she had me. It happens. Some have it easy, some don't. So don't ever think that that was your fault. I...I'm sure Jake told you the same thing."
Sadie smiled a little at that, "Yeah, he did. He said we wouldn't need a baby to be happy."
"And you didn't." Dani agreed, "You were happy. I can tell by how you talk about him. And what happened to Jake, that wasn't your fault either. That was all those scumbag O'Driscolls. Would've needed a lot more than just you and Jake to stop them. And from what you've told me about him, Jake wouldn't want you blaming yourself. But I'm sorry you didn't get to have a baby. I bet you'd be a great mother."
The blonde laughed, "No I wouldn't. I ain't the motherin' type. Not like you."
"Like me?" Dani frowned.
"I see you with Jack, it's like you don't even have to try with him, you're just naturally good with him. I'm no good at that stuff."
"Sadie...it's different, he's my nephew, not my son. I'd be shit scared if he was! I stepped up when John left because I knew none of the others would. They'd help, but Abigail needed more then a helpin' hand every now and then. So I stepped up. But god am I glad John came back because I am just fine bein' the fun aunt." They laughed before Dani spoke again, "My point is, if I was ever able to give you a baby, if that was what you wanted, I would do it. I would be the most scared I'd ever be in my entire life because I would do anything to make you happy." Sadie didn't know what to say, so she just pulled Dani into a hug, overcome by emotions.
"Just, y'know, don't tell anyone I said that, can't ruin my reputation." Dani said after a few moments.
Sadie pulled out of the hug and pushed Dani down onto the bed playfully, "You had to ruin the moment, didn't you," the blonde scolded, unable to hide her smile.
"Anything to see that smile," Dani grinned back.
Sadie laughed and shook her head before leaning down to kiss the redhead, "I love you," she said when they parted.
"And I love you," Dani smiled back, "Always."
"You and those damn romance novels."
"You love it."
Sadie laughed, "Maybe a little."
Dani just cupped the back of Sadie's head and pulled the blonde into a kiss. Sadie brought her hands up to cup Dani's face as they sank into the kiss.
They were so into their kiss that they didn't hear Abigail call for Jack, they were interrupted by the boy as he entered the tent.
"Aunt Dani, we have a dog now!" the boy announced, not realising the frustration Dani and Sadie would feel at being interrupted.
The two women broke their kiss and Sadie scrambled off of Dani, "Wow, Jack," Dani panted, "that's great! Uh…"
"Jack! I told you to leave Aunt Dani and Mrs Adler alone!" Abigail burst in, she tried to hide her laughter when she realised what Jack had walked in on, "Sorry ladies," she giggled.
"It's fine," Sadie said before Dani could.
"The dog just walked into camp! Dutch said we should name him Cain! Come see Aunt Dani, come see!" the boy rushed over and pulled his aunt up onto her feet.
"Alright, alright! I'm comin'!" the redhead replied as she shot an apologetic look to Sadie, and an annoyed look at Abigail.
After meeting Cain, Sadie pulled Dani aside, "Listen, I been thinkin' and…" she sighed nervously, "Well, Jack walkin' in on us before, it left me...well, you know."
"Yeah, I know," Dani nodded.
"So I was thinkin' that tonight we could...go into town? Get a room at that saloon."
The younger woman's eyes widened, "Oh I...yes!" she cleared her throat, "Um, yeah, I...I'd like that. But we don't have to...do anything, if you're not ready. I don't want you to-."
"I want to." Sadie replied, and Dani could tell by the look in her eye she was serious.
"Okay then…"
They stayed in camp to have dinner. Now Dani was in her tent getting a change of clothes for her and Sadie for tomorrow. Jack was with her, asking questions, ever the curious little boy.
"How long are you leaving for?"
"Just the night, Sadie and I just need some time to ourselves."
"But you're with her aaaaallll the time!" he exaggerated, "Why do you have to leave?"
"I am not with her aaalll the time," Dani laughed, "but we just need a night to ourselves, away from camp."
"But why?"
Dani was internally screaming, why does he have to ask so many damn questions, she thought, "Because, Jack, sometimes grown ups need some time alone."
"But why?"
"Okay Jack, bed time." Abigail walked in.
I love you Abigail Roberts!
"But-!" Jack tried for argue.
"No buts! Let's just leave Dani to it, alright? Now come on, say good night."
The boy sighed, but obeyed his mother anyway, "Good night Aunt Dani, I love you."
Dani bent down to hug her nephew, "I love you too kid, good night."
"Go on, go say good night to your father, I'll be right out." Abigail instructed. She watched Jack leave, then looked at Dani, expectantly.
"What? You gonna interrogate me now?" Dani snipped.
"Are you goin' in town for the reason I think you are?"
The redhead sighed, "Don't make a big deal out of it, please." she begged, "I'm already nervous enough…"
"Nervous?"
Did I really say that out loud?
"I...yes, okay? Nervous. What if I...what if I mess up? What if all this does is make her realise how much she misses Jake?"
"Oh Dani...you can't think like that. Sadie loves you, you know that. You can't keep comparin' yourself to him."
"I know! I know I just...I just want her to be happy."
"I know you do. And she is. You make her happy, I see that. Everyone does. Even if people don't want to admit it. You don't gotta be nervous, okay? Sadie, she wants this just as much as you do, I can tell. You know what I used to do, I can tell when someone wants someone. So just stop gettin' in your head, don't think of what might happen just...go. Go have fun."
Dani smiled, "You know, I really don't get why people think you ain't smart."
Abigail laughed, "It ain't me you gotta flatter, now go on, get your girl."
The redhead kissed Abigail's cheek, "Thank you," she said before leaving.
"You ready?" Sadie, who had been getting the horses ready, asked, smiling at Dani as she approached.
"Sure," Dani smiled back.
They mounted up and headed into Rhodes.
"Wait upstairs," Dani told Sadie as they walked into the saloon, "I'll get us a room."
She did just that. After talking with the barman, she made her way up the stairs to where Sadie was standing. Everyone around them was too drunk or too busy gambling to notice the two women enter the room together. Dani made sure to lock the door behind her. As she turned around, Sadie had just taken her jacket off and was hanging it up.
"This is a nice place," the blonde noted, "you take all the girls to such fancy places?" she smirked.
"Of course, only the best for my many suitors." Dani smirked back.
They laughed, locking eyes as the laughter eventually died. Dani took her own jacket off and approached Sadie, taking the older woman's hands into her own, "You know we don't have to do anything you don't wanna do. We can just sleep or-,"
"Dani," Sadie interrupted, "I want to. I do."
"Okay…"
Sadie rolled her eyes, "Come here you idiot," she scoffed playfully and pulled Dani into a kiss, putting everything she had into it.
The younger woman instantly forgot all her worries and the only focus in her mind was pleasing Sadie. She cupped the blondes face in her hands and sank into the kiss. Eventually, she broke the kiss and trailed kisses from Sadie's lips to her neck, feeling the other woman tremble as she did.
Feeling her legs start to shake, Sadie spoke, "Dani," she panted, "bed." Was all she could say.
Dani just nodded and, almost instinctively, picked Sadie up and carried her to the bed. She lay Sadie down, sat up on her knees, and started unbuttoning her own shirt, never taking her eyes off the blonde, who's pupils dialated when she saw Dani had no undershirt on. Once her shirt was successfully thrown across the room, Dani was pulled down into another kiss. Sadie pushed herself and Dani up so she could take her shirt off now. Her own shirt now somewhere next to Dani's on the floor, Sadie drifted her hands down the younger woman's abs and to her belt. The belt was the next thing to be thrown to the floor.
The two women continued undressing each other until they were both fully naked, now they looked each other up and down with lust in their eyes.
"Sadie," Dani breathed, "you're so beautiful…" the blonde had also let her hair down so it was flowing freely down her back. Sadie rarely wore her hair down, even when sleeping, but god did Dani love it when she did.
Sadie laughed, "Ain't you seen you? I wish I looked like that when I was young."
"We've been over this," Dani playfully scolded, "you ain't old! And you're the most beautiful thing I have ever seen," she promised, leaning in to kiss the blonde before she could argue anymore.
Dani had pushed Sadie down on the bed again, never breaking their kiss.
Eventually, she pulled back and looked into Sadie's eyes, "Promise me you're sure about this."
"Danielle-,"
"Promise me."
"I promise, I'm sure. I want this." The blonde promised, pulling Dani into another kiss.
Dani broke the kiss to kiss her way down Sadie's next to her breasts. As Dani started to kiss and suck her nipples, Sadie shivered and felt heat flood to her core.
Sadie started to feel like Dani had spent too long on her chest, she needed her elsewhere. "Dani," she panted, when the younger woman looked up at her, she growled, "come on!"
Dani smirked, "Patience, darlin', it'll be worth the wait, I promise."
"If it ain't, I'm goin' back to camp, and you're sleepin' in the other bed."
"Wait, why would I be the one to leave my own bed?"
"Because I said so, now get on with it!"
The redhead found herself enjoying this frustrated Sadie, "Yes ma'am," she winked and kissed her way down Sadie's chest, then stomach.
She kissed the inside of the blondes thighs, not quite done teasing yet, before finally kissing right where Sadie wanted her.
"God!" Sadie groaned as she finally felt Dani's tongue on her clit.
Dani teased her lover's clit for a while before slipping her tongue inside of her. Hearing Sadie pant and moan and groan made Dani feel on top of the world.
I'm doing this, she thought, I'm making her feel like this. She ground her own hips into the bed below her, needing a little relief.
As Sadie's pants got quicker and her moans more intense, Dani knew she was close. She pulled away, getting more aroused as she saw the state she had left Sadie in.
"The hell did you stop for?!" Sadie growled, leaning up on her shoulders to look at the younger woman.
"Shh," Dani soothed, kissing the blonde soundly on the lips, "I just wanted to do this," she said before slipping a finger inside Sadie.
"Jesus…" Sadie gasped as she felt herself get used to the finger.
"You okay?" Dani checked, making sure she hadn't hurt Sadie.
"I will be...once you move that finger." Sadie panted, making Dani more eager than ever to please her love.
Dani thrust her finger inside Sadie, quickening her pace as she felt the blonde get more and more wet.
"More…" Sadie eventually ground out.
Dani knew what she meant, so she slipped another finger inside.
The older woman wrapped her arms around Dani's neck and pulled her close, her hips bucking to meet the thrust of her hand. When Dani started kissing her neck and rubbing her clit with her thumb, she completely fell apart, trying not to scream her lover's name as she came for her. She felt like she was biting her lip so hard it might bleed.
When Sadie eventually came down from her high, Dani helping her by still slowly moving her fingers, she breathed out a simple "God…"
"Nah, just me I'm afraid." the redhead teased back.
Sadie just laughed before rolling Dani over into her back and kissing her hard.
"I love you." Dani said as they parted for air.
"I love you. But I think you'll love me even more soon," Sadie smirked as she started giving Dani a taste of her own medicine by using her finger to teasingly draw circles on her thigh.
"I should've known you'd get revenge." Dani groaned.
"Oh honey, I ain't even started yet."
And when Sadie looked at Dani with that devilish grin, the younger woman knew she was a goner.
Author's Note
I hope you enjoyed! There was a lot that went on in here I just kinda went with whatever came off the top of my head to be honest I hope it wasn't terrible!
Not sure when the next update will be but I hope this is okay for now :)