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“It’s alright Chris.” You said with a soft smile, before looking off into the distance again.

Chris could tell that it was you who had something weighing heavily on your mind now “What’s wrong Y/n?” He’d ask as he watched you closely.

You stayed quiet for a moment before speaking softly “He asked me to leave with him.”

Chris felt his gut clench as you said this and tried to fight back the anger and jealousy. He looked down at his hands as he played with a piece of grass “And? Are you gonna go?”

You could hear the strain behind his voice, the unspoken feelings peaking though, and you couldn’t help but feel hope that he felt as you did. “I don’t know. Should I?” You asked.

Chris looked up and met your eyes, somewhat surprised by your question. As you looked at him, he saw it behind your eyes. You knew how he felt. And you were asking him to tell you to stay.

A soft smile fell across his face, almost shy in a way “No. You shouldn’t.” He shook his head lightly.

“Then what should I do?” You asked softly, cautiously.

Chris almost hesitated, but the hope behind your eyes stopped him. Told him what he needed to do, for both of you.

“You should stay here...You should stay with me.” He said, finally admitting what he really wanted.

A soft small was now forming on your face, and Chris paired it with his own “Is that what you really want Chris?” You asked once more.

He nodded his head as he brought up his hand, moving a stray piece of hair from your face, his eyes meeting yours once more “Yes. It's all I want.”

- - -

Vin Tanner:

Vin is on the shyer, more reserved side.

So though he is entirely aware that he has feelings for you, he is just unsure of how to express them in the way he wants to.

Part of it, of course, is the fear that you might reject him.

Though he is a smart man, he is a bit oblivious to your feelings for him; which are obvious to the other boys.

But, to Vin’s credit; you were a bit oblivious to his feelings towards you too.

Vin kept trying to plan different ways to confess to you how he felt, but every time the moment came up, he panicked and kept quiet.

Planning again, he invited you out with him when he was going scouting around the area.

He knew how much you liked to go riding.

You walked barefoot through the small stream you had come across in the shady area of trees. The horses drank nearby as Vin sat at the edge of the stream watching you, a fond smile on his face as you splashed around, cooling off.

Turning around, you caught him watching you and smiled at him. His heart fluttered as you did so. You walked a bit closer to him “Don’t you want to cool off too? It’s hot today.”

Vin shook his head “Nah, I’m alright out here.”

“Come on Vin.” You began, amusement lingering in your voice “You’re wearing like four layers of clothes.” Vin chuckled as you playfully ridiculed him. “You should cool down before you get heat stroke.” You said as you kicked some water at him playfully, barely splashing him.

“Hey now.” Vin said as he jumped back a bit, laughing as you did so “Don’t threaten me.” He said as he pointed at you, a grin on his face.

“What are you gonna do about it?” You asked with a grin.

Vin stood up as he looked at the water and then at you, you kicked the water again and splashed him, a laugh bubbling out as you did so.

“Okay, you-” He began as he stepped into the water, making his way towards you.

You stepped back in surprise having not expected him to react so quickly. You moved to run from him as he reached down and splashed water at you, making you let out a gasp. Getting to you before you could escape, he grabbed you by the waist and pulled you closer to him with a laugh.

You splashed more water at him before he could grab your arms and stop you, but as he did so, he pulled you closer to him. You locked eyes as your faces were barely an inch apart, and as you let out a small giggle, your noses brushed.

You both went silent and nearly still as you realized how close you were to one another. Vin couldn’t stop himself from gazing at your lips for a moment before meeting your eyes again. You smiled lightly at him and he felt his chest tighten.

“You’re beautiful.” He suddenly muttered out, catching himself by surprise.

You were surprised as well, but didn’t show it as much as you showed the delight you felt. Your mouth widening into a smile. Vin let out a nervous chuckle before he decided that this was finally the moment, whether he expected it or not.

His eyes flicked to your lips again, and this time he leaned a little closer. Glancing back at you eyes for a moment, he found nothing but acceptance and happiness, which he was sure matched his own.

Leaning the rest of the way in, he pressed his lips to yours, his hands leaving your arms and wrapping around you as he pulled you flush against him.

You planted one of your hands on his chest, and brought the other to his face as you leaned into the kiss. Relieved that your feelings for one another were finally expressed.

- - -

Ezra Standish:

The second Ezra realized he had feelings for you, he had a moment of 'Wait a second.'

He wasn’t opposed to it, nor entirely surprised.

You challenged him in every way and he admired you for that, and found it quite attractive.

He was also grateful for your ability to call him out on his crap. The others did this as well, but it always felt different coming from you.

So no, he wasn’t really that surprised at all.

Ezra and you always had sarcastic banter with each other, so as soon as he really figured out he liked you as more than a friend, he amped it up a bit.

But much to his chagrin, you didn’t really seem to notice the change from friendly sarcasm, to flirting.

He wasn’t really sure how to just come right out and say it; even after the not so helpful tips from Buck.

So he wallowed in his annoyance towards himself with a drink or two.

But, when he saw you enter the saloon, followed quite closely by a man he did not recognize, he perked up in his seat.

You were clearly annoyed by the man's presence, similar to that of a mosquito buzzing around your head.

So, he watched for a few moments before choosing the right time to come to your rescue, so to speak.

You tapped your fingers rhythmically on the bar as the man continued to talk about himself. He was just passing through town, but wanted to stop for the night. And unfortunately for you, he spotted you as you walked through town, and has been following you ever since.

The man sat at the bench next to you, chattering about who knows what. Just as he began to make some flirty remark and lean a bit closer to you, you were surprised by a figure pushing in between you, blocking you from the man’s view.

“There you are darling, I’ve been wondering where you got to.” Ezra’s smooth voice said as he interrupted the man.

As you met Ezra’s eyes you saw the small smirk on his lips as he turned his head back towards the man “Oh, excuse me sir, was I interrupting? “

The man looked at Ezra, and was about to say something, but seeing something behind Ezra's eyes he backed off a bit “Uh, no, just-” The man stopped before looking around him and at you “Just wanted to thank you for your kindness.”

You gave him a curt nod “Don’t mention it.” Your voice was stale as the man nodded once more and left, sparing a couple more glances back at the two of you as he did so.

“Weasel” Ezra muttered under his breath as he watched the man go. And as he looked back at you, seeing the smile on your face he gave you an innocent look “What?”

You giggled slightly, making a proud smile cross his face. “Thank you.” You said “I was a few moments away from shooting him.” You said with a joke, making Ezra chuckle lightly.

“Don’t mention it. I was surprised at first to see you enter with him, but, after seeing the scowl on your face I figured his attention was unwanted.”

“I was hoping it was obvious to him.” You said matter-of-factly. You thought about what he said for a moment before looking back at him “Why were you surprised?” The man was not unattractive in any aspect, but his personality is what made him unappealing. So you were curious as to why Ezra would be surprised.

Ezra opened and closed his mouth a few times as he thought to himself “Well, I just had never seen the man before. And it’s not as if you often...go around with..other gentlemen.”

‘“Other gentlemen? You mean other people than you?” You asked somewhat amused.

Ezra felt a small smile tug at the corner of his lips before shrugging a bit “Perhaps.”

You thought he might be joking, but something behind his eyes told you differently. But Ezra noticed the smile on your face falter a bit, and he wondered what he had done.

“You should be careful Ezra, you might make me think you were jealous.” You said with a small smile, though, he saw it falter again for a moment.

Did you think he was toying with you? He felt his chest clench a bit before he leaned just a little closer “What if I was?”

Your eyes snapped to meet his, and you expected to see amusement behind them, as he made another joke. But all you found was a sincere gaze as he looked at you.

You almost didn’t believe it. “Are you saying you were jealous, Ezra?”

“Well...for the moment I thought you were with him, rather than trying to run from him...Yes, I was.” he admitted, a smile forming on his face “Why are you surprised? I thought my feelings and intentions might be obvious to you at this point, but…” He trailed off for a moment. “But, you always thought I was joking, didn't you?”

You almost felt guilty, nodding slightly “I never thought you were being serious.” You admitted.

Ezra nodded again, letting out a dry chuckle “Maybe that was my fault. But I have felt myself, adoring you, quite ardently recently. But, I’ve never been very good at expressing my feelings.”

You smiled at him, making his eyes gleam a little brighter. “Well, you’re not doing that bad of a job right now.”

Ezra smiled at you as he leaned a bit closer “Then I suppose I should continue.”

- - -

Buck Wilmington:

Buck is as straightforward as they come.

But, this works against him at times, especially since he has flirted with you since the moment you met.

And at first, once he got past the initial flirting, you became good friends.

Since Buck flirts with a majority of the people he meets, you never took him seriously.

So, When Buck developed honest-to-God feelings for you, you couldn’t tell the difference, except that maybe he flirted more often.

This annoyed Buck to no end, and he knew it was entirely his fault.

So he decided to change it up a bit and be more romantic in his flirting, more sincere.

But this backfired tremendously.

For he had not realized you took it the wrong way.

“Y/n, looking as lovely as ever.” He said as he pulled out a small bundle of flowers and handed them to you.

Your heart fluttered in your chest when he did this, but it was replaced by suspicion immediately. “What is it?” You asked, your voice full of suspicion and annoyance.

Buck seemed to malfunction for a moment as his face went blank before his eyes flicked between the flower and your face a few times. “It’s...they're flowers?” He said slowly, unsure of exactly why you were confused.

The genuine confusion on his face made you let out a sharp laugh “No, Buck, I’m asking what you want.”

“Oh-” He let out a laugh “Well what do you mean? I’m just saying hello.”

You squinted at him clearly unconvinced “You've never just brought me a flower and told me I was lovely, so really Buck, what is it you want?”

Buck was almost hurt by your sheer refusal to believe him, but he knew it was his fault. So, playing on it, he took a step closer to you “Alright, I’ll tell you what I want.” He paused for a moment before smiling “I’d like to take you on a date.”

You blinked a few times, and you couldn’t tell if he was joking or not. You wanted him to be serious, you wanted the flirting to be genuine, but you honestly just did not know with him, and it had really begun to play with your heart.

Handing the flowers back to him he took them reluctantly, giving you a confused and almost hurt look “Try again when you’re serious Buck.” You said before walking away from him.

You really thought he was just toying with you, setting you up with flirting and jokes just to let you down. Buck felt his heart clench at the thought, but he knew he couldn’t give up. Moving quickly, he caught up to you, stepping in front of you and stopping you. He placed his hands on your arms and stared down at you “Y/n.”

The seriousness in his tone made you stop “I understand why you don’t think I am being honest with you. But I can assure you, I have never been more serious. I have not looked, flirted, or been with anyone since I came to the realization that I am absolutely head over heels for you.” He could see the surprise and realization come over your face as he smiled warmly down at you “I promise you Y/n. Anything I have said to you over the last few weeks has been true, every word. I’m not playin’ any games with you.”

It took you a moment to find your voice again, the sheer amount of emotion in Bucks eyes as he stared down at you leaving you speechless. Swallowing, you spoke, your voice quiet “Promise?” You asked, almost shyly.

Buck’s smile widened a bit as he nodded, handing you back the flower “I promise.”

Taking the flowers from him again, a smile spread across your face. Buck moved to stand behind you, putting his arm out for you to take “Now how ‘bout that date?” You smiled up at him before looping your arm around his and nodding your head a bit, letting him lead you.

- - -

Nathan Jackson:

Nathan was aware of his feelings for you from the beginning.

And the sweetheart that he is, is hopeless when it comes to confessing.

From the fear of you rejecting him, or explaining himself poorly, to the fear of other people possibly disapproving of your relationship, he was hopeless.

The other’s tried to give him tips, but none of the things they told him to do, were “him”.

He wanted it to be natural, not scripted, but he was never quite sure of the right moment.

For some time, he was afraid the right moment might never come.

Buuut, luckily for him it did. Just not in the way he necessarily wanted it to start.

“Nathan!” Chris yelled, trying to get his attention as he held you up.

After some men came into town causing trouble, the seven, along with your help got rid of them. But as most things, it turned into a big firefight, and you got caught in some of the crossfire, and now had a bullet in your shoulder.

As Nathan ran over to Chris, his eyes landed on you. Your face was screwed up into a pained scowl, and he felt his heart drop. “Y/n!” He said as he ran over to you.

“Hey Nathan.” You said as he started to look at your shoulder.

“That bullet’s still in there. Come on.” Before you knew it, he was taking you from Chris and carrying you in his arms towards his office.

His heart was beating rapidly as he panicked, his mind running through everything he needed to do to make sure you were gonna be alright. And the entire time he was getting the bullet out and cleaning your wound, his heart never stopped racing. Not until you were completely bandaged up and sitting up with a smile on your face. You were still tired from the blood-loss, but you were going to be alright.

“Here you go.” Nathan said as he handed you some water.

“Thank you.” You said with a smile, taking it gratefully. “I didn’t give you too much trouble did I?” You asked with a hint of amusement.

He smiled at you and shook his head “I have to admit it’s always harder when it’s someone you care about.” He admitted.

“But you always work a lot harder.” You countered.

He chuckled. “That is true. But I much prefer not having to do it, sooo.”

“Sooo.” You continued.

He leaned forward and placed his hand on yours “So. Please don’t do it again. I hated seeing you hurt like that.”

You smiled softly at him, your heart racing a bit faster as his hand gripped your own “I promise.”

You had feelings for Nathan for a while now, and part of you was sure he felt the same, but you never knew why he wouldn’t express it. Though, you had to criticize yourself too, you never did anything about it either.

But as his hand sat on yours you felt as though he was, in his own way, trying to show you. So, giving him a bit of a hand, so to speak. You turned your hand over so your palm was up, and linked your fingers through his.

Nathan glanced down at your hand as you did this, and he smiled before meeting your eyes again. Closing his fingers so he would be holding your hand in his he kept his eyes locked on yours. And as you smiled at each other, you both knew now, in your own silent confession, how you both felt.

- - -

Josiah Sanchez:

Josiah is a man who often thinks himself unworthy of things like love and affection; redemption and happiness.

So, when he felt himself falling for someone like you, he thought he was not worthy of such a connection.

So he buried it down, and tried to ignore it. You surely deserved so much better than him,

And when Buck and Nathan both told him that you clearly felt the same, he refused to take their word for it. Not believing you could ever come to love him.

But ever since they told him, he couldn’t help the thought in the back of his mind that spoke up every time you smiled at him, that said, 'What if?'

And the longer he was around you, and the more you showed care for him, the harder it came for him to find reasons not to embrace it.

It became especially hard when you seemed to always know when he was in need of help.

After another visit with his sister, Josiah had come back to Four Corners in a foul mood. It wasn’t as bad as it usually was, but he always felt a heavy guilt hanging over him each time.

You knew about his sister and what had happened to her, Josiah had told you the last time he visited her. And this time, when he came back and didn’t even bother to check in, you knew it had been rough.

Josiah was sitting on an old rock wall behind the church, staring up at the darkening sky. And as he heard someone come around the corner, he was prepared to tell them to leave him alone. But when he looked over and saw you peeking around the corner with a cautious, but kind look, he felt the annoyance disappear.

You smiled softly at him as you came around the corner entirely, and in your hands was a cup and a plate of food. Seeing what you had brought him, he felt his heart swell a bit as his mood got a bit better.

“I thought you might want something to eat. Since I didn’t see you get anything since you’ve come back.”

“That’s too kind of you Y/n.” He said as you handed the food and drink to him.

“Actually I think it’s about the usual amount.” You said with light amusement, to which you were glad he smiled at. “Do you mind if I sit with you?” You asked.

He smiled at you “I’d be honored.” He said curtly, making you smile as you sat beside him.

You looked up at the sky as well, as Josiah took a few bites out of the sandwich you had made him. After he took a drink, you dared to speak again. Your voice soft “How was she?”

Josiah glanced at you and saw the caution behind your eyes, unsure if he really wanted to talk about it. He smiled at you “A bit better than before, but..” He trailed off, and as you nodded, he knew he need not continue. “Thank you Y/n.” He said after a few more moments of silence as he finished eating his meal.

“Don’t mention it.” You smiled as he set down the plate.

“Thank you for checking on me.” He continued as he looked over at you “Thank you for caring.”

You smiled at him, and he saw a bit of surprise behind it as you shook your head lightly “You don’t have to thank me for caring Josiah.” You said with a hint of disbelief “It’s not a chore. It’s something I do needlessly, naturally.” You added on.

He smiled at you again “And I am grateful that you are so naturally kind, and beautiful inside and out.”

You felt your face heat up at his comment as you smiled a bit shyly, you looked out at the sky again before speaking “You always seem to think you don’t deserve it you know.” You began before looking back over at him. “But you do, Josiah. You deserve someone who cares about you, naturally, and genuinely.”

Josiah stared at you, adoration taking over his features as you spoke “And you deserve the same Y/n.” He responded. He stared at you softly for a moment, before speaking again, cautiously “Do you-” He began, but paused for a moment, unsure of himself. But seeing how you stared at him, he felt no need to hide it anymore “Do you think, I could be that. For you?”

For a moment Josiah thought you might turn him down, turn away and leave. But instead your smile widened at his words as you nodded your head “I don’t think I’d want anyone else to.”

Josiah felt his chest swell with almost overwhelming feelings as you said this, and though he was unsure of what to do now. He took your hand in his, and brought it up to his face, planting a kiss on the back of your hand. Smiling at you, he felt more happiness than he could truly express.

- - -

John "J.D." Dunne:

JD is a mess when it comes to anything romantic.

He is an awkward and rambling mess, and often says the wrong thing.

JD was a bit flirty when you first met, but the second you responded in kind with a sarcastic comment, he was thrown off.

And just like that, he was in trouble.

He admired you greatly and thought you the most amazing person he knew.

He wanted to tell you how he felt, and ask you out on a proper date, but was clueless as to how he should go about it.

He would try to get advice from Buck, but would regret it immediately.

Asking the others, he didn’t get much further, so decided he would just try his best to be himself, and not mess it up for the sixth time.

He had hand-picked some flowers from the field around the town, and also stole a couple from a nearby garden. Reciting to himself over and over what he was going to say to you as he paced around outside of your room.

From inside, you could hear something going on, and finally walked over and pulled the door open. And as soon as you did, a stunned JD looked at you with surprise and quickly placed his hands behind his back.

“Y/n!” He’d exclaim, as if surprised to see you at all.

“J.D.?” You responded.

“Uh, I - uh, I was just about to knock.” He said with an awkward laugh.

You smiled at him, a bit amused at his behavior and at how cute he was being. ‘Typical JD’ you mused to yourself. “Do you want something?”

“Huh? No, no, well yeah actually.” He admitted with an awkward nod.

He stayed silent and you blinked a few times “So, what is it?”

“Oh right, uh.” He cleared his throat a bit before bringing his hand out from behind his back, presenting you with a poorly put together and mismatched bouquet of flowers.

Taking the flowers from his hand, you couldn’t help but smile, your heart fluttering. You let out a soft chuckle “Thank you JD, what are they for?” You asked as you looked back at him, bringing the flowers to your nose.

JD remained quiet as he watched your response. You smiled, took them, laughed a bit, but it wasn’t in ridicule. This was good.

Realizing you asked him a question he shook himself from his thoughts “Well they’re for you.” He said quickly before realizing how stupid he sounded. Shaking his head a bit he let out a dry chuckle “I mean, well I came to ask if you, by chance, and if you don’t have other plans, wanted to go to the concert with me? You know, the one being held by the singer who came in yesterday? It’s alright if you don’t want to go, I just really like you and thought it might be fun, and I mean-”

“JD.” You said, stepping his rambling.

“Yeah?” He asked innocently.

You smiled at him, amused by his adorable rambling “I don’t have any other plans. I’d love to go to the concert with you, and I like you too.” You responded.

JD blinked a couple times as he processed what you had said before a smile spread across his face “Yeah?”

You laughed. “Yeah, JD.”

“Oh, good, great!” He chuckled again “Okay, uhm, I’ll come get you at eight?”

You nodded your head “Eight it is.”

He nodded again as he smiled brightly, turning he waved a bit before he began to walk down the hall. And as soon as you closed your door behind you, you heard a distant cheer as footsteps pounded down the stairs. Letting out a laugh, you smiled at the messy flowers once more before thinking about what you should wear.

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