A real cowboy
◇ Pairing: Joe Lightcloud X city girl!Reader
◇ Warnings: alchol, cowboys, flirt, Joe Lightcloud
◇ Summary: Joe Lightcloud wants to meet the new family that just moved from the town to the coutryside, especially the young woman that apparently lives there.
◇ Note: Sorry for the mistakes and the English. Please give me some ideas to continue this series, I managed to write the second chapter too but I'm pretty sure that it won't keep going without ideas. 🥲 Also here the series I was talking about @vintagepresley. The plot isn't the one of the movie and I apologies if Joe is a bit OOC. Series Masterlist.
The old Western saloon in the small town was as full as any other day, many cowboys went there to meet their friends and have a chat with beers in hand or whiskey if they could get it- Joe Lightcloud was one of the cowboys in the room, he too had a glass full of whiskey in his hand, his hat was forgotten on his lap while his clothes were untidy due to the heat of that day- his white shirt was unbuttoned a few buttons showing his chest glistening from the sweat that had set in, his black trousers hugged his legs and hips perfectly, the belt held them up giving a more cowboy style that made the knees of any girl, who would look in his direction, weaken. His black hair was perfectly combed back while his lips were slightly redder than usual as he kept pressing the bottle against them to drink his third beer, too busy listening and talking to his cowboy friends to worry about the number of drinks he was consuming.
The topic they were talking about was a particular gossip that had been going around the small town in the countryside for several days now, apparently a family from the big city had recently moved in nearby, right next to the reservation where Joe lived with his family.
The gossip varied every day and was decidedly different as everyone was apparently too busy giving their opinions and fantasizing without going to find out the truth behind that family.
Some cowboys had passed by while tending their cows and had glanced at the house that had once been for sale.
Only a few had the opportunity to see some clues of who the people who had come to live there might be, many assumptions had been made after the various sightings: the women's clothes hanging outside, the flowers that appeared every day, the toys left lying around in front of the house and a broken wheelchair thrown in the trash nearby.
Joe could confirm that he was intrigued by his friends' tales, especially when a cowboy from there, called Jesse by all, the youngest of the usual group that had formed over the years, opened his mouth to reveal something.
“I've been to the house” all the voices that had previously filled the place disappeared and eyes were focused on the young man who continued “I brought the mail from town once, my mum made me take it all the way there to do the new family a favor and find out if the gossip was true” he admitted embarrassedly sipping his beer for a moment as the men invited him to continue asking a thousand questions and pondering on why he hadn't opened his mouth earlier 'why didnt you tell us anything? Who lives there? Is it true that there is an old man with a woman and a child? Is the child in a wheelchair? Whose clothes are those women's clothes that were drying?'
It was Joe who silenced the noisy group of cowboys to let Jesse, who was slightly intimidated by his friends' sudden interest but nevertheless happy to share the information, continue “there is a family living there from the city, they moved in a week ago, I haven't seen any men apart from the five year old boy-" the poor boy was interrupted again by the questions asked but soon managed to talk again, a slight blush appeared on his youthful cheeks "a young woman from the city lives there, if all the women from the city are as beautiful as her I'm ready to move in and that's all I'm saying" he admitted before finishing his beer.
The men's interest had now grown even more, especially now that they had the information they expected, unfortunately for them almost all of them were taken and as a result the only one still free among them was Joe who had half a mind to go and introduce himself to the city family, hoping to see for himself the young woman who was described almost as an angel by his young friend.
"I hear city girls aren't so difficult to win over" declared one man, busy drinking his fifth beer, provoking a statement coming out of another "I bet she'd fall at Joe's feet as soon as she sees him, just like the others"- The club filled with laughter, even Joe was laughing as he thought about what to do responding to the statement with confidence "Oh I tell you. A girl like her is gonna love me. And I'd love to show her how good a time I can give her" he declares as he taps the beer mug on the bar, adding with a casanova grin turning to the young cowboy " D'ya know where they live?" and continued just after a big swig of his beer "Maybe I could pay 'em a visit and introduce myself" the cowboy suggested before even getting a response from the young man, causing the place to fill with laughter again.
A cowboy named Nash let out an amused snort as he ordered another whiskey by making a simple hand gesture "always on the hunt, huh Joe?" the young man let out a laugh at the affirmation, responding to the taunt "Ya'll know me too well. I won't lie, I am always on the hunt for a pretty face on the countryside. And this time I'll get one that I want..like always" one of his friends patted him before Joe could stand up wishing him good luck, receiving in response an amused snort followed by a cocky sentence "Hey I don't need luck. I've got charm. This pretty girl won't know what hit 'er once she sees me".
Joe left some money on the counter and grabbed his cowboy hat, walking out of the club as his friends cheered him on, until he was in his car and on his way to the house he had heard about for several days now.
The house, where he parked his car in front, was a small house, he could see that it needed renovation but it still had a certain country charm. It was an old two-storey farmhouse made of wood stained light blue and white.
The door was on the right, also made of wood, it looked pretty old but it still closed so it wasn't a big problem, there weren't many windows decorating the house but the few that were there were definitely large, especially the one on the first floor that overlooked the kitchen and probably also the dining room.
The house was surrounded by a fence, also made of wood, which probably years before had helped to contain the cattle.
Joe got out of his bright red car, closed the door and put on his hat while he headed to the front door, his gaze kept wandering around observing his surroundings, studying the house more in the hope of getting a peek and preparing himself for whoever would be standing in front of him.
He could hear someone humming from inside the house, so someone was definitely in there- Joe just had to catch their attention by knocking on the door a couple of times just like he did after adjusting his clothes and hat one last time in the hope of charming the young city girl.
Quick but gentle footsteps came closer and closer to the door and after a few moments, the sagging piece of wood opened revealing a gorgeous young girl, Joe could easily tell she had been working without a break all day because of her tousled but still gorgeous hair, tied by a ribbon probably found by accident in her suitcase or perhaps belonging to the dress she was wearing that moment and that was definitely a dress a city girl would wear and a country girl would just dream because of the mundane life she was forced to live.
The poor dress had suffered any kind of things that day, Joe could tell, given the dust and the way it was open showing the young woman's cleavage, the skirt was even slightly torn.
The young woman however was still divine, her y/e/c eyes were fixed on the cowboy with a twinkle of confusion and surprise, her neatly trimmed eyebrows were slightly furrowed as if she was asking a silent question before she opened her gorgeous mouth "can I help you?" she asked softly, confused as to why Joe was there.
The young man took off his hat as a sign of respect, a small smile appeared on his face while he spoke to the young stranger for the first time, his eyes slowly moved taking in her entire appearance "I think I'm here to help you," the young woman's expression became more confused but her eyes did not move from his "Help me?" Joe simply nodded, leaning slightly closer to whisper in a low voice "I know women who move into the country need more than help" "what do you mean?" she asked, her expression becoming more and more confused, it quickly changed as soon as she heard the answer Joe gave her with such confidence "You need a strong man to take care of you".
The young city woman was about to reply, starting her sentence with "I-" but was soon interrupted by small footsteps followed by a tug at her skirt.
A boy of at least five years old timidly peeked out to observe who she was talking to. When his doe eyes stopped on Joe, they widened even wider and his mouth opened in even more surprise when he heard him speak, the cowboy's expression was as amused as the voice he used to greet the child “hello, little fella”.
He didn't receive a response from the little boy who began excitedly tugging at his big sister's skirt repeating the word 'cowboy' causing the young man to smile more amused and make the young woman complain in a low voice as she let the child's name slip out, allowing that way Joe to use it to address the boy "have you ever met a real cowboy, Jamie?".
The little boy quickly shook his head looking at him admiringly "no, siw! I ove youw hat!" he exclaimed enthusiastically, his eyes full of excitement; Joe looked up at his hat, a sweeter smile on his face when he answered "Why thank you Jamie. I'll let you wear it just if you promise to give it back" he said putting it on the little boy's head when he shouted "I pwomise, siw" earning a deep laugh from the cowboy who complimented him "See? You're the cutest littlest cowboy I've ever seen now just like your mama, the cutest little mama I've ever seen...what's ya name, sweetheart?" Joe asked the young woman who was still standing there in silence.
Jamie interrupted them again, correcting Joe by stating that the young woman was not his mama but his older sister and her name was Y/n, which the girl did not find very pleasant and lightly scolded the little one in a joking but serious manner.
When Joe's calloused hand touched her soft hand, it took her by surprise for a moment and her gaze shifted from her little brother back to the cowboy who with a casanova smirk lowered himself and left a small kiss on her delicate knuckles "Y/n. What a beautiful name for a beautiful lady like you."
This comment made her blush but she quickly managed to cover it from Jamie to avoid further embarrassment, unfortunately she couldn't hide it from Joe who was smiling even more mischievously at that moment.
Joe leaned against the wooden wall of the house, watching her closer, admiring her body and face before speaking again "would you care to have some moonshine with a cowboy this fine evening?" he asked, his eyes a mesmerizing blue.
The girl looked at him for a moment before frowning in confusion "a what?" she asked, receiving a small laugh from the cowboy who explained to her what a moonshine was, which was an alcoholic beverage that many cowboys drank there when they wanted to have some fun.
Y/n's eyes stayed on him as Joe leaned in closer and closer to her face while flirtatiously suggesting one more thing "Or how about coming on down to the rodeo after party and I'll teach you how to line dance? We could get to know each other better" he suggested again, a confident smile on his face, which faltered for a moment as she shook her head "I'm afraid I'm busy, thanks anyway" she said quickly, ignoring the little pout from her little brother who was longing to get to know the first real cowboy who had spoken to him better.
Joe merely nodded and smiled not taken aback by the rejection "Well shoot, ma'am! That's OK....Just know that I've got more than ten-gallon hat full of charm" he winked at her, she nodded slightly not understanding exactly what he had said to her, murmuring a small reply before handing the hat back to him "I bet you have".
She easily took Jamie in her arms who smiled at Joe, waving at him with his small hand when Y/n opened her mouth again "we're really busy now, excuse us, Jamie also has to go take his afternoon nap..so bye, sir..have a good day".
The door closed and Joe didn't have time to convince her to stay with him while the kid was asleep, he couldn't even convince her to go with him for a drink, something that didn't happen often since all the women wanted him and said yes to him without him even having to ask.
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