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

At The Bar

I just wanted to add, that some chapters will be more like the Novel than the game to add a bit more character.

That night, Vincent visited the bar as usual. Toby hadn't come, his
colleague Orlando showing up instead. He was a childhood friend of
Vincent and Jonny's. They had all known each other for more than
twenty years, soon meeting (Y/n) afterwards.

The bar was the same as it always was. It was warm, filled with a fair
amount of chatter, and comfortable.

"Well, well." Orlando, sitting next to Vincent, took a large gulp from
his beer and let out a burp. He was an easygoing and excitable man,
contrasting with the perpetually calm Jonny and the slightly tired looking (Y/n) as she slowly drank her (f/D) listening in on the conversation.

"So this is the last of the
three times people say you get to be popular in your life, huh."

"Why the last time?" He asked. (Y/n) squinted her eyes at him.
"Because you're with Katherine Stupid" she rolled her eyes at her friend.

"You think this is gonna happen again? 'Course not. You've had more
than your fair share."

"Was I ever popular to begin with?"

"You were the most popular of all of us when we were kids," Jonny
pointed out from opposite him. (Y/n) glanced at Jonny as she looked down at the aisle next to her to avoid eye contact.
'If only you knew...' she let out a deep sigh.

"I don't recall that." Vincent claimed.

"The second time was at our class reunion five years back," Orlando
said, wiping away the froth from around his mouth.

"That was what led to you dating Katherine, remember?" (Y/n) said. Sometimes she felt like she knew their relationship better than her own previous ones.

"Now you mention it..."

"You've been with Katherine a while now," Jonny said seriously.

"It'll all be over if she finds out about yesterday, though. Your
relationship with Katherine, everything," Orlando said, then
guffawed. It might have been a joke to them, but to Vincent it was a
matter of life and death. He pictured the glint of the lenses of
Katherine's glasses as she chased after him, yelling.

"She's scary as hell. If she finds out, she'll probably kill me." He exclaimed.
(Y/n) let out a small chuckle.

"She probably would" she agreed

"It's not like she has to find out, though, is it? Not if you act like it
never happened," Orlando said lightheartedly, and Vincent shot him a glare.

"I can't be as carefree about this whole thing as you are."

"How about moving on instead, then? From Katherine to that girl
from yesterday. You don't want to be nagged into getting married,
right? Two people staying together forever is just an illusion.
Marriage will dig your grave. I'm proof of that."
Orlando had been divorced in the past. It was apparently due to his
wife having an affair, but he wouldn't talk too much about it, though
they didn't appear to have had any children.
Vincent tried considering his
options. The prospect of breaking up with his current girlfriend and
getting with the blonde girl from the night before was tempting, there
was no denying that. If he did, he wouldn't live each day of his life
being scolded. Unless it was from (Y/n) and Erica
He wouldn't have to feel like he was being told off all
the time. But what about him as a person? If he had a relationship
with another woman despite having a girlfriend and just stayed on
the fence, he would be considered a cheat...
"It's a tough spot ethically, huh?"