Marjoreece - Date Night

Jealousy Pt 2.

"I've never seen you like that. What brought that on? Not that I'm complaining."

Marjorie thought for a second, she knew why she'd been like it, she just didn't know how to tell Reece. "I suppose if I'm honest, it was a bit of a combination of jealousy and insecurity."

"What do you mean? Have I done something to make you feel insecure?"

Marjorie sighed, "This might sound really stupid but I've heard 3 women come on to you today, none of them cared you're in a relationship, most of them were as well so they were literally offering you no strings sex and they all thought and made clear that you could do so much better than me. How am I supposed to feel? I can't make them think I'm worthy of you or stop them hitting on you but I thought maybe I could at least give you a reason to want to come home to me instead of going back with them. Maybe I could do something to make sure you remember you're mine. " She looked away from Reece at this point. Hearing it all said out loud she knew it sounded pathetic and she was embarrassed she'd let it get to her so much.

Reece stroked her cheek with one hand before tuning her head back to face him. He let out a large sigh. "Marjorie,  I can't stop the parents from hitting on me, but please believe me when I say I would never, ever, in a million years act on it. I was with Mia for 23 years and although I didn't realise it all the time with her, I did know that all those time she brought someone home it was just meaningless sex. I've done that, I'm done with that. What I have with you is so much more and because of that, so much better. I would not throw this away just because some parent offers it to me on a plate. If anything, I feel sorry for them. If they can willingly go behind the backs of their husbands and boyfriends like that without a second thought then they can't be in good relationships to begin with. I don't have that problem. I'm with someone who I love unconditionally, that makes me look forward to waking up every morning knowing I'll see her and look forward to falling asleep because I know she'll be in every dream. Someone who makes me feel safe and seen for the first time in my life. Someone who, despite all my issues and struggles accepts me and would do anything to help and support me. Someone who, regardless of what these parents say, is absolutely stunningly gorgeous, inside and out, incredibly sexy and truly phenomenal where it counts. And I would have said that before tonight, no one else is coming anywhere near after tonight." He winked at her after the last comment, causing her to blush. "I don't stand a chance, you're cute when your embarrassed or nervous, really hot when you're angry and just absolutely stunning the rest of the time. The way your body feels against mine, the way you can make me come undone at your touch or send a shiver down my spine with a look or a word, no one can come close to any of that. You don't need to try and give me a reason to come home to you, I've got hundreds of my own already. You also don't need to do anything to remind me that I'm yours. I am and that's all there is to it and I never want to be anyone else's ever again. I'll spend the rest of my life trying to make you understand and believe that if I have to." He looked down at her led in his arms, searching her eyes for some sign she believed him. "Marjorie, is there more to this than you're telling me? I get the feeling it runs deeper than a few parents hitting on me."

She looked up at him, seeing the sincerity and concern in his eyes. She took a deep breath in, not sure how he would respond if she told him the truth. "I suppose, if I'm honest it's made worse because this isn't the first time I've been on this side of this sort of situation. I don't think I've ever had a boyfriend that hasn't either cheated on me of told me themselves all the things those parents were saying about me and worse. I guess I'm just waiting for you to realise them as well and figure out that you can do so much better than me." As she said the last sentence, she started to cry. Reece wiped the tears on each cheek with his thumb before laying a kiss on the same spots and then one on her lips.

"I'm so sorry that you've had to put up with that gorgeous, but that's all over now ok? I don't care what any of the parents have to say about you, they're only saying it all because they're jealous of just how amazing you are. I know how I feel about you and what I see when I look at you and that's the only opinion of you that matters to me. I'd do anything for you, I hope you know that and that includes doing everything I can to make sure you see yourself as I see you." Marjorie stayed silent, Reece could tell she wanted to believe him, but also knew it wasn't that straightforward. They led together in comfortable silence although Reece's mind was elsewhere. Before those mothers at the nursery and Marjories little jealousy/rage session he'd planned on them going out tonight. This was supposed to be the best night to watch the meteor shower from where they were. His plan had been to drive out to a good viewing spot with a picnic of all Marjories favourite things and for the two of them to watch it. He also had thought it would be a romantic time for him to ask Marjorie to marry him... He looked over at the clock and it was far too late to go out now, that, and he could tell Marjorie was exhausted so he wouldn't want to try and drag her out for a date now anyway. After they're last conversation part of him wanted to do it now anyway, even if it was just at home. Maybe she'd start to realise how much she meant to him, because him taking that step would start to prove it to her. But then, after that conversation would it be tarnishing what should be one of the happiest moments of her life if it was associated with those memories of her past. He let out a sigh, not knowing what to do for the best and cursing the fact it was so late, he really could have used Autumn or Charlottes advise right about now.