At that moment the doorbell rang again making Char look at Autumn and Marjorie before slowly walking down the stairs to open the door.
"Oh, Hi Reece" she almost shouted just to make sure it was heard upstairs.
"Char? I thought it was Aut who's here"
"She is, they're upstairs... Reece, you look like death. When did you sleep last?"
"Oh.. i don't know.. I was just..." Reece lost his trail of thought sudden when he saw Marjorie stand at the top of the stairs, her face streaked with tears and he felt his heart skip a beat, she was beautiful no matter what and then it clenched and he felt anxious, what was all this crying good for. All he wanted was to go up and take her in his arms, hold her and never let her go again.
Marjorie nodded to Char to let him inside and then she took a step back, turned around and walked in to the bedroom.
Autumn quickly decended the stairs and looked at her brother.
"Be nice"
"Aut..." He mumbled "What's going on?"
"Maybe you should just go up and talk to her" Autumn and Charlotte said simultaneously.
Reece quickly made his way up and knocked softly on the door to Marjories bedroom.
"Marjorie, love?" he softly asked as he waited for a response. He felt the doorknob and took a breath.
Tears were streaming down Marjories face and she couldn't answer him even if she wanted, her voice betraying her when she tried to speak, she couldn't fathom Reece ever coming back to her the way she had behaved and now here he was, outside her door. A soft hand on her stomach, just holding where their baby was, their baby. Her and Reece, the most perfect little thing she'd ever dreamed of, how was she supposed to tell him? How do you tell someone you threw head first out the door that you have the rest of your life connected. Did he even want her, them even, how could he? Would he stay with her just because of the baby?
There were so many questions running through her mind as she stood up to open the door, revealing Reece with bags under his red, puffy eyes, she could tell he hadn't slept a lot the past few days, he looked as he had been crying to, and she knew she was at fault, it didn't help to lessen the flow of tears and she closed her eyes in an attempt to stop it.
She suddenly felt the jolt from his touch and then his thumbs softly drying her tears and then a kiss on the top of her head.
"Gorgeous, can you talk to me? What's going on? Marjorie? I love you" his soft voice made her shiver as she pulled back from his warmth. While all she wanted to do was crawl up into his arms she couldn't, she needed to keep some kind of focus.
"Reece.... We... I... " she tried to form a sentence but nothing came out and instead she wrapped her arms around herself, trying to comfort herself a little bit. Reece noticed her effort and took a step towards her, wrapping her into his embrace and holding her as close as he possibly could. The way she absolutely melted into him made him feel like he had some what of a chance still, and he pulled her even closer, nose in her hair and small kisses on her forhead. Why did she think he didn't want her, didn't she see what she did to him?
"Marjorie. I love you. No one else, do you belive me? I want you, only you. Can you tell me what's going on?"
"Yes" she sniffled in his chest. "Reece. I'm sorry, i'm so so sorry"
"You don't have anything to be sorry for"
"Yes. I was horrible to you because of my own insecurities. I'm awful. It's just, you can do better than me"
"You are not awful, it's ok, you haven't done anything wrong, just let me love you, only you"
"Reece. I have to... "
"No, you don't have to .. anything"
Marjorie sighs and leans into his arms a little deeper. She really wanted to wrap her arms around him, disappear into his chest and never come out. She had missed the feeling of him, the way they fit perfectly, the way he felt, smelled, everything. Four days could easily been a lifetime, no one had ever felt so perfect as Reeces arms around her and suddenly she just slipped.
"Reece. I'm pregnant"
She felt him tense around her and suddenly she felt a chill, maybe it was a stupid decision to tell him.
Reece quickly relaxed, slightly shocked he leaned back, put his hand under Marjories chin and pulled her face up to meet his eye, eyes that were beaming with joy.
"I love you"
"So you're not mad?"
"Mad? Why would i be mad Marjorie?"
"Because it wasn't planned?"
"So? Can something that is half of you ever be bad?"
"Well..."
"Marjorie! I've dreamt of a little girl looking like you running around with us in a house. You are amazing" then Reece leant in and gave her a kiss.
"or a blonde little boy, just like you" Marjorie mumbled against his lips
"no matter what, i'll love him or her even more than i love you"
