The Story of Us

Reece - Fix You

TW: Language, medical procedures and mild sexual innuendos
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Reece had been having a lot of jaw pain the last few days, and not the typical 'lock jaw' pain he was used to experiencing. He was sitting in his office working on endless paperwork, when Marjorie walked in, seeing him rubbing his jaw, trying to relieve the pain. "Hey, you." Marjorie said to him as she walked around his desk. "Hey, gorgeous." Reece said, opening his arms for his wife, wrapping them around her as she sat on his lap. "Is your jaw still hurting that bad, my love? It's not from our... activities the other night, is it?" Marjorie said a wink, but also with concern in her voice and eyes. Reece rolled his eyes and giggled, then sighed before answering her. "Yeah, it is. And no, I don't think it's from the other night, baby. It's a different kind of pain. I've got a dental appointment in the morning. They said it may be my wisdom teeth. If that's the case, I'll have to have a procedure to remove them." Reece said, trying to be honest with Marjorie, but also not scare her at the same time. He knew how worried and unhinged she could get about anything that caused those she loved any pain, so he was hoping she would take it well.

Marjorie pursed her lips, dropping her head and nodding. Reece knew she was trying not to say anything to him about what she was thinking. "Margie, what are you thinking?" Reece said, rubbing his hand in circles on her back, trying to comfort her. "Nothing, my love. Just, a bit worried, you know?" "I know." He said, kissing her forehead. He grabbed her hand and helped her stand up off his lap, then stood up himself. "Are you ready to go home?" Reece asked, turning off his computer and making sure the office was secured and locked up for the night. "More than ready. It's been a long day." Marjorie said, taking Reece's hand once again after he locked the doors to the nursery, and they began walking to their car. Always the gentleman, Reece opened Marjorie's door for her and got her settled before getting into the drivers seat to drive them home.

The next morning, Marjorie called Autumn and let her know that she would not be coming into work so she could go with Reece. Once that was settled, Reece and Marjorie got dressed and went to the appointment. Once checked in and waiting, Marjorie started to get nervous. She never liked any sort of medical office, they always made her nervous. Reece knew this, and he grabbed one of her hands in both of his and held it tightly, making Marjorie instantly calm a bit. Reece was called back to a chair, and immediately donned with the infamous paper bib. Marjorie giggled as he groaned at the fact that, even as an adult, he still had to wear the damn bib. They took Reece out of the room momentarily to do some x rays of his teeth and jaw, and then had him wait in the chair until the dentist was ready to discuss the results with him. It wasn't long, though, before the dentist came in and told Reece it was definitely his wisdom teeth that were causing the problem. The tooth on the bottom left side of his jaw, where he had the most pain, was impacted in his jaw, which subsequently caused an abscess to form under the tooth, which was causing the brunt of the pain. It needed to be taken care of immediately, or the infection from the abscess could spread to his bone and bloodstream and become extremely dangerous. They scheduled the procedure with an oral surgeon for the following morning, thanked the doctor, and left to make preparations for the following day.

After calling both Autumn and Mia to inform them of the situation and getting the next week off of work for the both of them, they went to the shops to get snacks, ice cream, soups, and whatever else they could think of that would help Reece recover and be easy for Marjorie to cook and not burn the house down in the process. After the shops, they returned home, had a lovely meal together, and headed to bed early to get rest for the next day.

The next morning was a blur to Reece. He got up, dressed in comfortable clothes, and off they went to the surgical center. They got him all checked in, and set up for the pre-operative checks. They placed an IV, ran some fluids and antibiotics, and explained the procedure to him. They decided to remove all four teeth since he was already going to be completely put under for the procedure anyway, so it was a bit more of an extensive surgery, but wasn't going to take longer than an hour at most. They were ready to take Reece back to the OR, so Marjorie said her goodbyes to him, gave him a kiss, and went off to the waiting room to wait.