The story of us// baby bundle

Pt.8

"Reece come out, you've been in there for hours." Marjorie begged.
"No." He simply replied.
"Mia told me you haven't eaten in days, come out."
"No." He said again.

Marjorie just gave up on trying to get through to him, instead she went to go talk to Nova. She quietly walked into the girls room, Niamh was still fast asleep, but instead, she was next to Nova, the two of the cuddling. Marjorie shut off the night light they had on and gave them both a kiss on the forehead.

"Goodnight angels." She said before walking out, shutting the door behind her.

Marjorie decided she'd try to talk to him one more time, if he didn't talk to her there was nothing she could do.

She knocked on the bedroom door, beginning to talk again.
"Reece please let me in."
"No." That was the only thing she'd heard him say, no.
"I'm not taking no as an answer let me before I call autumn." Reece rolled his eyes and unlocked the door for her, desperately trying not to make eye contact.

"Reece."
"Mhm." He hummed.
"Look at me." She said in response.
"No." Marjorie had been getting sick of hearing that word.
"Reece knight."
"No."
"Reece knight look at me, Marjorie Van Gould, right now." She's not called herself that in years, it took Reece by surprise.

When he finally looked up at her, she took a moment to really look at him, noticing things she didn't before.

"Reece, why's your jumper wet." All along the arms, wet patches. On his upper neck, a scar.

"What have you done." She said, taking his arm, rolling up his sleeve. Before she could roll it up properly, he pulled away, pulling the little bit that had been rolled up back down.

"What have you done Reece." She said again.
"Nothing."
"Reece." She carried on pushing.
"Nothing." He said again.
"Answer my question properly!"

"You know exactly what I've done, when in reality you didn't need to know. You just kept pushing, and pushing, and pushing until actually, you found out something that was none of your business."

"Show me." She said, taking his arm again.
"No." He tried to pull away again but couldn't.
"Reece, show me."

Niamh came running down the hall, wanting to tell Marjorie a dream she just had, when she saw what was happening.

"Mummy? Daddy?" She said.
"Oh sweetheart." Marjorie looked at her, letting Reece pull away.
"What's going on?"

"Daddy just fell over, but he wanted to be brave for mummy so he didn't tell her. But now, he will.  So mummy's going to clean him up and make him all better again, okay?" Reece smiled.

"Okay, can I tell you about a dream I had!" She said eagerly.
"Of course you can pumpkin, come on." He said, picking her up and walking downstairs while she chewed his ear off.

"That man!" Marjorie mumbled to herself, walking down the stairs.

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Sorry this is out so late I totes didn't fall asleep earlier 😜🖕