Marjoreece Oneshots

As long as I live

(Reece's pov)

I ring Marjorie's phone again. For the fifth time, it goes straight to voicemail.
"Autumn." I say, and she looks up from her desk, her eyes meeting mine. "Marjorie's phone has gone to voicemail five times." I explain, panic rubbing all the way down my spine.
"Okay? Maybe it died?" she suggests, trying to be rational.
"It's only lunch, and it was fully charged this morning. And she hasn't been on it all morning. I'm worried." I say, standing up and pacing around the office.

"Okay Reece. Calm. Where did she go?" she asks, clearly picking up on the suspicious circumstances now.
"On a walk. Around the park. Oh god..." I trail off, thinking about all the things that could have possibly happened to her. "I feel sick." I say, sitting back down in my chair, placing my head in my hands, rubbing my temples.
"Right let's not start thinking like that. It could be completely fine okay? How about we go find her?" she suggests.
"Yeah. What about the nursery? We can't leave it unsupervised." I question.
"I'll call Deliah in." she says, already on her phone.

*

"Heyyyy guysssss." Deliah says, dragging out her sentence, as she slowly walks in.
"Oh thank god. Thanks for coming in on short notice. Let's go Aut." I say, rushing to the door, turning back and waiting for Autum.
"Okay I'm coming." she says, standing up and following after me, thanking Deliah one last time.
"Hurry up Aut!" I yell, running out the nursery, jumping up and down waiting for her, getting impatient.
"Reece! I will take your head off! Please stop." she says, which makes me stand still.
"Okay." I say meekly, knowing full well she will carry it through.

We walk to the park, at Autumn's pace, which is killing me, it's so much slower than I think it should be. If I had it my way, I'd be running around the park already, looking for her. But I don't have it my way, I have it Autumn's way. Her perks of being my younger sister, she knows I'll always do anything for her.
We eventually reach the front of the park. I turn to look at Autumn.
"I'll go left, you go right." she sighs, finally giving in, and I run. I run fast.
I'm running, looking in every direction, every place I can possibly think.
I see something which is very suspicious and unusual, making me stop dead in my tracks.
I turn my body, fully facing a huge crowd, that all seem to be gathered around something.
I slowly walk over, a bit uneasy of what I'm about to discover.

Now I'm closer, I can peer over most of the crowd, as I gently manoeuvre my way through the crowd, getting closer.
I see two women on the floor, one hugging her knees, uncontrollably sobbing, and panting. And the other sitting next to her, comforting her.
I finally make my way to the front of the crowd, and decide to ask.
"Sorry, do you need any help?" I ask politely, and the woman looks up.
"I just found her like this. I came and sat down next to her, trying to help, and then a huge crowd appeared." she explains and I nod.
I crouch down, thankfully I have experience in dealing with these sorts of things.
"I can help. I think she is having a panic attack. I get them a lot, and have family who do. I can help? If that's alright?" I ask, and the woman nods, standing up and moving out my way.
"Right nothing to see here! Clear off people!!" she yells, clearing away the crowd. "That might help. Good luck." she says, before walking away.
I spot Autumn in the distance, and she spots me. Knowing there is now no chance of the crowd coming back, I turn my full attention to this woman in front of me.

"Hiya. I don't know your name, but my names Reece. I know exactly what this feels like. I need you to try and breathe with me. In...1..2..3..4, hold...1..2..3..4, and out...1..2..3..4. Good. And let's repeat that." I say, repeating the breathing exercise a few more times.
The young lady seems to have calmed down, but still refusing to lift her head.
"Hey, are you okay?" I ask, to which she shakes her head no in response. "You wanna talk? Talking can help taking some of the stress off your shoulders. And it helps, especially when it's a total stranger, I know it can feel hard talking to someone you know." I say, hoping I can help.
She nods, and lifts her head. It's Marjorie.
"Marjorie?" I question, and she wipes her tears away.
"Don't be mad." she whispers, clearly scared.
"Hey, why would I be mad? I'm so glad you're okay." I say, sitting down properly in front of her, opening my arms. She crawls into them, holding me tight. "I've got you, I'll always have you." I whisper, kissing the top of her head.
"You wanna talk?" I ask, and feel her nod into me. "Wanna go somewhere more private?" she nods again. "Okay hold on tight." I whisper, as I stand up, Marjorie still holding on.
I move her around, so her legs can wrap around my waist, and her arms stay wrapped around my neck, holding on tightly, as she buries her head into my shoulder.
"Okay let's go then." I say, and walk over to Autumn. "Found her, let's go." I say, and she nods, sympathetically looking at Marjorie before we set off walking.

We pass the woman from earlier, and I stop to thank her.
"Hey you're the lady from earlier right?" she nods. "I just wanted to say thank you, I didn't realise it, but the woman on the ground was my wife. So thank you, I'm glad she had someone there to keep her safe, and not let harm come to her." I say, and she smiles.
"No worries. You are a good man by the way. You didn't even know if you knew the person, but you still helped. It's nice to know there are still some people out there like that. Hope she feels better soon, she's got someone great looking after her." she says, smiling once more and then walking away.
"I know." I feel Marjorie mumble into my shoulder, making me smile.

*

We get back to the nursery, and I walk us two straight into Marjorie's private office, seeing as she is the manager.
I lock the door behind us, and then sit in her chair, her on top of me. She lifts her head up, and finally looks me in the eyes.
Her beautiful eyes glowing, especially as they have been glossy from the tears. And her hair, a little messy but still perfect. I run my fingers through it, which helps relaxes her a little.
"Hey my love." I whisper, kissing her nose, then each cheek, and back to her nose, which makes her giggle. "There's my favourite sound." I say, and a pink colouring flushes across her cheeks, and her hands cover her face, trying to hide it.
I lift my hands up, pulling hers away.
"Don't hide your face." I whisper, leaning in and kissing her lips softly.
"You make em feel like a teenager with her first crush all over again." she mutters, kissing my cheek.
"Oh do I now? That's good to know." I smirk, pulling her into a kiss again. "Still wanna talk about it?" I mumble, and she nods.

She climbs off my lap, and pulling me up, dragging us over to the new sofa she added into her office, sitting down.
I sit next to her, and place my hand on her thigh, letting her go at her own pace, not wanting to push.

She looks into my eyes, which are filled with love and warmth, and reassurance.
"Okay, don't judge, alright?" she asks, obviously nervous. I rub her leg reassuringly, before giving it a gentle squeeze.
"I am not one to judge, you know that. And I'm here to listen to you." I say, kissing the side of her head.
"Okay. Right, I went on a little walk at lunch. I normally don't, but today there was just something telling me to. So I went to the park, just to get some fresh air, you know. Then I started walking around, until one person caught my eye. Janice. I tried to just ignore her, until she spotted me, and a smirk came over her face. I still ignored her, until she started walking behind me, calling out my name. So I turned around and started talking to her. She was saying her usual thing, how she deserved the job more than me, and all that stuff." she explains, and I nod along, occasionally humming. "Well then we went to go our separate ways, and she made one last comment. And I got terrified, and broke down into a panic attack. She said, and I quote 'your fat ass needs to watch itself, you never know when your last day could be, and you never know who is following you around, always watch your back Marjorie'. And I broke then, watching her walk away, feeling hopeless, and terrified." she finishes, leaning her head against my shoulder.

"What the fuck?" is all I can manage to get out, trying to process everything, whilst still being so angry. "Who does she actually think she is? Where does she get the nerve to talk to you like that? How fucking dare she?" I yell, feeling Marjorie flinch away from me, immediately calming down, I can't have my girl scared of me. "Sorry baby, I didn't mean to scare you, that is never my intention." I say softly, and she leans back into me, as I wrap my arms around her.
"It's okay. I'm still on edge that's all." she mumbles, holding me back just as tight.
"I love you baby. I hope you know how much I truly do. And I will never let harm come to you, for as long as I live." I reassure her, and she nods into my side. I pull her up, so she is sitting in my lap.
I lean up, our lips inches away from each other, but not touching. "As long as I live." I repeat, and she leans in the few inches, connecting our lips in a loving, deep kiss.
"As long as you live." she quotes, mumbling into the kiss.
"Of course." I mumble back, not fully breaking the kiss. I love this woman so much, no harm will ever come to her.

A/N: So..... two chapters in one day. I did this on purpose, because I'm taking a little break. Idk how long for, but I really need to fully reset my mental health, I'm really spiralling. I need to get a hold of it before something bad happens again, so a break from the pressure of writing this is what I need.
I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, as I know lots of you love my chapters. I love writing them for you, and seeing all your reactions, so I'm just as sad as you guys. But this is really a good thing, because when I come back, my writing will be better, and will make more sense, as my brain will finally be out of this dark place it's currently in.
So I hope you guys enjoyed the two today, I did truly try to make them good, as the last ones for a little bit.
I truly love all you guys, thanks for all your support and patience, please look after yourselves, you all mean a lot to me <333