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"Reeeece." She said, sitting on the kitchen counter, causing him to look at her.
"Yes my gorgeous girl." He smiled.
"Nothing, just wanted to see your face.""
She smiled innocently at him.
"That's nice." He let out a breathy chuckle before going back and finishing making out dinner.
"I'll be back, she keeps kicking my bladder." Marjorie said, climbing off the stool and leaving the room.
While she was gone, Reece plated up their food and got them both a glass of Diet Coke. 
She walked back into the room and sat opposite Reece,"I love you." He smiled, going to reach for her hands but accidentally knocking  her drink over.
"Oopsies." She giggled, but Reece looked panicked," darling, it's okay. It's just a drink."
"I'm sorry, sorry." He was muttering under his breath.
"Darling, baby, it's fine. We will clean it up." She tried to comfort him but his breathing was speeding up and becoming more shallow.
"Darling? It's okay. I need you to breathe for me. He can't hurt you." Marjorie stood up off her chair went round to his, taking his hands in hers.
"Reece I need you to take a deep breath in okay. He's not here. It's just a spilt drink and he can't hurt you." She noticed how he was spaced out,"darling, please. Can you hear me?"
But he couldn't hear her, all he could hear was his dad shouting at him," HOW FUCKING DARE YOU, YOU WORTHLESS PEICE OF SHIT." It was panicking him, all because he accidentally spilt autumns drink at the dinner table one day.
"No, dad please I'm sorry." He muttered, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Darling, he's not here. Pleas relax for me. I'm right here baby." Marjorie ran her thumbs over his knuckles in an attempt to snap him out of it, but he wouldn't calm down.
Marjorie grabbed her phone out of her pocket and rung the person she knew could help.
"Pick up pick up pick up." Marjorie said as it rung.
"Marjorie, how can I help?"
"Mia, it's Reece. He spilt my drink by accident and now he's having a flashback and I can't get him out of it and hes panicking and it's making me panic-"
"Sweetheart, slow down. I'm on my way. I just need you to stay calm too. Can you do that for me?" Her voice was calm.
"Okay." Marjorie took a deep breath in and continued to soothe Reece.
"Right sweetheart, I'm down the road now, can you go and unlock the door."
"Darling I'm going to be right back," Marjorie said to Reece, leaving the room and heading to the door, finding the key and unlocking the door. She went back into the kitchen and Reece was off his chair, on the floor, curled into a ball.
Marjorie knelt infront of him and rubbed his shoudler,"he's not going to hurt you. I'm here." 
Mia burst into the kitchen," Sweetheart you've done amazing. You can stay in the room or go and sit with char. I don't mind it's whatever you want." 
"I'm going to go and sit w-with char." She said, standing up and walking out the room, walking into the living room and sitting beside char.
"He'll be fine Marjorie. He's safe with Mia." Char said comfortingly, placing a hand on Marjorie's lap.
"I know, I just feel horrible that I couldn't help him. I mean he's my husband for fucks sake and I had to call for help."
"Marjorie, it's not your fault. He had a rough childhood and sometimes, it's easier for someone who's known him for a long time to help him with that. How many times do you think he's done that infront of Mia, his ex girlfriend who he was with for 23 years, and knew her for many more years before that?"
"I know, I know." She mumbled, leaning onto char and resting her head in her shoulder," ow what the fuck." She shouted, holding her bump.
"Being a little kicky?" Char asked.
"A little? That's a severe understatement. Shhh-Theyyy might have just cracked my ribs." Marjorie caught her little mistake before it was too late.
"Oh char I've not seen you in ages. Congratulations." Marjorie smiled.
"What fo- ohhh thanks marj. We really appreciate it." Char grinned from ear to ear.
"Marjorie, he's back. He wants to see you." Mia said, bursting into the room once again.
Marjorie hastily got out of her seat and walked into the kitchen where Reece was sat at the counter. The coke had been cleaned and he had a bottle of water in his hands. His eyes were red and puffy and his breath was slightly shaking.
"Hey gorgeous." He smiled weakly at her.
"How you feeling darling?" She asked, moving a few strands off hair away from his face.
"Still a bit off." He said, taking a sip of water.
"You scared me there. Had to get the mean redhead." She cupped his face with both of her ands and kissed him on the forehead, rubbing her thumbs along his cheeks.
"You've scared me plenty of times in the past few weeks. It's a little payback." He smirked.
"Oi you, I didn't mean to ruin chars wedding. These things just happen."
"You didn't ruin it. If anything you added a little....spice."he let out a breathy laugh before smiling at me, "Sorry about your coke though."
"Reece can you do me a favour?" She asked.
"Yeah sure anything."
"Stop. Apologising." She said, kissing his forehead again.
"I'm sor- it's just a habit." He said, stopping himself before he said sorry again.
"Marj, Reecey me  and char are going back home to pick up where we left off. Just call me if you me" Mia winked.
 
"Seee you later darlings." 
"Hmm." Reece hummed.
"Darling, whats wrong?" Marjorie asked. 
"I don't know. Just didn't get much sleep last night and I've not ate or drank today and I feel a little dizzy."
"Right, well we will get you a drink and some food and you can go to bed and have a nap." 
"My vision also keeps blurring and unblurring." He said, rubbing  his eyes.
"Right well how about we get you sat somewhere where if you say, faint, you won't fall and hurt yourself." She smiled softly.
Reece took her hand and slowly stared walking into the living room. On their way, Reece felt his dizziness increase so he told Marjorie," I don't think I can go any further. Can we just stay here?"
"Yep that's fine baby. Let's sit down and just try to ground yourself." She said, lowering them both to the floor.
"How do you know so much? When you felt dizzy I just sat you on a chair and gave you bottle of water." 
"Well, I guess I just know what I would have done if the symptoms didn't come on so soon."
"Woah. It's spinning." He said, Looking around in amazement, before gagging slightly," on second thoughts, it's not cool anymore." 
Marjorie got up and went quickly into the kitchen to get a bag for him to throw up in,"here baby." She handed it to him and he started throwing up.
Marjorie just rubbed his back and waited for it to subside," I know baby. I know. Just get it all out."
"How the fuck do you do this every day?" 
"I honestly don't know." She smiled," are you done?"
"I think. But I feel a lot better." He smirked.
"Wipe that smirk away right now before I castrate you." She raised her eyebrows and glared at him.