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wordsbyparker · 1 year

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His Marcy. Her Sam. (short story)

(Inspired by @palilious 's 12/06/2022 sketch of Sam and Marcy from “Endgame: A Zombie Novelette”. And yes, I realize these are my own characters. Shush. 😉 I can't do art trades, but by golly I can do creative work trades!)

As he entered the cabin, Sam recognized the signs. Marcy was a little too focused, a bit too quiet. When he heard a deep sigh rush through her nostrils, he knew he had to do something.

"Sweetheart?" he said as he walked over to her.

"Hey, Baby," she responded with hardly a glance in his direction.

"What are you doing?" As if he didn't know. He'd seen this behavior all too often.

"Just looking over the patrol schedule for next week."

Ah. That was it. "How long have you been staring at that?"

Marcy sighed again, the air escaping from her mouth this time. "Alex isn't feeling well, and Claire is helping Edna while she recovers from her twisted ankle, so I may have to take over their shifts."

"What about Margaret? Or me?" Sam asked as he moved closer.

"No, I can't ask her to help. She's got enough on her plate right now."

He kissed her temple with a feather-light touch, ruffling wisps of her hair ever so slightly. She leaned towards him, just a bit.

"Do you mind taking the lead on being in charge this week? These extra shifts may wear me out."

If Marcy felt his arm rest across her shoulders, she didn't show it. "You don't have to do this alone. We can take a few extra shifts each. Maybe we can go out together on patrol, like old times."

She chuckled a little. "You mean before we started dating? Back when we were trying to impress each other and not say anything stupid?"

Sam gently turned Marcy around to face him. Eyes of blue crystal looked up at him, tired, concerned, but still holding the hint of a sparkle. She always tried to take on the burdens of the group, even though he was the co-leader now, and her partner. It was just her nature.

"I was already impressed by you, Marcy. Still am. As for saying something stupid, I don't think that will ever change. For either of us."

He gave her a crooked grin. The one she loved so much. The one that always made her smile. "I love you, you know."

Her smile widened. "I know. I love you too."

Sam pulled Marcy in close and kissed her, his lips soft and strong against hers. He wrapped one arm around her shoulders and the other around her waist, supporting her as she let herself be held. She draped an arm over his shoulder, gently holding on to him.

In that moment, the world disappeared. It was just the two of them.

His Marcy. Her Sam.

Being with Sam was the one place Marcy could fall apart, where she could let her guard down and take off the armor for a while. This was where she let him be the stronger one, let him ground her.

And he knew it.

He gladly gave her that space. How many times had she done this for him, when the nightmares came? How many times had Marcy woken him up, reminding him that he was safe and that day was long past, held him tight as the tears poured from his eyes and he shivered?

They took turns being the strong one. And right now it was his turn.

Sam ended the kiss and Marcy looked up at him. "Is this a hint that I need a break?"

"More like a strongly-worded suggestion." They laughed, and Sam felt her start to relax a little more. Sometimes Marcy just needed a hard stop to make her refocus. And sometimes it took him breaking past that stubborn nature of hers however he could.

"Thank you, Sam." She sighed, and Sam noticed it was less frustrated than before. She hugged him tight.

"Come on, Sweetheart. The weather's nice today. Let's take a walk. That schedule will be here when we get back."

He kissed her again, a quick and tender gesture. "And so will I."

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wordsbyparker · 1 year

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Hi there! My name is Rhonda (also known as Words By Parker), and I am a creator who loves a good story.

I write and produce the Renegade's Shadow audio RP series on YouTube, and I'm the author of two published books including "Endgame: A Zombie Novelette".

This is my first foray into the wilds of Tumblr, and I look forward to sharing some of my stories and projects with you! 🙂 And maybe even some of the random stuff that pops into my head and seems worth sharing....

(Links to the Renegade's Shadow series and the Endgame novelette are available on my Linktree page)

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