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"Hello mom, you're looking lovely today" Jake came back from school; he greeted Reba with a kiss on her cheek. Brock and Barbra Jean followed in with the big grin on their faces.
"Hello honey" Reba put the newspaper down and kissed Jake's cheek.
"What's goin' on?" she was suspicious.
"You know we have a fund raiser event at the school right?" Jake asked, Reba glanced at Brock and BJ.
"You guys didn't sign me up for that granny pageant again did you?"
"Oh no, Reba ever since BJ almost set the school on fire, they haven't done that again." said Brock "However..."
"What?" Reba was getting worried.
"We signed you up for a bachelor and bachelorette auction!" Barbra Jean burst out
"WHAT?"
"You know, there are many single parents out there, so I came up with the auction idea. Single people could bid for the people they like to go out on a date with"
"You signed me up for that?" Reba got up and marched toward Barbra Jean who started to run around looking for a safe spot that Reba couldn't reach her.
"C'mon Reba, it's the best way for you to meet eligible guys out there" Barbra Jean hid behind Brock, who grabbed Reba's waist and pulled her away from BJ. He had to hold her like that for a while to make sure Reba was calm before he let her go.
"And you went along?" Reba elbowed Brock who still held on to her from her back.
"Ouch! I didn't agree on this, it was Jake and BJ's idea!"
"Got homework, better go!" Jake disappeared quickly to his room. Reba turned back to BJ, if looks could kill, BJ would have been dead by now.
"Why are you so upset?"
"Because it's embarrassing! What if no one bids for me? That can't be good for my self-esteem."
"I have already thought of that" BJ grinned
"Brock you can let me go now, if you held on to me any longer or any tighter, we might accidentally have a baby" Brock didn't realise that he held on to her that tight
"I just don't want you to kill my wife" Brock made the excuse while letting her out of his arms, still keeping an eye on her, just in case she charged at BJ again.
"Anyway," BJ continued, "I have a plan. Brock could start bidding for you and maybe he could throw in some fake bid, just to jack up the price. I think you can get couple of hundreds dollars."
"No way Barbra Jean! That's called collusion, and it's illegal!" Snapped Reba.
"Please!" Begged BJ, pouting at Reba. "Please Reba, think of the children."
"Alright, fine!" Reba adjusted her clothes "But if I get anything less than 200, you can increase her life insurance!" Reba told Brock before storming off.
"You want me to bid to go out on a date with my ex-wife?" Brock turned to Barbra Jean after Reba left the kitchen
"You don't have to win, just make a couple of fake bid so the price will go a little higher"
"What if I accidentally won?"
"Then just take her out for a dinner"
"Excuse me?" Brock couldn't believe what he heard
"Don't use that tone of voice with me, you still have to explain about hugging her in front of me!"
"I was protecting you!"
"Still not a good enough reason to hold on to her that tight until she complained"
"Are you jealous?" Brock asked. Barbra Jean stopped and thought about it for a while
"You know... I used to be, but for some reason, I don't think I am anymore."
"Because you trusted me right?"
"Maybe. Anyway, the auction is less than 2 weeks away now. I better make the fliers, we can put one up in your office and one in Reba's office. Van could give out a couple at his work too. We better spread the news."
Barbra
Jean walked out the door, still trying to find the reason why she
didn't feel jealous of Brock and Reba anymore. Before he followed BJ
out the door, Brock saw Reba walk back into the kitchen, he still
couldn't get rid of the feeling of her body heat against his own. He
gave her a smile
before
he left.
Reba came back into the kitchen just to get a bottle of water, but she saw him leave. He gave her a smile, so she smiled back as an automatic reflex. Then she thought that it'd be very funny if he won the auction.
Nha, he's too cheap, he probably throw in a hundred just to bring up the price, but no way he'd win. She was pretty confident that someone else could easily out bid him.