Disclaimer: I own the dvds of Reba but I don't own the show or any of the affliated characters


Brock knocked on the door to Reba's room.

"Come in," Reba said sleepily.

He was really worried about her. Ever since Van and Cheyenne died in a car accident she had holed herself up in her bedroom and hadn't come out. It had been 3 months now and Brock was sure as hell not going to let it continue anymore.

"Reba come on," he said gently, "I know this is hard for you. It's hard for me too but you have to get yourself up and moving again. Van and Cheyenne wouldn't want you to be holed up like this. They would want you to be happy"

"I have no reason to get out of bed," Reba said, "I have nothing left to live for"

He sat down by on her bed and took her hand.

"Of course you do," he said, "You have 2 children that need their mother"

"I have nothing left of Cheyenne," Reba said, "You have Elizabeth. You still have a part of Cheyenne left. I don't anymore"

"For GOD sakes Reba we live right across the street. You can see her any time you want too"

"It's not the same," Reba said, "I lost everything that…" she couldn't continue to talk and burst into tears. He had only seen her like this one other time and he was worried. She had almost killed herself the last time.

"I won't let you fall," he said, "I love you too much to let you fall"

He held her for a few minutes then looked directly into her eyes.

"Reba I want you to get up, get dressed, take a shower, brush your hair, brush your teeth come downstairs looking recognizable. You have 20 minutes and then we'll talk"

Reba didn't like people telling her what to do but in this case she listened.

"WHAT," BJ said, "BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR… THEY GAVE HER TO US"

"Barbra Jean," Brock said, "It's not about fair or not fair it's about need. I have only seen Reba like this one time and you remember what happened. This is the time to be an adult not a child"

Barbra Jean gave in but she was none too happy about it.

It was 25 minutes later when Brock knocked on her front door again. He had a lot of stuff in his arms and more stuff in the car.

"Are you planning on moving back in here or something," Reba teased

"Reba I can't watch you fall apart like this," Brock said, "we love Elizabeth but Kyra and Jake need their mother and I think it's time I started acting like an adult so I feel… and BJ feels that it's only right for you to have Elizabeth"

Reba looked at her ex husband tears falling from her eyes and for the moment forgot that they weren't together anymore.

BJ stomped around and made it clear she was annoyed as hell but even she confessed that it was necessary. By the time Kyra and Jake had gotten home from school that day they knew that their mom was back to herself"

"Kyra did you do your homework last night," Reba asked.

Normally Kyra would have groaned but she grinned.

"Good to have you back mom," she said and hugged her