Reba Hart was a beautiful thirty-one year old with beautiful, long red hair and blue eyes the color of the ocean. She had been married to the man of her dreams, Brock Hart, since 1981. Ten years later and they were still madly in love, and their family had increased. In 1984, Reba gave birth to a beautiful baby girl who they named Cheyanne, and then in 1989 she gave birth to another baby girl who was named Kyra. Since the day that Cheyanne was born Reba and Brock had done everything that they could to give her everything that she needed, and the same for Kyra. Brock had his own dental practice and when Kyra was born Reba decided to stop working there as his receptionist. She wanted to be home with the kids since they were so young.
Six in the evening came quickly on Friday evening, and Reba was happy that it had. Brock always got home around 6:15 and she always had dinner ready, as well as the kids, when he got home. The reason that Reba was excited for Brock to get home was because it was Friday, and not only was it Friday but Brock's mom, Elizabeth Hart, or Liz for short, was visiting for the weekend. She wasn't excited to see Liz. After all, Liz never liked Reba and always criticized everything she did, but Reba knew how important it was for Brock to see his mother. Reba always put on the biggest fake smile she could and bit her tongue to please Liz, and even that wasn't enough the majority of the time.
When Brock walked in the front door Reba greeted him with the biggest smile. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he pulled her in for a hug. The sight of her son being so close to this woman made Liz want to leave the room immediately, but she knew that there was nothing she could do about it. "How was your day at work, Brock?" Reba asked as she wore a smile, and it grew when their kids walked up to their father and hugged him.
Brock smiled and after he hugged Reba he embraced his children in a hug just like he did every night he came home from work. "It was just fine. I ended up doing two different root canal's today, so I have a surprise in the making for you." Brock said as he saw the shock on Reba's face, but all she could do was smile. He knew that he could easily make the stubborn red head happy. They were the perfect couple, despite their arguments. They made a promise when they first started dating to never go to bed angry at each other, and they made the same promise again when they got married. "I didn't know you were coming over so early mom. If I would have known that then I would've taken today off." Brock said when he saw Liz sitting on the couch, looking at them while trying to hide her disgust. Brock didn't know why his mother despised Reba so much but no matter what the reason it was it would never change the way he felt about her.
Liz quickly stood up and walked over to hug her son. "Well that's exactly why I didn't tell you! You're a grown man Brock! You need to work. Besides, I've had a blast staying here with Reba." Liz said sarcastically. Both Brock and Reba both knew that she was lying. The only reason Reba wasn't complaining was because Cheyanne and Kyra was enjoying their time with their grandma. That was the only reason Reba was ever nice to the woman.
Reba walked into the dining room while everyone followed her. The table was set and the food was already on the table, Reba had just put it there right before Brock walked through the door. Brock smiled and looked around the table. This was his absolute favorite dinner that Reba made; chicken, mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese. Reba had glasses set out for the grown-ups, a children's cup for Cheyanne, and Kyra's sippy cup. As everyone sat down at the table they all talked, and even Reba felt like things were normal even with Liz there, even with the knot that Liz caused in not only Reba's stomach but in her throat as well.
After they finished dinner and the kids were asleep, Reba was sitting on the couch reading one of her favorite books. Brock walked down the steps from getting ready for bed and smiled when he saw Reba. She was so peaceful and he knew that he was the luckiest man alive to be with her. He walked over to the couch and sat next to her. "You must really like that book, Red. You just got it yesterday and you're already over halfway done with it."
Reba smiled when she heard Brock talk and she marked her place before she closed the book and placed it on the coffee table in front of the couch. Reba didn't mind stopping while she was in the middle of a chapter to talk to Brock. Her time with him was priceless, and she enjoyed every minute of it. "It's a really good book. Thank you for getting it for me. You didn't have to." Reba said softly as Brock wrapped his arms around her and embraced her in a hug before pressing his lips to hers. All Reba could do was smile while she kissed him back.
Seeing her only son kiss the woman she despised made Liz want to scream. She was watching them from the kitchen and from the moment Brock sat down on the couch with Reba, Liz's stomach turned and she felt like she could get sick at any moment now. It took all she had to not break the two of them up but she couldn't handle what was going on anymore. Liz started shaking as she murmured things along the line of she couldn't believe he was with Reba and why was Reba so special. Reba seemed to have it all, and although life had been good to Liz, she didn't have everything that Reba had. Then everything went black. There was no kitchen, there was no Reba and Brock on the couch. Everything was completely black, as if she had been dreaming the whole thing.