Reba left Cheyenne's room and went into her own. She sat on the edge of the bed and rested her head in her hands, crying silently to herself. After all she had been through, she thought she was putting her problems behind her, but now everything was starting to resurface. Everything she had tried so hard to leave behind was sneaking back up on her, trying to come back and ruin the life she had worked to hard to build.
Reba tried to think about anything there in her room, but no matter what she tried to think about her thought wandered back, until she finally gave up, letting herself relive her past yet again…
The now Texas college student, was practicing the stupid breathing tips that the nurse tried to teach her to work off the pain of labor that weren't helping at all.
"Alright Reba," the doctor began to coach her, "You're going to have to give me another push."
Reba was young, scared, and alone. She didn't want her parents to be there with her, because they would try to convince her to keep the baby, and she knew that it would have a better life if she gave it up. She was determined to make sure this baby had the best life possible and she decided that its best interest was with a different family, which Reba had already picked out.
A nurse that was standing by in the room noticed that she was starting to panic a little, so she went to her side and took her hand, "It's alright, common, you'll be just fine. You can do it," she instructed, "Just squeeze my hand if you need to."
She gave Reba a big encouraging smile and Reba found it in herself to give one final push, then hearing the baby that had been long-waited for cry.
"It's a girl!" the doctor exclaimed. "Would you like to hold her?"
Reba nodded, as she was handed the little girl in a bundle. She couldn't believe that this precious little baby has been the cause of so much trouble. She was so cute, so innocent looking. Reba laughed and let a tear roll down her cheek when she saw how beautiful she was.
Just as Reba got settled with her baby girl, the same nurse that had helped her through everything left the room, just to re-enter saying, "The family is here."
Reba watched in horror as a husband and wife barged into the room then awed and cooed over her baby. They held her and played with her, as Reba watched in jealously. Before she knew it they had come and gone, taking the baby with them.
Reba felt so empty, laying there. She just wanted this to be over. She had made it out, without anyone but Mike knowing about the baby. That's the way it was, and the way she intended on keeping it. After this, she was going to forget all about this part of her life, pick up the pieces, and move on.
She promised herself that she would never let anything like this happen again…
Reba heard someone walking in the house downstairs. "Hello?" Brock yelled from downstairs. Reba whipped the tears from her face and put on a fake smile.
She had made it through this much of her life without anyone else finding out about the events of her past, and she'd be damned if she let her cover be blown now, besides her and Brock had some serious talking to do before Cheyenne got home…
