The next morning Brock was no longer next to her in their bed. She wasn't quite sure where he had went, but she knew that he was in the house. The thought of him not being in the house when she woke up, like she used to think, didn't enter her mind this time. Reba smiled as she stretched out and ran her fingers through her tangled shoulder length red hair.
She then slowly got out of the bed, still smiling. She had no reason not to. Reba walked out of her bedroom and walked into each of the other bedrooms, seeing that they were all unoccupied. It was summer now so she was shocked to see that no one was still sleeping. It was only eight thirty. Kyra normally didn't get up until nine thirty, sometimes even ten. Reba shrugged it off, walking downstairs. She could smell food being made, by Brock she figured, but the window connecting the kitchen and living room was shut and there was no sign of any of the kids.
Reba walked in the kitchen, and smiled when she saw Brock cooking at the stove and saw that all of their kids were in the kitchen with him. They were one big happy family, and she was relieved that happiness had finally entered back into their lives. Kyra and Jake were sitting at the island, Van was sitting at the kitchen table with Henry and Elizabeth sitting in chairs next to him and Ellie on his lap, and Cheyanne was at the stove cooking with her father. Isn't this wonderful, Reba thought to herself as Elizabeth was the first person to see her.
"Grandma, Grandma!" Elizabeth said excitedly as she got out of her seat and ran over to the red head who was still in her pajamas. Reba smiled and opened her arms wide so the little girl could jump into them.
Reba smiled and held Elizabeth in her arms. "Well hello my precious granddaughter. I missed you so much!"
Elizabeth smiled and stayed wrapped up in her grandmother's arms. Reba smiled and held her oldest grandbaby as she walked over to Henry. "Hey little man." She said softly. "How was your first night staying here?"
Henry looked at her and smiled softly. There was a part of Henry that reminded her of Jake when he was little, and this made her smile. It was going to be nice to have Henry around for a little while, even if it was only a few days. They had no idea how long he was going to stay here. "It was fun Mrs. H. I played with Elizabeth!" He said softly.
Hearing Henry call her Mrs. H made her laugh. He must have caught that from Van, but of course he probably didn't know what to call her since she wasn't his mom. Reba smiled and leaned down to give Henry a hug. "Henry, sweetie, you don't have to call me Mrs. H. Only Van has to call me that." She said as she laughed.
"What should I call you then?" He asked. Reba was unclear of the answer.
Reba looked at him and smiled. She placed Elizabeth on the floor and then rested her hands on her hips. "Well what would you want to call me?" Reba asked him softly.
Henry sat in the chair and thought for a moment. He wasn't quite sure what he wanted to call her, and she wasn't quite sure what she wanted him to call her. She didn't want him to call her mommy because she had once made a big deal about Jake calling Barbra Jean mommy, but what if that was what he wanted? What if Barbra Jean was no longer going to be in his life, or Reba was going to be more like a mother to this little boy?
Reba could tell that the boy was struggling with what to call her, so she decided to offer some help. "You could call me Reba if you want, or you can call me whatever you feel like calling me. How about that?" She asked as she could see the small boy smile. Reba knew that Henry was okay with that.
Brock smiled over at his wife watching how she acted with his, their, son. In a way it made him wish that they could have another kid, which made him a little excited to have a new grandchild on the way. They could help Kyra the best that they could with this child, and Reba was always so happy when she was around children. Her face lit up, and Brock loved the way she looked when it did. Seeing the way that she acted with their kids and grandkids only made him love her more.
"How did you sleep last night, mom?" Cheyanne asked with a smile.
Reba smiled and kissed her daughter's forehead. "I slept wonderful, sweetheart. Italy was great but it was wonderful to be back in my own bed."
Brock smiled and looked at his wife. "Good morning sweetheart." He said as he walked over to Reba quickly and gave her a peck on her lips.
"Good morning darling." Reba said as she wrinkled her nose with a smile. "Something smells delicious!" She said looking over at the stove.
Kyra smiled at her parents. "May I be honest?" Kyra asked her parents as Reba looked at her.
"Of course you can!" Reba said looking at her from across the island.
Kyra looked down and then looked at Reba. "When you all first got together I was so against it. I figured we weren't going to be happy anymore. The fighting would come back and I just didn't it would work out. Now that I've watched you all I've been feeling better about this. I can tell that you two are happy, and that's all I really wanted." Kyra said softly as Reba smiled and walked over to Kyra and gave her a hug.
"Sweetie, we've both learned from our mistakes and no matter what we both will love you regardless of what happens." Reba said. She could see the smile on not only her youngest daughter's face, but on her husband's face as well.
Brock turned off the stove and started putting the pancakes on plates. "Sweetheart, may I see you outside?" Brock said as Reba's smile left her face.
"Of course." She said as she walked out of the kitchen door and away to where there was a place with no windows. Brock followed her and when they were alone he looked at her. "What?" She asked softly, scared that something was wrong.
Brock gently pushed Reba up against the side of the house and started kissing her. The kiss took Reba by surprise, but she didn't protest. When Brock's lips moved down to her neck she started to smile big. "What are you doing sweetheart?" She asked softly.
"I missed you so much honey. I couldn't take it anymore. Not after our wonderful honeymoon where we had a special adventure every day." Brock said. This made Reba feel like her body was going to turn into jelly.
All Reba could do was smile softly as her hands rested on his waist. She didn't want him to quit touching her neck with his lips. It made her feel amazing, and he knew exactly what to do to make her feel like that. "Oh, sweetheart. I really don't want to make you stop but we have a house filled with our kids and grandchildren. If we don't get back they're going to come look for us."
Brock continued to kiss Reba's neck and then moved back up to her lips. "Well, okay. If we have to." The disappointment could be heard in his voice and this destroyed Reba. She didn't want to tell her husband no but she had to, for now.
Reba smiled and kissed her husband's lips softly and then gently grabbed his hand. "I love you, Brock."
Brock smiled at Reba. "I love you too sweetheart." They may not have been together for long, but the five minutes that they were together were perfect for Brock. He just wanted a little time alone before they went back into their big family.
When they walked in Cheyanne looked at her parents. "Is everything okay?" She asked. Seeing her parents smiling made her believe that everything was just fine between her parents but she was still curious.
"Everything is just fine sweetie." Reba said as she then realized there was an empty seat at the island where there hadn't previously been. "Guys, where is Jake?"
As soon as she finished asking the question Jake walked in from the living room. "Mom, Lori Ann is on the phone."
Reba smiled and thanked Jake for letting her know. She then walked into the living room and picked up the phone. "Hey Lori Ann. What's up?" She asked casually.
"Well I knew you were on your honeymoon so I didn't want to bother you, but now that it's over I was wondering why her son was in the wedding." Typical Lori Ann asking about things that were going on and then stating her opinion on the matter.
"He's Brock's son. I don't agree with what Brock and Barbra Jean did but he had nothing to do with it, and I'm going to treat him like my own son." Reba said, not getting angry like she normally would over a question like that but it was Lori Ann and she was used to how blunt she was.
"I'm just saying he's a baby out of wedlock, and his father broke your heart and stomped on it repeatedly. Brock is lucky that it was you and not me because things wouldn't have ended with me like they did with you." Lori Ann said as Reba started to laugh a little.
Reba smiled and replied back into the phone. "Did you ever think that that's the reason he picked me instead of you?" Reba could see Lori Ann's reaction in her mind and that made her laugh even more. "I'm just saying that things are different between us now. Barbra Jean still drives me crazy, well would drive me crazy if I ever saw her, but my relationship with Brock is better than it was when we were married the first time." Lori Ann and Reba continued their conversation for about five minutes and then Lori Ann ended with telling Reba that they needed to hang out sometime, and sometime soon. Reba agreed with that and they decided when and where they would.
Reba walked into the kitchen and could see that Brock was looking at her. She smiled at Brock and walked over to him, wrapping her arms around his side. This was exactly how she wanted her life to be. "Mom, Van and I are taking Elizabeth and Ellie to visit with his parents." Cheyanne said with a smile.
That takes care of four people in the house, Reba thought to herself as she got up and hugged both of her grandkids, kissing their heads. She then hugged her eldest daughter and her daughter in law. The four of them left and the rest of the family remained in the kitchen. "Jake, Kyra, what are you guys doing today?"
Kyra was the first one to answer Reba's question. "Ashley invited me to go to the mall with her and to spend the night, so I figured I would do that, if that's okay with you."
Reba smiled at her youngest daughter. Reba wanted Kyra to be able and go and have fun as much as possible because she knew that once this baby came things would change for Kyra. "That's fine sweetie. If you need anything don't be afraid to call me." Reba said as Kyra walked over and hugged her. Reba hugged her daughter back and then Kyra walked out of the house, closing the door softly behind her.
Jake looked at her mom and told her that he wanted to go to the skate park. That boy and his skateboard drove Reba crazy sometimes, but that was her being the protective mother that she always was. Reba rolled her eyes and smiled at Jake, kissing him on the head softly. "Just be careful Jake." Jake smiled, told his mom that he would be, and then walked to get in the car with his friend.
Brock smiled and kissed Reba softly. "Well sweetie, I hate to part ways but I need to head into the office because we were away for a week so I want to get in as many patients as I possibly can." Reba smiled at Brock and nodded. She understood why he wanted to go in, but there was a part of her that didn't want him to go in.
Reba looked at Henry and smiled. "Well looks like it'll be just the two of us today." Brock looked at his wife and son and smiled. Reba was acting like Henry was her own son, just like she said she would, and seeing it made him happy. This made him know that he made the right choice by remarrying Reba.
Henry looked at Reba and smiled. "Can we go to the zoo?!" Henry said excitedly.
Reba laughed some and smiled at Henry. "Of course we can. This will be your day to do what you want." Henry jumped up and down and then ran over to hug Reba. Reba smiled and wrapped her arms around his little body. "Go up to your room and play and I'll be up there when your dad leaves for work to get you ready." Reba said as Henry smiled and ran up the steps to his room.
Brock smiled and walked over to his wife. "You are so amazing, Reba." He said as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
"Brock, are you trying to suffocate me?" She asked referring to how tight he was hugging her. Brock laughed some and apologized for how tight he had been hugging her. Reba smiled and kissed him softly. "I love you, even if you are a moron sometime." Reba said jokingly and smiled.
Brock smiled and rolled his eyes and kissed her head. "I'll see you when I get home at five thirty. No later." He said, promising his wife that he would be home right after work.
Reba smiled at her husband. "I will have dinner cooking or ready." She said as Brock slipped his jacked on and kissed her goodbye. When he left, Reba walked up the stairs to get ready for a day with her step-son.