Chapter Eleven- Some More Shocking News

Reba sat at the edge of the bathtub with her head hanging over the toilet. Jack had taken her out to celebrate their one year anniversary as a couple. And now she was paying for it the next day.

"Hey," Jack said, softly and made his way into the bathroom. He knelt down and placed his hand on her back.

"Never again." Reba groaned and lifted her head off the toilet. "My head's killing me."

"Here, I brought you some asprin and some water." Jack said as he handed her the pills and the glass of water.

"Thanks." Reba replied and swallowed both the pills down in one big gulp.

"Come on, let's get you back to bed."

"No, I need to cook breakfast and make sure the kids get to school." Reba protested, with her breathing becoming more rapid.

Jack knew what that meant and reached down and pulled her hair out of her face as she once again emptied the contents of her stomach.

"You are in no shape to do anything right now. You go back to bed and I'll take care of things with the kids." Jack demanded as he helped Reba back to their bedroom.

"Please get some sleep. Don't worry about the kids, I'll make sure they get to school."

Reba nodded and climbed back into bed, while Jack shut off the lights in the bedroom, then made his way downstairs. All of the kids were up, rushing through their breakfast and getting ready for the day.

"Hey kids." Jack greeted, when he walked into the kitchen. "Your mom's a little sick, so I guess I'll have to make your lunches."

"Sick? You mean she's hungover from her wild night last night." Kyra mocked, with a sarcastic grin on her face.

Jack hushed Kyra before she tried to say anything else, and before Jake caught on to what they were talking about. Kyra ignored him and got up from the table. "I think I hear the bus. Come on Jake.. and don't worry about lunch, we'll just get something at school."

Cheyenne waited until her brother and sister grabbed their bags from the table and left the room. "Mom went out last night? With who?"

"Your mom and I went out to celebrate our anniversary last night."

"Anniversary? But you're not married." Van piped up.

"We're still a couple. We've been together for a year."

"Awww that's so sweet. Congratulations." Cheyenne said as she hugged Jack.

"Thanks. So what are you kids up to today?" Jack asked as he poured himself some coffee.

"Oh, we have to take Elizabeth to pre-school and I picked up another night class, so Van, here will have to pick her up at 3:00, right Van?"

"Huh?" Van asked, looking up from his plate.

"Van! You're picking up Elizabeth at 3:00." Cheyenne calmly reminded him.

"Oh, right.. yeah, I can't."

"Why not?" She was growing impatient.

"A buddy if mine has this job lined up for me, over at his buddy's place and he wanted me to go look at it today."

"Well, who's going to get Elizabeth?" Cheyenne asked, a little worried.

"I'll pick her up." Jack piped up.

"Thanks Jack, you're a lifesaver." Cheyenne said as she grabbed Van and rushed out the door.

Jack finished his coffee, then headed back upstairs to shower and get ready for work. Reba was lying on the bed with her face pressed against the pillow, when Jack came out of the bathroom to get dressed, indicating that she had been up emptying her stomach again.

"Hey.. I'm going to work. I have two appointments today, so I should be back before lunch. Call me if you need anything." Jack kissed the top of her head, then shut off the lights and left for work.

(A couple days later...)

"Ok Elizabeth, you go play with your toys, Grandma needs to rest for a minute." Reba said as she set the groceries down on the counter and followed Elizabeth into the livingroom. She still wasn't feeling any better and decided to take a rest on the couch.

"Hey, I'm home!" Jack called out, when he returned from work. Elizabeth waved, then went back to playing with her toys. Jack walked over to where Reba was sitting and pressed his lips against hers. She snapped awake.

"Hey.. I was just resting my eyes for a minute." Reba lied.

"Yeah, looked like it. You still not feeling any better?"

"No.. and I don't know why."

"Maybe you should go to the doctor. They can usually tell what's wrong with people." Jack teased.

"Very funny. Help me up.. I'll leave a note for Cheyenne, letting her know where we are and that we have Elizabeth."

On the way to the doctor's office, they listened to Elizabeth babble and sing songs.. and before they knew it, they had arrived at the doctor's. Reba set Elizabeth down and notified the secretary that she had arrived.

After a few tests, the doctor came into the room, where they were waiting for the results. "Congratulations!" She exclaimed.

Reba looked confused. "Congratulations.. what do you mean congratulations, what for?"

"Reba, Dr. Morgan. You're going to have a baby!"