I don't own Reba or any of the character in this story right now. They belong to the writers of the REBA TV show.
Reba paused for a minute, panicked at the thought of having her past with Mike revealed to Brock. "Brock and I are just friends. This shouldn't do anything to hurt that. He should know that he was lucky that he ended up with me in the first place. I wasn't supposed to end up with Brock in the first place and he is supposed to work things out with Barbra Jean right now. He'll be mad for a little while because I've kept this a secret for so long, but Brock's got his secrets too. He cheated on me, on our almost twenty year marriage, with another woman. This should create some distance between us. He hasn't been trying to work things out with Barbra Jean like he should," Reba thought before answering.
"What's on the tape exactly?" she asked. "It has almost everything that we went through until we said our last goodbye over twenty years ago," Mike answered. "In that case, I'm going to need a minute alone with Brock before we play the video," Reba countered. Everyone left the room. There was a heavy silence that filled the room with Reba and Brock. "Brock, I've got to be honest with you. I wish that I had more time to explain this to you. When we started seeing each other, I told you that I was still in love with someone else. You assumed that it was Terry, but it was Mike. I loved him for a very long time. None of this should matter because we are not together anymore, but I thought that I owed you an explanation before seeing this. I just want you to know that from the day that we got married, there was never anyone else that I wanted to be with except you. I was faithful and I loved you, but I never quite got over my feelings for Mike. He's here now and that means that I've got a chance to sort through my feelings. I've done some things in my past that will probably shock you. I need to know that our friendship is going to survive seeing this thing," Reba explained.
"Reba, honey, I am not going to let this change things between us. You would be surprised how much I actually know about you. I am the one who needs to know that things aren't going to change," Brock replied. "Brock, I just don't want you to get mad at me and storm off. I want us to talk about this after watching the video. I want us to stay friends. I like having you around. I don't want to hurt you and I don't want to upset the kids. If we're fighting, then I will lose my best friend. I don't want to upset the kids either," Reba said. "Reba, you said before that we were still a family. People disagree all the time. You and I disagree plenty of times. I haven't walked away then and I'm not going to walk away now. We live in the same house. We share meals together with the kids. That is not going to change unless you want it to," Brock gently responded.
Reba nodded for Brock to open the door. "Let's get this over with," Reba declared. "You say that with such warmth," Mike responded sarcastically. "You might be ripping my life apart here. I'm not exactly thrilled about that," Reba reacted. "We could watch it alone," Mike offered. "No, I'm trying to be honest here. I'm not going to be the one with anything to hide," Reba explained. Reba lifted her arm and gestured for Lori Ann to start the video.
The video began with Reba saying goodbye to Mike when his family moved from Oklahoma to Texas. Reba was 10. Mike was 12. Reba's young voice was heard saying, "I feel like I'm losing my best friend. You're going to move away and forget all about me." "I'll be back, Reba. This is just goodbye for now. I'll never forget about you. I promise," Young Mike replied. Young Reba hugged him and then punched him in the shoulder. Young Reba ran off toward the barn, trying not to have Mike see her cry. The next scene was of Reba at age 14 and Mike age 16. She ran towards him. "Hi, stranger," she greeted. Her smile faded. She punched him in the shoulder. "That's for not writing to me for three years. Did you forget how to write in Texas?" she snapped. "I've been busy. I'm playing football and that takes up all my time. I never forgot about you," he responded. "I bet you've been busy. I bet you have a lot of girlfriends back in Texas, Mr. Football," she remarked. "Some, but my best friend, Brock usually gets all the girls," he replied. Reba ran off, trying not to have Mike see her cry. Mike ran off after her. The camera is shaking as Lori Ann runs after the pair. "Boy, am I glad I didn't miss this!" Lori Ann commented excitedly.
Mike caught up to Reba, grabbing her arm. She turned to face him slowly. "Why are you crying?" he asked. "I'm supposed to be your best friend. Now you have a new life with a new best friend and girls are probably chasing after you all the time. You forgot about me," she responded. "You've got it all wrong. I didn't forget about you. I begged my family to go on vacation here so I could see you. I had to see you again," he explained. "That's nice, but you're going to leave here and go back to Texas soon," she commented. Mike leaned in towards Reba and kissed her. Reba's eyes closed as she leaned in for the kiss. "This will be the part of your trip that you won't tell Brick about," she whispered. Mike laughed. "There's no one like you, Reba," he remarked. Then the scene ended. Lori Ann's voice came on to narrate.
Lori Ann's Narration-
Reba thought that would be the start of something special. Mike went back to Texas and he did start writing letters to her again. The letters were full of news of his life in Texas and his adventures with his friend, Brock. When Reba turned 16, Mike and his family moved back to Oklahoma. Mike was a senior at our high school. Reba was a sophomore. The kiss was never mentioned again. Reba's hopes of being with Mike were dashed when he started dating another sophomore, Kim. Kim was Reba's rival. She cozied up to Mike from the day that he moved back to town. Reba finally came up with a plan. Mike's parents were going out of town. Mike's friend, Brock would be in town. The guys were throwing a party at the Holloway House. Reba planned to get Mike's attention. She hoped that she'd finally get his attention.
A scene came on. A party was in full swing at Mike's house. Reba was dressed in a low cut coral sweater and a blue jean miniskirt. She and Lori Ann walked up to the bar to get a drink. "Hello, ladies. Can I get you a drink?" the bartender offered. "Absolutely," Lori Ann replied. "Are you friends of Mike's or are you one of his fans?" he commented with a smirk and with a Texas drawl in his voice. "We've known Mike and Terry all our lives. Will you excuse us for a second?" Reba responded. Lori Ann smiled at the blonde hair bartender. Lori Ann and Reba walked over to the corner hurriedly in hushed whispers. Lori Ann's voice came on to narrate.
Lori Ann's Narration-
My plan was simple. The bartender was one of Mike's friends from Texas. All Reba had to do was flirt and dance with this guy to get Mike's attention. I taught her the basics of flirting to make it look real. She was really nervous. She had a beer and a shot of vodka. I had to ask the guy if he wanted to dance with Reba. He got Terry to tend the bar and quickly ran up to dance with her. It's amazing. All these years and Reba never remembered that this was the first time she met Brock.
"Hi. I got Terry to tend the bar. I was hoping that I'd get to dance with you tonight. What's your name?" he asked. "My name is Reba McKinney. I know that you're Mike's buddy from Texas. I need you to do me a favor," she responded. "What do you need?" he asked. "Kim is just going out with Mike out of spite. We basically hate each other. Mike fell right into her trap and I lose my chance with him. I really want him to notice me. I've waited two years for this. I need to get his attention. I think that if he sees me with you, then he'll get jealous. All you have to do is do whatever you usually do when you put the moves on a girl at a party," she explained. "Mike will kill me!" he fired back. Reba ran her fingers up and down his arm. "Come on, please help me. You were already flirting with me. Just keep doing that," she begged. Brock pulled her onto the dance floor. He wrapped his arms tight around Reba to slow dance. Reba smiled. Mike got up on stage to sing a song with the band. Brock kept flirting with her. Reba smiled and laughed. They had another drink, and then Brock pulled Reba into a kiss. The kiss was longer than Reba had expected. Just after the kiss ended, Mike tapped on Reba's shoulder. "Darlin', are you ready to get up on stage and sing with me?" Mike asked. Reba replied, "Sure, I'll be there in a second." Reba mouthed, "Thank you" silently to Brock. Lori Ann's voice came on to narrate.
Lori Ann's Narration-
Reba got to sing on stage with him. She got his attention. She beamed in the spotlight with him. They sang a duet and got wild applause. They danced. Reba pulled him away from the party to talk with him privately. All I know is that she made the mistake of telling him she loved him when they were alone together. He told her that she was just too young for him. His buddy, Brock had warned him about dating someone so young and innocent. Everyone knew that Kim was far from innocent. Reba ran back to the party, slapped Brock in the face, and left the party.