Dear Readers-
I know that most readers are looking forward to a new chapter on Sundays and I will do my best to make that happen each week, if I can. I'm sorry that this week's chapter is shorter than usual. Unfortunately, I have to work a lot on the weekends so I end up having to post on Mondays most of the time. I do plan to have a short chapter update on Reba's birthday as an appreciation gift to all of you readers. Look for that on March 28th. I hope that you know that I have really appreciated the feedback and support that I've received from you.
Reba believes that her relationship with Mike is either love or addiction. She's trying to maintain distance from Brock. That may be difficult with his close proximity and upcoming date. Reba gets some heavenly guidance from her grandfather and Terry Holliway. I also liked a new fan fiction story recently that had a supernatural/other worldly theme for Brock and Reba. I really like the TV show, Charmed. I've decided to add another supernatural element into the story for Reba. After all, I already added some supernatural stuff by planning to have Reba getting heavenly guidance and traveling back in time to her past. I'm just making Reba's grandma, Cheyenne a little more special, that's all. Please try to keep an open mind.
It will be hilarious when Barbra Jean finds out, or as Kyra calls her, "Barbra Jesus". Barbra Jean won't even let Henry go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Supernatural events really scare her. It will be fun for you to read about her reaction. Ghosts make her go a little more crazy; imagine what seeing angels will do. Terry Holliway the angel is one of Reba's guardian angels. I love the stories that feature his ghostly interruptions in Reba's life. This story will be different from those. Terry will be less ornery in my story. He will be more sensitive and patient. Thanks for continuing to read my story and letting me know that you still want to read more chapters. Keep leaving me comments and reviews. I love reading them. Your review made me smile. It keeps me writing. Here it goes…
Now on with the story-
I don't own Reba or any of the characters in this story from Reba. They belong to the writers of the REBA TV show. I also do not owe the rights to any of the songs and lyrics that I use in this story. Those are the property of the artists involved. I also do not owe the rights to any television show or movie reference that I use in this story. Those are the property of the Hollywood creative teams involved in their production. I will be changing some release/airing dates of the titles used to fit in with the story.
The characters of Max Thornton, Cheyenne McEntire-Smith (Nana), Paige McKinney, Michael Davis, John McKinney, Barbara Ann Grant, Kim Campbell-Holliway, Sam Holliway, Jenny Miller, Nick Holliway, Terry Holliway, Jr., and Josh Holliway from this story are my creation though. The story is just a year off from the way that the seasons of Reba actually aired. The story picks up from after the sixth season of Reba and beyond from summer-fall 2008.
This chapter will consist of flashbacks that will be in regular font, instead of the italicized font. I use the italicized font to distinguish between flashbacks and regular scenes. It's not necessary here because every scene is a flashback; only author's notes will be italicized.
Previously- "Turn off that three way calling thing. I need to seriously talk to you now about the date."
"Do you want some extra help?"
"Sure. What exactly can you help me with before I've even told you the problem?"
"Let me get Nana on the line for another three way call. She should be able to help."
"Paige, I'm not sure that I want that kind of help."
"Sure you do or you would've never started casting love spells in the first place."
"I was 14 and that was Kim's idea. She thinks that Nana's stuff is really cool."
"You've done some since then on your own. I know you have. When was the last one? I bet that you've got one buried in your backyard right now."
"Brock put in a swimming pool so I dug it up. Besides I don't want Mike to love me because of a love spell. I think that I need to do an unbinding. I've decided that I may want to do a soul mate spell if Nana says that it's guaranteed to work. I want to find my soul mate even if it isn't Mike Holliway. I did it once before on my own. I'm not even sure that I did it right. Things got bad after that. I never wanted anything else to do with it after that. This means that I'm truly losing my mind.
I'm just that lonely and desperate, not on Lori Ann's level, but on a level that is entirely my own without the barhopping and one night stands. So I'll release some positive energy into the universe and let love find me hopefully. I sound as bad as Nana now. I sound like a crazy grandmother just like her. That can also solve my problem with Brock. All it takes to reunite him with Barbra Jean is just a simple soul mate spell. She's the love of his life. It ought to be easy enough to do. My problem can be over in as little as three months. I'll find true love and Brock's marriage will finally be fixed. Go ahead and call Nana now."
Reba was left to wonder what she could do to find true love fast. Would her grandma's special help actually work? Brock wondered just what he was about to hear ….
What will happen to Reba and Brock this time? Will Reba's grandma's help work? Will Reba find her soul mate and reunite Brock with his true love? Is that going to work out the way that she plans? What will happen during Brock's date with Reba? Who is LovinCowboy84, Reba's new online friend? What is really happening between Brock and Barbra Jean? Will readers get to find out what's happening with Barbra Jean soon? Who's playing matchmaker for some of the couples in this story? Who will Reba end up with in Vegas?
What happens next? Stay tuned to find out this chapter!
We left the story in chapter 22 in the present year of the story-2008 with a conversation between Paige and Reba. Reba was panicked about her upcoming "date" with Brock. Brock was amused by Reba's panic. At first, Brock tried to listen in on the conversation in Reba's doorway. Brock eavesdropped on the phone call on the telephone extension in the kitchen. Paige told Reba about how Mike had been doing. They discussed some of Reba's ideas for getting Mike's attention. Paige highlighted some of Reba's most embarrassing intimate moments with Mike.
Reba found out that Paige used to date Mike's oldest son, Sam. Reba reprimanded Paige for dating a Holliway. Mike called Paige. Paige put him on the line with Reba via three way calling. They started arguing about Paige. Paige tried to get them to stop arguing. Mike told Reba that he wants to try again. Reba let Mike know what she needs out of a husband. Reba told Mike that she moving on by going on a date on Friday without revealing who the date is with. Reba revealed that baby John is actually the love of her life.
They talked about Reba's desire to have another child. Paige revealed that there was a recent breakup with her longtime boyfriend Michael Davis. Reba and Mike argued about whether or not Mike is doing a good job of looking out for her little sister. Paige talked with Reba about getting some help and advice from her grandma Cheyenne. Reba debated whether or not to do that. She talked about what she needed to do next to help Brock get back together with Barbra Jean. This left Reba to wonder about what would happen on Friday night? What happens now? What happens in the present when Reba wakes up in Vegas? How did she end up in Vegas? Keep reading to find out more!
Author's note- Note to readers: This chapter will deal with Reba and Brock's feelings about their date. I am working towards writing about the date itself. First, Reba has to get over her obsession with getting Brock back together with Barbra Jean. Paige and Reba's grandma will talk about how to help Reba's love life with some special help.
Here are some things to remember as you read this story:
Brock's secret is huge! Kim knows about it because it happened 25 years ago. It has nothing to do with baby John. Brock was part of a conspiracy against Reba. Kim was also part of the conspiracy. That why she knows about his secret. Terry is part of the conspiracy, too. Brock lied to Reba's face in chapter 7. Reba got hurt and what they did was very bad in Reba's eyes! When Reba finds out about it, she will feel even more betrayed than when Brock had the affair with Barbra Jean. Brock is very scared about what will happen if Reba finds out. He's been worried about this since 1983. It was one of the reasons why he moved Reba out to Houston. Check out chapter 7 again to figure out what Brock lied about and what the conspiracy was about.
Remember in Chapters 9 and 16, Reba talks to Kim about Kim's past with Brock. Yes, Kim did date Brock, but Reba will not let her confirm or deny if the two of them were intimate. Reba takes it for granted that they were because of Brock's past reputation. What really did happen between Kim and Brock? In Chapter 11, Brock tells Reba that he made sure that he didn't propose to BJ until he made sure that she was really pregnant. Why did he feel the need to tell her that?
Reba doesn't know how bad things are between Brock and Barbra Jean. She is best friends with both of them. They haven't told her that the marriage is beyond repair. This leaves you to wonder why.
Barbra Jean already knows most of what is going on with Brock and Reba. The question is why and how does she know about it?
FYI-In 1983, Reba really hated Brock. He is the last person that she would suspect of being John's father. She would never have made a guess that Brock would be John's father. In her mind, it was either a stranger or Mike.
In Chapter 5, it was mentioned that Mike made fake ids for all of their friends for the trip to Vegas which took place in June 1983. Reba woke up after a night of binge drinking to find a marriage license with the names of Sally McEntire and John Smith. Fake ids were used to get married. The marriage was not legal which is why Reba doesn't worry about it again. John Smith could be any of the guys that went on the Vegas trip.
Reba hasn't mentioned Paige to Brock yet. He had to eavesdrop on her telephone conversations to find out about Paige on top of many other things. She has a sister that he's never met and they were married for 18 years. He has no idea that Reba doesn't really get along with her parents. He is just beginning to find out how determined she is to have another child. What will he say about all of that? He is just beginning to find out things about Reba that he never knew.
You have to be very careful sometimes when reading details because new chapters will refer back to previous chapters in my stories. I like making lots of twists and turns in my writing to keep people guessing.
Will Reba change the events of the past by traveling back to 1983? If so, which ones?
I really like writing about Reba having parasomnia because she does things that she wouldn't normally do while awake. She has an excuse for being a little out of control while she's asleep. Parasomnia is going to help bring about more Reba/Brock moments. You've read about what she can do with it while she's sleeping.
Brock does some pretty underhanded things to try to get Reba back. Some of it will work and some of it will not, pushing her away and towards Mike. This forces him to work harder to win her back the right way.
Can you guess what the conspiracy is about with Brock and Kim? What would be that horrible to make Reba that mad and scare Brock for 25 years? Why would Brock have to move Reba to Houston because of it? No, Brock does not have a baby with Kim. Reba and Barbra Jean are the only two women that have gotten pregnant by Brock.
I like your guesses so far. Some of them are right on track, which means that you've been paying close attention to the story. Thank you! As far as the guesses go, nothing outrageous will happen to Reba. I want to make this as close to real situations as possible with the exception of the supernatural elements that are recently added. I will say that her life will be more complicated in the upcoming stories. Right now, you are just wondering who she ends up with in Vegas. That's the main question. There will be so many other questions that will need to be answered in the future.
The answers to these questions will be revealed as you read the story. Here is the latest installment of Believe in Love Again.
Now on with our next chapter-
Paige called Reba's grandma, Cheyenne to help discuss Reba's anxiety over her love life. Once Nana was on the line, Paige commented on what had been discussed so far.
"Hi, Sweetie. How's our darling girl?"
"I'm okay, I guess. I'm just having some doubts is all. I need some special help from you."
"Tonight is a waxing moon. After dark, you should work on this spell. You have to write it out on a special paper or stationary. These are words of power that will call the most perfect partner to you at this time. It is very important that you do not include specific names and avoid thinking of a specific person. Here's what you should write:
If there be a perfect match, this work tonight will surely catch. The perfect one who is meant to be shall find his way home to me. In perfect love and perfect trust, I send this out, but not from lust. This spell will guide us to unite, free will remains with us tonight.
Spend time mediating on your goal while you light a small fire and light two long red candles near you. When you get the feeling that everything is right and your will is focused, prepare the moon incense. When the fire has become coals or the charcoal is glowing, read aloud your writing and repeat it three times. As you read each time, sprinkle a small handful of the incense on the fire. Fold the paper and keep it near you for three days. Keep it under your pillow. After three days, light another fire and repeat the spell. Burn the paper when you are done. Open your heart to loving influences. You should also wear a pink quartz necklace on your neck and sleep with red rose petals under your pillow for awhile until you are sure that the spell is working."
"I did that spell before, Nana. I guess I messed it up."
"When did you do this spell?"
"A week before my 18th birthday. I think that I made the mistake of thinking about Mike when I did it. I've done love spells to attract Mike years ago. I don't want him to want me because of spells that I tried when I was a teenager. Please help me. I need you to do an unbinding spell. Please free his heart. If he comes to me after that, then I know that it's meant to be."
"She's got another problem. She's got a date on Friday night."
"I'm not comfortable calling it a date. It's just dinner."
"I know all about that. It's that boy again. The one who lied and broke your heart."
"Yes, Nana. Brock is takin' me out for a birthday dinner. We're friends. He has a wife, Nana. I just want to help him. He's been very sad and he deserves to get his marriage back on track and find happiness with his new wife."
"Ha! He's been awful to you. I should've cast a spell for him to spend the rest of his life miserable."
"No, don't you ever do anything like that ever! Besides Kyra says that Barbra Jean is taking care of that already."
Paige giggles. "Sounds like you when you were younger."
"Oh, she is. Our Kyra is exactly like Reba was."
"Yes, minus the special skills. I wanted normal children. I can't remember the last time that I looked in the mirror and saw the girl that you remember."
"Oh my darling, you are that girl. You've been hurt and had your heart broken, but you're still you. I do not like that man. Why do you want to help him?"
"I want to help him because he's the father of my children and he's my friend. Everything else is in the past. Mike hurt me in the past and you don't act like this about him. Nana, mama and daddy like Brock. Why don't you?"
"Mike Holliway doesn't have anything more to lie about. He's being honest with you. There are no more lies in his heart. Your parents don't see what I do. I've seen things that you wouldn't like. There are things that you do not know. You can't love someone like that."
"Nana, I care about him as a friend. Nothing else is going on. I'm gettin' ready to cast a true love spell. That should tell you that I'm lonely and nothing else is goin' on."
"Okay, Reba Nell. Repeat the same spell for him that you do for yourself. Mediate on your goal for him. Here's what you should write:
If there be a perfect match, this work tonight will surely catch. The perfect one who is meant for him shall find her way home to him. In perfect love and perfect trust, I send this out, but not from lust. This spell will guide them to unite, free will remains with them tonight.
Do everything for him that you do for yourself, except that you will place a rose quartz and chrysocolia stone in your hand. Visualize pure love. Place the stone in a red container half filled with water. Next, put three red roses and three white roses in the container as well. Replace with fresh roses when any fade. Place the container in his bedroom for about six to eight weeks. This is guaranteed to stabilize any rocky relationship and send out pure love to him. You don't have to put anything under his pillow. That should work for him."
"Thank you, Nana. I really appreciate it. I really hope that this works out for Brock. He deserves to have a happy marriage. I hope to have a happy marriage of my own soon as well."
"When do you want the fertility spell?"
Reba started to cough a little. "What? What did Paige say this time?"
"She didn't. I've seen it. Your daughter will be beautiful and very special. Maggie is the special one. I told you before that the other baby wasn't Maggie."
"Yes, I remember. But special as in gifted?"
"Yes, dear and it's about time. I've wanted it handed down for some time now."
"I know that. I just wanted to be normal before. I think that's the way that Mike wanted it. I know that Brock certainly didn't ask to sign up into that."
Paige interrupted. "That's because Brock is vanilla. You've turned vanilla too. Blah, boring."
"I don't want to be vanilla. My love life needs serious help."
"You need to be looking for a man to bring some cinnamon into your life."
"Do you think that why Mike and I haven't gotten together yet? Because I've changed into a different person."
"No one says that you have to stay that way. You can be anything that you want to be. If you want adventure and spice in your life, you just have to go out and get it."
"What do you think, Nana?""
"Sweetie, I think that if you open your heart you will find everything that you are looking for. Concentrate on what you want and be open for it to come to you. You can't be afraid. The fear is keeping you from finding love again. I'm gonna get off the phone now. Gramps needs his lunch."
"Bye, Nana. I love you. Give Gramps our love, too."
"Bye, girls. I love you both. Paige, come visit me soon. We should talk about that other man of yours."
Reba's grandma ended her call. "Paige, what is she talkin' about?"
"Reba, it's nothin. I've had a couple of dates with another guy. It's nothin' serious. I'm just playin' the game the way that you taught me to. If I want Michael to want me back, I have to appear desirable and unattainable. Greg is a really nice guy that I met at Frontier's while I was coverin' a shift for Jenny."
"I knew a Greg once. I went to junior high and high school with him."
"Really? What happened?"
"The term SOB comes to mind. He was friends with Tommy Johnson."
"Enough about me. Let's talk about Friday night or we could talk about the Internet guy you've been talkin' to."
"That's perfectly innocent. He's really nice to talk to. We're becoming good friends. I do not want to date someone from the Internet."
"You're being defensive and avoiding talk about Friday night. You need to relax. Nothing is gonna happen until you don't want it to. If you keep that in mind, then you'll be fine. If you keep worrying like this, your blood pressure is gonna go through the roof. Concentrate on your goals like Nana said."
"I will. Thanks, Paige. I needed someone to talk me out of my panic. I tend to worry a lot."
"I know. I've only been your sister for twenty-five years now."
Reba laughed. "Do me a favor and have dinner with Nana and Gramps this week."
"Why? Shouldn't you ask Mike to do that? Doesn't he take care of watchin' over stuff when you're not here?"
"Not with Nana and Gramps. She'll scare him away. He doesn't know that she's special. He didn't ever find out that I was gifted either. Most guys want normal. They don't want magically different. Our family is definitely not normal."
Paige giggled. "I'll say. I'm not afraid to take a guy over there for dinner. If he doesn't like it, then who needs him? I wanna be you so badly. I wish that I was gifted. I hate being the normal one. Why do you want to be normal anyway?"
"It's not that I'm ashamed or anything. I just don't want my life to be full of that craziness. I don't expect others to get it."
"Reba, from what you've told me, your family is crazy anyway. What's the difference?"
"Mama likes Barbra Jean more than she likes me."
"So Helen has never liked me."
"You're not her daughter. I am. I've never been good enough for her, even when I still had my skills."
"So we don't have the world's best parents. Who does? Well maybe, your kids do. You do everything for them at the expense of your own life. You are a great mom. I hope that I'm as good of a mother someday."
"Thanks, Sweetie. You were lucky. You had a great mom. She loved you so much. If you're anything like her, you'll be a great mom, too."
"I consider that a compliment coming from Reba the supermom. I love you and I'll call you again soon. I promise to listen to your advice. I'll take it easy and concentrate on getting over the breakup. I'll let Mike know if I need anythin'. Don't worry too much about me."
"You're my baby sister. It's my job to worry about ya. I promise that if I need to talk to anyone, then I'll give Barbra Jean a call. At least, I'll be reminded of how things are supposed to be with Brock if she's around."
"There you go. Bye, Sis. I'll play those songs on my radio show tonight around 10:30. Love ya."
Paige ended the call. Reba sat on her bed, wondering what her next move should be. She picked up the phone and called Barbra Jean.
"Hey, Barbra Jean. It's me, Reba. Listen how about we get together at my house for breakfast tomorrow morning around 8."
"You wanna have breakfast with me. Sounds great, best friend!"
"You are never gonna stop callin' me that, are ya?"
"Not on your life. Will Brock be there?"
"I don't know. He is stayin' here so he might be here. Is that a problem? You two are supposed to be workin' things out or at least be civil for Henry's sake."
"It would be great to spend some time with Henry and Jake. Can I take them to the park afterwards?"
"Sure, you can. It would be nice to have some peace and quiet around here. Elizabeth will be at the campus daycare center. Cheyenne headed to school and Van will have already left for work. Kyra may still be around though. She may wanna go to the park with y'all. Wait! You should clear it with Brock before takin' Henry out on Brock's week with him. You should give him a call on his cell."
"Can you just ask him really quickly?"
"No, I'm in my room. I don't know where he is right now. I'm not in the mood to deal with him right now. I've got a lot of thinkin' to do. I've got some decisions to make."
"I hear ya. I can't think when Brock's around either."
"That explains a lot about ya when you were livin' with Brock." Reba and Barbra Jean laugh.
"You and your silly little jokes. You'd be surprised how much more I get accomplished now without Brock around."
"We have to talk about that, Barbra Jean. You are supposed to be workin' on your marriage. You should be talkin' about your relationship with Brock in a positive way. You should be communicating positively with him."
"Why? Because you are Mary Sunshine? You yell at him and call him a moron. It doesn't seem to hurt your relationship with him."
"I don't have a relationship with him. He's a lyin' cheatin' giant butt who's invaded my home and my life. At least I don't have to talk to him as much now. He's in my face a lot less now that he's actually livin' here. I'm doin' my best to help you two get back together."
"You are so kind and wonderful, Reba. We don't deserve you bein' so good to us. Thank you, Reba. I'll see you in the morning, best friend."
Reba rolled her eyes and hung out the telephone when the call ended. She thought about what she would say to Barbra Jean at breakfast. She needed to know if Barbra Jean knew about the birthday dinner and was okay with it. Brock hung up the telephone in the kitchen. He got Henry and walked out the back door from the kitchen, and then he headed over to Barbra Jean's house.
Reba was left to wonder what Barbra Jean would say about her dinner on Friday night with Brock. Would she be okay with it? Brock wondered what Barbra Jean would say to Reba in the morning ….
What will happen to Reba and Brock on Friday's date? Will Reba's grandma's help work? Will Barbra Jean be okay with Reba going on a date with Brock? What does Barbra Jean intend to do about her marriage to Brock? Will Reba get a sign about who her soul mate is? Will Reba be talking to LovinCowboy84 about her fears? Will readers get to find out what's happening with Lori Ann soon? Who's playing matchmaker for some of the couples in this story? Who will Reba end up with in Vegas?
What happens next? Stay tuned to find out in the next chapter!
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Episode 10 that will air on Friday, March 25th, features special guest Lesley Ann Warren as Carli's mom. It is called Medieval Woman. Carli gets more than she bargained for when her man-eater mother takes Pam to a renaissance faire. Lesley Ann Warren has starred in two country music themed movies, Baja Oklahoma (1988) with Julia Roberts and Pure Country (1992) with George Strait.
Episode 11 that will air on Friday, April 1st, features special guest David Faustino as Carli's date. It is called Short, Then Sweet. Carli brings an Internet date to Rob's housewarming party, hoping to prove what a catch she is. Episode 12 will also air that night, featuring the family's move to their current home. I always loved Married with Children. David Faustino is very funny.
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