Believe in Love Again Chapter 34: The switch, a reba fanfic

Dear Readers-

It was Reba and Narvel's anniversary on Friday. I hope that they had a romantic day! I'm trying to update every 7-10 days. It's getting harder to find time now. I work for my husband and he's short on help right now. Luckily, I do sometimes get days off so I can write. Working midnights scrubbing movie theatre bathrooms really sucks. I'm working 6-7 days a week right now because of summer. Things are so busy. But it does give me time to think about the story and what to write about so it's not all bad. I just listen to my iPod and think about the story. The thoughts are flowing. I can't get back to Working Class Goes to Houston right now. The ideas for Believe are just too good right now. I don't want to stop when the ideas are flooding in. I'm writing while the ideas are still fresh.

I just finished watching The Voice. There was a marathon of the series on the E! channel. Reba was terrific. She can literally sing anything. I loved it when she sang with the contestants while she was working with them. The best moment was when she met the co-writer of her song, Turn On the Radio. Cherie Oakley is the writer. She's a backup singer from Nashville. She's got some great talent as a songwriter and a singer! Her coach was Christina Aguilera. She got eliminated, but I think that she's got a good career ahead of her.

People are wondering where I got Paige's look from for this story. I've seen Avril Lavigne wearing this look for her hair, but I really got it from Kelly Clarkson. She wore the pink streaks in her hair on the cover of her 2003 album, Thankful. I also played around with my daughter's iPod app and liked how the colors looked streaked in brunette hair.

There was a new poll for this story last week. Please vote for your prediction for who LovinCowboy84 really is. I really want your feedback for this one. I want to know what you readers think. Have I left clues that helped you to figure out who he really is? Thanks to everyone who voted on ExtremeReba. I'm leaving the poll up this week for more voters. Still no votes for this poll on FF. net.

Also, I thought that I would give everyone a hint with the poll question, Who is LovinCowboy84? There were a couple of people who thought that it was Dr. Jack Morgan. I want to give you a spoiler and let you know that LovinCowboy84 is not Dr. Jack Morgan, but that is the only firm identity answer that you will get at this point. Please take the poll. I left it open so that answers could be changed and people can revote. So, if you voted for Dr. Jack Morgan, you can revote. The answers to the polls are giving me a lot of feedback on my story. I get to find out how I am doing with my writing when you take the time to vote on the poll questions. Thank you!

I'm dedicating this week's chapter to my younger daughter. She turned 13 on Friday. She's funny. She wants to be a singer and an actress eventually. She is talented and I'm not just saying that because I'm her mom.

It's finally September 2008 in the story, but we're heading into October. Reba and Mike will have been dating for about a month now. Brock has finally met Paige. Now we're finding more out about Brock and Reba that we didn't know before. Paige's arrival has stirred things up.

Let me know that you want me to keep this story going! It would be great to have plenty of feedback for this chapter. Remember your responses keep 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 own 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 own 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), Vince McEntire (Papa), Kenneth Smith (Gramps), Paige McKinney, Michael Davis, John McKinney, Barbara Ann Grant, Kim Campbell-Holliway, Sam Holliway, Jenny Miller, Nick Holliway, Terry Holliway, Jr., Josh Holliway, Madeline Mitchell (Maddi), Greg Brooks, Jason Holliway, Emma Holliway, and Maggie 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 fall 2008.

This chapter will consist of scenes that will be in regular font, not italicized font. I use the italicized font to distinguish between author's notes and regular scenes. I use bold font when things need special emphasis.

Previously- "Why am I not surprised? Everyone in town knows about the O'Haras. You are an O'Hara. Your grandmother is Cheyenne O'Hara McEntire Smith. I've known you for thirty-seven years and I had my suspicions but you always had an explanation for everything. You always said that I dreamed it when strange things happened. Why?"

"Everything will be explained later. This is a test," Paige answered.

"You have to figure out who the real Reba is." Reba explained.

"Is that why you have this version of the Parent Trap goin' on right now?"

"Heck, yeah!" Reba and Paige answered in unison.

"I bet you find this totally amusing, this little twin experiment that she's got going. Because you would know all about that kind of thing, wouldn't ya?" Mike remarked to Brock.

"No, I didn't have anythin' to do with this. I promise."

"Focus, Mike." Paige instructed.

"Come on, Reba. Don't tell me that Brock hasn't pulled this on you before."

Reba and Paige looked at each other. They both shook their heads.

"I'd like to see how long this takes you boys to figure out." Lori Ann quipped.

Just then, Van walked into the living room. "Whoa, two Mrs. Hs! What is goin' on here?" he stood there dumbstruck.

Reba was tickled at how much fun this was. She'd always wished that she had a sister with abilities like her. Now she did. She'd always had fun with Paige before. She'd wondered how much fun and how much trouble Paige was going to get her into now. She wondered how her family was going to react to suddenly having a family member that they knew nothing about. Lori Ann wondered if Mike was going to be able to win Reba's challenge. She wondered what Reba would do next. She was always more fun when Paige was around. Brock was stunned and amused. He didn't know what to think about this. It was an interesting situation though. It was a situation that he actually had some experience with. So Reba has a sister that she never told him about and Brock has a brother that he never told her about. He loved Reba's fun side. It was a side that he hadn't had a chance to see much of. Reba was right. She had changed from that fun-loving person that he fell in love with. He did that to her. He wanted to help her get over the hurt and damage from the past, but how could he win Reba back with Mike in the picture?...

What happens next? Stay tuned to find out this chapter!

We left the story in chapter 33 in the present year of the story- September 2008 with Reba returning home from her date with Mike. She is shocked to find Brock waiting at home for her. He didn't go home with Barbra Jean as expected. Van and Cheyenne were also waiting up for Reba to come home with a lecture that Reba was not in the mood for. It's seems like everyone was coming down on her for having a love life and she was finally happy for once. She is hurt at how everyone was responding. Brock is waiting for Reba in her room. She never even noticed that he's in the room until he makes his presence known while she is changing clothes.

Mike shows up at Reba's window with two more gifts, a photo album and her grandmother's marriage guide. Reba shoves Brock into her closet. She teases Mike before putting on a robe. We find out that Mike is still upset about the night that Reba called him Brock. He wants to take things nice and slow. Reba gave him one of her old journals to read. Reba decides to have a baby with Mike so they are seeing a fertility specialist together. Reba and Brock argue about whether or not Brock knows the real person that Reba is inside.

September turns into October. Reba and Mike have been dating for a month. Paige shows up while Brock is eavesdropping on Reba's conversation with Lori Ann. Paige tells Brock that she knows the truth about what's been going on between him and Reba. Lori Ann tells Reba about her new relationship with Dr. Jack Morgan. Reba and Mike have been double dating with Brock and Barbra Jean a lot. The two couples have been taking dancing and cooking lessons together as well as going to the movies and hanging out at Reba's. Reba feels sorry for Brock.

He appears to be putting in a good effort into being a better husband and Barbra Jean just doesn't seem interested. That would be because the whole thing is just for appearances. Reba still has no idea that they are getting divorced. Brock overhears Reba talk about her conflicting feelings for Brock when Paige decides to rescue her sister. She doesn't want Brock to overhear anything else. She reveals that she has some magical abilities by changing into Reba right in front of Brock.

This ends up forcing Reba to reveal her own abilities to Brock and Mike. Paige and Reba have fun messing with Barbra Jean and Van. They want to test Brock and Mike to see if they can pick out the real Reba. Brock thought about how Reba still didn't know that he had a brother that she knew nothing about. He is having fun seeing this new aspect of Reba's personality.

Would Mike be able pick the real Reba and pass her test? What will happen between Reba and Brock now? When will Brock tell Reba about his brother? When will Paige tell Reba about her engagement? What will happen when Reba meets Paige's fiancé? Who will Reba end up with in Vegas?

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 Paige showing up in Houston to announce her engagement to Reba's shock. She will bring her fiancé, which will be a shock for poor Reba, but that's not the only shock. Paige's fiancé is Greg Brooks, Reba's ex. He's got a grudge against Reba and Mike. When Reba gets into a frightening situation, she gets another unexpected surprise. Elizabeth comes to her rescue, bringing Brock with her.

Reba didn't expect that Paige would be marrying her ex. She expected Paige to get back together with Michael Davis and marry him. Michael Davis will show up in town to see Paige. He comes to support Mike's son, Sam and his girlfriend, Jenny. They will arrive with big news for Mike. Mike wants to propose but Reba is against that. Mike presents Reba with a promise ring. Reba promises to think about marrying Mike. She asks Mike to consider giving her more time to get married instead of the December deadline. She wants to spend the rest of her life with Mike but is afraid of what marriage might do to the relationship. Mike leaves for a week to Oklahoma. Reba arranges to meet Mike for a weekend in McAlester with the kids so the families can meet each other.

Spoiler: Reba is Terry's unfinished business because of what he did. That's why he's in the story at this point. It's leading things in the story towards the Reba Nell Got Married story. There will be a test. It's the first test for Brock and Mike. Do they really know Reba? Can they identify the real Reba? I thought that might be fun. I'm giving Brock a small advantage on this one. I feel bad about making him unlikeable in the last chapter. The challenge will be ruined by the arrival of Greg. Unfortunately it will be revealed that Reba has tested Mike before like this. Mike hasn't done well before. Elizabeth knows who the real Reba is. It will be revealed why she does. Brock has some suspicions about who the real Reba is. Reba makes it harder by actually going upstairs with Paige and switching identities with her so the guys are left to figure out if the Reba they see is the real Reba, but it isn't. Reba's reaction to Greg's arrival will be hilarious.

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"There's something that you need to know, Mike. That wasn't the real Reba who kissed Max in Ada on her birthday." Paige revealed.

"Yes, it was. I saw her with my own eyes."

"What are your eyes tellin' ya now?" Reba asked.

"Okay. Fair enough. Do ya wanna explain what happened or are you gonna keep playin' games with me?"

"Both." Reba and Paige answered simultaneously.

"We can show ya better than we can tell ya." Paige remarked, giggling.

Paige grabbed Reba by the arm and they ran up the stairs together. Reba stepped back for a moment. She waved her hands in front of her from the top of her head to her toes. She started to shimmer and change into Paige before her very eyes. Paige put on the clothes that Reba was wearing on her birthday before they switched places. Reba's outfit was a polyester/spandex one-shoulder silhouette dress that draped over her right shoulder and ruched at side with a bubble hem and "Dreamer" sandals. Author's note: Dreamer sandals are from Reba's collection.

Paige waved her hand and changed Reba into the outfit that Paige was wearing that night. She was wearing a white crop top, denim mini-skirt about mid-thigh length, and white Go-Go boots.

"All of this because I made one silly little birthday wish."

"Are you kiddin' me? It was fun. Something wild to do before ya tied yourself down again. Don't worry about it. Max was kissin' me, not you. Once Mike figures out that you weren't the one kissin' Max, he'll be so sorry that you'll probably get anythin' that you want outta him. He'll be guilty for a long, long time."

"I'm not sure that I can do this. Do you have any idea how hard this is gonna be for me? I drank a lot that night before getting on stage. Brock and Mike are gonna be watchin'. It was easy for me to act like that in a bar full of strangers. I'm forty-two years old. I'm a little old to be on stage dancin' like that."

"But Reba, you do not look forty-two years old right now. You look like me, a twenty-four year old woman. Relax, this is easy. You are not Reba right now. You are Paige and I don't care what people think. I do what I want, when I want. You've just got put on that attitude like you did that night. The fun part will be if Mike and Brock can actually figure out that you are actually Reba and not Paige. I wonder if they will know that I'm not you. It's easy to be you. I just have to get all fiery and bossy."

"I'm not bossy. It's not bossy if I'm tellin' ya what's right. I'm your big sister. It's my job."

"See, you like to boss me around like Cheyenne did with Kyra."

"Yes, but Kyra's got a smart mouth like you do."

Paige laughed and hugged Reba. "Remember, attitude is everything. Let's make them figure out who's who. Can they trust what they see with their own eyes? Look in the mirror. You look great."

Reba looked in the mirror and saw her own reflection, staring back at her in the outfit. "What I see is me, dressed way too sexy. I'm a mother of four and a grandmother of two."

"But that's not what they will see. They will see my face and my body and they will hear my voice. Relax. You look great. You really do look just like me. If I didn't know you, I'd have no idea that you were Reba Hart."

"Fine, but I'm tellin' Mike that this was all your idea."

Paige smiled, satisfied with her work. For her, it was like looking at her own reflection. She was ready to have some fun with these guys. She couldn't wait to see their faces when they started singing and dancing in the garage.

Reba and Paige walked down the stairs. Mike and Brock's mouths dropped to the floor. Van grinned.

"The new girl is hot!" Van remarked.

Reba smiled and Paige laughed. "I can't wait until Cheyenne hears ya say that." Paige responded. "That girl is Cheyenne's aunt and my sister."

"Thank you, Van. It's nice to finally meet ya."

"You said that you wanted to know what explained so we're gonna show ya. Follow us." Paige said.

Mike wordlessly followed Paige outside to the garage. Reba turned and stopped in front of Brock.

"Pick your mouth up off the floor, Brock. You aren't supposed to be starin' at me like that. I'm Reba's sister and almost half your age."

"I'm sorry. I wasn't lookin' at ya like that. Reba looked really great. That trip was good for her. She's had a hard time the last few years. Thanks for takin' her out for some fun. It's good for her, you know. I don't care what Mike says. You can dress Reba like that anytime." Brock responded.

Reba was flattered, but didn't let her fluster show. She covered with an air of confidence like Paige carried. "Thanks, Brock. But I don't need your permission to do that. Your job is to keep your eyes on the blonde." Reba smacked Brock in the back of the head.

"Man, the hot girl is mean like Mrs. H!" Van exclaimed.

"Van, I'll consider that a compliment." Reba remarked. She looked at Brock, grinned and winked at him. "Excuse me, I gotta go out there for a bit." She turned and walked out through the back door.

"Hey, Mr. H, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that she flirted with you." Van laughed.

"What's so funny, Van?"

"Dude, she's young and hot. She's hotter than Barbra Jean and Barbra Jean's is really hot now!"

"Reba is hotter than Barbra Jean. What is your point, Van?"

"She can't be flirting with you. Who does that, flirts by telling you off, smackin' ya, and then grinnin' and winkin' at ya? Plus, she's Mrs. H's sister. "

"Somethin' tells me that we should get outside." Brock rushed outside and Van followed.

Just then, Kyra walked in. She heard the last part of the conversation and followed the two out the door. Kyra's band equipment was set up on the left side of the garage. Reba still had a desk and a sleeper sofa off to the other side near the washer/dryer area. Reba and Paige put a CD in Reba's portable CD player, grabbed the microphones, and started to sing and dance.

Finally, Friday night
Got to get, feeling right
Low cut, tank top
Blue jeans, skin tight
9 o'clock, dance hall
Walkin in, struttin tall
Lookin so good
Boys scratchin on the 8 ball

Belly up to the bar
Cuervo, PBR
Flirtin with the bartender
Hey baby, no charge

Bands playin, my song
Gotta get my groove on
Ride Sally, ride Sally
Ride it all night long

If you got it, flaunt it
Make the cowboys….want it

You gotta shake that thing,
Shake that thing,
Shake that thing,
Shake that thing

Closing time, 2 o'clock
Party in the parkin lot
Dancin on a flat bed
Everybody's getting hot
Swinging on some wild cat
Bumpin old-school rap
Give that girl a brass pole
Where'd she learn to do that

If you got it, flaunt it
Make the cowboys …..want it
You gotta shake that thing
Shake that thing
Shake that thing
Shake that thing

East west, north south
Let it all hang out
Movin up, movin down
Take that country into town

Shake that thing…..

If you got it, flaunt it
Make the cowboys …..want it
You gotta shake that thing
Shake that thing
Shake that thing
Shake that thing

You gotta shake that thing
Shake that thing
Shake that thing

The song changed, but the ladies were still moving like they did on stage that night.

Everybody told me he was a dream
Picture perfect..
Like he just stepped right off the silver screen
Said he that would sweep me off of my feet
Oh but I'm still standin', he didn't do it for me
Cuz I don't go for all that "wining n dining"
With that Ray-Ban, fake tan.. never mind

I want a down-home, 'up with the sunrise' man
A pickup truck drivin', bullridin', strong steady hand
I want the Wranglers, Stetson n all that stuff
I want the real McCoy
I want a cowboy

I'm tired of talkin about it, wastin' my time
On all the cheap talkers needin' me, feedin' me, lines
Give me somebody who's tender but tough
So full n honest, knows a thing or two about love

I've seen enough to know I know what I like
It's the hard workin, head turnin', rugged type

I've seen enough to know, you know what I mean
Ride me off into the sunset, that's my thing

Author's note: This next song was recently sung by Scarlett Pomers. It came out on iTunes in December 2010. I just found it and thought that it would be great for Kyra to see her mom and her aunt rocking out with this song. It's ACDC, but Scarlett sang a great cover.

"Everyone knows that we're a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll so we're gonna sing this song to represent our rock side." Paige said.

Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stop in all the by-ways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
Gettin' robbed
Gettin' stoned
Gettin' beat up
Broken boned
Gettin' had
Gettin' took
I tell you folks
It's harder than it looks

It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

Hotel, motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin' old
Gettin' grey
Gettin' ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin' sold
Second hand
That's how it goes
Playin' in a band

It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

If you wanna be a star on stage and screen
Look out it's rough and mean
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

It's a long way
It's a long way

It's a long way

"Now we're gonna finish Oklahoma style." Reba said.

I've been waiting on that hoedown train
It's been a long long week and I swear
Nothing's gonna get in my way
Put my high heels on
And my Wrangler jeans
My favorite Wet and Wild lipstick number 503
It's time right now
Let's throw it down

All you girls stand up
Throw your hands up
Come on let's rock
Gonna go all night
Gonna watch the dust fly
Show em what we got
Come on let's take a ride on top of the world
All you soul shaking heartbreakin little cowgirls

Whoo, yee-haw

Three shots in and we're up on that bar
Everybody cheers us on and
We shine like rhinestone stars
Turn that jukebox up
Lay your money down
All you cowgirls here
Yippee yay coyote for another round
Jump on in, Here we go again

All you girls stand up
Put your hands up
Come on lets rock
Gonna go all night
Gonna watch the dust fly
Show em what we got
Come on let's take a ride on top of the world
All you soul shakin heartbreaking little cowgirls

Whoo, yee-haw

Just when you think
The nights all done
We're just gettin started
To have a little fun

All you girls stand up
Put your hands up
Come on let's rock
Gonna go all night
Gonna watch the dust fly
Show em what we got
Come on let's take a ride on top of the world
All you soul shakin heartbreakin love-making little cowgirls
Little cowgirls

Everyone started clapping. No one but Paige had noticed that a new arrival had joined them. Paige noticed as soon as he entered the garage. Reba didn't notice Michael Davis until they were finished singing. She decided to play along. She ran to him, hugging him.

"What are you doin' here?" Reba asked.

"Does that mean that you are actually happy to see me?" Michael asked.

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know. You've been impossible to talk to lately."

Just then, two arms encircled Reba from behind, pulling her close. She felt lips on her neck. She looked over and saw Brock and Mike in front of her, curiously watching what was happening. She smelled the familiar fragrance of Hai Karate. She only knew one guy that wore that, but he was back in McAlester, thank heavens. It couldn't be him. That would be a nightmare! Still, who was this man who thought that he could come on to her like this? She grabbed his arm and flipped him onto his back like she learned in self-defense class. Paige laughed.

"Paige, I just can't believe that you did that to your fiancé." Paige looked to Reba and urged her to play along.

Reba looked over. It was her nightmare coming true. Greg Brooks was in her garage in Houston. Worse yet, he appeared to be engaged to marry her sister.

Michael looked at Reba. "You're engaged."

Reba was confused about what was going on herself. She answered with a shaky "yeah". She didn't want to hurt this sweet young man who had been so good to her sister. What in the world was Paige up to? Michael turned around and started to walk away.

Greg looked at Reba. "Can we talk inside?"

Reba looked at Paige, who didn't know what to do. She clearly looked distressed by Michael walking away. "Go on. You deal with that and I'll deal with this." She knew that Paige would know what to say to calm Michael down and she knew that Michael would never walk off on Reba. He respected Reba's opinion too much so he'd have no choice but to sit and listen to what she had to say. Paige had to think fast.

Greg took Reba's hand and led her into the house through the back door. Once inside alone, Reba began to panic. She was alone with him. She didn't know what he would do. She knew what he was capable of doing to hurt her. Luckily, he thought that she was Paige and not Reba.

"So what kind of game are you playin' with my fiancé, Reba honey? How'd you get Paige to agree to this?"

"How'd you know that it was me?"

Reba was filled with fear by the prospect of what would happen next. If she called out, would anybody hear her? If she called attention to the situation, then Mike might find out everything. She'd spent twenty-eight years hiding this particular mistake. Why was Paige with this guy? Didn't she know how awful he was? As the fear built inside her, she felt her abilities freeze up. What would she do to defend herself? She had to get away from him. She'd spent so many years trying to forget how badly he'd hurt her. This man was one of the reasons why she was afraid of relationships and why she expected every man she fell for to betray her. She was praying that Brock would come in and be his usual annoying self. Couldn't he see who the real Reba was?...

Would Mike or Brock be able pick the real Reba and pass her test? What will happen between Reba and Greg now? What will Paige say to Michael? What does Greg have to say to Reba? What will happen between Elizabeth and Reba? Who will Reba end up with in Vegas?

What happens next? Stay tuned to find out in the next chapter!

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