Dear Readers-
By the way, the song that Mike sang to Reba during the double date in chapter 32 was You're So Good When You're Bad by Charley Pride. I forgot to mention that in the chapter 32 summary recap that I wrote at the beginning of chapter 33. I've also chosen June 3rd as Reba's birthday in this story since it's a day that is special to Reba because it's her anniversary.
Some people are a little confused about the identity switching. Here's how it works in this story. I got this idea from a show called Quantum Leap. Reba can switch identities with someone, but she is still Reba. Everyone else can see the other identity, but she can see own reflection when she looks at herself in the mirror. So when Reba and Paige switch identities, people see Reba as Paige, but when I write the scene I write for Reba as Reba-even though everyone else sees her as Paige. I hope that this isn't too confusing for you.
For example when Greg arrived, Reba threw Greg down in a self-defense move, which was funny because everyone else saw Paige throw Greg, her fiancé, down in a self-defense move. Paige was quick to point that out to Reba so she would play along. Paige rushed to talk to Michael as Reba, knowing that he would never reject talking to Reba, even though it's really Paige. Also, Greg took Reba into the house. Everyone saw Paige go into the house with Greg so no one knows that Reba is with Greg or that Reba may be in danger. Greg has figured out that Reba has switched identities with Paige.
How would he know that? Remember he's Reba's ex. There's a history there. Reba used to do this type of thing often when she was younger. He knows that she did magic. He's also Paige's fiancé so he knows her well enough to know that she's not acting like herself. He doesn't know about Paige's magic yet. There's been a question about the age difference. I know that it's a little different, but I got the idea from Knots Landing.
There is a new poll for this story this week. Please vote with your answer for whether or not Brock should make a move on Reba in Oklahoma. I really want your feedback for this one. I want to know what you readers think. Please let me know what you think he should do next. Thanks to everyone who voted on the previous poll.
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 or Greg Brooks. I want to give you a spoiler and let you know that LovinCowboy84 is not Dr. Jack Morgan or Greg Brooks, but these are the only firm identity answers that you will get at this point. LovinCowboy84 is meant to be a friend to Reba so it wouldn't be anyone with hostility towards her. I know that some of you are asking when Jack Morgan had hostility towards Reba. That time is coming. She rejected him, even after he helped her with her problems because some of her issues run deep.
She repaid him by rejecting his advances and setting him up for humiliation with Lori Ann. Sometime in the future, Dr. Jack Morgan will find out about Reba and Lori Ann's plan, but Lori Ann will be the sorry one then. Her relationship with Jack will be on the line. Interestingly enough, Dr. Morgan is enough of a professional in this story to continuing helping Mike and Reba in couple's therapy. Reba doesn't want to go to Brock and Barbra Jean's therapist, Dr. Baker.
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It's finally October 2008 in the story, and there will be plenty of action in the story right now. Remember we are heading towards the supplement story, Reba Nell Got Married. Reba and Mike will have been dating for 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 between Brock and Reba. It has also shaken things up between Mike and Reba.
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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- 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?...
What happens next? Stay tuned to find out this chapter!
We left the story in chapter 34 in the present year of the story- October 2008 with Reba and Paige switching identities. This was supposed to test Mike and Brock's knowledge of how well they know the real Reba. It was revealed that Mike did not see Reba kiss Max on her birthday. He saw Paige as Reba kissing Max. They had a fight after that night because he was jealous and he didn't recognize that it wasn't Reba. Brock and Mike both know that Reba has magical abilities. Brock had known before through eavesdropping, but Reba hadn't told him yet. Reba was never honest with Mike about her magic before, even though he suspected it.
Reba and Paige went into the garage to show Mike just what he happened on Reba's birthday that caused Max to kiss the woman that he thought was Reba. It was perfectly innocent. They were singing karaoke and dancing. They sang Shake That Thing by Gwyneth Paltrow, I Want a Cowboy by Reba McEntire, It's a Long Way to the Top by Scarlett Pomers, and Cowgirls by Kristy Lee Cook.
Reba was dressed provocatively and they were just out having a good time. The singing and dancing was a little suggestive, but Reba and Paige were not inviting male attention. Brock loved the outfit that Paige was wearing as Reba. Reba was flattered because Brock liked the outfit and wasn't interested in Reba as Paige. The funny thing was that Van was attracted to Paige and Reba as Paige, and then it was revealed that Paige was Reba's sister and Cheyenne's aunt.
He made plenty of comments about how sexy she was after Reba came down the stairs as Paige. This is the second time that he has unknowingly shown attraction to Reba. The first time was when he accidentally climbed into bed with her. Reba was flirting with Brock as Paige. Van accidentally stumbles onto how Reba as Paige still acts like Reba. Reba had fun performing one rock song and three country songs with Paige in front of Mike, Brock, Van and Kyra. Michael Davis showed up to see Paige and Reba. He was surprised by the way that Reba as Paige greeted him.
Paige has been very angry with him lately. Greg Brooks arrived. His greeting unnerved Reba, who found it hard to play along by cozying up to her ex, who'd been trouble for her in the past. Paige as Reba ran after Michael to calm him down after he heard the news that Paige was engaged to Greg. After Greg figured out that Reba had switched places with Paige, he took her into her house to talk with her privately. This scared Reba because of the trouble that he'd been to her in the past. She hoped that Brock would somehow come into the house and rescue her.
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 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 sharing some shocking news with Reba and Mike. 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. Paige has gotten herself into a love triangle with Michael Davis and Greg Brooks. She also got herself into trouble with her ex last June. He won't let her forget about it and she needs Reba's advice.
Sam and Jenny 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: Unfortunately it will be revealed that Reba has tested Mike before like this by impersonating Kim. 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. All the test has done is to stir up trouble between Mike and Reba. Paige has some major problems that she needs help with. This serves to divide Mike and Reba, instead of uniting them.
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"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?"
"Because only Reba would respond to affection like that. Paige is in love with me. She would never hurt me. She is also a very affectionate person. She doesn't mind being touched frequently."
"Eww! I don't wanna know about that. I can't believe that someone who once said that he loved me would try to hurt me like this."
"What's the matter, Reba? Do you still have feelings for me yourself?"
"Don't make me laugh. You make me sick. Paige is young enough to be your daughter! She's my sister and you're my ex."
"Kim slept with Mike's brother. He's very familiar with these situations. Do you wanna tell him that we're exes?"
"No, I don't. You know that. I don't ever want anyone to know that I stooped low enough to date you?"
"The high and mighty Reba doesn't want Prince Charming to know what a lying, manipulative slut she really is."
"How dare you?"
"How dare I? Let's see. I loved you. I thought that you loved me. We were as close as two people can be. We almost made love. I touched every inch of you once. We got interrupted and you said that you wanted to wait. I was okay with that, but you certainly couldn't wait to get your hands on Mike Holliway. You lied to me to go to a party to be with him twice. You were my girlfriend and I barely got to kiss you while you let Mike Holliway do anything he wanted in a closet. You accepted a date with my best friend, Tommy Johnson right after we broke up. Why did you go out with him if you dumped me to be with Mike Holliway?"
"I was flattered by the attention. He'd been flirting with me all summer. Mike wasn't back in town yet. It was just one date. It was supposed to be fun."
"You plan little tests to find out if you can trust guys not to cheat. You switched places with Kim in the past to find out if the guy can figure out who the real Reba is. Nice idea. I had one too. I'd heard about what you did with Mike Holliway so I decided to see if you could really be trusted. Tommy was only flirting with ya because I asked him to. I was testing my girlfriend all summer to see if she'd cheat on me."
"I heard all about your little plan. You set up the date between Tommy and me to get your revenge. And you got it! You taught me a lesson that I will never forget! Get away from me and get out of my house!"
"Why? What are you gonna do, scream? I don't think so. Someone might hear you. Then you'd have to explain why you were screaming." Greg inched closer to Reba.
"Please go and leave me and my sister alone."
"I'm not breaking up with Paige. She is my dream come true. She is everything that I thought that you were. She is the type of woman that I've always wanted to be with. She is sweet, warm, and honest. She doesn't play games like you. She doesn't cheat and she doesn't lie. I'm gonna marry her and spend the rest of my life with her."
"No! I'll tell her about us, I swear."
"What will that do for you? Your sister will feel betrayed because you didn't trust her enough to tell her about our past before. Or she'll think that you're lying to split us up. She'll tell Mike and you'll be in trouble with him. Then where will you be without your precious Mike? If she gets mad enough at you, she just might be inclined to let me take her to Vegas and marry her right away. She's a lot like you, Reba."
"Please don't do that. I won't say anything. You've gotten what you want. Now, please go away!"
"So do you still flirt with any man that comes your way like you did before? Let's see. After Mike, there was Terry-his brother, Parker Reynolds-from his fraternity, Brock-his best friend, and half a dozen other college guys that entered the bar. There are rumors that you even kept on seeing Mike after you married his best friend. I know that something was going on because Paige tells me everything. I know that you had an affair with a married man, the husband of a woman who used to be your best friend. You've been around the block way more than Kim Campbell."
Reba seethed with mounting rage. "You don't know what you're talkin' about, you rotten SOB!" She raised her hand up to slap him across the face.
She was halted by an iron grip on her wrist. "Not so fast, Reba honey, I just want one more little taste what Mike got to enjoy while you were mine. Mike sampled what was mine and now I'm gonna sample what's his. After all, what I see right now is already mine." Panic like she'd never known before welled in her throat.
Greg had her backed up to the wall. He was just about to lower his mouth on hers, his hands were moving towards her body.
"Don't make me hurt you!" a little voice called out.
Greg put his hands on Reba to hold her in place. He turned around to see where the voice came from. Reba's eyes flew up when she heard that her precious granddaughter was in the room while this was happening. She had to get Elizabeth out of there. Elizabeth had a pair of scissors in her hands.
"Honey, it's okay. I'm just playing a game with your aunt. Everything's okay. She's my girlfriend."
"No, that's not. That's my grandma. Get off of her now. She's not your girlfriend. She loves my grampy. Don't make me hurt you!" Elizabeth raised her hand and the scissors opened, then went flying toward Greg. Greg caught them.
"How cute! The kid is a freak like you. I knew that you'd pass it on. Are all of your kids freaks too?"
Reba wanted to get Elizabeth out of there before Greg could do or say anything else. "Elizabeth honey, I'm okay now. Please go outside and play. I promise that everything is okay." Reba said in a calm, gentle voice. Elizabeth walked out the back door.
"Good girl, now where were we?" Greg said menacingly. Twisting his arms and arching her body, she sought to get free. His hand moved under her skirt to skim her hips and thighs. His kiss was punishing and angry.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth ran to the garage. "Grampy, please come inside with me."
"Not now, Sweetheart. Aunt Kyra is gonna sing for us."
Elizabeth pulled at Brock's shirt. He bent down to talk to her. "What's the matter, Sweetie?"
She whispered into his ear. "The bad man is inside hurting Grandma. I tried to stop him, but I couldn't."
Elizabeth's words sent Brock running towards the house. He came into the living room to see Greg's lips and hands on her body. He couldn't believe what he saw. It was Paige and her fiancé, but Elizabeth insisted that it was Reba.
"Get off of her right now! Are you okay, Reba honey?" Brock spoke harshly to Greg, then adjusted his tone for Reba.
Reba's eyes flew up when she heard Brock called her name. "No. This isn't what it looks like."
"We're just having a little fun, that's all. The lady asked for it. She always does." Greg responded.
Greg's words made Brock fly into a rage. He pushed Greg down on the ground and his fists flew with rage.
"Come on, man. I was just kiddin' around. She's just a lyin' cheatin' slut. She cheated on me when she was mine. She cheated on Mike. She cheated on you. She cheated on Mike with you, didn't she? Isn't that what she's been doin' lately?"
"Stop, Brock! Let him go. He isn't worth it."
"Are you kiddin' me? You want me to let him go?"
"Yeah, I'm done being scared." Reba said to Brock. Then she addressed Greg. "I'm gonna explain myself to you once and only once."
"I have never ever cheated on Mike. I love him. I'm very sorry that I hurt you, but I can't help the way that I've always felt about Mike Holliway. He is my soul mate. I knew that even back then. I didn't know that he'd come back to town so that's why I took a chance and did what I did. I cheated on you and I lied about it. Get over it. It was twenty-eight years ago. What you did was way worse. You plotted with Tommy Johnson to hurt me and I've got the scars to prove it. You're lucky that I don't take the chance to tell my sister that you were part of it."
"Part of what? What scars? Boo hoo. You're the one who willingly went on the date with him and had sex with him in his car."
"Your little test ended with Tommy trying to force himself on me."
"You're lyin'. He told me how you asked for it in the car."
"That's the lie. I was a virgin. You know that. Why would I want my first time to be with a guy I barely knew in his car? He tried to force me and I've got the scar to prove it." Reba responded by lifting up her hair in the back of her neck. There was a scar on the side of her neck near her shoulder.
"That's where his knife went into me. There was a struggle. He stabbed me there. I barely managed to get away. He hurt me just like you tried to hurt me today. For the record, there is nothin' going on between Brock and me. We were married for about eighteen years. We divorced about six years ago. He's married to someone else. Mike and I were finished by the time I started seeing Brock in the first place. Believe what you want. If you're smart, you'll get on the first plane back to Oklahoma."
Greg nodded his head and silently retreated from Reba's house. Brock moved in an instinctive gesture of comfort. Gathering her into his arms, he held her snugly. Reba felt her pulse, blood pressure, and the rest of her body start to return to normal. She felt her abilities return to her. She started to shimmer and change back into Reba while still in Brock's embrace. Just then, someone who looked and sounded like Henry came up to the pair. "Hi! What's goin' on, Grampy?"
Reba laughed and pulled out of Brock's arms. "You're gettin' old. Your own son is callin' ya Grampy now."
Brock's features changed from loving to concern. "Henry, you're supposed to call me Daddy, not Grampy."
Henry giggled. "I would, if you were my daddy." He started to shimmer and change into Elizabeth before their very eyes.
"Elizabeth, where is Henry? Does he look like you?" Brock asked.
Elizabeth giggled again. "No, silly. He's just outside. I wanted to try Grandma's new trick. It's fun."
Reba laughed right along with Elizabeth. "Your son is not having an identity crisis, Brock. Our granddaughter was just playing a game with us."
"So, she's like you?"
"Apparently."
"Elizabeth, Grandma has a special red mark on her shoulder. Do you have one?" Reba asked Elizabeth. She pushed the side of her shirt off her shoulder to show Elizabeth her mark.
"Yep, I have a mark like that on my foot. See?" Elizabeth took off her sandal and showed Reba the bottom of her foot.
"I've taken care of her all of her life and I've never noticed that before."
"Hey, Grandma?"
"Yes, honey."
"Are we freaks?"
"No, we are just very special people. I got my magic from my grandma because my mommy wasn't born with magic. Your mommy wasn't born with magic either. Aunt Kyra and Uncle Jake weren't born with magic either. That makes you very special."
"It's lots of fun, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is. You know Grandma's boyfriend, Mike?"
Elizabeth nodded. Reba continued. "I turned him into a frog when I was eight years old. I got in trouble with my grandma for it. You are never allowed to do that. You can't turn Henry into frogs and things like that, okay?"
"Okay, but can I do magic on Daddy?"
Reba laughed and hugged her little granddaughter. "Maybe, but only if Grandma is around. Don't try magic on Daddy without me, okay?"
"It's a deal! Hey, Grandma?"
"What, Sweetie?"
"Do you and Grampy still love each other? You still love Grampy a lot, don't you?"
Reba's eyes grew wide and she was silently shocked. She looked at Brock, silently pleading with him to help answer the question.
"Yes, Elizabeth, Grandma and I still love each other. Grandma loves me and I love her very much!"
Reba recovered from the shock and quickly added to Brock's response. "We are a family and in a family, people always love each other. Just like we love you."
Elizabeth vigorously shook her head. "No, not like that. Grampy lives here with you like Daddy lives with Mommy. I heard Mommy and Daddy talking about it."
"I live here because this is my home and you guys are my family. I do love Grandma with all my heart."
"Brock, you are not helping any. We are living like this for just a little while. Barbra Jean and Grampy are having some problems and he needed a place to stay. Grandma loves Mike in the grownup way. I'm gonna tell you a secret that your mommy and daddy don't know yet. I'm gonna marry Mike and we're gonna have a baby."
"Is there a baby in your tummy right now like Mommy's was?"
"No. Grandma is gonna pray really hard for God to give her one soon."
"Is that how people get babies?"
"Yes. God gave you to your mommy and daddy. God gave Henry to Grampy and Barbra Jean."
"Okay." Elizabeth seemed satisfied by Reba's answer. She turned and skipped outside through the back door.
Brock and Reba sat down on the stairs together. "If Mike got turned into a frog, then why didn't know that about you being a ..."
"The word is witch. It's not a dirty word. People like Greg have always made me feel bad about my magic. I used to do it all the time when I was little. When I turned Mike into a frog, my grandma said that it was bad for me to do that to my future husband. She can see things in the future. I can too, but I don't get premonitions that much. It was funny. I turned him back and then he kissed me. I had a premonition and that's when I knew that Grandma was right. Everyone has seen that TV show, Bewitched. Who would want to be married to someone like that? So my grandma did a memory spell and wiped the whole thing away from his mind. He easily accepted my explanations because he really didn't wanna believe that I could be someone like that."
"Speaking of that, our granddaughter is a witch and her name is Elizabeth Montgomery. Her parents named her after the actress from Bewitched. That's pretty funny, right?"
"Yeah, it is. Do you have any questions for me? 'Cause this is the only time that I'm gonna answer them."
"About my room shaking?"
"Nana really hates you for some reason. She got Terry to start haunting the house. Sorry."
"Why haven't I seen anything else strange happening around here? We've been a family for twenty-four years and I've never seen you do anything until lately."
"When John died, I was very depressed. I blamed magic for my problems. It felt like I was cursed to lose John and Mike. So I had my grandmother bind my abilities. I wanted a life without magic. I didn't want our kids born with magic. Then suddenly I realized how much I wanted to be the person that I used to be. That was the woman that Mike fell in love with. He loves me even if I'm different and life with me is anything but normal. There's been a new premonition. I'm gonna have a baby that's born with magic. Somehow I don't mind so much anymore. I love Elizabeth. I don't love her any less for being born with magic. My daughter will be just as loved and wanted."
Brock's arms encircled her, one hand in the small of her back. A wave of electricity flew through her. Her mind suddenly got a vision.
Reba was standing in a gown with a veil that looked Cheyenne's at Cheyenne and Van's second wedding. She was walking down the same aisle that she walked down in Vegas the first time. She had a bouquet of pink hydrangea, light pink roses, crème roses, pink sweet pea, pink bouvardia, stephanotis and dusty miller contrasted against variegated pittosporum bound with a satin ribbon. A thoughtful smile curved her mouth. She felt a bottomless peace and satisfaction. The vision ended.
She didn't see the face of her groom, but she knew that it had to be Mike. The wedding was exactly as Mike and Reba had discussed. The peace that she felt could only be due to the fact that she was finally meeting her destiny in marrying her soul mate with whom she'd have a beautiful healthy new baby girl. That was Mike.
Brock watched Reba, who looked like she was in a trance. Her lashes flickered and she sighed happily. She was out of whatever it was. "What was that?" he asked.
She broke into an open, friendly smile. "A premonition of my future. It was wonderful."
"What was it like?" Brock asked with clear interest.
Reba was not used to having someone actually be genuinely interested in her abilities without mocking or scorn. "I can show you better than I can tell you. Sometimes I get visions of memories and sometimes I get visions of the future. It happens sometimes when I'm touched like when we were on the first double date and I hugged Mike after he got done singing. I get this wave of electricity and the vision comes. The one that night was really something. That's why I kissed Mike in front of you. I'm sorry about that, by the way. I can't control how I respond to the visions sometimes. I have the ability to show you what they are though. I can take your hand and let you see what I see. Here."
Reba took Brock's hand and let him see the vision that just came into her mind. The vision ended and Brock was questioning part of it in his mind. "What was that?" he asked her.
"My wedding. It was beautiful, wasn't it?"
"Yes, it was. Who are you marrying? I noticed a faceless groom."
"My visions aren't as clear and detailed as my grandmother's. That was obviously Mike. It was the exact wedding that we've talked about."
"Okay, honey. Well, it's clear that you are very happy about getting married."
"Maybe on the day of the wedding. But I'm terrified right now. I have to be sure before I get married again. I can't bear to get divorced again. I know that I'm not strong enough to survive another one."
"Sweetheart, I hope that you never have to find out. I can promise you that your next husband will work his hardest to make you the happiest wife in the world." Brock rubbed Reba's arm affectionately and another wave of electricity flew through her. Her mind suddenly got a flash of memory.
Flashback- "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. After talking with Lori Ann, Reba saw the guy walk towards her.
"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. 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. Flashback ended.
Even in remembrance, she felt the intimacy of his kisses. She had a burning desire, an aching need, for another kiss. Reba captured Brock's lips with reckless abandon. During the kiss, Brock got to see the vision that she was reacting to. She suddenly became embarrassed by her reaction to the vision. She had to conquer her involuntary reactions to visions of Brock. "Try not to touch me so much, you mo-ron."
"I would, but you're so darn irresistible. It was just like the first time."
An unwelcoming blush crept into Reba's cheeks. She laughed to cover her obvious embarrassment. Brock knew that something good was happening. She had a vision of a faceless groom. That meant that he still had a chance to be the groom in Reba's wedding. She did the soul mate spell and they ended up in bed together making love that night and in the morning. She responded to the tea with the love spell. They spent a perfect weekend together in each other's arms without any magic to create the situation.
Reba fought off her attraction for Brock whenever they were in close physical proximity. She had two visions back to back when he touched her. One was from the first time they met, leading Reba to kiss him when the vision was over. He knew that he had to be the groom in the previous vision. How could he make that happen when he happened to be in love with the most stubborn woman in the world? Reba's grandmother had better visions of Reba's future and she seemed furious with Brock.
It had to have something to do with Reba's future daughter, the one that he heard her talking about with her grandmother and her sister. Her grandmother's anger had to be because he was a threat to Reba's future with Mike. Was he actually supposed to be Maggie's father? Maggie was such a nice name. That was the name that Reba wanted to give their child when she was pregnant before. They were supposed to have a child right now that was the same age as Elizabeth. He felt that loss and wondered if Reba still felt that loss too. He wasn't sure before about having another child when he was with Barbra Jean.
Somehow, he didn't feel the same apprehension with Reba. He regretted the vasectomy and the hurt that it caused Reba. He was so glad that he got it reversed back in January. He had Reba to thank for that decision too. Who knew that when he had it done it would be the thing that brought him back together with Reba, instead of Barbra Jean? She was easier to persuade when she wasn't in another relationship, but she was with Mike now. How was he supposed to get Reba alone for any significant amount of time in order to conceive a child, especially if she was already working on baby making with Mike Holliway?
The next day, Reba was sitting on the couch watching TV with Mike. Brock and Barbra Jean were sitting on the loveseat. They were watching an old episode of Dynasty from season seven called A Love Remembered. It was one of Reba's favorites.
"You're lucky that Kim had a copy of this," Mike commented.
Reba rolled her eyes. "I'll remember to thank her later."
"Why do you like this particular episode so much?"
"Are you kidding me? Let me explain it to ya. Blake is married to Krystle, the blonde, who's his second wife, even though Alexis, his first wife is still in love with him. Blake and Alexis have three children together. They compete in business together. If she can't have him back, then she'll destroy him in business. She nearly succeeded, but then there was an explosion overseas and they both nearly died. They wake up in a hospital.
Alexis is okay with minimal injuries, but Blake is in more serious condition. He wakes up with amnesia. He thinks that it's twenty-three years earlier and Alexis is still his wife. At first she plays along with it to get an advantage on a business deal, but then she keeps it up because she still loves him. It's her only chance to be with him again. It's a fan favorite because fans always wondered what it would be like if Blake and Alexis were ever reunited. The divorced couple who may still have feelings for each other makes for an interesting TV show especially when they drag it out for years."
"So you would actually like for me to have amnesia?"
"It would be very interesting if you didn't remember anything from the last twenty-five years and I got a chance at a fresh start with you. There wouldn't be all of the bad stuff to get in the way. We would just love each other like we did back then. We'd make new memories. Everything would be like new again. It'd be an adventure. Rediscovering each other all over again might be sexy."
"Darlin', we will be rediscovering each other very soon."
"Oh, yeah? When?"
"Marry me, Sal."
"No. You stink at proposing. Show me that you really know. Give me a proposal that will knock my socks off and I'll say yes. We need a vacation. We need to go to a romantic setting together. Where can we go?"
Mike put her arms around Reba and pulled her tight. "I have an idea. I have to go back to McAlester for a week. Why don't you come out for the weekend? It'll give you a great opportunity to get to know the kids and we'll have plenty of time alone together at our place. Think about it. We'll get on stage and sing together with Paige and Michael."
"I love that idea, but I'm a little nervous about being in the apartment again. So many bad memories with our breakup and my heart attack. I haven't been able to stay the night there since my heart attack. I mean I died on the floor. The baby died there. It was hard enough for me to go in there the last time."
"Oh Sal, Is that why you did that? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just couldn't tell you that. That's our home. How do I tell you that I can't bear to enter our home?"
"Is that what you were trying to tell me in the hospital?"
Reba nodded. "It was easier to come back here like nothing ever happened." Her tone was dejected and emotionless.
"I hate when you do this. We should work on dealing with this together. I've got an idea to help in Oklahoma. We could try couples counseling. We aren't the first couple to lose a child. Okay, it's happened more than once. We have to work on getting past this together."
"How about seeing Dr. Morgan?"
"Dr. Morgan, your ex?"
"Yeah, he already knows quite a bit about what happened. He encouraged me to try again with you months ago. You say that you're gonna working on your jealousy so it's a good time to show me that you can."
Barbra Jean interjected her opinion on the matter. "Dr. Morgan is a great marriage counselor. He helped me and Brock so much. I can't imagine what it is like to lose a child. Brock and I are so blessed to have Henry."
Reba's face clouded. "Yes, BJ, you got very lucky to get a healthy pregnancy, a healthy child, and a loving husband." Her tone was filled with hidden malice. It went right over Barbra Jean's head. However, Brock understood exactly what Reba meant. Barbra Jean's happy life came at the expense of Reba's happy life. Reba suffered deep personal losses from which she hasn't fully recovered yet.
"Sal, I'll do whatever you want. We'll go see Dr. Morgan. I love you, darlin'."
There was a knock at the door. A delivery man had a bouquet of twenty-four beautiful long stem pink roses arranged with baby blue eucalyptus in a cinched glass hurricane vase. Mike gave the bouquet to Reba. She smiled warmly at him.
"Twenty- four roses, one for every year that we've been apart. I also have another surprise for you." Mike added.
"So do I. You can give me your surprise right after I go upstairs to get yours." Reba put the flowers down on an end table and ran upstairs.
When she came back downstairs, Mike was waiting for her with a guitar in his hand.
Just then, Brock's head was full of memories. He was reminded of a conversation that he had with Reba on the telephone when she was in Oklahoma after they filed for divorce.
Flashback- "I like the sexy thing that you're doing with your voice."
"Really? What do you like about it?"
"I can't quite describe it. It's just turning me on. I also love being sung to, you know."
"Really?"
"Yep, it works as an aphrodisiac for me. I'm a sucker for a man with a guitar. You'll have to sing to me in the privacy of our bedroom sometime."
Another part of the conversation flashed in his mind.
Reba started sobbing heavily. "Wrong answer, Brock. I'm your wife and the mother of your children right now. I don't think it's so wrong for me to want to carry another one of our children as a proof of our love and commitment. I see that the last thing that you want is to have a baby with me, but you're having a baby with Barbra Jean. That's just great! I just want a fresh start for our family, but you don't really want the same things that I want. That's what you're telling me now. I see what's going on.
You are like a child. You only want a toy after someone else plays with it. Another man might want me and that's why you've suddenly decided that you want me. You just don't want me to end up with Mike. Let me tell you something. Mike does want another child with me. He wants two more children with me and he's got three of his own.
Together, we have a total of six kids, plus Van and their baby makes eight. If you add two more, that's ten kids. He is willing to love my children as part of the package. That's how much he loves me. I see that is not the kind of life that you see for us. I feel sorry for you. We could've had something wonderful."Reba felt her body reacting to the emotion and the stress. She started throwing up in the trash can by the bed.
"What's wrong, honey? Are you okay?"
"No, Brock. I'm sick. I've been sick. You'd have noticed that before now if you hadn't been so selfish. You haven't been around to notice, except for the ten minutes you spend at the house while you are picking up or dropping off the kids. I need some rest. I don't want to throw up again. This conversation is over."
"Wait! Have you seen a doctor? What's goin' on?"
"Spare me the last minute concern. It's too late. You're never around anyway when things get tough. I'll make this easy for you, okay. It's not your problem. I can take care of myself. I've been doing that for the last year or so.
I'm exhausted. If you cared at all, you'd let the conversation end because you'd know that I can't handle any more. I am physically and emotionally exhausted. See that's what a real partner does. A real partner knows what the other person wants and needs. A real partner makes sure that the other person gets what they want and need because they love that person more than they love themselves." Reba explained.
"Fine. I'll let you go now. I really love you, honey. I'm sorry that you're sick."
"You should be, you selfish moron." Reba fired back.
"Fine. I'm a selfish moron, but I'm a selfish moron who loves you and I'm willing to change."
Lori Ann heard the angry exchange and Reba's vomiting. She came running into the room. She took the phone.
"I expected better from you, Brock. You've done this to her for the fifth and final time. She has people who really care about her to help her through this now. You've proven just how dependable you are when it comes to situations like this. Go back to the bimbo. She allows you to continue acting like a selfish child. That's all you really want anyway. Reba's giving you a way out. Take the easy way out. You know that you want to." Lori Ann hung up on Brock. Flashback ended.
Was he really so selfish that he didn't even take the time to connect the dots? She was his wife and he practically handed her over to Mike on a silver platter. He didn't even bother paying attention to what was being said at the time. This was one of the most important conversations of his life and he never even listened to what Reba and Lori Ann were trying to tell him. He felt as much to blame for Reba losing the baby as Reba already did to herself. She must have thought that he didn't want his own child. She must have thought that Barbra Jean and Henry were already more important to him than she was.
He unintentionally turned his back on his own wife and child. No wonder why Reba didn't want him back. He thought back to the days after she returned from Oklahoma six years ago. She seemed tired, withdrawn, and sad. He thought it was because of her surgery, but there was no surgery! Every time she got angry with him, he now understood why. That anger was justified. How in the world was he going to make that up to Reba? Was he really just going to hand her over to Mike again without a fight?
Mike had Reba sit down in a nearby chair. Mike played the Dynasty theme song on the guitar and that made her burst with laughter. She was smiling wider than Brock had ever seen her smile. After that, Mike started to sing a song to her, I Wanna Grow Old With You by Westlife.
Another day without your smile
Another day just passes by
But now I know how much it means
For you to stay right here with me
The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger
But it hurts so bad, I can't take it any longer
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lyin' in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be lookin' in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharin' in everything you do
I wanna grow old with you
A thousand miles between us now
It causes me to wonder how
Our love tonight
Remains so strong
It makes our risk right all along
The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger
But it hurts so bad, I can't take it any longer
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lyin' in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be lookin' in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharin' in everything you do
I wanna grow old with you
Things can come and go, I know
But baby I believe
Something's burnin' strong between us
It makes it clear to me
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lyin' in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be lookin' in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharin' in everything you do
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna die lyin' in your arms
I wanna grow old with you
I wanna be lookin' in your eyes
I wanna be there for you
Sharin' in everything you do
I wanna grow old with you
Reba's eyes filled tears. "That was beautiful. Thank you."
"But I'm not finished yet." Mike got down on one knee in front of Reba and got a little black box out of his pocket. He took her hand in his.
Reba panicked. "Please don't propose again. I love you, but I'm not ready."
"Wait a minute, honey. You've always got to be the one in charge of everything. We'll talk about who's the boss of who later. Let me finish. Will you Reba Nell McKinney Hart, please spend the rest of your life with me and be the mother of my children? This is not a marriage proposal." He opened the box. Reba gasped softly. "I'm asking you to promise to think about marrying me. Can you give me an answer in a week in Oklahoma?"
"If you've got a spectacular proposal, then yes I'll have an answer about marriage. In the meantime, I have an answer to the rest. Yes, I'll spend the rest of my life with you. Yes, I'll have your children. Where did you find my promise ring?"
"It was in the last box that I looked in. The apartment still isn't in one piece." Mike explained. Reba giggled.
Author's note: The ring that Mike gave Reba is from the Cherished Promise Collection at Zales, this exquisite 10K gold ring features three sparkling prong-set diamonds that glitter brightly. Swooping around the stones, a diamond-decorated shank provides elegance to this design, and brings the total diamond weight to a thoughtful 1/5 ct. The signature of the Cherished Promise Collection is a hidden sapphire gemstone. Said to bring the wearer light, joy and peace, this hidden stone symbolizes sincerity and faithfulness.
Barbra Jean watched this scene with conflicted emotions. She was happy for Reba, who was her best friend; but she was also sad for Brock. She wanted the two people that she was closest to in the world to be together. She knew that they might still be together if she hadn't interfered. She looked over at Brock. He looked as if he'd lost everything in the world. She decided to say something to remind the other couple that they were still in the room.
"So where did ya get the ring, Mike?" Barbra Jean inquired.
"She doesn't say yes to marriage proposals easily so I got her a promise ring and she promised to give me an answer to a proposal after she turned eighteen."
Reba protested. "Only because seventeen is too young to think about marriage. I had my whole life ahead of me and I didn't want us to have a baby too young and not finish college. I wanted us to have a brighter future."
"Well, we had a baby and didn't finish college. The only way that my future will be brighter is if I have you in it." Mike responded.
Reba put her hand over her heart. She was clearly touched by Mike's sentiment, but she responded in typical Reba fashion. "We had a baby because you couldn't keep your hands off me, you mo-ron." She slapped him upside the back of his head.
Mike chuckled. "I love you too, darlin'."
"Now I'm not so sure that I should give you these." Reba said, referring to what was still in her hand.
"Please, Sweetheart, let me see what you've got for me."
Reba handed him the envelope. It contained the photos that Reba posed for as Mike's wedding present in Las Vegas. The redhead was posed on the bed, wearing Mike's blue and white high school football jersey with the number 24 on it.
"Brock helped me with these. I was explaining to him that marriage is not a jail sentence. It can be the most wonderful way to spend the rest of your life in the arms of the person that you love." Reba explained.
"You've got a lifetime sentence planned for the poor guy who plans to marry you." Brock responded.
"Ha, ha. Brock, very funny. It was funnier the first time that you said that to me twenty-five years ago." Reba said sarcastically. Reba and Mike moved to sit back down on the couch.
"So how did you two lovebirds meet?" Barbra Jean asked.
"It's a funny story. I was five years old and Mike was seven years old. Terry, his brother, kissed me on the lips."
"I pulled him away from her. Instead of being grateful, she punched me in the stomach."
"I told him that I could take care of myself."
"Every guy wants to feel like he can protect the girl. But I realize now that's how Reba shows love when she's uncomfortable or frustrated."
"It's how all the guys fall in love with me. How about I share some love on the back of your head right now? After all, I know how much you like being dominated." Reba quipped. She teased him by raising her hand to pretend to smack the back of his head.
"That was just a couple of times in bed. She's a real wild one in the bedroom."
Reba blushed. "I handcuffed him to the bed and did a sexy striptease for him a couple of times. Of course, there's also the time that he wanted to strip for me. I ended up undressing him, but he wasn't allowed to touch me until I said so. He really liked that." Reba giggled.
"She's such a control freak." Mike teased.
"Come on. We challenge each other and you like that. I don't let you get away with anything. You're not afraid to stand up to me when it matters. I'm not like one of your other bimbos and you like that. Admit it."
Brock now knew what it felt like to be Reba. She had to deal with hearing about all kinds of intimate private moments between Barbra Jean and Brock because Barbra Jean was too naïve to understand that it might hurt Reba to hear about Brock being intimate with another woman. Brock knew the feeling now. It hurt like heck. He was trying to reconcile the image of his Reba with the woman that Mike was describing. He ended up being married to someone who hid a part of herself from him because she didn't feel that he was her soul mate and that knowledge hurt Brock to the core. Now he knew how Reba must've felt when he told her that Barbra Jean was the love of his life.
Author's note: I know at this point you are mad at me for torturing Brock like this. Think about it this way-Brock treated Reba like this for years. There is no way that she should take him back without him learning his lesson. How can he learn and grow to become a better husband if he doesn't learn his lesson? The only way for him to do that is for him to walk a mile in Reba's shoes. So I apologize for these types of moments that seem to torture poor Brock. He hurt Reba bad. Remember what goes around, comes around. This is karma at work here.
There was a knock at the front door. Reba rushed over to answer it. Sam, Jenny, Paige, and Michael were at the door. Reba invited them in. Reba had them sit on the couch while she and Mike tried to share the space in the big easy chair.
"This is a wonderful surprise. Sam, what are you and Jenny doin' in Houston? Are you here to visit your dad?"
"Actually we're here to give you guys some big news."
"Well first, let me introduce you to some of my family. This is Brock and his wife, Barbra Jean. My daughter, Cheyenne and her husband, Van are downstairs in their apartment. They should be up here shortly. Brock, this is Sam. Sam is Mike and Kim's son. Jenny is his girlfriend and Paige's best friend. You know Paige and with her is Michael Davis. Michael is a friend of the family and Sam's best friend."
"It's nice to meet ya. Welcome to Houston. I've known your dad since he moved to Dallas when we were kids." Brock shook hands with Sam and Michael.
"Do I see a ring on your finger?" Paige asked excitedly.
"Yes. We've decided to spend the rest of our lives together and have a baby. We're still deciding whether or not to get married in December."
Paige and Jenny squealed. They rushed to hug Reba.
"So you're gonna be my stepmother? I thought that you said that the evil stepmother has left the building." Sam quipped.
"You said that?" Mike asked Reba.
"I was really mad at ya after our fight. Breaking up is hard. Kim and I were havin' an I hate Mike Holliway party. I said a lot of things that I really didn't mean."
Sam interrupted before the conversation could turn into a fight. "So what can we call you Mrs. Hart?
Just then, Van and Cheyenne enter the room from the basement. "Hey, Coach. Hey, Mrs. H. What's goin' on?" Van greeted.
Brock looked over at Van. So did Reba. "I have a great idea. Van calls me Mrs. H. so your kids could call me Mrs. H since Hart and Holliway both start with H. My kids can call you Mr. H." she said.
Brock stared at Reba. He felt like he was being rapidly replaced in her life. Van was calling Mike Coach just like he used to call Brock. Reba was Mrs. H to Mike's Mr. H. This didn't sit well with him. This was his family and he wanted to fight to hold onto it.
Sam continued. "We're here to talk to you both. We wanted to tell ya that we have some news for ya. We just found out that we're havin' a baby and we decided to get married."
"Where are you gonna live? How in the world are you gonna finish college while havin' a baby? Didn't you learn anything from your mother and me?"
"How can you say that? We're twenty-two years old. We're not children."
"Honey, calm down. Everything will be fine. It's wonderful news. Van and Cheyenne have two children and she's finishing college. Van has a successful career. We're having a grandchild together. This is great! Paige lives in an apartment in a building owned by Nana. Paige can move in to our apartment. Sam and Jenny can move into Paige's old apartment. Sam and Jenny both have jobs at the bar and the restaurant. They are much older than we were."
"We're gonna have a grandchild that's the same age as our own children. Don't you think that's a little strange?"
Jenny looks over at Paige. "I don't like the way that this is goin'. Do somethin'." she whispered.
Michael heard what Jenny said. He figured that it was time to let his news out of the bag.
"We're married." Michael announced.
"What? I don't understand. I thought that Paige was engaged to Greg Brooks." Reba responded, standing up.
"I am. But unfortunately, I am also married to Michael. It was an accident."
"What? Paige Michelle McKinney, how do you accidentally get married? What do you think that marriage is a game?" Reba reacted angrily.
"I love this. Your mom is goin' all 'Grr, I'm Reba' on someone and it's not us." Van whispered to Cheyenne excitedly.
"Calm down, Reba. Geez! We're gonna get divorced soon and then I'll get married to Greg."
"Paige, I say this with love. You are outta your mind!"
"That's what I said. She wanted a divorce immediately and I said no way. I'm not letting her out of this lightly." Michael explained.
"How did this happen? When did this happen?" Reba demanded to know.
"The four of us went to Las Vegas for the weekend. We were havin' fun. It was a Friday night. We had a little bit too much to drink. When I woke up the next morning, Michael and I had rings on with a marriage license. He won't let me annul it." Paige answered.
"We can't annul it. The marriage was consummated. I told her to give the marriage a chance. We were in a relationship for six years. I'm not givin' her a divorce until we've been married at least six months." Mike explained.
"When did this happen?"
"June 10th. We flew out on Thursday and got married on Friday." Paige answered.
"June 10th ? That weekend?" Reba questioned.
"Yeah. I called ya on Sunday. I got home on Saturday night."
"She fled our hotel room and hopped a flight home without me." Michael remarked.
Reba was quiet. That was her weekend with Brock. What could she possibly say that wouldn't make her seem hypocritical?
"Mistakes happen."
"Is that all she's gonna say? Man, I wanted to watch someone get in trouble." Van remarked.
"Mistakes happen? That's all you're gonna say to her. I'm very disappointed in them, but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Mike responded.
"What is that supposed to mean? If you are referring to us, then you need to remember that you were there too. It takes two to make that type of mistake, you know? At least, she's not pregnant."
"Because you are such a great example. You take her out and party with her like teenagers. You are a mother and you need to be more of a mother figure for her."
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. You go out and party like a college girl. You should be treating her like you treat Cheyenne or Kyra."
"She's my sister. You are not gonna tell me what to do. In fact, Paige and I are goin' out tonight."
"But I'm leaving in the morning."
"That will give you more time to spend with Sam and Jenny."
"Don't do this."
"What do you want me to do? Have your name tattooed on my backside. I'm not your property. I'm gonna go out and do what I want, when I want.
Brock sat there grinning on the inside. If he played his cards right, Mike would wreck the relationship all on his own. If there's one thing that he knew about Reba, it was that she didn't want to be told what to do. She was a tough, stubborn independent woman. He didn't necessarily agree with Mike. Reba had the right to treat Paige as a sister despite their eighteen year age difference and the fact that Paige was motherless. She seemed in need of some parental guidance that JV and Helen weren't capable of giving her right now. Reba was doing the best that she could. She wasn't Paige's mother and she had the right to have a sisterly relationship with her. Brock wondered what he could do to get back into Reba's sights as a romantic possibility...
What will Reba and Paige do on their night out? What will happen between Reba and Mike now? What will Reba say to help Paige? What will Brock do to help his chances with Reba? What will happen between Paige and Michael? Who will Reba end up with in Vegas?
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