A/N: I promise that it won't be so long between chapters anymore…. For different references in the story; if you remember in the episode where Reba remembers meeting Barbara Jean, she was wearing glasses!

I walked into the office the next day.

"Hey Barbara Jean. I'm throwing Reba a surprise birthday party tomorrow. Do you want to come? It's going to be here at the office. If you don't want to come you have the day off." Brock said. I smiled.

"Sure Dr. Hart. I'll be here." I snorted and pushed my glasses up on my face. "Thank you for inviting me. You and Reba are just the best people I've ever met in my life. You're like my Mama and Big Daddy." Brock walked away and laughed while he was heading into an examine room.

"I can't believe this! I got invited to Reba's surprise party. I hope I don't spill the beans." I thought to myself. Just then Reba walked into the office with Jake and Kyra.

"Hi Mrs. Hart." I said with a wave. Reba sighed.

"Barbara Jean, how many times have I told you that you can call me Reba? Really I won't care." Reba stated with a smile.

"Okay, Reba." Barbara Jean replied. Reba nodded.

"Where's my husband?" Reba asked.

"He's in the examination room." I responded. Reba looked at Kyra and Jake.

"Stay right here you two. Don't move." Reba walked out of the waiting room and into the exam room. I walked over and stood outside the door where Reba and Brock were.

"Brock, I was just stopping in to tell you I have some errands to run. The kids don't have school today. Cheyenne is out with Van, and I have Kyra and Jake. I need to go to the grocery store, the post office and make a few other stops before I go home." Reba stated.

"Okay." Brock said. I heard Brock walk across the floor.

"Brock Hart, what are you doing? Not here. We can't." Reba said. There was a pause. "No. Kyra and Jake are just in the other room." I could hear Brock kiss Reba. She walked away from the door like she'd never been standing over there, and then walked back over to Kyra and Jake.

"Hey guys." I waved.

"Hi." Jake said.

"Hello." Kyra replied crossing her arms.

"What's the matter Kyra?" I asked.

"It's taking my mom an awfully long time to come out of the office. She said we were just going to be here for a few minutes." Kyra replied.

"I'm sure they'll be out soon." I stated. A man walked into the office. "Hello."

"I have an appointment with Doctor Hart." He said.

"Okay. Let me go get him." I responded. I walked across the floor and into the exam room. When I walked in, I saw Reba and Brock leaned up against the counter, kissing and a few other things. I cleared my throat. Reba pulled back really quickly and zipped her pants. She looked at me. Brock faced the wall as he zipped his drawers.

"Yes Barbara Jean?" Brock asked.

"There is a guy in the waiting room that says he has an appointment with you." I said.

"Thank you." Brock walked out of the room leaving me and his embarrassed blood red faced wife in the exam room. Reba put her hands up on her face.

"Oh Barbara Jean, I'm so sorry." Reba said.

"It is okay." I replied. "It's my fault. I was just going in because the guy was out here. I should have known to be careful. I mean you are husband and wife and all." Reba shook her head.

"That's no excuse. This is a place of business." Reba responded. "Oh well. I have to get to the grocery store." She rubbed my arm. "It was nice to see you Barbara Jean. I'll see you tomorrow." She smiled.

"What?" I choked. "Crap, I haven't even known for an entire hour yet and Reba already found out about her surprise party." But still I didn't say anything.

"Brock wants me to stop by tomorrow about two thirty. He has a new girl he's training and needs my help because that was my position." Reba stated. I gulped.

"Am I losing my job?" I asked. Reba looked at me.

"No Barbara Jean. Brock just needs more help in the office and he wants to hire a girl to work beside you." Reba responded. I sighed in relief. I don't know what I'd do without this job.

"Well I guess I'll see you there." I said with a smile. I knew that Brock wanted the people for the party to be here about two. Brock walked out from the other room.

"Are you leaving?" Brock asked her. She turned around and nodded.

"I have to get going to the grocery store." Reba replied. Brock leaned over and kissed her.

"See you when I get home." Brock said. She nodded again and walked out of the room with Kyra and Jake. Brock looked at me. "Ready to go?" I followed him into the second exam room.

[

I had been jittery all day. I was so nervous about Reba's birthday party today that I kept making foolish mistakes. Thankfully it wasn't with a patient. It was dropping a bunch of stuff or paperwork. I made sure I wasn't with a lot of patients today. At one forty-five, Reba and Brock's daughter Cheyenne, and her boyfriend Van came into the office.

"Hey Cheyenne." I said smiling.

"Oh hi Barbara Jean." Cheyenne did the half wave. "This is my boyfriend Van. Van, this is dad's dental hygienist Barbara Jean."

"Hi Barbara Jean." Van said with a wave and smile. I pushed up my glasses again. Brock walked out of his office.

"Van, Cheyenne. I'm so glad to see you. Grandma and Grandpa are here with Kyra and Jake. They are in my office if you want to go wait in there with them." Brock said. Cheyenne and Van walked back to Brock's office holding hands.

Around two thirty, I got antsy and walked over to Brock.

"Dr. Hart, who all is going to be here for Reba's party?" I asked. Brock stood there and thought about it for a minute.

"I believe it's just going to be you, me, Cheyenne, Kyra, Jake, Reba's parents and her best friend Lori Ann." Brock said.

"Okay, so just something intimate." I stated and Brock nodded.

"I still don't know why you married that scum bucket." I heard a loud southern woman say.

"I love him Lori Ann. That's why I married him." Reba replied. They walked through the door. Reba looked at Brock. "Where's the woman I'm supposed to train?" Brock smiled.

"I'll go get her." Brock walked out of the room and over to his office. Reba, Lori Ann and I stood there quietly.

"Lori Ann, this is my husband's dental assistant. This is Barbara Jean Booker. Barbara Jean, this is my best friend Lori Ann." Reba said. Lori Ann stuck her hand out and I shook it.

"Hello." She said looking around.

"Hi." I replied casually. Brock walked out with the kids and her parents.

"Brock what is going on here?" Reba asked.

"SURPRISE! Happy Birthday!" We all hollered. Reba got a huge smile on her face.

"You did this all for my birthday?" Reba asked teary eyed.

"You betcha we did." Reba's mom said walking over and hugging her daughter.

"Mama." Reba hugged her tightly.

"It wasn't easy getting Helen and J.V. to come for your birthday Reba, but I managed it." Brock said. Reba looked up at him.

"Oh Brock. Quit giving yourself all the credit. I was the one who got J.V. to come up here. After all, it is our daughter's birthday." Helen stated. J.V. walked over to Reba.

"I love you Carrot top." He hugged her.

"I love you too daddy." Reba replied.

"Happy happy Birthday Reba." Lori Ann said as she hugged Reba.

"Thank you all so much." Reba said. Then, Cheyenne, Kyra and Jake walked over with a huge card and handed it to her.

"We love you mommy. Happy Birthday." Jake said. Reba squeezed him.

"Thank you guys." Reba said. She kissed the top of Kyra's head and she kissed Cheyenne's cheek. Just then Brock walked over to her.

"Are you surprised?" Brock asked. Reba nodded.

"Of course! I didn't expect it at all." Reba replied. Brock kissed her in front of all of us. It seemed like it was a really long time. When she finally broke it off and took a breath he smiled at her.

"Happy Birthday." He said. She smiled.

"Thank you all so very much for coming. I'm figuring there is cake somewhere?" Reba asked.

"You bet!" Helen exclaimed. "Come on kids! Let's go get the cake." Helen, J.V, Van, Cheyenne, Kyra and Jake all walked towards Brock's office. Lori Ann trailed behind them. Reba and Brock held hands as they walked from the waiting room all the way through the building to the office. At a point, where I'm sure Brock didn't think anybody was looking he grabbed at her rear end. Reba smacked his hand and leaned her head on his shoulder.

[

It was at that moment, watching Reba laughing and loving her husband that I decided I was tired of being single. Tired of being alone. I was going to find me a husband. I knew exactly who I wanted….

Brock Hart.

To be continued….