It's Time for a Change

A/N: I OWN NONE OF THE RECGONIZABLE REBA OR SVU CHARACTERS!! This is a Crossover AU story!

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PREVIOUSLY:

Meanwhile, outside, officer Nicholson is on the phone with Elliot getting the information that Josh has been released. He hangs up when he sees Reba leave the room. "Nurse Hart?"

"Yes officer?" The woman asks.

"I just thought I'd let you know that Mr. Brown has been released on bail, considering the fact that there's a restraining order on him for your patient, and her mother." the short, black haired man answers.

"Thanks for the information. I'll share it with Mrs. Brown." the redhead replies.

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JOSH BROWN'S RESIDENCE
QUEENS, NEW YORK
6:45pm

Josh and his older brother Jeremy arrive at the house and walk in the front door. Jeremy looks around to see his niece's things thrown all around the living area. He sees papers laid out across the bar area and dishes still in the sink soaking in dirty water.

"Man if Amy were here now she'd be having a fit." he says to his brother.

"So what. She's not." the man replies.

"What are you doing with that gun?" Jeremy asks.

"Hunting, I told you. I'm taking customers to Pennsylvania next week." Josh lies.

"Great…" Jeremy replies, trying to finish washing the dishes.

Josh goes into the living room and throws all the barbies off the couch. He sits down and turns on ESPN.

"Cheyenne gets outta the hospital tomorrow…" Josh excitedly says.

"That's great, just don't do anything to her to get her back in." Jeremy warns.

"What's that supposed to mean, do you think I'm planning something?" the man asks.

"Not really. You do know that there's a restraining order on you. So when they get out, you have to leave here." Jeremy explains.

"I knew that. Don't worry, I'm not doing anything stupid." Josh replies.

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ST. CATHERINE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
CHEYENNE BROWN'S ROOM
QUEENS, NY
6:50pm

Cheyenne finished eating and has reached over to the night stand to look at the rest of the movies that Reba had brought in.

"Can I watch Monsters Inc.?" the little blond asks.

"Sure honey, let me put it in for you." the woman answers and gets up to put in the DVD.

Reba walks in the room while Ashley is getting the movie started, "Hey kiddo, what are you watching this time?"

"Monsters Inc." Cheyenne answers.

"Are you done eating?" the nurse asks.

"Yep…"

"Hey Ashley, I need to tell you something, do you mind stepping out for a minute?" the redheaded woman says.

"Hey honey, mommy has to talk to Nurse Hart for just a minute, I'll be right back." the blond woman tells her daughter.

"Okay."

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Reba gently closes the door to the room and can see the worry on Ashley's face.

"Is everything okay with Cheyenne?" the woman asks.

"Cheyenne's fine. I hate to tell you this, but your husband's been released on bail." the redhead explains.

"WHAT?! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!" the blond woman screams.

"He puts my daughter in the hospital and they release him from jail?!" she continues and slides down to the floor.

Reba kneels down to her level and puts her hand on the woman's shoulder, "Look, he's got a restraining order, and you have protective detail, so I don't see anything to worry about."

"How do we know he hasn't gone back to our house, and he'll probably be there when we get home tomorrow." the blond cries.

Officer Nicholson can hear their conversation and walks up to them, "Mrs. Brown, we'll make sure your house is safe to return to before your daughter is released in the morning."

"Okay… as long as he's not there then I'm okay with it…" the woman says, trying to calm herself down."

"I'll call the other officer now and let him know." the man tells her.

"Fine."

Reba looks at him and sighs. She then turns her attention back to Ashley and says, "Everything's going to be fine, the detectives are coming back by in the morning to talk to Cheyenne, because she was too traumatized when they brought her in."

"Okay, do you have any idea what time?" the blond woman asks.

"No, but they said they'd call to make sure she was still here." the woman answers.

"Okay." Ashley says, standing back up.

Reba stands up and says, "I came in here to get her tray, but I remembered that Officer Nicholson told me what I just told you when I left earlier."

"Thanks." Ashley replies and walks back into her daughter's room. Reba starts gathering the plates to put them back on the food tray to bring back to the cafeteria. She quickly checks Cheyenne's vitals and writes the numbers down on the chart. She smiles at the two and leaves.

Ashley starts thinking to herself, 'what if he had shot me in the police station earlier today, would I still be here for Cheyenne? What if he decides to shoot again later? He's never been interested in guns before, why'd he pull one on me at the police station? I wish this wasn't really happening. Why does his mother hate me so much? What'd I ever do to her to make her angry? Was it because I named her Cheyenne instead of Brittney? I guess I'll never know because she'll never talk to me…' the blond woman closes her eyes and falls asleep. Cheyenne continues watching the last part of her movie and then falls asleep, again, herself. Neither her nor her mother have any idea what her father has been planning, and that his plan will change their lives forever…

A/N: CLIFFHANGER!! HA. I love them! I didn't want to give too much away by Ashley's thinking. I changed the category of this story to crossover between SVU & Reba. So more readers could access it. I know this chapter is kinda short, but it's just a filler. The real drama starts next chapter. Please review!