It was Brock Hart's big night. He was in his hotel room getting ready. Reba was finally his. He had lost out on her 20 years ago to his best friend Terry Halliway. He had to actually stand there and watch his best friend marry the girl of his dreams. Brock had never married for the sake that he believed Reba would one day be his wife. Terry died not very long ago and Reba was vulnerable. After Brock puts some after-shave on his neck he sighs, picks up his suit jacket, and walks out the door. He and Reba are supposed to meet somewhere in town. He drives over to the restaurant where they are going to meet. When Brock goes into the restaurant and tells the waiter what party he is with he is walked to a table where Reba, Nellie, and Terri are sitting. Brock is confused.
"Reba, I thought it was just going to be you and me." Brock says to her.
"Well I figured you wouldn't mind if the girls came because if I don't feed them they won't eat, plus I thought that you might like to get to know Nellie and Terri because they were Terry's girls. Do you have a problem with that?" Reba asks in a suspicious way.
"No!" Brock says because he doesn't want to lose his chance at Reba, "Terri, are you aware how much you look like your dad?"
"No. I never realized it. Nobody never even mentioned it to me." Terri says sarcastically, rolling her eyes at the notion of nobody ever mentioning it. Reba smacks her arm.
"Be nice to him, Terri. He's just trying to talk to you girls." Reba says just glaring at her oldest daughter. Brock just looks at her in amazement.
"She is just like her mother, but Reba doesn't even see it." Brock thinks to himself remembering what Reba was like when they were in college together.
"Can I go to the bathroom?" Nellie asks Reba being leery because her big sister just got in trouble. Reba nods at her, and Nellie gets up and walks around the table. She curtsies in front of Brock.
"It was nice to get to meet a friend of both my mama and my dad's." Nellie says before she heads to the bathroom. When she leaves Brock just gives Reba a look.
"What was that about?" Brock asks.
"Terri and I taught the girls that curtsying is appropriate for someone you have never met before or someone you are acting good around." Reba says with that smile that could light up the stage, and has many, many times.
"I am going to go get a drink of water." Terri says to Reba. Just then, she gets up and walks away from the table.
"Reba, the reason I asked you to come meet me was because I know you were hurting from Terry and I wanted to ask you if you would marry me." Brock says just spouting off words not even realizing all he's saying.
"Well gee Brock. This has come out of the blue, I don't know." Reba says.
"Reba, if you can recall, we were going to get married once before." Brock says.
"Well…" Reba starts
TO BE CONTINUED… Stay tuned to see if Reba will marry Brock or stay a widow!!