A/N: I'm sorry it's been so long since I've written on this story, if you've been following me, you know that I've been working on a lot of other stories lately. But this one is almost completed.
Reba was cleaning the house one day about six months after she and the girls had moved to Houston when her cell phone rang. She stopped and took it out of her pocket.
"Hello?" Reba asked without looking at the caller ID.
"Hey hon." A male voice said from on the other end. Reba eased herself onto the couch.
"Jack? Is that you? What are you calling for?" Reba asked. Jack laughed.
"You are my family after all. I was just calling to see how everybody is doing. Oh and call the phone company. Every time I try to call the house phone it says that the phone has been disconnected. That's why I decided to call your cell phone this time." Jack said.
"Jack, the phone is working just fine. Now I was doing some work. Can I let you go so I can do this?" Reba asked him.
"I guess. I just wanted to tell you that I'm going to be coming home earlier than I thought." Jack stated.
"What?" Reba questioned.
"Yeah. They told me yesterday that instead of having to be here in France two years that they only need me for one. Since that year is almost three quarters of the way over, I should be home in about two or three months." Jack replied.
"Oh that's good." Reba said.
"You don't seem very happy about that." Jack stated.
"It's not that. I'm just tired and I've been working a really long time today." Reba said.
"Oh I forgot. How are the kids and that baby doing?" Jack questioned.
"Well school has started, so the Kara and Lindsay are in school. The other two are still home with me. And the baby that you forgot about is doing okay. We only have about three more weeks until he comes into this world." Reba replied.
"It's a boy?" Jack asked sounding excited. The front door opened. Reba looked up and saw her oldest daughter standing there.
"Yeah, you finally get the son you've always wanted." Reba repositioned herself on the couch. "Now as I said Jack, I really have to go. I'm really busy and can't talk to you right now."
"Okay. I was just calling to see how you all were and I wanted to tell you my good news. I will call closer to time for when I'm getting out of here." Jack said and hung up the phone. Cheyenne walked over and sat on the couch next to Reba.
"What's going on mom?" Cheyenne asked. Reba looked at her.
"Jack called. He said he's coming home earlier than he expected." Reba replied.
"Does he know you guys came back to Houston? That will be a big surprise for him when he gets back." Cheyenne stated. Reba shook her head.
"No, I didn't tell him. The girls and I agreed that if he didn't want to be a part of our lives that we could go without his consent." Reba stated.
"That wasn't a good idea mom. I think you should talk to him." Cheyenne replied. Reba shrugged. "Mom, this is too much to spring on him when he gets home. I'm not going to let you just surprise him with this change. My mom wouldn't do that, or let me do that. You have changed since you were up in Boston mom. And I can't always say it was for the better." Cheyenne got off the couch and walked towards the front door and closed it behind her.