Chap 4
Reba jumped up off the bed and froze shaking with the sudden cold she found when she left the covers. She wrapped her arms tightly across her abdomen as she looked to the man that jumped awake when she freaked and now he is looking to her concern written clearly across his tired features.
"Reba what's up!" he asked as he stood and slowly walked over to her. Reba didn't look at him as she tried to blink away tears left from the dream. "Reba? What happened?" Brock asked he saw the tears in the moon light. "Hey... Come here." he instructed her gently. She did as he said as turned to him he wrapped his arms around her, one over her shoulders and one around her waist. "Now tell me what happened." Brock said as he held her.
"It was just another one of those stupid dreams." Reba whispered she moved her arms to hold him closer. "It was..." Reba trailed off not wanting to tell him.
"It was what?" Brock pressed. He knew it must have been bad due to the way she literally jumped out of bed.
"I saw you and Barbra Jean in the kitchen..." Reba whispered her voice was muffled by his shirt as she pressed herself as close to him as possible. Brock held to her tighter knowing how hard that it must be even if it is just a dream. "Why won't they leave Brock?" Reba asked him. "I just want em to stop." she sobbed into his chest.
"It's gonna be ok Reba. They're just dreams. They'll never become reality." Brock whispered into her ear. "I love you... and I know I've been a butt in the past but I've changed. I'm never gonna leave you again." he gently kissed the top of her head. "I'll love you till I die, I promise." Brock held her tight and upright even as she felt her legs give way.
"I'm sorry." Reba sobbed holding to him even tighter if it was possible, scared to death that if she let go he'd slip away.
"You have nothing to be sorry about. Why don't we head back to bed it's three in the morning" Brock said gently. Reba slowly nodded her head and they slipped back into bed. Brock lay awake as he heard Reba's breath even out into a steady rhythm. The dreams were getting worse and he had no idea how to stop them. But he knew that their anniversary was still only a week away and he would plan the best night ever for Reba. He would start making calls and setting it all up tomorrow. But that'd have to wait cuz for now he was content to just hold her tightly as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
The next morning was not kind to the Harts. The sky was a grey color only lighting up when thunder and lightning cracked and etched their way across the sky. The heavy rain bead down steadily on the on the homes of Oak and the surrounding streets. Reba looked at the large window viewing the back yard. The rain droplets fell and moved in almost a magical way as they hit the window and rolled down collecting other droplets and leaving a small trail to be followed by the others. Reba sat alone in her house as Brock was off doing some guy time with Van, Jake, Henry, and Nick. But she could bet money that they've gone to that new 'Harry Potter' movie Jake has been reading the books and watching the movies since he was nine and managed to get all the other boys in the family hooked on it also along with Kyra. Reba smiled to herself as she remembered Jake running around with a twig off from the tree out back and the broom shouting seemingly random spells that the Hogwarts kids used. She looked to the liquid in her coffee mug. The coffee had gone cold by now and she had only taken a few sips. The red head sighed as she stood from her spot at the table and dumped the cold drink down the drain before rinsing out the mug and placing it in the dishwasher along with all the other dirty dishes. The nightmare she had last night suddenly popped into her head. She groaned as she was trying to forget it. Those dreams were scary and she was getting to the point of trying to stay awake as long as she could just to avoid them. And to make it worse she could feel that Brock was planning something. She didn't know what and that scared her.
Meanwhile Brock was out with the kids, after the movie he went to the store to buy his gift for Reba. He had seen in last week and knew that she would love it.
I am so sorry it took so long for me to update. My life got busy then I was at a Church Camp for teens. The Lord did a great work in the children and also moved in my heart. So I'm sorry that I haven't posted but know that I had a great time! And the last few chapters are all kind of short, I could post them all in a few days, just gotta add the last and finial touches.