Love by Love - 49 (The End)
Reba was so anxious to know what kind of plan Brock made for this coming weekend. It seemed like everybody knew about it. Even Elizabeth knew they were keeping a secret from mommy and she wanted in on it too! Although she was given so little information, she still knew more about the plan than Reba did. So Reba tried to discreetly ask her what daddy planned for the weekend.
"But daddy said don't tell mommy," persisted Elizabeth when Reba asked her again, giving her a treat.
"Why?" Reba tried mocking the girl, like when she always asked 'Why?'
"Because it's a secret"
"Why is it a secret?"
"Because daddy want'd you to be surprised." The girl said nonchalantly eating the Popsicle Reba gave her.
"What kind of surprise?"
"He said it's a good surprise." Elizabeth tried to remember how she was coached.
"Oh, what he'll do to surprise me?"
"He'll take your picture." The girl slipped.
"Huh?" Reba was genuinely confused trying to think how taking her pictures could be a surprise. But no matter how Reba tried to get more details, she had no luck since that was all Elizabeth knew too. "Taking my picture? How could that be a surprise?"
"Uh Hmm" Reba was startled when Brock cleared his throat behind her. "Are you trying to bribe Elizabeth to give away your surprise?"
"No, I just think Elizabeth could have some sweets, so I gave her a Popsicle." Reba said guiltily. She was caught red handed. Still she denied, "I didn't bribe her."
"Mommy wants to know your surprise." Elizabeth ratted her mom out.
"And did you tell her?"
"No daddy." Elizabeth shook her head. "I didn't tell her you will take her picture."
"What picture?" Reba asked confusedly.
"Oops..." Elizabeth just realized that she did gave away the information that Brock told her not to tell mommy. "Sorry daddy."
"What picture?" Reba asked again, now it made her curious even more.
"You'll see." Brock winked picking Elizabeth up and walked to the backyard avoiding Reba's further questions. He didn't forget to sneak a kiss from her pouty lips before he left though. Reba grumbled in frustration, now it bugged her even more. How could taking her picture be some kind of a secret? Brock took her pictures all the time. But then again, it was Elizabeth who was holding the secret, it's possible that Brock didn't tell her anything else. So Reba was back to square one, losing a popsicle and gaining no information at all.
"Why do you want to know mom? It's less than three days you'll find out. And since dad wants you to be surprised, why don't you just wait and be surprised?" Cheyenne scolded Reba when she tried to ask Jake.
"Yeah, I'm not gonna tell you or dad might kick my butt," said Jake running to his room.
"Alright fine!" Reba eventually gave up. But still eavesdropping from time to time when the kids were talking. Just in case.
Tomorrow would be the day Brock revealed his surprise for her. Although, he kept telling her not to expect something big or extraordinary, Reba was still curious as heck, wondering what he had in store for her.
"Alright, I think I should tell you now since you have to prepare for tomorrow." Lying in bed looking at his wife in the walk-in closet, Brock decided to tell her when Reba was wondering what she should wear tomorrow. Reba pounced into the bed paying attention. "Oh wait, I just remember that you don't have to prepare anything. Oh well. Good night." Pulling the blanket to cover his chest, Brock rolled to his side and closed his eyes pretending to be asleep.
"Wha...? Hey you mo'ron, you can't do this to me!" Reba pounded his shoulder. She wouldn't let him get away. With one swift movement, Brock rolled on top of her and pinned her onto the mattress. "You said you'll tell me."
"You took so long in the closet. So I just had to say something for you to come to bed."
"You're so mean for tricking me like that."
"You're meaner, walking around the room in this sexy outfit seducing me and making me wait," said Brock planting small kisses on the side of her face down to her neck.
"Sexy outfit? This old washed-up thing?"
Without taking his lips of her throat, Brock agreed, "You're right, this old washed-up thing ain't sexy. Let me take it off you then." When the last button of her pajama top was undone and the last piece of her garment was removed, Reba forgot all about tomorrow. The Sun rose at its usual time, but Reba woke up before her alarm clock. Today was the day she was waiting for almost a week. She tried to wake Brock up, but he wouldn't budge. Reba could tell he was already awake by the soft grin at the corner of his lips. "Wake up. It's morning. And I'm ready for my surprise."
"You're worse than Jake on Christmas morning." Brock mumbled followed by a long yawn. He pulled her close to his chest and closed his eyes again wrapping his body around her faking a snore. Reba struggled to get out but his arms and leg were locking her in his embrace. "Relax, our appointment isn't until 10 o'clock. We have plenty of time."
"Appointment?" Reba stopped struggling. "For what?"
"You'll see." Brock still wouldn't give in. Reba had to impatiently wait till it's time.
"What should I wear? I don't even know where we're going."
"Just put on something comfortable"
Until the last minute, Brock wouldn't reveal what he had in store for her. Reba just put on nice comfortable jeans and a sleeveless top. Brock drove them both to a beautiful resort and spa. "A half day spa? That's what you been keeping from me for almost a week?"
"I told you there's nothing big. I hope you're not disappointed."
"Not at all. I love it. It's nice to relax every once and a while. And I also love the fact that you'll join me too, you're not just dropping me off and you're out with your friends."
"I just want to spend time with you." Brock stated with a grin. Reba thought a half-day spa with her lover was a wonderful gift, she wasn't prepared for what he had plan for her next. Reba was sitting in the salon for her make up and hair do, wondering if that was part of the spa package. The make-up artist kept complimenting how beautiful she looked and kept saying that the make-up had to compliment the dress.
"I came here with just jeans and a simple black top." Reba told the make-up artist.
"But I was told you're wearing a white evening gown." He pointed to the dress hanging in the dressing room. Reba spotted that dress earlier and was thinking it was a beautiful dress. She had no idea that the dress was hers. She wanted to ask Brock but he wasn't with her at the moment. The manager confirmed that the dress was hers, her daughter Cheyenne dropped it off and instructed that Reba had to wear this after she got her spa treatment. Reba confusedly put it on. It was a gorgeous white gown with a sweetheart neckline revealing her cleavage beautifully. The empire waist enhanced her curves to the right places. The cut-out back helped adding a little sexiness to the dress. The ruched bodice defined her perfect hourglass shape figure while just above the knees the skirt turns to a sheer flowing mermaid style. The dress fit her perfectly almost made her look like a young bride. Cheyenne also had a pair of white satin high heels shoes for her too.
"Wow..." Brock was dazzled and at a lost of words. Reba turned around when she heard him gasp. She was a bit surprised too seeing him in a white tux and red roses in his arm.
"Brock, what's this all about?"
"You look... gorgeous." He murmured.
"You haven't seen this dress before?" Puzzled Reba.
"No, I gave my credit card to Cheyenne and asked her to get you a dress. She wouldn't let me see it. She said I should be surprised too. But wow..."
"Ok... What's this all about, why am I wearing a dress? Why are you wearing a tux?"
Before Brock had chance to reply, the spa receptionist announced, "Dr. Hart, your limo arrived."
"A limo?" Reba was surprised. Brock grinned and took her hand walking to the limo. Reba was confusedly went in and the limo drove them to the resort's Victorian style garden. Every body was there, waiting. Jake wore his tux, Elizabeth wore a cute little ballerina style white dress with a giant pink bow at the back. She also wore cute little lace gloves. Cheyenne and Kyra wore a matching light blue dress. "Someone's getting married?" Asked Reba.
"No one's getting married. We're just going to take pictures." Brock explained to her that he hired a wedding photographer to take their family portrait but they would have the set up like wedding pictures. Reba was almost in tears. "I know our family is important to you, it's important to me too. For the past six months that I've been neglecting you and our kids. That will stop, I promised you. As now I realized that there's no greater achievement in life than having a healthy family. We have a wonderful family. Cheyenne is in college study to become dentist. Kyra is straight A student and honor roll in her high school. Jake, well he's just being Jake who's not good at anything especially sport, but he's a wonderful son. Elizabeth, our adorable little girl. I don't need anything else to make me happy. Especially because I have you. my beautiful wife. I thank you for putting up with me for all these time." The photographer took a number of shots when Reba wrapped her arm around Brock's neck and kissed him passionately. That was all Reba would ever want, her loving family.
=== Epilogue ===
"Honey, what are you doing up here?" Asked Brock coming to the attic seeing Reba going through a few boxes.
"I'm looking for Elizabeth's baby clothes to make her a quilt and I found this." Reba grinned showing him the two little bears that connected to each other at its lips.
"Those two bears still haven't stop kissing all these years?" Brock chuckled sitting next to his wife on the floor.
"They're suppose to represent you and me, aren't they." Reba mumbled reminiscing the day Elizabeth yelled across the store about the kissing bears she found.
"Well, then there's no surprise that they're still kissing," commented Brock pecking at her lips.
"Can you believe it, she's 24 now and about to have a kid of her own. Where did the time go?"
"Wherever it went, I treasure every minute of it. From the first time our eyes met, till today." Brock said sincerely looking deep into her eyes. Over 40 year he had known and loved her, 30 years they spent their lives together. He thanked God for every minute of it. He wasn't a religious man, but he was glad God favored him and sent him an angel to be his wife. Reba smiled back at him. She leaned over to kiss him with all the love sher had for him.
"Me too, I love every second we spent together."
"Every second? Are you bluffing?" Brock joked wrapping his arms around her and kissed her cheek again and again.
Giggling, Reba replied, "I'm not bluffing, I'm stating the truth. I enjoy every second that we spent together because I love you."
"I love you more." Brock bluffed and kissed her passionately. Their kisses still as sweet as their first. Love by love, the fire of passion was increased and rebuild even stronger than the last. The wildfire still continued to burn after all these years. Standing there at the top of the stairs to the attic, Elizabeth shook her head with a soft grin. She spotted her little kissing bears connected together at their lips, and so did her parents, again.
--- The End ---
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