"Right because I'm totally gonna remember what he said verbatim," Reba mumbled as she shifted in the hospital bed, staring at Chassidy who was sitting in the large red chair she'd moved earlier to the side of the bed. The light from the window behind Reba poured in, giving her red hair almost a fluorescent glow.
"You know you remember and you know you're gonna spill." Chassidy slightly teased as she adjusted the black leather jacket she was wearing. The sun may have come out for the afternoon but it was still a bit chilly inside the hospital. Everyone had taken turns on going home and freshening up, once Reba had awakened. Since Chassidy was currently alone with Reba she had decided that she would take this time to ask her about how Narvel had found out about the baby.
"I've been waiting on this dynamite for weeks." She added, resting her hand on the bed where Reba's leg was securely tucked in beneath the white hospital blanket.
"Where're my sparks?" She questioned one last time, still in a teasing manner.
"This isn't a game Chassidy," Reba replied back, trying not to sound too stern.
"Then quit making it one," Chassidy responded back, her tone growing a bit defensive. It seemed as if suddenly Reba was taking her teasing tone personally.
"Hope I'm not interrupting ladies." Dr. Saura said as he knocked on the hospital door before entering. Looking away with a small sigh, Chassidy gave the doctor a warm smile, rising to her feet.
"Not at all."
"Pleasure to meet you again; I'm the daughter, Chassidy." She continued warmly, extending her hand for a shake.
"Ezra and the pleasures all mine." He said accepting her hand before moving to the end of Reba's bed.
"I didn't get the chance to formally introduce myself, Ms. McEntire I'll be your doctor until this little girl makes an appearance." He greeted warmly as Reba quickly adjusted herself in the bed.
"We can discharge you tomorrow but for the next four weeks we ask that you remain on bed rest." He continued softly, looking from Reba and Chassidy.
"Her, on bedrest?" Chassidy snickered softly to herself.
"It'll be forced but it can happen." She continued with a soft chuckle.
"Ouch." She said in shock as Reba pinched the back of her leg, signifying that she wanted her to stop talking. Turning a bit red Reba sent Chassidy a side glance before clearing her throat.
"Please excuse my "helpful" daughter." She said softly to the doctor, who just tried to hide his own smile. Was she blushing?
"I'll be happy to do anything that you ask of me." She said in reference to taking the necessary precautions to delivering a healthy and full term baby.
"Good to know." The doctor said with a cheeky chuckle before smiling back at them once again.
"Here's a list of your prescriptions, be sure to take one in the morning when you wake up and one in the evening just before you go to sleep." He instructed as he handed the card to Chassidy with all of the listed information.
"Oh and don't forget to eat before you take them, even if you can't keep anything down it's important to at least attempt to get something in your stomach before taking the medication." He remembered quickly.
"I'll leave you two alone and will be back at nine tomorrow for your discharge."
"Glad to see that you're feeling a lot better today."
"It was a pleasure to finally meet you, Ms. McEntire." He said as he shook her hand in a goodbye, nodding to Chassidy before quietly exiting the hospital room.
"Wow, he's actually hotter in good lighting," Chassidy mumbled aloud in realization, a moment after he'd left.
"Chassidy!" Reba chastised her daughter in astonishment as she tried to hide her amused smile.
"Oh come on, he was totally smiling at you." She pestered as she reclaimed her seat next to Reba's bed.
"He's my doctor; he's supposed to be friendly."
"And besides he's probably married AND younger," Reba argued back as she adjusted the white blanket that was draped over her body once more.
"No ring and who cares if he's younger, normally you look half your age anyway." Chassidy continued to push.
"Thanks." Reba sarcastically mumbled as she shook her head at her daughter, rolling her eyes as she did so. Was Chassidy capable of giving anything more than a backhanded compliment? Besides, she couldn't believe they were having this discussion in the first place.
"You're awake?" Shelby questioned in surprise as he quietly entered the room, startling both Reba and Chassidy a bit. He couldn't help but sigh in relief when he found them engrossed in a conversation, Reba clearly happy and alert.
"My baby!" Reba exclaimed, extending her arms out, waiting for Shelby to come over and hug her neck.
"I'm so happy you're okay Ma." He mumbled softly, once he'd made it to the bed where he could welcome her hug eagerly. He carefully pulled away from her grasp a moment later, trying not to get tangled up in any of the IV's that were still attached to her arms.
"She's so okay that they're even letting her go home tomorrow." Chassidy intervened, smiling up at her baby brother; before he knelt down to give her a hug as well.
"Wait what?" Shelby questioned in a bit of a surprise.
"Don't you think they ought to keep her here for an extra couple of days?" He asked again looking seriously down at his sister.
"That's what the hot doctor said," Chassidy responded honestly, holding up her hands in defensive as Shelby shook his head slowly in understanding, before pausing.
"Hot doctor?" Shelby repeated, looking over at his mother in shock.
"Was this man on fire or something?" He questioned his mother in a half-joking manner, hoping they were referring to his temperature and not his physical appearance.
"Ignore her," Reba stated with an eye roll as she looked at her very unamused son, who just shook his head instead of questioning them any further.
"So who picked you-"
"Reba Nell McEntire!" Janine Dunn exclaimed interrupting Reba's question as she, her husband Ronnie, Kix Brooks and his wife Barbara, entered the hospital room.
"Ronnie," Shelby answered with a bit of a laugh as he watched his mom jump when she saw her long time best friends enter her hospital room.
"Well looks like I need to go get some more caffeine because I'm addicted and Janine kind of scares me," Chassidy mumbled as she rose from her chair once more, forcefully smiling down at Reba.
"Don't leave me!" Reba whispered her eyes going wide as she reached out to grab Chassidy's hand; who instead, blew her a kiss and headed for the door, Shelby following silently behind her.
"You're carrying my niece and my goddaughter and you didn't think I deserved to know!" Janine continued to accuse as they all came further into the spacious room, Chassidy grabbing Janine's hand in a sweet hello on her way out.
"Cookie I've missed you." Reba mused once Janine was finally near the side of the bed that Chassidy had just been on.
"We've been worried sick about you." Janine continued her face softening as she ignored Reba's attempt at a peace offering.
"I'm sorry," Reba confessed as her shoulder's relaxed in defeat. She didn't even think about all the worry and stress she had probably caused her friends and family. All she had worried about was trying to keep this darn secret from Narvel.
"We're just really glad you're okay," Barbara added as she walked over to the other side of Reba's bed, both her and Janine leaning in to engulf Reba in a hug.
"I don't know what I'd do without you two," Reba said with a sincere smile, looking up at the both of them.
"Oh, you'd be a mess," Janine said with a cheeky grin as she kissed the side of Reba's head with a chuckle.
"Seeing as I now have a new niece to spoil I decided I'd start early," Janine announced with a smile as she motioned for Ronnie to hand the handbag he was holding, to her. Giving Barbara a weary glance, Reba resituated herself as she waited in anticipation for what Janine had bought for her daughter. Pulling out two pink onesie's from her purse Janine laid them both down on the bed over Reba's legs.
"This one say's 'ladies I have arrived'." Janine read aloud as she held up the darker pink onesie with a rhinestone bow stitched directly above the words. Laughing a bit, Reba smiled in appreciation. That was definitely a Janine onesie.
"This one's my favorite." She said as she held the second one up facing in her direction before smiling even wider as she turned it around.
"I even cry with a southern accent yall." She read as she awaited Reba's reaction.
"It's so you curly sue." She added with another sweet laugh.
"It really is isn't it?" Reba responded with a chuckle as she leaned forward, reaching out for the onesie to get a better look.
"She's gonna loooove Aunt Janine, I already know it," Janine said as she shared a quick smile with her husband, who was just quietly watching from the sidelines next to Kix.
"We also want you to know that we're here for you if you need anything Red." Kix added softly with a nod as he watched his wife intertwine her fingers with Reba's.
"That means anything," Ronnie added in a bit of a playful tone as he too watched as his and Kix's wife now began to coo over Reba's growing baby bump.