PLEASE DON'T HATE ME FOR THIS CHAPTER.

I am sitting at a diner having dinner with Narvel and Shelby. Narvel and I are going to tell him we are engaged. We told Chassidy, Shawna, and Brandon and Kelly, and they are all very happy for us. I don't know why I was so nervous to tell Shelby, but I was. I am sure he will be happy for us.

"How's that new girlfriend of yours?" Narvel asked Shelby.

"Great, I really like her. She can't wait to meet you guys."

"We can't wait to meet her either." I smiled at my son, I haven't seen him this happy in awhile. "Your dad and I have a little announcement we would love to share with you." Narvel took my hand in his, I squeezed it.

"What's that?" he asked us.

"You're mom and I are getting remarried." I smiled at Shelby, waiting for a response.

"Really?" Narvel nodded. "Are you happy mom?" Shelby asked.

"Yes." I looked to Narvel who smiled at me. "I am very happy." I looked back over to Shelby who was smiling at me.

"If you are happy, then I am happy. I know I haven't exactly been the nicest to you lately, dad, but I see you're trying, and if you two are happy, then I am happy for you."

I started to get emotional. I stood up and hugged my son, who hugged me back. "Thank you, Shelby."

We left shortly after that, Shelby said he would call us tomorrow to set up a day where we could meet his girlfriend.

I was pretty tired when we got home, and was just ready to get into some pajamas and relax, which was exactly what I did when I got there.

Narvel and I were going to watch a movie, so he went into the kitchen to get some popcorn and drinks ready. I came downstairs, and he already had everything set up. I joined him on the couch and cuddled against him.

We had started discussing how we were going to get married. We decided to just have a small reception with close friends and family, after all, we have done this before.

I fell asleep on about halfway through the movie, I didn't even realize I did until Narvel woke me up.

"When did I fall asleep?" I asked him as I sat up and rubbed my eyes, yawning.

"About halfway through." he laughed at me, I glared at him.

"I was tired." I whined, laying my head back down on his shoulder.

He giggled. "I could tell. You ready to go to bed?" I nodded, it was already 10pm.

He lifted me up and carried me upstairs to our bedroom, I loved this man.

He laid me down on the bed, and I was out before he even laid down himself.

I wasn't asleep for long until my phone started to ring. I groaned, and checked the caller ID, it was Janine. Why is she calling me? I ignored it.

It stopped ringing, but started up almost right away. You have got to be kidding me! Again, I ignored it. It stopped, and didn't ring again, instead Narvel's did. I heard him groan like I had.

"It's Janine, just ignore it." I told him.

I was about to shut my phone off when her text caught my attention. It read 'Help me, reba please help.' I was now worried. I hurried and dialed her number back, Narvel was watching me at this point.

She answered right away. "Reba I need your help!" she sounded frantic, and it sounded like she was crying. I could hear a lot of commotion in the background, and what sounded like muffled crying coming from another person.

I sat straight up in bed. "What's wrong?" Narvel sat straight up also, looking at me very confused.

"Ronnie is going crazy, I don't know what has gotte into him, but he is scaring me and Haley. Please come help us, I don't know what to do!"

Shit, shit shit! "I will be right there!" I hung up and jumped out of bed, hurryingly changing clothes. I called Kix. Come on, answer your phone.

I started to pace while it kept ringing.

"Hello?" asked a very groggy Kix.

"Kix! You need to meet me at Janine and Ronnie's house right now!" I practically screamed into the phone at him.

"What's wrong?" Kix was a little more alert now.

"Ronnie has attacked Janine and Hayley, they need our help!"

"Shit! I will head over there right now."

"OK, I am leaving now." I hung up the phone and ran downstairs. Narvel stopped me before I walked out the door.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"I will explain later, ok I promise. I really need to get going." he nodded and I ran to the car and drove to Janine's.

Kix pulled in right after me. We ran into the house together.

It looked bad, worse then when he was attacked Narvel.

I ran upstairs looking for Janine, and Kix started looking for Ronnie.

I found them in a bedroom closet, they were both crying and shaking. I heard a commotion downstairs.

"I'm going to check on Kix, stay here." I told them after I set them on Janine's bed, they nodded at me.

I ran downstairs, and Kix was trying to calm down Ronnie.

"Will you calm down!" Kix yelled at Ron. He finally calmed down for a moment. He was obviously drunk.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I asked him, he wouldn't respond to us.

"Are they ok?" Kix asked me, referring to Janine and Hayley.

"Other then being scared to death, yeah they're fine. We need to get him out of here."

"I agree. I will take him outside, you go talk to Janine." I agreed, and went upstairs.

I sat down next to them on the bed. "Kix and I will take him elsewhere, I will make sure he won't come back here again tonight."

"Thank you Reba, I know you didn't have to."

"it's no problem at all, I don't want you to get hurt, either one of you." I smiled at them. Hayley gave me a weak smile back, I hated that she had to see her dad act like that. "What happened tonight."

"I don't know, he came home drunk, and we got into a big fight and before I knew it, he was just going crazy." Janine said.

"Did he hurt you two at all?" I asked, I was worried that he did.

She shook her head. "No, he didn't touch us."

"Are you going to be ok tonight?" she nodded. "Ok, well I'm going to get going, if you need anything, call either me or Kix, ok?"

"I will. Thank you again." We hugged and I went downstairs and outside to see Kix on the outside of the car and a passed out Ronnie in the front seat of his car. I walked up and joined Kix.

"They will be fine, he didn't hurt them at all." I told Kix.

"You ready to go?" I nodded.

I drove my car and Kix drove his with Ronnie. We went to a local hotel, I checked us in while Kix stayed in the car. We both had to practically carry Ronnie to the room.

When we got in it, we laid Ronnie down on the bed, and he fell asleep right away.

"I'm dreading the morning." I told Kix.

"I am too. I wonder if he will even remember tonight."

"I doubt he will, he usually doesn't." I yawned.

"Ready for bed?" I nodded tiredly. "Let's go to bed. Goodnight Red."

I wished him a goodnight and went into my own room which was next doors to there's. I had a feeling tomorrow wasn't going to be a good day.

I awoke around 7am the next morning, and shot Kix a text asking if he was awake. He answered right away saying he was, but Ronnie was still asleep. I went and joined him in the next room.

We were sitting on his bed having a light conversation, when we both heard Ronnie groan, we looked over to him, he was starting to sit up in bed.

"Well look who's awake." Kix said coldly.

"Shit." Was all Ronnie said.

"Ronnie? What happened last night?" I got straight to the point. "Do you remember? Do you remember attacking your wife and child?" I was the angriest I have ever been at him.

"What are you talking about?"

Kix stood up and walked to the end of the beds. "You got drunk again last night and went crazy on Janine and Hayley. Don't you remember?"

"He never remembers." I said out loud.

"What gotten into you? You haven't had a drink in over a year, and you get plastered last night!" Kix was just as mad as I was.

"I'm leaving." Ronnie stood and tried to leave, but Kix stood in front of him.

"No, you're not. We are discussing this whether you want to or not." Kix told him. I stood up and stood beside them.

"Get out of my way." Ronnie said sternly to Kix.

"I'm not moving."

Ronnie shoved Kix, hard, out of the way. Kix stumbled back but didn't fall. Ronnie started to leave but this time I stood in front of him.

"You can't keep doing this, we are trying to help you!" I told Ronnie.

"I really don't care Reba."

I was getting very frustrated. "That's your problem. You just do things and don't want to face the consequences! You have lost me and Kix because of it and you may have lost your family! Do you even care?" he just stared at me. "Just talk to us, Ronnie. That's all we ask, just talk."

"I don't care. I'm leaving, don't stop me." he shoved past me and left, I just looked at Kix in shock, he was just shaking his head.

We checked out and headed to our homes. I knew Narvel would be wanting to know what happened. I walked in the house and he was drinking coffee in the kitchen.

I got myself a cup and joined him at our table.

"Good morning." he greeted as he gave me a kiss.

"Good morning." I smiled at him.

"Everything ok?" he asked.

"No, not really."

I told him everything that happened last night and this morning, he couldn't believe it.

"I will call Janine later, see how she is doing." he said.

"Sounds good. I am really tired though, I am going back to bed."

He wished me a sweet dream and I headed back upstairs. I was tired but couldn't fall asleep, I was too riled up.

I heard my phone go off indicating I had a text message. It was Ronnie.

I unlocked my phone and read his text message. It said: 'You're right Reba, I have lost everyone that has meant something to me. I am selfish, I apologize for hurting all of you.'

It was a short message, but I had a strange feeling in my gut that something was wrong, and I couldn't shake it. I text him back asking where he was, something told me to check on him.

He answered back instantly and said he was at his office. I snuck out of my house and drove to his office. I still had a key to his office from when we dated, I never gave it back to him.

I unlocked the door to his office and poked my head through, I didn't see him anywhere. "Ronnie?" I called out. I didn't get a response. I was about to leave when something caught my attention. Ronnie was laying on the floor behind his desk.

I ran over to him and could see he wasn't breathing, and there was an empty bottle of sleeping pills laying next to him.

"No no no no no." I cried in a panic. I hurriedly got my phone out and dialed 911 telling them our address and to hurry.

I started to do CPR. I did it for what felt like forever, but I wasn't getting a response back. I eventually gave up and burried my head into his chest and cried. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"