"Reba, have you done packing?" Brock shouted from the bottom of the stairs.
"I'm almost done" Reba shouted back. She just had to decided which bathing suit to take with her. The one piece that made her look like a grandma or the two pieces that may not be too appropriate in front of the ex. "Heck with it, I'm taking two pieces" Reba thought stuffed everything in her overnight bag. "Kyra, are you sure you don't want to go?" Reba worried about leaving a teenager alone in the house.
"Mom, I gave you my words, I'm not going to bring boys here." Reba smiled with a bit of relief, "We'll go to his house instead!" Kyra quipped.
"Kyra!" Reba suddenly realized that she is almost 19 now and she couldn't protect her forever. "Whatever you do, be careful" Reba patted her on the shoulder, Kyra was speechless. She hadn't prepared for that.
"I was just kidding, mom" Kyra gave her mom a smile of confidence, she was happy that her mom finally treated her like an adult. "Don't worry, I promised I won't let you down" Reba looked at her daughter with love and understanding. Kyra is a lot like her.
"Reba, are you ready?" Brock was waiting for her to come down for so long, he decided to come up the stairs to see what kept her.
"Oh good, here take this" Reba handed him her overnight bag, Brock took it from her hand but didn't catch it properly so he dropped it, almost everything she packed flew out of the bag. "Oops, sorry" Reba gave Brock a mean look. She put everything back in the bag, Brock helped. He grabbed whatever closest to his hand, and handed them to Reba. "Wow, I didn't know you have this" Kyra picked up Reba's two pieces bathing suit with a surprised look. Reba quickly took it from Kyra's hand, but not before Brock had a glance. "Couldn't wait to see you in them," he teased.
"I change my mind, I'm packing my old bathing suit" Reba about to walk back to her room, but Brock took the bag from her hand.
"Let's go, we're late. It's a long drive there you know. Jake and Henry were so excited and they're waiting in the car" Just then Barbra Jean started to honk. Reba and Brock rushed out, but not before Reba gave Kyra a kiss on her cheek. "We'll be back soon, take care of the house for me ok honey?"
"What took you so long?" BJ complained.
"I told you I didn't wanna go, and you forced me and only gave me half an hour to pack!"
"Well, no need to be angry, we're ready now, so let's hit the road. I'll drive first and Reba, can you please take over half way?"
"Why can't I take over?" BJ whined
"Because you're a lousy driver, that's why" Reba said what Brock was thinking. That is why he had to beg Reba to come along. BJ had her arms folded looking outside the window. She had to sit at the back with the kids; Reba sat in the front with Brock, since Reba is also a better navigator.
"I wanna hear pop music," BJ demanded
"Since I sit at the front, I get to choose. And country is my choice" Reba tuned the radio to the country station, and hum along with the songs she knew.
"If you see him, tell him I wish him well..." Reba sang along with one of her favorite songs "How am I doing? Sometimes it's hard to tell..."
"If you see her, tell her I'm doing fine. And if you want to say that I think of her, from time to time" to her surprised Brock joined her for the duets. "Ask her if she ever wonder where we both went wrong..."
"Oh I still want her"
"And I still need him so" Brock and Reba glanced at each other when they exchanged the sentences.
"Well I don't know why we let each other go..."
"I have to pee" Barbra Jean just had to kill the moment. Brock and Reba had to stop singing and kept an eye out for the nearest rest stop.
"You shouldn't drink too much water," Reba complained when they have to stop for the second time in less than an hour. "If you ask for more stops, I'll make you were Henry's pull-ups" Barbra Jean folded her arms and looked out the window. She did not really have to go to the bathroom; she just had to let them know that they are not alone in the car.
"I love when Aunt Reba sings" Henry made a statement. BJ also loved when Reba sang, but not with Brock!
"Aww, that's so sweet of you Henry"
"Can Aunt Reba and Daddy sing again?"
"Sure thing baby" Brock accepted the request. "What would you like to hear us sing?"
"Anything Daddy" Brock glanced at Reba before she started a song
"Looking back over the years, of all the things I've always meant to say, but words didn't come easily. So many times through empty fears of all of the nights I tried to pick up the phone so scared of who might be answering..." BJ closed her eyes listen to Reba's voice. She had beautiful voice, but she nearly jumped out of her skin when Brock joined Reba, he may not be nearly as good as Reba, but you can tell he sang his heart out.
"Cause the heart won't lie, sometimes life gets in the way but there's one thing that won't change. I know I've tried. The heart won't lie, you can live your alibi, who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise. The heart won't lie" and they continued to sing. When they finished, Jake was fast asleep. Henry requested for more songs.
"Can Aunt Reba sing alone?"
"Sure thing baby"
"Can you sing 'twinkle twinkle little star' Reba?" BJ had enough love songs for today.
"No I want Aunt Reba sing her song" BJ wished she could just put the boy to sleep. Reba laughed.
"OK, I'll sing one of my favourite" Reba looked at the rear view mirror, she saw BJ mumbled something she couldn't made out "When I finish singing, you go to sleep ok baby?"
"OK" Henry closed his eyes listening to Reba sang "Forever Love" when she finished, not just Henry but BJ also asleep!
"I've always love hearing you sing" commented Brock.
"Thank you"
"Sing some more" he requested. Reba laughed at the request.
"I've already put all the passengers to sleep; I don't want to put the driver to sleep too!"
"OK then, let's just talk" so Reba started to sing.
Half way to Disneyworld, Brock stop to switch the driver, Reba was complaining that she had to sing to keep him alert, now she had to drive too?
"Please, just a quarter of the way. It will give me a rest. I'll sing if that'll keep you alert," Brock offered.
"You'll wake every body up" Reba took the driver seat. Brock tried to stay awake to keep her company for a while, before he felt asleep too listen to her singing softly.
