~ Mine ~

Strange

"Hey, there you are!" Shawna exclaimed as she wrapped her step-mother in a tight hug, once Reba had entered the baggage claim of the airport.

"Goodness you look exhausted!" She added when they pulled away, looking over Reba's pulled back hair and loose black sweats. Yawning, Reba nodded in agreement. The flight back from Vegas had been anything but energizing.

"So what do you want to do at seven thirty at night?" Shawna teased as she grabbed Reba's suitcase, which had been small enough for Reba to carry on the plane with her. The rest of her things had been put into the Colosseum storage for their next leg.

"Food!" Reba answered enthusiastically, causing Shawna to laugh.

"Good to see you have your appetite back." She noted.

"It comes and goes," Reba confessed with a shrug as she followed her daughter to the exit of Nashville International Airport. As they left, Shawna noticed a few raised eyebrows and stares from the people gawking at them, but thankfully her favorite part about Nashville was that the people here never made a scene when it came to country celebrities.

"What sounds good?" Shawna questioned, once they were safely inside her car, heading towards the exit of the parking garage.

"Sonic is on the way home," Reba mentioned guiltily in a sing-songy tone as she batted her eyelashes towards Shawna from the passenger seat.

"As long as you can keep it down, I'm all for it," Shawna said, momentarily looking over towards Reba with a grin. She couldn't help but laugh at Reba's choice to dine, no matter how rich or famous her step-mother was, nothing could beat a good ole cheeseburger from Sonic.

"I needed that!" Reba said as she grabbed her vanilla shake from the island, taking a big sip, and turning back towards Shawna who was seated next to her.

"I'm glad my little brother or sister loves junk food as much as you." Shawna giggled as she peered over toward Reba's empty plate. She was sure that was the first meal Reba had been able to keep down in weeks. She continued to watch Reba in amusement as she rearranged their take out bag and plate, snapping a photo in the process.

"What are you doing?" Shawna inquired with a smirk, causing Reba to look up from her phone.

"Documenting a good nights eat and the end of this Vegas run," Reba said as if she couldn't believe that it wasn't already obvious.

"So you're telling me you're going to post a picture of Sonic on your accounts?" Shawna asked in slight bewilderment. She didn't get on social media very often and still had yet to realize how many food related posts Reba had already made.

"And you're telling me you wouldn't?" Reba scoffed back jokingly as she swiveled around in her chair, coming to a stance. Walking a few steps over to Shawna she wrapped her in a tight hug.

"Thank you again, baby." She said as she pulled away and gave her a small peck on the cheek.

"Headed to bed?" Shawna questioned, as she too stood from her island chair.

"If I don't, I'll fall asleep face first in that leftover ketchup." Reba giggled, grabbing Shawna's hand and giving it one last squeeze. Smiling back at her, Shawna nodded in understanding.

"See you tomorrow." She said one last time before she too headed for home.

~~~~~

"Hey Red I'm comin in!"

"Reba?!" Kelly called out as she slowly made her way through the entryway of her mother in-law's mansion. Reba had given all the kids a spare key to the family home, and Kelly had swiped Brandon's from him in order to head over. Brandon had suggested that Kelly take Reba baby shopping in his replacement, as he had to work at the office and Savannah's upcoming tournament to configure through.