Surprise!

4

"I can't believe you would even think something as crazy as that! What is going through your mind?" Brock asks her. She just sits on the couch holding her head in the palm of her hand. She looks up and Brock sees her tear stained face.

"I don't know… I just don't know. We can not send this family into chaos again because you don't know what you want." Reba says to him.

"Well what do you suggest we do?" Brock asks.

"You have Barbara Jean and Henry now… It's all different now. Yes maybe when we were going through our separation I would have liked to get back together with you but not anymore. I can't handle this stress. I'm going to bed." Reba says. She stands up and gets off the couch, and walks towards the stairs.

"I just want you to know that whatever you decide, I will support you." Brock says. She stops on the stairs, and turns to face him.

"Even if it means getting rid of the child?" She asks.

"I don't want you to do it, but if that's the only way to do it, then it's the only way to do it." Brock says. He smiles at her as she walks up the stairs. When she gets up and out of sight, he sits on the arm of the chair and puts his head in his hand that is resting on his elbow.

"What have I gotten myself into? What have I gotten all of us into?" Brock thinks to himself. The farther up the stairs Reba walks the harder she cries. When she gets into her room she falls onto the bed… She looks over at the phone and picks it up. She dials a number. 11 digits, it's an out of state call. She lets it ring. Finally, somebody picks up.

"Hi Mama… You always said I could call you when I was in trouble. I hope that still applies even though I'm an adult with grown children of my own."

"Reba, what's wrong?" Helen McKinney asks her daughter over the phone.

"I need you to come to Houston." Reba says.

"You are scaring me Reba, What's wrong honey?" Helen asks again.

"Please just you and daddy come to Houston." Reba replies.

"That's 9 hours. What's going on? Are you okay?" Helen asks worriedly.

"Mama, I didn't want to say this over the phone…. But I'm having a baby." Reba responds. She hears a clunk.

"Hello?" J.V. McKinney says into the phone.

"Daddy?" Reba asks.

"Carrot top?" J.V. questions.

"Yes daddy. It's Reba. I called Mama for help. I found out I am having a baby." Reba says.

"What?" He exclaims. "With who?"

"It's with Brock daddy." Reba replies shyly.

"He's married. You know how we feel about that." J.V. scolds.

"I know. I didn't mean to. I want to get rid of it." Reba cries out.

"Don't do anything drastic til we get to Houston." J.V. says.

"What?" Reba asks.

"You heard me." He says. Then Reba hears a dial tone in her ear.