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<blockquote data-quote="Karin" data-source="post: 227652" data-attributes="member: 57167"><p>Thank you everyone for the feedback and ratings.<img src="http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/misc/m0719.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hat:" title="Hat :hat:" data-shortname=":hat:" /></p><p> I think it's fun to read your feedback and see how some of you have different opinions and are rooting for different characters and couples etc. </p><p></p><p>In the case of Bobby/Pam or Bobby/Ann naturally all of you can't have your way since he can't be with both women. But I hope you will keep on reading until the end and I think some of you will be pleased with the way this story ends up. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>[USER=5055]@CeeCee72[/USER] that's true enough. Also considering the fact that Bobby is married to Ann I think it would be unrealistic if he didn't feel at least a little guilty about cheating on her. </p><p></p><p>[USER=56]@Mrs Bobby James Ewing[/USER] well it's no secret that I love Bobby & Pam too. They were my favorite couple when I first watched the original Dallas. Later on they got tied with JR/SE for my favorite couple. But I was a Bobby & Pam shipper first. Yeah poor Ann is not gonna be happy when she finds out about Bobby cheating on her that's for sure! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>[USER=2210]@Laurie![/USER] thank you for your feedback. I'm happy to learn that you are also reading this story. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>You are right about Bobby. He was acting like a total jerk here and it does suit with the Bobby we saw on Dallas TNT, as he was more of a jerk there than on the original show. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>I think Katherine tricked Pam into signing her divorce papers somehow. After all we saw her do it before with the letter. So she probably just told Pam that she was signing over her Wentworth stock to Bobby and nothing about also signing away her marriage. I am sure Pam didn't want to divorce Bobby and maybe she would have some legal ground to fight for her marriage. But it is complicated since if Bobby & Pam's divorce was illegal it would also make Pam's marriage to Leone illegal and although he is dead now, if their marriage was illegal it would affect her and Leone's adoption of Josephine. So Pam has no interest in messing with the past. Besides let's not forget that Christopher would not want Pam to fight with Bobby. He asked her to drop the lawsuit since he wanted his parents to get along, otherwise he would exclude her from his son's life. So Pam has no interest in going after Bobby's property and sue him since it would damage her relationship with Christopher. Besides why should Pam make a claim on Southfork when Christopher will inherit Bobby's share of it some day? </p><p></p><p>Then as for where Bobby and Pam stands now. Well they both love each other and Pam wants to be with Bobby but he is married to someone else so he is feeling guilty and confused. He doesn't know what he wants right now. So well keep on reading and you will see if there is any way to redeem Bobby or not. </p><p></p><p>[USER=72]@Pammy P[/USER] Sorry to disappoint you but no, Pam and Bobby's second divorce was legal. Neither one of them have any interest in contesting that for reasons I've just explained. </p><p>Oh Bobby will confront Ann about Harris the next time he sees her. </p><p></p><p>But first it's time for a business meeting...</p><p></p><p>*</p><p></p><p>The board meeting at <em>Ewing Global</em> had already started by the time that Bobby finally walked in through the door dressed in jeans, shirt and cowboy boots. Sue Ellen, Christopher, Josephine, John Ross and Pamela Rebecca gave him some strange looks when he arrived, as he so wasn’t dressed for the occasion. “Bobby, what the hell has gotten into you?” Sue Ellen asked in a concerned voice. “You look like you’ve come straight from the ranch!”</p><p></p><p> “I’m sorry but I was,” Bobby said sheepishly. It wasn’t exactly the truth as he had been to Pam’s house in between, but he hoped that nobody would notice it.</p><p></p><p> But unfortunately for him Christopher did. “You were out working the ranch?” Christopher gave his father a skeptic look, as he couldn’t help but noticing that his father was wearing the same clothes as yesterday when they had been out working on the ranch.</p><p></p><p> “Yeah, I forgot all about the meeting,” Bobby lied. He felt guilty for lying to his family, since he knew very well that’s not where he had been. But JR had told him a long time ago that the secret to a convincing lie was to stay as close to the truth as possible and technically it wasn’t a lie. He had been out working the ranch. But he had been doing so the day before.</p><p></p><p> “Well it’s a good thing we’ve gotten some reinforcement in this company then,” Sue Ellen said before turning to her son. “So John Ross, how’s the deal with Judith Ryland coming along?”</p><p></p><p> “Just fine, I have a meeting with her tomorrow,” John Ross replied.</p><p></p><p> “Good because we need that Arctic oil yesterday,” Sue Ellen said before turning to her nephew, “Christopher how’s your methanol project coming along?”</p><p></p><p> “Methanol?” Josephine questioned. “I thought we were in the oil business.”</p><p></p><p> “Well we are in the energy business,” Bobby explained, as he sat down next to his son, giving him a proud look. “Christopher here has been looking into developing alternative energy sources.”</p><p></p><p> “I see,” Josephine nodded, as she scribbled down something in her notebook in front of her.</p><p></p><p> “So any progress son?” Bobby asked.</p><p></p><p> “Um...not at the moment,” Christopher sighed.</p><p></p><p> “Why not?” Sue Ellen questioned.</p><p></p><p> “Because I’ve been taking some time off work to spend it with Elena and Drew,” Christopher explained.</p><p></p><p> “Oh well I guess you’re entitled to some paternity leave,” Sue Ellen said before turning to her daughter in law. “Pamela I expect you’d want to take some time off too once the baby is born?”</p><p></p><p> “Naturally,” Pamela nodded.</p><p></p><p> “Pamela’s gonna make a great mother,” John Ross smiled at his wife, who smiled back at him. “I can’t wait to become a father.”</p><p></p><p> Listening in on John Ross and Pamela Rebecca’s conversation about becoming parents Bobby couldn’t stop his mind from going back in time to another conversation that he’d had with his Pamela back when they had been newlyweds.</p><p></p><p><em> Bobby had been standing at the bathroom brushing his teeth when Pam had called out a riddle to him, “What do you get when you cross a Barnes and a Ewing?”</em></p><p></p><p><em> Her question made him pop out his head through the bathroom door, looking at his wife, who was sitting on their bed, dressed in a blue slip, “In the first place you never cross a Ewing,” he had pointed his toothbrush at her, not getting what she was trying to tell him. </em></p><p></p><p><em> “Uh,” she’d made a face.</em></p><p></p><p><em> “Sorry,” he’d apologized and returned into the bathroom. “Alright what are the two possible answers?” He’d asked before he’d put the toothbrush back into his mouth. </em></p><p></p><p><em> “A boy or a girl?” Her words had caught his attention and as realization dawned on him he’d taken the toothbrush out of his mouth. He’d looked stunned as he’d walked up to her, dressed only in a black towel that was wrapped around his waist. She just smiled at him as she had rendered him speechless. His emotions was in turmoil as he wondered if he was really ready to become a father. Assuming that’s what his wife had meant. He’d then pointed the toothbrush towards her belly and seeing her nod he had felt such joy and pride come over him. It was true they were going to become parents. </em></p><p></p><p><em> “Wow!” He’d gotten out before he’d leant down and given her a tender kiss. Then he’d looked straight into her eyes that was filled with such happiness and love for him. “I love you.”</em></p><p></p><p><em> “I love you,” she had said emotionally, before her whole face had lit up in a big smile. She had never looked more beautiful to him than she did in that moment. She’d lifted up her hands towards his cheeks like if she was going to touch his face, but before she had a chance to do so he’d screamed out his happiness and lifted her up into his arms before he broke out laughing. She’d laughed out loud, as they’d fallen down on their bed together, their legs getting entangled and him kissing her neck. Her hands were in his hair and then they’d kissed each other and of course they’d ended up making love that morning. It had been a joyous occasion, a celebration of that their love had created another life. </em></p><p></p><p> But sadly their baby had never seen the light of day. Pam had miscarried their baby shortly afterwards and looking back at their life together now Bobby could see that they had never been happier than they were that morning when they had made love. They were so young then and had such a promising future ahead of them with their first child on the way. They had lost two children during their marriage and sometimes he still wondered who those persons would have grown up to be. Like on the day when Pamela Rebecca had miscarried her twins. That had been horrible since it had brought him right back to the loss of his own babies. He had felt his son’s pain then. But they hadn’t really talked about it since for so long Pam had been a sort of taboo topic around the house. A ghost from the past that was better left forgotten. Yet with Pamela Rebecca in the family Pam had been the elephant in the room all the time. Because every time he had heard the name Pamela being mentioned he couldn’t help but flinch and remember his Pamela. This morning was no exception, as hearing the name Pamela being repeated constantly throughout the meeting Bobby couldn’t help but thinking of his Pamela. In fact no matter of how hard he tried to concentrate on the meeting he just couldn’t get his mind off her. His whole being was consumed with her. He remembered the night they’d just spend together and the look on her face when he’d told her that he wasn’t sure he wanted to divorce his wife for her. She had been angry with him and it had been justified. He could see why she’d gotten the impression that he’d leave Ann for her and a part of him was tempted to do just that. But another part of him wanted to stay and fight for his marriage. He was so confused right now that he didn’t know what to do. All he knew was that he couldn’t concentrate on business this morning and it was all because of her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karin, post: 227652, member: 57167"] Thank you everyone for the feedback and ratings.:hat: I think it's fun to read your feedback and see how some of you have different opinions and are rooting for different characters and couples etc. In the case of Bobby/Pam or Bobby/Ann naturally all of you can't have your way since he can't be with both women. But I hope you will keep on reading until the end and I think some of you will be pleased with the way this story ends up. ;) [USER=5055]@CeeCee72[/USER] that's true enough. Also considering the fact that Bobby is married to Ann I think it would be unrealistic if he didn't feel at least a little guilty about cheating on her. [USER=56]@Mrs Bobby James Ewing[/USER] well it's no secret that I love Bobby & Pam too. They were my favorite couple when I first watched the original Dallas. Later on they got tied with JR/SE for my favorite couple. But I was a Bobby & Pam shipper first. Yeah poor Ann is not gonna be happy when she finds out about Bobby cheating on her that's for sure! :( [USER=2210]@Laurie![/USER] thank you for your feedback. I'm happy to learn that you are also reading this story. :) You are right about Bobby. He was acting like a total jerk here and it does suit with the Bobby we saw on Dallas TNT, as he was more of a jerk there than on the original show. :( I think Katherine tricked Pam into signing her divorce papers somehow. After all we saw her do it before with the letter. So she probably just told Pam that she was signing over her Wentworth stock to Bobby and nothing about also signing away her marriage. I am sure Pam didn't want to divorce Bobby and maybe she would have some legal ground to fight for her marriage. But it is complicated since if Bobby & Pam's divorce was illegal it would also make Pam's marriage to Leone illegal and although he is dead now, if their marriage was illegal it would affect her and Leone's adoption of Josephine. So Pam has no interest in messing with the past. Besides let's not forget that Christopher would not want Pam to fight with Bobby. He asked her to drop the lawsuit since he wanted his parents to get along, otherwise he would exclude her from his son's life. So Pam has no interest in going after Bobby's property and sue him since it would damage her relationship with Christopher. Besides why should Pam make a claim on Southfork when Christopher will inherit Bobby's share of it some day? Then as for where Bobby and Pam stands now. Well they both love each other and Pam wants to be with Bobby but he is married to someone else so he is feeling guilty and confused. He doesn't know what he wants right now. So well keep on reading and you will see if there is any way to redeem Bobby or not. [USER=72]@Pammy P[/USER] Sorry to disappoint you but no, Pam and Bobby's second divorce was legal. Neither one of them have any interest in contesting that for reasons I've just explained. Oh Bobby will confront Ann about Harris the next time he sees her. But first it's time for a business meeting... * The board meeting at [I]Ewing Global[/I] had already started by the time that Bobby finally walked in through the door dressed in jeans, shirt and cowboy boots. Sue Ellen, Christopher, Josephine, John Ross and Pamela Rebecca gave him some strange looks when he arrived, as he so wasn’t dressed for the occasion. “Bobby, what the hell has gotten into you?” Sue Ellen asked in a concerned voice. “You look like you’ve come straight from the ranch!” “I’m sorry but I was,” Bobby said sheepishly. It wasn’t exactly the truth as he had been to Pam’s house in between, but he hoped that nobody would notice it. But unfortunately for him Christopher did. “You were out working the ranch?” Christopher gave his father a skeptic look, as he couldn’t help but noticing that his father was wearing the same clothes as yesterday when they had been out working on the ranch. “Yeah, I forgot all about the meeting,” Bobby lied. He felt guilty for lying to his family, since he knew very well that’s not where he had been. But JR had told him a long time ago that the secret to a convincing lie was to stay as close to the truth as possible and technically it wasn’t a lie. He had been out working the ranch. But he had been doing so the day before. “Well it’s a good thing we’ve gotten some reinforcement in this company then,” Sue Ellen said before turning to her son. “So John Ross, how’s the deal with Judith Ryland coming along?” “Just fine, I have a meeting with her tomorrow,” John Ross replied. “Good because we need that Arctic oil yesterday,” Sue Ellen said before turning to her nephew, “Christopher how’s your methanol project coming along?” “Methanol?” Josephine questioned. “I thought we were in the oil business.” “Well we are in the energy business,” Bobby explained, as he sat down next to his son, giving him a proud look. “Christopher here has been looking into developing alternative energy sources.” “I see,” Josephine nodded, as she scribbled down something in her notebook in front of her. “So any progress son?” Bobby asked. “Um...not at the moment,” Christopher sighed. “Why not?” Sue Ellen questioned. “Because I’ve been taking some time off work to spend it with Elena and Drew,” Christopher explained. “Oh well I guess you’re entitled to some paternity leave,” Sue Ellen said before turning to her daughter in law. “Pamela I expect you’d want to take some time off too once the baby is born?” “Naturally,” Pamela nodded. “Pamela’s gonna make a great mother,” John Ross smiled at his wife, who smiled back at him. “I can’t wait to become a father.” Listening in on John Ross and Pamela Rebecca’s conversation about becoming parents Bobby couldn’t stop his mind from going back in time to another conversation that he’d had with his Pamela back when they had been newlyweds. [I] Bobby had been standing at the bathroom brushing his teeth when Pam had called out a riddle to him, “What do you get when you cross a Barnes and a Ewing?”[/I] [I] Her question made him pop out his head through the bathroom door, looking at his wife, who was sitting on their bed, dressed in a blue slip, “In the first place you never cross a Ewing,” he had pointed his toothbrush at her, not getting what she was trying to tell him. [/I] [I] “Uh,” she’d made a face.[/I] [I] “Sorry,” he’d apologized and returned into the bathroom. “Alright what are the two possible answers?” He’d asked before he’d put the toothbrush back into his mouth. [/I] [I] “A boy or a girl?” Her words had caught his attention and as realization dawned on him he’d taken the toothbrush out of his mouth. He’d looked stunned as he’d walked up to her, dressed only in a black towel that was wrapped around his waist. She just smiled at him as she had rendered him speechless. His emotions was in turmoil as he wondered if he was really ready to become a father. Assuming that’s what his wife had meant. He’d then pointed the toothbrush towards her belly and seeing her nod he had felt such joy and pride come over him. It was true they were going to become parents. [/I] [I] “Wow!” He’d gotten out before he’d leant down and given her a tender kiss. Then he’d looked straight into her eyes that was filled with such happiness and love for him. “I love you.”[/I] [I] “I love you,” she had said emotionally, before her whole face had lit up in a big smile. She had never looked more beautiful to him than she did in that moment. She’d lifted up her hands towards his cheeks like if she was going to touch his face, but before she had a chance to do so he’d screamed out his happiness and lifted her up into his arms before he broke out laughing. She’d laughed out loud, as they’d fallen down on their bed together, their legs getting entangled and him kissing her neck. Her hands were in his hair and then they’d kissed each other and of course they’d ended up making love that morning. It had been a joyous occasion, a celebration of that their love had created another life. [/I] But sadly their baby had never seen the light of day. Pam had miscarried their baby shortly afterwards and looking back at their life together now Bobby could see that they had never been happier than they were that morning when they had made love. They were so young then and had such a promising future ahead of them with their first child on the way. They had lost two children during their marriage and sometimes he still wondered who those persons would have grown up to be. Like on the day when Pamela Rebecca had miscarried her twins. That had been horrible since it had brought him right back to the loss of his own babies. He had felt his son’s pain then. But they hadn’t really talked about it since for so long Pam had been a sort of taboo topic around the house. A ghost from the past that was better left forgotten. Yet with Pamela Rebecca in the family Pam had been the elephant in the room all the time. Because every time he had heard the name Pamela being mentioned he couldn’t help but flinch and remember his Pamela. This morning was no exception, as hearing the name Pamela being repeated constantly throughout the meeting Bobby couldn’t help but thinking of his Pamela. In fact no matter of how hard he tried to concentrate on the meeting he just couldn’t get his mind off her. His whole being was consumed with her. He remembered the night they’d just spend together and the look on her face when he’d told her that he wasn’t sure he wanted to divorce his wife for her. She had been angry with him and it had been justified. He could see why she’d gotten the impression that he’d leave Ann for her and a part of him was tempted to do just that. But another part of him wanted to stay and fight for his marriage. He was so confused right now that he didn’t know what to do. All he knew was that he couldn’t concentrate on business this morning and it was all because of her. [/QUOTE]
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