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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Karin Schill" data-source="post: 235652">Thank you everyone for the feedback on my story and for reading it. I am glad that you enjoyed it.  <img src="http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/hug/smileys-wants-a-big-hug-smiley-emoticon.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bh:" title="Big Hug    :bh:" data-shortname=":bh:" /><img src="http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/valentine/flower-basket-smiley-emoticon.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love8:" title="Love8    :love8:" data-shortname=":love8:" />Oh and some of your ratings disappeared when the board moved so I would appreciate it if everyone could go back and rate the first post of this story if you haven't already. <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ksmile/babe/k0512.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":gotcha:" title="Gotcha    :gotcha:" data-shortname=":gotcha:" />[USER=5055]@CeeCee72[/USER] I'm glad that you loved the name. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[USER=130]@stevew[/USER] you're welcome. I'm glad my story touched you. Thank you for posting so much feedback. I've enjoyed reading your comments. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[USER=66]@superman fan[/USER] thank you for reading and posting feedback all throughout the story. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[USER=2210]@Laurie![/USER] You're welcome about the story and thank you for leaving feedback on it. I am glad that you did. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />There is actually a one part epilogue to this story so I will post that tonight. Then the story is complete.  <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/fun/m0157.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dance:" title="Dance    :dance:" data-shortname=":dance:" />*EpilogueAfter the dust had settled things had gone back to normal at Southfork. Five years had passed by since Bobby and Pam had gotten remarried and this time they had been happier than ever before. Maybe a part of it was because their brothers were both gone now, so without constantly being caught in the middle of the family feud their everyday life had gotten a lot less complicated. As the years had passed by Bobby had assumed a more passive role at Ewing Global and let the next generation run things for him. So these days a lot of time was spent on the ranch riding horses, swimming in the pool and looking after the grandkids. Like today, which was another quiet day at the ranch. They had played some board games with the grandkids before they’d all gone out to the stables to feed the horses. Drew was 5 years old now and had gotten a little sister. Nicole was 3 years old and both kids had big brown eyes and brown curly hair. Their 4 year old cousin Jock was also with them. He had blond hair and blue eyes. Both boys had a mischievous streak whereas the little girl was obedient and eager to learn.Looking at his wife as she was trying to teach their three year old granddaughter Nicole how to feed a pony with a feeding bottle Bobby could feel himself getting warm all over. Pam was dressed in cowboy boots, jeans and a western shirt. She had an Aussie type of cowboy hat on, a souvenir from a cruise they’d made to Australia and New Zeeland two years ago. She looked every inch the cowgirl and watching her tend to the children and horses with such affection, knowing exactly what each horse needed she had never looked more beautiful to him. It was hard to imagine that when he’d first brought her to the ranch all those years ago she hadn’t even known how to ride. Because now horses were such a natural part of her life.“That’s very good Nicole,” Pam complimented their granddaughter as she managed to give the bottle to the pony.“See I told you I could do it,” Nicole smiled proudly.“Yes you did,” Pam smiled back, giving the child a pat on the head.The perfect moment was soon ruined by the boys though, as somehow five year old Drew and four year old Jock could never get along. They loved playing together but were always up to something that they shouldn’t be doing and most of the time it was Drew who came up with the dumb ideas and then let his second cousin Jock take the blame when they got caught with the hand in the cookie jar sort to speak.“Look grandpa,” Drew came running up to Bobby, pointing towards his cousin, “Jock’s riding your horse without a saddle.”Seeing that Jock was about to leave the barn on his horse, which was way too big for him and without a saddle Bobby sprang into action. “Whoa Jock! You stop right now!” Bobby called out to the boy, as he ran up to Jock, grabbing his horse by the reins before the child and the horse could disappear out on the fields. “Now you come on down before you fall off. What on earth where you thinking riding a horse without a saddle and a helmet. You could get hurt and you know your parents would never forgive me if anything happened to you.”“I’m sorry uncle Bobby,” Jock apologized, as he let his great uncle lift him down from the horse. “Are you mad?”“No,” Bobby said, as he held the boy on one arm and took the reins to the horse, leading him back into the stable with another. “Boys will be boys. But you know that horse is too big for you so why did you think it was a good idea to ride him?”“I didn’t,” Jock said.“Then who told you to ride him?”Jock got quiet and since he didn’t want to rattle out his second cousin he just shrugged his shoulders, “Nobody.”“Then why did you?”“I don’t know,” Jock said.“I think you do know,” Bobby said. “How about getting some ice-cream back at the house if you tell me?”“Okay Drew dared me to do it!” Jock confessed.Bobby sighed, as he put Jock down and turned to his grandson, “Drew!” Bobby called out for the boy. “Jock just told me that you dared him to ride my horse. Why did you do that?”“I never did such thing,” Drew lied.“So it’s not true?”“Of course not,” Drew smiled sweetly. “I told Jock not to ride the horse, but he never listens to me.”“He’s a liar,” Jock said, pointing his finger at Drew.“No you’re a liar,” Drew said, “and a coward!”“Am not, I rode the horse now, didn’t I?”“Alright then you’re a snitch!” Drew said, giving Jock a little shove.“Am not!” Jock called back, as he rushed up to Drew to punch him in the nose.Realizing that the boys were close to getting into a fight, Bobby hurried to separate them before it could get uglier. “Hey break it off you two or there will be no ice-cream.”“But you promised,” Jock said.“We’re getting ice-cream?” Drew perked up.“Yes, if you promise not to fight anymore,” Bobby said.“Sure grandpa I promise,” Drew said.“Good now let’s go,” Bobby said, as he took the boys by the hand. “Pam, I’m taking the kids back to the house now,” Bobby called out to his wife. “I promised Jock I’d give them some ice-cream if he told me why he’d tried to ride my horse!”“Yeah ice-cream!” Nicole beamed, as she started jumping up and down.“Bobby James Ewing, how many times have I told you not to bribe the kids?” Pamela asked.“Too many,” Bobby said, making a face.“Then why do you keep doing it?” Pam asked.“Because it works every time,” Bobby smiled sheepishly.“You know I don’t like it and neither does their mamas,” Pam said. “They think you are rewarding the boys for their bad behavior when you should be punishing them.”“I don’t like punishing the kids,” Bobby said. “Let their parents discipline them. We are the grandparents so it’s our job to spoil them rotten.”“What you really mean is let the women discipline the kids while you, Christopher and John Ross keeps spoiling them,” Pam said.“What’s wrong with spoiling our grandkids?” Bobby asked. “You know daddy spoiled me and didn’t mama always tell you that I turned out best of us all?”“She did but...”“No buts,” Bobby put up one finger. “I’m taking the kids back to the house for ice-cream, are you coming or not?”“I can’t, I’ll have to feed the horses,” Pam said.“Fine, I’ll see you back at the house later then,” Bobby said before he leant forward and gave Pam a peck on the mouth. But as he was turning around to leave Nicole objected.“No grandma come too?”“Grandma will join you later,” Pam promised. “But the horses needs their dinner first.”“Then we’ll help you and eat ice-cream later,” Nicole said.“Yeah it goes faster if we all feed them,” Jock said.“I’m not so sure of that,” Pam laughed, as she knew that it often went slower to feed the horses with the kids than if she did it by herself. But since she wanted to encourage good behavior in the kids, such as helping out, she agreed. “But alright you’ve got yourself a deal!” They then continued feeding the horses for another thirty minutes before they walked back towards Southfork, holding the children’s hands, as they were talking and laughing, just as the sun started to set over the ranch. Another day in their lives was coming towards an end and they both knew that life couldn’t get any better than this.</blockquote>

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