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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ray&amp;Donna" data-source="post: 108309" data-attributes="member: 42">September 20, 1998Ray sat up straight in his seat and thought silently to himself. The last time he had been on a plane coming into Dallas, his life seemed like a ball of confusion, an odd time of transition and loneliness. Finding his family again that day had given him a new focus, a reason to wake up in the morning, a reason to be. He thought about the expression, “God doesn’t close one door without opening another.” Thinking back to that day, he knew it must be true. He had spent a long time keeping his hopes and dreams to himself, but now he had someone to share them with, and it was someone who wanted the same things. Once again, they were going to build a life together. Donna studied his face, the way she often did. He didn’t seem to notice her doing so, and she found herself wondering, when he was so deep in thought, what exactly he was thinking about. Sometimes she felt like she could read his mind, but at other times he was a mystery. It amazed her that there could be any mystery left, anything unknown after all this time, but every day was a new day for them. She looked away from him and toward the window, smiling to herself.Their plane entered the Dallas skyline, and it began to make its descent from amongst the clouds. They held hands, their fingers intertwined much as their lives were now. Donna stared out the window, looking at the landmarks of the city.Ray looked over at her with a toothy grin. “Does it look any different?”She laughed. “No, it looks about the same. The sun seems to shine a little brighter, though.” She looked back toward him and winked.“I think I should’ve kept you on that island all to myself,” he said.“I would’ve liked that, but I know there would be at least one person who would miss us—and we would miss her, too.”“Oh yeah, the kid.” He laughed. “I didn’t forget about her.”“Of course she has school all day long, so you and I will still have plenty of alone time.”“That’s good—I need someone to help me feed the horses.”“Talk like that again and you’ll be sleeping with the horses.”He got a sheepish look on his face. “Does this mean the honeymoon is officially over?” She laughed again and gave him a kiss to show that it wasn’t.***Their plane landed while Margaret waited anxiously in the terminal. She’d enjoyed the past two weeks, but it was also the longest she had ever gone without having at least one parent around. She stood there, watching the passengers as they made their way out of the jet way and in search of their luggage. When she saw her parents coming toward her, she ran over and hugged both of them.Ray smiled. “And here I was thinking that you wouldn’t miss us.”Margaret shook her head. “No, I didn’t miss you,” she tried to fib convincingly. “You just looked like you needed a hug.”“Well we missed you,” Donna said. “We’ll all have to go somewhere as a family next summer.”“I’d like that,” she replied. Donna went over to hug Miss Ellie. “So how was she?”“She was a perfect angel” Miss Ellie replied. “I’d be glad to have her stay with me any time.”Clayton nodded his head. “Even though she’s beaten me at every board game and card game known to man, I was glad to be with her.” He put his arm around Margaret.“Thanks Grandpa.”Miss Ellie looked at the both of them. “Did you have a nice time?” she asked knowingly.Donna glanced over at Ray and smiled. “We did. We were all alone for two weeks, and I didn’t even get tired of him once.”Miss Ellie and Clayton both laughed. “I think I know what you mean,” she said.“I guess we should all head home, then,” Ray said, “Unless they lost our luggage or something.”“Yes, I think there’s some chili at Southfork that’s calling my name,” Clayton said.Miss Ellie gave him a look of mock incredulity. “Clayton Farlow, I’m going to have to stop spoiling you!”“I won’t let you,” he replied.They made their way to the baggage claim, and then finally out to the limo.***The now-united family arrived back home, having dropped Miss Ellie and Clayton off at Southfork. They walked up onto the porch and Ray unlocked the door. He pushed it open and Margaret ran inside and up the stairs, ready to lie down in her own bed again.He held the door open and looked at Donna. “Welcome home, Mrs. Krebbs. At long last, you’re right where you belong.”She smiled at him. “You’re darn right I am,” she replied.They walked upstairs together. They’d missed their bed, too.</blockquote>

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