Dallas in the 90's

[Miss Texas 1967]

I'm a bit way through and I didn't have anywhere to take notes, so I'll post here.
The doctor that saw Clayton is the same one JR was on the phone to regarding Rebecca? Then that doctor gave Clayton clearance. That worries me. The doctor is in JR's pocket and JR dislikes Clayton...

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback everyone.

Ms Southworth, I can see you are getting impatient. Oh well the wait is over. I will start posting episode six today. :wink@

Presea, I can't really speak for all the other fanfic writers, but I guess the reason why Katherine shows up in so many stories in the kind of plots you just described is because she did such a good job of being a manipulative vixen on the show. Her letter did manage to split up Bobby and Pam and did cause a lot of great drama on the original show. So it's easy to see why people would be inspired by that. I would be lying if I said we weren't too. However I do genuinely love the character so don't worry about her being killed off or anything like that. I think I get where she's coming from too. She didn't just wake up crazy one day. There was IMHO a reason why she went down that road and I hope it will come across in this story.

Miss Texas1967, how perceptive of you to notice that the doctor who gave Clayton an all clear on his health is the same doctor that JR's got in his pocket!
You are right of course...

Thank you also Silvie for letting me know in PM that you are still keeping up with this story as well.

Okay I think I have kept you waiting long enough. Let's move on to episode 6 in the next post...

 

[Karin]

Katherine Wentworth Parker walked in through the door to the shady motel room in downtown Houston where she was staying. Katharine was a rather short woman with short dark brown hair and beautiful light blue eyes. Yet her angelic appearance was deceiving as underneath that innocent look was a woman far more dangerous than one would give her credit for. She was in fact a fugitive, wanted for an attempted murder since 1984 when she had tried to kill her former brother-in-law Bobby Ewing in a jealous rage. She had wanted Bobby but he’d only had eyes for her sister. There was nothing more dangerous than a woman scorn and Katherine hated being second best. If she wanted something she was used to getting it. It had been that way ever since her childhood.


Being the only child of Herbert and Rebecca Wentworth, Katherine had had a charmed childhood. She had lived in a beautiful mansion, she had had the best dresses and toys and she’d been privileged. She had been spoiled rotten and she had been safe and happy. At the age of 15 Katherine had moved to Switzerland where she’d attended a boarding school. Later on she’d moved to New York where she’d gone to college. Her life had been pretty uncomplicated at that time, as she had two parents who adored her, a college boyfriend who would do anything for her and who had wanted to marry her. But she had been too wrapped up in her studies to accept his proposal. She’d still been so young and she’d figured there would be plenty of time for marriage and kids later. So she’d studied hard and graduated from college a year early with flying colors. She’d embarked on a career within journalism and had landed a job at a news station in New York. At that point of her life she had thought that she still had a bright future ahead of her. But then everything in her life had changed. First her beloved father had died and then her boyfriend William had dumped her. Like that wasn’t bad enough on top of everything else she’d learnt that her mother had lived a lie all those years and that she had in fact two half-siblings.

At first Katherine had quite liked the prospect of having siblings. But once she’d met Cliff Barnes and Pamela Ewing she’d quickly changed her mind. Because Cliff was the most arrogant and ego-centric person she’d ever came across and Pam was a basket case who’d tried to commit suicide shortly before their first meeting. She was weak and ungrateful and didn’t realize how lucky she was to be married to a man like Bobby. Katherine understood and she’d been jealous of Pam’s marriage right from the beginning. She had also loathed her brother Cliff right from the beginning. The man was a loser who had used their mothers’ bad conscience to get her involved in his petty feud against the Ewings, a feud which had eventually cost their mother her life. Because of Cliff she’d lost her beloved mother in 1983 and for that she could never forgive him.

Rebecca’s death had been hard on all her children but Katherine was the one who had suffered the most, since unlike Cliff and Pam she was the only one who had grown up with her mother. So at the age of 22 she’d suddenly found herself without parents. The loss was devastating for Katherine, as in two short years she’d lost her entire family. It changed her and made her bitter and spiteful. Gone was the carefree, perceptive, bright, happy young woman and instead a back-stabbing, scheming, manipulative, persuasive, vixen out for revenge had appeared. From that day on her one goal had been to make sure that Cliff and Pam’s lives were miserable. She had destroyed her sister’s marriage and taken back her father’s company that her mother misguidedly had left to her brother Cliff. But then she’d taken things one step too far and before she knew how it had happened her life no longer belonged to herself, as she was a fugitive running from the law.

Back then she’d never thought she’d find love again. But then she’d met Tom Parker, a man who was also wanted by the cops. He had an aura of danger about him and was even more dangerous than she was. Yet she’d found that attractive about him and against her better judgment she’d fallen helplessly in love with him. So now she wasn’t alone anymore.

Katherine smiled, as Tom met her in the door, dressed in black pants and a dark blue T-shirt. He was a rather tall man with dirt blond hair and dark blue eyes that seemed to penetrate her very soul. Looking into his eyes she could tell that he was pissed off with her even before he grabbed a hold of her arm and said demandingly, “Where the hell have you been?”

“Tom, don’t be like that,” Katherine broke free from his arms. “I told you I was going to the cemetery.”

“You couldn’t have been there all night,” Tom said angrily. “So where were you?”

Katherine sighed, “I sabotaged the elevators at a hotel!”

Tom looked shocked before yelling, “What the hell for?”

“Because I bumped into my wonderful sister and her husband at the cemetery,” Katherine explained.

“Did you talk to them?” Tom asked worriedly.

“No of course not,” Katherine shook her head. “Can you believe the nerve of that woman?” Katherine added frustrated. “She takes twelve years before she visits Mama’s gave. And she said she loved her…”

“Shut up, I don’t wanna hear about your sister. I want to know why you sabotaged those elevators!”

“Well I was just getting to that, you see I followed them from the cemetery to the hotel they are staying at…”

“Followed….what if you where followed?” Tom looked out the window.

“I wasn’t and we won’t be tonight either when we go back there and…”

Tom span around, “Oh no, we won’t!”

“But Tom I need to make my sister’s life miserable,” she tried to cajole him. “You should have seen how happy she was. It was disgusting!”

“I can imagine, but you can’t act on an impulse. That would lead the cops right on to us and I need to stay out of jail,” Tom screamed angrily. “I thought you did too!”

“Alright I won’t talk to her. But I need to ruin her happiness somehow and that brother of mine too, it’s his fault that mom died. That Cliff Barnes! He’s just such a loser and…”

“Will you stop nagging about that?” Tom yelled, “We’ll get even with them, when the time is right.”

“It is right. Let’s blow up Cliff’s oil rig and…”

“Idiot!”

“Yeah I know I’m an idiot, otherwise I wouldn’t have married you!”

Tom's expression changed as the anger ran off him and he walked over to Katherine and put his arms around her waist before he gave her a dazzling smile, “That my dear was the only smart thing you’ve ever done. Now if you stay calm for a few days I’ll think of something.”

“Thank you!” Katherine smiled back at him and then they kissed passionately.

 

[Presea]

Thanks for explaining things, Karin. I always thought that the other vixens of Dallas fell short compared to Katherine and Kristin. Some conflict is always interesting. As long as it doesn't lead to something like Bobby in a hospital frantically trying to pull one of those emergency cord things while Katherine tries to strangle him. Lol. I am interested in how Pam sees everything with Katherine. We already know from her conversation with Bobby that she understandably doesn't trust Katherine, but the fact remains that she also let her come visit her and Rebecca and help her get away from the hospital. I've always believed that Pam never hated Katherine since she seemed to understand more than anyone that something went wrong for Katherine after she found out that she had tried to kill Bobby. I honestly think that they could have been good friends if Bobby just hadn't existed. Lol.

I like how you have wrote things so far here. It gave some depth into Katherine's feelings about the situation, and it was nice how you sort went into a past for her. I never really knew if the whole Switzerland boarding school thing really was canon or not because it was just something mentioned on Ultimate Dallas and a Wiki page for Katherine, but it makes sense. The college boyfriend angle! I swear, I did that, too in my story! Lol! That William was such a loser for dumping her! As for now, sabotaging elevators and blowing up oil rigs? It's Bonnie and Clyde! XD But seriously, Katherine needs to get away from this Tom guy ASAP, because he is obviously dangerous.

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates Karin! Your story is so amazing. I wish your story was airing on tv right now. Your story is so much better than the soap operas that I am currently following religiously that I record on my DVR daily and watch later at my convenience that air five days a week during the daytime right now in the USA. Please update your story again soon because I can't wait to find out what happens next for Bobby and Pam and their beautiful family now that Katherine has seen Bobby and Pam together at the cemetery when Pam was visiting their mother Rebecca's grave in Houston.

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

Caught up now.

I like the Ray and Donna scenes, I really could happily never read another Jenna/Charlie scene again and would be ok with reading about Ray and Donna more.

Margaret reading the dictionary was such a funny image, like what a little nerd lol.

Katherine, damn her life spiralled downward. She's in a bad place. I foresee things getting worse between her and Pam before they even start to look like they can get better.

Sue Ellen I feel bad for her, crying outside over Don and then having JR so quickly try to take advantage of her emotional state. Like come on JR, I know you want to kiss her but it's clearly not the right time.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Beautiful photo of Morgan Brittany next to the episode titel!

I'm sensing that I'm supposed to feel sorry for Katherine and where fate has taken her! But I don't! :mo: The description of Katherine and her whereabouts is detailed and nicely written, but I don't agree with all the "statements" made! For instance, why doesn't Katherine blame her mom for lying about her past life with Digger? It's not Cliff and Pam's fault that they were born!

Katherine's college boyfriend William was lucky to "check out" when he did, IMHO! If she really did live her entire life up until that point without a single worry in the world reagarding finances, academics, life in general, etc., I'd hate to become her husband. He'd have to carry an awful lot on his shoulders! Lucky William!

I can't believe that Katherine still is jealous of Pam after so many years! And why would Katherine risk everything by sabotaging an elevator? Also, the act itself sounds like a somewhat "childish" thing to do! I would have hoped that Katherine had learned something while being on the run! (I hope that Bobby and Pam are okay in spite of the elevator incident!)

Katherine's new husband sounds like a real catch ... not! They just might deserve each other!

Please update soon!

 

[Pammy P]

B R I L L I A N T!
Katherine episode was just so brilliantly written ......

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback everyone. I'm glad to see that you're excited about the new episode already.

Presea, I agree with you that some conflict is healthy for any story. It helps keep things interesting.
Then as for Pam and Katherine. I agree that Pam doesn't hate Katherine. But she was hurt and disappointed in the way Katherine destroyed her marriage. She trusted Katherine and she betrayed her. So their relationship has never been the same after that. In this story Pam relied on Katherine to disappear from the hospital. So I would say that they are on better terms after that. But they are still estranged.

I know how protective you are on Katherine so I'm glad that you like what we have done with her so far.
I don't know if the Swiss Boarding School is canon either to be honest. I don't remember if I wrote it in because I had heard it on the show/read itsomewhere or because I just thought it suited her. Oh I love Bonnie and Clyde. It's such a great movie!
I guess you are right that Katherine and Tom are a bit like them in the sense that they are doing criminal things and you know it's wrong and yet you don't want them to get caught by the law...

Sanda, thank you, that's so sweet of you to say that my story is better than what you're currently watching on your daytime soaps. I take that as a compliment.
Also you are in luck since today's update is a Bobby & Pam one...

Miss Texas 1967, I'm glad that you've caught up now. I'm glad that you like the Donna, Ray and Margaret scenes.
Also you are right about JR, he still has the sensitivity of his father's bronco bull (like Sue Ellen told him on the show in the red bathing suit scene!) Trying to kiss Sue Ellen when she's vulnerable and upset about Don was not very nice and yet such a JR thing to do!

Ms Southworth, I'm glad that you like the Morgan Brittany photo. I think it's from around 1995 since she had the same hair do when she guest starred on Melrose Place that year.

Then as for Katherine, I don't think she blames her mother for her past because Rebecca told her things from her POV so Katherine is obviously siding with her mother and thinks Rebecca did the right thing when she abandoned Cliff and Pam to get away from that mean drunk she was married to!
Katherine obviously acted on impulse when she sabortaged those elevators and that's why her husband was angry with her for it. He wanted her to be more careful.


Pammy, thank you I'm glad that you think the Katherine update was well written.

Then here's tonight's update:

Bobby and Pam had just gotten dressed for the day when it knocked on their hotel room door. Pam looked at Bobby and said, “I ordered us some breakfast, can you get it?”

“Sure,” Bobby said and went to open the door. On the other side stood a hotel bellboy but the ordered breakfast was nowhere to be seen. “Good morning, what happened to our breakfast?”

The hotel bellboy smiled sheepishly and said, “Good morning Mr. Ewing, we are so sorry to inform you of this but the elevators broke down during the night so...”

“What?” Bobby cut in. “Are both elevators broken?”


“Yes sir. We have no idea how since it has never happen to us before.”


“It wasn’t power failure?”


“No we don’t think so,” the hotel bellboy shifted uncomfortably. “Anyway this is really unfortunate but since that is the case we can’t operate our room service, which means you must have your breakfast down in the restaurant on the ground floor!”

“Damn!” Bobby cursed.

“I’m sorry Mr. Ewing, we just thought you should know. The hotel is really sorry about this inconvenience.”

“It’s alright, do you know when the elevators will be fixed?”

“As soon as possible, we’re working on it. Enjoy the rest of your morning!”

“Thanks, we’ll try to,” Bobby sighed. He then closed the door and turned back to Pam who was brushing her hair in front of the mirror.

“What did they say?” Pam asked.

“We have to eat our breakfast in the cafeteria,” Bobby sighed.

“What?” Pam looked surprised. “But why?”

“Because the elevators broke down during the night so…”

“The elevators are broken?”

“Yeah,” Bobby nodded. “So we’ll have to use the stairs!”

“Stairs?!” Pam looked displeased. “But Bobby I was planning to go shopping today!”

“I don’t think that is such a good idea Pam, unless you wanna carry all your bags up to the top floor,” Bobby said.

“Me?” Pam shook her head. “No that’s what room service is for!”

“Well that’s what I was trying to tell you before. The room service is shut down thanks to the elevator trouble.”

“Bobby stop joking that’s not funny!”

“I’m not joking. The room service is shut down,” Bobby sighed.

“So I have to walk huh?”

“Yeah I’m afraid so.”

“Uh-uh, think again,” Pam smiled teasingly. “Haven’t you heard the rule that if a married woman gets tired her husband must carry her?”

“Yes but we’re not married, we’re divorced,” Bobby reminded her.

“True but the hotel doesn’t know that. You signed me in as your wife!” Pam laughed but Bobby didn’t look amused.

“Well that was just because of those damned hotels.”

“Oh come on Bobby don’t get mad. I was just kidding around,” Pam smiled.

Seeing the playful look in her eyes Bobby knew that was the truth. “Oh you!” Bobby said before he took Pam into his arms and threw her down on the bed.

“Bobby what are you doing?” Pam laughed.

“I’m gonna get you for that one!” Bobby started to tickle Pam whereas they both started to laugh and pretty soon they ended up kissing and then it didn't matter anymore that the room service was broken, as all that mattered was that they were together.

 

[Presea]

Beautiful photo of Morgan Brittany next to the episode titel!

I'm sensing that I'm supposed to feel sorry for Katherine and where fate has taken her! But I don't! :mo: The description of Katherine and her whereabouts is detailed and nicely written, but I don't agree with all the "statements" made! For instance, why doesn't Katherine blame her mom for lying about her past life with Digger? It's not Cliff and Pam's fault that they were born!

Katherine's college boyfriend William was lucky to "check out" when he did, IMHO! If she really did live her entire life up until that point without a single worry in the world reagarding finances, academics, life in general, etc., I'd hate to become her husband. He'd have to carry an awful lot on his shoulders! Lucky William!

I can't believe that Katherine still is jealous of Pam after so many years! And why would Katherine risk everything by sabotaging an elevator? Also, the act itself sounds like a somewhat "childish" thing to do! I would have hoped that Katherine had learned something while being on the run! (I hope that Bobby and Pam are okay in spite of the elevator incident!)

Katherine's new husband sounds like a real catch ... not! They just might deserve each other!

Please update soon!

I don't understand your comment about William. It sounds like you are saying that the fact that Katherine had complete freedom would somehow make a marriage more difficult? That makes no sense to me. Having a lack of financial resources is a major cause of problems in marriages and relationships, so I fail to see how Katherine being rich would make things more difficult. So just what exactly is this heavy weight that William would have had to carry? She was finishing school so that she could have a career before she wanted a marriage, and that is actually a better decision, in my opinion. And if William could not respect that, then I don't see how that makes him the great one here. You are just basically assuming that it was Katherine's fault.

Why is Katherine still jealous of Pam after all of these years and sabotaging elevators? Simple. She lost it after her mother's death (And she was probably in Houston to visit her grave and be around the last connection to her parents) and her mental state has most likely never fully recovered from everything back then. Also because she is depressed and angry, and has probably not done much of anything to work through her issues over the years.

Tom sounds like a cross between Tommy McKay and that guy who kidnapped Lucy back in season 2 (dvd). He is obviously a pretty horrible guy from how he talks to Katherine, but sadly, she seems too desperate just to feel like someone loves her to see sense and get rid of this loser.

 

[Presea]

While a part of me feels sorry for Pam and Bobby, they just mostly come across as whiny right now. "Oh, no! We have to actually walk up and down the stairs for breakfast! How will I complete my millionth weekly shopping spree!? " Cry me a river. They are millionaires who get everything at the drop of a hat, and yet they can't even handle a minor complication of life such as this?

 

[Ms Southworth]

Great update

First of all, I'm glad that no hotel guests appear to be stuck in the elevators! Secondly, perhaps Bobby and Pam should just postpone breakfast and their shopping spree until the elevator trouble has been taken care of? Personally, I'd pick love making over shopping anyday!

Please update soon, @Karin Schill! :bh:

I don't understand your comment about William. It sounds like you are saying that the fact that Katherine had complete freedom would somehow make a marriage more difficult? That makes no sense to me. Having a lack of financial resources is a major cause of problems in marriages and relationships, so I fail to see how Katherine being rich would make things more difficult. So just what exactly is this heavy weight that William would have had to carry? She was finishing school so that she could have a career before she wanted a marriage, and that is actually a better decision, in my opinion. And if William could not respect that, then I don't see how that makes him the great one here. You are just basically assuming that it was Katherine's fault.

Why is Katherine still jealous of Pam after all of these years and sabotaging elevators? Simple. She lost it after her mother's death (And she was probably in Houston to visit her grave and be around the last connection to her parents) and her mental state has most likely never fully recovered from everything back then. Also because she is depressed and angry, and has probably not done much of anything to work through her issues over the years.

Tom sounds like a cross between Tommy McKay and that guy who kidnapped Lucy back in season 2 (dvd). He is obviously a pretty horrible guy from how he talks to Katherine, but sadly, she seems too desperate just to feel like someone loves her to see sense and get rid of this loser.

@Presea: People who have never had obstacles in their life, tend to handle any kind of crisis (big or small) very poorly! And yes, I speak from personal experience in both past relationships and friendships!

IMHO, it's not possible to put a relationship on standby! It doesn't matter if it's due to academics, work, sports, etc.! People grow apart when too little time is invested in a relationship! And that's probably what happened with Katherine and William! It really doesn't matter whose fault it was! Based on where life has taken Katherine, William was probably lucky to move on when he did! And maybe Katherine was too? But that's just my take on things! You're entitled to have your own opinion, @Presea!

Oh yes, too much money can easily take its toll on a relationship! I've been there ... done that! But I agree with you that a lack of financial resources also can put a big strain on a relationship!

Losing a parent is never easy, and people deal with it in very different ways! Maybe Katherine went berserk, so that it would make good television? I don't know, but it's highly possible! She had lived a life where she had been the center of attention and also grew up with a firm belief that she - alone - would inherit her parents' fortune. Like I said, it made her vulnerable to handle situations where things (like life ...!) change over time!

One of the guys that I work with volunteers in a socalled grief group for children who have lost a parent! And based on what he tells me, it sounds like those children are doing a better (and more mature) job than Katherine did! And she was an adult when her world caved in!

While a part of me feels sorry for Pam and Bobby, they just mostly come across as whiny right now. "Oh, no! We have to actually walk up and down the stairs for breakfast! How will I complete my millionth weekly shopping spree!? " Cry me a river. They are millionaires who get everything at the drop of a hat, and yet they can't even handle a minor complication of life such as this?

This is a Dallas fanfic, so I guess we can't expect for the characters to handle the situation like we would have, right?

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback!

Presea, I agree with you about Katherine. Her mother's death obviously changed her and her perfect life spiralled out of control after it and that's why she is still bitter towards her siblings and especially Cliff. Then as for William, I think he dumped Katherine because their relationship changed after her father died. Losing a parent always affects you no matter of how old or young you are when it happens.

Honestly Bobby and Pam are not all that upset about the elevator being broken. It's just a little inconvenient that's all.

Ms Southworth, I am glad that you enjoyed the Bobby and Pam update. I thought you would.
You are right it is a Dallas fanfic and well does the characters on Dallas in general handle stuff the way we do?
In many cases I would say not. So well we are just trying to stay true to who the characters are. For you or me room service might be a luxury rarely enjoyed. But the Ewings are rich, so they are used to having room service all the time and therefore they are more annoyed when it's not working than we would be.

Then as for Katherine, her going berserk after her mother's death is canon on the show. So it has to be respected and any story that want to continue on from the original show has that starting point to work from.

Anyway here's tonight's update:


Ray was sitting in the office room at Southfork, as he wanted some privacy when he talked to his wife. But unfortunately she didn’t seem to pick up the phone today. After the sixth signal, the answering machine went on and Jenna’s voice came on the line, speaking a pre-recorded message. “Ciao you have reached the Krebbs household. We can’t come to the phone at the moment but if you please leave your name and number. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Have a nice day!”

Ray waited patiently as the message was repeated in Italian before the beep came on and Ray said, “Hi Jenna it’s me again. I really would like to talk to you. Please get back to me. I’m at Southfork, you know the number. Lucas buddy I miss you. Call me! Bye.” Ray hung up the phone and sighed. Next he left the office room and went out into the hallway, then into the living room where he ran into Miss Ellie.

“Oh hello Ray,” Miss Ellie smiled. “Any luck getting hold of Jenna?”

“No she’s still not picking up. I’m getting real worried.”

“Oh I’m sure they are fine. Maybe she’s just taken the kids on a vacation,” Miss Ellie tried to reassure Ray.

But he just shook his head, “That’s what I thought but she’s not answering at the chalet in Gstaad either.”

“You don’t think anything’s happened to them do you?”

“No I don’t think so,” Ray shook his head. “But knowing Charlie they’ve probably gone down to Rome instead.”

“What’s in Rome?”

“The Marchetta mansion, where her grandparents live, Jenna adores them.”

“Oh I see,” Miss Ellie replied. “Then why don’t you call there?”

“I’d rather not, they’re terrible snobs!”

Miss Ellie smiled before she asked, “Oh and Jenna doesn’t have one of those…mobile phones?”

“She does but it’s off. I guess she just doesn’t want to talk to me.”

“Oh don’t worry Ray I’m sure she’ll come around,” Miss Ellie said reassuringly.

“I hope so,” Ray sighed. “We didn’t exactly part on the best terms.” Ray left the room and Miss Ellie looked concerned.

 

[Presea]

Great update

First of all, I'm glad that no hotel guests appear to be stuck in the elevators! Secondly, perhaps Bobby and Pam should just postpone breakfast and their shopping spree until the elevator trouble has been taken care of? Personally, I'd pick love making over shopping anyday!

Please update soon, @Karin Schill! :bh:


@Presea: People who have never had obstacles in their life, tend to handle any kind of crisis (big or small) very poorly! And yes, I speak from personal experience in both past relationships and friendships!

IMHO, it's not possible to put a relationship on standby! It doesn't matter if it's due to academics, work, sports, etc.! People grow apart when too little time is invested in a relationship! And that's probably what happened with Katherine and William! It really doesn't matter whose fault it was! Based on where life has taken Katherine, William was probably lucky to move on when he did! And maybe Katherine was too? But that's just my take on things! You're entitled to have your own opinion, @Presea!

Oh yes, too much money can easily take its toll on a relationship! I've been there ... done that! But I agree with you that a lack of financial resources also can put a big strain on a relationship!

Losing a parent is never easy, and people deal with it in very different ways! Maybe Katherine went berserk, so that it would make good television? I don't know, but it's highly possible! She had lived a life where she had been the center of attention and also grew up with a firm belief that she - alone - would inherit her parents' fortune. Like I said, it made her vulnerable to handle situations where things (like life ...!) change over time!

One of the guys that I work with volunteers in a socalled grief group for children who have lost a parent! And based on what he tells me, it sounds like those children are doing a better (and more mature) job than Katherine did! And she was an adult when her world caved in!

This is a Dallas fanfic, so I guess we can't expect for the characters to handle the situation like we would have, right?

I see. What you said here pretty much makes sense. Thanks for explaining it to me. If the Dallas characters did handle things like we did, well, then I imagine it would make for boring television without all of the drama!

 

[Presea]

Ray, please just forget about Jenna. You'll be doing yourself a favor! Little does he know that she is a lot closer than he thinks... It is always so hilarious whenever Miss Ellie says that she is sure that everything will just be fine. And then, more often than not, all hell breaks loose. Lol.

 

[Ms Southworth]

I'm guessing that the latest update can be considered "foreplay", because the big show-down between the Wades and the Ewings/Krebbs is just around the corner! :danc: Oh, I can't wait! I'm already warming up for the big event! :tv:




Miss Ellie's concern for her family is sweet as always!

Please update real soon!

 

[Ray&Donna]

Miss Ellie's concern for her family is sweet as always!

A big reason why the show stunk in its final years--Miss Ellie was more often than not isolated from her family, or absent altogether, when things were happening! Miss Ellie was one of three essential characters to the show, along with J.R. and Pam. You just couldn't have a good show without those three, much to TNT's surprise!

 

[pd fan]

Amazing absolutly amazing updates again ; I hope Katherine is not going to ruin Bobby and Pam life once again !!! quick we need to know next chapter please Karin .

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback.

Presea, you are right that Dallas without the drama wouldn't be much fun to watch!
Right about Miss Ellie too, she always hopes for the best and yet things rarely work out.

Ms Southworth, well the last update is there to establish how far Ray and Jenna have drifted away from each other. He is worried sick because he doesn't know where she is.
Their paths will cross again of course. But not yet so if you're gonna keep running until then you're gonna need one helluva shower! :lolo:
Yeah I love Miss Ellie. It's sad we don't have many people left from her generation anymore.

Tommie, you are right that Miss Ellie, Pam and JR were all essential characters to the Dallas dynamics. The show is not the same without them.

Silvie, thank you. You'll find out eventually if Katherine will be successful with her scheme or not...

Then here's tonight's update:


Jenna, Charlie and Lucas were out shopping at the mall. “Mom look at this wallpaper,” Charlie held up a light blue wallpaper with white peace doves on it. “Isn’t it lovely?”

“Yeah it’s real nice. Are you thinking of getting that for your apartment?” Jenna asked.

“Yeah I am,” Charlie said. “If I can talk Randy into it and if the new brokers firm ever finds one.”

“Mommy, look, look!” Lucas exclaimed excitedly.

“What?” Jenna asked walking up to Lucas.

“There, it’s a wallpaper with cars on it!” Lucas pointed at a wallpaper covered with cars!

Jenna sighed, “Lucas, I’m sorry but we can’t get that.”

“Why not?” Lucas pouted.

“Because we’re only gonna rent the house for a little while. So we can’t change the wallpapers.”

“Bummer!” Lucas pouted.

Jenna spotted Lucas trolley and sighed, “Lucas is this your trolley?” Lucas nodded and smiled proudly. “But why in the world is it cars on everything?”

“Cars?!” Charlie exclaimed. “You really want to have cars on your carpet, curtains, lamp, sheets, bedspread and…what?” Charlie spotted a package with clothes in. “On your pajamas too?!”

“Yes! Isn’t it nice?” Lucas asked.

“Lucas,” Jenna said sounding tired.

“What have I done?” Lucas wondered innocently. “I thought you promised me that I could have cars in my room.”

“Yeah I did, but must you have this car poster too?” Charlie asked.

“Yes I have to have it!” Lucas insisted.

“But darling where are you gonna put it?” Jenna asked.

“On the wall,” Lucas smiled. “You told me I couldn’t have the wallpaper, right?”

“Right,” Jenna sighed.

An older couple passed them by. They stared at Lucas shopping cart, before the husband said puzzled, “Is this the car department?”

“No dear, this is the interior decoration department,” his wife corrected him and Jenna’s face turned red.

Charlie sighed, “Jeez, shopping with Lucas sure is fun!”

 

[Ms Southworth]

An update that made me have flashbacks to the years when Disney's "CARS" was the center of the universe for my son! He had quite a lot of CARS stuff, including Halloween outfits, coloring books, and an almost complete collection of the various racing cars that were part of the Disney movies!

Thus, I totally get the way that you've written Lucas in this scene, @Karin Schill! :lolo: However, I'm a bit concerned that Jenna and Charlie don't seem to be able to put themselves in his shoes! All children at that age have something that takes over their whole world! It's normal and nothing to be ashamed about, IMO! But I realize that you're trying to create good and perhaps also fun drama, so I'm cool with the way the scene was played out!

Ms Southworth, well the last update is there to establish how far Ray and Jenna have drifted away from each other. He is worried sick because he doesn't know where she is.
Their paths will cross again of course. But not yet so if you're gonna keep running until then you're gonna need one helluva shower! :lolo:
Yeah I love Miss Ellie. It's sad we don't have many people left from her generation anymore.

I'm training for an iron man, so I'm in for the long haul! Also, I'll remember to stock up on popcorn, since you're implying that it will be a long while before the longed for showdown!

Thanks for explaining the purpose of the scene with Ray calling Jenna! This is the first time (I think) that we've heard that Ray is trying to get ahold of Jenna! (And it's been about a month since he left Italy). Thus, while I agree that Ray and Jenna don't seem close at this point, I also think that it's somewhat odd that he all of a sudden wants to talk to her! But hey ... it's a fanfic, so things don't have to make perfect sense!