Dallas in the 90's

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback Ms Southworth.

I'm glad that you loved those little details about the last update. Yep Margaret is a well behaved little girl that's for sure.
You will get to follow them to the cattle auction in a later episode. But not this time.
Yep Rebecca is in for a nasty surprise and maybe JR is too?

Yeah JR's fake smile is legendary on Dallas and yes Sue Ellen is definitely suspicious of what he's up to...

Okay so here's tonight's update:


The afternoon sun was standing high on the clear blue sky and in the backyard of Jones house were Lynette and Lucy sunbathing by the pool. Mitch and Trevor were sitting on the terrace in the shade with the baby monitor standing on the table next to a pitcher with lemonade and ice. Mitch said, “So I have an interview on Monday.”

“That’s great. I’m sure you’re gonna get the job,” Trevor said. “At which time are you meeting the boss?”

“10.30,” Mitch replied.

“Then we could meet for lunch afterwards. I got dayshift next week,” Trevor said.

“Yeah that would be great,” Mitch smiled.

Trevor stood up and said, “Maybe I should check if the girls need a refill,” Trevor took the pitcher and walked over towards the pool. “Refill girls?”

Lynette and Lucy looked up and said, “Yes please!” Whereas they both held up their glasses. Trevor filled them up.

Lynette said, “Thanks honey.” Trevor twinkled his eye at her before going back towards Mitch. Lynette turned to Lucy and continued their conversation. “And then that annoying rat looks at me and says, little darling aren’t you in over your head on this case. I’m surprise the D.A’s office didn’t send someone with a little more nerve!”

“No! What a pig!” Lucy exclaimed.

“Yeah but it was real good to see the look on his face when the jury gave his client ten years!” Lynette said.

“Attagirl!” Lucy smiled and raised her drink.

“Yeah that sure was a sweet win,” Lynette smiled back, as the girls toasted to her victory over the macho pig.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Sweet update with Lucy and Mitch at their friends' house, @Karin Schill! :danc:
Now ... ... What I want to know is where I can find a man like Trevor!!! Getting the ladies refills without being asked??? :hats:Trevor is in charge of caring for the sleeping children while his wife is still present??? :hats:He sounds like my kind of man!

Best of luck to Mitch in regards to the job interview!

Please update soon! als:

PS. Karin, in regards to your comment about Margaret being very well-behaved, I'll never forget the first time that someone in a store called me "ma'am"! I was 16 years old! And although I realize that the lady was only trying to be polite, I suddenly felt so old! Back then, I figured that only "old" ladies should be referred to as "ma'am's"!

 

[pd fan]

great chapter again with Lucy and Mitch Thanks Karin to share with us :10:

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback everyone.

Ms Southworth, I'm glad you like Trevor, he's as you can tell a nice guy. Also we invtented the Jones since we figured Lucy and Mitch could use some new friends to interact with.
Yikes I totally get why you didn't like being called Ma'am at age 16. I think I was called Madame on a flight with Paris as destination when I was about 22. That also made me feel very old!

Silvie, thanks for the rating I am glad that you liked the Lucy and Mitch update.

Okay so here's tonight's update:


At Southfork, Miss Ellie sat in the sofa in the living room with a cross-word puzzle when Margaret walked up to her. When she spotted the little girl approaching her Miss Ellie put her cross-word puzzle down and said, “Hello Margaret, what are you doing home?”

“I decided not to go to the cattle auction,” Margaret replied. “I’d rather spend time with you. I hope it’s alright?”

“Of course dear,” Miss Ellie smiled. “So what do you want to do?”

“Well Ma’am, I was just wondering if you’ve read my book yet?” Margaret asked her.

“Yes dear, I’ve read it.”

“Oh good,” Margaret beamed. “What did you think of it?”

“It was amazing. You are a very talented writer Margaret.”

“Thank you Ma’am. I’m happy you think so,” Margaret said and made a motion to walk away when Miss Ellie called out to her.

“Margaret wait! Why don’t you sit down here?”

“Okay,” Margaret agreed as she walked up to the sofa and sat down next to Miss Ellie.

“I thought you and I could have a little talk. Just the two of us,” Miss Ellie smiled warmly towards the child who reminded her so much of Donna and Ray. Margaret nodded and Miss Ellie went on. “So how do you like it here at the ranch?”

“It’s really nice,” Margaret said. “Is it true that you grew up here?”

“Yes it’s true.”

“You’re lucky then, this must have been such a nice place to grow up at.”

“It was,” Miss Ellie smiled. “I lived here with my parents and brother Garrison when I was a little girl.”

“You lived in this house?”

“No, we lived in a different house then. It was before this was built. You see my father felt very strongly about this farmland and it was his only dream to be able to pass it on to my brother Garrison one day. But then my brother Garrison moved out and we thought he had died in the war.”

“I’m sorry for your loss,” Margaret said sincerely.

“Thanks dear, but he didn’t die then. He died many years later and he came home to die here. Since Garrison too loved the land,” Miss Ellie said wistfully, as she was lost in her memories for a moment. Then she sighed heavily before she went on, “Anyway after Garrison had gone missing we had a couple of hard years.”

“How bad were they?”

“Very bad, we thought that we were going to lose this land and we would have if it hadn’t been for Jock,” Miss Ellie smiled, as she remembered it all like it was yesterday. “I may have married Jock to save this ranch but I did love him too.”

“I’m sorry Ma’am. But I don’t understand,” Margaret looked puzzled. “I thought you were married to Clayton.”

“I am,” Miss Ellie said with a laugh. “But Jock was my first husband. Don’t you know that he was your grandpa?”

“Oh so we’re talking about that Jock,” Margaret beamed, as the pieces were starting to fall into place.

“Yes,” Miss Ellie smiled. “You know since I was married to Jock, I think it would be alright for you to call me grandma, don’t you think?”

“Maybe, even though my dad isn’t your real son. Because his mama was named Margaret just like me,” Margaret said thoughtfully. “She’s dead now. But are you sure it’s okay that I call you grandma when my dad isn’t your real son?”

“Yes I’m sure. Ray has been a part of this family for a very long time. So even though he is Jock’s son and not mine, I think of him as my son too,” Miss Ellie said warmly.

“I’m glad to hear that,” Margaret smiled.

“So will you call me grandma from now on?”

“Sure I’ll be honored to call you grandma, if it’s alright with my parents of course. I’ll just have to ask them first.”

“You’ll do that,” Miss Ellie agreed.

“I’ll do it later,” Margaret said. “So would you like to hang out some with me?”

“Of course,” Miss Ellie smiled. “How about if I teach you how to play backgammon?”

“Sure that sounds like fun. Now let me just see what my dictionary has to say about that game…” Margaret took up her dictionary and started to read in it.

Miss Ellie laughed as she confiscated the book. “Margaret dear, you don’t need that book to play the game. I’ll explain it to you.”

“Okay grandma.”

“Well you’ll see to play backgammon we must start with putting up the board and then…” Miss Ellie started to explain, as Margaret went to get the board game and started to set it up…

 

[Ms Southworth]

Truly an amazing and well-written scene! I absolutely loved the way that you wrote Miss Ellie! You really hit the nail on its head!

Without any doubt, this update deserves a full score: :10::10::10::10::10:

I loved how Margaret was interested in hearing about Southfork, Miss Ellie's upbringing, Garrison's fate, and finally Jock!
I also loved the part about Margaret calling Miss Ellie "grandma"!

Of course, Miss Ellie has to teach Margaret how to play back gammon! I wouldn't have it any other way! :wink@

Please update real soon, @Karin Schill! :loveit: So many storylines that I need an update on! Only I can't decide which is first choice: I think that it would have to be either JR and Katherine taking Rebecca to get the DNA-test ... OR ... Bobby and Pam going out for a night on the town ... OR ... the cattle auction ... OR ... Aarrrhhhhh ... :hair: ... alright, you decide, Karin! Just please hurry, okay?

 

[Honkytonkangel]

Loved the talk between Miss Ellie and Margaret here and I always loved how Miss Ellie was with Ray too back in the day.
Cool to see them spending some time together.
LOL at Grandma confiscating the dreaded book. Though at the same time it makes me kinda sad that Margaret seems to think that is the best way to learn anything.

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates karin! I love your story so much. It is so much better than TNT's Dallas. Margaret and Miss Ellie are so cute together in your story. I loved tbeir one on one talk about the family, Garrison, Margaret's dad Ray, Jock, and Southfork. I am so happy that Miss Ellie took her granddaughter's book away from her after their talk and that she is she going to teach her granddaughter how to play backgammon. That will be an excellent bonding experience for the both of them.

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I always enjoy reading all of your comments.

Ms Southworth, I'm glad that you thought we nailed Miss Ellie. It's funny but when I read through the scene I could hear her voice in my head. It was that vivid to me. I'm glad that you're hooked on this story and want updates on so many different plots. You will get one of the requested scenes tonight.

Honkytonkangel, I agree with you, although you can learn a lot of different things from reading a book Margaret needs to learn to rely less on her books and also learn things from the people around her.

Sanda, thanks for saying it's better than the TNT version. I'm glad that you still love this story and found the bonding moment between Margaret and Miss Ellie cute.

Okay so it's time for tonight's update:



At Dallas Memorial hospital, Rebecca was sitting on a breeze in an examination room, as a doctor stood behind her talking to JR and Katherine, “Mrs. Smith from what I can tell your daughter is just fine.”

“Thank you doctor, that’s a relief to hear,” Katherine faked a smile.

“Of course we’ll have to analyze the blood test to be sure.”

“Oh I can handle that,” Dr. Haynes said as he walked into the room.

“Thank you doctor Haynes,” the other doctor said.

“You must be Mr. and Mrs. Smith, cute kid.” Doctor Haynes took the blood sample and walked into a nearby room.

The other doctor then said, “Well I think that will be all. Rebecca why don’t you pick out a sticker from the basket and then you and your parents can leave,” the doctor then left the room and Rebecca jumped down from the breeze and started choosing from the stickers.

Then Doctor Haynes came back into the room and after he had made sure that they were alone he said, “Okay JR, I’m going to check up what you asked me to as soon as I’ve received the other samples. So I’ll be sending a check up notice for Pamela Ewing for tomorrow and then later on one for Bobby Ewing.”

“Good,” JR smiled. “Keep me posted on the results, will you?”

“Definitely, bye now!” The doctor left the room.

“Come on Rebecca we’re leaving!” JR said.

“But I can’t decide which sticker I want,” Rebecca said. “Should I take this one or that one?” Rebecca held out two stickers in front of JR and Katherine.

“Do what I always did,” Katherine said.

“Which is?”

“Take them both,” Katherine handed the stickers to her niece.

Rebecca smiled, “Thanks, I’ll remember that one!”

JR, Katherine and Rebecca then left the examination room and stepped into an elevator. As soon as the door closed behind them Katherine smiled, “I don’t think my sister is going to like her doctor’s appointment!”

“Well who does?” JR asked.

“Not I that shot hurt!” Rebecca whined.

“That’s what you got the stickers for,” Katherine said.

“Oh in that case just wait until I’ll tell mommy about it I bet you she will give me…”

“No Rebecca, remember what we told you, you can’t tell your parents about this,” JR reminded Rebecca.

“Why not?”

“Because it’s our little secret,” Katherine said. “You like having a secret don’t you?”

“Sure do,” Rebecca replied.

“Good,” Katherine smiled as the elevator doors opened and they started walking towards the exit. “I’ll have to go now but make sure the kid keeps her mouth shut,” Katherine told JR. “Also we’ll be in touch about the deal!”

“Definitely I’ll let you know as soon as I’ve made up my mind!” JR agreed and Katherine walked away.

As soon as she had disappeared into the crowd Rebecca asked JR, “What deal is she talking about?”

“Oh nothing that concerns you,” JR said.

“Is that why Aunt Katherine said I should keep my mouth shut?”

“Well yeah,” JR nodded. “Come on now let’s go get that ice cream that I promised you.” JR and Rebecca went to a store and Rebecca picked out the biggest and most expensive ice cream. JR watched her as she ate it, messing up her whole face. “You like that ice cream don’t you?”

“Sure do,” Rebecca said, with her mouth full of ice cream.

“Good so do you remember why you got it?”

“Yeah not to tell anyone about our secret,” Rebecca smiled.

“And what is our secret?”

“That you and Aunt Katherine took me to the doctors,” Rebecca repeated.

“That’s a good girl and remember you can absolutely not tell your parents.”

“I remember, but I still don’t get why?”

“Because if you do it’s not a secret anymore,” JR explained.

“That’s true,” Rebecca pondered and JR thought that was easily handled until Rebecca suddenly added. “Still I bet if I told mommy I’d been to the doctor’s she’ll get me something nice so I am not sure if it really in my best interests to keep this a secret. You’ll see I like to get things.”

“What are you getting at?” JR asked.

“I want something,” Rebecca replied.

“But I got you an ice cream!”

“That was for the shot. If I’m gonna keep quiet I want more!”

“What?”

“I want you to be my butler until mom and dad gets home!”

“That’s crazy,” JR objected.

“Not as crazy as bringing me to the doctors,” Rebecca said. “I want you to teach me how to swim…”

“I thought your daddy taught you how to swim.”

“He tried to,” Rebecca said. “But I never got the hang of it. So will you teach me?”

“Alright kiddo I’ll teach you how to swim,” JR said. “But that’s it. I’m not gonna be your butler that’s for sure.”

“If you won’t be my butler I will tell mommy and daddy that you and Aunt Katherine took me to the doctors. She won’t be happy. She hates going to the doctors.”

“So she hates going to the doctors, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“Poor Pamela!” JR said mockingly, before he grinned when he thought of that Pamela was next in line to go to the doctors.

“Why did you say that?” Rebecca asked. “And why did you tell that doctor to call my parents to his office?”

JR’s smile faded when he realized that the kid could ruin everything if he didn’t get her to shut up. “Okay Rebecca, let’s make a deal. You’ll keep our secret and stop asking me more questions and I’ll go ahead with your terms.”

“What does that mean, will you be my butler or not?” Rebecca asked confused.

“Kid, it means that you win, I’ll be your butler,” JR sighed in defeat, as he couldn’t help but wondering how he could let a seven year old beat him at his own game. Still he knew that humoring the kid was a small price to pay if it meant getting rid of Pamela Barnes and the kid. JR knew that the goal was within reach. Because as soon as Pam and Bobby had had their tests done he could prove that the kid was adopted and then he was sure of that Bobby would kick Pam out, as he hated being lied to. Of course that Pam hated going to the doctors didn’t hurt either. JR smiled his shit eating grin, when he thought of that Pam was next in line for a blood test…

To be continued…

 

[Honkytonkangel]

LOL I'm not sure if I wanna congratulate Rebecca for totally playing JR or roll my eyes at the 'I want' attitude.
I swear that kid could totally be his and she is also showing some serious traits of Aunt Katherine too.
I want JR to win though.

 

[Presea]

I really liked the scene with Miss Ellie and Margaret. I feel like they could get along great a lot of the time. I hope that Miss Ellie has a one-on-one scene with Rebecca as well. Speaking of Rebecca...LMAO! It is important to remember that while JR and Katherine aren't her parents like they were pretending to be (JR and Katherine together as parents, how lovely that would be...), the fact remains that she is still related to them both. So it is not a surprise that she can get what she wants from JR like this! And I wouldn't be surprised if she double-crossed him and told Pam while STILL getting the reward! Lol! I'm amazed that JR and Katherine seem to be getting away with the blood test scheme, but I wanted it to succeed just so that it will finally put JR's suspicions to rest so that he will stop whining about this once and for all. But I doubt that he will be happy with the results. Hopefully then, he will actually be nicer to Rebecca.

 

[Ray&Donna]

LOL, Rebecca is very skilled at getting what she wants!

 

[Ms Southworth]

Great update! It was very entertaining to "listen" to Rebecca as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith! :lolo:

I have to admit that I - at first - was greatly disappointed that we didn't get to "witness" how JR convinced Rebecca not only to go to the doctor but also have a DNA-test and a blood test done. I had been looking so much forward to that! Having said that, once I had read through the whole scene, I had a greater understanding of why we didn't necessarily need to hear about it.

After I got past my initial disappointment and after I'd read the scene several times over, I have to give you full credit for doing an excellent job! Thus, I simply must give you a full score board: :10::10::10::10::10:

Rebecca's lines were just priceless! I laughed so much! And most of all, I enjoyed how she was able to match JR! I have no doubt that she is a Ewing through and through! :danc: I wonder though why Rebecca didn't question JR and Katherine pretending to be her parents and also calling themselves Mr. and Mrs. Smith! I hope that we not only get to "witness" JR teaching Rebecca how to swim (and just maybe beginning to like her a bit?) but also how JR will handle being her butler and waiting on her hand and foot!

I noticed with great disappointment that this was the last scene in this episode! I hope that you won't leave us hanging for too long, @Karin Schill!

I love this fanfic! :site:

 

[supermanfan]

:bravo::fantastic::bravo::fantastic:

 

[pd fan]

I hope Rebecca will not keep the secret and will tell her parents about Jr and Katherine and what they are doing together !! great again Karin

 

[Ms Southworth]

When can we expect for you to begin posting the next episode, @Karin Schill? :loveit:

It's been a week, so I'm just curious when I should get ready to pop the champagne and finish the chocolate-covered strawberries? :wink@

I wish that I had more patience, but I'm just so excited to find out what happens next! There are so many unfinished storylines that I've lost count! :danc:
Maybe we could make a rally??? :vote:

PLEASE UPDATE SOON, Karin! :bh:

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

I have now caught up again

Not too many thoughts this time, but still a few:

Charlie is so annoyingly teenager-ish, like she's the epitome of teen who things she's mature, but clearly isn't, the problem is she's not a teenager, she's a young adult, a college graduate, one who is going to be educating the next generation come fall.
She and Jenna also need to figure their crap out with Ray. Like is he involved or not? They clearly don't want him to be, but they also seem to fear his reaction for some reason. I think they'd all be better off separating, especially since Ray doesn't seem to give a crap about Charlie either. Like if she and Randy are adults and can make their own decisions and their relationship isn't at an unhealthy level where intervention is required for their own good, then own it and be together. If that's not the case and they are still going to act like dependants (which they do with Ronald and Jenna), then the other side of that situation is that there are certain things you have to do and respect when they come from authority figures like parents or step-parents. Again though, I don't think Ray cares all that much, idk why Jenna and Charlie are fussing about his opinion. He'd probably be happy to have Charlie go off and finally live her own life.

With that being said, I did like the scene with Randy and Lucas talking. Lucas is the shining light in the Wade family, he's fictional but I just want to hug him and play with him lol. He's ignored and he wants Ray back, he also wants answers and he seems intelligent enough to process an age appropriate version of the truth.

Why is JR suddenly acting so dumb in business? He took Marilee's word for a lot of things without doing much research of his own, then he signed the documents without actually reading them or having Harve take a look at them. I was half expecting him to have not signed the cheque just to delay Marilee's shock and actually maintain control, but nope.

I liked that scene with Rebecca/JR/Katherine, Rebecca isn't stupid. I would have liked to have seen the first meeting with Katherine and how JR managed to convince her that spending the day together meant going to the hospital.
I have one other thought about the situation, both JR and Katherine are blood relatives of Rebecca's, the doctor should have suggested they both offer a blood sample for the DNA comparison, removing the need for Bobby or Pam. In fact, neither Pam nor Rebecca are really needed, Pam gave birth to Rebecca, unless she was switched at birth she's definitely a match, making Katherine a biological relative too. In the same way, if Bobby is Rebecca's father, then JR is her biological uncle, and if JR's DNA doesn't match, then he's either not Jock Ewing's son (or Bobby's not), or Rebecca isn't Bobby's daughter. With the doctor being in on everything it would have been easier for them to draw blood from JR and Katherine than summoning Bobby and Pam to the hospital under false pretences.

@Ms Southworth If you're looking for something to read in the meantime head over to ff.net, there are three of us with long stories updating fairly regularly Just a suggestion, no obligation.

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I do appreciate that you take the time to comment as it's always great to read your feedback. :thank:

Honkytonkangel, you are right that Rebecca is demonstrating some serious family traits.
I wonder what you mean when you write that you want JR to win though. Does that mean that you don't want Rebecca to be Bobby and Pam's daughter or that JR will succeed with breaking them up or both?

Presea, I am glad that you liked the Margaret and Miss Ellie bonding moment. You raise a good point about JR and the blood test scheme. It is possible that he won't be happy with the results...

Tommie, I agree that Rebecca knows how to get what she wants. The scary part is that there's a bit of me as a little girl in her character!
I used to be very good at wrapping my dad around my little finger as a child, like for instance I used to go swimming when I was about 7-10 years old and outside of the swimming hall there was a shop that sold ice-cream and candy. I remember persuading my dad into buying me an ice-cream in that shop a lot of the times after swimming practise.

Ms Southworth, I am glad that you still love this fanfic and yes the doctor's scene didn't act out exactly the way you had pictured it in your mind but it still served it's purpose. Well without giving away too much of the plot yeah you will get to witness some major Rebecca and JR bonding in the upcoming episode! :lolo:
I think Rebecca went along with pretending JR/Katherine were here parents since she's a child and they probably told her they would be playing a little make believe game.

Good question about episode seven, I had planned to start posting the new episode this weekend...(after Midsummer) but right now I am also waiting for @Jessie to catch up...
So I guess we'll see...

Shan, thanks for those icons.

Silvie, thanks, oh yeah I know what you mean, this is a time we really want Rebecca to be a blabbermouth right?

Miss Texas 1967, I agree with you that Charlie and Randy are adults so it's none of Ray's business that they are a couple. But I think the problem with Ray is that they began to lie to him about Charlie and Randy while she was still a teenager. So now they are in a bad situation because of that original lie and of course it will come back to bite them in the ass eventually.

Yeah Jenna and Ray have already separated and the best thing for them to do now is to go ahead and get a divorce. That is, it's the best thing for everyone but Lucas. I'm glad you like Lucas btw.

JR might come across as a dumb ass in business right now but remember that Marilee has doctored the geological reports so the deal actually looks better than it is.

Good point about JR/Katherine and Rebecca and how they could have taken the DNA test instead of involving her parents. But well this storyline is from our original draft and then it was just a blood test, not even a DNA test as we remembered they had taken a blood test to determine John Ross paternity. I guess we didn't know much about how DNA testing worked back when we wrote this storyline more than 20 years ago. So that's why the logic is a bit off in this case. But it has to be that way since there are plots further ahead that ties into Bobby and Pam's doctor appointments...

Thanks for the fanfic tip.

While we're talking about other fanfics, I also want to recommend another long story to you all that I used to love to read weekly updates of back in 1998-2000. The story is called "Return to Southfork" and picks up after the reunion movies:

http://rts-episodes.tripod.com/directory.shtml

It's the first Dallas fanfic I ever read and I used to be addicted to it!

Okay I'm gonna go eat lunch now. So I want to close this post by wishing everyone who celebrates it a Happy Midsummer /Glad Midsommar! :danc:

 

[Presea]

This Return to Southfork fic is one big train wreck. Too many characters that I could care less about, a crime drama, made-up histories, and making Katherine a cartoon villain. And I know this after looking at just a few chapters. I'd rather just wait for you to write more and head over to ff.net, because you (Karin) and the the two other authors besides me who post regularly on ff.net actually know what you/they are doing.

 

[Ms Southworth]

@Ms Southworth If you're looking for something to read in the meantime head over to ff.net, there are three of us with long stories updating fairly regularly Just a suggestion, no obligation.

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, @Miss Texas 1967! I know about www.fanfiction.net already, but unfortunately, so far I haven't been lucky to find good fanfic stuff there! There seems to be a lot of "old" and unfinished fanfics, but maybe I'm not doing a good job at looking in the right places! Could you please share the titles of the three fanfics that you're thinking of?

Besides Karin and Jenny's fanfic, I also truly enjoy reading @Ray&Donna's fanfic, "The Cowboy and the Lady". If you haven't read it yet, please check it out! :wink@

While we're talking about other fanfics, I also want to recommend another long story to you all that I used to love to read weekly updates of back in 1998-2000. The story is called "Return to Southfork" and picks up after the reunion movies:

http://rts-episodes.tripod.com/directory.shtml

It's the first Dallas fanfic I ever read and I used to be addicted to it!

Okay I'm gonna go eat lunch now. So I want to close this post by wishing everyone who celebrates it a Happy Midsummer /Glad Midsommar! :danc:

I also love the fanfic, "Return to Southfork", @Karin Schill! It's a long fanfic with 137(?) episodes all our favorite characters ... and then some! It does have parts that I'm not particularly in to (especially in the middle), but overall, I really liked it! Honestly, I really liked Katherine's storyline in "Return to Southfork", @Presea. I was shocked when Katherine fooled Pam (again) not only on the cruise but also when they were both living at their Rebecca's old house in Dallas. All of a sudden, Katherine kidnapped Pam and also came close to killing her. It was a great read, IMO!

:heels: HAPPY MIDSOMMER!!! :heels:

 

[Presea]

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, @Miss Texas 1967! I know about www.fanfiction.net already, but unfortunately, so far I haven't been lucky to find good fanfic stuff there! There seems to be a lot of "old" and unfinished fanfics, but maybe I'm not doing a good job at looking in the right places! Could you please share the titles of the three fanfics that you're thinking of?

Besides Karin and Jenny's fanfic, I also truly enjoy reading @Ray&Donna's fanfic, "The Cowboy and the Lady". If you haven't read it yet, please check it out! :wink@

I also love the fanfic, "Return to Southfork", @Karin Schill! It's a long fanfic with 137(?) episodes all our favorite characters ... and then some! It does have parts that I'm not particularly in to (especially in the middle), but overall, I really liked it! Honestly, I really liked Katherine's storyline in "Return to Southfork", @Presea. I was shocked when Katherine fooled Pam (again) not only on the cruise but also when they were both living at their Rebecca's old house in Dallas. All of a sudden, Katherine kidnapped Pam and also came close to killing her. It was a great read, IMO!

:heels: HAPPY MIDSOMMER!!! :heels:

Well, I wouldn't say that it had all of "our" favorite characters. That is, if I am a part of the our that you mentioned. But it looks like likes I'm the only one who is bored with the overused plot of a one-dimensional Katherine kidnapping Pam from the hospital and keeping her locked away for years. It is not suspenseful or exciting, because the reader already basically knows that Katherine will be stopped (most likely by means of lethal force), Pam will be saved and live happily ever after with Bobby and have kids, you know the drill. It is so predictable that it is boring. But it seems I'm in the minority when it comes to that opinion, because I have yet to see a reader besides myself who doesn't eat up these "evil Katherine" plots over and over again.

I like Karin's version of Katherine better, because while she is still up to bad stuff (and it's a plus that she doesn't seem to want to go too far right now), her bitterness and frustration about things are actually explained in specific scenarios (like her thoughts about meeting Pam for the first time), and it ultimately shows that she is someone who wishes for things like a home and a family. In other words, she is real character, not a caricature of one who has no usually has no serious thoughts, overly bitchy dialogue, and usually just runs around leaving people in pools of blood, usually hates her own children if she has them, and/or who still believes that she can "get Bobby". So yeah, I will admit you got me when you suggested that I like Karin's Katherine better because she is my idealized version of her. Lol. Well, maybe not exactly idealized, but pretty darn close.