Dallas in the 90's

[Ms Southworth]

@Ms Southworth I think I know which video you happened to watch, "Looking For Love". It was meant to be sort of a Bobby character study after Pam left. Anyway as far as I can remember that should be the only one of my videos that included clips of Tammy! :lolo:

Anyway I am glad you're watching my videos. I hope you enjoyed the other videos you watched!

Perhaps the title of that video should have been "Looking For Sex" or "Drowning My Sorrows"??? Wasn't that what Bobby really was doing?

Oh yes, I love taking a trip down memory lane to the best years of Dallas by watching your amazing Dallas music videos!

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback on my videos Ms Southworth. I am glad that you enjoy watching most of them.

Here's tonight's update:

At Southfork John Ross, Christopher and Ray walked in through the door. They had just returned from the movies. Ray said, “Well home again, sleep tight boys.”

“You too, thanks for picking us up Uncle Ray,” John Ross said.

“Anytime,” Ray said and left for his room.

John Ross and Christopher started to walk up the stairs. They had made it halfway up when Christopher said, “Did you hear what Uncle Ray said in the car?”

John Ross looked around and said, “Yeah let’s go to my room.” The boys hurried into John Ross room where they closed the door so they could talk in private.

Once they were out of earshot from everyone else Chris said, “That car ride was so embarrassing!”

“Tell me about it. What was he thinking talking to us about safe sex?!” John Ross said annoyed before adding, “Like I don’t know all about it already!”

Chris eyes widened, “You do?”

John Ross grinned, “Yeah.”

“They have sexual education in English schools?” Chris asked innocently.

John Ross laughed at the naiveté of his younger cousin. “Chris, Chris, Chris… there’s things you can’t learn at school.” John Ross grinned. “If you know what I mean!”

“So you have…?”

“Of course didn’t think I was a virgin, did you?”

“Cool!” Christopher blushed. “So when did you…?”

“When I was your age.”

“Really?” Christopher said impressed. “How did you manage that?”

John Ross grinned, “Lockwood sent me to summer camp. First summer I was mad as hell. Next summer I met a 15 year old girl named Sandra. She taught me camp was not as bad as I thought.”

“Wow!” Christopher said impressed. “So are you still together with her?”

“Get real huh?” John Ross snorted.

“So what happened?”

“When she came to visit me mom found us in bed and she and Lockwood broke us up.”

“Oh my god!” Christopher exclaimed. “I’d die if that happened to me!”

“Well it was embarrassing for sure,” John Ross admitted, “Anyway enough about me, so what about you, any girlfriends?”

“No one serious,” Chris said. “I haven’t… you know.”

“Well you’re young, it will happen for you at high school. Maybe even during your freshman year if you’re lucky.”

“I hope so,” Chris grinned. “So tell me more about this Sandra, was she the only one?”

John Ross grinned, “Nope, the next girl I scored with was Amanda. I met her later that year in school. She was a year older and we went out for the rest of the school year. Man that girl was hot…” John Ross was lost in memories for a moment before he went on, “Anyway after my relationship with Amanda went down the toilet I met this really nice re-bound girl on the language trip to Ibiza that Don sent me on to learn Spanish.”

“Did you study any?”

“All the Spanish curves!” John Ross grinned. “Yolanda, my sixteen year old Spanish fling.”

“You do have a thing for older girls!” Chris said in an impressed tone of voice.

“Yeah but I’ve never had a girl in her twenties, which will make my date with Paula real interesting!”

Christopher looked doubtful at that, “But John Ross isn’t she too old for you?”

“Chris, Chris, Chris so much to learn,” John Ross said patronizing. “It is the experienced girls that can teach you how to perfect your skills in bed.”

Christopher blushed before he asked, “So you don’t have a girlfriend back in England, then?”

“No,” John Ross shook his head. “I broke up with Kate in May. We dated a little over a year.”

“That’s long,” Christopher said.

“Yeah well she was good in bed,” John Ross smiled. “The other girls I dated in between couldn’t keep up with me.”

“How many girls have you scored with?!” Christopher exclaimed, in a way that indicated that he thought John Ross was too much of a player. His cousin however didn’t even notice it as he was too busy bragging.

“Seven! But who’s counting,” John Ross smiled his shit eating grin.

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates Karin!I still enjoy reading your story daily and I also enjoy watching your Dallas music videos on YouTube as well when I have time since I also enjoy watching daytime soap operas at night that I record during the day even though I get lectures all the time about how awful they are. John Ross and Christopher's discussion in private about John Ross's sex life made me blush bigtime but I am not surprised at all that John Ross is already sexually active in your story since his daddy JR was unable to stay faithful to Sue Ellen on the show.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Yikes, John Ross is something else! He could have been in trouble with the law multiple times (and those girls too)! And where was Sue Ellen during all those times John Ross was fooling around with older girls?

 

[Ray&Donna]

But the way Katherine popped up on the show again could very well have been used as a kidnapping if they had wanted to. After all a letter Katherine wrote destroyed Bobby and Pam's first marriage so who's to say that she didn't write that second letter too?

It seems pretty obvious that was the direction they were going before the writers chickened out. They wanted us to forget about Pam the way the characters magically did! :rant:

 

[Ray&Donna]

Ray giving the boys a "safe sex" talk is rich considering his past. Thank God we can watch the Ewings on DVD, but they can't relive their own histories!

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback on my story it's much appreciated as always. :thank:

Sanda, I am glad to hear that you enjoy watching my Dallas music videos and also reading this thread daily.
I understand why you enjoy watching TV daily, I do that too. But I tend to watch shows on DVD (one episode/day) rather than what's currently on as the TV schedules are still flooded by reality TV and it's not my cup of tea!

Also I think classic TV shows are in generally better than the new shows.

Yeah John Ross is taking after his daddy in some ways. However he is not a cheater as he has seen up close what that has done to his parents relationship and has vowed to do things differently. So in some ways he is treating the girls better than his dad.

Ms Southworth, I guess that Sue Ellen was too busy leading her own life to notice what was going on in her son's life at first. I mean he hooked up with his first girl on a summer camp. Meaning he was away from home for weeks. Also he hooked up with another one on a language trip. But yeah Sue Ellen is aware of that her son is sexually active and I think she's probably liked some of his girlfriends who he's dated for a longer period of time.

Then as for the legal aspect, I think there might be a cultural difference since well in Sweden it's legal for two people who are over the age of 15 to have consentual sex. We used to call it "byx-myndig". At least people my age called it that. However things might have changed since the 1990s. It's likely that it's illegal for someone over 18 to have sex with a minor these days. Maybe it always was. Maybe it was just between two people who were above 15 but both younger than 18 that it was legal before...

Tommie, I agree with you that it was annoying how they wrote out Pam on the original show. It's not like the viewers were just going to forget about her because she was not mentioned on the show. :brick:
So maybe the kidnapped by Katherine route would have made more sense. Sorry Presea, I know you love her and don't want her to be responsible for Pam's disappearance...

I agree that Ray is hardly one to talk about safe sex given his history with Lucy. :lolo:
But well considering that he gave Charlie and Randy the safe sex talk (sorta) on the original show I figured it fitted with his character.
Also I don't get why Ray butted in like that. I think Jenna should have been the one who had that talk with Charlie. Not Ray. I think he just embarrassed her and made her angry. So it would have been more appropriate and natural if Jenna had taken care of that talk.

Also I've just heard that this thread is currently the one with the most likes on the entire Soapchat!

I think that deserves a celebration. So tonight you are getting a double treat.

Here's the first update:



At a hotel in New Orleans, Mario and Afton were laying in bed pillow talking. “It’s so nice that we got away some!”

“Yeah it’s nice to spend some time just the two of us,” Mario agreed.

“I really like New Orleans, there’s so much music here,” Afton smiled.

Mario yawned, “The jazz concert was okay.”

“By the way I told Becky about our engagement!”

“Really, how did she take it?”

“Not too well I’m afraid, but give her some time and she’ll get used to the idea!”

“Yeah well, not too much time, my parents wish to meet you soon!”

“Oh really?” Afton smiled. “But that’s great!”

“Yeah and after they’ve approved we can make it official, so if all goes well we’ll be married before Christmas!” Mario said and Afton smiled at him before they kissed.

 

[Karin]

The next day at Southfork Ranch, out by the stables, Becky was standing petting a horse all by herself when suddenly an unfamiliar older boy in his teens entered the building. Becky looked up and saw the boy. He was rather tall with brown hair and blue-green eyes and very handsome. To her surprise he walked up to her and said, “Hey kid, have you seen Christopher?”

Becky blushed, as she found it hard to believe that the boy would want to talk to her, “Yes Cousin Christopher went riding with Rebecca and Margaret.”

“Cousin?” John Ross reflected with a whistle, as he looked at the pretty little girl, “You don’t happen to be Cliff Barnes’ daughter, do you?”

Becky looked even more surprised at him, “Yes,” Becky nodded. “I’m Pamela Rebecca Cooper.”

“Well what do you know, good thing you’ve gotten your looks from your mother,” John Ross grinned. Becky blushed at the compliment and the boy went on saying, “I’m John Ross Ewing, seems like we’ve got a cousin in common.”

“Oh, don’t you mean two?”

“Right Rebecca, almost forgot about her,” John Ross commented. “So if they went riding how come you didn’t go with them?”

“Didn’t feel like it,” Becky shrugged her shoulders before she started to walk away.

“Hey kid, where are you going?” John Ross called out after her and Becky stopped and turned around.

“I don’t know if I should talk to you.”

“What do you mean?” John Ross asked. “I don’t bite.”

“Well you’re JR’s son, aren’t you?”

“Yep,” John Ross said proudly. “But what does that have to do with anything?”

“Well I don’t think my dad would like it if I talked to you,” Becky said hesitating. “He and your dad don’t get along.”

“Yeah I know but that doesn’t mean that we can’t talk,” John Ross said. “Beside I don’t have a problem with your dad.”

“Well that’s good to know, but aren’t our families like in a feud?”

John Ross laughed, “Well the whole Barnes-Ewing feud is ridiculous if you ask me. So I don’t care about that and neither should you. Let’s leave that crap to our parents, okay?”

“Okay,” Becky nodded, obviously relieved.

“So now you wanna tell me why you’re moping around by yourself?”

“My mom’s engaged to be married to a jerk!”

“And you want your parents to be together,” John Ross saw right through her.

“That would be great, but they’ve never been together…”

“Never?” John Ross raised an eyebrow.

“No, I mean mom left dad before I was born,” Becky clarified. “I’m just getting to know my dad and now mom wants me to move to Philadelphia with her…”

“I see,” John Ross sighed. “It sucks when your parents ain’t living in the same place. At least you’re lucky it’s not outside of the US, when I was about your age my Mama wanted me to move to England with her.”

“England?” Becky exclaimed. “Did she put you in a boarding school as well?”

“No but the idiot she married wanted me to go to one. But luckily Mama wouldn’t have it so he had to settle for sending me to summer camp!”

“Step-parents,” Becky rolled her eyes. “Who wants them?”

“Not I,” John Ross agreed.

“I think the jerk wants to send me to a boarding school,” Becky said angrily.

“Ouch,” John Ross asked. “Wants some tips how to misbehave?”

“Yes please,” Becky grinned.

“All right then, the first thing you’ve gotta do is…” John Ross kept on telling Becky how to get on her new step-father’s nerves…

 

[Ms Southworth]

Ms Southworth, I guess that Sue Ellen was too busy leading her own life to notice what was going on in her son's life at first. I mean he hooked up with his first girl on a summer camp. Meaning he was away from home for weeks. Also he hooked up with another one on a language trip. But yeah Sue Ellen is aware of that her son is sexually active and I think she's probably liked some of his girlfriends who he's dated for a longer period of time.

Then as for the legal aspect, I think there might be a cultural difference since well in Sweden it's legal for two people who are over the age of 15 to have consentual sex. We used to call it "byx-myndig". At least people my age called it that. However things might have changed since the 1990s. It's likely that it's illegal for someone over 18 to have sex with a minor these days. Maybe it always was. Maybe it was just between two people who were above 15 but both younger than 18 that it was legal before...

In the UK, the age of consent is 16 (and as far as I understand it, that was also the case in the 1990's). Furthermore, if any individual has sex with someone under this age in the UK, then he or she may be charged with a criminal offence and may receive a 2-year prison sentence. :eck: For John Ross to have bedded so relatively many girls at only 16, makes him somewhat promiscuous, IMO! If that makes me oldfashioned, so be it! And let's not forget about the girls who could have gone to jail for their actions! :eck: I have a hard time understanding how Sue Ellen as a mother could have been okay with all of this! Even if John Ross was in steady relationships, his behavior still shouldn't be condoned! :mo:

In the U.S., the age of consent varies between 16 and 18. And in Texas, the age of consent is 17. Therefore, John Ross is not homefree yet!
I'll try to put my opinions regarding this topic on the back burner, but I can't make any guarantees! Especially, since John Ross seems to brag about his "conquests" to Christopher! John Ross is a long way away from becoming a man in my eyes! :wink@

PS1. The age of consent in Europe varies between 14 and 18. (Maybe Charlie got a better deal than expected when moving to Europe with her mom and Ray, since the age of consent in Italy is only 14!)
PS2. The age of consent in supposedly liberal and progressive states like California and Florida is actually 18!

And finally, THANK YOU so much for the double scoop today!

So Mario's parents have to "approve" of Afton for a marriage to take place? A long time ago, I dated a guy from a family with those kinds of "traditions" ... ... I didn't like it and eventually chose to call it quits! Hopefully, Afton will wake up soon and smell the coffee!

It'll be interesting to see what's gonna happen with John Ross and Becky! And even more interesting ... ... what will JR have to say about it!

Please update soon!

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback Ms Southworth.
I agree with you that to have had 7 different sex partners at the age of 16 is a lot. But well he's not JR's son for nothing!
In a way I think there's a double standard here though as teenage boys tends to brag about stuff like that and cheer each other on if they have scored with many girls.
But if a teenage girl has had as many sex partners she's looked down on and called names such as slut. I think it's a part of what's wrong with society. I mean the same set of attitudes should apply to both boys and girls.

Also I find it hilarious that Italy apparently has 14 as their age of consent, considering that it's a Catholic country and Catholism promotes that you should wait to have sex until you get married. So something is not adding up there!

Okay so here's today's update:



Outside by the pool, Miss Ellie and Clayton were sitting playing backgammon as they talked. Miss Ellie moved a piece on the board and said, “Clayton I’m worried about Sue Ellen.”

“What do you mean?”

“Pam told me that she saw Sue Ellen holding a drink earlier this week.”

“What?” Clayton exclaimed. “You don’t think she’s started drinking again?”

“God I hope not,” Miss Ellie sighed. “Still she’s under a lot of pressure right now with the divorce from Don and all…”

“Yeah and she’s never been too good at handling pressure,” Clayton agreed. “So what do you suggest we’ll do?”

“Nothing at this point,” Miss Ellie replied. “The only thing we can do is to support her decision and make Sue Ellen feel at home here at Southfork.”

“I agree,” Clayton nodded. “I guess it’s a good thing she went to see her mother this weekend.”

“Oh I’m not so sure about that. You see Patricia has a tendency to get on people’s nerves…” Miss Ellie sighed.

 

[Karin]

In Santa Fe, Texas, Sue Ellen and Patricia were sitting on the porch outside of Patricia’s house, drinking coffee and tea. “Are you sure you don’t want a cup of coffee instead of that English water?”

“I’m good Mama,” Sue Ellen replied. “Once you get into the habits of drinking tea, it’s quite tasty and it’s less caffeine too.”

“Yeah but tea’s so un-American,” Patricia lamented. “It’s a good thing you’re moving back here, before you forget all about life in Texas!”

“Right,” Sue Ellen rolled her eyes.

“So when will your divorce be final?” Patricia asked.

“I’m not sure yet, probably not until October!”

“That long?”

“Well we’re talking about dissolving my marriage Mama, these things takes time,” Sue Ellen sighed. “Remember how long I was separated from JR before our divorce came through.”

“Yeah but then there was John Ross to consider,” Patricia pointed out. “I thought it would go quicker when there’s no children involved.”

“And it does,” Sue Ellen replied. “Otherwise it would have taken at least six months.”

“So have you been giving any thought to where you will be staying once your divorce is final?”

“Not really,” Sue Ellen replied. “At the moment John Ross is living at Southfork and JR’s said I could stay as long as I’d like.”

“Didn’t I always say that he was a fine man, that boy,” Patricia said pleased. “You know the next time you come down for a visit maybe you could bring JR?” Patricia suggested.

“I don’t know if that’s such a good idea…” Sue Ellen objected.

“But please, can’t you at least ask him?” Patricia asked. “I mean he was my son in law for many years and I would love to see him again,” Patricia smiled and Sue Ellen sighed, as her mother hadn’t changed one bit, as she was still preferring Sue Ellen’s first husband to her current one.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Great update with Miss Ellie and Clayton! It was soooo Dallas like! 10 out of 10 points! :fantastic:

I could easily imagine Miss Ellie and Clayton having that exact conversation at the pool side! And their concern for Sue Ellen's well-being is so nice!

I chuckled at Miss Ellie's last comment: "You see, Patricia has a tendency to get on people's nerves..."

Please give us more of this amazing fanfic real soon!

 

[Ms Southworth]

I know it wasn't meant to be funny, but I think that I chuckled quite a bit, when I read the update about Sue Ellen and Patricia!

Great update that I also was able to see played out on TV! 10 out of 10 points once again! :loveit:

Patricia always seemed to have an opinion about Sue Ellen and the way she lives her life! This time, it was Sue Ellen taking a liking to tea and also meddling in her love life! You wrote Patricia in character just perfectly!

I especially "liked" this line from Patricia's mouth: “Didn’t I always say that he was a fine man, that boy. You know the next time you come down for a visit maybe you could bring JR?” If Patricia had been my mom, I'd ripped out my hair, I think! :hair:

Please update soon! And have a great weekend! :bh:

 

[Honkytonkangel]

ok, despite everything I DO like Sue Ellen's first husband better than her second, and JR is my boy, but a 'fine man' where their relationship was concerned, the witch is nuts (and still such a shit mother).
LOL at Miss Ellie's line about Patricia. But the rest of her conversation with Clayton makes made me a bit sad. It's sweet that they worry about Sue Ellen, but sometimes I wish they'd (and hell Sue Ellen herself) have more faith in how far she's come and how strong she can be.
I hope Sue Ellen can escape soon.

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates Karin! I hope you are having a great weekend with your family. Miss Ellie and Clayton are so cute together in your story and I love that they are both worried about Sue Ellen and her visit with her mom Patricia. I hope things get better soon for Becky and Sue Ellen in your story because I hate to see them both sad. Also I am not looking forward to Afton and Mario getting married in your story. I hope Mitch and Lucy will be able to persuade Afton to dump Mario and take Cliff back.

 

[Ms Southworth]

I just realized that I forgot to comment on your comments!

I agree with you that to have had 7 different sex partners at the age of 16 is a lot. But well he's not JR's son for nothing!

But JR hasn't taken an active parenting role in John Ross' upbringing in recent years, at least according to your fanfic. Unless, of course, that being a "ladies' man" runs in the genes!

In a way I think there's a double standard here though as teenage boys tends to brag about stuff like that and cheer each other on if they have scored with many girls. But if a teenage girl has had as many sex partners she's looked down on and called names such as slut. I think it's a part of what's wrong with society. I mean the same set of attitudes should apply to both boys and girls.

I agree about the unfortunate double standards for boys and girls! They should be treated equally! And they are in my book ... :wink@

Also I find it hilarious that Italy apparently has 14 as their age of consent, considering that it's a Catholic country and Catholism promotes that you should wait to have sex until you get married. So something is not adding up there!

I agree once again! It does seem somewhat odd!

And Italy is not alone! In other fairly large countries like Germany, Austria, and Portugal, the age of consent is also 14! :eck: Maybe the law-makers of those countries believe that their rather strict religious beliefs will make their teenagers wait with sex until marriage? ... ... ...

 

[Presea]

No offense, but I'm getting tired of the Horndog John Ross character portrayal. At this point, it feels like his character is just a younger, dumber version of JR. Maybe if Sue Ellen and JR hadn't focused so much on negative disciplinary strategies and maybe tried more actual communication, he would have been a bit better off by now. Him hooking up with a twenty-something chick is kinda gross, in my opinion. And I don't care about the age of legal consent. In my opinion, making a legal consent age to be younger than a legal adult age is just people's way of saying, "Okay, since parents can't find out what their kids are doing anyway since they already have to work too much, let's just give up and let them do whatever the heck they want, and maybe leave them a box of condoms or birth control on the table."

The Mario plot is becoming tiresome, mainly because it is predictable. I mean, I kind of already know that all of the original couples are just going to get back together anyway, so why drag this out with Becky's (not to mention Lucy, Mitch, Pam, etc.) whining?

So Kurt is a some kind of reporter? Good! Maybe if Ray actually sees a story in the paper about her being back in Dallas, they will finally be able to resolve this thing! God knows that Jenna can't be bothered to get up off her butt to do it. She doesn't even know that people are stalking her and her family!

Hate Patricia aka "The Witch' Sheppard. But there is not much that you can do about that. Lol. The Witch thinks that tea is un-American!? I beg your pardon, Patricia!

 

[Ms Southworth]

Who peed in your Fruit Loops, @Presea? You seem to be in a bad mood today!

I'm sending you a cyper hug to help cheer you up! :bh:

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the detailed feedback. It's much appreciated as always. :thank:

Ms Southworth, I am glad you thought the new scenes were in character.
I don't know if Patricia is meant to be funny or not but I do find her hilarious at times. She didn't do a good job raising her daughters in a way where she taught them to only aspire to be someone's wife and a mother. There's nothing wrong with being a wife and a mother. But the fact that Sue Ellen's whole life revolved around being Mrs. JR Ewing and how she felt like she was nothing without him sure was problematic.

I did have a great weekend thank you. :bh:

True that JR hasn't taken an active part in John Ross upbringing in the last four years. But I've heard somewhere that ages 1-7 are the most formative years and he was there for most of those. Anyway I think it's safe to say that JR has had an influence over his son despite their four years as estranged.

Honkytonkangel, I love it how you call Patricia a witch. You are right JR was not a fine man where his marriage was concerned. But yeah me too prefer JR & Sue Ellen to Don & Sue Ellen. Then as for myself, I wouldn't want to date men like JR or Don as I don't think either one of them is a catch!
But yeah you are right Sue Ellen has gotten a lot stronger and now your comment made me think of a JR/SE video I made some time ago to a Cher song where she sings about "being strong enough to live without you"...great song.

Sanda, oh yeah Becky doesn't have it easy with Mario that's for sure. Actually you will find out today how it will go when Mitch will try to talk to Afton...
Oh and btw I love the new banner that @Tina Ewing made you.

Presea, you have nothing to apologize for. John Ross is acting like a horndog at times and as an adult I can understand why you find that behavior repulsive. Or well come to think about it I think lots of teenage girls find that behavior repulsive too.

But well I guess we've been inspired a bit by Dallas TNT when we rewrote the story and on that show John Ross was portrayed as a ladie's man who was actually a lot like his father.

I think your assumption that the original couples will get back together eventually are pretty spot on. Although there might be some surprises along the way that you haven't counted on.

Good that you find Kurt being a reporter interesting.

I'm glad that you like tea too. I much prefer it to coffee!

Okay so it's time for an update:

Monday morning, Mitch and Becky were sitting on the patio outside of Southfork as they were waiting for Afton to come and pick up Becky. “There’s her car!” Becky pointed towards the driveway where a red Dodge pulled up. Mitch and Becky got up. Mitch picked up Becky’s bag and walked towards the car.

Afton got out and hugged Becky, “Hi sweetie, have you had a good weekend?”

“It was alright,” Becky said and took her bag from Mitch. “Thank you Uncle Mitch,” Becky hugged Mitch.

“Anytime kiddo,” Mitch said.

Becky then went to sit in the car and Afton turned to her brother and said, “Thank you so much for taking care of Becky while I was away.”

“No problem, she’s a great kid,” Mitch said.

“I know, so see ya,” Afton made a motion to leave.

But Mitch stopped her by saying, “So when were you going to tell me about your engagement?”

“What?” Afton’s chin dropped, as she came to a halt looking at Mitch. “How did you know about that?”

Mitch sighed. Crap, it’s true. Mitch tried to stay calm before he went on. “In case you haven’t noticed your daughter is very upset!”

“Mitch all kids get upset when they get a step-parent. She’ll get used to it!”

“So does that mean that I’ll have to get used to him as well?”

“Mitch, are you saying that you don’t like Mario?”

Mitch sighed, “I’m just saying that he makes Cliff Barnes look good!”

Afton crossed her arms saying, “That’s unfair! Cliff and Mario are nothing alike. You’ll see that once you’ll get to know Mario better!”

“I’m not sure I want to get to know him better!”

“Well as far as I’m concerned, you really don’t have a choice. He’s my fiancé and that’s not gonna change!” Afton got into the car and Mitch sighed as he watched her drive away with screaming tires.

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great update Karin. I loved Mitch's talk with his sister in this update when she came to pick up Becky even though Mitch wasn't able to persuade Afton to dump Mario. I hope Afton wakes up soon about Mario and that she decides on her own not to marry him since her daughter Becky and her whole family are all opposed to their uncoming wedding
because they don't trust him to take care of Afton and Becky properly.