Dallas in the 90's

[Ms Southworth]

Not much into Charlie and Randy, I'm afraid! I do agree with Presea that Charlie comes across as someone who is trying to change Randy! And on the other hand, Randy comes across as a "daddy's boy" who will do anything to please his dad! Worried about being disowned? Please ... he's supposed to be an adult!

Both Charlie and Randy should cut the umbilical cord and go out on their own! Create their own success story somewhere else to prove - especially to themselves - that they're good enough, smart enough and old enough to stand on their own feet! Much better way to earn not only respect from others but also self-respect!

What happened with the riding lesson? Ray, Donna, and Margaret went riding after breakfast! But now it must late afternoon (since Bobby got home from work)! Did we miss out on Margaret's first time on a horse?

Please update soon, @Karin Schill!

 

[Karin]

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

Shan, thanks for another great score.

Sanda, well if it were up to Pam they'd definitely bring the kids. But I guess Bobby doesn't want another family vacation after the road trip he and Pam's just had with Rebecca last month! :lolo:So he'd rather have some romantic time alone with Pam...

Presea, I think most mothers can relate to Pam's not wanting to leave the kids at home, as I think it's a common way to feel for parents and especially moms since mothers have traditionally been expected to stay at home and take care of the kids and even if that's changed society still have different norms and expectations on fathers and mothers. Like for instance in general most mothers have much longer maternity leave than fathers have paternity leave.

Anyway we're getting off track here, yes Pam will actually go visit her mother's grave...

Then as for Charlie and Randy, you are right of course that clothes doesn't define a person. But when you are in Junior High unfortunately clothes are very important and at that age you are being judged by what you wear by your peers and if you don't have "the right" clothes you will hear about it. So well since this is an old scene written when my sister and I were teenagers it's written from that perspective.

Tommie, I'm glad that you enjoy the romantic scenes between Bobby and Pam since there will be more of them!

Silvie, I'm glad that you're still think this is a great story and I'm not surprised that you enjoy the Bobby & Pam scenes.

Ms Southworth, I know Charlie and Randy are still acting very young in this story and yes they still have a lot of growing up to do but don't worry college is out now. So come the fall they will grow up. Also the way I see it, it's Randy's dad who's tried to change him. Not Charlie. She's just concerned because she thinks Randy is letting his father have too much influence over his life. Also there's a reason for why Randy's a daddy's boy.

Sorry but you didn't miss Margaret's first time on a horse. She got up on the horse and rode off with her parents and I'm afraid that was all. There is no more riding lesson.

Anyway don't pout, as tonight's scene is a short one I'll make it up to you by giving you another double treat.

Here's tonight's update:



The next day at Barnes Oil’s office, Cliff was on the phone with Marilee Stone. “So have you called JR yet?”

“Yes I talked to him yesterday and he doesn’t suspect a thing. I’m meeting him for lunch on the 26th,” Marilee informed Cliff.

“That far off?”

“Yeah well he didn’t have time earlier said something about being busy…”

“Well that explains why Bobby hasn’t returned my call.” Cliff reflected. “By the way have you heard about Sue Ellen’s movie?”

“No I haven’t, Sue Ellen’s made a movie?” Marilee asked.

“Yeah supposedly it’s about her life with JR and how he uses people. You just have to watch it when it premieres. Finally the public will find out who JR really is. It throws dirt right in his face.”

“Interesting, this gives me an idea. Maybe we can use that movie to throw some dirt ourselves.”

“Marilee you are on to something. Let’s embarrass the bastard so much that no one will ever forget it. Then he won’t be able to show his ugly face around here anymore!” Cliff grinned evilly. As a plan started to form in his head, as maybe Sue Ellen’s movie had given them the perfect ammunition needed to win the next round of the Barnes-Ewing feud...

 

[Karin]

At Diamond hotels, Charlie and Randy were coming out of the elevator when they saw Ronald walking down the corridor. Ronald stopped dead in his tracks and stared at Randy.

Realizing that his son looked like a motorcycle gangster he dropped his chin, “But oh my God what have you done to yourself lad?”

“He’s turned back into himself,” Charlie said before she turned to Randy and said, “I’ll wait for you in your room. Don’t take too long.” Charlie then left the two of them alone.

“Randy how many times do I have to tell you not to let anyone change you?” Ronald lectured Randy. “You have to be yourself and stand up for your opinions.”

“Yeah I’ve finally started to realize that,” Randy said.

“What are you getting at?” Ronald asked. “I mean Randy this can’t be you. Have you even seen yourself in the mirror?”

“Yes dad, this is me.”

“But you look like a hooligan!” Ronald said in a disgusted voice.

Randy rolled his eyes, “No I don’t, and look Dad you can’t decide over me anymore. I’ll dress and act anyway I want. You gotta realize I’m not a kid anymore. I’m a grown man and I decide over myself!”

“I know that, but those clothes are not appropriate for work. Remember appearance makes the man.”

“I know and in California I was wearing suits for work,” Randy said. “One colored.”

“That’s alright,” Ronald said. “But are you sure this is really your style?” Ronald asked. “I mean you can’t let a woman decide your clothes.”

“Why not?” Randy asked. “She’s got excellent taste.”

“Really?”

“Yeah really,” Randy said and his father sighed. “Dad, what is this? Do you have a problem with Charlie or something?”

“I don’t know her,” Ronald sighed. “All I know is that her baby-brother is good at making a mess and that her mother likes to suck up. Seriously Randy what does someone like you have in common with someone like her?”

Randy crossed his arms and said in an irritated tone of voice, “More than you think. Have you forgotten that I’ve lived with her for two years?”

“Was that her?” Ronald looked confused.

“Yes,” Randy nodded. “And you would know her if you’d bothered to come and visit us sometime. Her mother flew in all the way from Italy for her graduation, while you didn’t even bother to be there for my graduation last year!”

Ronald sighed, “You know the hotel chains keep me very busy…”

“Too busy to spend time with your son?”

“Hey that’s not fair, remember I raised you by myself after your mother split,” Ronald defended himself.

“Right, I raised myself,” Randy said bitterly.

“You were four years old. I took care of you when you were sick, I helped you with your homework and I drove you to basket ball practice…”

“Okay, you were there when I was a kid, but even a teenager and a grown man do need a father.”

“I offered to take you and your girlfriend out to dinner,” Ronald said. “But you declined…”

“Oh dad it will take more than a dinner to make up for lost time and if you’ll excuse me, my girl is waiting,” Randy said and walked away, leaving Ronald looking troubled.

 

[Ms Southworth]

I'm gonna be brutally honest and say that the Wades and Randy are getting too much time in the "spotlight"! Their connection to "Dallas" is close to non-existing, IMO! But remembering that this fanfic was written by a couple of teenage girls helps me through the updates with them. I can see why teenagers would like Charlie and Randy, but not me, I'm afraid! :shifty::forgive:

I'm looking forward to hear more about Cliff and Marilee's plans!

Hopefully, we'll hear about Margaret's riding lesson when the Ewings sit down for dinner! I want to know if Margaret has begun to bond with her dad! :tv:

Please update soon, Karin!

PS. Just for the record, I think that it's great when parents take some time for themselves without children! Relationships should never be taken for granted to last forever ... they need to be nourished and tended to! Thus, I think that it's wonderful that Bobby and Pam go away alone for a few days! Even if the trip does include a couple of business meetings, it'll be good for them to spend time together away from Southfork. Christopher and Rebecca will be just fine! After all, they've got each other, and they're surrounded by a large family at a beautiful ranch with hundreds of activities to kill time with! :wink@

 

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback Ms Southworth.
I can understand why you think Charlie & Randy are taking up too much time in the spotlight but what did you expect from an episode with Randy's name in the title?

The only comfort I can give you is that in other episodes they will take a backseat to other characters that will be spotlighted instead.

Oh and you'll get to read more about Bobby & Pam's upcoming business trip too later on.

But first it's time for another update:


At Southfork, Sue Ellen walked into John Ross’ room with angry steps. She opened the door without knocking saying in a stern tone of voice, “John Ross we need to talk!”

John Ross and Christopher looked up from the computer game they'd been playing, “Mama would you mind knocking?”

“Don’t Mama me young man,” Sue Ellen said angrily. “Christopher, would you mind leaving us alone?”

Christopher looked at John Ross before putting down his joystick saying, “Sure Aunt Sue Ellen.”

Christopher left the room and John Ross said, “What?”

“I just got off the phone with your headmaster, who informed me that you haven’t sent in a single one of your home assignments since we left England!”

“Big deal,” John Ross shrugged his shoulders, “I ain’t going back to that stuck up place!”

Sue Ellen raised her eyebrows and sighed, as it dawned on her, “You’re staying in Dallas to the fall.”

“That’s right,” John Ross smiled.

“I see,” Sue Ellen looked disappointed, as John Ross words confirmed what she had already suspected.

“I know it’s not what you want to hear but I can’t go back to England with you. So I’ve decided to enroll in Braddock High…”

“Have you talked to your dad about this?”

“Not yet, but I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to have me back at Southfork full time…”

“Yeah I’m sure,” Sue Ellen replied. “Well thank you for informing me first. However we still need to discuss your schoolwork…”

“What about it?” John Ross asked nonchalantly. “School’s out for the summer in Texas!”

“True but it’s not in England and if you don’t wanna have incomplete transfer grades you’d better start working on those home assignments!”

“Oh mama, does it really matter?”

“Yes, unless you want to start sophomore year instead of Junior with your old pals!”

“f**k!” John Ross cursed, as the truth dawned on him, “Think I could make a deal to get an internship counted as extracurricular?” John Ross asked. “I’m sure dad wouldn’t mind having me at the office…”

“Nice try John Ross but no. You are doing your assignments and until you’re done with them, you’re grounded!”

“What?” John Ross asked. “That’s ridiculous. Those assignments will take me weeks to accomplish!”

“Well maybe you should have thought of that before neglecting your schoolwork!” Sue Ellen said. “You’d better get started right away, so have a nice afternoon John Ross!”

Sue Ellen left and John Ross cursed mentally, Oh man Mama sure can be a bitch sometimes… John Ross looked unhappy at the prospect of studying all summer.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Go Sue Ellen ... Go Sue Ellen ... Go Sue Ellen! :girl::girl::girl:

Great scene that had a lot of "Dallas feeling" to it! :bravo: 10 out of 10 points! :10::10:

I love how Sue Ellen gives it to John Ross "straight up"! "You get to work! ... No short cuts! ... Just do it!" :bravo:

John Ross should be grateful that his mom is open to him staying permanently in Dallas! She loves him unconditionally! She would like for him to become the best young man he can be!

Please update soon, Karin!

 

[Honkytonkangel]

Good for Randy standing up to his dad, but he's right that Randy should let Charlie influence him too much either.
Now YAY! for my girl Sue Ellen. LOVE that she told lil JRo what's what and that she didn't shut down his idea of him staying in Dallas (which is what she should do too regardless of what happens between her and JR). She's a good mama and he should listen to her more often.
As for cliff I still hate him and want to punch him, but at the same time It's gonna be so much fun when JR gets to crush him.
Can't wait to see what happens next.

 

[Presea]

I love how Sue Ellen laid down the law with John Ross here! She has done most of the work when it comes to raising him, obviously. Not that JR was never firm about things, either. (I'm remembering how he made sure John Ross stopped cutting classes by always having someone drive him to school.) But Sue Ellen has pretty much been a single mother, in my opinion. I actually sort of hate John Ross in this story. And now it looks like he has gotten lazy with school just because of his future at Ewing Oil. But what I don't understand is why he always says "keep" in this story in such unusual ways. (As in "Shut the keep up!", etc.) Is it cultural or something? Just curious, because I've never heard anyone use that word in ways like this, and I don't think I've heard John Ross say it on the show, either.

I don't want to believe it, but it looks like Marilee probably is working with Cliff. I really hope that JR can figure things out before something bad happens! I hate it when Cliff wins!

I like how Randy stood up to his dad. Ronald is a jerk, and he deserved that. And congratulations for doing what the show could not by actually giving Randy a backstory and some dimension as a character! lol!

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

“Just a little, do you like it?”

“Yeah, it looks almost like if you’ve never left” Bobby reflected.

“That’s the idea. I hope you don’t mind but I asked Miss Ellie where you’ve put my things. I figured if I’m gonna live here the room needed a more feminine touch,” Pam smiled.

Had to comment on this, I get it, Pam means well, but it feels weird to me that "that's the idea", like hello Pam, remember when you chose to leave and weren't exactly rushing back? It seems kind of strange to me that she's so eager to slot straight back into Dallas life.

Reading again, not quite caught up yet, I'll have a more comprehensive comment later

A couple of things (I'm being lazy here, I probably could go back and look to find the answers):
1. What's the current state of Don's film project? Is it still for sale?
2. The Wades, they flew from Italy and have been roadtripping to Dallas since Charlie is going to be teaching there. How long have they been travelling now? Or I guess how much time has passed in the story as a whole?

 

[Ms Southworth]

Good for Randy standing up to his dad, but he's right that Randy should let Charlie influence him too much either.
Now YAY! for my girl Sue Ellen. LOVE that she told lil JRo what's what and that she didn't shut down his idea of him staying in Dallas (which is what she should do too regardless of what happens between her and JR). She's a good mama and he should listen to her more often.
As for cliff I still hate him and want to punch him, but at the same time It's gonna be so much fun when JR gets to crush him.
Can't wait to see what happens next.

@Honkytonkangel: You meant to write "Randy shouldn't let Charlie influence him ... ...", right?

 

[Ms Southworth]

Had to comment on this, I get it, Pam means well, but it feels weird to me that "that's the idea", like hello Pam, remember when you chose to leave and weren't exactly rushing back? It seems kind of strange to me that she's so eager to slot straight back into Dallas life.

@Miss Texas 1967: Interesting perspective you have! To me, it's quite natural what Pam did! On one hand, a woman does need a vanity table of some sort in either her bedroom or her bathroom! On the other hand, Pam (like any woman) feels the need to add her own personal touch to their bedroom.
(And I'm guessing that it must have meant a whole lot for Pam to discover that Bobby did keep all her stuff! )

@Karin Schill: I forgot to write this earlier, but I did find it a bit odd that you referred to the bedroom as "Bobby's bedroom"! Any particular reason for that? I know that Bobby and Pam aren't married or even engaged, but it's been days since they "found" each other again (and they were a couple for a good number of years prior to all this)! Anyway, to me, it's not only Bobby's room anymore. It's also Pam's!

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for all your comments. It's always appreciated. :site:

Ms Southworth, I am glad that you enjoyed the Sue Ellen and John Ross scene. You are right that she loves him unconditionally and wants what's best for him even if it's not necessarily what's best for her.

No there's no particular reason why I referred to it as Bobby's bedroom more than that Pam's been in and out of the house a couple of times. So every time they've been apart it's been Bobby's room. Also a thought just occurred to me, JR and Bobby grew up at Southfork, so are they still living in the same rooms as when they were boys or have they changed rooms since then?

Honkytonkangel, I agree that Sue Ellen is a good mother to John Ross.
Also I'm glad that you liked that Randy stood up to his dad and yeah you'll see later how the different "rounds" of the Ewing-Barnes fued will play out and if JR will fall into Marilee and Cliff's trap about the dry whole field!
The reason why Marilee is on Cliff's side is because she got pissed at JR when he left her in the swimming pool on the original show...

Presea, in my opinion JR/SE have both had a role in raising John Ross. But you are not wrong to say that she's been like a single mother in the past 4 years as John Ross has lived with her and Don has not been much of a help. So yeah she's had the joy of dealing with a teenage John Ross whereas JR was used to the older child before he moved to England at age 12.

Thank you, I'm glad that you like that we've given Randy a bit more of a backstory.
Also I agree that Ronald is a jerk. We've purposedly written him that way.

But what I don't understand is why he always says "keep" in this story in such unusual ways. (As in "Shut the keep up!", etc.) Is it cultural or something? Just curious, because I've never heard anyone use that word in ways like this, and I don't think I've heard John Ross say it on the show, either.

Oh no! We've been censored and I didn't even realized it. Apparently you can't use foul language on the board. Because I have not been using the word "Keep" in the way you have suggested. You'll see in my word document the word he's been using is a four letter word that begins with an F. So it's not "Shut the keep up" it's "Shut the f*** up". So you can just substitute all the keeps with the f-word and I'm sure the story will make a lot more sense to you now!

Thanks for bringing this to my attention though.

Miss Texas 1967, I think Pam wants to feel at home at Southfork again since she's back together with Bobby and intends to stay.

1. What's the current state of Don's film project? Is it still for sale?

Don has made a deal with a distributor that he can't get out of. So the movie will open up around the world and then in the USA.
Sue Ellen has told him to stop the deal and he promised he would. But he wasn't able to stop it. So it's just a matter of time until it will hit the theaters in the USA.

2. The Wades, they flew from Italy and have been roadtripping to Dallas since Charlie is going to be teaching there. How long have they been travelling now? Or I guess how much time has passed in the story as a whole?

:lolo: The Wades have stopped travelling by now. They're just staying at Randy's father's hotel until they can find a house in Dallas that's for rent.

I would say about a month has passed by since the story started now.

Update will follow in the next post.

 

[Karin]

Out by the pool were Bobby and Pam trying to teach Rebecca how to swim, but it was not going so well since the little girl refused to get into the water. “Please Rebecca won’t you come into the pool?” Bobby asked, as he was standing in the water.

“No,” Rebecca shook her head, as she held on tightly to her mother. Pam was sitting down on the edge, with her legs in the water, while Rebecca was standing next to her with her arms wrapped around her shoulders.

“But the water’s really warm and nice,” Bobby tried to cajole her.

“It doesn’t matter since I’m never going into that pool ever again,” Rebecca said. “It’s dangerous and way too deep for me.”

“I know it’s deep but it’s not dangerous,” Pam said. “Not if you know how to swim. So don’t you want to learn how to swim?”

Rebecca hesitated for a moment before she said, “I don’t think so.”

“You don’t think so?” Bobby said. “But how are you going to become a big girl if you don’t learn how to swim?”

“Well maybe I don’t wanna be a big girl,” Rebecca pouted.

“Are you sure about that?” Bobby said. “Since you know big girls gets bigger allowances.”

That sparked Rebecca’s interest, “How much bigger?”

“Oh I don’t know,” Bobby said, “Maybe big enough to buy that Barbie Dream House that you want!”

“You mean you’ll buy me a new Barbie Dream House if I’ll learn how to swim?” Rebecca asked excitedly.

“I think that could be arranged yeah,” Bobby said.

“Wow! So what are we waiting for?” Rebecca smiled. “Teach me how to swim already!”

Pam laughed relieved before picking up a floating pad and handing it to Rebecca, “Okay so start with putting these on so that you can stay afloat.”

“Okay,” Rebecca said and Pam helped her put the floating pads on her arms.

“There you go,” Pam smiled, “now you’re ready to get into the water.”

The smile vanished from Rebecca’s face and you could see the fear in her hazel brown eyes, “Do I have to?”

“What do you mean?” Pam asked. “You were ready to jump in a moment ago.”

“No I was ready to learn how to swim,” Rebecca said. “But can’t I do that on land?”

“No,” Pam shook her head. “You have to get into the water.”

“But I’m afraid of the water,” Rebecca said, pointing to her floating pads, “I mean what if these falls off and I’ll drown?”

“You won’t drown with us in the pool,” Bobby promised her.

“That’s right Rebecca, we won’t let anything happen to you,” Pam promised her. “So shall we go in now?”

“Okay,” Rebecca nodded.

“Good then let me lift you into the water and you’ll see it’s not so bad,” Bobby said, as he walked up to them and grabbed hold of Rebecca’s waist. “So are you ready?”

“Yeah,” Rebecca nodded and Bobby lifted Rebecca into the water.

“See I’ve got you,” Bobby said, as Pam too got into the water. “and I’m not letting go of you until you tell me too, ok?”

“Okay,” Rebecca said, biting her lip nervously, “So what’s next?”

Noticing how his daughter was still not comfortable in the water and knowing that the best way to get her to forget about her fears was to make her laugh, Bobby smiled, “Next is a ride on the carousel!” And with those words he started to lift and spin Rebecca around so the water splashed all around them as her feet hit the surface. Just as anticipated that got Rebecca laughing but Pam was not as pleased as she was being splashed with water.

“Bobby what are you doing?” she yelled. “You are getting me all wet!”

“Oops! Looks like mommy doesn't like this! She looks mad.” Bobby laughed.

“You are right,” Rebecca laughed delightedly, “But I love it, so do it again daddy!”

“Okay princess, here's another ride on the carousel!” Bobby said before he started lifting and spinning Rebecca around again and watching Bobby with Rebecca from a safer distance Pam couldn't help but smile as she realized what Bobby had been doing, as their daughter's fear of the water was all forgotten about now.

 

[Honkytonkangel]

@Honkytonkangel: You meant to write "Randy shouldn't let Charlie influence him ... ...", right?

LOL, yes that's what I meant. my brain was clouded by the ringing in my eyes from Jenna Jr's whiny voice.

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

@Miss Texas 1967: Interesting perspective you have! To me, it's quite natural what Pam did! On one hand, a woman does need a vanity table of some sort in either her bedroom or her bathroom! On the other hand, Pam (like any woman) feels the need to add her own personal touch to their bedroom.
(And I'm guessing that it must have meant a whole lot for Pam to discover that Bobby did keep all her stuff! )

Yeah I get why she would want her stuff and why it would mean something to her to have the Ewings store it, I'm just (still) having a hard time with the whole forgive and forget thing that's going on. Pam was gone for 7+ years and is now back and it seems like she's eager to make everything as normal as it was before she left, but realistically I find it difficult to imagine it being that easy, for her or for everyone else. Like are we not supposed to mention that despite her wanting to make everything all smooth, she caused a whole lot of chaos and emotional damage in those 7 years.
It's hard to put into words, sorry.

 

[Ms Southworth]

LOL, yes that's what I meant. my brain was clouded by the ringing in my eyes from Jenna Jr's whiny voice.

@Honkytonkangel: "... ringing in your eyes ..." ???? Eh, what??? ... ... :lolo: ... ... I'm guessing that your brain still hasn't recovered from listening to the whiny voice of a certain character!

Yeah I get why she would want her stuff and why it would mean something to her to have the Ewings store it, I'm just (still) having a hard time with the whole forgive and forget thing that's going on. Pam was gone for 7+ years and is now back and it seems like she's eager to make everything as normal as it was before she left, but realistically I find it difficult to imagine it being that easy, for her or for everyone else. Like are we not supposed to mention that despite her wanting to make everything all smooth, she caused a whole lot of chaos and emotional damage in those 7 years.
It's hard to put into words, sorry.

@Miss Texas 1967: It's quite alright! I think that I have an idea of what you meant now!

My time will come when I'll be in your shoes, i.e. when Sue Ellen forgives and forgets the millions of times when JR hurt her, not only by cheating, but also by putting her down and taking away whatever self esteem she had left!

 

[Ms Southworth]

Great update! Very sweet family scene! It had that special "Dallas" feeling to it! Bobby is a really great dad ... making sure not to "push" Rebecca until she is ready ... and also spinning her around so that she forgets her fear of the water!

Cute how Pam got splashed with water, but it's all good!
(I seem to recall several prior "Dallas" scenes onscreen in which Pam threw a minor fit because her hair and makeup got ruined with water splashes! I've been in her shoes several times over the years, and my reaction was pretty much the same! ).

All in all, this scene deserves 10 out of 10 points! :10::10::10::10::10:

Please give us more like this, @Karin Schill! :bravo: :thank:

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates Karin. Sue Ellen is an awesome mom to John Ross laying down the law to her son about how important it is to your homework and to get a proper education so he work at Ewing Oil with his father even though Sue Ellen has
she has a complicated relationship with JR. I love Bobby and Pam in your story. They are so cute together teaching their daughter how to swim. I am not really looking forward to their upcoming reunion with Jenna and her kids since Lucas now knows that Bobby is his biological father because they are finally happy with their kids.

 

[pd fan]

:bravo::bravo::bravo::10:

 

[Honkytonkangel]

ringing in your eyes ..." ???? Eh, what??? ... ... :lolo: ... ... I'm guessing that your brain still hasn't recovered from listening to the whiny voice of a certain character!

I will never be the same again LOL. Either my ears and brain are broken or my keyboard is.