Thank you for the feedback.
Ms Southworth, I am glad you enjoyed the Ray & Donna update.
Well I guess this is the first time they've spent some time alone just the two of them since she and Margaret arrived there and that's why serious conversation topics such as her divorce from Andrew hasn't come up before.
I don't think you've spoiled anything considering the governor storyline as it's not gonna play out the same as in Tommie's story. I can tell you that for sure!
Then as for Jenna & Ray. I know people are not going to agree with me about this but I think it would make sense if they would have had another child after Lucas. In fact when Jenny and I began revising this story I suggested adding another child for Jenna and Ray. But Jenny didn't want to do that since she argued that if Jenna & Ray had had another child it would just have tied them stronger together and made it harder for them to split up. So instead we added that they'd tried to have another child after Lucas but that Jenna had had a miscarriage, which has caused extra strain on their marriage.
Honestly I don't know if it should be "to be beat" or "beeped" since English is not my first language.
Ray & Donna, I'm glad you enjoyed the reminiscing.
Okay it's time for an
update and tonight it's back to Sourthfork:
JR, Sue Ellen, John Ross, Christopher, Margaret and Rebecca were gathered in the living room at Southfork. It was drawing close to dinnertime and they were hungry. John Ross turned to Sue Ellen and asked, “Mom what’s for dinner?”
“I don’t know. Let’s find out,” Sue Ellen rang a bell and Teresa came in. “Teresa what’s for dinner?”
“Lamb chop with potato and vegetables,” Teresa replied. “Should I serve now?”
“No we want our drink first,” JR said.
“Certainly Mr. JR,” Teresa said and walked back out into the kitchen.
“So what would you all like?” JR asked, as he went over to fix the drinks.
“Club Soda,” Sue Ellen replied.
“I’ll have a cider,” Christopher said.
“We get liquor?” John Ross asked Chris, who nodded.
“Then I’ll have a Bourbon and branch,” John Ross said and Sue Ellen gave her son a disapproving look.
“I’d like a coca cola please,” Margaret said.
“Gin and tonic,” Rebecca said.
“What?” JR turned around. “Who’s ordered the booze?” JR looked out over the room, before his eyes locked with Sue Ellen’s. “Sue Ellen you’re not drinking again, are you?”
Sue Ellen flinched, as she was insulted by what he insinuated. “Of course not, I only wanted a club soda. You were planning on serving the booze to the kids.”
“Can I get my coke please?” Margaret asked.
“We don’t keep it in here, you’ll have to go get it in the kitchen,” JR said. Margaret got up and hurried to run towards the kitchen. “Now who ordered what?”
“I asked for a Cider,” Christopher said.
“Well I guess you need the non-alcoholic kind,” JR said and poured Christopher a new glass. Christopher looked disappointed as JR went on, “Now John Ross?”
“He ordered Bourbon and John Ross we have talked about this,” Sue Ellen said.
“Fine,” John Ross sighed in defeat. “Just give me a cider dad.”
“Here you are,” JR said. “And that leaves…” JR turned to Rebecca. “Rebecca did you order Gin and Tonic?”
“Yes when can I have it?” Rebecca asked.
“You won’t,” JR said. “Where have you gotten that name from?”
“Yeah gin and tonic ain’t healthy for you,” Sue Ellen lectured Rebecca.
“But mommy drinks it,” Rebecca whined.
“Figures,” JR said.
“JR, I’ll handle this,” Sue Ellen said before she turned to the child. “Look Rebecca I know you wanna be like your mom but there are some things that adults do, that children can’t do. And drinking is one of them. You could die from it.”
“But why does mommy drink then?”
“That you will have to ask her about,” Sue Ellen said.
“So what can I drink?” Rebecca asked.
“Pepsi,” Margaret said, as she had just gotten back from to the room carrying two bottles. Margaret handed one bottle to Rebecca. “Wait here I’ll go get glasses.”
“You don’t need one. It’s just to drink right from the bottle just like my dad does,” Rebecca said and took a sip.
Margaret stared at Rebecca before shrugging her shoulders, “Well mine does too.”
“So what are you waiting for?” Rebecca asked. “Drink it!”
Margaret hesitated for a moment before saying, “Okay.” Margaret put the bottle to her lips and drank from it.
JR and Sue Ellen exchanged a look and JR laughed, “Can you imagine the look on Donna’s face if she was here now?”
“Oh yeah, seems like there’s something of Ray in Margaret after all!” Sue Ellen agreed, as she wondered silently just how the little girl could have changed her behavior so radically in just three weeks.
I'm skeptical of Marilee and Alan Stone! 
(On a sidenote, how on earth did Marilee and Alan hook up? It sounds like they're completely different types! But maybe it's true after all that opposites attract? 
) Overall, I'll need more clues to figure this big, multi-layered "mystery" out! 
... Just priceless! 
Oh, the dialogue is just precious! How did you come up with it, Karin?
Taking into consideration how many hours they've spent together in the last couple of weeks (some in the presence of their daughter), I found it interesting that they supposedly hadn't once talked about the current status of their personal lives! And Margaret hasn't somehow shared that Dowlings hasn't been living with them for quite some time? 
Sorry if I spoiled something here! 
