Thank you everyone for the feedback. I really love reading your comments.
Ms Southworth, I'm glad you enjoyed so much about the latest update. I agree with you that Super Mario can be a bit addictive. I used to love that video game when I was a child and I still enjoy playing Super Mario occasionally when I hang out with one of my best friends and her kids.
Yeah Becky and Cliff has really hit it off. I guess it's because they've found an in common interest.
Ray & Donna, too funny about the Gin & Tonic comment. I don't know how many percentages there is in it, but yeah I guess the stronger the liquor the easier to get drunk!
Pammy, thank you. Yeah the team is getting back together bit by bit.
Also you are right there will be some fireworks once Jenna realize that Ray is not in Washington after all but at Southfork...
Speaking of Southfork, it's time to head back to the ranch for dinner in the next
update:
JR, Sue Ellen, John Ross, Christopher and Rebecca were seated in the dining room at Southfork. They had just started to eat. Rebecca wrinkled her nose as she took the first bite of her food. “Yuck!” Rebecca grimaced. “This wasn’t any good, what is it?!”
“It’s lamb chops sweetheart,” Sue Ellen replied.
“What’s that?” Rebecca asked.
“It’s lamb. You know a sheep’s kid!” Margaret said.
“A small sheep?!” Rebecca was sickened by the idea. “I’m eating a sheep!!!!” Rebecca exclaimed, before she spat out her food.
“Rebecca, behave!” Christopher said.
“Poor sheep!!!” Rebecca started to cry.
JR and Sue Ellen looked at each other and Sue Ellen sighed before she got up, “Rebecca come with me. Let’s have a little talk,” Sue Ellen and Rebecca left the table.
John Ross turned to Margaret and said, “Was that really necessary?”
“She asked what it was,” Margaret said, before she took off her reading glasses and put away her dictionary.
“Margaret in some cases it’s better not to answer,” JR said.
His response puzzled Margaret, “What do you mean by that?”
“Use your brain,” John Ross sneered.
“But I am all the time,” Margaret objected. “I happen to know that USA contains of fifty states. Texas is the biggest and Rhode Island is the smallest. California is the most populated and…”
“And that will be more than enough thank you,” JR interrupted Margaret.
“But I know a lot more,” Margaret objected.
“I know you have an amazing ability to memorize facts and that will get you a long way at school. But in this house there are only a few things you need to remember,” JR lectured his niece. “So are you ready to hear our house rules?”
“Yes sir,” Margaret nodded obediently.
“Good, these are our rules that we expect you to respect,” JR said. “Children are supposed to be seen but not heard. You are never to speak your mind unless asked to do so. And never interrupt a grown up! Is that clear?”
Margaret looked startled at JR before she nodded a little, “Yes sir.”
“Good!” JR smiled as he returned to his dinner, just as Sue Ellen and Rebecca came back into the room.
“Now when that’s settled you’ll promise to eat?” Sue Ellen asked.
“Yes Aunt Sue Ellen,” Rebecca smiled, as Teresa came out of the kitchen with a plate of meatballs.
“Meatballs for Miss Rebecca,” Teresa said and put the plate down in front of Rebecca.
JR frowned as he noticed the satisfied smirk on the little girls’ face. “Sue Ellen! Why the hell for did you give that kid special food for?” JR demanded to know. “She needs to learn to eat like normal people.”
“JR calm down and leave Rebecca alone,” Sue Ellen tried to reason with him. “I mean she’s just a little girl.”
“No she’s a very spoiled little girl,” JR complained. “But it just figures that Pamela hasn’t taught her any manners.”
“Well maybe she is a little spoiled. But so was Lucy. Besides how Rebecca is brought up is none of our business. It’s Bobby and Pam’s headache so let’s just eat our dinner and stay out of it.”
“Okay you’re right. Let’s leave that trouble to Bobby and Pam,” JR agreed before he went on. “By the way I’ve been thinking about you and John Ross…do you think you could possibly extend your visit?”
The question threw Sue Ellen, who shifted uncomfortably. “Oh I don’t know…”
“I mean I’d love for you to stay all summer…”
“I’m sure you do!” Sue Ellen said sarcastically.
“Oh please mom, could you?” John Ross asked enthusiastically. “Since I’m not coming back to England with you this fall I’d like you to stay with us as long as possible…”
“I know John Ross and I’m sure gonna miss you once I go back home,” Sue Ellen said with a heavy heart.
“I’ll miss you too,” John Ross said. “You know I really wish you’d stay with us a little longer. I mean I was hoping that we’d get to spend some time together as a family before you leave Mom and so far we haven’t been able to do that at all, because of this stupid grounding.”
Sue Ellen looked into her son’s hopeful eyes and she couldn’t find it in her heart to let him down. “Well I suppose I could stay an extra week or two,” Sue Ellen agreed and JR looked happy when he heard that.
“Thanks Mama,” John Ross beamed and seeing how happy her son was Sue Ellen couldn’t help but smile too.
They then continued eating when Rebecca suddenly spoke up, “Uncle JR, Aunt Sue Ellen can I ask you something?”
“Sure you can ask us anything,” JR smiled.
“Good, you’ll see I was wondering since I’ve heard a lot about it lately…”
“Yes?” Sue Ellen asked.
“What is sex?!”
JR and Sue Ellen stopped eating and stared at Rebecca, as that so wasn’t what they had expected her to ask them. It got silent for a moment before John Ross and Chris started laughing hysterically. “Good one Rebecca” Chris laughed.
“Yeah I can’t wait to hear what my parents have to say about that one,” John Ross laughed.
“Well out of the mouths of babes,” JR finally remarked, as he tried to search out Sue Ellen’s eyes for support. But she refused to meet his gaze.
“I don’t understand,” Rebecca looked puzzled. “It’s something that’s got to do with babies?”
“Um…yes, you could say that,” Sue Ellen uncomfortably agreed.
“Oh cool, so is it a game I can play with my dolls?” Rebecca asked innocently.
“No it’s not for kids,” Sue Ellen replied.
“Yeah it’s something only grownups can do when they are alone,” JR said and thinking that Rebecca would be satisfied with that answer he returned to his food.
The table went quiet for a moment, as Rebecca pondered that and then she went on, “So are you and Aunt Sue Ellen doing it?”
“Excuse me?” JR spat on his drink.
John Ross laughed and Sue Ellen’s blushed before she said in a strained voice, “No, JR and I are rarely alone anymore!”
“But you used to be?” Rebecca wondered.
“Yes but that was a long time ago when we were married,” JR said.
“Okay so it’s something for married people?”
“It can be,” Sue Ellen agreed.
“Okay so were you good at sex?” Rebecca asked.
“Rebecca!” Sue Ellen scolded her. “Why don’t you finish your dinner before your food gets cold?”
“But you haven’t answered my question,” Rebecca insisted.
“And I’m not going to, in fact if you’ll have any more questions about sex and babies I suggest you ask them to your parents because this discussion’s closed,” Sue Ellen lectured the child.
She then returned to her food thinking that was the end of that when JR suddenly turned to her and said in a lower voice, “Well you handled that one well darling. Then again you were always very good at dealing with things, in and out of bed…”
“JR!!!” Sue Ellen elbowed him. Then she looked him straight into his eyes as if to say don’t you dare say another word.
JR however just gave her one of his shit eating grins, “Sorry but you were,” JR insisted, as he held onto Sue Ellen’s gaze for a moment before she looked away.
“So if sex is for married people, when did you know that you wanted to get married then?” Rebecca asked.
“Oh that’s easy, I knew it from the moment I first saw Sue Ellen at the Miss Texas competition,” JR replied.
“Oh that’s right the Miss Texas competition,” John Ross smiled. “That’s where you guys first met.”
“Yes we did,” JR nodded. “I was one of the judges and Sue Ellen was…”
“JR please,” Sue Ellen interrupted him, “let’s not take another walk down memory lane. It was after all a
very long time ago and really nothing anyone wants to hear about!”
“Well I do,” John Ross smiled.
“Me too,” Margaret said.
“But I don’t want to talk about that so let’s change the subject,” Sue Ellen said.
“Okay so as for sex I think I understand what it is now...” Rebecca started to say.
“On the other hand Miss Texas sounds fine…” Sue Ellen interrupted Rebecca. “This happened in 1967 when I was 20 years old and studying at the University of Texas in Austin. My mother had entered me into the Miss Texas beauty pageant and JR was one of the judges.”
“Yeah I was and I must say that from the moment I first saw your aunt Sue Ellen I knew she’d win because she was the sexiest girl in the room but she was also a lady and the combination was devastating. I just fell in love with her right then and there and…” JR and Sue Ellen then proceeded telling the kids the story about how they first had met…
After all, the children are 7 years and older, and the staff takes care of all the cooking, cleaning, etc.! 
Funny though how Afton got so fed up that she unplugged the TV all together! 
On the other hand, I've tried to be so addicted to the Super Mario Game years ago, that I would have moved heaven and earth to be able to reach the next level! Thus, I can understand why Becky and Cliff can't seem to let go of the game even though they probably know that it would be the right thing to do! 
I just finished reading a book where the main character was drinking those to try and get hopelessly drunk!
