Dallas in the 90's

[Ms Southworth]

Hmmm ... ... the update with Randy! It's taken me a while to figure out what kind of feedback to give!

First of all, with his choice in apparel alone, Randy doesn't score any points with me! I mean, wearing leather jacket and leather pants when you're not on a motorcycle?

Secondly, Randy sounds rather immature for a man in his mid twenties! I mean, rating girls like that is quite demeaning, don't you think? I have to wonder, if he's mature enough to be in a committed relationship with Charlie! Maybe she could do better? Or just maybe Charlie and Randy deserve each other?

Looking forward to more updates of this amazing fanfic! :fantastic: :hats: :bravo:

 

[Ms Southworth]

Great update from Houston with Bobby and Pam reading the fine print of Guzzler's contract! :bravo: I was able to see the entire scene played out in my head and thus give you guys (@Karin Schill and Jenny) a full scoreboard without any hesitation: :10::10::10::10::10:

I loved Bobby's concern for his children! The fact that he thought of them before anything else - when Pam insinuated that "there were dark clouds in the horison" - tells you a lot about the kind of character he has!

I also loved Bobby's reaction to Guzzler's contract: “Damn! This is one hell of a rip off!” And Bobby's final comment to the banker when attempting to cancel the check: "... ... thanks for nothing".

I feel sorry for Bobby right now! I mean, he tries to see the best in people and give them the benefit of the doubt! There are times that I would have liked to have that trait, but I usually stick to my gut feeling which is usually alligned with past experiences!

I loved Bobby's referral to the ways his daddy used to make deals with just a handshake! As much as I hated the whole storyline regarding Katherine's letter, I truly enjoyed your referral to it! :cooler:

I can't wait to read more updates about everyday! :danc: :fantastic:

 

[Karin]

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

Jessie, I am delighted that you are able to keep up with the story now.
I can see why you are looking forward to the movie release in the States and Jenna and Lucas arrival at Southfork. One of these things will happen soon (this episode) and the other one will happen later...

Sanda, you will find out how JR reacts when he hears about the Guzzler deal after Bobby and Pam have returned to town.

Ms Southworth, thanks for all the detailed feedback. I'm glad that you still love this fanfic.
You make some good points. Firstly as for Afton's boyfriend Mario, I agree he is not good for her. He is self-observed and arrogant and yet love is blind so Afton can't see it.
As for Bobby and Pam, I can't remember if Pam ever told Bobby about Guzzler or not. I think Guzzler might have begged her not to tell him and she didn't to spare Bobby's feelings. It's been a while since I watched the episode though so I could be wrong. You know whatever Bobby whispered in Pam's ear is up to your imagination.
You are right about that this "honeymoon period" can't last forever. Sooner or later the past will catch up with them and the fact that they have spent 8 years apart will create some bumps in the road... But it won't happen just yet... :wink@

I agree with you about Randy. The conversation he had with his friends sounds like something a bunch of teenage boys would say.
So maybe she could do better...but then again Charlie is not exactly the most mature person for her age so it could be that you are right that they deserve each other...

Okay so here's another double treat update:

At Southfork, JR’s car pulled up in front of the garage and he stepped out of it. As he reached for his briefcase he heard a voice calling out for him, “Finally, I thought you’d never get back from the office!”

As JR turned around he come face to face with Rebecca and sighed, “What do you want?”

“You promised to be my butler until my parents came home and they are not home yet so,” Rebecca reminded JR.

“Now wait a minute, I took you and that Krebbs kid to the movies,” JR objected.

“That was last week. This week you haven’t done anything,” Rebecca whined.

“Not true, we spent the whole day together on the fourth of July,” JR gave her his best shit eating grin.

“That was a family day,” Rebecca pointed out. “You’d better become a better butler or I’m telling mommy that you and Aunt Katherine took me to the doctors.”

“Is that a threat?” JR snorted.

“It’s a promise,” Rebecca smiled.

JR sighed, as he realized that he was cornered by a kid, “Alright, alright, what do you want me to do?”

“I want you to spend the whole day with me tomorrow and you will act like a butler, starting with bringing me breakfast in bed!” Rebecca spelled it out for JR.

“But I have to work,” JR insisted.

“No you don’t, you will take the day off to teach me how to swim or I’m telling…”

“Fine,” JR muttered. “You’ve got yourself a deal kiddo!” JR sighed and Rebecca grinned satisfied.

 

[Karin]

A little later, the Ewing family was sitting down having dinner together. John Ross looked from his parents to his half-eaten dinner plate as he tried to await the right moment to tell them about his date with Melissa. He was not quite sure how to bring it up with them, after all he was grounded and he didn’t want them to object to his date. Eventually he seized the moment to share his news, “Oh I almost forgot to tell you, Mama, Daddy, but I’ve invited a girl named Melissa to come out here to Southfork on Saturday.”

“Melissa?” Sue Ellen asked.

“Yes that’s her name. I met her at the roller blade court last week,” John Ross said.

“Well that’s my son! I’m so proud that you’ve started to bring home dates,” JR said in a delighted voice that made John Ross beam. It seemed like he had worried about nothing. His parents were taking the news better than expected. Unfortunately his dad didn’t know when to stop though as he went on. “In fact son I hope you'll follow in my footsteps and have lots of ladies,” JR twinkled at John Ross.

Sue Ellen twitched from JR’s words as here she had thought he might have changed when he was still the same heart-breaker he’d always been. It angered her to hear him talk of ladies in such a casual manner, without thinking of her feelings at all. “Oh I certainly hope it won’t come to that my darling JR,” Sue Ellen said sarcastically. “I mean just because you’re an unfaithful bastard it doesn’t mean that John Ross has to become one too.”

“Oh come on Sue Ellen, I was just as faithful to our marital wows as you were,” JR said in a warning voice.

However Sue Ellen didn’t know when to stop either, as she said bitterly, “Oh really? So I guess women like Kimberly Cryder, Holly Harwood and that Winger tramp just happened to fall into your bed huh?”

“Sue Ellen please it’s ancient history,” JR pleaded with Sue Ellen to quit. As this was something he didn’t feel like discussing in front of his whole family.

“Maybe to you it is, but for me it still hurts,” Sue Ellen tried to hold back tears. “I mean no matter how hard I’ve tried I don’t think I’ll ever be able to erase the image of you and Holly Harwood from my mind.”

“I’ve said I’m sorry about that, which is more than you’ve ever done,” JR’s patience finally snapped and he lashed out at her. “I have feelings too Sue Ellen. Do you think I liked watching you carrying on with that cowboy?” Clayton raised an eyebrow and was just about to jump in to Dusty’s defense. But he didn’t get a chance to before JR went on. “Or how you used Cliff Barnes to try to make me jealous?” Sue Ellen shifted uncomfortably in her chair as she could feel Miss Ellie giving her a disapproving look. “Not to mention John Ross’ camp counselor. I mean the boy was still in college for crying out loud!” JR said provocatively.

John Ross looked like he was about to get sick as it suddenly dawned on him that his mother might have slept with Peter Richards. “Mama…” John Ross tried to seek out his mother’s eyes in search for the truth.

But his mother avoided his gaze and the subject as she simply said, “Oh I’d be glad to meet Melissa on Saturday.”

However John Ross just couldn’t forget or cope with what he’d just heard. “Good, so now can I be excused?”

“Sure,” Clayton replied.

“But John Ross you’ve barely eaten a thing, aren’t you hungry?” Sue Ellen asked.

“No, I’ve suddenly lost my appetite,” John Ross said, as he glared angrily at his parents.

“John Ross are you ok?” Miss Ellie asked in a concerned voice.

“No, not anymore,” John Ross said, as he left the table and rushed upstairs, before anyone could see the tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

“Thanks JR. Now you’ve managed to turn my son against me,” Sue Ellen said.

“No darling, you did that all by yourself. You never should have gotten involved with that boy.”

“No what I never should have done was coming back here. You haven’t changed one bit. It’s at times like this I wish I would have stayed in England.”

Her words finally had the desired effect as JR realized just how close he was to lose Sue Ellen again. Not wanting that to happen he hurried to apologize, “I’m sorry darling. I didn’t mean to tell John Ross about you and that boy, it just slipped out because you brought up those women…”

“Well I guess I shouldn’t have mentioned them in front of everyone…” Sue Ellen suddenly realized just how much she and JR had embarrassed themselves this evening.

“Damn right,” JR agreed and there was an uncomfortable silence for a moment before he continued. “Sue Ellen, please don’t go just yet. I want you to stay until the end of the summer, as planned,” JR pleaded with Sue Ellen.

Although a part of her wanted nothing more than to get away from him immediately. A part of her knew that if she left now there was a huge risk she’d never be able to repair her relationship with her son. So knowing that she needed to patch things up with her son before she could leave Sue Ellen nodded in defeat. “Alright I’ll stay a little longer.”

“Thanks you won’t regret it” JR said when Mitch came down the stairs, after taking a phone call on the room.

“Hey what’s happened to John Ross?” Mitch asked. “I just met him in the stairs and he looked ill.”

“Well I can tell you why John Ross is feeling ill. He’s got JR & Sue Ellen as parents, that’s why!” Lucy said, as Mitch sat down next to her.

“LUCY!” Miss Ellie said in a scolding voice.

“I’m sorry grandma. But I’m just stating the obvious here,” Lucy said.

“I think I’ll better go after him. May I?” Christopher asked.

“Sure you just run along,” Clayton said. Christopher got up and left the table too. Once he’d left the room got silent. The tension was so thick that it could be cut with a knife.

In an attempt to lighten up the mood Donna said, “Margaret, aren’t you forgetting about something today?”

“Oh that’s right, my politic information! Thanks mom,” Margaret said and got up from her chair and started to talk. “Today I’m gonna talk a little about Martin Luther King who was fighting for equal rights already in the 1960s…” Margaret started to retell the facts.

Mitch who couldn’t stand listening to Margaret’s lecture leaned over to his wife, “Lucy, how about taking a walk?”

Unfortunately Lucy was not able to answer before Margaret objected, “No you can go walking later. Now I want you all to listen to me…because I will tell you all about Martin Luther King. He was a man of the people who…” Margaret continued to talk and Mitch sighed heavily as this so wasn’t the way he wanted to spend his evening.

 

[Alexia]

WOW!! Intense chapter!! But at least, they're going to have to talk about things now... Nice chapter Karin Schill!!!!!

 

[pd fan]

Amazing chapter again Karin !! I was sûre about Guzzler Bobby should have listened to Pam advice, :10: quick next storie please !!!!!!!!

 

[Presea]

I'm guessing that when Guzzler comes back in about twenty more years to rip-off Bobby again, Bobby will finally have had enough. Guzzler Oil indeed. It just guzzled up millions of dollars! I liked the reference to the letter here. It was definitely something for them to learn from, because even though Katherine was wrong to do it and would have benefited from actually trying to get a life, the fact remains that it couldn't have happened at all if Bobby and Pam hadn't already been having problems with their marriage. It was why I didn't feel quite as sorry for them or get irrationally angry about the "perfect couple" being broken up like some of those nutcase viewers who attacked or made stupid comments to Morgan Brittany in public.

JR is such an insensitive jerk. Having lots of lovely ladies like him, huh? How can he even suggest that in front of Sue Ellen? I hate how he just thinks apologizing about his affairs is enough and how he just immediately lays blame on Sue Ellen for her affairs. Sure, two wrongs don't make a right, but Sue Ellen really only cheated to retaliate against what JR did to her first. This was better than some of the other scenes because there was some actual communication about their problems. But JR needs to do better. Sue Ellen doesn't even KNOW about all of his affairs, and he just wants to pretend it all never happened so he can hurry up and get his trophy wife back on Southfork. And of course, Sue Ellen just placidly agrees to stop talking about it. They are just going backwards and falling right back into their old habits, and it is horrible how John Ross is suffering because of it. If Sue Ellen and JR can't get their s*** together, then they have no business being married again.

 

[Jessie]

Great updates Karin

Rebecca really knows how to get JR to do what she wants. He deserves it but I bet Rebecca will let it slip about the Doctors appointment.

The family dinner was ruined but I blame JR. I feel sorry for John Ross he heard stuff he never should have heard. Sue Ellen is staying but I hope she works things out with John Ross. It is sad he will hate what his Mother did but probably will not be mad at his Dad.

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I really appreciate it. :thank:

Alexia, yeah you are right that JR and Sue Ellen need to talk things out. They do have a lot of baggage and have both hurt each other in the past.

Silvie, I agree Bobby should have listened to Pam's advice about Guzzler.

Presea, I'm glad that you liked the letter reference and how Pam has learnt something from it. I agree with you that it would never have worked if Bobby and Pam didn't have problems before. In fact a lot of what Katherine wrote in the letter was what Pam actually felt at the time and confided in Katherine about!
It's sad how people can't tell the difference between the actors and the characters. Morgan Brittany really didn't deserve rude comments about Bobby and Pam. Then again I guess any actor who gets that should take it as a compliment since apparently their acting is so believable that people buy into it and get invested in the stories.

I agree about JR. Like Sue Ellen once told him "you have the sensitivity of your father's bronco bull" :lolo:
It might not be an exact quote but it was in the scene where she wore the red bathing suit and he got turned on after watching her sister Kristin in a bikini!

I don't think Sue Ellen need to know or want to know about all of JR's affairs. But it's true that she did start to have affairs mainly to get back at JR. Ironically the first person she ever strayed with was his brother Ray and fortunately JR doesn't know about that family secret nor does he need to!

Also I guess the women JR bedded really didn't mean much to him. It was about the chase and being in control and having power over the women. It was about sex and business. Not love.

Jessie, you will find out later if Rebecca will keep her secret or not...
You are right that John Ross is really the one who suffers the most when his parents argue.

Okay update time and since you all were so good with the feedback you'll get a double treat again:

Christopher found John Ross going through his drawers in a fit of anger. He was looking for an old photo album. When he found it he started to search through it. He had just found an old photo of himself with Peter Richards and was about to tear it to pieces when Christopher stopped him, “Hey John Ross are you okay?”

“No,” John Ross shook his head. “I mean didn’t you hear my parents arguing at the dinner table?”

“I tried very hard not to,” Christopher said.

“I can’t believe that my mom would sink so low that she’d slept with him,” John Ross said in an angry voice.

“Slept with whom?”

“Peter,” John Ross said bitterly and pointed at the photo. “It sucks man, I thought he was my friend and all he ever wanted was to get inside my mama’s pants!”

“Here man give me that,” Chris said as he took the photo album from John Ross and looked down at the photo of John Ross in his swim trunks leaning against Peter’s back. “Wow your dad wasn’t kidding when he said he was a boy!”

“No I reckon he’s just a few years older there than I am now. It grosses me out to think that my mom could have slept with him.”

“Me too but are you sure she really did it?” Christopher asked, as he closed the photo album.

“What do you mean?” John Ross asked as he turned around to look at him Christopher spotted the tears on John Ross cheeks.

“I mean just because your dad said so it doesn’t make it true?”

“I guess...” John Ross shrugged his shoulders, “But why would he say it if it wasn’t so?”

“I don’t know…”

“I mean I’m sure he slept with all those women that my mama accused him of bedding.”

“You’re probably right,” Christopher sighed.

“It sucks man.”

“It really does, I don’t get why your parents can’t stay faithful. I’m pretty sure my parents never cheated on each other…”

“Well you don’t know how lucky you are. You have a sister who shares the same parents. All I’ve got is a half-brother who I never see.”

“Well I’ve got one of those too…” Chris said sadly. “Remember Lucas?”

“Right, I forgot that Uncle Bobby’s his real dad.”

“I haven’t,” Chris said. “Also at least your mom never abandoned you…”

“True, but at least your mom’s never shot your dad,” John Ross said.

“You’re right, in some ways your situation is more messed up than mine.”

“Yeah, at least your parents don’t argue in front of everyone…”

“No they embarrass me instead,” Chris said. “Like did you see how they were all kissing each other in front of everyone before they left?”

“Yeah.”

“That was embarrassing.”

“No it wasn’t, it was sort of cute. I mean I don’t think I’d been embarrassed if my parents would have done that.”

“You would have felt differently if it was. I guarantee you.”

“No I don’t think so. After all it’s clear to see that your parents love each other. My parents don’t. Daddy is always out chasing women and mama’s married to a jerk,” John Ross sighed.

“Well at least you’re back at Southfork,” Chris said comfortingly. “And as for that jerk I wouldn’t worry too much about him if I were you. I mean Aunt Sue Ellen is not stupid so I think it’s just a matter of time before she divorces him.”

“You think?” John Ross’ facial expression brightened.

“Oh I’m positive of it.”

“Let’s hope you’re right. It would be so sweet if she did,” John Ross agreed.

“It would and well even if she doesn’t you’re not going back with her to England again so…”

“No way, I belong here at Southfork,” John Ross said. “Of course mama will be sad to go back to England without me. But I really can’t stand Don Lockwood anymore. I am so glad to be back in the US.”

“I’m glad too, I really missed you when you were in England,” Christopher said.

“I did too,” John Ross said and the cousins hugged each other.

 

[Karin]

The next morning at Southfork, JR was walking up the stairs carrying a breakfast tray. When he got to the top of the stairs he rounded a bend and found himself standing face to face with Sue Ellen. “Good morning Sue Ellen.”

“JR,” She acknowledged him and when she saw him with the breakfast tray she couldn’t help but remembering other times in their marriage. Whenever he was trying to win her over he used every trick in the book to try to charm her, including bringing her breakfast in bed. “You’re a little too late with your apology, I’m already up,” she informed him in a chilly voice.

“Oh this breakfast is not for you,” JR hurried to say.

“Really?” Sue Ellen asked in disbelief. “Because you always used to bring me breakfast in bed when you wanted to get on my good side.”

“Well I’m sorry to disappoint you darling but this has nothing to do with you.”

“Are you sure?” Sue Ellen asked, as she didn’t really know whether to be relieved, disappointed or angry. “I mean after how you embarrassed me at the dinner table yesterday I figured you owed me some sort of apology and…”

“Sue Ellen if you’re that desperate to get breakfast in bed. Why don’t you ask Teresa to bring you some?” JR asked in a sarcastic voice that made Sue Ellen feel humiliated.

“Fine have it your way. If that breakfast is not for me, who is it for then?”

“Oh you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”

“Try me.”

“Nah, I’d better get going now, the food is getting cold,” JR excused himself, as he walked past Sue Ellen. Sue Ellen stood there astonished for a while before curiosity killed the cat and she followed JR at a distance as to find out who the breakfast was for. However when JR walked into Rebecca’s room Sue Ellen just couldn’t believe her eyes. No something weird was definitely going on around here and Sue Ellen knew that she had to find out just what kind of game JR was playing. Since right now his action just didn’t make any sense and knowing her ex-husband she knew that he was far too calculating to do something just to be nice. So there just had to be a dog buried here somewhere and she intended to find out where…

 

[Honkytonkangel]

Poor John Ross. I feel so bad for him constantly stuck between JR and Sue Ellen.
It's totally understandable why Sue Ellen reacted the way she did to JR's comment to John Ross and that was a low blow by JR to retaliate by bringing up her affairs (once again NOT the way to get her back dummy).
Even though she was wrong I'm still on Sue Elle's side too though. I firmly believe if JR had kept his zipper up that she would NEVER have gone to any other men herself.
And as bad as it is I still found myself giggling at John Ross and Chris talking about how their parents have screed up or embarrassed them.
And JR acting as a butler for Rebecca is hilarious.

 

[Ms Southworth]

What a hilarious and very well-written scene with JR and Rebecca by the Southfork garages! :lolo:

I wish that I was able to write like that! :loveit: My most sincere greetings for your amazing fanfic accomplishment, @Karin Schill! :10::10::10::10: I really envy you! :wink@

Oh, I laughed so much at some of Rebecca's lines:

• “Finally, I thought you’d never get back from the office!”
• “That was last week. This week you haven’t done anything”
• “... ... you will act like a butler, starting with bringing me breakfast in bed!”
• "... ... you will take the day off to teach me how to swim or I’m telling…”

I really cheerish the delightful and very entertaining little girl that Rebecca is in your fanfic storyline!

Please keep the entries coming!

 

[Ms Southworth]

Great scene from the Southfork dining room!

For sure, John Ross was smart in the way that he brought up Melissa's upcoming visit! Lucky for him that his parents supposedly have forgotten all about his grounding! :wink@

I just about stopped breathing when JR said: “In fact son I hope you'll follow in my footsteps and have lots of ladies”! And then I began to laugh! :lolo: Only JR would ever think of saying something like that! No wonder that Sue Ellen took offense to JR's insensitive "attack" even after so many years!

I originally thought that the lowest blow for me was when JR said: “Oh come on Sue Ellen, I was just as faithful to our marital wows as you were”! But both of them kept on taking hurtful and demeaning "swings" at each other! :hair: I felt so bad for John Ross! I just wanted to hug and hold him! :mall:

Oh Donna, what have you done to an innocent child? :brick: Why is it that neither Donna nor Margaret are able to tell that the Ewing family members are pretty much fed up with Margaret's politically motivated "speeches"???

Over all, a very well-written scene with a lot of "historical" references. I simply cannot grade this scene lower than 10 out of 10 points! :10::10::10::10::10::10:

Thanks so much for sharing your amazing fanfic with us, @Karin Schill!

 

[Ms Southworth]

What a very well-written scene taking place in John Ross' bedroom!

I loved how Christopher always seems to be there to help his cousin get through tough times! :bravo:

I also loved when the teenage boys took "turns" in bringing up stuff about their parents that they each struggle with or find embarrasing! However, I have to wonder why Christopher still referred to being "abandoned" by his mother! I mean, did he understand and forgive his mom or did he not?

I gotta give this scene a full score: :10::10::10::10: It was simply awesome! :bravo: :fantastic:
I can't wait to read more of this wonderful fanfic! :wink@ Thanks for sharing, Karin!

 

[Ms Southworth]

I loved the scene where JR and Sue Ellen ran into each other at the top of the stairs!

Funny how Sue Ellen initially thought that JR was bringing the breakfast tray to her!

I chuckled when JR said: “Oh you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”

I'm thrilled that Sue Ellen has decided to get to the bottom of why JR is acting so mysteriously! Maybe it won't be Rebecca who will be the taddle-tail after all? :wink@

Thanks so much for sharing your incredible fanfic, @Karin Schill! :hats: You and your sister really have a unique talent! :loveit: Please keep the entries coming!

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates Karin. I love JR, Sue Ellen, and John Ross and I hope things work out for them in your story even though I wasn't a fan of JR and Sue Ellen constantly cheating on each other on the show and I definitely wasn't a fan of Sue Ellen and John Ross's camp counselor Peter as a couple during season 6 of original Dallas.

 

[Alexia]

Nice chapters!! I feel bad for John Ross here, and I hope he, Sue Ellen & JR can work things out eventually!! I loved how Sue Ellen thought the breakfast tray was for her, clearly she still expects things from JR even if she finds it hard to let go of the past (understandably...).
I'd be nice if Sue Ellen's little investigation in what is going on between JR & Rebecca could bring them closer in the end...?:byebye:

 

[Karin]

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

Honkytonkangel, yeah it can't be fun being John Ross, constantly being stuck in between his parents and it seems like they argue quite openingly in front of him too. I mean I just checked out the episode after the fire tonight and John Ross was present at the table when Sue Ellen informed JR that their marriage was over and that she wanted her own room. I wonder how much of what they were talking about that he understood at that age?

He was supposed to be like 4 but the actor was really like 7.

Anyway I agree with you that Sue Ellen would never have cheated on JR if he hadn't cheated on her.

Ms Southworth, I love it when you leave detailed feedback! :bh:
You are sweet to say that you wish you could write like me. Still I've read your stories and they are really good too so don't put yourself down.
Then as for me and writing I guess it's someting that comes naturally for me. I began writing on an original story when I was like 11 and kept writing on the same one until I was like 20. So it's not like this story is the first one I've ever written and it's really a collaboration between my sister and myself. We have such fun when we write together as it becomes a bit like a conversation where one of us throws out a line and then the other one might say a line back or sometimes one of us comes up with several lines in a row. It all depends who is most inspired to write a particular scene. Then there are of course also some scenes that we write alone.

I'm glad that you like the character of Rebecca.

Then as for Margaret, she has lived her whole life in Washington D.C so far and her former step-dad worked as a senator. So I imagine she has heard "her parents" talk about politics around the house since she was a baby and therefore she naturally becomes interested in it. But yeah it can get on other people's nerves.

As for Christopher and John Ross in some ways I think the boys are more like brothers than cousins. Anyway as for Chris although he has forgiven his mom I don't think the feeling of being abandoned will just disappear. Because there is no way you can erase that feeling. I mean he spent 8 years thinking his mom didn't love him anymore and that she had abandoned him. So even now when he knows her reasons why he is still vulnerable when it comes to his mother.

You are right, maybe Sue Ellen will be the one who will ruin JR's plan and not Rebecca. Or maybe she won't. You'll see...

Sanda, I know what you mean about Peter. I wasn't a fan of Sue Ellen and his affair either.
He was so annoying and totally wrong for her. The way he kept blackmailing her into seeing him or he would drop out of college was such child's play. Seriously compared to Peter even Charlie seems more mature in this story!
I never liked JR/SE's constant cheating either. It was one thing I loved about Bobby and Pam, that they never cheated on each other. Even though Pam came close with Mark. Ugh. I think the reason I never liked Mark was because he was a factor in the break up of their marriage!

Alexia, well yeah Sue Ellen keeping an eye on JR can very well lead to that they become closer in the end, or she might stumble upon something that she doesn't wanna know. So it can go both ways really...

Okay so it's time for another update and you'll get a double treat tonight as well:

Rebecca smiled when she saw that JR had finally arrived with her breakfast in bed. JR smiled too as he approached her, but it was a false smile. Since JR was not in the least amused with the little girl’s games but he knew it was going to be all worth it once Pam and Rebecca moved out of Southfork. “Good morning my little princess, here’s your breakfast in bed,” JR greeted Rebecca, as he put down the breakfast tray on Rebecca’s bed.

“Thank you butler JR,” Rebecca smiled.

“Don’t call me that, it’s uncle JR.”

“No I decide in this game and right now I want to make believe that you are my butler so it’s butler JR,” Rebecca corrected JR.

“Okay fine, whatever,” JR sighed. “Can I leave now?”

“No, I want company when I’m eating my breakfast. Why don’t you tell me some stories about you and daddy when you were kids?”

“I suppose I could do that,” JR sighed, as he sat down in the rocking chair, next to Rebecca’s bed.

“Good and then after I’ve finished eating we’re going out riding.”

“Riding?!” JR exclaimed. “Forget it!”

“No I wanna go riding.”

“But my back hurts when I go riding,” JR objected.

“But you went riding with Aunt Sue Ellen the other day!”

“I know but that was different,” JR insisted and listening by the door Sue Ellen smiled at what she heard. Since JR never complained about his back when they were out riding, which of course meant that he was more interested in spending time with her than the horses.

“I don’t understand. Why can you go out riding with her but not with me?” Rebecca pouted.

“Because I like Sue Ellen to be happy.”

“But I want to be happy too and you promised me that you would do whatever I wanted until mommy and daddy get back or I’ll tell everyone that…”

Sue Ellen raised an eyebrow as she wondered what Rebecca knew that JR didn’t want them to know. However she wasn’t able to find out as JR hurried to cut off his niece.

“Okay, okay we’ll go riding. But don’t expect me to like it.”

“Good, then after we’re done riding I want you to teach me how to swim,” Rebecca insisted.

“Alright, I guess I can do that.”

“Also I want you to wear your regular clothes in the pool because you look so funny when you’re soaking wet!”

“No way that I’m going swimming with my suit on,” JR objected.

“Fine then I’ll tell my parents that you took me to the see that doctor.”

“Okay how about a compromise. After we go riding you can push me into the pool?”

“You’ve got a deal!” Rebecca smiled. “Now where are my stories?”

“Alright how about if I tell you about the time when we built a tree house for your dad by the lake?”

“There’s a tree house by the lake?”

“Oh I don’t know if it’s still there, but there used to be one. Anyway your daddy was about your age when this story happened and for his birthday that year he really had one wish and that was to get his own tree house to play in. So for his birthday that year your granddaddy, I and your daddy went out to the lake to find the perfect location for the tree house…”

JR continued to tell Rebecca the story and standing in the door listening to them Sue Ellen didn’t feel any wiser than before. All she knew so far was that JR had brought Rebecca to a doctor the other day. But she had no idea why he would do such a thing and worse listening to the story that JR told Rebecca she could tell that he was enjoying it. So if she didn’t know better she could almost think that JR was spending time with Rebecca just to be nice.

 

[Karin]

Outdoors on the patio were Clayton, Miss Ellie, Donna, Ray and Margaret just about to finish their breakfast. Clayton turned to Ray and said, “So Ray how about working the ranch today?”

“It sounds nice, but I’m not sure I can, I sort of promised Donna that we’d go riding today,” Ray said.

“Oh that’s too bad because there’s a cattle herd that needs moving really bad,” Clayton said. “The drought is making it hard for them to get the water from the creek.”

“Ouch it sounds critical,” Ray said.

“It is,” Clayton agreed.

“Donna would you mind if we’d take a rain check on that ride?”

“No not at all Ray, if there’s work to be done that should come first,” Donna agreed.

“Thanks,” Ray said before he turned to Clayton. “Okay Clayton looks like we can move some cattle.”

“Good,” Clayton smiled.

The men got up to leave when Miss Ellie said, “Don’t over work yourself now Clayton.”

“I won’t,” Clayton reassured Miss Ellie. “Come on Ray, we’ve got a lot of work to do…” Clayton and Ray left the table and Margaret said, “So mom, what are we doing today?”

“I thought you wanted to spend time with your cousin Rebecca,” Donna replied.

“I did but she said that uncle JR is taking her riding, just the two of them,” Margaret said.

“Is JR going out riding with Rebecca?” Miss Ellie frowned.

“That doesn’t sound like JR,” Donna added.

“Well that’s what she said,” Margaret replied. “So what are we doing mom?”

“Well Miss Ellie and I talked about going shopping so maybe you’d like to join us?”

“Sure I’d love to,” Margaret smiled.

 

[Presea]

I like how John Ross and Christopher are like brothers. They have such a nice bond here!

What would be hilariously ironic is if JR ends up getting attached to Rebecca enough through all of this blackmail to not even want her to leave Southfork, thus defeating his purpose of the blood test. I laughed when you included the pool! JR ends up spending more time in the pool than the people who use it on a voluntary basis!

Regarding my point about why it is important for JR (and now probably Sue Ellen as well) to come clean about the affairs and get to the root of why he cheats and how to prevent it from happening again: Affairs can come back to bite people and hurt others in the process. Just look at how hurt John Ross was when he found out about the Peter Richards thing.