Dallas in the 90's

[Karin]

Thank you for the feedback Presea.

Oh yeah the irony of JR ending up liking Rebecca after spending so much time trying to use her to get rid of Pam. It can happen you know!

I see your point about why you think JR/SE needs to talk about the affairs. They do need to stop making the same mistakes over and over.

Okay so here's tonight's update:


JR and Rebecca were out riding on the ranch, it was a lovely morning with great weather. Rebecca, who had taken riding lessons in Los Angeles, was quite good at handling the horse and rode a lot faster than JR would like to. “Not so fast Rebecca, remember I’m old and not used to riding anymore!”

“Oh come on you’re my butler and if I say that we are going to ride fast we will ride fast,” Rebecca grinned and JR sighed since the kid had a bossy attitude and was just hopeless.

“Well I have a better idea, how about that we ride a bit slower if I promise to show you the tree house we built for your daddy?”

“Great, it’s a deal,” Rebecca smiled.

“Good,” JR replied. They then kept riding for a while in silence before JR said, “Okay now we’re almost at the lake where we built the tree house.”

“Oh this is so exciting,” Rebecca smiled.

“Well I can’t promise that it’s still there, it’s been a long time since I’ve been to this part of the ranch.”

“It has to be there, a mean a tree house can’t just disappear, can it?”

“Well sometimes it can, I mean we do get a lot of storms down here in Texas.”

“Oh I hope the tree house is still there then.”

“It’s still there,” JR replied. “I can see it now.”

Rebecca looked around her and said, “Where?”

“Up in the tree over there,” JR replied and pointed towards an old oak tree.

“Now I see it too,” Rebecca beamed. “This is so exciting! Soon I’ll have my very own tree house.”

“Not so fast it’s your daddy’s tree house,” JR replied.

“Yeah but daddy doesn’t want it anymore so I can have it.”

“Not necessarily, I think he might have given it to Christopher some years ago,” JR objected.

“Oh well he’s not here now, so I can play here,” Rebecca grinned as they pulled up the horses in front of the tree house. They got off the horses and Rebecca asked, “Why does that sign above the tree house says Ewing Oil for?”

JR laughed when he saw that it did indeed, “It’s the name of the company where your daddy and I work,” JR explained. “Your granddaddy, your daddy and I put it there when we built the house. You’ll see it was always my daddy’s dream that Bobby and I would take over the company some day in the future.”

“And did you?”

“Yes, when daddy died Bobby and I got equal shares in the company,” JR replied.

“When was that?”

“Oh a long time before you were born, back in 1982.”

“You’re right that is a long time ago,” Rebecca agreed. “Anyway can you hold the ladder while I climb up and look at the tree house?”

“Okay,” JR agreed and the little girl climbed up into the tree house.

“Wow! The view from here is awesome. You must climb up here with me?”

JR grimaced as he really doesn’t want to do that. “No I mustn’t.”

“Yes you must, you are my butler and I insist that you climb up here…”

“Well I won’t.”

“Yes you have to, remember I decide the rules of this game.”

“I remember but I also know my mama and if we are not back in time for lunch she won’t be happy,” JR insisted.

“Oh I didn’t realize it was that late. You are right we’d better start going back,” Rebecca agreed, as she climbed down the ladder again.

“Well one day you’re going to learn that your uncle JR is always right,” JR smiled, as they got back up on their horses and rode away…

 

[Ms Southworth]

Thanks for the great scene with JR serving Rebecca breakfast in bed! Definitely a scene that ranks amongst the very best in the entire fanfic! :10::10::10::10::10:

I especially loved the following parts:

• “Good morning my little princess, here’s your breakfast in bed”
• “Thank you butler 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”
• “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?”
• “Also I want you to wear your regular clothes in the pool because you look so funny when you’re soaking wet!”
• “Okay how about a compromise. After we go riding you can push me into the pool?”

Absolutely beautiful story about the tree house and how it came to be! I really loved it!

PS. @Karin Schill, I completely agree with you that Christopher will never forget that his mother was not a part of his life for 8 years. However, the word "abandoned" is very harsh and negative, and I just think that if mother and son want to grow close again on all levels, he will most likely have to find another way to express his feelings. :wink@

 

[Ms Southworth]

A typical breakfast at Southfork!

I loved Ray's concern for breaking his promise to Donna! :wink@ I also loved Miss Ellie's concern for Clayton's health! :loveit:

I love this fanfic!

 

[Miss Texas 1967]

Haven't caught up properly yet but thought I'd pop in to say Rebecca and JR should hang out more, I like Rebecca more like this and it's always fun to read JR scenes.
Too much more overheard talk about keeping a secret from mama and daddy though and JR will be answering questions about what exactly the nature of his time with Rebecca is.
I agree with @Presea though, it'll be hilarious if JR ends up liking Rebecca, those test results are going to come back to bite him.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Oh my, how I enjoyed the scene with Rebecca and JR riding! :hats: I chuckled quite a bit!

I especially liked these parts:

• “Not so fast Rebecca, remember I’m old and not used to riding anymore!”
• “Oh come on you’re my butler and if I say that we are going to ride fast we will ride fast”.

• “This is so exciting! Soon I’ll have my very own tree house.”
• “Not so fast it’s your daddy’s tree house”.
• “Yeah but daddy doesn’t want it anymore so I can have it.”

• “You must climb up here with me”
• “No I mustn’t.”
• “Yes you must, you are my butler and I insist that you climb up here…”
• “Well I won’t.”
• “Yes you have to, remember I decide the rules of this game.”
• “I remember but I also know my mama and if we are not back in time for lunch she won’t be happy”.

Their overall conversation about the tree house and the Ewing Oil sign was real sweet! :bravo: I'm getting the feeling that JR (even though he would deny it) is taking a liking to his niece!

Please update real soon! I want to know what happens next!

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback.

Ms Southworth, I am glad that you still love this story and that there's so many things in the dialogue that you find funny. I think the humor in Dallas really comes from knowing the characters. If you know the characters certain situations will become funny just because. I'm sure you know what I mean. :wink@

Maybe that's why Dallas TNT lacked humor most of the time, because the showrunner and writers didn't know the characters as well as they should.

Miss Texas 1967, I look forward to when you've caught up properly. In the meantime I am glad that you enjoy the JR and Rebecca scenes.

You are all right that JR usually likes kids and whether he likes it or not Rebecca has started to worm her way into his heart.

Okay so here's tonight's update:


Ray and Clayton were out working the ranch, moving some cattle together by horse, at another part of the property. They were talking as they worked. “Ah it sure is good to be out on the ranch like this,” Ray grinned. “I sure missed it when I was in Italy.”

“Yeah there’s nothing like working the ranch,” Clayton agreed. He then hesitated for a moment before he went on. “Although I must say I was surprised to hear that you and Jenna have separated.” Ray grimaced and Clayton continued. “I thought that the two of you would stay together for the rest of your lives.”

“I know. So did I,” Ray said sadly. “I guess sometimes things don’t work out the way we’ve planned them.”

“So what happened?” Clayton asked.

“It’s a long story.”

“I’ve got time, so did you two have an argument?”

“Not exactly.”

“So what happened then?” Clayton prompted.

“Too tell you the truth, I am not even sure myself,” Ray sighed. “I guess I just missed Texas.”

“Well if that’s the case why didn’t you just relocate here as a family?”

“Jenna likes it in Italy,” Ray sighed. “Lucas does too. It’s all he’s ever known.” Ray looked longingly into the horizon. “I really miss him now though. He’s such a car-crazy little boy,” Ray said warmly. “I know he’s not really my son, but it feels like he is.”

“I can understand that, I feel the same way about Dusty.”

“Right I almost forgot that he isn't your son.”

“Well Amy and I were the ones that raised him. So, in all the ways that count, Dusty is my son. Just like Lucas is your son Ray.”

“I’m glad that you can see that. Miss Ellie asked me this morning if Lucas was anything like Bobby,” Ray sighed.

“And it bugged you?”

“Yeah,” Ray nodded. “I guess that’s why we moved away really. Since it was too hard for Jenna to live so close to Bobby…”

“I see, so you don’t think she’s over him?”

“I don’t know,” Ray sighed. “I guess he has a piece of her that I can’t touch. Still Bobby’s not really the problem though.”

“Then what is?”

“Charlie,” Ray sighed. “She doesn’t like me much.”

“Are you sure that you’re not over reacting?”

“I am sure. When we were first married I tried too hard to be her father. I gave her rules and we were arguing all the time. Then I had her sent off to boarding school. I don’t think she has forgiven me for that.”

“I’m sure she must have.”

“I don’t think so,” Ray said sadly. “Anyway I haven’t seen that much of her since she moved back to the US to go to college,” Ray sighed. “Just for some holidays.”

“So if she hasn’t really lived with you for years, what’s the problem then?”

“That Jenna is always taking her side. I mean every discussion we have about her is always turning out the same.”

“How do you mean?” Clayton frowned.

“Jenna sides with Charlie,” Ray explained. “Like for instance I really wanted to go to Charlie’s graduation from Berkley this spring but Jenna said that Charlie didn’t want me to come.” Clayton made a face and Ray added. “So I didn’t go.”

“Ouch, that must have hurt,” Clayton said.

“It did,” Ray acknowledged. “The worst part is that it’s been the same ever since she first moved to the US. Every time I’ve suggested that we should go visit Charlie at college Jenna has always said no and gone alone. If I didn’t know better I’d say they were trying to hide something from me…”

“I am sorry. I had no idea that things were so bad between you.”

“They are. I mean I know that Charlie’s an adult now and I came into her life too late to be a real father to her. But it still hurts.”

“That’s understandable,” Clayton said before he went on. “Also I don’t mean to butt in but don’t you think that your marriage is strong enough to survive the problems you’ve had with Charlie?”

“Maybe, I know Lucas does bind us together. But I don’t know if I can go back to Italy. I felt like I was suffocating over there.”

“And if you moved here?”

“Then we might have a chance,” Ray agreed.

“I am glad to hear that,” Clayton said. “I wouldn’t worry too much about it if I were you. I mean as long as the love you have for each other is strong, things will work themselves out, you’ll see.”

“I hope so. Even though to be honest I think that’s a part of the problem.”

“What is?”

“That our love has never been that strong. I mean we were friends before we married.”

“That’s not a bad thing, Ellie and I started out as friends too and look how well we are doing?”

“That’s true, but you didn’t get married when you were on the rebound. Jenna and I are only together because Bobby and Donna left us and that gave us a shaky start that didn’t get any better with all the conflicts with Charlie. So I feel like our love has never had a chance to grow that strong,” Ray explained.

“But you still sleep together, right?”

“We did,” Ray admitted. “Even though I must admit that things have never been the same between Jenna and me as it was between Donna and me.”

“Well of course not, you and Donna were a real love match,” Clayton agreed.

“Yeah, we were just head over heels,” Ray reminisced. “It was passionate” Ray smiled, as he remembered some of the good times. “But it also ran hot and cold a lot. Maybe it’s because we weren’t very alike. At first it didn’t matter since we were so in love. But then it caught up with us and towards the end we were just arguing all the time and then before I knew it she had moved to Washington and divorced me even though she was pregnant with my child,” Ray said bitterly.

“I know how much that hurt you,” Clayton remembered.

“It did…” Ray said sadly. “For a while I couldn’t forgive her. Then Margaret was born and she just bound us together for life. I feel like I’ve missed out too much on her childhood though.”

“I’m sure it’s good to see her now though?”

“It’s wonderful,” Ray said. “It’s amazing how much that child takes after her mother.”

“That she does,” Clayton agreed. “Speaking of Donna, how are things between you now?”

“Good, all the bitterness between us is gone. We are having a good time together with our daughter. It’s beginning to feel like we are a real family.”

“That’s good, so do you still love her?” Clayton asked bluntly and Ray grimaced, as the question really threw him. He’d spent a lot of time with Donna this summer and yet in all the time they’d spent together he hadn’t even allowed himself to think about it. But now when he did the answer was pretty clear to him. “I think a part of me will always love Donna,” Ray sighed. “Even though a part of me wishes that I didn’t, since it sure complicates things between me and Jenna. Especially now when Donna’s divorced from that Dowling guy.”

Clayton raised an eyebrow in surprise, as this was the first he'd heard about it, “Oh so she’s divorced now?”

“Yeah, happened about a year ago.”

“That’s interesting, so what do you think that means for you and Donna?” Clayton asked.

“I don’t know…all I know is that I’m married to Jenna.”

“And if you weren’t, do you think something might happen between you and Donna?”

“Clayton if you don’t mind I really don’t feel like discussing what could have been.”

“Okay,” Clayton nodded, before he looked at his watch and went on. “Oh it’s getting late, we better return to the ranch right away. I promised Ellie we’d be back for lunch today.”

“You’re right, we’d better head back,” Ray agreed, before they rode off towards the ranch.

 

[Ray&Donna]

I have been loving all of these history-filled updates lately, to say nothing of the hilarity of J.R. being the victim of blackmail for a change! Talk about someone getting a taste of their own medicine

Poor John Ross, finding out about the Speedo in mixed company :eck:

 

[Ms Southworth]

"Dallas" at its very best!!! I absolutely loved the scene with Clayton and Ray! :danc:

Working hard with the cattle and horses on the ranch was so completely opposite to the office work at Ewing Oil. I always loved the scenes with Jock, Bobby, and Ray. And this scene in the fanfic brought back so many wonderful memories of scenes from seasons 1 and until approx. season 7. :fantastic:

I loved the dialogue between Clayton and Ray. They touched on so many various subjects, and it was all very believable! :bravo:

I'm thrilled that Ray has been "homesick". And I must admit that a part of me is content and pleased that Jenna and Charlie share a big part of the "blame" for Ray never quite feeling like he belonged in their family. :wink@ I'm happy to hear that Ray has tried many times to include Charlie in their life and also be included in Charlie's life! And I'm happy to hear from Ray's own mouth that his love for Jenna was never as great as what he shared with Donna! :cooler: I'll be counting the days until Ray or Jenna file for a divorce!

I loved how fondly Ray spoke of Lucas! There's no doubt that those two share a very special parental bond! I also loved Clayton bringing his unconditional love for Dusty up! :loveit:

Uhhh, my heart dropped when Ray told Clayton what Miss Ellie had asked him earlier! I can just imagine how hurt Ray must have been when Miss Ellie touched the subject of Lucas' biological heritage. In my opinion, Miss Ellie was wrong to ask such a question! Even though I'm confident that she didn't mean any harm, it was very inappropriate to ask something like that, given the circumstances! :mo:

Ray spoke so nicely of his daughter Margaret! And how he feels like he has a family with her and Donna!

Very understandable that Ray "closed" the conversation of a possible future with Donna the way he did! I would have done the same thing!

All in all, a scene that without any doubt deserves a full score: :10::10::10::10:

Please update soon! :fantastic:. This episode includes so many top-of-the-line scenes that I'm so excited to know what happens next! :bravo:

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for the feedback. It's always appreciated.

Tommie, I am glad that you love the history filled updates. Yeah it serves JR right that he gets a taste of his own medicine and the funniest part about it is that it's a seven year old girl that's managed to blackmail him. :lolo:You are right that John Ross was unfortunate to hear about Peter in front of everyone. Definitely not a good topic for the dinner table! :mo:

Ms Southworth, thanks it's cool that you thought the last update was Dallas at it's very best. You know it's one of the original scenes we wrote way back when so no doubt had it been inspired by something we had recently seen on TV.
Anyway I'm glad that you loved the update and found it believable.

Okay so here's tonight's updates, yes you'll get a double treat tonight:


JR and Rebecca were finally coming back from their morning ride. Rebecca was in a lovely mood as she Skippy jumped up to the pool. Whereas JR had a lot of pain in his back and was stumbling along after the girl. “Okay you’ve gone riding, so now what?”

“Now I want to learn how to swim,” Rebecca grinned.

“Okay, I guess I can teach you that if you let me have a shower and change first.”

“Oh but aren’t you forgetting something?” Rebecca smiled deviously.

“What?” JR replied.

“You don’t need a shower. Because you are about to take a swim with your clothes on,” Rebecca grinned, as she pushed a surprised JR into the pool. Rebecca laughed when she saw a dripping wet JR surface. “You look funny uncle JR,” she teased him and JR couldn’t help but chuckle as the kid sure got attitude. Not everyone dared to push him into the pool. But then again the little girl knew she could get away with it.

“Okay you’ve had your fun, can I go change now?”

“Sure as long as you won’t forget that you’ve promised to teach me how to swim this afternoon,” Rebecca reminded JR.

“Oh goodie,” JR muttered, as he got up from the pool, as he didn’t look forward to spending anymore time with the spoiled brat today.

 

[Karin]

In Houston, Bobby was sitting in their hotel room talking on the phone, “I’m sorry too but we really can’t afford to buy your company now,” Bobby sighed. “Yeah thanks for understanding. Bye.” Bobby hung up the phone.

“Was that the last one?” Pam asked.

“Yeah,” Bobby said rubbing his eyes. “All the remaining meetings are cancelled.”

“So does that mean we’re going home now?”

“Well we could do that,” Bobby said. “But we’ve still got this dinner party on Sunday that we’re invited to. So how about staying a few more days?”

“I don’t know, I miss the kids,” Pam said hesitatingly.

“I do too but I don’t really feel like facing JR yet, please Pammy come on?”

“Well it is kind of nice to have you all to myself. So alright, let’s stay until after the weekend.” Pam smiled and Bobby smiled back before giving her a kiss.

 

[Presea]

The scenes with JR and Rebecca are adorable! Admit it, JR. You like hanging out with your niece! I also thought the treehouse story was a nice touch.

The Ray and Clayton scene reminded me of their scenes in the show. I always thought that it was sad that Jim Davis passed away right after Ray found out that Jock was his father, causing us to lose out on anymore father-son scenes with them. Then, I was pleased when they gave a similar relationship to Ray with Clayton. I liked Ray's explanation about everything because it seems like what his reasons (conflict with Charlie, missing Texas, etc.) would have been on actual show if they had proceeded to end the Ray/Jenna disaster and reunite him with Donna again. Also, thank you for saying that it was in fact, a rebound marriage!

Pam and Bobby are starting to annoy me again. When are they going to get their horny butts out of bed and get back to Southfork so they can finally start raising their kids again!? And I hate how Pam just lets herself get talked into staying by Bobby. Why is she almost always so wussy in this story? (And please note that I don't count yelling and hitting JR as strong). No offense, but your Bobby/Pam scenes can get so OTT and OOC for them that it is starting to get cringeworthy. But aside from that, I feel like there are a lot of plots that aren't moving forward fast enough, and that this almost seems like a collection of oneshots for the characters. What about Jenna and Lucas coming to Southfork, Don's movie, Katherine's story, the Ewing Oil scheme with Cliff, Ray and Donna getting back together, etc.? I've forgotten how long it's been, but hasn't been like, a year or something since you started writing this story on here with pretty much regular updates? Lol. Come on, I wanna see some more action!

 

[Mrs Bobby James Ewing]

Great updates Karin! JR and Rebecca are so cute together but I hate that Rebecca is blackmailing JR to spend time with her so she doesn't tell her parents that JR and Katherine took her to see a doctor behind their backs. I loved the talk between Clayton and Ray about Ray's feelings for both Donna and Jenna and I loved their friendship on the show. Bobby and Pam are cute together as well but they need to get back home to Southfork and be parents to Rebecca and Christopher.

 

[Ms Southworth]

Thanks a million for the double scoop, @Karin Schill! :thank: I truly enjoyed the two updates! :bravo:

The scene with Rebecca pushing JR in the pool was very entertaining! :lolo: Good thing that JR was able to laugh at the whole thing afterwards! No doubt that he's taken a liking to Rebecca (even though she is pushing his limits to the max)! :wink@

I really liked the Bobby and Pam scene as well! I love romantic storylines, so I'm fine with them staying in Houston for a bit longer! (Parents in general deserve a "break" once in a while! It's the toughest job in the world to raise children! IMHO, happy parents are able to "create" the happiest family around, which in the long run is in the best interest of their children!).

Please give us new updates real soon!

 

[Honkytonkangel]

aww Pam misses the kids. At least one of them remembered them admist their Houston shag-fest ..... (Sorry business trip).
Kinda liking the scenes with JR and Rebecca as much as I hate that JR has been played by a 7 year old kid it is kinda sweet to see them spending time together.
Loved the scenes with Ray and Clayton too. Clayton Rocks. It's cool that Ray wants to do the right thing by everyone (though I think he should cut his losses with Jenna and Charlie as they're both brats despite being grown women) but I want him and Donna to get a second chance.

 

[Karin]

Thank you everyone for all the feedback.
I enjoy reading all of your comments. It's interesting how different people respond differently to the storylines. But it's cool. We are all entitled to having our own opinions.

Presea, I agree with you that it was sad that Jim Davis passed away so soon. When Jock died it did change the whole dynamics of the show and yet they always kept paying tribute to his character long after he was gone. It was really well done. But yeah it would have been nice to see Ray and Jock form more of a father-son relationship on the show. But at least Ray did know Jock well since even before he knew he was his father, I think he felt that Jock was more of a father to him than Amos Krebbs ever had been.

Of course Ray and Jenna were a rebound marriage. I don't know if you ever watch fan music videos but I made a video about them several years ago to the Barry Manilow song "Lonely Together". I think it fit them nicely!

Then as for Bobby and Pam. I'm sorry but what does OTT and OCC stand for?
I am not familiar with those shortments before.

Then as for the pacing of the story. I agree that it's slow moving. But if you take into consideration that we are on episode seven and if each episode would be broadcast weekly it wouldn't appear to be as slow moving. But because I break the episodes down into scenes and posting a little every day it does seem slower than it actually is.
But yeah I began posting the story in October and I think in the story it began in may and we are now in july.

Finally as for all the storylines you were wondering about it will all happen in good time and the Don's movie plot is coming very close now...
That's all I'm gonna reveal for now.

Sanda, I am glad that you loved Clayton and Ray's friendship on the show.
Then as for Bobby and Pam they will go back to Southfork after their dinner party on Sunday.

Ms Southworth, I know what you mean, whenever I watch a TV show or read a novel I am always a sucker for the romance.
Also you make a good point that parents sometimes need a break from their kids and that it's important that the parents are happy for the children to be happy too.

Honkytonkangel, I think pretty much everyone wants Donna and Ray go get a second chance. So far I've only come across one fan on youtube who said she shipped Ray and Jenna. The rest of us seems to prefer Ray and Donna.

Okay so update time:


At Southfork ranch were Sue Ellen, Miss Ellie and Donna gathered around the pool. They were sitting there sipping their afternoon drinks as they watched Margaret swim around the pool while JR was trying to teach a somewhat frightened Rebecca how to swim. Rebecca was wearing a pink swimming suit. “No Rebecca, you have to stop splashing your arms,” JR instructed the little girl.

“But how am I going to stay afloat if I don’t splash?” Rebecca asked.

“By doing as I’ve told you.”

“I am not sure I dare too, what if I sink?”

“No you won’t sink, I’ve got you.”

“But I don’t know if I can trust you.”

“Well you have to trust me on this one, or else you won’t learn how to swim,” JR told the little girl who hesitated for a moment before she finally did as she was being told.

Sue Ellen frowned as she watched them, as watching JR with the little girl brought back memories from when he had taught John Ross how to swim. Back then watching him with John Ross always made her heart melt and she would fall back into his arms again. However this time things were very different as they were not even married anymore.

Miss Ellie smiled proudly when she saw that her youngest grandchild was finally making some progress, “Looks like Rebecca is finally getting the hang of it.”

“Yeah, who would have thought that JR would be the one to teach Rebecca how to swim?” Donna remarked.

“Well every now and then he does something that might surprise you,” Miss Ellie smiled. “Isn’t that right, Sue Ellen?”

“Yeah I guess so,” Sue Ellen agreed, as she was starting to question the little voice in the back of her head that told her that JR was up to something.

“I know so,” Miss Ellie smiled. “You can say what you want about JR. But he does care about his family.”

“I guess, but I still think it’s a bit strange that he’s taking such a keen interest in his nieces. I mean it’s not like Pam and I are his favorite people,” Donna said.

“Well he’s always been close with Bobby and he liked Ray even before he knew he was his brother,” Miss Ellie said.

“No offense Miss Ellie, but I think he liked Ray better before he found out that he was his brother,” Sue Ellen said and the others laughed at that.

“Still I find this sudden interest in our kids a bit unnerving,” Donna said.

“So do I,” Sue Ellen agreed. “Even though he’s always been good with kids,” Sue Ellen added softly, as she remembered how that had always been one of the qualities that she had found most attractive about JR. No matter how bad things were between them, he was always a wonderful father to John Ross. Sitting there watching JR in the pool with his nieces now she could tell that he really loved kids and for a moment a pang stabbed though her heart, as she thought of the child she had miscarried. Our second child would have been 11 by now, if fate had wanted it differently. For a moment Sue Ellen felt sad about what could have been, as a part of her would have wanted a little daughter. But then she remembered that there was a slight chance that child wouldn’t even have been JR’s. The thought of Peter Richard was enough to make Sue Ellen feel sick and she was once again reminded of what happened at the dinner table yesterday.

Her thoughts then turned to her son. She knew that she needed to clear the air with him about what happened. The only problem was that right now she didn’t know where to start, as her son had been avoiding her ever since he had found out about her affair with Peter. Sue Ellen blamed JR for this. Because if he hadn’t opened his big mouth her relationship with Peter would have remained their dirty little secret and her relationship with John Ross wouldn’t have been damaged. But it was now and she had no idea of how to mend it, as John Ross wouldn’t even talk to her. This made her angry with JR and in a way it was a good thing that she was. Since she knew that if she hadn’t been so angry with JR for spilling the beans about her and Peter to John Ross she would have warmed up to him now and she couldn’t afford to do that. So she must hold on to her anger, as JR was not good for her and she must remember that. Yet watching him playing with Rebecca and Margaret a part of Sue Ellen’s defenses started to break down, as a part of her really would like to believe that he had changed.

 

[Presea]

I guess I shouldn't have abbreviated those terms. Sorry for the confusion. To answer your question, OTT stands for "over the top", and OOC (not OCC) stands for "out of character". They are both popular reference terms in the world of fanfiction.

It would be pretty hilarious once Bobby and Pam finally come back from their overextended pleasure trip to find out that JR has already done their work for them by teaching Rebecca how to swim. Pam can't hate him for that one! Lol.

As critical as I have been of most of the JR/Sue Ellen developments in this story, I do kind of understand why Sue Ellen is falling for this part of him again. Even though he didn't spend as much time with John Ross as I thought he should have on TV, I was always a sucker for those cute parenting scenes like the one with the three of them at the kiddie park. JR does have a soft spot for children, and he was even really kind to Christopher despite his nasty comments during the adoption. It's definitely one of JR's best qualities, in my opinion. Sue Ellen's thoughts were overall pretty interesting here, but I don't think it's fair for her to blame the Peter Richards affair completely on JR. Sure, he sort of drove her to cheat a lot, but ultimately, the choice was hers. (And I don't see why it was so hard for her to turn down the annoying speedo-wearing camp counselor who looked young enough to be her son. Lol.) I'm glad that she wants to talk to John Ross about this, but man, what a mess!

 

[Ms Southworth]

Amazing pool scene ... ... it had all of the unique "Dallas" feeling to it! Not only because of the scenery, but also because of the great and sometimes "historic" dialogue! :bravo: :loveit: :fantastic:

Beautifully written scene! Full score for all your hard work! :10::10::10:

LOL ... Rebecca, just so you know, we're on the same page! I'm not sure if I'd trust JR either! . Also, if I'd almost drowned like you did, I'd be terrified of the water too!
(A "picture" of Bobby and Pam's homecoming just appeared before my eyes, where Rebecca very exitedly would show her parents that she can swim ... ... how silent they most likely would become when she spills who taught her ... ... and finally what Rebecca's response would be, when they asked her how she and JR managed to grow so close in such a short time!)

I had to chuckle a bit at Miss Ellie's remarks! Especially when she tried to defend JR!
I loved Sue Ellen's flashbacks! I hope that she doesn't turn off the little voice in the back of her head telling her that JR is definitely up to something! :wink@ And I have to applaud her funny comment about JR and Ray: “No offense Miss Ellie, but I think he liked Ray better before he found out that he was his brother”!

I wish that Sue Ellen had insisted talking to her son earlier on no matter how much John Ross had resisted, and how difficult it would have been for her! It is in both their interest to talk about the past!

Let's have another update or two real soon! :bh: :bh:

 

[Ms Southworth]

PS. Another advantage to Bobby and Pam extending their stay in Houston is the possibility of having many more scenes with just JR and Rebecca! :loveit: Their newfound "friendship" is very entertaining, IMO! And I'm just not ready to let it go just yet! :fantastic: I'm already wondering what Rebecca's next "job" or "assignment" for uncle JR will be! :wink@

 

[Karin]

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

Presea, thank you for explaining those terms to me. It does make more sense now.
Sue Ellen doesn't blame JR for the Peter Richards affair. She blames him for telling John Ross about it though.

I love the kiddie park scene too. So yeah I can see why Sue Ellen melted when he was being a good father.

Ms Southworth, you are right that Sue Ellen and John Ross need to talk about what he's found out. I'm really glad that you enjoy the JR/Rebecca scenes. You know what I'm gonna give you a double treat tonight too so you'll find out what happens next with them.

Here's an update:

Christopher was standing by the window of his room, looking out towards the pool longingly when John Ross came into his room, “Hi Chris!”

“John Ross, what are you doing here?” Chris asked.

“I thought I’d ask if you wanted to shoot some dart?”

“I’d love to, but are you sure it’s such a good idea?” Chris asked. “I mean we’re supposed to be grounded so what if someone catches us?”

“Yeah right, like they would care to check what we’re doing. They are all outdoors,” John Ross said angrily.

“True, I can’t believe how nice uncle JR is to Rebecca today,” Chris said jealously. “Now he’s teaching her to swim.”

John Ross walked up to the window and took a look at what Chris was talking about, “I see what you mean. I thought I was going to spend some time with dad this summer,” John Ross said jealously. “But so far he’s spent more time chasing after my mom than with me. Sometimes I feel like he’s just using me to get back on her good side.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Chris asked. “I thought you wanted your mom to divorce that Lockwood fellow…”

“I do, it’s just that I wish dad would spend some more time with me too.”

“Well I’m sure he would if it wasn’t for these stupid groundings,” Chris said. “At least your parents care about you, mine just went to Houston and ditched us kids.”

“Yeah but that was business,” John Ross said comfortingly.

“If that’s true why did he bring my mom?”

“I don’t know, maybe because he values her opinion didn’t she use to work for your uncle Cliff before?”

“Oh right, I almost forgot about that.”

“Besides your dad would have gone to Houston, even if your mom hadn’t returned.”

“I guess you’re right,” Chris sighed. “Still sometimes I can't help but wishing that she hadn’t come along.”

“So you’re still not on good terms with your mom?”

“Well mom’s alright, I was talking about my sister,” Chris pointed towards Rebecca. “It’s her fault we’re grounded you know?”

“Speak for yourself man.”

“Yeah, yeah but you’re still grounded too,” Christopher reminded his cousin.

“So let’s make the best out of it, so are you up for some dart or not?”

“Oh dart sounds just fine,” Chris nodded. “Only question is whose picture are we to put on the board?”

John Ross laughed, “I was thinking about Peter Richards…”

“I want Rebecca.”

“Well I could flip you for it?”

“Come on, it’s her fault I’m grounded and your dad is spending all day with her…”

“True but do you even have a photo of her?”

“Point taken…”

“How about if we skip the photo and just play dart?” John Ross suggested.

“Why?”

“Because if our parents find out we’re shooting dart on your sis photo they will just find another reason to extend our groundings,” John Ross explained.

Chris nodded, “You’re right, let’s just play dart. I bet you 10 dollars that I will win.”

“You’re on,” John Ross smiled and the boys walked up to the electronic dart board and started to shoot some dart.

 

[Karin]

Later that evening, JR had finally tucked in Rebecca and all her stuffed animals. Watching the little girl yawn he asked her, “So did you have fun today my little princess?”

“Oh sure I had the best day uncle JR,” Rebecca smiled.

“I’m glad to hear that,” JR smiled.

“And I can’t wait to do it all again tomorrow!”

JR made a face, “What did you say?”

“I said that I’d like to do this every day,” Rebecca smiled sweetly at JR who looked like he’d bitten into a soar apple. Since this surely wasn’t the way he’d like to spend his days. No he’d rather spend time with his own son rather than his niece. It was strange before today he had never considered her as such, but looking at the little stubborn monster child in front of him JR couldn’t help but seeing a lot of Pamela Barnes in that girl. Only problem was that the more time he spent with the girl, the more she reminded him of a Ewing too. She’s already learnt how to wrap her grandparents around her little finger, just like Lucy did. She has a playful side just like Bobby and just like the rest of the family she’s already learnt how to scheme to get what she wants. No that child is no ordinary child. JR reflected. He then realized that it was a good thing she was so demanding or he might end up actually loving her and he couldn’t afford to do that. Feeling his back hurt, as he got up to get a Doctor Seuss book from Rebecca’s book shelf, JR couldn’t help but wishing for Bobby to come home soon.