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<blockquote data-quote="CeeCee72" data-source="post: 271917" data-attributes="member: 5055">I don&#039;t own any of the characters in this story and no copyright infringement is intended.This fic is an alternate timeline where the dream season wasn&#039;t a dream. It picks up of after the last episode of season 9.***Life Is But a DreamPart 19:***JR flipped off the TV and glanced over at his wife. She was still asleep, but he knew the nurses would wake her up soon for breakfast. Angelica&#039;s death was all over the news. She was going to see it and he was going to have a hell of a lot of explaining to do.Agent Daughtry had given him a stern warning about continuing to dig, but he couldn&#039;t stop. He&#039;d promised Sue Ellen that he&#039;d look into her memory about seeing Bobby.Plus…There was something about Daughtry&#039;s whole story that rang false. Angelica might be dead, but there were still so many unanswered questions. How did she even know which ambulance Sue Ellen was in? How did she move her so quickly? What exactly happened to Sue Ellen in that lab and why had it been done?&quot;I&#039;m sorry, JR,&quot; a soft voice broke through his thoughts. &quot;Is it too early for a visit?&quot;JR looked up and frowned when he saw his ex-sister-in law. &quot;Pam... no. She&#039;ll be very happy to see you.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sorry to come so early, but the funeral is today…&quot;&quot;It&#039;s fine,&quot; JR stopped her. He walked to Sue Ellen&#039;s bed and bent down to kiss her softly. &quot;Wake up Miss Texas and see who came to see you.&quot;Sue Ellen&#039;s eyes fluttered open and she smiled weakly. &quot;JR…&quot;&quot;Pam is here,&quot; he whispered, kissing her again. Sue Ellen&#039;s smile grew wider and she let JR help her sit up. &quot;Pam! I&#039;m so happy to see you!&quot;&quot;You remember me?&quot;&quot;Yes. Miss Ellie brought me some pictures. When I saw yours I remembered we&#039;re friends and very close.&quot;&quot;Yes, we are,&quot; Pam smiled at her.&quot;Come on over here and sit beside her,&quot; JR told Pam. &quot;I&#039;ll leave the two of you alone to talk.&quot;He turned his attention back to his wife and bent to kiss her yet again. &quot;I&#039;m going to call Ray and then go to the cafeteria. Be back soon, I promise. You enjoy your visit.&quot;&quot;Thank you, JR,&quot; Sue Ellen squeezed his hand.&quot;Pam,&quot; JR nodded at her on his way out the door.Pam nodded back then moved to take the seat beside Sue Ellen&#039;s bed. &quot;How are you feeling?&quot;&quot;Physically, I&#039;m fine. I&#039;m ready to get out of here and go home. Mentally and emotionally - that&#039;s another story.&quot;&quot;Still having trouble remembering?&quot;&quot;Yes. Things are coming back faster now. But I mostly can&#039;t remember actual events, just bits and pieces - and how I felt. Thank God for JR. He&#039;s been so loving and patient with me.&quot;Pam dropped her gaze to the floor, suddenly unable to meet Sue Ellen&#039;s eyes. &quot;JR loves you, Sue Ellen. He always has.&quot;&quot;I know,&quot; Sue Ellen smiled. &quot;I love him too. Very much.&quot;&quot;Sue Ellen...I came here to tell you some things; things you&#039;re not going to want to hear.&quot;&quot;What things?&quot;&quot;About JR. He DOES love you. But that&#039;s never stopped him from hurting you whenever it suited him. And he hasn&#039;t changed.&quot;&quot;Of course he has!&quot; Sue Ellen protested.&quot;Really?&quot; Pam asked her doubtfully. &quot;Then why is he still lying to you? Why hasn&#039;t he told you the truth about what happened to you?&quot;&quot;What are you talking about, Pam?&quot; Sue Ellen demanded.&quot;I&#039;m talking about the truth, Sue Ellen. And it&#039;s time someone told it to you. JR is the one who&#039;s responsible for your kidnapping and for Jamie&#039;s death. And he needs to pay.&quot;***&quot;I can be there in a couple of hours. No, that&#039;s fine. I&#039;ll swing by the ranch and pick him up. You want me to round up McSween? Alright. See you then.&quot;Ray put down the phone and picked up his coffee cup.&quot;Was that JR?&quot; Donna asked as she watched him come back to the kitchen table and take a seat.&quot;Yeah,&quot; Ray sighed. &quot;I have to go to the hospital.&quot;&quot;Why? Angelica is dead. It&#039;s over.&quot;&quot;JR doesn&#039;t seem to think so.&quot;&quot;What do you mean?&quot;&quot;I&#039;m not sure, Donna. He said he couldn&#039;t talk about it over the phone. But I have the feeling JR isn&#039;t done digging around.&quot;&quot;But the news said the case was closed.&quot;&quot;Yeah. Like I said, I don&#039;t know exactly what&#039;s on JR&#039;s mind, but whatever it is, I&#039;m with him. You know that, right?&quot;&quot;Yes, Ray,&quot; Donna reached over to cover his hand with hers. &quot;You&#039;re with him. And I&#039;m with you.&quot;Ray smiled at her and leaned over to kiss her cheek. &quot;Thank you.&quot;&quot;You know, Jenna has been asking about going to see Sue Ellen. Maybe she and I will go visit her while you talk to jR.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s a good idea. Sue Ellen will be glad to see you both.&quot;&quot;Ray?&quot;&quot;Yeah?&quot;&quot;Don&#039;t let JR get you killed.&quot;&quot;I&#039;ll be careful, honey. I promise. But JR needs to know Sue Ellen is really safe. And if it was you, I&#039;d be doing the exact same thing.&quot;***&quot;Are you sure you don&#039;t want to go to the funeral? She was your cousin too.&quot;&quot;I didn&#039;t even know her, Grandma,&quot; Lucy shrugged. &quot;I&#039;ll stay here with John Ross and Tony.&quot;&quot;Raoul and Teresa will be here with them.&quot;&quot;I know. Look, I hate funerals and like I said, I didn&#039;t even know her.&quot;&quot;Ellie,&quot; Clayton interrupted them, coming in and taking a seat at the breakfast table. &quot;I&#039;m riding to the hospital with Ray this morning.&quot;&quot;Why?&quot;&quot;Don&#039;t know,&quot; he shrugged. &quot;JR wants to see us.&quot;&quot;Can&#039;t it wait, Clayton?&quot; Ellie sighed. &quot;Jamie&#039;s funeral…&quot;&quot;Oh, I&#039;ll be back in plenty of time for that,&quot; Clayton assured her. Lucy listened quietly as Ellie and Clayton discussed their plans for the day, relieved that Miss Ellie was distracted. She didn&#039;t want to have to explain why she was so determined not to go to Jamie&#039;s funeral.The truth was that she didn&#039;t want to see Cliff Barnes. It would just be too awkward to look him in the eye knowing what she knew.Lucy intended to get out of Dallas and back to Atlanta without ever laying eyes on that man.***Jack put down his coffee and went to answer the doorbell. He smiled when he opened the door and saw April on the other side.&quot;I brought breakfast,&quot; she grinned at him. &quot;Your favorite. Bacon and egg biscuit with cheese.&quot;&quot;I would never turn away a beautiful woman carrying good food,&quot; he laughed, standing aside so she could get into the apartment. &quot;Come on in.&quot;April moved past him and took a seat on the couch. &quot;How are you doing this morning?&quot;&quot;Dreading the funeral,&quot; Jack sighed, sitting down next to her. &quot;Dreading having to have a conversation with Cliff even worse.&quot;&quot;Have you made up your mind about helping him?&quot;&quot;Yeah. I just can&#039;t do it. He&#039;s going to be furious.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sorry, Jack.&quot;Jack sank back into the couch and studied her face carefully. &quot;April... it&#039;s not that I don&#039;t appreciate you being here. I do. But why?&quot;&quot;Why what?&quot;&quot;Why are you here? You and I… well, you know how ugly things got between us when we split.&quot;&quot;Yes,&quot; April said softly. &quot;Jack, the truth is I was on my way to see you already when I heard about Jamie.&quot;&quot;Why?&quot;April took a deep breath and turned her head away so he couldn&#039;t see her eyes. &quot;It doesn&#039;t matter. Not right now. Let&#039;s just get you through the day and we&#039;ll talk about it later, alright?&quot;&quot;But April…&quot;&quot;Please, Jack,&quot; she pleaded.&quot;Alright,&quot; he finally agreed. &quot;Come on. Hand over that biscuit. I&#039;m starving!&quot;***&quot;Are you done?&quot; Sue Ellen asked, her voice low and even, when Pam finally finished talking.&quot;Yes. I&#039;m sorry, Sue Ellen. I know how hearing this hurt you, but I hope you understand why I had to tell you.&quot;&quot;Oh, yes, Pam. I understand just fine.&quot;&quot;I hope you know that you don&#039;t have to go back to Southfork with him when you&#039;re discharged. You and John Ross can come stay with me and Mark.&quot;Sue Ellen closed her eyes and silently counted down from ten. She could feel her heart rate rising and feel a fresh and heavy pounding in her head. &quot;When I&#039;m discharged, I&#039;m going back home with my husband.&quot;&quot;But Sue Ellen…&quot;&quot;Stop it, Pam!&quot; Sue Ellen cut her off. &quot;I know how you hate him. I know you have good reasons - even if I can&#039;t remember exactly what they are. But coming here and telling me all this for no other reason than to hurt him? That&#039;s an awful thing to do!&quot;&quot;Sue Ellen, I honestly just thought you should know…&quot;&quot;I do know, Pam!&quot;&quot;What?&quot;&quot;I remember about Angelica. I remember asking him to be careful and to go to the police. I know he didn&#039;t and that&#039;s why I was hurt and Jamie was killed.&quot;&quot;Then why are you still with him?&quot;&quot;Do you think he meant for any of this to happen? Do you think he&#039;s not suffering already? Do you think it doesn&#039;t hurt him in his soul to know I was hurt because of his scheming?&quot;&quot;Sue Ellen…&quot;&quot;I&#039;m still with him because I know he would NEVER deliberately put me or anyone else in danger. He made a mistake. We&#039;re all suffering the consequences - including JR. He is my husband. I love him and he loves me. I forgive him and will never leave him again.&quot;&quot;You&#039;re not thinking clearly, Sue Ellen.&quot;&quot;Oh yes I am. And I want you to leave. Now.&quot;&quot;Please, if you&#039;d just listen and be reasonable…&quot;&quot;NOW, Pam. Get out!&quot;&quot;Sue Ellen?&quot; Both women turned their heads at the sound of JR&#039;s voice to see him standing in the doorway.&quot;Everything&#039;s fine, JR,&quot; she reached her hand out to him. &quot;Pam was just leaving.&quot;JR walked past Pam, took Sue Ellen&#039;s hand in his, and sat down beside her on the bed.&quot;I&#039;m sorry I upset you for nothing, Sue Ellen,&quot; Pam mumbled, standing up.&quot;It WAS for nothing,&quot; Sue Ellen shot back. &quot;I know,&quot; Pam nodded and hurried from the room.&quot;What the hell was that all about?&quot; JR asked once they were alone again.&quot;It doesn&#039;t matter,&quot; Sue Ellen sighed. &quot;JR, I want to go home.&quot;&quot;I know honey. But the doctors…&quot;&quot;The doctors aren&#039;t doing anything but watching me. You can do that at Southfork.&quot;&quot;But honey…&quot;&quot;Please, JR. I want to be in our own room, in our own bed. I want you to hold me while I sleep. I want you to make love to me. I need to be with you, JR. Desperately.&quot;JR&#039;s eyes darkened with his own need in reaction to her words. &quot;Okay, Miss Texas. I&#039;ll see what I can do.&quot;&quot;Then I&#039;ll be out of here in no time. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.&quot;JR smiled and pulled her closer to him. &quot;You&#039;ve always had so much faith in me. I don&#039;t deserve it.&quot;&quot;You most certainly do.&quot;&quot;Sue Ellen, I need to tell you something. About what happened to you. Who took you from me and why…&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t want to talk about Angelica.&quot;&quot;You...you know?&quot;&quot;I remembered last night. A dream. And that&#039;s why Pam was here. To tell me.&quot;&quot;Honey, I hope you know I never would have done anything to hurt you…&quot;&quot;Of course I know that, JR. And I told you I don&#039;t want to talk about it!&quot;&quot;Alright,&quot; JR gave in. &quot;What do you want to talk about then?&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t want to talk at all. I just want to be with you and have you hold me.&quot;JR tightened his arms around her and allowed himself to relax. &quot;That would be my pleasure, Miss Texas.&quot;***</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CeeCee72, post: 271917, member: 5055"] I don't own any of the characters in this story and no copyright infringement is intended. This fic is an alternate timeline where the dream season wasn't a dream. It picks up of after the last episode of season 9. *** Life Is But a Dream Part 19: *** JR flipped off the TV and glanced over at his wife. She was still asleep, but he knew the nurses would wake her up soon for breakfast. Angelica's death was all over the news. She was going to see it and he was going to have a hell of a lot of explaining to do. Agent Daughtry had given him a stern warning about continuing to dig, but he couldn't stop. He'd promised Sue Ellen that he'd look into her memory about seeing Bobby. Plus… There was something about Daughtry's whole story that rang false. Angelica might be dead, but there were still so many unanswered questions. How did she even know which ambulance Sue Ellen was in? How did she move her so quickly? What exactly happened to Sue Ellen in that lab and why had it been done? "I'm sorry, JR," a soft voice broke through his thoughts. "Is it too early for a visit?" JR looked up and frowned when he saw his ex-sister-in law. "Pam... no. She'll be very happy to see you." "I'm sorry to come so early, but the funeral is today…" "It's fine," JR stopped her. He walked to Sue Ellen's bed and bent down to kiss her softly. "Wake up Miss Texas and see who came to see you." Sue Ellen's eyes fluttered open and she smiled weakly. "JR…" "Pam is here," he whispered, kissing her again. Sue Ellen's smile grew wider and she let JR help her sit up. "Pam! I'm so happy to see you!" "You remember me?" "Yes. Miss Ellie brought me some pictures. When I saw yours I remembered we're friends and very close." "Yes, we are," Pam smiled at her. "Come on over here and sit beside her," JR told Pam. "I'll leave the two of you alone to talk." He turned his attention back to his wife and bent to kiss her yet again. "I'm going to call Ray and then go to the cafeteria. Be back soon, I promise. You enjoy your visit." "Thank you, JR," Sue Ellen squeezed his hand. "Pam," JR nodded at her on his way out the door. Pam nodded back then moved to take the seat beside Sue Ellen's bed. "How are you feeling?" "Physically, I'm fine. I'm ready to get out of here and go home. Mentally and emotionally - that's another story." "Still having trouble remembering?" "Yes. Things are coming back faster now. But I mostly can't remember actual events, just bits and pieces - and how I felt. Thank God for JR. He's been so loving and patient with me." Pam dropped her gaze to the floor, suddenly unable to meet Sue Ellen's eyes. "JR loves you, Sue Ellen. He always has." "I know," Sue Ellen smiled. "I love him too. Very much." "Sue Ellen...I came here to tell you some things; things you're not going to want to hear." "What things?" "About JR. He DOES love you. But that's never stopped him from hurting you whenever it suited him. And he hasn't changed." "Of course he has!" Sue Ellen protested. "Really?" Pam asked her doubtfully. "Then why is he still lying to you? Why hasn't he told you the truth about what happened to you?" "What are you talking about, Pam?" Sue Ellen demanded. "I'm talking about the truth, Sue Ellen. And it's time someone told it to you. JR is the one who's responsible for your kidnapping and for Jamie's death. And he needs to pay." *** "I can be there in a couple of hours. No, that's fine. I'll swing by the ranch and pick him up. You want me to round up McSween? Alright. See you then." Ray put down the phone and picked up his coffee cup. "Was that JR?" Donna asked as she watched him come back to the kitchen table and take a seat. "Yeah," Ray sighed. "I have to go to the hospital." "Why? Angelica is dead. It's over." "JR doesn't seem to think so." "What do you mean?" "I'm not sure, Donna. He said he couldn't talk about it over the phone. But I have the feeling JR isn't done digging around." "But the news said the case was closed." "Yeah. Like I said, I don't know exactly what's on JR's mind, but whatever it is, I'm with him. You know that, right?" "Yes, Ray," Donna reached over to cover his hand with hers. "You're with him. And I'm with you." Ray smiled at her and leaned over to kiss her cheek. "Thank you." "You know, Jenna has been asking about going to see Sue Ellen. Maybe she and I will go visit her while you talk to jR." "That's a good idea. Sue Ellen will be glad to see you both." "Ray?" "Yeah?" "Don't let JR get you killed." "I'll be careful, honey. I promise. But JR needs to know Sue Ellen is really safe. And if it was you, I'd be doing the exact same thing." *** "Are you sure you don't want to go to the funeral? She was your cousin too." "I didn't even know her, Grandma," Lucy shrugged. "I'll stay here with John Ross and Tony." "Raoul and Teresa will be here with them." "I know. Look, I hate funerals and like I said, I didn't even know her." "Ellie," Clayton interrupted them, coming in and taking a seat at the breakfast table. "I'm riding to the hospital with Ray this morning." "Why?" "Don't know," he shrugged. "JR wants to see us." "Can't it wait, Clayton?" Ellie sighed. "Jamie's funeral…" "Oh, I'll be back in plenty of time for that," Clayton assured her. Lucy listened quietly as Ellie and Clayton discussed their plans for the day, relieved that Miss Ellie was distracted. She didn't want to have to explain why she was so determined not to go to Jamie's funeral. The truth was that she didn't want to see Cliff Barnes. It would just be too awkward to look him in the eye knowing what she knew. Lucy intended to get out of Dallas and back to Atlanta without ever laying eyes on that man. *** Jack put down his coffee and went to answer the doorbell. He smiled when he opened the door and saw April on the other side. "I brought breakfast," she grinned at him. "Your favorite. Bacon and egg biscuit with cheese." "I would never turn away a beautiful woman carrying good food," he laughed, standing aside so she could get into the apartment. "Come on in." April moved past him and took a seat on the couch. "How are you doing this morning?" "Dreading the funeral," Jack sighed, sitting down next to her. "Dreading having to have a conversation with Cliff even worse." "Have you made up your mind about helping him?" "Yeah. I just can't do it. He's going to be furious." "I'm sorry, Jack." Jack sank back into the couch and studied her face carefully. "April... it's not that I don't appreciate you being here. I do. But why?" "Why what?" "Why are you here? You and I… well, you know how ugly things got between us when we split." "Yes," April said softly. "Jack, the truth is I was on my way to see you already when I heard about Jamie." "Why?" April took a deep breath and turned her head away so he couldn't see her eyes. "It doesn't matter. Not right now. Let's just get you through the day and we'll talk about it later, alright?" "But April…" "Please, Jack," she pleaded. "Alright," he finally agreed. "Come on. Hand over that biscuit. I'm starving!" *** "Are you done?" Sue Ellen asked, her voice low and even, when Pam finally finished talking. "Yes. I'm sorry, Sue Ellen. I know how hearing this hurt you, but I hope you understand why I had to tell you." "Oh, yes, Pam. I understand just fine." "I hope you know that you don't have to go back to Southfork with him when you're discharged. You and John Ross can come stay with me and Mark." Sue Ellen closed her eyes and silently counted down from ten. She could feel her heart rate rising and feel a fresh and heavy pounding in her head. "When I'm discharged, I'm going back home with my husband." "But Sue Ellen…" "Stop it, Pam!" Sue Ellen cut her off. "I know how you hate him. I know you have good reasons - even if I can't remember exactly what they are. But coming here and telling me all this for no other reason than to hurt him? That's an awful thing to do!" "Sue Ellen, I honestly just thought you should know…" "I do know, Pam!" "What?" "I remember about Angelica. I remember asking him to be careful and to go to the police. I know he didn't and that's why I was hurt and Jamie was killed." "Then why are you still with him?" "Do you think he meant for any of this to happen? Do you think he's not suffering already? Do you think it doesn't hurt him in his soul to know I was hurt because of his scheming?" "Sue Ellen…" "I'm still with him because I know he would NEVER deliberately put me or anyone else in danger. He made a mistake. We're all suffering the consequences - including JR. He is my husband. I love him and he loves me. I forgive him and will never leave him again." "You're not thinking clearly, Sue Ellen." "Oh yes I am. And I want you to leave. Now." "Please, if you'd just listen and be reasonable…" "NOW, Pam. Get out!" "Sue Ellen?" Both women turned their heads at the sound of JR's voice to see him standing in the doorway. "Everything's fine, JR," she reached her hand out to him. "Pam was just leaving." JR walked past Pam, took Sue Ellen's hand in his, and sat down beside her on the bed. "I'm sorry I upset you for nothing, Sue Ellen," Pam mumbled, standing up. "It WAS for nothing," Sue Ellen shot back. "I know," Pam nodded and hurried from the room. "What the hell was that all about?" JR asked once they were alone again. "It doesn't matter," Sue Ellen sighed. "JR, I want to go home." "I know honey. But the doctors…" "The doctors aren't doing anything but watching me. You can do that at Southfork." "But honey…" "Please, JR. I want to be in our own room, in our own bed. I want you to hold me while I sleep. I want you to make love to me. I need to be with you, JR. Desperately." JR's eyes darkened with his own need in reaction to her words. "Okay, Miss Texas. I'll see what I can do." "Then I'll be out of here in no time. You can do anything if you put your mind to it." JR smiled and pulled her closer to him. "You've always had so much faith in me. I don't deserve it." "You most certainly do." "Sue Ellen, I need to tell you something. About what happened to you. Who took you from me and why…" "I don't want to talk about Angelica." "You...you know?" "I remembered last night. A dream. And that's why Pam was here. To tell me." "Honey, I hope you know I never would have done anything to hurt you…" "Of course I know that, JR. And I told you I don't want to talk about it!" "Alright," JR gave in. "What do you want to talk about then?" "I don't want to talk at all. I just want to be with you and have you hold me." JR tightened his arms around her and allowed himself to relax. "That would be my pleasure, Miss Texas." *** [/QUOTE]

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