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<blockquote data-quote="CeeCee72" data-source="post: 286984" 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 after the last episode of season 9.***Life Is But a DreamPart 27:***&quot;Thank you for agreeing to see me, JR. I know this isn&#039;t the best time.&quot;JR grunted and fixed his eyes on her face. &quot;No. It&#039;s not. Sue Ellen will be back from her therapist soon and I want to be free for her.&quot;&quot;Then I&#039;ll get right to the point,&quot; Pam sighed, sinking back into her chair. &quot;I know you got Katherine out of the country after she shot Bobby. And I know you used Matt Cantrell to do it.&quot;JR growled under his breath and ran a frustrated hand through his hair. &quot;Your brother tell you that?&quot; He demanded.&quot;Yes,&quot; Pam answered softly. &quot;And Matt Cantrell told me why you did it.&quot;JR laughed bitterly and shook his head. &quot;That&#039;s hard to believe, since I never told Cantrell why I did it.&quot;&quot;He said…&quot; she paused and took a deep breath, &quot;he said it was because Christopher&#039;s biological aunt was going to be a threat. He said Katherine was going to use her to take Christopher away from me and Bobby. He said you did it to protect Bobby and Christopher.&quot;&quot;Listen, Pam...I…&quot;He growled again, stood up, and walked over to the window. He stared aimlessly outside for a minute before deciding to tell her the truth.&nbsp; &quot;You know me too well to think I&#039;d do something so risky if there wasn&#039;t some benefit to me. Yes. Lisa Alden&#039;s appearance in Dallas would have been disastrous to you and Bobby. It would have been disastrous for me too.&quot;&quot;What do you mean?&quot; Pam pressed him.&quot;I had just got her back,&quot; he confessed, his voice low and even. &quot;If Lisa had shown up and started a custody battle, it all would have come back.&quot;&quot;What would have come back?&quot; Pam snapped. &quot;You&#039;re not making any sense!&quot;&quot;Kristen. My affair. That I thought Christopher was my child. Don&#039;t you see, Pam? I had her back in my bed. Back in my life. We were happy. I sent Katherine away to protect myself and my marriage - not for Christopher and Bobby.&quot;&quot;You...you did it for Sue Ellen?&quot;&quot;Yes,&quot; JR shrugged. &quot;I had her back. I wanted to keep her. Protecting Christopher and Bobby was an afterthought. I only wanted to protect my marriage.&quot;&quot;Cliff said there was no way you were a hero.&quot;&quot;For once, your brother is right,&quot; he finally turned around to face her. &quot;I could have lied to you, Pam. I could have let you think I was some kind of hero.&quot;&quot;Yes, you could have. Why didn&#039;t you?&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t know,&quot; he admitted. &quot;Are you and I gonna have trouble over this?&quot;&quot;No,&quot; Pam sighed heavily and stood up. &quot;I appreciate that you were honest.&nbsp; And...well, JR...you&#039;re a snake. But your love for Sue Ellen and John Ross has always been your one redeeming quality. It&#039;s really the only thing that makes you human. Sue Ellen needs your full attention now. I won&#039;t distract you with a meaningless revival of hostilities between us.&quot;&quot;Good,&quot; JR let out a relieved breath. &quot;But your brother…&quot;&quot;I can&#039;t speak for him anymore than Bobby could ever speak for you. Whatever is between the two of you has nothing to do with me. Understand?&quot;&quot;Yes, Pam. I understand completely.&quot;They said their goodbyes and JR walked Pam to the door. Neither of them noticed Sue Ellen standing quietly behind the door to the study.She&#039;d heard the whole thing. And she was so very confused.Who was Katherine? Who was Matt? And what did either of them have to do with Kristen and her baby?Pam had said JR loved her. She knew that was true. But the lies...the secrets and the lies and the guilt…She felt as if she was losing her mind. And she didn&#039;t know how much more she could take. ***Richard cursed, threw down a razor,and grabbed a tissue to wipe the blood from his chin. He needed a new blade. The one he was using was old and dull.He moved closer to the mirror and examined the wound. It was only a scratch.But…There was something familiar about this…&quot;You cut yourself! Mama is going to kill me because you got hurt!&quot;&quot;It&#039;s just a little cut, JR!&quot;&quot;She told me you were too young to shave. She&#039;s going to be all over me, Bob. Can&#039;t you ever do anything right?&quot;Richard sucked in a deep breath and stumbled backwards a few steps.&quot;Bob,&quot; he muttered to himself.It was a memory.&nbsp; A REAL memory. He had been very young. There was another boy...a little older than him...he had been learning how to shave. &quot;Mama…&quot;That other boy was his brother. He closed his eyes and concentrated. &quot;JR… and&nbsp; Bob...BOBBY!&quot;His eyes snapped open,&nbsp; wide and shocked. He had a brother named JR.And his name wasn&#039;t Richard.His name was Bobby.&quot;Bobby,&quot; he whispered to his reflection in the mirror. &quot;Your name is Bobby.&quot;***&quot;Everything taken care of?&quot;Ray grunted out a &quot;Yes&quot; and sat down in the patio chair between Jenna and Donna. &quot;Alarm codes are updated. I have some cowboys watching the house and Harry sent over a few men,&quot; he told his wife.&nbsp; &quot;Listen Jenna,&quot; he nodded at the other woman, &quot;you and Charlie should stay here at Southfork&nbsp; for a few days. This place is safe, but if Calhoun can&#039;t get to JR, he might go after family to draw him out.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m not family,&quot; Jenna reminded him.&quot;That&#039;s horse shit and you know it,&quot; Ray shot back. &quot;Stop being so stubborn and let us protect you and Charlie.&quot;&quot;Please?&quot; Donna pleaded with her friend.&quot;Alright,&quot; Jenna gave in. &quot;But just for a few days.&quot;&quot;Good,&quot; Ray sighed with relief. &quot;How&#039;s she holding up?&quot; He nodded his head in Sue Ellen&#039;s direction.&quot;Not well,&quot; Donna shook her head. &quot;She remembered a lot of painful things at therapy today. She won&#039;t talk about it and she&#039;s refusing to see JR at all.&quot;&quot;I feel for her,&quot; Jenna said. &quot;All those awful memories coming back at once…&quot;Ray stood up and walked to the other side of the patio, taking a seat beside Sue Ellen without bothering to wait for an invitation. She didn&#039;t even look up. She sat there beside him, silent and still as stone. &quot;I know you don&#039;t remember this,&quot; Ray said evenly, &quot;but you and I had a knock down drag out over JR once.&quot;&quot;What?&quot; her head jerked up and she stared at him with wide eyes.&quot;Yeah. The two of&nbsp; you weren&#039;t even together. I mean, not really. Fighting like cats and dogs. Anyway, he did something...oh hell, I don&#039;t even remember what it was. JR has done so many evil deeds it&#039;s hard to keep them all straight. I came to Southfork,&nbsp; determined to beat him half to death. You stopped me in the living room and told me I would have to go through you.&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t...I have no idea what you&#039;re talking about.&quot;&quot;I know,&quot; Ray softened his tone. &quot;And it doesn&#039;t matter what it was all about. What matters is that you have always known what he is, Sue Ellen. And you&#039;ve always loved him anyway. Whatever happened between the two of you, whatever awful, nasty thing you&#039;ve remembered he&#039;s done, remember- you already forgave him. There&#039;s something...something so strong between you two. We all thought you were dead. But not JR. JR knew you were out there and you needed help.&quot;&quot;How?&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t know,&quot; Ray shrugged. &quot;He said he could feel you.&quot;&quot;I...I could feel him too,&quot; she said softly. &quot;Somehow I knew he loved me and that he was coming to get me.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s what I mean, Sue Ellen. I know you&#039;re in pain now. But the two of you have something together most other couples can only dream about. Focus on that...not the bad memories. &quot;He got up and walked away without another word, leaving Sue Ellen to sit alone and stew over his words.***Barnes was going to be a problem.Jerry wished he had never given the other man the file he&#039;d gotten from Maxton. Barnes was like a dog with a bone, refusing to give up on his mission to destroy JR even though his plans were unraveling all around him.Pam and Jack were both refusing to get involved.&nbsp; Marilee Stone had given him an ultimatum.&nbsp; Soon Jeremy Wendell would start rattling his saber. Barnes was backed into a corner; and now the mousey little man was demanding more help from Jerry.Yes.Cliff Barnes was going to be a problem - one Jerry had no desire to deal with. Barnes might very well soon be met with an unfortunate accident.Jerry couldn&#039;t allow his carefully laid plans to be interfered with. The only thing that mattered was Sue Ellen. Everything and everyone else held no value whatsoever.***Sue Ellen sat at her vanity and tried desperately to control her breathing.&quot;I don&#039;t give a damn about your lover!&quot;&quot;He isn&#039;t my lover!&quot;&quot;Oh. I see…&quot;&quot;No, you don&#039;t see! You don&#039;t see anything!&quot;Jerry Kenderson. She and JR were arguing about Jerry Kenderson.Sue Ellen closed her eyes tightly and tried to remember more. She had...warm feelings for Kenderson...whoever he was.&nbsp; She&#039;d told JR he wasn&#039;t her lover...but…Another memory teased at the corners of her mind. She was in a ladies&#039; room, standing at the sink. &quot;Sue Ellen?&quot;In her mind she could see another woman...a beautiful young woman… Jamie. It was Jamie.&quot;Sue Ellen, are you alright?&quot;&quot;Yes. I just needed a moment alone.&quot;&quot;JR was getting worried. He sent me to check on you and make sure you were alright.&quot;&quot;Did you happen to notice if Dr. Kenderson was still lurking around outside?&quot;&quot;I didn&#039;t see him...Sue Ellen, I&#039;m sorry. I just assumed..&quot;&quot;What?&quot;&quot;You and JR. You seem so happy tonight.&nbsp; I figured the two of you were back together.&quot;&quot;Not yet,&quot; Sue Ellen blushed, &quot;but I hope we will be by the end of the evening.&quot;&quot;And Dr. Kenderson?&quot;&quot;There&#039;s nothing between us. And to be honest, he is making me a little uncomfortable…&quot;&quot;Honey?&quot;Sue Ellen&#039;s eyes snapped open and the memory was suddenly gone. She looked up and saw her husband standing in their bedroom doorway.&nbsp; &quot;JR..&quot;&quot;Another memory?&quot;&quot;Yes. I think...we were at a party. Jamie and I were in the ladies&#039; room. You sent her to find me.&quot;&quot;A fundraiser.&nbsp; For Graison research. That was one of the best nights of my life. &quot;&quot;I came back to you that night.&quot;&quot;Yes.&quot;&quot;Can we…&quot;&quot;What?&quot;&quot;I need to talk about Jerry Kenderson. I&#039;m so confused. &quot;&quot;Confused about what?&quot; JR forced himself to remain calm.&quot;He wasn&#039;t my lover.&quot;&quot;No.&quot;&quot;And I...he made me feel...uncomfortable.&quot;&quot;You never told me that.&quot;&quot;JR, there&#039;s something...not right. I remember wanting to get away from him but I still feel…&quot;&quot;You feel what?&quot;&quot;As if he is somehow very important to me.&quot;&quot;I see.&quot;&quot;Please. I don&#039;t want to fight. I know I love you. I know I didn&#039;t feel romantic towards him. But...oh, JR! I&#039;m just so confused. Can&#039;t we just talk about him? Please? I need to sort through my feelings…&quot;&quot;Alright, honey,&quot; he moved fully into the room and shut the door behind him. He walked over to her, extended her hand, pulled her up and settled her into his arms. &quot;Whatever you need, that&#039;s what we&#039;ll do.&quot;***Daughtry turned away from the window and walked back to his desk. He opened one of the folders in front of him and studied a picture carefully.Sue Ellen Ewing was a beautiful woman. More importantly to Daughtry,&nbsp; she was an innocent woman.She shouldn&#039;t even be involved in this mess. And she certainly didn&#039;t deserve to die.Daughtry had made a case to his superiors to call Calhoun off. His pleading had fallen on deaf ears. The company was more than willing to let Calhoun slaughter her to keep him happy and to keep Bobby Ewing&#039;s existence a secret.But Daughtry had other ideas. He couldn&#039;t stand back and watch this happen.He had to do something.He reached for the other folder on his desk and stood up.It was time to put a stop to this madness once and for all.No matter if it cost his everything- even if it cost him his career...or his life.***</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CeeCee72, post: 286984, 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 after the last episode of season 9. *** Life Is But a Dream Part 27: *** "Thank you for agreeing to see me, JR. I know this isn't the best time." JR grunted and fixed his eyes on her face. "No. It's not. Sue Ellen will be back from her therapist soon and I want to be free for her." "Then I'll get right to the point," Pam sighed, sinking back into her chair. "I know you got Katherine out of the country after she shot Bobby. And I know you used Matt Cantrell to do it." JR growled under his breath and ran a frustrated hand through his hair. "Your brother tell you that?" He demanded. "Yes," Pam answered softly. "And Matt Cantrell told me why you did it." JR laughed bitterly and shook his head. "That's hard to believe, since I never told Cantrell why I did it." "He said…" she paused and took a deep breath, "he said it was because Christopher's biological aunt was going to be a threat. He said Katherine was going to use her to take Christopher away from me and Bobby. He said you did it to protect Bobby and Christopher." "Listen, Pam...I…" He growled again, stood up, and walked over to the window. He stared aimlessly outside for a minute before deciding to tell her the truth. "You know me too well to think I'd do something so risky if there wasn't some benefit to me. Yes. Lisa Alden's appearance in Dallas would have been disastrous to you and Bobby. It would have been disastrous for me too." "What do you mean?" Pam pressed him. "I had just got her back," he confessed, his voice low and even. "If Lisa had shown up and started a custody battle, it all would have come back." "What would have come back?" Pam snapped. "You're not making any sense!" "Kristen. My affair. That I thought Christopher was my child. Don't you see, Pam? I had her back in my bed. Back in my life. We were happy. I sent Katherine away to protect myself and my marriage - not for Christopher and Bobby." "You...you did it for Sue Ellen?" "Yes," JR shrugged. "I had her back. I wanted to keep her. Protecting Christopher and Bobby was an afterthought. I only wanted to protect my marriage." "Cliff said there was no way you were a hero." "For once, your brother is right," he finally turned around to face her. "I could have lied to you, Pam. I could have let you think I was some kind of hero." "Yes, you could have. Why didn't you?" "I don't know," he admitted. "Are you and I gonna have trouble over this?" "No," Pam sighed heavily and stood up. "I appreciate that you were honest. And...well, JR...you're a snake. But your love for Sue Ellen and John Ross has always been your one redeeming quality. It's really the only thing that makes you human. Sue Ellen needs your full attention now. I won't distract you with a meaningless revival of hostilities between us." "Good," JR let out a relieved breath. "But your brother…" "I can't speak for him anymore than Bobby could ever speak for you. Whatever is between the two of you has nothing to do with me. Understand?" "Yes, Pam. I understand completely." They said their goodbyes and JR walked Pam to the door. Neither of them noticed Sue Ellen standing quietly behind the door to the study. She'd heard the whole thing. And she was so very confused. Who was Katherine? Who was Matt? And what did either of them have to do with Kristen and her baby? Pam had said JR loved her. She knew that was true. But the lies...the secrets and the lies and the guilt… She felt as if she was losing her mind. And she didn't know how much more she could take. *** Richard cursed, threw down a razor,and grabbed a tissue to wipe the blood from his chin. He needed a new blade. The one he was using was old and dull. He moved closer to the mirror and examined the wound. It was only a scratch. But… There was something familiar about this… "You cut yourself! Mama is going to kill me because you got hurt!" "It's just a little cut, JR!" "She told me you were too young to shave. She's going to be all over me, Bob. Can't you ever do anything right?" Richard sucked in a deep breath and stumbled backwards a few steps. "Bob," he muttered to himself. It was a memory. A REAL memory. He had been very young. There was another boy...a little older than him...he had been learning how to shave. "Mama…" That other boy was his brother. He closed his eyes and concentrated. "JR… and Bob...BOBBY!" His eyes snapped open, wide and shocked. He had a brother named JR. And his name wasn't Richard. His name was Bobby. "Bobby," he whispered to his reflection in the mirror. "Your name is Bobby." *** "Everything taken care of?" Ray grunted out a "Yes" and sat down in the patio chair between Jenna and Donna. "Alarm codes are updated. I have some cowboys watching the house and Harry sent over a few men," he told his wife. "Listen Jenna," he nodded at the other woman, "you and Charlie should stay here at Southfork for a few days. This place is safe, but if Calhoun can't get to JR, he might go after family to draw him out." "I'm not family," Jenna reminded him. "That's horse shit and you know it," Ray shot back. "Stop being so stubborn and let us protect you and Charlie." "Please?" Donna pleaded with her friend. "Alright," Jenna gave in. "But just for a few days." "Good," Ray sighed with relief. "How's she holding up?" He nodded his head in Sue Ellen's direction. "Not well," Donna shook her head. "She remembered a lot of painful things at therapy today. She won't talk about it and she's refusing to see JR at all." "I feel for her," Jenna said. "All those awful memories coming back at once…" Ray stood up and walked to the other side of the patio, taking a seat beside Sue Ellen without bothering to wait for an invitation. She didn't even look up. She sat there beside him, silent and still as stone. "I know you don't remember this," Ray said evenly, "but you and I had a knock down drag out over JR once." "What?" her head jerked up and she stared at him with wide eyes. "Yeah. The two of you weren't even together. I mean, not really. Fighting like cats and dogs. Anyway, he did something...oh hell, I don't even remember what it was. JR has done so many evil deeds it's hard to keep them all straight. I came to Southfork, determined to beat him half to death. You stopped me in the living room and told me I would have to go through you." "I don't...I have no idea what you're talking about." "I know," Ray softened his tone. "And it doesn't matter what it was all about. What matters is that you have always known what he is, Sue Ellen. And you've always loved him anyway. Whatever happened between the two of you, whatever awful, nasty thing you've remembered he's done, remember- you already forgave him. There's something...something so strong between you two. We all thought you were dead. But not JR. JR knew you were out there and you needed help." "How?" "I don't know," Ray shrugged. "He said he could feel you." "I...I could feel him too," she said softly. "Somehow I knew he loved me and that he was coming to get me." "That's what I mean, Sue Ellen. I know you're in pain now. But the two of you have something together most other couples can only dream about. Focus on that...not the bad memories. " He got up and walked away without another word, leaving Sue Ellen to sit alone and stew over his words. *** Barnes was going to be a problem. Jerry wished he had never given the other man the file he'd gotten from Maxton. Barnes was like a dog with a bone, refusing to give up on his mission to destroy JR even though his plans were unraveling all around him. Pam and Jack were both refusing to get involved. Marilee Stone had given him an ultimatum. Soon Jeremy Wendell would start rattling his saber. Barnes was backed into a corner; and now the mousey little man was demanding more help from Jerry. Yes. Cliff Barnes was going to be a problem - one Jerry had no desire to deal with. Barnes might very well soon be met with an unfortunate accident. Jerry couldn't allow his carefully laid plans to be interfered with. The only thing that mattered was Sue Ellen. Everything and everyone else held no value whatsoever. *** Sue Ellen sat at her vanity and tried desperately to control her breathing. "I don't give a damn about your lover!" "He isn't my lover!" "Oh. I see…" "No, you don't see! You don't see anything!" Jerry Kenderson. She and JR were arguing about Jerry Kenderson. Sue Ellen closed her eyes tightly and tried to remember more. She had...warm feelings for Kenderson...whoever he was. She'd told JR he wasn't her lover...but… Another memory teased at the corners of her mind. She was in a ladies' room, standing at the sink. "Sue Ellen?" In her mind she could see another woman...a beautiful young woman… Jamie. It was Jamie. "Sue Ellen, are you alright?" "Yes. I just needed a moment alone." "JR was getting worried. He sent me to check on you and make sure you were alright." "Did you happen to notice if Dr. Kenderson was still lurking around outside?" "I didn't see him...Sue Ellen, I'm sorry. I just assumed.." "What?" "You and JR. You seem so happy tonight. I figured the two of you were back together." "Not yet," Sue Ellen blushed, "but I hope we will be by the end of the evening." "And Dr. Kenderson?" "There's nothing between us. And to be honest, he is making me a little uncomfortable…" "Honey?" Sue Ellen's eyes snapped open and the memory was suddenly gone. She looked up and saw her husband standing in their bedroom doorway. "JR.." "Another memory?" "Yes. I think...we were at a party. Jamie and I were in the ladies' room. You sent her to find me." "A fundraiser. For Graison research. That was one of the best nights of my life. " "I came back to you that night." "Yes." "Can we…" "What?" "I need to talk about Jerry Kenderson. I'm so confused. " "Confused about what?" JR forced himself to remain calm. "He wasn't my lover." "No." "And I...he made me feel...uncomfortable." "You never told me that." "JR, there's something...not right. I remember wanting to get away from him but I still feel…" "You feel what?" "As if he is somehow very important to me." "I see." "Please. I don't want to fight. I know I love you. I know I didn't feel romantic towards him. But...oh, JR! I'm just so confused. Can't we just talk about him? Please? I need to sort through my feelings…" "Alright, honey," he moved fully into the room and shut the door behind him. He walked over to her, extended her hand, pulled her up and settled her into his arms. "Whatever you need, that's what we'll do." *** Daughtry turned away from the window and walked back to his desk. He opened one of the folders in front of him and studied a picture carefully. Sue Ellen Ewing was a beautiful woman. More importantly to Daughtry, she was an innocent woman. She shouldn't even be involved in this mess. And she certainly didn't deserve to die. Daughtry had made a case to his superiors to call Calhoun off. His pleading had fallen on deaf ears. The company was more than willing to let Calhoun slaughter her to keep him happy and to keep Bobby Ewing's existence a secret. But Daughtry had other ideas. He couldn't stand back and watch this happen. He had to do something. He reached for the other folder on his desk and stood up. It was time to put a stop to this madness once and for all. No matter if it cost his everything- even if it cost him his career...or his life. *** [/QUOTE]

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