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<blockquote data-quote="CeeCee72" data-source="post: 307571" 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.***Part 38:******Seven Months Later***Sue Ellen was beaming.It had been such a wonderful evening. Almost like something out of a dream.The Oil Baron&#039;s ball was always special, but this year... this year it was positively magical.Everyone was here. The whole family had come home and it had been an incredible night.The last seven months had passed in a blur.Mark Graison had refused an attorney and pleaded guilty, sparing everyone the pain of a trial. He had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his crimes. JR had complained that he&#039;d gotten off too easily, but Sue Ellen and the rest of the family were relieved to put the entire mess behind them.Cliff Barnes was allowed to walk away from everything unscathed. JR had wanted to put him under the jail, but in the end, he&#039;d approved the deal as a favor to Pam. He figured he owed her that much for saving Sue Ellen&#039;s life. Cliff had agreed to leave the state of Texas and promised never to return. He was living in Georgia now, trying to build some sort of relationship with his daughter.Jenna had also moved away. She and Matt Cantrell had bonded after Bobby&#039;s return and were now living together with Charlie in California.Jack and April had remarried in a huge, beautiful ceremony at Southfork. Jack had moved April&#039;s mother and her sister to Dallas where her mother was receiving a new experimental treatment and seemed to be getting stronger every day. Jack was filling in for Ray at Saddle Tree Enterprises and April had opened a restaurant, managed by her sister. Jack and April were expecting their first child in a few months.Lucy had divorced Mitch and moved back to Southfork full time. She and April&#039;s sister Michelle had developed a fast friendship. Gary and Val had mended fences with JR and now frequently came to visit their daughter at the ranch.Ray was almost fully recovered from his wounds. He had slowly resumed some of his duties on the Ranch and was getting stronger every day. He and Donna were wonderful parents to Tony and were seriously considering adopting another child.Bobby had slowly gotten back to his old self. It had taken intensive therapy, but he had managed to reclaim his life.He and Pam hadn&#039;t reconciled. At least not yet. But they were spending a lot of time together with Christopher as a family and attending family counseling sessions. Bobby was still a little bitter about Graison, but they seemed to be working through it.Bobby had decided (much to JR&#039;s relief) that he didn&#039;t want anything to do with Ewing Oil. He spent his days working alongside Ray on the ranch. It seemed to be good for him.Clayton and Ellie had survived a seriously rough patch in their marriage. A ranch hand named Ben Stivers had caused all sorts of drama, claiming to be Jock Ewing returned from the dead. Ellie had been conflicted and Clayton had been furious. Clayton and all four Ewing brothers had rallied together and exposed the man as a fraud. It had taken Clayton a while to forgive Ellie, but eventually he had settled down and accepted her apology. One positive thing that had come out of the whole sordid scandal was the four Ewing brothers had come together in what was now a strong and deep bond.As for JR...well, JR was still JR. He struggled daily with his scheming nature. Sometimes he even gave into it - but only in business. He was just as ruthless as always when it came to Ewing Oil, but at home with his family, he was a different man.But it wasn&#039;t always easy.He sometimes found himself tempted to go back to his old ways. There were always beautiful women around, offering themselves to him. Mandy Winger had even turned back up in his life, like a bad penny that refused to be spent. It was hard on JR. But he stayed true to his wife. He had sent Mandy away again and he had refused every other woman. He came home to his wife every night and he kept his promise to her to be faithful.&quot;Isn&#039;t this lovely, Sue Ellen?&quot;Sue Ellen nodded her head and smiled at her mother. JR had flown Patricia in from Europe to attend the ball with the family. &quot;Oh yes. It&#039;s just beautiful.&quot;The whole family was there.JR, glowing from the glory of just having been named Oilman of the Year, was currently twirling Lucy around the dance floor. Sue Ellen wished she could dance with her husband, but she was so heavily pregnant that she knew dancing would tire her out.She was so very happy though. She watched her family dance. JR and Lucy. Ray and Donna. Ellie and Clayton. Jack and April. Val and Gary. Jenna and Matt. Even Pam and Bobby. Everyone looked so wonderful and so happy.&quot;Having fun?&quot;Sue Ellen looked up and saw Punk and Mavis Anderson smiling down at her. &quot;Oh, yes! I am having such a good time…&quot;&quot;Sue Ellen?&quot; Punk&#039;s voice was heavy with concern. Sue Ellen had grown pale and looked as if she might pass out.&quot;Darling?&quot; Patricia grabbed her daughter&#039;s hand. &quot;What is it?&quot;&quot;I…&quot; Sue Ellen took a deep breath. &quot;Oh, my God…&quot;&quot;Punk!&quot; Mavis whispered urgently, pointing at a puddle of water under Sue Ellen&#039;s chair. &quot;Get JR! Her water broke!&quot;Punk didn&#039;t move, instead he yelled across the room as loud as he could. &quot;JR! JR! Get over here! She&#039;s having the baby!&quot;The music suddenly stopped and a loud gasp rose up from the crowd. JR pushed his way through the crowd, knocking over chairs and bumping into tables.&quot;Sue Ellen?&quot; He asked when he made it to her. He sank down onto his knees in front of her and gently cupped her face in his hands. &quot;Honey?&quot;&quot;Someone call an ambulance,&quot; Sue Ellen told him in a weak voice. &quot;Our baby is coming.&quot;***&quot;Would you sit down?&quot; Pam snapped at Bobby. &quot;You&#039;re making the entire hospital staff nervous with all your pacing.&quot;&quot;Of course they&#039;re nervous,&quot; Ray shrugged. &quot;Look around. The whole damn Ewing family sitting around in tuxedos and evening gowns waiting on a baby to be born.&quot;&quot;I just hope everything is okay,&quot; Bobby sighed, sinking down in the chair beside his ex-wife. &quot;It&#039;s been hours.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sure everything is fine,&quot; Ellie told him. &quot;These things take time.&quot;&quot;Everything is just perfect,&quot; Patricia sashayed into the waiting room. &quot;It&#039;s a boy. A beautiful seven pound, four ounces, healthy baby boy!&quot;The entire family whooped and cheered, oblivious to the strange looks coming from the nurses and the other people in the waiting area.&quot;Thank God!&quot; Bobby laughed. &quot;I have a new nephew!&quot;&quot;Yes you do,&quot; Patricia laughed. &quot;They named him Robert Ray Garrison Ewing. They plan to call him Jock.&quot;&quot;0h, how wonderful,&quot; Ellie gushed. &quot;When can we see him?&quot;&quot;Soon,&quot; Patricia assured her. &quot;But Sue Ellen and JR have asked to see Pam first.&quot;&quot;Me?&quot; Pam said doubtfully. &quot;Why me?&quot;&quot;No idea,&quot; Patricia answered, &quot;but that&#039;s what they want.&quot;&quot;Well then,&quot; Bobby stood and pulled Pam out of her chair, &quot;guess you shouldn&#039;t keep them waiting.&quot;***Pam said good nervously by the bedside and waited for Sue Ellen to finish in the bathroom. &quot;Calm down,&quot; JR chuckled. &quot;I won&#039;t bite you.&quot;The bathroom door opened and JR jumped up to help his wife back to the bed.&quot;Oh, Sue Ellen,&quot; Pam sighed. &quot;Labor and delivery aside, you look beautiful.&quot;&quot;Thank you, Pam,&quot; Sue Ellen smiled at her friend.&quot;He&#039;s beautiful,&quot; Pam said, staring at the tiny baby in the bedside bassinet.&quot;Yes. He has his father&#039;s eyes.&quot;Pam glanced over at JR and sucked in a deep breath. &quot;Why...why did you want to see me first?&quot;&quot;We wanted to ask you to be his Godmother,&quot; JR said matter-of-factly.&quot;Me?&quot;&quot;You&#039;re Sue Ellen&#039;s best friend. You saved her life. You are pretty close to being a Ewing again even if neither you or Bobby are ready to admit it. And I…&quot;&quot;You what?&quot;&quot;I want you to know I&#039;m done with that stupid fued. We&#039;re family, Pam. We need to start acting like it.&quot;&quot;You mean that JR?&quot;&quot;I do.&quot;&quot;I...I don&#039;t know what to say.&quot;&quot;Just say yes, Pam,&quot; Sue Ellen said softly.&quot;Yes!&quot; Pam squealed in delight and moved to hug her friend. &quot;Oh yes!&quot;***&quot;I think John Ross is happy.&quot;&quot;He is,&quot; Sue Ellen agreed. &quot;He&#039;s wanted a little brother for a long time.&quot;&quot;Really?&quot; JR asked, settling himself down onto the hospital bed beside his wife. &quot;He never said anything to me about it.&quot;&quot;Me either,&quot; Sue Ellen confessed,&quot;but I overheard him say so to Miss Ellie.&quot;&quot;Doctor says the two of you can go home tomorrow. I&#039;m going to stay home from the office for a few days.&quot;&quot;You are?&quot;&quot;Of course. I need to help you with the baby while you recover.&quot;&quot;Need to or want to?&quot;&quot;Both,&quot; JR answered, dropping a light kiss on the top of her head.&quot;The old JR never would have stayed home from the office to help me with anything,&quot; Sue Ellen mused.&quot;The old JR is gone,&quot; JR reminded her.&quot;Not completely.&quot;&quot;Now listen here, Sue Ellen…&quot;&quot;And I&#039;m glad,&quot; Sue Ellen cut him off. &quot;I loved the old JR same as I love the new one.&quot;&quot;Thank you for sticking it out with me. Thank you for giving me one more last chance. Thank you for giving me two beautiful sons. Thank you for loving me.&quot;&quot;I will always love you, JR.&quot;&quot;I know. And I&#039;ll always love you. I&#039;ll spend the rest of my life proving it.&quot;&quot;We&#039;re going to be happy. After all these years, we&#039;re finally going to be happy.&quot;&quot;We are,&quot; he settled her deeper down into his arms. &quot;Our life is going to be a dream come true Sue Ellen. A beautiful, happy, love filled dream.&quot;&quot;If this is a dream, I never want to wake up.&quot;&quot;You won&#039;t, honey. This dream is your reality from here on out. I promise.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sleepy JR.&quot;&quot;Get some rest honey. I&#039;ll be right here when you wake up. Forever and always, I&#039;ll be right here.&quot;THE END</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CeeCee72, post: 307571, 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. *** Part 38: *** ***Seven Months Later*** Sue Ellen was beaming. It had been such a wonderful evening. Almost like something out of a dream. The Oil Baron's ball was always special, but this year... this year it was positively magical. Everyone was here. The whole family had come home and it had been an incredible night. The last seven months had passed in a blur. Mark Graison had refused an attorney and pleaded guilty, sparing everyone the pain of a trial. He had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his crimes. JR had complained that he'd gotten off too easily, but Sue Ellen and the rest of the family were relieved to put the entire mess behind them. Cliff Barnes was allowed to walk away from everything unscathed. JR had wanted to put him under the jail, but in the end, he'd approved the deal as a favor to Pam. He figured he owed her that much for saving Sue Ellen's life. Cliff had agreed to leave the state of Texas and promised never to return. He was living in Georgia now, trying to build some sort of relationship with his daughter. Jenna had also moved away. She and Matt Cantrell had bonded after Bobby's return and were now living together with Charlie in California. Jack and April had remarried in a huge, beautiful ceremony at Southfork. Jack had moved April's mother and her sister to Dallas where her mother was receiving a new experimental treatment and seemed to be getting stronger every day. Jack was filling in for Ray at Saddle Tree Enterprises and April had opened a restaurant, managed by her sister. Jack and April were expecting their first child in a few months. Lucy had divorced Mitch and moved back to Southfork full time. She and April's sister Michelle had developed a fast friendship. Gary and Val had mended fences with JR and now frequently came to visit their daughter at the ranch. Ray was almost fully recovered from his wounds. He had slowly resumed some of his duties on the Ranch and was getting stronger every day. He and Donna were wonderful parents to Tony and were seriously considering adopting another child. Bobby had slowly gotten back to his old self. It had taken intensive therapy, but he had managed to reclaim his life. He and Pam hadn't reconciled. At least not yet. But they were spending a lot of time together with Christopher as a family and attending family counseling sessions. Bobby was still a little bitter about Graison, but they seemed to be working through it. Bobby had decided (much to JR's relief) that he didn't want anything to do with Ewing Oil. He spent his days working alongside Ray on the ranch. It seemed to be good for him. Clayton and Ellie had survived a seriously rough patch in their marriage. A ranch hand named Ben Stivers had caused all sorts of drama, claiming to be Jock Ewing returned from the dead. Ellie had been conflicted and Clayton had been furious. Clayton and all four Ewing brothers had rallied together and exposed the man as a fraud. It had taken Clayton a while to forgive Ellie, but eventually he had settled down and accepted her apology. One positive thing that had come out of the whole sordid scandal was the four Ewing brothers had come together in what was now a strong and deep bond. As for JR...well, JR was still JR. He struggled daily with his scheming nature. Sometimes he even gave into it - but only in business. He was just as ruthless as always when it came to Ewing Oil, but at home with his family, he was a different man. But it wasn't always easy. He sometimes found himself tempted to go back to his old ways. There were always beautiful women around, offering themselves to him. Mandy Winger had even turned back up in his life, like a bad penny that refused to be spent. It was hard on JR. But he stayed true to his wife. He had sent Mandy away again and he had refused every other woman. He came home to his wife every night and he kept his promise to her to be faithful. "Isn't this lovely, Sue Ellen?" Sue Ellen nodded her head and smiled at her mother. JR had flown Patricia in from Europe to attend the ball with the family. "Oh yes. It's just beautiful." The whole family was there. JR, glowing from the glory of just having been named Oilman of the Year, was currently twirling Lucy around the dance floor. Sue Ellen wished she could dance with her husband, but she was so heavily pregnant that she knew dancing would tire her out. She was so very happy though. She watched her family dance. JR and Lucy. Ray and Donna. Ellie and Clayton. Jack and April. Val and Gary. Jenna and Matt. Even Pam and Bobby. Everyone looked so wonderful and so happy. "Having fun?" Sue Ellen looked up and saw Punk and Mavis Anderson smiling down at her. "Oh, yes! I am having such a good time…" "Sue Ellen?" Punk's voice was heavy with concern. Sue Ellen had grown pale and looked as if she might pass out. "Darling?" Patricia grabbed her daughter's hand. "What is it?" "I…" Sue Ellen took a deep breath. "Oh, my God…" "Punk!" Mavis whispered urgently, pointing at a puddle of water under Sue Ellen's chair. "Get JR! Her water broke!" Punk didn't move, instead he yelled across the room as loud as he could. "JR! JR! Get over here! She's having the baby!" The music suddenly stopped and a loud gasp rose up from the crowd. JR pushed his way through the crowd, knocking over chairs and bumping into tables. "Sue Ellen?" He asked when he made it to her. He sank down onto his knees in front of her and gently cupped her face in his hands. "Honey?" "Someone call an ambulance," Sue Ellen told him in a weak voice. "Our baby is coming." *** "Would you sit down?" Pam snapped at Bobby. "You're making the entire hospital staff nervous with all your pacing." "Of course they're nervous," Ray shrugged. "Look around. The whole damn Ewing family sitting around in tuxedos and evening gowns waiting on a baby to be born." "I just hope everything is okay," Bobby sighed, sinking down in the chair beside his ex-wife. "It's been hours." "I'm sure everything is fine," Ellie told him. "These things take time." "Everything is just perfect," Patricia sashayed into the waiting room. "It's a boy. A beautiful seven pound, four ounces, healthy baby boy!" The entire family whooped and cheered, oblivious to the strange looks coming from the nurses and the other people in the waiting area. "Thank God!" Bobby laughed. "I have a new nephew!" "Yes you do," Patricia laughed. "They named him Robert Ray Garrison Ewing. They plan to call him Jock." "0h, how wonderful," Ellie gushed. "When can we see him?" "Soon," Patricia assured her. "But Sue Ellen and JR have asked to see Pam first." "Me?" Pam said doubtfully. "Why me?" "No idea," Patricia answered, "but that's what they want." "Well then," Bobby stood and pulled Pam out of her chair, "guess you shouldn't keep them waiting." *** Pam said good nervously by the bedside and waited for Sue Ellen to finish in the bathroom. "Calm down," JR chuckled. "I won't bite you." The bathroom door opened and JR jumped up to help his wife back to the bed. "Oh, Sue Ellen," Pam sighed. "Labor and delivery aside, you look beautiful." "Thank you, Pam," Sue Ellen smiled at her friend. "He's beautiful," Pam said, staring at the tiny baby in the bedside bassinet. "Yes. He has his father's eyes." Pam glanced over at JR and sucked in a deep breath. "Why...why did you want to see me first?" "We wanted to ask you to be his Godmother," JR said matter-of-factly. "Me?" "You're Sue Ellen's best friend. You saved her life. You are pretty close to being a Ewing again even if neither you or Bobby are ready to admit it. And I…" "You what?" "I want you to know I'm done with that stupid fued. We're family, Pam. We need to start acting like it." "You mean that JR?" "I do." "I...I don't know what to say." "Just say yes, Pam," Sue Ellen said softly. "Yes!" Pam squealed in delight and moved to hug her friend. "Oh yes!" *** "I think John Ross is happy." "He is," Sue Ellen agreed. "He's wanted a little brother for a long time." "Really?" JR asked, settling himself down onto the hospital bed beside his wife. "He never said anything to me about it." "Me either," Sue Ellen confessed,"but I overheard him say so to Miss Ellie." "Doctor says the two of you can go home tomorrow. I'm going to stay home from the office for a few days." "You are?" "Of course. I need to help you with the baby while you recover." "Need to or want to?" "Both," JR answered, dropping a light kiss on the top of her head. "The old JR never would have stayed home from the office to help me with anything," Sue Ellen mused. "The old JR is gone," JR reminded her. "Not completely." "Now listen here, Sue Ellen…" "And I'm glad," Sue Ellen cut him off. "I loved the old JR same as I love the new one." "Thank you for sticking it out with me. Thank you for giving me one more last chance. Thank you for giving me two beautiful sons. Thank you for loving me." "I will always love you, JR." "I know. And I'll always love you. I'll spend the rest of my life proving it." "We're going to be happy. After all these years, we're finally going to be happy." "We are," he settled her deeper down into his arms. "Our life is going to be a dream come true Sue Ellen. A beautiful, happy, love filled dream." "If this is a dream, I never want to wake up." "You won't, honey. This dream is your reality from here on out. I promise." "I'm sleepy JR." "Get some rest honey. I'll be right here when you wake up. Forever and always, I'll be right here." THE END [/QUOTE]

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