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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stevew" data-source="post: 258094" data-attributes="member: 130">John Ross goes horseback riding on South Fork with Leslie. She says, “This is beautiful.”“There’s something about South Fork we all love.”“Well it sounds like you did the right thing with your uncle to protect it. But the house is yours?”“Half of it yes. I asked Lucy to help me with Steven. Jay was in high school by the time all was said and done. I did get him to move here with me, and I thought Lucy could help with him too, but what did I know about raising a kid.”“You must be close to Lucy.”“We’ve had our ups and down.”“So your uncle gave her his half of the house.”“Yes and no. Yes but she has to leave it to me or who ever I designate. He thought it would be good for her to own a piece of the house, since she was living here. Plus, he know she’d play a fair middle man with Christopher.”“And Christopher lives her?”“Yes he does.”“Bit unusual, all of you living here, together. Neither one of them are married or have kids?”“Lucy’s been married more than her fair share. But no, she’s never had any children. Jay and Steven are her children and they love her like a mom. Jay knows her better than me. She was living in NYC when my father had him at a Connecticut boarding school.”“That’s nice for him.”“And Christopher’s never really been married. An annulment and an almost elopement. But, since his accident, he’s focused solely on his work.”“Building Ewing Industries?”“Yes.”“So no wonder he’s hurt. Here he’s thinking he gets half the company, because like you, he’s an only child. But he’s not.”“Oh yeah, I defiantly get it. My father has surprise children out there he just ignored even existed. Probably why Uncle Bobby did what he did, to not be like his brother.”“What a mess.”“It sure is.”“And your mother, she turned her shares over to you?”“Yes she did. She’s actually the one who talked Carlos DelSol into turning his shares over to me as well.”“Which gives you control.”“That was the idea.”“Was?”“To be honest, I don’t care about things like that anymore. I felt like I was trying to fight everyone, every time I turned around, there was someone to fight. And for what? More stuff?”“Well to be fair, you were fighting to have some say so over your life. That’s sort of worth fighting for, isn’t it? For your son. For your home. I remember you talking about this place. This is more than stuff to you. This is your home.”“It is. And I do love it.”“You know when I first meet you, I remember thinking how strange you were. You had this accent, and you obviously struggled in class, but somehow you had more appreciation for knowledge than anyone there. We wanted to pass the next test. You really wanted to understand what they were talking about. And you had friends. So many friends. I was never very good at friends. Did you ever finish school?”“No. Tried down here. Then gave up all together.”“Shame. I never knew someone so wanting to learning, really learn not just get a grade. I just realized, I’ve spent my whole life talking about you. I never wanted to stop talking about you. Everyone I know knows about Johnny, this boy from college.”“I’ve thought about you a lot. I just never told anyone, I mean, who was there to tell? Well I did mention you to my mother.”“What did she say?”“That I should find you. Ask why you vanished. But I didn’t want to hear the answer.”“Because you knew your father was behind it all?”“No. Because I assumed I wasn’t good enough. You’d moved on.”“No that’s not true. You were always the best person I ever knew. I certainly did t think I was good enough for you. It didn’t take a lot of convincing for your father to make that clear.”“No. Why would you think that?”“We come from totally different worlds.”Amy finishes conducting a tour at the art museum when Christopher approaches her. “Chris. What brings you by?”“I wanted to talk to you about something. In private.”“Oh. OK. Um, we could take a walk.”Walking in a park in downtown Dallas she says, “So, what’s on your mind?”“I suppose you heard what happened.”“With your father? Yes Jay told me. He doesn’t seem to think it’s a big deal since his grandmothers shares get divided the same way between him and Steven, but I get it. To spring something like this on you. Not to mention all the work you’ve done.”“I’m working on that. But I also think it’s time I work on my future.”“Your future?”“I want the old McKay property. It use to be part of South Fork. I’m going to build my own house on the property. Something for my family.”“Oh, that’s wonderful.”“Problem is, I’d have no idea what I’m doing. I was hoping if I have you a budget, a very generous budget, you’d oversee the project.”“Are you serious? Of course I would.”“I’m talking about the design, construction, decorating, right down to the China”“Certainly.”“Maybe there are some family pieces oh yours you could add, give it some history, of the Anderson’s, like it belongs along with South Fork and the Wade Ranch.”“What are you talking about. I don’t have things from my family I’d be willing to sell.”“I don’t mean sell. I mean being with you. The kind of places I’m talking about needs a lady of the house. Someone like you. Someone who would make a mother my children could be proud of.”“What are you asking me?”“To marry me.” He takes out of his pocket an enormous diamond ring, more than thirty carats. “My mother sent it to me. It was the Woodworth Diamond. My grandmother never wore, I guess it was too big.”“Oh my god. It’s huge. You’re talking to your parents.”“My mother. Long enough to get her to send me a proper ring for you.”“I don’t know what to say.”“Say yes. I’m not offering you romance or love or any of that crap. I’m offering you a real deal. Something that will last. I’m not the horrible guy everybody makes me out to be. I do care about you. But most importantly I’m impressed by you.”“I suppose I should say I’ll think about it.”“Fair enough.”“But when the deal of a life time comes along, do you really sit on it?”“I have one stipulation that I’ll put in the prenup. All our children must biologically be mine. I’m not raising someone else’s kids. Do you understand me?”“Of course. That would only make sense.”“Good. I’ll wait for you answer. Friday?”“That won’t be necessary.” She takes the ring and puts it in her finger.At chest thumping night club, filled with people, dark with strobe lights, John Ross, Lucy and Jay walk in and over to the bar. John Ross says, “Bourbon, too much to ask for branch water?”“Branch water?” one of the bartenders asks.“Never mind. Just a splash of water, best bourbon you’ve got.”“In these part’s that would be J.R . Ewing Bourbon.”“That’ll do it. Make that two. And do you have Dubonnet?”“Duba what?”“Never mind.”Then Lucy standing behind him says, “Sam.”“Miss Lucy,” he utters with complete rapture. “I never expected to see you here. What can I get you.”“This is my cousin. He was asking for gin and Dubonnet.”“Oh that Dubonnet. A Miss Lucy. Coming right up.”John Ross asks her, “You don’t frequent this place do you?”“Of course not. And what Christopher is up to having us meet him hear is beyond me.”The bartender hands John Ross two drinks. He hands one to Jay. “Do you see Christopher.”“No. But Amy’s over there.”John Ross takes Lucy’s drink and hands it off to her. The three go over to greet Amy.Amy is holding court in a corner, a round sectional she stands over. Lucy approaches and hugs her. “Small world.”“Indeed,” Amy says. She then says to John Ross, “You didn’t bring Leslie?”“No, was I supposed to?”“A night out and I thought. I mean recapturing an old romance.”“I don’t think we’re recapturing anything. There’s something like twenty-six years between then and now and I’m not the young boy I use to be.”“Oh I don’t know. The way she looked at I think she thought you were.”Lucy looks at Amy’s hand and the giant diamond ring. “Is there something you want to tell us?”“Oh, no, not right now.”“Well Jay certainly didn’t give you a rock like that.”Amy laughs, “No Jay certainly didn’t.”Off aways on the dance floor Jay is dancing with a group of friends to a hard, techno beat song. That as it comes to an end the D. J. says, “I can’t believe she’s here. This next one is old school eighties for the most beautiful woman in the room. And I mean every word of this song Lucy.”Lucy smiles.John Ross says, “You know him too?”[MEDIA=youtube]wCWYZHYIPyE[/MEDIA]John Ross takes Lucy’s hand and pulls her to the dance floor. She laughs and with him joins the crowd.Christopher arrives and greets Amy, watching the three. Lucy has broken off and is dancing with the bar tender from earlier. John Ross is dancing with a young woman closer to Jay’s age than his own. Jay is dancing with a devilishly handsome man. Christopher says to Amy, “He’s not with Leslie.”“I mentioned it.”“And?”John Ross, Lucy and Jay approach. Lucy says to Christopher, “So what’s with getting us out here. Doesn’t seem like your kind of place.”“It’s not. It was Amy’s idea.”“Amy,” Lucy raises an eye brow.“It’s a celebration,” Amy says.“I asked Amy to marry me and she’s agreed,” Christopher adds.“What?” John Ross says, taken back.Amy shows off her ring and Jay says, “Damn. You are serious.”“Since when are you and Amy a thing?” John Ross asks.“You don’t know everything about me,” Chris answers.Lucy says, “Well, this is my town, and I do, I know everything about everyone in my town. And this, this comes out of nowhere. But, welcome to the family.” Lucy hugs Amy. “Though somehow you’ve always been adjunct.”John Ross offers his hand and the two shake. “Congratulations.”</blockquote>

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