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<blockquote data-quote="CryptCreeper72" data-source="post: 346052" data-attributes="member: 5055">I don&#039;t own any of the characters in this story and no copyright infringement is intended.This fic takes place during season four of &quot;Dallas&quot; and the timeline breaks during the episode &quot;Blackmail.&quot;***The Ewings: Fathers and FamilyPart Fourteen***&quot;It does my heart good to see them both back here.&quot;&quot;Yes,&quot; JR agreed with his mother. &quot;Good to have them home where they belong.&quot;JR and Ellie were sitting together out by the patio, watching Sue Ellen and John Ross splash around in the pool.&quot;Have you decided on a wedding date yet?&quot;&quot;Not yet,&quot; JR told his mother, but I plan to discuss it with her tonight.&quot;&quot;Good,&quot; Miss Ellie nodded. &quot;The sooner you decide, the sooner we can start making wedding plans.&quot;JR grunted his agreement, but made no other reply. &quot;Excuse me for a few minutes, Mama,&quot; JR stood up. &quot;I need to run inside and make a phone call. He stood up and made his way into the house. The truth was, talking about his wedding with Miss Ellie was a bit uncomfortable. He knew her feelings towards him would change very soon. He was going to have to confess his affair with Kristin and take Christopher away from Pam&#039;s loving arms.And he wasn&#039;t looking forward to any of it.***Rebecca took a sip of her wine and eyed Marilee carefully. &quot;Are you sure you can deliver the cartel?&quot;&quot;Trust me,&quot; Marilee assured her, &quot;that&#039;ll be the easy part. JR doesn&#039;t have a lot of good will built up in that group. He&#039;s burned us all in one way or another.&quot;&quot;What about you?&quot;&quot;What about me?&quot;&quot;How did JR burn you exactly?&quot;&quot;It&#039;s personal,&quot; Marilee growled. &quot;He used me to set Cliff up than crawled out of my bed and right back into Sue Ellen&#039;s.&quot;&quot;I see,&quot; Rebecca said, her tone more than a bit disapproving.&quot;Is that going to be a problem for you?&quot;&quot;No,&quot; Rebecca answered. &quot;I want to destroy JR and Ewing Oil. I need your help to do that. Your motives don&#039;t matter to me at all.&quot;&quot;Good,&quot; Marilee smiled. She picked up her glass and held it up. &quot;Shall we toast then?&quot;&quot;Yes,&quot; Rebecca lifted her glass and clanked it against Marilee&#039;s. &quot;A toast. To the total and utter destruction of JR Ewing and everything and everyone he holds dear.&quot;***Ellie smiled widely as she watched Sue Ellen lift John Ross out of the pool. &quot;Oh, Sue Ellen! He is getting so big!&quot;&quot;Yes, Miss Ellie,&quot; Sue Ellen laughed, &quot;I wish I could stop time and keep him little forever.&quot;&quot;I understand. It&#039;s so hard when our babies grow up. Of course, now that you and JR are reconciling and are so happy, I hope you will consider having more children.&quot;&quot;Well…&quot; Sue Ellen hesitated, &quot;JR has mentioned that he would like more.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s wonderful!&quot;&quot;Yes,&quot; Sue Ellen said softly. &quot;Will Lucy be joining us for dinner tonight?&quot; She quickly changed the subject.&quot;No,&quot; Ellie sighed. &quot;She has plans again. I wish she would stay home. She stayed out all night last night.&quot;&quot;She&#039;s young, Miss Ellie. I think it&#039;s wonderful she is enjoying herself, especially considering what she went through.&quot;&quot;Yes, I&#039;m sure you&#039;re right. I guess maybe I&#039;m just worried she&#039;s doing too much too fast.&quot;&quot;Lucy is a smart young lady,&quot; Sue Ellen assured her. &quot;She&#039;ll be just fine.&quot;Ellie smiled faintly and turned her attention back to John Ross. She couldn&#039;t explain exactly why, but she had an uneasy feeling about her granddaughter&#039;s suddenly active social life - and she just couldn&#039;t shake it.***JR put down the phone and growled. Jordan Lee has just informed him that Rebecca Wentworth was making overtures to members of the Cartel, asking them to throw in with her to take on Ewing Oil.Normally, JR wouldn&#039;t worry about Rebecca, but given how he had treated Marilee, he was concerned she would be mad enough to come after him and convince the rest of the cartel to join her.&quot;JR, is Miss Ellie around?&quot;He looked up and saw Donna standing behind him and shrugged. &quot;She&#039;s out by the pool with Sue Ellen.&quot;&quot;Thank you,&quot; Donna grunted and moved past him.&quot;Wait, Donna!&quot; Bobby called from the foyer. &quot;I don&#039;t think she&#039;s ready to talk to you.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sorry, Bobby, but this has gone on long enough.&quot;Donna continued to move to the kitchen. Bobby started to follow her, but JR put his hand on his brother&#039;s arm to stop him. &quot;Just a minute, Bob. We need to talk.&quot;&quot;If it&#039;s about the paperwork signing over my shares to you, it can wait. I haven&#039;t even looked them over yet. I need to get out there and keep Mama calm.&quot;&quot;Mama can take care of herself, and trust me, what I have to say is more important than whatever news Donna has about her silly book.&quot;&quot;Well?&quot; Bobby snapped. &quot;What is it?&quot;&quot;I&#039;ve been thinking about what you said - about how low I would be to sell my son to you for 20 percent of Ewing Oil.&quot;&quot;And?&quot;&quot;And you&#039;re right. I can&#039;t go through with it.&quot;&quot;You can&#039;t…&quot; Bobby hesitated and ran his hand through his hair. &quot;JR…&quot;&quot;He&#039;s my flesh and blood. I couldn&#039;t live with myself.&quot;&quot;So…what? You&#039;re saying you&#039;re willing to forget the whole thing and let me and Pam adopt Christopher without the blackmail?&quot;&quot;Oh, no, Bobby. I&#039;m sorry. You misunderstand.&quot;&quot;JR, what are you trying to get at?&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sorry, Bob. This is the hardest thing I&#039;ve ever had to do. I don&#039;t want to hurt you. Or Pam. But…&quot;&quot;But what?&quot; &quot;Christopher is my son. He belongs with me.&quot;Bobby&#039;s eyes grew wide and he sucked in a sharp breath. &quot;What…what did you just say?&quot;&quot;You heard me. Christopher is my son. Sue Ellen and I intend to claim him and raise him.&quot;&quot;You can&#039;t be serious! Sue Ellen will never go along with you.&quot;&quot;It was Sue Ellen&#039;s idea,&quot; JR gave a mocking laugh. &quot;She&#039;s the one who convinced me that Christopher belongs with his father. His real father.&quot;&quot;Everyone will know, JR. Mama will know. And what about Ewing Oil?&quot;&quot;Mama will be upset, but she&#039;ll come around. And as for Ewing Oil, well, Bob, some things are more important than business.&quot;&quot;But Pam…JR, please. This will destroy her.&quot;&quot;Yes, well, that&#039;s a real shame, Bob,&quot; JR sighed. &quot;But it&#039;s not my fault you married a basket case, is it?&quot;&quot;JR! I&#039;ll kill you with my bare hands!&#039; Bobby lunged forward and drew back his fist, but he was stopped in his tracks by a high pitched scream coming from the patio.&quot;JR!&quot; Sue Ellen&#039;s panicked voice shrieked, &quot;JR, it&#039;s Miss Ellie!&quot;JR and Bobby ran together out to the pool. The sight that greeted them shook them both to their core.Miss Ellie was lying on the ground, moaning and clutching at her heart. Donna and Sue Ellen were both hovering over her.&quot;Oh, Miss Ellie!&quot; Donna sobbed, ``I&#039;m so very sorry!&quot;JR growled and roughly pushed Donna out of his way. &quot;Mama,&quot; he bent down and whispered in her ear. &quot;Mama!&quot;When Ellie didn&#039;t answer, JR raised his eyes to meet Bobby&#039;s. &quot;Call an ambulance, Bob. I think it&#039;s her heart.&quot;***</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CryptCreeper72, post: 346052, member: 5055"] I don't own any of the characters in this story and no copyright infringement is intended. This fic takes place during season four of "Dallas" and the timeline breaks during the episode "Blackmail." *** The Ewings: Fathers and Family Part Fourteen *** "It does my heart good to see them both back here." "Yes," JR agreed with his mother. "Good to have them home where they belong." JR and Ellie were sitting together out by the patio, watching Sue Ellen and John Ross splash around in the pool. "Have you decided on a wedding date yet?" "Not yet," JR told his mother, but I plan to discuss it with her tonight." "Good," Miss Ellie nodded. "The sooner you decide, the sooner we can start making wedding plans." JR grunted his agreement, but made no other reply. "Excuse me for a few minutes, Mama," JR stood up. "I need to run inside and make a phone call. He stood up and made his way into the house. The truth was, talking about his wedding with Miss Ellie was a bit uncomfortable. He knew her feelings towards him would change very soon. He was going to have to confess his affair with Kristin and take Christopher away from Pam's loving arms. And he wasn't looking forward to any of it. *** Rebecca took a sip of her wine and eyed Marilee carefully. "Are you sure you can deliver the cartel?" "Trust me," Marilee assured her, "that'll be the easy part. JR doesn't have a lot of good will built up in that group. He's burned us all in one way or another." "What about you?" "What about me?" "How did JR burn you exactly?" "It's personal," Marilee growled. "He used me to set Cliff up than crawled out of my bed and right back into Sue Ellen's." "I see," Rebecca said, her tone more than a bit disapproving. "Is that going to be a problem for you?" "No," Rebecca answered. "I want to destroy JR and Ewing Oil. I need your help to do that. Your motives don't matter to me at all." "Good," Marilee smiled. She picked up her glass and held it up. "Shall we toast then?" "Yes," Rebecca lifted her glass and clanked it against Marilee's. "A toast. To the total and utter destruction of JR Ewing and everything and everyone he holds dear." *** Ellie smiled widely as she watched Sue Ellen lift John Ross out of the pool. "Oh, Sue Ellen! He is getting so big!" "Yes, Miss Ellie," Sue Ellen laughed, "I wish I could stop time and keep him little forever." "I understand. It's so hard when our babies grow up. Of course, now that you and JR are reconciling and are so happy, I hope you will consider having more children." "Well…" Sue Ellen hesitated, "JR has mentioned that he would like more." "That's wonderful!" "Yes," Sue Ellen said softly. "Will Lucy be joining us for dinner tonight?" She quickly changed the subject. "No," Ellie sighed. "She has plans again. I wish she would stay home. She stayed out all night last night." "She's young, Miss Ellie. I think it's wonderful she is enjoying herself, especially considering what she went through." "Yes, I'm sure you're right. I guess maybe I'm just worried she's doing too much too fast." "Lucy is a smart young lady," Sue Ellen assured her. "She'll be just fine." Ellie smiled faintly and turned her attention back to John Ross. She couldn't explain exactly why, but she had an uneasy feeling about her granddaughter's suddenly active social life - and she just couldn't shake it. *** JR put down the phone and growled. Jordan Lee has just informed him that Rebecca Wentworth was making overtures to members of the Cartel, asking them to throw in with her to take on Ewing Oil. Normally, JR wouldn't worry about Rebecca, but given how he had treated Marilee, he was concerned she would be mad enough to come after him and convince the rest of the cartel to join her. "JR, is Miss Ellie around?" He looked up and saw Donna standing behind him and shrugged. "She's out by the pool with Sue Ellen." "Thank you," Donna grunted and moved past him. "Wait, Donna!" Bobby called from the foyer. "I don't think she's ready to talk to you." "I'm sorry, Bobby, but this has gone on long enough." Donna continued to move to the kitchen. Bobby started to follow her, but JR put his hand on his brother's arm to stop him. "Just a minute, Bob. We need to talk." "If it's about the paperwork signing over my shares to you, it can wait. I haven't even looked them over yet. I need to get out there and keep Mama calm." "Mama can take care of herself, and trust me, what I have to say is more important than whatever news Donna has about her silly book." "Well?" Bobby snapped. "What is it?" "I've been thinking about what you said - about how low I would be to sell my son to you for 20 percent of Ewing Oil." "And?" "And you're right. I can't go through with it." "You can't…" Bobby hesitated and ran his hand through his hair. "JR…" "He's my flesh and blood. I couldn't live with myself." "So…what? You're saying you're willing to forget the whole thing and let me and Pam adopt Christopher without the blackmail?" "Oh, no, Bobby. I'm sorry. You misunderstand." "JR, what are you trying to get at?" "I'm sorry, Bob. This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I don't want to hurt you. Or Pam. But…" "But what?" "Christopher is my son. He belongs with me." Bobby's eyes grew wide and he sucked in a sharp breath. "What…what did you just say?" "You heard me. Christopher is my son. Sue Ellen and I intend to claim him and raise him." "You can't be serious! Sue Ellen will never go along with you." "It was Sue Ellen's idea," JR gave a mocking laugh. "She's the one who convinced me that Christopher belongs with his father. His real father." "Everyone will know, JR. Mama will know. And what about Ewing Oil?" "Mama will be upset, but she'll come around. And as for Ewing Oil, well, Bob, some things are more important than business." "But Pam…JR, please. This will destroy her." "Yes, well, that's a real shame, Bob," JR sighed. "But it's not my fault you married a basket case, is it?" "JR! I'll kill you with my bare hands!' Bobby lunged forward and drew back his fist, but he was stopped in his tracks by a high pitched scream coming from the patio. "JR!" Sue Ellen's panicked voice shrieked, "JR, it's Miss Ellie!" JR and Bobby ran together out to the pool. The sight that greeted them shook them both to their core. Miss Ellie was lying on the ground, moaning and clutching at her heart. Donna and Sue Ellen were both hovering over her. "Oh, Miss Ellie!" Donna sobbed, ``I'm so very sorry!" JR growled and roughly pushed Donna out of his way. "Mama," he bent down and whispered in her ear. "Mama!" When Ellie didn't answer, JR raised his eyes to meet Bobby's. "Call an ambulance, Bob. I think it's her heart." *** [/QUOTE]

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