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<blockquote data-quote="Karin Schill" data-source="post: 214116">Thanks for the feedback [USER=130]@stevew[/USER] I think I watched that scene between Rebecca &amp; Christopher at the BBQ where she confessed to writing the email but said that John Ross made her do it. So hence Christopher and Elena knew that it was really John Ross who was behind it. At least that was my interpretation of it. John Ross tried to blackmail Pamela at that point but she chose to come clean to Christopher instead since she couldn&#039;t nail that politician&#039;s son with the drinking problem or whatever it was he wanted her to do. <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/think/m1703.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":think:" title="Think&nbsp; &nbsp; :think:" data-shortname=":think:" />The details escapes me, but I have watched season one of Dallas TNT the most times, so I remember it better than the later seasons! I think Bum would be on John Ross&#039;s side if there was a conflict between him and Christopher. But if Christopher would ask him to check out something else he would help him and Bobby too.Anyway I am sorry about the lack of update in the past few days but the board has been down every time I&#039;ve tried to post. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pam was standing in the kitchen making a salad for dinner when her daughter Josephine came home that evening. Hearing the key in the door she called out, “Josephine, is that you?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes mom, where are you?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “In the kitchen,” Pam called back and a moment later Josephine walked into the room with a smile on her face.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Seeing that her mother was making dinner she offered, “So is there anything I could do?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No dinner’s almost done,” Pamela said, as she kept chopping some tomatoes with a kitchen knife. “So did you have a good time with John Ross and Pamela Rebecca?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Josephine looked surprised, “How did you know Pamela was with us?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Just a lucky guess,” Pam said coyly. “So did you like her?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah,” Josephine said, picking up a carrot to snack on, “She was alright, a little pampered maybe but so am I so we hit it off just fine.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’m glad,” Pam smiled. “You do know she’s your cousin?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah we established that,” Josephine said. “It’s strange how we’re the same age and yet we’ve never met before now.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I know,” Pam said wistfully. “If things had been different I’m sure you would have grown up together.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I think I would have liked that,” Josephine said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So would I,” Pam said regretfully.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “They would like to meet you though,” Josephine said and Pam froze in her movement, as she wondered for a moment if Josephine was referring to the Ewing family, which meant that she’d get to meet Bobby again.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Who?” Pam asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “John Ross and Pamela,” Josephine clarified to her disappointment.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I see,” Pam said, as she tried to be casual about it, “Did they say why?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Josephine shifted a little, since she was well aware of her brother’s ulterior motif, but fearing that her mother wouldn’t come if she told her she dodged the question, “Like you said, Pamela’s your niece so does she really have to have a reason?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No I guess not,” Pam said. “Like you said, we are family so it makes sense for them to want to get to know me.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah,” Josephine nodded.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I must admit that I have been avoiding John Ross though,” Pam sighed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’ve noticed,” Josephine said. “Wanna tell me how come?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No good reason, I guess I’m just a little embarrassed about our first meeting,” Pam sighed. “I mean after all the boy used to be my nephew by marriage so I should have recognized him.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Don’t be so hard on yourself mom,” Josephine said. “After all he was just a boy of 8 when you left Dallas and he’s a grown man now so it’s not certain you would have recognized him even if you hadn’t lost your memories.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No but I would have remembered him,” Pamela sighed, as the memories from when John Ross first came to seek her and Josephine out in Abu Dhabi came flooding back to her.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The sun was still shining over the Persian Gulf and so far there was no signs of the dust storm that the weather forecast had predicted would blow in from the Saudi Arabia later that evening. Looking out over the blue water, while she was sitting out on the terrace of her villa, Pamela Greco was basking in the sun. She may not know who her parents had been or where she had come from but on days like this it didn’t matter. If anything not having a past had taught her to live life to the fullest and just live in the present, taking it one day at the time. So that’s what she had been doing for the past 25 years. By now she’d reconciled with the fact that her memories would never come back to her and she was fine with it. She didn’t need to know who she had been before she’d come to Abu Dhabi since to her it felt like her life had begun the day she woke up with amnesia. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If it was one thing she regretted though&nbsp; it was the fact that she wasn’t able to tell Josephine who her biological father had been. She had obviously been married before Leone and that marriage had blessed her with her beautiful daughter. But she had no memory of it. She didn’t know if her marriage had been better or worse than the marriage she and Leone had shared. But in her mind she really doubted it could have been any better, since Leone had given her everything that a man could possibly give a woman. A beautiful home, lavish gifts, attention and love. He had also been the most wonderful father to Josephine, who had never missed her real father, even though she had always known that Leone had adopted her. But yeah her life in Abu Dhabi had been a good one so Pam had not missed her past life at all. Besides she suspected that something bad must have happened in it to make her lose her memories in the first place and at this point in her life she had no desire to find out what that was. But unfortunately for Pam, today was the day that she’d be confronted with her past life in a way that made it impossible for her to ignore it. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Hi aunt Pam,” a voice said and Pam opened her eyes and saw a young man standing before her. He had brown hair and a mischievous look in his blue green eyes. He was handsome, in his 30s and judging from his accent, he was an American. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; His voice startled Pam, who got up from the chair and pulled on a robe, “What are you doing here?”She asked testily, as she thought the stranger might molest her, “Get out of my property before I call the police!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Whoa!” John Ross held up both hands, “Now calm down there’s no reason to over react here. I’m simply stopping by to say hello to my family.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Family?” Pam repeated.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah what’s the matter aunt Pam, don’t you recognize me?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hearing the stranger claiming that she was his aunt made Pam’s head spin, as she wondered if this man was pulling her leg or if he might be a link to her past. Since she wasn’t sure which one it was, she simply shook her head, “No, who are you?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “John Ross Ewing III,” the man replied, as he reached out his hand to her.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hearing that name did ring a bell, so she took his hand and shook it saying, “Pamela Greco. So you think I’m your aunt?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I don’t think, I know,” John Ross replied self-assured.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “How can you be so sure?” Pamela asked, as she narrowed her eyes suspiciously, “I mean could it be that you are mistaken?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Could be, but I doubt it. I know I haven’t seen you since I was 8 but you do remind me of the lady who used to be married to my uncle Bobby.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Bobby?” Pam repeated, as the name did have a familiar ring to it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah you do remember your husband don’t you?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Not wanting to admit that she’d lost her memories Pam dodged the question, “How do I know that you’re not an imposter?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I figured you might ask me this so I brought some proof,” John Ross said and picked up his phone and started to scroll until the picture he wanted showed up, “Here, have a look and tell me what you think.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pam looked at his phone and her eyes widened at what she saw, because she was looking at the picture of a family, sitting out by a pool. The man had dark hair and was handsome, the little boy looked happy and the woman looked like a younger version of herself, “But that’s me!” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah with Bobby and Christopher, about a year before the accident,” John Ross told her.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You know about the boating accident?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes but I was referring to the car crash,” John Ross told her. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh,” Pam made a face, as the pieces started to fit. Apparently she’d been married and in a car crash. Looking at the picture again it suddenly hit her that Josephine was nowhere to be found in the picture. Instead there was a little boy. Pointing to the boy she asked in a trembling voice, “So is that my son?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes of course. Surely you must remember Christopher?” John Ross said. “I mean he’s your son!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hearing that made Pam feel emotional, since apparently she had a son out there. Another child who she hadn’t been able to raise.“And Josephine?” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Funny you should bring her up, since I’m actually here to see her,” John Ross said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You know my daughter?” Pam asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No but I figured it was about time I did, considering that she’s my sister,” John Ross said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You’re Christopher?” Pam asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No John Ross,” John Ross corrected her in an annoyed tone of voice. “Christopher’s my cousin.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’m sorry I just assumed. I mean you said that Josephine’s your sister...”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well yeah, you see your sister Katherine had an affair with my dad and nine months later Josephine Rebecca Wentworth came into this world and...”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No you’re lying, Josephine’s my daughter,” Pam cut him off, shaking her head. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Sorry lady but no Josephine’s the daughter of Katherine Wentworth and JR Ewing!” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh My God!” Josephine gasped, as she’d just stepped out on the terrace in time to overhear the last part of their conversation. John Ross then proceeded with picking up a piece of paper from his pocket that he handed to Pam. Looking at it Pamela felt like someone had stabbed her in her heart. Because according to Josephine’s birth certificate the man was right. Josephine was not her daughter, she was the daughter of the man she despised. She had spent all these years raising JR’s daughter. Learning the truth was too much for her and the shock rocked her to the very core of her being as her whole world was turned upside down. It was like someone had opened a flood gate to her past and all the memories from a life she’d forgotten all about came crashing down over her. Bobby, Christopher, JR, Cliff, Katherine, Rebecca and Digger. She suddenly remembered them all and knowing that she’d spent all these years raising JR’s daughter was enough to give her a mind splitting headache worse than any migraine. Yes for the first time in 25 years Pamela Barnes Ewing Greco knew exactly who she was and it hurt like hell...&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Mom, are you okay?” Josephine’s worried voice brought her out of the past and into the present and looking down at her throbbing finger she could see that she’d cut herself on the knife.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah, it’s just a small cut, I’ll be fine,” Pam said, as she put the knife in the sink and Josephine ran to get the first aid kit.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Still you need to stop the bleeding,” Josephine said, as she handed her mother a piece of cotton from the first aid kit she’d gotten. “Here let me help you.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No it’s okay I’ve got it,” Pam said, she pressed the cotton to her finger.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No it’s not okay. What were you thinking of cutting yourself like that?” Josephine asked in a worried tone of voice. “It’s not like you to be that careless in the kitchen.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I know,” Pam sighed, as she reluctantly let Josephine help her put a band aid on her finger. “Actually I was thinking about when John Ross first came to see us at home.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh,” Josephine made a face. “Yeah I can see why that would be distracting. I sure was shocked about what he told us.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You and me both,” Pam sighed. “Anyway I’ll meet with John Ross and Pamela on one condition.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “What’s that?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “That you’ll meet your other brother too,” Pam said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You mean James?” Josephine didn’t get it. “Why would I want to meet him?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No, not James,” Pam shook her head. “I meant my son, Christopher.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh,” Josephine made a face. “But I thought he wasn’t a part of your life anymore.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “He will be from now on,” Pam smiled. “You see he came to see me today and he’s forgiven me for leaving him so we’re good.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Really?” Josephine asked surprised, as she tried to hide a grimace.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah so naturally I hope you will make an effort to get to know him too.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well in that case, I’ll do my best,” Josephine promised, as she faked a smile, since she was not pleased with the news at all. It wasn’t just that she didn’t want to share her mother with Christopher. No what really bothered her was that she suspected that he might become a stumbling block to her and John Ross master plan to take over Ewing Global.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karin Schill, post: 214116"] Thanks for the feedback [USER=130]@stevew[/USER] I think I watched that scene between Rebecca & Christopher at the BBQ where she confessed to writing the email but said that John Ross made her do it. So hence Christopher and Elena knew that it was really John Ross who was behind it. At least that was my interpretation of it. John Ross tried to blackmail Pamela at that point but she chose to come clean to Christopher instead since she couldn't nail that politician's son with the drinking problem or whatever it was he wanted her to do. :think: The details escapes me, but I have watched season one of Dallas TNT the most times, so I remember it better than the later seasons! I think Bum would be on John Ross's side if there was a conflict between him and Christopher. But if Christopher would ask him to check out something else he would help him and Bobby too. Anyway I am sorry about the lack of update in the past few days but the board has been down every time I've tried to post. :( * Pam was standing in the kitchen making a salad for dinner when her daughter Josephine came home that evening. Hearing the key in the door she called out, “Josephine, is that you?” “Yes mom, where are you?” “In the kitchen,” Pam called back and a moment later Josephine walked into the room with a smile on her face. Seeing that her mother was making dinner she offered, “So is there anything I could do?” “No dinner’s almost done,” Pamela said, as she kept chopping some tomatoes with a kitchen knife. “So did you have a good time with John Ross and Pamela Rebecca?” Josephine looked surprised, “How did you know Pamela was with us?” “Just a lucky guess,” Pam said coyly. “So did you like her?” “Yeah,” Josephine said, picking up a carrot to snack on, “She was alright, a little pampered maybe but so am I so we hit it off just fine.” “I’m glad,” Pam smiled. “You do know she’s your cousin?” “Yeah we established that,” Josephine said. “It’s strange how we’re the same age and yet we’ve never met before now.” “I know,” Pam said wistfully. “If things had been different I’m sure you would have grown up together.” “I think I would have liked that,” Josephine said. “So would I,” Pam said regretfully. “They would like to meet you though,” Josephine said and Pam froze in her movement, as she wondered for a moment if Josephine was referring to the Ewing family, which meant that she’d get to meet Bobby again. “Who?” Pam asked. “John Ross and Pamela,” Josephine clarified to her disappointment. “I see,” Pam said, as she tried to be casual about it, “Did they say why?” Josephine shifted a little, since she was well aware of her brother’s ulterior motif, but fearing that her mother wouldn’t come if she told her she dodged the question, “Like you said, Pamela’s your niece so does she really have to have a reason?” “No I guess not,” Pam said. “Like you said, we are family so it makes sense for them to want to get to know me.” “Yeah,” Josephine nodded. “I must admit that I have been avoiding John Ross though,” Pam sighed. “I’ve noticed,” Josephine said. “Wanna tell me how come?” “No good reason, I guess I’m just a little embarrassed about our first meeting,” Pam sighed. “I mean after all the boy used to be my nephew by marriage so I should have recognized him.” “Don’t be so hard on yourself mom,” Josephine said. “After all he was just a boy of 8 when you left Dallas and he’s a grown man now so it’s not certain you would have recognized him even if you hadn’t lost your memories.” “No but I would have remembered him,” Pamela sighed, as the memories from when John Ross first came to seek her and Josephine out in Abu Dhabi came flooding back to her. [I]The sun was still shining over the Persian Gulf and so far there was no signs of the dust storm that the weather forecast had predicted would blow in from the Saudi Arabia later that evening. Looking out over the blue water, while she was sitting out on the terrace of her villa, Pamela Greco was basking in the sun. She may not know who her parents had been or where she had come from but on days like this it didn’t matter. If anything not having a past had taught her to live life to the fullest and just live in the present, taking it one day at the time. So that’s what she had been doing for the past 25 years. By now she’d reconciled with the fact that her memories would never come back to her and she was fine with it. She didn’t need to know who she had been before she’d come to Abu Dhabi since to her it felt like her life had begun the day she woke up with amnesia. [/I] [I] If it was one thing she regretted though it was the fact that she wasn’t able to tell Josephine who her biological father had been. She had obviously been married before Leone and that marriage had blessed her with her beautiful daughter. But she had no memory of it. She didn’t know if her marriage had been better or worse than the marriage she and Leone had shared. But in her mind she really doubted it could have been any better, since Leone had given her everything that a man could possibly give a woman. A beautiful home, lavish gifts, attention and love. He had also been the most wonderful father to Josephine, who had never missed her real father, even though she had always known that Leone had adopted her. But yeah her life in Abu Dhabi had been a good one so Pam had not missed her past life at all. Besides she suspected that something bad must have happened in it to make her lose her memories in the first place and at this point in her life she had no desire to find out what that was. But unfortunately for Pam, today was the day that she’d be confronted with her past life in a way that made it impossible for her to ignore it. [/I] [I] “Hi aunt Pam,” a voice said and Pam opened her eyes and saw a young man standing before her. He had brown hair and a mischievous look in his blue green eyes. He was handsome, in his 30s and judging from his accent, he was an American. [/I] [I] His voice startled Pam, who got up from the chair and pulled on a robe, “What are you doing here?”She asked testily, as she thought the stranger might molest her, “Get out of my property before I call the police!”[/I] [I] “Whoa!” John Ross held up both hands, “Now calm down there’s no reason to over react here. I’m simply stopping by to say hello to my family.”[/I] [I] “Family?” Pam repeated.[/I] [I] “Yeah what’s the matter aunt Pam, don’t you recognize me?”[/I] [I] Hearing the stranger claiming that she was his aunt made Pam’s head spin, as she wondered if this man was pulling her leg or if he might be a link to her past. Since she wasn’t sure which one it was, she simply shook her head, “No, who are you?”[/I] [I] “John Ross Ewing III,” the man replied, as he reached out his hand to her.[/I] [I] Hearing that name did ring a bell, so she took his hand and shook it saying, “Pamela Greco. So you think I’m your aunt?”[/I] [I] “I don’t think, I know,” John Ross replied self-assured.[/I] [I] “How can you be so sure?” Pamela asked, as she narrowed her eyes suspiciously, “I mean could it be that you are mistaken?”[/I] [I] “Could be, but I doubt it. I know I haven’t seen you since I was 8 but you do remind me of the lady who used to be married to my uncle Bobby.”[/I] [I] “Bobby?” Pam repeated, as the name did have a familiar ring to it.[/I] [I] “Yeah you do remember your husband don’t you?”[/I] [I] Not wanting to admit that she’d lost her memories Pam dodged the question, “How do I know that you’re not an imposter?”[/I] [I] “I figured you might ask me this so I brought some proof,” John Ross said and picked up his phone and started to scroll until the picture he wanted showed up, “Here, have a look and tell me what you think.”[/I] [I] Pam looked at his phone and her eyes widened at what she saw, because she was looking at the picture of a family, sitting out by a pool. The man had dark hair and was handsome, the little boy looked happy and the woman looked like a younger version of herself, “But that’s me!” [/I] [I] “Yeah with Bobby and Christopher, about a year before the accident,” John Ross told her.[/I] [I] “You know about the boating accident?”[/I] [I] “Yes but I was referring to the car crash,” John Ross told her. [/I] [I] “Oh,” Pam made a face, as the pieces started to fit. Apparently she’d been married and in a car crash. Looking at the picture again it suddenly hit her that Josephine was nowhere to be found in the picture. Instead there was a little boy. Pointing to the boy she asked in a trembling voice, “So is that my son?”[/I] [I] “Yes of course. Surely you must remember Christopher?” John Ross said. “I mean he’s your son!”[/I] [I] Hearing that made Pam feel emotional, since apparently she had a son out there. Another child who she hadn’t been able to raise.“And Josephine?” [/I] [I] “Funny you should bring her up, since I’m actually here to see her,” John Ross said.[/I] [I] “You know my daughter?” Pam asked.[/I] [I] “No but I figured it was about time I did, considering that she’s my sister,” John Ross said. [/I] [I] “You’re Christopher?” Pam asked.[/I] [I] “No John Ross,” John Ross corrected her in an annoyed tone of voice. “Christopher’s my cousin.”[/I] [I] “I’m sorry I just assumed. I mean you said that Josephine’s your sister...”[/I] [I] “Well yeah, you see your sister Katherine had an affair with my dad and nine months later Josephine Rebecca Wentworth came into this world and...”[/I] [I] “No you’re lying, Josephine’s my daughter,” Pam cut him off, shaking her head. [/I] [I] “Sorry lady but no Josephine’s the daughter of Katherine Wentworth and JR Ewing!” [/I] [I] “Oh My God!” Josephine gasped, as she’d just stepped out on the terrace in time to overhear the last part of their conversation. John Ross then proceeded with picking up a piece of paper from his pocket that he handed to Pam. Looking at it Pamela felt like someone had stabbed her in her heart. Because according to Josephine’s birth certificate the man was right. Josephine was not her daughter, she was the daughter of the man she despised. She had spent all these years raising JR’s daughter. Learning the truth was too much for her and the shock rocked her to the very core of her being as her whole world was turned upside down. It was like someone had opened a flood gate to her past and all the memories from a life she’d forgotten all about came crashing down over her. Bobby, Christopher, JR, Cliff, Katherine, Rebecca and Digger. She suddenly remembered them all and knowing that she’d spent all these years raising JR’s daughter was enough to give her a mind splitting headache worse than any migraine. Yes for the first time in 25 years Pamela Barnes Ewing Greco knew exactly who she was and it hurt like hell... [/I] “Mom, are you okay?” Josephine’s worried voice brought her out of the past and into the present and looking down at her throbbing finger she could see that she’d cut herself on the knife. “Yeah, it’s just a small cut, I’ll be fine,” Pam said, as she put the knife in the sink and Josephine ran to get the first aid kit. “Still you need to stop the bleeding,” Josephine said, as she handed her mother a piece of cotton from the first aid kit she’d gotten. “Here let me help you.” “No it’s okay I’ve got it,” Pam said, she pressed the cotton to her finger. “No it’s not okay. What were you thinking of cutting yourself like that?” Josephine asked in a worried tone of voice. “It’s not like you to be that careless in the kitchen.” “I know,” Pam sighed, as she reluctantly let Josephine help her put a band aid on her finger. “Actually I was thinking about when John Ross first came to see us at home.” “Oh,” Josephine made a face. “Yeah I can see why that would be distracting. I sure was shocked about what he told us.” “You and me both,” Pam sighed. “Anyway I’ll meet with John Ross and Pamela on one condition.” “What’s that?” “That you’ll meet your other brother too,” Pam said. “You mean James?” Josephine didn’t get it. “Why would I want to meet him?” “No, not James,” Pam shook her head. “I meant my son, Christopher.” “Oh,” Josephine made a face. “But I thought he wasn’t a part of your life anymore.” “He will be from now on,” Pam smiled. “You see he came to see me today and he’s forgiven me for leaving him so we’re good.” “Really?” Josephine asked surprised, as she tried to hide a grimace. “Yeah so naturally I hope you will make an effort to get to know him too.” “Well in that case, I’ll do my best,” Josephine promised, as she faked a smile, since she was not pleased with the news at all. It wasn’t just that she didn’t want to share her mother with Christopher. No what really bothered her was that she suspected that he might become a stumbling block to her and John Ross master plan to take over Ewing Global. [/QUOTE]

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