Background information: When Sue Ellen had her accident and learned that she was pregnant again, she almost lost the baby, but did not. JR was excited to learn that he would be a father again, until he realized that Sue Ellen had been unfaithful with Peter. Once Sue Ellen had the baby, though, there was not doubt in anyone's mind that JR was the father. Sue Ellen gave birth to a baby girl and named her Kassidy Ellen Ewing. Kassidy became the Ewing Princess from the start and is definitely spoiled. John Ross is six years older than his little sister. Years later, Sue Ellen and JR are divorced, but they have never stopped loving each other. Kassidy is now fourteen. She lives with her mother in Dallas. Sue Ellen has long since divorced Don and taken back the Ewing name. She has moved her production company back to Dallas.
"Kassidy, hurry up. You don't want to be late to school."
Yawns sleepily. "Okay Mom."
"By the way, I have to work late today, so Lucy will pick you up."
"Why can't Daddy do it?"
"Now Kass, you know how busy your father is with Ewing Oil. Now go on. I'll see you later tonight."
"Bye Mom."
It's now 1 pm and Sue Ellen is at work. She is reviewing a script when the secretary buzzes her and says that Kassidy's principal is on the phone. She picks up the phone.
"This is Sue Ellen Ewing."
"Mrs. Ewing, this is Mr. Ackerman. I'm sorry to bother you, but we have a little problem with Kassidy."
"What happened? Is Kassidy alright?"
"She's fine Mrs. Ewing, but I'm afraid she's gotten herself into a bit of trouble."
"What kind of trouble?"
Mr. Ackerman: "It's best that you come down to the school to straighten this out."
"I'll be there in twenty minutes."
She hangs up the phone and decides that JR should also be present so she calls JR at his office. Sly answers the phone.
"Sly, this is Sue Ellen. I need to talk to JR now."
"Hi Sue Ellen. I'll put you right through."
"Thank you."
Sly puts her on hold and buzzes JR to tell him that his ex-wife is on line 2. JR, surprised that Sue Ellen would call him, picks up the phone immediately.
"Sue Ellen, what a surprise."
"JR, sorry to call you at the office, but Kassidy's principal just called me and said that she has gotten herself into trouble. I'm on my way to the school right now and thought that you'd want to also be there."
"I'll meet you at the school."
At Braddock High School:
Kassidy is sitting in Mr. Ackerman's office along with Sue Ellen and JR. She knows that they are beyond pissed with her, but she knows it's best to keep quiet for now.
"Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, I'm sorry to call the two of you away from work, but Kassidy was caught smoking again today."
"Smoking! What do you mean 'again'? Her father and I had no idea."
"Kassidy as been caught smoking before. I've sent letters home."
JR glares at his daughter, who as he is beginning to realize, is just as conniving as he is. "Well we certainly never received anything."
"That's strange since we have gotten them back signed."
Reality dawns on both Sue Ellen and JR as they realize that Kassidy either forged the signatures or she got someone else to forge them for her. Sue Ellen turns to the principal. "I'm almost afraid to ask, but what else has Kassidy done?"
Mr. Ackerman looks through her file. "Let's see…she's been caught smoking, which you know about. She's also gotten caught skipping and just last week, she was found making out in the janitor's closet."
"Why weren't her father or I called?"
"I did call…but you were in a meeting, so I tried you at home, but your housekeeper said that you weren't in and said that she'd tell you to call me back."
"I don't have a houseke--" It suddenly dawns on Sue Ellen…Kassidy had intercepted the phone call. She looks over at Kassidy who sinks lower in her chair.
"Well, since Kassidy has gotten into trouble before, I have no choice but to suspend Kassidy for three days. We take things like this very seriously at this school"
Sue Ellen sighs. "We will definitely take care of this problem. Thank you for letting us know." She turns back to her daughter. "Let's go Kassidy."
Sue Ellen leads Kassidy out to the car and waits for her to get in. She closes the door behind her and turns to JR. "JR, we definitely need to deal with this together. Why don't you follow us to my place?"
JR is still upset with his daughter and quickly agrees.
Back at Sue Ellen's:
Sue Ellen pulls into the driveway followed by JR. Kassidy follows her mother and father inside. She goes toward the phone when Sue Ellen's hand on her arm stops her. "Kassidy, you can consider yourself grounded. You father and I need to discuss your punishment, but until then, you go up to your room and wait for us."
"But Mom, I was just--"
"Kassidy Ellen, you are in enough trouble as it is. Now, your mother told you to go upstairs…do it."
Kassidy rolls her eyes and runs up the stairs to her room and slams the door.
Sue Ellen turns back to JR. "Would you like something to drink?"
"No thanks. I'm good for now."
Sue Ellen is still wearing her navy business suit, but she removes her jacket before sitting down. JR looks at her sadly.
"She is growing up so fast, Sue Ellen. I remember the day she was born. She was so sweet and innocent. What happened?"
"I don't know. She's growing up so fast, and she's been acting out so much, but I never noticed. Sure, she was disrespectful and wouldn't do her chores and things like that, but I never thought it was anything more than that. I should have seen it. I feel like I've been a bad mother."
"You've been a great mother, but I've been a bad father. What kind of man lets his 4 year old daughter catch him in bed with a woman other than her mother? I've never set a good example. I'm so sorry Sue Ellen. If I had been a better father, she might not be so wild."
Sue Ellen looks into his eyes and sees the pain he is going through. He's right that he has caused them all pain, but at that moment, she realizes that she still cares for JR. She takes JR's hand.
"JR, we have both made our mistakes, but we need to move on. We can only change for the future and right now we need to focus on our daughter."
"What do you have in mind, Sugar?"
"Well, she is definitely grounded. I just thought I'd let you in on this since you ARE her father."
"Yes, ground her. She needs to learn. How long is this punishment going to last?"
"I say a month at least…she has gone out of her way to hide letters from school and everything."
"That's true. So she's grounded for a month…from what?"
"No phone, she has to go to and from school everyday. She cannot go anywhere else unless one of us accompanies her. And I also am going to call the school. If she gets in trouble again, I want them to fax the notices to you or me. That way little Miss Kassidy can't intercept them."
"Great idea Sugar. Okay, let's go talk to our daughter."
Sue Ellen calls for Kassidy to come downstairs, where they inform her of her punishment. When Sue Ellen finishes, she suggests that they eat some dinner. Kassidy does her homework while Sue Ellen cooks chicken with rice and vegetables. When dinner is ready, she calls for JR and Kassidy. They eat dinner as a family and Kassidy helps Sue Ellen clean up after dinner. She then goes back up to her room to finish her homework while Sue Ellen and JR go back into the living room to talk.
"Well, JR, that went better than I expected."
"It sure did…especially since I had a part in her punishment. After all, I missed out on so much of her life."
"And I already told you that that was the past. You can't bring it back. You can only try to change things for the future."
"I would give anything to be able to have a future with you and Kassidy as a family, but I know I blew it. The best I can hope for is that you forgive me and we can be friends. Thing is, I still love you Sue Ellen."
"God knows I still care deeply for you, JR. I do know that we can still be friends. You were the first guy I ever loved and you're Kassidy's father. I could never just cut you out of our lives."
On an impulse JR reaches out and caresses her cheek. He kisses her gently and pulls her to him.
"I know I have no right asking this, but can I please have one more chance Sue Ellen. I promise that I will step up and be a better husband and father. We can't change the kind of life John Ross had, but we can surely work on Kassidy's."
Sue Ellen smiles at JR's honesty and complete vulnerability. He knew that she could reject him, yet he put himself completely out there. This was the JR that she had fallen in love with and missed all those years. "I thought you'd never ask me JR. Of course you can have a second chance."
Sue Ellen leans in and kisses him. When they pull apart, they just stare into each other's eyes. She knew that she still loved JR and would probably never stop. She gets off of the couch and leads him upstairs to her room. He pins her against the door as he locks it. He begins to unbutton her blouse and suddenly stops.
"Sue Ellen, are you sure about this?"
She just reaches out and unbuttons his shirt and pushes it off. That is all the confirmation JR needs. He removes her blouse and caresses her breasts through her lacy bra. He reaches behind her and unzips her skirt which she quickly steps out of. He lays her on the bed and climbs on top of her. She kisses him feverishly and rolls on top of him. She kneels up and removes her bra and her panties. She then turns her attention to JR's pants. She frantically pulls his pants off along with his boxers. She massages his manhood as he begins to moan. Finally, she slides down onto him and he begins to thrust. He rolls back on top of her and soon she is screaming his name. She trembles as she goes over the edge. Once it is all over, they lie holding each other.