"I still can't believe that Pam did that! I don't know why she wants to cause trouble for you when you haven't even done anything to her!" Katherine complained.

"You may have trouble believing it now, but trust me when I say that this is nothing unusual for your sister." JR said.

JR and Katherine were at the small coffee shop across the street from Wentworth Tool and Dye. It had only been one day since JR and Katherine had agreed to work together to find a way to end Pam's marriage after she threatened JR in the Ewing Oil parking lot. JR was still fuming over his sister in-law's interference. He was especially angry that Pam's appearance yesterday had interrupted him from kissing Katherine. It had been the perfect moment. JR had no doubt that Katherine would have let it happen, too. But now, thanks to Pam, it looked like he wouldn't get another opportunity like this anytime soon. It was high time that JR put the Barnes woman in her place. Outside of the Ewing family.

"I'm glad that we are in agreement about what needs to be done, but I am a little surprised that you want to go through with this, JR." Katherine said thoughtfully.

"What is there to be surprised about? You know that I can't stand that woman." JR said.

"Oh, I know that. It's just that if this works and Pam and Bobby end up getting divorced, that would leave Bobby a free man. Considering how you feel about me, wouldn't you worry about me possibly getting a chance to be with him?" Katherine asked carefully.

JR stiffened at Katherine's question. He had considered this as a potential problem for him more than once already. But ultimately, JR had decided that he did not need to worry about that scenario ever playing out. He knew that Bobby had strict morals when it came to relationships. Becoming romantically involved with his ex-wife's sister would certainly be one of them. Bobby would probably worry about how hard it would be for Pam to see him with her sister. But more than that, JR still remembered when Bobby had told him that he only thought of Katherine as a sister. As much as he wanted to, JR couldn't tell Katherine what his brother had told him about her. It would hurt her feelings. It was up to Bobby himself to make that point clear to her.

"I'm not worried about that in the slightest. You may not know this, but my little brother has quite the jealous streak. If you did end up with him, there is no way that he would accept you being such good friends with me. And I'm willing to bet that you wouldn't be able to handle staying away from me so much. But more than anything else, I believe that you really do have feelings for me. You just don't realize it yet." JR said.

"JR, I really wish you wouldn't get your hopes up like this. I don't want you to get hurt." Katherine said quietly.

"After what almost happened between us right before Pam showed up yesterday, I'm finding that even harder to believe." JR said.

Katherine blushed furiously. "Look JR, we're not here to talk about that. We need to focus on the business at hand." She said.

"Okay. But don't think that I'll forget about that. Now, how should we go about ending things between our dear siblings?" JR asked mischievously.

"I'm not really sure, but I think we should start with something simple. I could try talking to Bobby..." Katherine said thoughtfully.

"Wait a minute. I don't like that idea. We should think of something else." JR said.

"I thought you just said that you weren't worried about Bobby, and now you can't even handle me having a conversation with him! It looks like you're the one with a jealous streak, JR! I'm just going to try to convince him that Pam is having second thoughts!" Katherine said in exasperation.

JR sighed in frustration. He didn't like this idea, but he knew that acting jealous wouldn't do him any good in the long run.

"Fine. But I admit that despite everything I've said, I can't help getting a little worried about this. You are a very special woman, Katherine. And a damn good-looking one as well. You can't blame me for worrying about Bobby noticing that." JR said.

Katherine turned bright red at JR's compliment. "Um, thanks. I think." She replied awkwardly.

"You're quite welcome. Now, I think that it would also help if I had a little talk with Pamela." JR said.

"No offense JR, but I don't see how you of all people could convince her to end things with Bobby." Katherine said skeptically.

"Oh, I'm not going to try to convince her. I'm just going to tell her exactly what the consequences will be if she doesn't divorce Bobby." JR said evilly.

"Well, when you put it like that..." Katherine trailed off slyly.

"It looks like we have our work cut out for us. So, let's hope for the best." JR said.

"I need to get back to work now. But I'll let you know how things work out on my end." Katherine promised.

"So will I. I'll call you tonight." JR said. He paused for a moment before continuing. "I love you, Katherine." JR said softly.

"I'll talk to you later." Katherine said hurriedly.

JR knew that those words were affecting Katherine more than she let on. He just hoped that she would see that soon, too.

Later that day, JR went to the Fairview hotel to issue his warning to Pam. Standing in the hallway, he knocked on the door to Pam's room. About a minute later, Pam opened the door with an expression of both surprise and annoyance on her face.

"I didn't expect to see you here. What do you want, JR?" Pam asked shortly.

"After our little confrontation yesterday, I decided that I needed to make something clear to you. Mind if I come in?" JR asked. He then went into the room without even waiting for Pam's response.

"Whatever threat you're going to make won't make me change my mind, JR." Pam said.

"Oh, but this isn't a threat, it's a promise. I'm going to tell you exactly what will happen if you don't divorce Bobby. Now, as I'm sure you already know, I'm well on my way to owning Ewing Oil. I've checked the totals already. In the short time that we have left, there is no way for Bobby to win, with or without any feeble amount of help that you could provide to him. If you don't end things with Bobby by then, I will have him working around the clock so much that all of the extra time he spent at work during the contest will seem like nothing. And don't think for a moment that he wouldn't do it, either. He'll do it because he is and always has been obsessed with trying to make himself look better than me. Putting it simply, you won't have a real marriage anymore." JR explained.

"Bobby would never do that to me!" Pam said.

"I wouldn't test that if I were you. Would you like to see Bobby work every morning? Afternoon? Night? How about I start sending him on some long road trips as our goodwill ambassador for Ewing Oil again?" JR questioned in delight.

"You're despicable, JR!" Pam said furiously.

"Well, I wouldn't being saying all of this if you hadn't started all of this trouble in the first place. But that is what you always do. Nothing is ever good enough for you. You always have to start trouble with me and my family. Just like that loser brother of yours. I've hated you ever since I've first met you and it's time for you to learn your place." JR said.

"I think we both know that you are really the one who is always causing problems for everyone. You just don't care how your actions affect other people. I don't know what Katherine sees in you, but she will leave you once she finds out what a monster you really are, JR." Pam said.

"You may not believe me when I say this, but I really do have only the best of intentions when it comes to your sister. I love her and will spend the rest of my life making her happy." JR said confidently.

"You love her!? Don't joke around, JR! You don't even know the real meaning of the word!" Pam said.

"You can believe whatever you want to, but you'll see just how wrong you are, eventually." JR said quietly.

"I've heard enough from you. Now get out." Pam said coldly.

JR started to walk towards the door. He turned around just as he was about to leave. "You really should take my warning seriously, Pamela. You'll make things a lot easier for yourself and everyone else if you do. The choice is yours." JR said. Satisfied with himself, JR then turned around and left.

Author's note: A lot of this chapter was based off of the episode "The Long Goodbye."