JR stood in front of the window in his bedroom; smiling to himself. It was nighttime now, but he was still going over the day's events in his head. Katherine's visit to Southfork had been one of the happiest times of his life so far. JR now felt more connected to her than ever. JR had known that today would be special for him and Katherine. But he hadn't known that they would also end up sharing their first kiss together. It had been absolutely perfect and JR now had even more hope that he would be able to have a real future with Katherine.
JR was still lost in thought going through every detail of the kiss when someone knocked on his bedroom door.
"Come in." JR said. He was somewhat irritated at being interrupted from his wonderful memory.
To JR's surprise, it was Miss Ellie who walked into his room after he had answered. He had expected it to be Bobby; bothering him with some business question. No one in the family ever came to JR's room to talk to him; especially his own mother.
"JR, are you busy?" Miss Ellie asked.
"No, I'm not. Is there something wrong, mama?" JR asked in confusion.
Miss Ellie smiled as she sat down on JR's bed. "Not at all. I wanted to talk to you about Katherine. Is that all right?" She asked.
"Well, sure. I guess." JR answered. He realized that he should have known that Miss Ellie would want to talk about Katherine after he'd invited her over. It had been the same thing when he had first started seeing Sue Ellen as well. Miss Ellie always became a lot more open with JR whenever he was seriously interested in a woman.
"It's so nice to see you as happy as you were today, JR. For a while I was starting to believe that you had given up on being with anyone else after your divorce. But now I know that I was wrong after seeing you with Katherine today. I haven't seen you smile like that in years, JR. So, how long has this been going on for?" Miss Ellie asked with a smile.
"Pretty much since after she came back after Rebecca's death. But we haven't actually been seeing each other. It's...complicated." JR admitted carefully.
"But you love her." Miss Ellie said. JR knew that it wasn't a guess. His mother had always been able to tell whenever he was in love with a woman.
"I do. But this isn't an easy situation for Katherine. You saw what happened at the dinner table. Even though I do believe that she wants to be with me, I'm still not sure if she will ever be ready for it. She's been through a lot. This is completely different from how things were with Sue Ellen." JR explained.
"The fact that you understand how hard it is for her just shows how much you've changed for the better, JR. But I do believe that this will work out for both of you in the end. Katherine already looks so much happier. I believe that you are responsible for that. You helped her smile again during a very difficult time in her life." Miss Ellie said.
JR didn't know what to say. He simply sat there in stunned silence.
"But I must admit that I am a bit surprised about this. I never would have guessed that you ever even consider being with Cliff Barnes' sister!" Miss Ellie said teasingly.
"Trust me; Katherine is nothing like those losers! And she's not a Barnes! But honestly, I didn't think it was possible for a woman like her to even exist…" JR said.
"Well, she must be special. I never thought I'd see the day where I would see you talk business with a woman that you were serious about being with!" Miss Ellie said thoughtfully.
"What can I say? Katherine is one hell of a woman." JR said.
"You are right about this situation being different than before, though. You are so much more open with Katherine than you ever were with Sue Ellen. And I thought that Katherine seemed very comfortable with you as well. I think that she is good for you." Miss Ellie said.
"Well, I've had plenty of time to learn from my mistakes." JR said.
"I know that. I'm very proud of you, JR. And I hope that things will work out for you and Katherine. She's a lovely girl." Miss Ellie said.
"Thank you, mama. It's still too soon to say, but I do believe that we're on the right track so far. So hopefully, you'll see a lot more of her soon." JR said hopefully.
The next day, JR sat behind the desk in his office; lost in thought. He was frustrated upon hearing that Katherine had agreed to another "date" with Bobby. JR had thought that Katherine had ended that whole charade after their day at Southfork together. Why was she still doing this after everything they had shared together!? Did their first kiss mean anything at all to her!? JR was also surprised at his brother's actions. He had thought that Bobby was on his side. Bobby had certainly been helpful when it came to getting him any time alone with Katherine lately. So why had this happened?
But if it was one thing that JR had learned from all of this, it was that he had to be one step ahead of everybody else in order to win. Katherine had made it clear that she wouldn't put up with any jealousy or interference on his part. But there was no way that she could accuse JR of anything if she had no actual proof. Either way, whether it was completely harmless or not, this thing with Bobby had to end.
JR's attention was diverted from his thoughts when the door to his office suddenly opened. He immediately brightened; knowing that there was only one person who was allowed to enter his office without permission: Katherine. However, JR smile faltered when he saw the murderous expression on her face.
"JR! Why are you forcing Bobby to work overtime all week!? No, wait. Don't answer that. I know exactly why you've done this! And I know that you were responsible for him not getting the message I left him the other day, too! You said that you wouldn't interfere, and yet you are still doing it! I told you that Bobby and I are friends, and if you keep doing this then don't expect to ever get any chance of being with me, JR!" Katherine said furiously.
JR couldn't help smiling at Katherine's reaction. It was true that he had arranged extra work hours for Bobby. But his brother had been perfectly fine with the arrangement. It was also true that JR had deleted Katherine's message on the answering machine in Bobby's room when he wasn't there. The message had explained that she had needed to reschedule their lunch for the next day. But since Katherine had no real proof that JR had done this, her accusations were futile.
"Katherine, you know that we have a lot going on at Ewing Oil at the moment. It's only natural that I would need Bobby to pull extra hours so that we can accomplish everything on time." JR said patiently.
"While that may be true, you can't pretend that you're not also doing it just so that he won't have any time to meet with me! And I know that you had something to do with why he never received my message yesterday!" Katherine countered.
JR smiled. "Do you even have any real proof to back up your accusations?" He asked.
Katherine faltered for a moment. "No. But I know what you're capable of, JR." She said stubbornly.
JR got up from his chair and deliberately walked over to Katherine until he was standing right in front of her.
"You have no idea of what I'm really capable of, honey. At least not yet, that is." JR said in a low seductive tone.
Then without warning, JR grabbed Katherine and started kissing her passionately. Just as he thought, she showed no signs of resistance. They were both kissing each other with a furious passion that was completely different from their first time.
The wastebasket next to the desk got knocked over with a clatter as JR pinned Katherine against the wall. She had her arms wrapped around his neck while they continued to kiss each other frantically. JR's hands got tangled in Katherine's hair; causing her to let out a moan of pleasure.
JR was momentarily lost in a haze of pleasure. More than ever, he wanted to have all of Katherine. But at the same time, he knew that this wasn't exactly the right time or place for him to fulfill his desires.
As if confirming his beliefs, the intercom on JR's desk buzzed loudly, causing him and Katherine to finally break free from their embrace.
"JR, Mr. Caldwell is here for your 1:30 appointment." Sly's voice announced from the intercom.
"Tell him I'll be ready in a minute." JR said somewhat breathlessly.
"Yes sir." Sly replied automatically.
JR turned to Katherine. "As much as I'd like to continue what we were doing before that untimely interruption, I really can't miss this meeting. But I think that I've made my point pretty clear. Don't you?" JR asked mischievously.
"Yeah, whatever. Just don't pull what you did with Bobby again, JR." Katherine said. She was trying to sound tough, but JR could tell that her resistance was crumbling.
As Katherine left the office, JR smiled to himself. He had a feeling that it wouldn't be much longer until he would have her all to himself…
Author's note: I apologize for not updating this for so long. I had a lot of homework to do. I will try to write two chapters next week to make up for it. Thanks for reading!
