Dallas, Texas

Sue Ellen was in shock, she'd never had a drink thrown at her and didn't quite know how to react in the moment. Entering the house she realised her outfit was damp and stained, the red wine having not missed her at all.

"Don't worry. Teresa will get the stains out, come on, I'll find you something to change into."

Allowing JR to guide her upstairs, she sat on the edge of his bed, quietly accepting what he had to say but not saying much in return, not until he prompted her directly.

"Sue Ellen? Are you ok? I'm sorry about Marilee, I told you she was a jealous woman, although I never realised she would go quite that far."

"I'm sorry; I think I'm in shock. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before."

Chuckling, JR surely knew she was telling the truth. She lived wholesomely and there was no denying that.

"You might think it's funny but I'm covered in wine and she's not. I don't even have my overnight bag with my extra clothes; all of my things are at the hotel."

Nodding, JR listened and walked across the room to open the closet door, reaching in and finding a shirt, handing it to her.

"Darlin' I told you, Teresa will get the stains out. Here, change into this and I'll go find you some proper clothes."

Leaving the room, JR bumped into his mother who'd come in search of them.

"JR, how's Sue Ellen?"

Explaining Sue Ellen's shock and current dilemma they went in search of more suitable clothing but unfortunately finding very little in the guest room or elsewhere in the house.

Returning to his bedroom, he knocked before he entered, mindful of her privacy and nerves, although personally he wouldn't have minded walking in on her in a state of undress.

Sue Ellen looked up, holding the shirt closed despite the buttons not being undone. Embarrassed to be wearing so little clothing in such close quarters she didn't want him to get the wrong idea but at the same time she certainly had thoughts that were less than proper, so was she any better?

JR was speechless, she was so alluring and sensual and her obvious self-consciousness just made him more attracted to her.

"Wow."

Not realising he'd spoken aloud until she giggled, her innocence and playfulness only made him want her more.

Clearing his throat, he spoke. "Uh, so I have good news and bad news. The good news is Teresa knows how to get wine stains out of clothing and she can do that now, the bad news is you're stuck in that shirt or this robe, although if you ask me, that's really not such a bad thing."

She was pleased that he found her attractive. Her shyness was beginning to disappear and she couldn't help but wish he would make a move, as dangerous as that could be.

He stood still, unsure what she wanted from him. Did she want him to leave her alone, or keep a distance in the room? Would she mind if he did what he really wanted to do. Being a gentleman he could do, but this particular situation was new for them.

She stood up and moved toward him, which was almost too much.

"Thank you. You know, I kind of like this shirt too."

He had to get out of the room before he did something dramatic, something he had wanted for a long time but she hadn't quite offered yet.

"Great, I'll take your clothes downstairs."

He quickly moved toward the bed and picked up the small pile of stained clothing.

She was disappointed when he moved away from her and left the room hurriedly although she quickly realised she was being silly, after all, he really did need to take her clothes downstairs because she certainly wasn't leaving the room only dressed in his shirt.

JR carried the clothes downstairs, his emotions all over the place. Had he been imagining that she was trying to seduce him when she walked toward him? Did she want to take things further as much as he did?

"JR, is Sue Ellen alright? I'm sorry about Marilee, I shouldn't have said anything."

Bumping into Bobby as he walked downstairs, he didn't know what he meant when he spoke, but he knew what it sounded like.

"This was your fault? What did you say?"

Sheepishly Bobby replied, "it wasn't bad at all. I commented that the two of you looked like you were in love. She obviously didn't take it too well."

JR calmed, Bobby was right, Marilee had completely overreacted and had no valid reason to. She really was just a spiteful woman.

"No, she didn't. Sue Ellen is fine; I was just bringing her clothes down for Teresa to wash. If you'll excuse me, I don't want to leave her alone for too long."

Leaving his brother, he gave Teresa orders to make sure the clothing was handled carefully and then returned upstairs, overwhelmed again when she approached him.

"Teresa is dealing with your clothing now."

"Thank you."

She kissed him lightly and he wasn't sure exactly what direction she was planning on taking things.

As she went to step backward, he held her close and made his move, using words before actions.

"So, we have a little while before your clothes are ready, what should we do?"

Hearing JR speaking low and seductively, Sue Ellen knew exactly what he wanted to do and was tempted to give in but didn't want to seem easy.

"Well, we could play scrabble or backgammon, or maybe watch television."

Playful in tone, he knew she wasn't serious and was definitely toying with him.

"I have a better idea," he moved so that he was inches away from her face.

"Uh-huh, and what's that?"

She wrapped one arm around his neck and placed a hand on his chest as he moved forward, meeting her lips for a kiss that quickly became passionate.

He knew exactly what he wanted and she seemed to be completely on board with his plan, putting up no resistance as he slowly walked them back toward the bed.

Her fingers moving over the buttons on his shirt, he focused his attention on her neck.

Very much enjoying where things were going, she rid him of his shirt, moving her hands to the buttons and zipper on his pants.

Her hands on him, he couldn't believe that it was finally happening. They'd never properly spoken about the act, he'd never wanted to mention it specifically in case she took things the wrong way and felt pressured or felt like he only wanted her for her body, which wasn't true.

She had to know by now that he wasn't opposed to it though, he'd tried to get there a number of times, but tonight was the furthest they'd actually gone. Usually there was some unfortunate interruption or she tensed up and they cooled down. He was respectful of her choices and didn't want to hurt her.

Realising she'd undone his pants completely, he was able to step out of them, following that action with another kiss and gradual movement toward the bed.