Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

Sue Ellen gleefully walked through the stores, there were a variety of goods for sale and she'd been enjoying the new knowledge that everything was duty free, making the designer items even cheaper than they were back in Dallas. It wasn't that JR couldn't afford to buy her full priced items, but she still had somewhat of a budget-friendly mind-set, her mother had always taught her to shop smartly, to think about what she had and how any new item would fit with her existing ones. Even when JR had been supporting her financially, after she quit modelling, she had still stayed within her means; but now, she was able to buy whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted and it was a thrill to find so many things for even better prices than she would get back home. JR watched her shop, fascinated by the whole process she went through before even deciding to try the clothing on. She would feel the fabric, close her eyes, picturing how it would fit with anything she owned already, if it didn't, she would think about what kind of things she would need to buy to go with it, and then she'd look at the item again, deciding whether it was worthy of being taken to the dressing room. Watching Sue Ellen was interesting just for the thought process that went into everything, but he was thankful that he didn't have a sister, he couldn't imagine having to do this when his mother took he and his brothers shopping when they were children, even back then it had been tedious. Sue Ellen sensed that he was probably a little bored after a few hours of watching her shop, and she suggested that they stop for lunch and explore the island in the afternoon. They ate lunch and their waiter suggested that they visit Blackbeard's castle and Fort Christian; JR was more interested in the two sites than he had been in the sugar plantation ruins, the idea of pirates, folklore, cannon fire, and strategic defence were all interesting to him. After looking around the town and finding a restaurant with live entertainment, they made dinner reservations for that evening and then took the ferry back to Saint John.

A few hours later, they returned to the island of Saint Thomas for a night of musical entertainment and dancing. Sue Ellen was happy as they ate dinner and watched the group of dancers move to the music; it was a lot different to the typical dinner entertainment in Dallas and it was difficult not to smile at the general energy and excitement in the music. Calypso and steel drums weren't the type of music that JR was used to dancing to, but after a few drinks and watching the locals and other guests dance, he finally asked Sue Ellen if she wanted to join in. Sue Ellen watched JR, at first, he was a little reserved, but after a while, he realised that they didn't know anyone here and no one was paying attention to him, it wasn't so difficult to enjoy dancing to the music when the pressure was off. They danced together for the rest of the night before taking the last ferry of the night back to Saint John just after midnight.

Saint John, United States Virgin Islands

JR awoke as he always did, getting out of bed and taking some pills for his hangover before ordering room service breakfast to be delivered later and collecting the newspaper outside of their door. He decided to let Sue Ellen sleep for a little while longer, she'd drunk just as much as he had last night and probably didn't feel like getting up right now either. He grinned to himself as he saw the red scratch marks on his back as he walked into the bathroom; they'd returned to their resort a little drunk last night and Sue Ellen had shown him a different side of herself, one that was a little rougher and sexier; for some reason, he didn't mind seeing her like that. He thought it would be unappealing to see his prim and proper wife act so blatantly sexual, but he had been the one to initiate it, she'd really just responded to his actions; as long as she let him be in the dominant position and she did things on his terms, he didn't mind her acting like that. He took a quick shower before moving outside to read the newspaper, choosing the balcony of their bedroom over the one connected to the living room, he wanted to make sure that he was close enough for Sue Ellen to find him if she did wake up and wonder where he was.

"JR?" Sue Ellen broke the silence of their walk, they'd just been shopping at Cruz Bay, purchasing a few locally made products and gifts for their families, and they were now just walking through the town, looking at the sights. "In all the excitement of being here, I actually forgot to ask. How long are we staying?" she wanted their honeymoon to last forever, knowing that once they returned to Dallas, their lives would be much busier, it wouldn't just be the two of them anymore. "Unfortunately, we're leaving the day after tomorrow. I have to be back at work on Monday", JR sighed, he was genuinely sad that it had to end so soon; as much as he hated missing out on the business of Ewing Oil, he also really loved the time that they'd spent together on their honeymoon so far. He was also going to miss their daily routine, which on a good day included, morning afternoon and evening bedroom activities. The general idea of privacy was a bonus of the honeymoon too, at Southfork everyone was in each other's business. "Oh", Sue Ellen replied sadly, she'd hoped that they'd stay longer, but she understood why they had to leave, JR was the vice president of Ewing Oil, and a week away from work meant that he had to catch up on everything when he returned home. JR noticed her reaction, "hey, we're not leaving just yet, so don't get all sad on me. I want to enjoy the time we do have left", he smiled at her and lightly kissed her lips before continuing to walk down the street. Sue Ellen realised that he was right, they couldn't change it, so worrying about the time they did have was pointless, she should just accept it and enjoy the moment.

They returned to their resort and had lunch at one of the beachside restaurants before deciding to take advantage of the hotel facilities, playing two games of tennis before deciding to spend the rest of the afternoon at the swimming pool. "JR!" Sue Ellen gasped as he took his shirt off while they changed into their swimsuits; JR turned as he heard her shocked gasp, unsure about why she was pointing at him. "Did…did I do that?" she was worried that she'd hurt him last night, he had red scratch marks on his back; JR smiled at her, she really was naively innocent, "yes. But don't worry, you didn't hurt me". He wasn't sure how to explain it in a way that didn't go into specific details about why it was more pleasure than pain; Sue Ellen watched him as he spoke, he didn't seem to be upset with her, but she was confused, she didn't understand. "I promise, I'm fine", he walked over to her and kissed her softly, maybe he'd have to be gentler with her, she was obviously not completely comfortable with everything; his initial thoughts about her total ladylike temperament were right, she was much too proper to enjoy anything like that.

To be continued…