Dallas, Texas
JR looked at the calendar and took a drink, only one day longer. Sunday was the day he'd been waiting for and he was excited, waiting in eager anticipation. After their little talk, Sue Ellen had suggested that she visit her mother and sister in Austin for a few days. It was actually quite perfectly timed, she and JR had a few days apart without temptation and frustration, her mother got the visit she'd been insisting on, and Sue Ellen was returning on Sunday morning, just in time for their one month wedding anniversary. There was a knock at the door and Jock entered the room, "JR, the geologists are here, we're meeting in my office", his thoughts were drawn back to business and he followed his father out of the room.
After the meeting, the other men left the office and only Jock, JR and Julie remained; Julie made her way around the table clearing glasses and coffee mugs and straightening up the furniture, she took her job as Jock's secretary seriously and she would never want to leave the office in a mess. "I say we move on those three today, we know we want them, and they'll be great buys in the long run. We've done all the surveys, and we know we can get the permits, I don't think we need to think about it any further. If we don't do it quickly then someone else will beat us to it", JR nervously waited for his father's reply, he said that he trusted him to make decisions, but the real test of his trust was in his actions. If Jock didn't listen to JR and move on the three fields today, then he wasn't really as confident as he wanted JR to believe; "I think you're right. Julie, get Tex Jackson on the line, he has property, we have money, it's a deal waiting to happen". JR grinned as his father backed him, he finally felt accomplished, his father was taking him seriously in his own pursuits, and not just the ones he was assigned. This deal was one he'd found and investigated himself and he was almost positive that there was oil on that land, his father's trust and confidence in his ability would not go to waste and he would not be disappointed, JR knew exactly what he was doing.
JR packed up his things and said goodbye to his father and the secretaries before getting in the elevator to go home. Julie watched as the elevator doors closed and took it as her cue to leave too, if she could 'accidentally' bump into JR in the parking lot, she would hopefully be able to convince him to go for a drink with her; their after work drinks usually ended in one place, the bedroom. There was just something about JR that made her crazy with desire, she wanted him so badly and she hated that he'd rejected her in favour of another woman, especially a perfectly boring girl like Sue Ellen, she didn't understand what he saw in her. She'd overheard Jock and JR discussing Sue Ellen's visit to Austin and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to try her luck with JR again, he may love Sue Ellen, but she knew exactly how much he enjoyed their time together too. She knew a million ways to satisfy JR Ewing, and they'd taken her a lot longer than the month to learn; JR and Sue Ellen had only been married for a month, there was no way he enjoyed being with Sue Ellen as much as he did her. The elevator reached the ground floor and she walked toward the parking lot; seeing JR in the distance, she walked a little faster, hoping to catch up to him. "JR!" he heard someone call his name and turned around, slightly surprised but not totally shocked that Julie had followed him out of the office, he knew she missed him and wanted him, and he had noticed the way she'd been looking at him all day, their meeting in the parking lot wasn't entirely coincidental. He stopped walking and waited for her to come to him, he wasn't going to accept any responsibility in making moves, "Julie" he smiled at her, waiting to see exactly how she would approach the subject.
Austin, Texas
Kristin's eyes lit up as she unwrapped and opened the boxes that Sue Ellen had brought with her to Austin; Kristin had decided she was able to deal with Sue Ellen's new lifestyle and her mother's lack of attention, as long as she benefitted from it in some way. The new dresses and toys Sue Ellen had bought for her were making it a lot easier to deal with the constant talk of Southfork, the DOA, shopping sprees, JR and the Ewings. Patricia beamed as her youngest daughter opened all of the expensive gifts; Sue Ellen had finally done something worth celebrating, her marriage to JR Ewing was already proving lucrative for their family. She had devised the plan over twenty years ago and it had finally panned out, if she couldn't find herself a wealthy man to marry, her daughters were the next best thing. All of the time, energy and money she had put into making Sue Ellen the perfect wife had finally paid off and she couldn't be happier, all of her sacrifices finally felt like they were worth it. Sue Ellen watched the joy on her sister's face as she opened all of her gifts and it felt nice to know that she was the source of that happiness. She had initially resisted the idea that marrying a wealthy man was the answer to all of their problems, but she couldn't deny that money seemed to make everyone a lot happier and more pleasant; even her mother's company was somewhat pleasurable, she no longer felt like a constant disappointment and that was a wonderful feeling to have. "Thank you Sue Ellen", Kristin smiled at her sister, genuinely pleased with her new possessions and in a good mood, "you're welcome" Sue Ellen replied. She wasn't sure whether Kristin was really pleased and being polite or she was just a good actress, her sister could be a brat at times, but she knew exactly when manners would get her further than petulance. Kristin stood and hugged Sue Ellen, something she rarely did, the Shepard family weren't big physical affection people; Sue Ellen was caught by surprise but smiled when she realised that her sister was actually showing some kind of love for her, it wasn't often that they had moments like this in their relationship.
Dallas, Texas
JR awoke on Saturday morning and reached out for his wife, it had become a habit to pull her close when they were sleeping, it wasn't a totally sexual thing, he didn't mind even if it didn't go any further than cuddling, he just liked to know that she was there. As his arm reached out across the bed but failed to touch her, his mind quickly realised where he was and where his wife was; he was alone in their bed at Southfork and she was in Austin at her mother's house, he would have to wait until tomorrow before he could hold her. He decided to get out of bed, it was no use trying to go back to sleep and there wasn't anything exciting happening in his bedroom this morning, so getting up was the most logical thing to do. As he shaved, he thought about their few days apart and how it had made him feel, he never thought a woman could have the effect on him that Sue Ellen seemed to, he actually missed her just being there. He enjoyed having someone there to listen to him, support him, someone who thought so highly of him and wanted him, someone who loved him even with all of his flaws; he hadn't expected to get all of those things in a wife. He'd always assumed that a wife was just a pretty adornment, someone who made him look good and provided him with marital pleasures, a woman to provide an heir to the family name and fortune; but with Sue Ellen, he'd gotten so much more and he felt like the luckiest man in the world. He laughed to himself as he thought about Julie's offer yesterday, for half a second, he had been tempted, Julie had a lot to offer, but then he realised that he'd gotten first prize and he didn't want to settle for second. "I'm a happily married man", he'd told her, and he meant it, he was married and satisfied, he didn't need anyone else. "Just one drink; it's Friday and I know your wife isn't waiting at home for you", she'd replied; the old him would have gone for that drink with her, knowing exactly where it was leading, but he was really trying to be a good husband, he didn't want some meaningless encounter to ruin his marriage. Julie had already come between he and Sue Ellen once before, he wouldn't let that happen again. On top of his loyalty to Sue Ellen and their marriage vows, he disliked the insistent tone that Julie had, he didn't like when women assumed they were in control, he was always the decision maker and very rarely did he ever give up that position, he certainly wouldn't have Julie Grey telling him what to do. "Goodnight Julie" he'd ended their conversation by walking away from her, and he felt proud that he had been able to say no, he had never thought of himself as the marrying type, but so far he was proving himself wrong, it was one of the few times he actually enjoyed being wrong. He finished shaving and moved to the shower, his thoughts returning to Sue Ellen in Austin, he missed her and wished that he were with her. Finishing his shower, he realised that it was Saturday and he had no real plans, he could go and see her if he wanted to, he was rich, there was nothing stopping him from flying down to Austin. What use was owning a jet if he didn't do something fun with it occasionally? He laughed to himself as he made the plans, JR Ewing wasn't usually spontaneous, but it felt good today.
To be continued...