Denison, Texas

Sue Ellen walked around a small shop located inside the town information centre, unaware of the two college-aged young men watching her; JR was occupied by the man at the information desk and had left his wife to shop while he confirmed their dinner reservation. Even with his last minute plans, he had been able to buy his way into getting a table the best restaurant in town, a fine dining establishment located within one of the local golf clubs; luckily, golf clubs catered to men like him and the Ewing name and money was able to get him everything he wanted. Sue Ellen picked up a small crystal bowl and admired it, deciding that it would look lovely in the lake house; "hello beautiful", Sue Ellen looked up at the young man standing next to her, he reminded her of some of the fraternity guys she went to college with. She knew his type well, he was handsome and he knew it, and his good looks combined with his confidence meant that he likely had an attitude to match, that's usually how it was. She gave him a small smile before politely excusing herself, walking a little further away from him, hoping that he would get the hint, she wasn't interested. She was a happily married woman and she really didn't feel like talking to anyone right now, not even someone who was just being nice, though she'd met many men like him before, he wasn't just being nice, he really thought that he would get somewhere if he persisted. The man followed her, not taking her hint to leave her alone, "hey, that's not nice", he moved in front of her, Sue Ellen didn't appreciate him following her or cutting her path, but she didn't say anything, she wasn't going to be rude, she just wanted him to leave her alone. "You know, I really thought that Miss Texas was supposed to be courteous and charming, but so far all I see is a snobby little b…", he was cut off by his friend who had been observing the situation, "Mark, don't speak like that in front of the lady". He smiled at Sue Ellen as if he were trying to be the hero, though she sensed he was even less genuine than his friend was, she didn't know who they were or why they were bringing up her Miss Texas title, but she didn't care, all she wanted was to shop in peace. "I'm sorry about my friend here, he doesn't understand women", the other man looked her up and down as he spoke, making Sue Ellen even more uncomfortable; "let's start again shall we? I'm Eddie, and this is my friend Mark", he motioned to his friend and waited for her to speak.

She felt trapped, she hadn't wanted to be in the conversation, but she was now and it would look even more rude if she didn't say anything, "Sue Ellen", she gave a small smile and scanned the room, looking around for JR, spotting him at the information desk, still completely enthralled in conversation. "Nice to meet you Sue Ellen", Eddie smiled at her, she was even more beautiful than in the pictures, and he found it difficult to keep his mind in check. He, and probably a good chunk of the young male population of Texas, had had more than a few fantasies about her over the past few years and it would give him exclusive bragging rights if he was the one to finally make those fantasies a reality. "You're very beautiful, perhaps even more so now than when you were Miss Texas", Sue Ellen heard his compliment, but she wasn't very flattered, she got a bad vibe from him and it made her uncomfortable. "Thank you", all she wanted to do was leave the conversation, but it would seem rude if she did, after being called snobby by his friend, she didn't want to give him the satisfaction of proving them both right."You know, my sister, she was a big fan of the whole pageant thing, she just had to have all of those publicity photographs from the newspaper, and when you started modelling for that magazine, well, my mom, she bought every issue for her. She was your biggest fan, and I have to say, I was a pretty big fan myself", he whistled and Sue Ellen shuddered. He wasn't going to go so far as to tell her that he had had his own little collection of her photographs, and that her bikini pictures were passed around the locker room at his high school, he didn't want to scare her away, he just wanted her to know that she had fans outside of the typical demographic. Sue Ellen felt ill, he was at maximum her own age, probably a year or two younger, there was no way he just admired her for her charity work and she shuddered at the thought of him using her pictures for anything else. "Me too, big fan. Those blue bikini pictures", Mark jumped into the conversation and whistled as he finished his sentence, giving no doubt as to why he was a fan, and it had nothing to do with philanthropy. Sue Ellen's face went pale, JR had been right and she felt guilty and dirty now, she had really been naïve enough to believe that the only people who read Her Style magazine were young and teenage girls. She had really defended that belief and it made her feel physically sick to know that she had been wrong; she was a completely pure young lady back then and the idea that her image was used for anything less than pure greatly offended her. Eddie noticed the way her expression changed and he smacked Mark's arm as if to punish him for misspeaking, he realised that any chance of this conversation going anywhere was gone now, his friend had said too much and scared her. Sue Ellen didn't know what to say, offering a weak smile in response to their comments, it was really creeping her out now and all she wanted was to leave.

JR finished his conversation, satisfied with the arrangements for their dinner tonight; looking around the room, he spotted Sue Ellen, standing with her back to him and chatting with two college boys; he was surprised at how the sight made him feel, a mixture of jealousy and cocky pride. He didn't like the idea of any other man looking her way, but it also made him feel good in a strange way; she was all his, and at the end of the day it was his bed that she would be in, and he was the only man that had ever and would ever know her in that way. "How about we all continue this conversation over a drink?" Mark was oblivious to the way Sue Ellen was feeling and continued to pursue her, he really thought that he still had a chance, and he was even feeling generous enough to share her with Eddie if it meant that he got the chance to fulfil his fantasies. JR made his way over to the threesome and heard the end of Mark's sentence, something that really annoyed him, he couldn't believe that Sue Ellen had actually let the conversation go that far, she should know better than to flirt with men. Sue Ellen didn't know what to say, she felt like she was being backed into a corner, "sorry boys, she's busy, she has plans with a real man, and even if she didn't, neither of you two little boys would be in her league. Now, why don't you two run along", Sue Ellen sighed with relief as JR came up behind her, though she knew it probably wasn't going to be that easy, Mark seemed to really believe that he had a chance with her. "Hey, I don't know who you think you are old man, but we were talking to her first. So you can take your attitude and get to the back of the line, because Miss Texas here, she's all mine"; Eddie had been right when he had said that Mark didn't understand women, and it was now abundantly clear that he didn't understand when someone was serious either, because it was clear that JR was in no way joking.

JR was angry now, he didn't put up with anyone speaking to him like that, especially not some little college boy, "I must not have made myself clear, I'm JR Ewing, and this is Sue Ellen Ewing… my wife. So, if Miss Texas belongs to anybody, it's me". Eddie and Mark's faces dropped, both now looking at her left hand, she was holding the crystal bowl so that her hand was somewhat obscured and neither had noticed the large diamond ring on her finger before. JR grinned as the two boys awkwardly stood there, he knew that he'd won, but for good measure he had to make sure that he got his point across, "I trust that there'll be no more trouble. Now, come along darlin', let's go home, we have a few things to discuss…in private", he emphasised the end of his sentence and made it clear that their discussion would end in one place. Although truthfully, he did actually need to have a word with her about her behaviour, he wouldn't always be there to save her and he needed her to understand that flirting with other men wasn't acceptable for a married lady. He still believed that she had done something to encourage their behaviour and he wanted to make sure that it didn't happen again in future. He had a jealous side, but he would frame his feelings as concern and anger rather than jealousy, he didn't like her having the power of knowing that he still got jealous about attention from other men. He was sure that there would be some kind of an argument, she didn't enjoy when he accused her of things like that and she had a feisty side when confronted with her own actions. It wasn't a side of her that he saw very often anymore, but he knew it existed, he'd seen it a few times when they were dating. She was quiet and submissive most of the time, but occasionally she did argue back, and although he'd never admit it, he actually quite enjoyed that side of her, she was sexy when she was mad. Sue Ellen didn't care about how things were between she and JR right now, she was just thankful to have a real exit strategy; they paid for the crystal bowl and made their way back to the lake house. She could feel the tension in the car and she prepared herself for an argument when they got inside; she would never tell JR about what the young men had said prior to his arrival, because he would certainly use it as ammunition against her, but she was surprised at how tempted she was to do it anyway. She didn't enjoy arguing, but she loved making up, and the bigger the fight, the better the sex; it was a slightly messed up idea, but that's just how it was, and the devilish side of her was tempted to bring them the most pleasure through the most pain.

To be continued…