CHAPTER 7: The importance of friends
Bobby woke up in his bedroom.
Ann was sleeping next to him.
Bobby's arm was around Ann and her hand was on his chest.
*She said 'YES', she accepted to marry me. I'm the luckiest man in the world* he thought.
They spent the night talking, making plans for the wedding and kissing.
He loved how their mouths moved so perfectly.
They had decided for an easy and private wedding, just them and the two most important people of their life.
Sue Ellen and Christopher.
Even after all, Sue Ellen was still his best friend. They had spent a lot of moments together, bad and good, but they could always count on each other.
Thanks to her, he met Ann.
*My soulmate* he thought.
Bobby's ex-wives were not like Ann.
Ann was stronger than them. Pamela was strong too, she stood up to JR for a lot of years but she decided to run away a lot of years ago, and Jenna wasn't strong enough.
Bobby watched Ann sleeping.
'I love you, Annie' he whispered.
He kissed her forehead.
Ann opened her eyes.
'Good morning, beautiful' Bobby said to her.
She smiled.
'Good morning, darlin' she said, caressing his cheek.
'I didn't want to wake you up. Sorry' Bobby said.
'Don't worry, honey. I was about to wake me up' Ann said, smiling
They kissed passionately.
He touched her shoulder, then her arm and her hip.
Ann smiled; she knew what he wanted to do.
She started unbutton his shirt, touching his chest and kissing it.
Bobby moaned when her lips touched his chest.
'You're terrific, Annie' he said, gasping.
She stopped and watched him in his eyes 'I love you Bobby' she said.
'I love you too, Annie' he said then he moved over her.
He slipped his hand on her leg, then on her stomach under her blue nightgown.
She took off his jacket and she touched his back. Bobby loved her more than anything.
He wanted her.
He wanted that their bodies were moving as one, again.
That's exactly what happened.
Bobby knew how to make her feel alive.
The way he moved inside of her, made her moan a lot of times.
His body on and inside of her made her feel at cloud 9.
It was late morning; they spent the entire morning making love.
They were in each other's arm, naked, under the covers.
Ann loved stay in his arms, she loved how he cuddled her.
She could feel Bobby's heart beating. She felt happy, safe and loved when she had him near.
Her cell phone rang, ruining that romantic moment.
She took the phone that was on the bedside.
Sue Ellen.
'Hello?' Ann said.
'Hi, Ann. It's me, Sue Ellen' she said, 'I hope I don't interrupt anything'.
Ann turned to see Bobby, he smiled to her.
'No, don't worry' she said with a lovely tone, 'I need to talk to you, Sue Ellen'.
'Is everything all right?' Sue Ellen asked, worried.
'Yeah, it's more than right' Ann said, watching the ring on her finger. 'Where we can meet?'.
'We can meet at the foundation in 20 minutes, okay?' she suggested.
'Perfect. See you later. Bye' Ann said.
'Bye bye' Sue Ellen said before to close the conversation.
Ann turned to Bobby and she kissed him than she wore her dressing gown and she stood up.
'I have to take a shower before meet Sue Ellen' she said.
'I have too. We can have a shower together. What do you think?' Bobby suggested, smiling.
'I would love it but if I will, I would be in late to meet Sue Ellen' she smiled.
'You're right. I have to meet some people too' Bobby said, with a sad tone.
Ann touched his face.
'Maybe the next time, sweetheart' Ann said with a seductive tone.
'I count on it' Bobby said, laughing.
'Ooh me too. Believe me' she said walking over the bathroom.
She had a quick and hot shower.
She wore an a pair of black jeans and a white jacket and she jumped in the car.
When Ann arrived at the foundation, Sue Ellen was going out of her car.
She parked her car next to Sue Ellen's and she went out.
'Hi, darlin' Sue Ellen said, smiling
'Hi, Sue Ellen' Ann said.
They hugged.
'Let's go for a walk' Ann proposed.
They went in the big garden in front of the foundation and they sat on a bench.
'How are you?' Sue Ellen asked.
She didn't know what happened the previous day, anything of it.
'I'm great. Harris came to Southfork' Ann said.
Sue Ellen watched her, shocked.
'Bobby punched him because he called me a slut, but Harris punched him back and he fell to the ground' Ann continued.
'Is Bobby alright?' she asked, worried.
'He's fine. Harris said something stupid about me and Bobby so I slapped him. Before I could slap him again, he left Southfork. For good' she responded.
Ann wasn't sure about the last thing. Harris would have never given up on her, but he would stay away for a while.
'You slapped him?' Sue Ellen said with a surprised tone.
Ann nodded her head, smiling.
'I'm happy for you, honey' she said, hugging her.
'Thanks, dear' Ann said. 'But I didn't came here to talk to you about this'.
Sue Ellen watched her, in silent.
Ann showed her the ring on her finger.
'Oh my God' Sue Ellen said with a big smile on her face, 'Bobby asked you to marry him?'.
'He did. He asked it in front of the oak where there are carved the names of the Ewing couples. And I said yes'. Ann couldn't help but smile.
'I'm so happy for both of you. You both deserve it' she said.
'Sue Ellen..' Ann took a breath 'Would you like to come to Hawaii with us and be my bridesmaid?'.
'Really, Ann?' Sue Ellen asked, 'I would love to be your bridesmaid'.
'Thank you, Sue Ellen' Ann said, smiling.
They hugged.
Sue Ellen interrupted the hug
'Wait a minute..' she said 'Did you say Hawaii?'.
'I did. Bobby wants an easy and a romantic wedding on the beach' Ann responded, smiling.
'Wow! Bobby always surprises me' Sue Ellen said, laughing. 'So, when it's the big day?' she asked.
'Next week' Ann responded to her, 'But I will need a dress. So, would you like to come with me to have shopping?'.
'That's sounds great' Sue Ellen said and she got up, 'Let's go, darlin'.
Ann got up and they went to her car.
Ann needed a shopping afternoon with her best friend.
Bobby had a shower after Ann and he went downstairs for a cup of coffee.
Christopher was at the table, working on something.
When Bobby went in the kitchen, Christopher rose his head up and he watched him, smiling.
'Apparently she said yes' Christopher started the conversation.
*What?* he though.
'How do you know it?' Bobby asked.
Bobby took a cup and he poured some coffee in it.
He took a sip.
'Because the walls are thin and since my bedroom is near to yours, probably I may have heard some noises this morning' Christopher said, smiling.
Bobby has almost choked with that sip.
*What the hell? Did Christopher really hear us this morning?*
'Hmm, yeah, she said yes' Bobby said, trying to not look embarrassed.
'Dad, don't be embarrassed. You're not too old to enjoy the pleasures of the life' Christopher said.
'I know, but it's still embarrassing' Bobby said.
They started to laughing.
'So, what did you decided? A big Ewing wedding style in Southfork?' Christopher asked.
'Actually not. We'll fly to Hawaii for the wedding. Me, Ann, you and Sue Ellen' Bobby said.
Christopher was watching him, surprised.
'When?' he asked.
'Next week' Bobby said with a big smile on his face.
Christopher got up and he reached his dad.
'You're still so romantic, dad. I'll be there, by your side' Christopher said.
'Thank you, son. Well, it's not easy to not be romantic with Ann' Bobby said.
They hugged.
Bobby made a lot of mistakes in the past, sometimes to be really ashamed of, but he was happy that Christopher was supporting him.
'Now, I have a lot of things to do before the wedding' Bobby said.
'Sure. I have to a lot of things to do as well' he responded.
Bobby went to his office with a cup of coffee in his hand.
He closed the door behind him and he sat at his desk.
'What do you about this one?' Ann asked, going out from the dressing room.
Sue Ellen was sat on an armchair in front of her.
Ann was wearing a long white dress with thin straps.
'No, it's not the right kind of dress for a wedding' Sue Ellen said 'Try this one'.
Sue Ellen gave her a short white dress.
'Okay, I'll try it' Ann said, coming in the dressing room.
Ann took off the long dress and she wore the short one.
'I still don't understand why you don't want to go to a wedding dresses shop' Sue Ellen said.
'I told you, I don't want to spend a lot of money for a dress. I'm not that kind of person' Ann said from the changing room.
'I know, but it's gonna be your special day with Bobby' Sue Ellen was trying to persuade her.
'I know but I just wanna spend the best day of my life, without caring about the dress' Ann said.
Ann opened the dressing room and she saw Sue Ellen's face.
She was speechless.
'So, what about this?' Ann said, walking out and turning on herself.
Sue Ellen got up.
'This is perfect, Ann' she said, walking over her.
Ann turned to the changing room to watch herself in the mirror.
Sue Ellen was right.
'This is perfect' she said, smiling.
Her dress was like any other. Bobby would think she would wear something of elegance and spontaneous but it wasn't in her nature. She wore a simple conservative short white dress with sleeves.
Sue Ellen came behind her and she put her hands on Ann's shoulder.
'You're beautiful, darlin' Sue Ellen whispered, 'Bobby is lucky to have you'.
'Thank you, Sue Ellen' Ann said, watching her in the mirror 'but I'm the lucky one'.
Sue Ellen smiled.
Ann turned to her and she hugged her best friend.
She felt incredibly lucky to have such a dear friend like Sue Ellen in her life. Thanks to her, she met Bobby and she would be her bridesmaid.
Ann would never be grateful enough for what she had.
'I'll bring the dress at my place' Sue Ellen said, 'You maybe don't care about the dress, but I'm still a traditional woman and I don't want Bobby could see the dress before the wedding. Okay?'.
Ann smiled.
They both started to laugh.
'You're right. Traditions are traditions' Ann said.
'Great. Now, let's go to have lunch, I'm starving!' Sue Ellen said.
'So am I. I'll be ready in 5 minutes' Ann responded to her, walking in the changing room.
Ann changed her clothes and she bought the dress.
She couldn't wait to wear it and to walk over Bobby on the beach.
Few hours later.
Bobby was still in his office, working on some business.
He raised his head when he heard the door was opening.
Ann.
He stood up and he went out of his office.
She was in front of him with some bags in her hand.
'Hello' he said, smiling.
He was happy to see her.
'Hi, honey' she said.
They kissed.
'How did it go with Sue Ellen?' he asked.
He knew already the answer.
'She will come with us and she will be my bridesmaid' she responded to him, smiling.
'I'm happy for you, sweetheart' Bobby said. 'Did you buy something?' he continued.
'I did. I bought the white dress for the wedding and the lingerie to wear after it..' she said with a seductive tone '..for when we will be alone' she said, winking at him.
Bobby was so curious.
'Can I see them?' he asked.
'Of course you can't' Ann said, smiling.
Bobby was trying to see something in those bags
She put her hand under his chin and she rose his face, 'Don't worry, honey. They are not in those bags. Sue Ellen took them' she said laughing.
Ann smiled to him.
Bobby smiled back.
*How much I love this woman?* he thought.
'Well, I tried' he said, holding her hips and kissing her.
'I can't wait to be your wife' she said.
'Neither I do. I love you, Annie' he said.
'I love you too, Bobby'.
They kissed.
Bobby would never get tired of kissing her.