Post by jessie on Feb 20, 2013 20:10:59 GMT -6
I posted this awesome story for Melinda..
There was more to what meets the eyes with JR Ewing, and who knew that better than Sue Ellen? A Dallas2013 story thanks old friend.
Behind Blue Eyes
It wasn't easy to have been JR Ewing, and it was even harder to love him. The ceremony behind them, Sue Ellen, John Ross and Bobby and Gary took to the family room for one final toast.
Sue Ellen threw away nearly twenty five years of sobriety for one shot. A bourbon, of course, but it was worth it. It it didn't have to be this way, she would have chosen a coke or an iced tea. But after today, there was only one drink that could make do for this moment.
"Are you sure?" Bobby asked, placing his hand on the bottle that Sue Ellen had picked up.
"I lived with the son of a gun. You tell me, wouldn't you do the same thing if you were me?"
"Come on, Mom. He wasn't worth…"
"Don't you all dare! Don't any of you dare tell me how I should act now. John Ross and Bobby I love you but I loved him too. He was the love of my life. I guarantee I loved him more than I love any amount of alcohol. So if you will all kindly step off of my back and let me remember how I need to, we can do this together. Or I can do it alone. Either way, I'm toasting him my way."
Bobby and John Ross chuckled as they held out their shot glasses as well. Yes, JR Ewing was a man to be remembered, and what better way to honor his memory than by drinking a shot of his trademark drink. The drink that had sealed so many deals, some honored, most broken, but a bourbon was what sealed the deal on many occasions.
"Do you think he's in hell now?" John Ross asked after making a bitter face.
Gary, who'd passed but did not judge Sue Ellen, chuckled. "Of course not John Ross."
Everyone looked at him curiously. "Satan'd be afraid he'd take over."
Sue Ellen and Bobby smiled. They knew all too well the man that was JR Ewing, and if there was a hell, there most certainly was a special place reserved for him at the moment.
"Ain't that the truth, brother." Bobby laughed.
"What was he like? I'm a grown up now. You all can be honest with me." John Ross pointed out.
Who to begin? Bobby finally spoke up. "He was a crooked,, two timing, selfish son of a pregnant dog. He could use you, chew you up and spit you out without you even knowing why or how."
Gary and Sue Ellen nodded. Gary spoke up next. "He was a mean one, that man I called brother. If he had a soul I'd be praying for it right about now."
"What about you mom? What is it you remember most about my dad?"
Sue Ellen smiled. "That's easy. His blue eyes."
They all looked at her in surprise. For she more than anyone bore the battle scars that were left behind by loving JR.
"They drew me in the second I saw him. I knew right then and there he would be the one for me."
"But mom…I've heard what Daddy's done to you. Are you telling me you don't remember the cheating or the abuse of power or his ego?"
"I remember it all son. All too well. But behind those blue eyes was the man I loved more than life itself. You see, I loved JR. More than alcohol. More than money. I wouldn't have traded a second of my life if I had the chance to do it all again."
"But Mom…I always thought you hated him…"
"I hated the things he did, yes. But to this day I still remember the man behind those blue eyes, and I'll never be sorry. He gave me the best times of my life, and he gave me you. And for that, I'll always be grateful."
Sue Ellen's words were the most powerful ones that any of them heard that day. Sue Ellen didn't actually drink the bourbon that she'd poured for herself. She just let it set on the table, in front of a chair reserved for the man they all loved, hated, and more than ever, wished they had just one more day with.
The end
There was more to what meets the eyes with JR Ewing, and who knew that better than Sue Ellen? A Dallas2013 story thanks old friend.
Behind Blue Eyes
It wasn't easy to have been JR Ewing, and it was even harder to love him. The ceremony behind them, Sue Ellen, John Ross and Bobby and Gary took to the family room for one final toast.
Sue Ellen threw away nearly twenty five years of sobriety for one shot. A bourbon, of course, but it was worth it. It it didn't have to be this way, she would have chosen a coke or an iced tea. But after today, there was only one drink that could make do for this moment.
"Are you sure?" Bobby asked, placing his hand on the bottle that Sue Ellen had picked up.
"I lived with the son of a gun. You tell me, wouldn't you do the same thing if you were me?"
"Come on, Mom. He wasn't worth…"
"Don't you all dare! Don't any of you dare tell me how I should act now. John Ross and Bobby I love you but I loved him too. He was the love of my life. I guarantee I loved him more than I love any amount of alcohol. So if you will all kindly step off of my back and let me remember how I need to, we can do this together. Or I can do it alone. Either way, I'm toasting him my way."
Bobby and John Ross chuckled as they held out their shot glasses as well. Yes, JR Ewing was a man to be remembered, and what better way to honor his memory than by drinking a shot of his trademark drink. The drink that had sealed so many deals, some honored, most broken, but a bourbon was what sealed the deal on many occasions.
"Do you think he's in hell now?" John Ross asked after making a bitter face.
Gary, who'd passed but did not judge Sue Ellen, chuckled. "Of course not John Ross."
Everyone looked at him curiously. "Satan'd be afraid he'd take over."
Sue Ellen and Bobby smiled. They knew all too well the man that was JR Ewing, and if there was a hell, there most certainly was a special place reserved for him at the moment.
"Ain't that the truth, brother." Bobby laughed.
"What was he like? I'm a grown up now. You all can be honest with me." John Ross pointed out.
Who to begin? Bobby finally spoke up. "He was a crooked,, two timing, selfish son of a pregnant dog. He could use you, chew you up and spit you out without you even knowing why or how."
Gary and Sue Ellen nodded. Gary spoke up next. "He was a mean one, that man I called brother. If he had a soul I'd be praying for it right about now."
"What about you mom? What is it you remember most about my dad?"
Sue Ellen smiled. "That's easy. His blue eyes."
They all looked at her in surprise. For she more than anyone bore the battle scars that were left behind by loving JR.
"They drew me in the second I saw him. I knew right then and there he would be the one for me."
"But mom…I've heard what Daddy's done to you. Are you telling me you don't remember the cheating or the abuse of power or his ego?"
"I remember it all son. All too well. But behind those blue eyes was the man I loved more than life itself. You see, I loved JR. More than alcohol. More than money. I wouldn't have traded a second of my life if I had the chance to do it all again."
"But Mom…I always thought you hated him…"
"I hated the things he did, yes. But to this day I still remember the man behind those blue eyes, and I'll never be sorry. He gave me the best times of my life, and he gave me you. And for that, I'll always be grateful."
Sue Ellen's words were the most powerful ones that any of them heard that day. Sue Ellen didn't actually drink the bourbon that she'd poured for herself. She just let it set on the table, in front of a chair reserved for the man they all loved, hated, and more than ever, wished they had just one more day with.
The end
It was so sweet and so sad all rolled up in one. 
Rest in Peace Larry Hagman. 
