Better late than never
In “Post Nuptial,” a sixth-season “Dallas” episode, J.R. and Sue Ellen (Larry Hagman, Linda Gray) are on the patio of their honeymoon suite, where she leans on a table as he pours himself a cup of coffee.
SUE ELLEN: I rode over to the boat dock yesterday and I thought maybe we could take a boat out for a sail this afternoon.
J.R.: Oh, you know me and water. Unless it’s cooped up in a swimming pool, I have a definite aversion to it.
SUE ELLEN: [Giggles, touches his face] I’ll protect you.
J.R.: More than enough to wet my bourbon, it scares the devil out of me, honey.
SUE ELLEN: That’s not true.
J.R.: No, the truth is, I have a meeting in town today.
SUE ELLEN: [Exasperated] J.R.!
J.R.: I couldn’t get out of it.
SUE ELLEN: Well, this is my honeymoon!
J.R.: Well, it’s mine too. [Reclines in his seat] This is an important meeting. It really is. Vital to our future, as a matter of fact. [Sips his coffee]
SUE ELLEN: Then I’m going with you.
J.R.: It’s business!
SUE ELLEN: When we started our new life together, I wanted to make sure that that included both family — and business.
J.R.: You sound like a different woman.
SUE ELLEN: [Smiles] I am. And I want you to be different too. I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure it works this time.
J.R.: So am I.
SUE ELLEN: If you really do mean that, then I want a commitment from you. No other women, no games. A total commitment, all the way.
J.R.: That’s what I did when I married you this time, Sue Ellen.
SUE ELLEN: I certainly hope so. Because I couldn’t handle it any other way.
J.R.: [Leans forward, sets down his cup] You won’t have to. [Kisses her] I promise you.
