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Luke was certainly out later, but he was the first to stir the next morning. He eased out of bed, dressed, and picked up his boots. He looked over at the bed and all was still. His hand only touched the door knob when four eyes and ears peaked out from under the covers. "Come on." Luke said. Scrapie and Trixie were up and ready for anything. Across the hall Luke knocked once, "Bo". Automatically, Bo replied, "Coming." The same scene almost as in Luke and Dixie’s room, played out when Bo was dressed and picked up his boots, Sadie’s head came up, Sadie had heard Scrappie and Trixie in the hall and she was ready for adventures with her ‘cousins’. “Come on, let's go.” Luke turned on the coffee as Bo let the wild dogs outside. Once he had two cups of coffee, he followed Bo outside, where he watched the pups checking out the backyard for last night's intruders. Luke's truck was the easiest to get out, "Load up." He said as he and Bo reached the truck. At the Duke Farm, Jesse had already had coffee. He checked the clock. The boys should be here soon, he thought as he began putting bacon in the skillet to fry. Luke, Bo and the dogs pulled up at the Duke farm, Bo got out and was promptly followed by the dogs. Jesse was turning the bacon as Bo and Luke came in the back door. “Mornin Bo, Luke. Breakfast will be ready by the time you get the chores done,” Jesse said. “Mornin’ Uncle Jesse,” the boys said together. Bo added following Luke back out,”sure smells good.” With the house quiet, being out really late last night and the new baby Duke growing, Dixie had hugged Luke's pillow and was out for the count. Daisy had also been out late working at the Boar's Nest but would be in for breakfast. Jesse enjoyed cooking breakfast for his kids on Saturday and Sunday mornings since Daisy usually cooked through the week. BL might not have had a late night out but had not only a late night but plenty of exercise. The chores finished, Bo and Luke came in for breakfast, after washing their hands they sat down and waited for Jesse to say grace. “Where’s the girls,” Jesse asked. “They were still sleeping, it was a late night,” Bo replied. Luke nodded, “I thought Dixie was gonna string Dobro up. He guessed that Dixie is pregnant, which Dixie was cool with until she asked how he figured it out,” Luke chuckled then continued, “he said her large food order made him think of his sister inlaw Jeannie Ann who’s pregnant and eats like that.” Jesse poured more coffee. "As long as she's not wanting to eat anything dangerous like rocks or such, leave her be. Dixie will know what that baby needs and when it wants it." Luke replied, "Yes, Sir. Daisy packed some pie up for 'us' to have for breakfast. Would ya'll want to lay odds that the pie is long gone before we get home?" Jesse said, "We're you counting on it being there?" "I didn't want any to begin with. It's more fun watching her enjoy it." Jesse smiled. "There ya go." “You might not have wanted yours and I don’t want pie for breakfast but lunch ain’t far off,” Bo piped up. Luke gave him a look, "Then, you or BL might want to bake a pie, because I'm telling you they were likely gone before we got up today." “Bo the baby needed that pie more than you do,” Jesse admonished his nephew. Bo ducked his head a little. “Just wait until BL is carryin’ your little one, you’ll be just like Luke here as long as BL is happy will be all you care about,” Jesse added. The men's conversation was interrupted as Daisy came into the kitchen still in her big fluffy robe. "Morning fellas." “Morning Daisy,” the men replied as one. “Give me just a few minutes and I’ll have you an egg cooked,” Jesse said as he stood. “That ain’t necessary Uncle Jesse, I can cook my own,” Daisy replied, pouring a cup of coffee. “Nonsense, drink your coffee,” Jesse said, cracking an egg to fry. In town BL got up and put on her nightgown, now that she could see to find it and headed to the bathroom, leaving her robe in the bedroom, she knew Luke wasn’t there. She had heard the pickup leave and it hadn’t come back. In the bathroom just as she’d figured there was sign of her period. Finishing in the bathroom she went downstairs to the kitchen to make herself a cup of peppermint tea. Dixie had never been a morning person but sure as the world on the morning that she could sleep til noon, she had to go to the bathroom. Checking the clock, she found that had it been a work day, she would just be clocking in for her shift. "Thanks, kid. I could have slept a bit longer without feeling guilty, but now I'm awake." After the bathroom, Dixie changed into a comfy pair of pants and a large t-shirt, then headed downstairs to find BL in the kitchen making tea. “Morning, ain’t you up kinda early for your day off?” BL asked, then continued not waiting for the answer she already knew. “I’m making myself some peppermint tea, want a cup?” "Sure and I was rudely awakened by having to get all awake to go to the bathroom." Dixie said as she opened the fridge and looked inside trying to figure out what to fix to eat. “Better get used to getting up on your day off, in a few months it’ll be feedings and diaper changes then in another couple months add playtime to that,” BL put the tea kettle on the stove to boil. Dixie replied, "That I won't fuss about, but now I could have slept in. Are you hungry? I was thinking of fixing a big breakfast to surprise the fellas." “If I know Uncle Jesse, he’s already fed them,” BL replied. Dixie replied, "You are right and will send us stuff too, but I'm hungry now." “Have a bowl of cereal to hold you, they should be home soon,” BL said, pouring the hot water into two mugs, then a tea bag in each. Dixie saw BL’s reasoning, but reached for butter and eggs. "I'll just fix some eggs. Do you want any?" “No thanks, I’ll pass,” BL replied. At the Duke farm, Jesse finished putting foil on the last plate of the two that he was sending to Dixie and BL. One had the leftover bacon and a couple pieces of sausage on it and the other had the rest of the biscuits. ”Here’s the girls some breakfast. I’ll see ya'll in the morning for our usual big Sunday breakfast,” Jesse said, as he handed Luke the plates. “The girls will be much obliged, for the breakfast,” Luke replied. After saying their goodbyes Bo and Luke headed to Luke’s truck. “Sadie, Trixie, Scrappie!” Bo called. Dixie's eggs were almost done when Luke pulled in the driveway. Bo and Luke put the dogs out back and came in the back door. Luke came over to Dixie and smelled, "Ummm, something smells good." "Soap and water." Dixie said, thinking that Luke meant she smelled good. She wasn't wearing any perfume or body spray. Luke hugged her from behind, "I meant the eggs." Dixie smacked him with the spatula. "Uncle Jesse sent ya’ll what was left of the biscuits and bacon and there’s a couple pieces of sausage too,” Bo said, sitting the foil wrapped plates on the counter. “What’s the plan for today ladies?” Luke asked. “How about a picnic at the lake, before it gets too cold?” Dixie suggested. “Dixie it’s the middle of September it won’t get too cold until mid October at the earliest," BL replied. Dixie replied as she put her eggs on a plate with toast, "OK, so we can go then too, unless you have a better idea?" As Dixie came to the table, she also had apple butter for the toast and mayo for the scrambled eggs. “Mayo with scrambled eggs?” Bo asked, not believing what he was seeing, he looked at Luke and BL. BL shook her head as she came to the table with 2 sausage biscuits. Luke figured it was one of the weird cravings Uncle Jesse had talked about. BALLADEER: There’s only two things ole’ Bo won’t eat pecan pie and mayonnaise. "Some people eat ketchup on their eggs. And, no, this ain't a pregnancy thing." Dixie said. Bo asked, "It's not?" Luke wisely opted just to listen. "Well, it may be why I want them, but I've eaten them like this since I was a baby on Daddy's lap. He ate them like this since he was in the Navy." Dixie said. Luke was now glad for a couple of reasons that he hadn't jumped into the conversation. “I think I’ll go get ready,” BL said, adding "Bo you better get ready too.” “I am ready darlin” Bo replied. “Go get the fishing poles and tackle box out of the shed,” BL was trying to get Bo away from Dixie, she was too young to be a widow. Bo went out the back door as BL went upstairs changing out of her nightgown into shorts and a t-shirt. Pulling her hair into a ponytail before heading back downstairs. Luke had let the previous conversation about Luther die and changed to Bo and BLs conversation as he asked Dixie, "So are we taking food on this picnic, or are we roughing it on what we catch?" Dixie frowned at the idea of going on a picnic without food. "If you build me a fire, I'll take stuff to fix." "I can do that." Luke replied. "Alright, get me a cooler and a box, and I'll get some things together." Dixie said. While getting the cooler, Luke almost got the smaller one that was big enough for a couple of six packs of soda. He remembered that it was his wife gathering food for a picnic. He opted for the larger cooler. Dixie had a cast iron skillet and dutch oven on the table, a couple large bowls, paper plates, knives, plasticware, potatoes, a couple onions, cheese, a large pack of hamburger, a couple packs of hotdogs, buns, mustard, ketchup, a container of mayo, eggs, pickle relish, olives, spoons, lettuce, tomatoes, a can of hotdog chili, foil wrap, butter, seasonings. Luke sat the box on a chair and the cooler on another since the table looked like they were moving out. "How long are we staying?" Dixie gave him a wicked grin and asked, "How long do you want to stay? Here. Make sure this bag gets in the box. This is important." Luke took the plastic bag, which felt like it held another bag. "What is it?" Dixie gave him a look of disbelief. "Pup food and T R E A T S." "Did you just spell out treats?” Luke was suddenly surrounded by three sets of puppy dog eyes with wagging tails." Dixie laughed, "I did. And, that is exactly why." BL had returned to the kitchen in time to hear Luke’s question and hear Dixie’s answer. “I spell B A T H, too cos Sadie hides if I say the word,” BL laughed a little. “Shoot!” Dixie grumbled. “What?” Luke asked. Dixie replied, “no ice.” “On it,” BL said, then stepped out on the back porch, smiling sweetly. “Bo sweetheart will you run to Rhuebottom’s and get a couple bags of ice for the cooler?” “Sure darlin, be back in a flash,” Bo replied, a second later they heard General Lee crank up. Dixie opened the fridge and saw that it was lacking in the drink department. "I can take tea bags and make sun tea, but if ya'll want anything stronger, ya better call Rhuebottom's and have Bo get it while he's there." “Or bring a small saucepan, sugar and tea bags and something to put it in, I can make sweet tea on the cooking fire,” BL said. Dixie replied, "Fine by me. Luke?" "Tea’s good, but I'll call Bo." Luke said, heading to the phone. Dixie giggled, "I figured you would." BL looked at Dixie grinning, “translation, ‘tea’s good but I’d rather have beer.” Dixie nodded, 'yes'. "Ok, help me pack this stuff up and we'll be ready to go when Bo gets here." Scrapie, Trixie and Sadie all came running to Dixie! "What did I say?" Dixie looked up confused. BL replied, "G O." Dixie replied. "Yes. Yes, I did. Do we really have to spell everything around here? Yes, ya'll are going." Now, the three began to bark, jump and whine, ready to go. BL and Luke laughed, BL replying over the racket, “to answer your question ‘do we have to spell everything?’ yes,yes we do.” Luke took the dogs out into the yard while the girls bagged everything but what needed to stay cold. As soon as Bo got back with the ice and beer, the ice was poured in the cooler and the beer and cold food items were packed they were ready to go. “We almost forgot these, in case we stay till dark,” BL said, putting a bag of jumbo marshmallows in the chip bag “Are we taking just 1 vehicle or 2?” Dixie asked. "My gear...." Luke began. Dixie held up her hand to stop him. "Right. Unless we all go in one of the cars, we are gonna have to take two vehicles." Bo smiled widely, "Ya'll can come with us and leave the drivin' to me." “If we take my car we can put the top down and enjoy this gorgeous day,” BL said. “Fine by me,” Dixie and Luke both replied. Bo picked up the cooler and the three dogs jumped up, barking excitedly. “Let’s go,” BL told them and they all followed Bo. Dixie handed BL a plastic bag of non refrigerated food and then got the chips and marshmallows. As they went to the car so Bo could load it all, Luke grabbed the fishing gear off the back porch. Loaded up and pulling out, the newlyweds and pups were off for a day of fun in the sun. It was a beautiful day in Hazzard as they circled Hazzard Square. At the lake the pups started hunting, noses to the ground. The newlyweds were unloading the car when Bo realized they had forgotten the guitars. “Shoot, we forgot the guitars,” Bo said. “I’ll run back and get them. Do we need anything else?” BL replied. Dixie was looking at the water. It was really nice out today. "How about our swimsuits and some towels?" Bo chimed in, "Towels. Swim suits are optional." BL laughed at her husband, “you’ll rethink that when ole’ Rosco carts us all off to the pokey buck naked.” Luke looked from BL to Bo. She had won, but Bo wasn't ready to give up. "Just bring the swimsuits. We'll get things set up while you are gone." ”Be back in a jiff,” BL said and turned the car around heading home. Bo and Luke set to work, gathering wood for a fire while Dixie cut limbs from a bush for hotdog and marshmallow roasting. Pulling in the driveway BL left her car running while she ran inside to get swimsuits and the guitars. “Will these work?” Dixie asked, showing the guys the long sticks. “Perfect honey. Give them to Bo, so he can whittle points on them,” Luke said, as he lit a fire, fanning the flames to life. “Here we go,” BL said as she propped Bo and Luke’s guitars against a tree and sat a small bag with their swimsuits beside them. Since the group had gotten an early start, Luke suggested, "Let's let the water have time to warm up a bit while we see if we can catch us some lunch." "I'll be there in a few minutes. I'm gonna put the eggs and potatoes on to boil for potato salad and deviled eggs." Dixie took the big Dutch oven and filled it with water. She then added four whole potatoes and a dozen eggs with salt to the water and set it on the cooking rack over the fire then went to sit beside Luke on the old log that had likely been a fishing bench for years. "Any luck?" "I got something nibbling." Luke replied. 20 or so yards down the length of the bank away from Luke and Dixie, Bo and BL sat on another log, lines in the water. “Have you seen the dogs lately,” BL asked, she hoped they were ok. “They’re just enjoying a day out romping, they can’t do that at home much. The backyard is fenced in unlike the farm or here. Don’t worry we’re all here to relax and have fun,” Bo said. “I just hope they don’t have the Duke and Davenport luck for finding trouble,” BL replied, with a short laugh. A few minutes later, Sadie raced by the humans while being chased by Trixie and Scrapie. Finally, tiring of the chase, Sadie jumped in the lake. Trixie and Scrapie stopped dead at the edge of the water as Sadie swam off. After a bit of whining and barking, Trixie and Scrapie began a chase of their own. They were rolling each other then would chase awhile then roll each other again. Sadie swam back to shore after Trixie and Scrapie had started their own game of chase. Bo was putting another fish on the stringer that was attached to a long stick they had stuck in the edge of the water. Once on dry land, which happened to be close to Bo, Sadie shook her wet body, water spraying all over Bo. “Hey!!” Bo yelled. In trying to get away somewhat dry, Bo tripped and fell in the lake. Luke, Dixie and BL got a d laugh. “Bo if you wanted to swim you should have put on your swim shorts I brung ya,” BL teased. “Cute BL,” Bo replied, heading to get out of his wet clothes and lay them in the sun to dry. “Why don’t we go swimming, just let me take the eggs and potatoes off to cool,” Dixie said. “I’ll get our suits,” BL said, following Dixie. A few minutes in the water Dixie wondered why she had bothered putting on the swim suit the way Luke's hands were wandering. It was really a nice day for a cool swim but the water was a lot warmer than it had been a few minutes ago. Dixie was trying not to let on to Bo and BL exactly what was going on. Luke knew he had Dixie in a situation as she was trying to play it cool but he knew she was anything else but cool as his fingers managed to find a sweet spot with one hand he used the other hand to slide under her top and find a nicely plump breast. Dixie was squirming a bit but wasn't sure if she was trying to get away or get closer to what Luke was doing. One thing about it, Luke had Dixie right where he wanted her. Dixie had no reason to worry about Bo and BL knowing what was going on with her and Luke, they were preoccupied with their own activities. Bo’s hands and lips were wandering, Bo’s lips skimmed BL’s neck then he blew softly in her ear, making her shiver and raising goose bumps on her arms. ”Cold?" Bo asked. “No,” BL replied, anything but cold as Bo nibbled on her earlobe. Bo was enjoying himself even if his original thoughts of skinnydipping with his wife had been sidelined. Luke moved them more to the shallow as Dixie felt her top let go. Luke was now exploring Dixie's breasts, unrestricted by the bathing suit top that still hung around Dixie's neck. Luke couldn't help but notice that his hand seemed just a bit fuller than normal. Dixie whispered, "Luke, if you don't stop..." "Do you really want me to stop?" He nuzzled her neck as he slid her bottoms down. Dixie didn't reply. She merely helped him reach his goal as she wrapped her legs tightly around him. Her sudden movement sent them both over the edge. Had anyone been watching, it was very obvious what had just happened as they were both now struggling to contain themselves. Bo had his back turned toward the other couple but BL could see and although most of her attention was on Bo she said “I think Luke and Dixie would like a little privacy.” “Yeah so would I,” Bo said, nuzzling BL’s neck. Bo moved them around a little bend into shallower water, putting a clump of overgrown bushes between the 2 sets of newlyweds. BL sucked in a sharp breath as Bo squeezed one of her tender breasts, she ignored the tenderness though, chalking it up to that time of the month. For several moments, Luke and Dixie had largely forgotten about Bo and BL. When they finally came to their senses, Luke noticed that Bo and BL had disappeared. They had probably been occupied with each other too. "Why don't we get decent and go start lunch? The fire probably needs wood." Luke said. Dixie replied, "Alright, in a minute. This might be the last time the two of us get to have a swim like this before we have a little one to keep up with out here." Luke saw her point and held on to her tightly as he moved them out to the deeper water as they shared a passionate kiss. Bo and BL had also forgotten about the rest of the world and were in a world of their own. A minute later, BL felt warm moist air on the back of her neck, followed by something cold and wet touching her arm. Before BL could open her eyes, a wet, warm tongue started at chin and licked from her chin, over the side of her and Bo's mouth, up her nose, right across her eye. After the three tongue kiss, Bo ended the kiss between him and BL. “Sadie, do you mind?” Bo was not happy about the interruption. Sadie ‘woofed’ making BL giggle as she fastened her bathing suit top that Bo had undone for better access to her breasts. “That would be a no,” BL said. Dixie and Luke ended their kissing session and Dixie looked at the sun’s position in the sky saying, “I really do need to start lunch and you got fish to clean,” Dixie said. Luke grinned, "Alright, but I'm feeding the fire and going after more wood. Bo can clean the fish." He smiled wickedly knowing how much Bo hated cleaning fish. "That's your fight." Dixie said, heading to the edge of the water. Luke indeed fed the fire and looking around noted that Scrapie had been awfully quiet, "Scrapie?" In no time flat, Scrapie and Trixe innocently made their way out of their napping place and were at his side. Sadie also joined him and was about to shake off. "Sadie. Stop right there and shake off." Luke said. Sadie suddenly stopped short. She wasn't used to such firm direction from that human. She wasn't sure how to proceed, so she stopped as directed. Dixie got one of the towels BL had brought back, wrapping it around herself. BL and Bo by now had gotten out of the water. Sadie looked at BL as if asking ‘what do I do’? “Something the matter girl?” BL asked, then got her own towel. ”The fire needs more wood, Bo why don’t you start cleaning the fish while I gather some,”Luke said. “Yes sir,” Bo said sarcastically but headed back toward the lake after retrieving his pocket knife from the knife pouch on his belt. “You want me to peel the potatoes or the eggs?” BL asked Dixie "Work on the eggs. I'll get the potatoes. Give me half the eggs for potato salad and the rest will give us three halves of deviled egg each." Dixie said, then added, "Sadie was about to give us a shower and just wasn't expecting Sgt. Duke to tell her no." Dixie said, referring to Luke's tone being more the Marine Drill Sgt. than Sadie's 'Uncle Luke.' “Oh I see, well Luke better let her know she’s not in trouble or she’ll sulk the rest of the day,” BL said, putting the eggs in her towel’s tail, sitting on a rock. BL cracked an egg shell on the rock, peeling the shell off. In no time BL had all the eggs peeled and in foam plates. Half in one for the potato salad the other half on another for deviled eggs. “What did we bring hamburger meat, hot dogs and buns for if we’re having fish?” BL asked, sitting the small saucepan with ice in it, on the cooking grate to melt the ice for water to boil the tea. Dixie grinned, "Just in case they didn't catch any fish. The hamburger is still frozen. It will be fine to take back and the hotdogs I'm sure will not go to waste with the pups here. That's their favorite treat." “True and when we left the house, we didn’t know how long we were staying so hamburgers and hot dogs might end up being supper,” BL said. “Right,” Dixie agreed. BL shook the pan of melting ice, to shift it so it’d melt better. Luke and the pups returned with more wood for the fire. Bo had the fish cleaned. Dixie wrapped the fish, onion and butter in foil for Luke to put over the fire. All was good until one Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane saw smoke and decided to follow it. BALLADEER: Here comes de law Rosco followed the smoke all the way to the lake turnoff. He whipped in behind BL’s car, lights flashing. “I shoulda known a dang Duke was involved,” Rosco muttered, getting out of his patrol car. “What do you want Rosco? We ain’t doing nothing but having a picnic and that ain’t against the law,” Bo said, aggravated it looked like Rosco came to harass them as usual. “Picnicking ain’t but starting a fire is,” Rosco said gleefully. “No it ain’t Rosco as long as it’s contained and our is and there ain’t no burn bans been issued, or I’d be on call,” Luke said, bursting Rosco’s bubble. “Indecent exposure’s always a crime and you are all not dressed,” Rosco gloated, sure he had them this time. “We have clothes covering all the right parts, BL and me even have towels wrapped around our bathing suits,” Dixie pointed out, Rosco wasn’t the only one that knew the laws. Difference was Dixie enforced and obeyed them without twisting them around. Rosco used the only card he had left, "Then, ya’ll are out here making moonshine!" “What?! Rosco you've been out in the sun too long,” Bo said. “Just cos we built a fire we’re making shine…with what all we got is 1 jar, 2 cups of sugar and some melted ice and this small pan. We’ve only had the fire going less than an hour, don’t it take several to make moonshine?” BL added. Rosco eyed the contents of the cooking items that he saw but didn't want to give up so easily, "Maybe it's a new recipe. You Dukes are sneaky, sneaky I tell you." “Rosco me and Bo ain’t made, sold or run no moonshine, since we was put on probation after we was caught running it and we ain’t picked up old habits,” Luke replied patiently as if talking to a small child. Rosco huffed, "Well, just see that you don't. Flash and me are watching you both, well all of you." He stomped back to his patrol car. The four watched him somewhere between being appalled and being amazed. After getting rid of Rosco the 4 newlyweds finished making their lunch. They fed the pups now tired and hungry after their morning of adventures and romping. Spreading a blanket under a giant Elm tree, they ate their fish, potato salad and boiled eggs. Getting everything cleaned up, Bo and Luke got their guitars and the 4 young people had themselves a singalong. Luke played a few notes of Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Waylon Jennings, they all sang along. Bo always the cut up changed the first chorus, “Mama’s don’t let your babies grow up to be Duke boys. Don’t let ‘em pick guitars and drive them old trucks. Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such.” When it started getting dark, Luke tossed a few sticks of wood on the fire and passed out the sharpened sticks, so they could roast marshmallows. A chilly breeze was coming off the water, so the group decided to forgo hamburgers and hotdogs at the lake and grill at home instead. Back in town, the pups hit the backyard wide open. Dixie and BL each took a bit of the kitchen stuff with them as they went to the back door. Luke and Bo unloaded the outside stuff like the fishing gear, then got the cooler and guitars. The cool breeze they had felt at the lake was tamer in town. Luke pulled out the grill into the backyard. As he lit the grill, he swore as he saw the curtain move at the Kravitz home, which with the grill smoke almost guaranteed another visit from Rosco or Cletus. “Today was nice wasn’t it?” BL asked Dixie while they emptied the cooler and put things away, adding “it’s been a minute or three since we spent a whole day at the lake just having fun.” BL put the hamburger meat in the microwave to thaw. Dixie replied, "Yes, it has. I'm afraid we won't get many more chances for just the four of us to do stuff like that with fall coming and then by Spring we will be busy getting ready for company." “Abner they’re back and I smell smoke,” Gloria informed her husband. “Well it is dark Gloria so why wouldn’t they be back? You probably smell the grill, it is supper time after all. Speaking of which, where’s MY supper?” Abner replied. “There’s TV dinners in the freezer,” Gloria responded. Dixie brought out Luke a beer and herself a glass of tea then took a seat on the steps to the back porch by where Luke had the grill in the yard. Luke motioned from the smoke of the grill, to the house beside them, "We might be expecting company in a bit." "Great." Was Dixie's reply. At Lover’s Glen, Cooter swore under his breath as the old green pickup’s CB crackled, somebody needed a tow out on Razorback hill but staying right there, laying in the pickup bed with Crystal was much more appealing. Cooter wasn’t the only one reluctant to end the time spent with a special someone, Daisy and Darcy Kincaid had parked on Kissin’ Cliff “to watch the sun go down and enjoy the pretty sunset, however the sun had disappeared sometime ago and a big full moon and stars now filled the sky. Back in town Bo and BL sat cuddled together on the porch swing. Unknown to them Luke had just made a prediction around back, that was about to come true. A patrol car was coming their way. ”Now what?” Bo grumbled as Cletus parked in front of the house and exited the car and came up the walkway. “Evening Cletus, what can we do for ya?” BL greeted. “Evening BL, Bo. I got a call saying your smoke was drifting to the neighbors house,” Cletus replied. “Oh for crying out loud! Luke is grilling, he can’t control where the smoke drifts,” Bo said, frustrated. “We’re having hamburgers and hot dogs, why don’t you come back on your supper break,” BL said. Cletus might have Hogg blood in his veins but he was nothing like Boss Hogg. “Much obliged for the invite but I can’t, Rosco’d have a fit,” Cletus replied. “What you do on your lunch and supper breaks are nobody’s business,” BL said. "Oh, gosh, wellllll, I don't know." Cletus said. Bo suggested, "Shouldn't you come back and check on the smoke later? What do you like on your burger? BL will have you a plate ready." Cletus was also a bit more humble than Boss Hogg, "Well, gee, that's awfully nice of ya'll. If you fix it. I'll eat it. I'm not particular." BL asked, "So a hotdog with chili, mustard and onion and a cheeseburger with lettuce, mustard, ketchup, tomato and mayo would work?" Cletus smiled, "Boy would it ever. Thanks ya'll." He said heading back to his patrol car. "Abner, that young Deputy never even checked that smoke. That house could be on fire!" Ms. Kravitz exclaimed. Abner looked over his paper, "So in all the time you have been spying on those kids, you haven't noticed those red lights in the dark haired ones pick up?" "No." She admitted. "Why would that make any difference?" "It means he's some sort of firefighter." Abner explained. “Oh,” Gloria responded, maybe having the two dark haired young people next door wasn’t so bad. She had seen Dixie coming and going in her uniform from the tri counties jail so that should keep down crime and the young man could be there in a flash if there was a fire. The two blondes were still a nuisance even if the girl was friendly and delivered the mail. “Better go tell Luke to grill extras for Cletus,” BL said, sitting up straight so Bo could get up. “Be right back darlin,” Bo said, going around back. “Hey Luke put on an extra burger and hotdog for Cletus.” Luke looked up from the grill, "Cletus?" Bo replied, "Yeah, it seems your smoke is offending some of the neighbors, but BL convinced Cletus to come back and check it later, and we'd have him a supper plate ready." Luke took a drink of his beer and set it down beside the grill. "You know I'd love to have a conversation with that lady, ..... but I don't think Uncle Jesse would approve of my side of it." After the third CB call from the garage, Cooter finally replied that he was on his way to the tow job and he was, just as soon as he got his pants and boots on. "I'm sorry, Darlin'. Maybe I can get someone else to take the wrecker tomorrow." He could at least hope. Darcy edged a bit closer to Daisy. He was feeling a bit braver than ever before with Bo and Luke having wives to keep them occupied, he felt reasonably safe the boys wouldn't be out hunting him and Daisy down. Daisy nuzzled closer still as their kiss deepened. Darcy let his hands explore and roam. Daisy was purring and responding positively to his advances. Darcy moved to the snaps on her bra. In one motion the bra released. Daisy deepened the kiss while discarding the bra. Darcy brought his hand up front. With two hands full of breasts he directed his attention to her nipples. Daisy inhaled deeply and managed a slight squirm. “It’s alright,” Crystal said, putting her top back on. Once dressed they got into the pickup’s cab. Crystal slid across the seat and Cooter drove back to the garage, one hand on the wheel, holding Crystal with the other. “How about we take this someplace else, like the backseat,” Darcy said, his pants were getting a tad too tight. “Ok,” Daisy agreed, crawling over the front into the back. Darcy gave her backside a little grope as it was up in the air. Cooter kissed Crystal and waited til she pulled out before heading off to the tow job. As he circled town, Cooter noticed all the vehicles were home at Bo and Luke's place. After a good meal, Dixie had rinsed and stacked the dishes that had to be washed which wasn't in her mind enough to fool with right then and made her way to the living room to find Luke on the couch with his sock feet on the coffee table. She took her favorite spot on the couch with him but faced the back of the couch looking at Luke instead of at the TV that was on, but Luke didn't seem to be paying it much attention. On kissing cliff, Daisy and Darcy had fogged up the windows in his old Chevy. Back in town, BL held Bo’s hand as they strolled to the little stream that ran behind the house. The pups were staying pretty close, brave enough to growl and occasionally bark, they weren’t brave enough to go exploring. BL had told Dixie she’d help wash the dishes later. Luke and Dixie were enjoying having the house to themselves, even if it was only while the dogs were out for a walk. Luke suggested, "Do you want to head upstairs?" "It's too early. Besides, that would be rude." Dixie said as she snuggled down into the couch getting closer to Luke. "Look. We are newlyweds, this is our house too and there is nothing rude about heading upstairs early. Not to mention, I don't have to wake you up down here later to go to bed." Luke stated. Dixie knew he was right but said, "I'm fine. I'm not gonna fall asleep down here." Quite a bit later, Daisy and Darcy were coming up for air. Their clothes had long been gone. The steamed up windows of the car gave them a bit of privacy from the outside. Darcy was thinking but found that he had actually said what he was thinking, "Never in a million years did I ever think we would do that." Daisy twirled her long hair, "And why not Sugar?" Darcy figured in for a penny, in for a pound, "I never figured on Bo or Luke letting me get this close to you and I just figured you would rather see other people." “Why did you think that?” Daisy asked. “Because I’m just a crop duster, you can have any man in the county you want,” Darcy replied. “Sugar I’m with the man I want. As for Bo and Luke, they got wives to keep them occupied and Luke’s gonna be a daddy in April,” Daisy responded. Darcy set up quickly, "Luke's what?" The idea seemed really foreign to him. He hadn't been great buddies with the guys but had gone to school with them. "Wait a second..... they ain't been married all that long Daisy." “Darcy, it only takes once, it could have been on their wedding night or a day or two later, they are newlyweds afterall,” Daisy explained. Darcy got real quiet at Daisy’s explanation, they had forgotten to use protection in the heat of the moment. “Darcy, are you ok?” Daisy asked. “Huh, oh yeah I’m fine,” Darcy replied. Daisy said “You don’t sound fine.” Swallowing hard Darcy said, “we didn’t use protection just now,” “Relax, I take birth control,,," Daisy said then quickly explained before Darcy got the wrong idea…”for female issues, anyway I've never known of someone on them getting pregnant. Even though Doc Applby says it’s not one hundred percent protection.” Darcy was a mite relieved at Daisy’s use of birth control and the explanation. Daisy decided to lighten his mood just a bit with a bit of female attention directed his way. It was still early. They may as well give it another go. “We best get back, so me and Dixie ain’t still doing dishes at 2am,” BL said when they reached the stream. ‘It’s still early darlin’, we got time,” Bo replied, pulling BL close for a passionate kiss. When the kiss ended BL reined in her focus trying not to let Bo’s charms get to her, “we promised Uncle Jesse we’d be at church tomorrow and if we oversleep, by the time you and Luke finish chores and shower and we all get ready we’ll be late. Uncle Jesse will skin you and Luke alive if we’re late.” Bo sighed BL was right, so they headed back to the house. Cooter had got Mr. Crowley out of the gully he’d found himself in, now Cooter headed back to town wondering if it was too late to hook up with Crystal again. Cooter picked up the CB and called for Crystal, "Where are you? I'm done." Crystal replied, "I'm almost to the Boar’s Nest." "Pull off there. I'll be there in a couple minutes then we can go somewhere. I know a place." "Alright." Crystal said as she swung into the parking lot to wait on Cooter. Luke reached for his second beer as he held his napping wife. She had drifted off about ten minutes after rejecting his offer to go upstairs. Luke thought it was kind of funny that he had called it. He said out loud to his little one, "Hey, Kiddo you are whupping your Mama here." Dixie was already asleep by the time Bo and BL made it back to the house, so Bo helped BL with the dishes. Just as they came into the livingroom Cletus pulled up to get his hamburger and hotdog BL had promised. The dogs went nuts hearing boots on the porch. “Cletus must be here for his supper, let him in while I get it,” BL said,going back to the kitchen. “Bo opened the door before Cletus even knocked, “Evening Cletus, BL is getting your supper.” “Mmm I can’t wait, sure beats the bologna sandwich I brought,” Cletus replied. BL came back with a paper plate ”one hamburger with cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard and mayo. And one hotdog with chili and onions. I put you in a pint jar of tea too.” “Much obliged BL. see ya Bo,” Cletus replied. “You ready for bed darlin?” Bo asked, sleep wasn’t what he had in mind though. “Today too much for ya?” BL teased. Sweeping his wife off her feet, Bo carried BL to their room. In the patrol car as he ate his supper, Cletus was thinking how much in just a few months that Bo and Luke had gone from bar room brawls to family men. Even as he spoke to Bo and BL, he had noted Luke on the couch, boots off, sipping a beer with Dixie snuggled up to him on the couch. He had been to the Duke Farm on a Saturday night much later in the evening and both men would be fully dressed and ready for action or trouble. BL let out a bit of a squeal as Bo picked her up causing Dixie to stir. Luke saw his opportunity, "Hey, let's head up too." "K" Dixie said but never moved. "Dixie." Luke tried again. "Uh-huh." She mumbled. Luke finished his beer, sat the bottle down, then proceeded to sit Dixie up where he could get up, "I'm letting the dogs out. Get awake." "I'm not asleep." Dixie said. "Alright." Luke said, taking the bottles to the trash and letting the pups out. When they came in, he took a couple beers and a glass of tea back to the living room to find Dixie about half awake, "Let's head up." "It's still early." Dixie said. "Cletus ain't come by, Bo and BL ain't even back with the pups yet." Scrapie heard 'pup' and jumped in Dixie's lap, licking her entire face. Luke replied, "Pups are home, Cletus has been by and Bo and BL are upstairs. "Oh. Guess I dozed off?" Dixie said. Luke grinned, "For a few minutes. Let's go." Cooter motioned to Lori Mae Jones to bring him and Crystal 2 beers. “Thanks Lori Mae,” Cooter said when they got their drinks, When the buxom waitress left, Cooter took a drink to wet his parched throat, he was a little nervous about what Crystal would say in answer to the question he was about to ask, mainly because they hadn’t really dated in public except the Boar’s Nest “Crystal, I know this might be too soon for you to make a decision, seeing as how it’s a month away but will you go on the hayride with me?” “I’d love to Cooter,” Crystal replied, smiling. Lori Mae went over to the bar, "Who's the girl?" She asked Charlie the bartender. The only girl in the place that Lori Mae wouldn't know was sitting with Cooter Davenport. "I'm not sure that I've ever seen her in here before." By the time Dixie got upstairs she was more awake and rested from her nap. Luke was very pleased when she returned from the bathroom wearing only her robe which she promptly let fall to the floor. Bo heard Luke and Dixie’s bedroom door close and had a pretty good idea why, it seemed Dixie was awake now and were about to enjoy the perks of marriage, one of them anyway. Outside in the hall Sadie layed by BL and Bo’s closed bedroom door, raising her head everytime a muffled squeal came from her human. “Bo stoop, Dixie and Luke are just across the hall,” BL said, but her giggle took the seriousness out of it. Bo grinned wickedly as he lowered his head blowing another raspberry on BL’s bare belly, “Pthhht” Daisy and Darcy had decided they needed more room than Darcy’s backseat, so they had gone back to his camper at Hazzard Airport. Now they lay in Darcy’s bed wrapped in each other’s arms. At the Boar’s Nest, Cooter and Crystal were enjoying themselves, Cooter had somehow gotten Luther to take the wrecker when he’d got back to the garage after getting Mr. Crowley out of the gully. LB came in the Boar’s Nest and took a seat at a rear table near the bar. He had been seeing Lori Mae Jones and they had plans when she got off work. Daisy checked the time on the bedside table. It was getting late. "Stay." Darcy said. "Ohhh, you have no idea how much I would love to do just that, but I can't make Uncle Jesse worry." Daisy said. "Besides, he would want to know where I was and would be sure to tell Bo and Luke." "Point made." Darcy said. "Do you at least want to go to the Boar's Nest for a beer before I take you home?" He said reaching for his pants and boots. “Sure,” Daisy replied, gathering her own clothes and going into the bathroom. When Daisy came out of the bathroom, Darcy was dressed and waiting for her. Darcy opened the Chevy’s passenger door, helping her in then they were off to the Boar’s Nest. At the Boar’s Nest LB went outside on Lori Mae’s break. “So what’s the plan when I get off?” Lori Mae asked. “C’mere let me give you a preview,”LB said, leading Lori Mae around the corner, leaning her against the wall LB leaned in for a passionate kiss, his right hand cupping Lori Mae’s breast, his left grabbing her rear. Darcy came in from the back way, having no idea what he and Daisy were about to see as his headlights hit the couple leaning against the building getting friendly. Darcy asked, "So what do you make of that?" Daisy replied, "They look awfully friendly. I didn't know they were dating." "How in the world did something get by you in 'Gossip Central'?" Darcy asked. Daisy playfully punched him in the arm. "Darcy!" Darcy chuckled and parked the car, returning LB and Lori Mae to the privacy of the darkness. Getting out and rounding the car, Darcy helped Daisy then held open the Boar’s Nests door for her. “I’ll get us a couple beers, since the waitress is busy,” Daisy said. Darcy replied, “ok I’ll find a table”. Charlie looked up as Daisy came behind the bar and began drawing two mugs of beer, "Hey. You are off tonight." "Yes, I am. That's why I'm only serving one table. Mine." Daisy said as she flashed a grin and wrote the ticket up for Charlie. Daisy took the two mugs of beer back over to hers and Darcy’s table, “feels strange to be here on a Saturday night and not be working,” Daisy said, taking a drink. “Atleast I don’t have to share you tonight,” Darcy replied. Outside LB and Lori Mae were straightening themselves out, Lori Mae’s break was over. “How much longer til you get off,” LB asked. “About an hour til closing then I have to straighten up, that’s another 45 minutes if there ain’t a brawl in the next hour,” Lori Mae replied. LB replied, "Bo and Luke ain't here. I heard Cooter slide out after we came out. It should be pretty safe as long as everyone keeps their paws off you." “Hon, sometimes that’s just a hazard of the job,” Lori Mae replied. One last kiss and they went back inside. LB played pinball for a while until he ran out of quarters and Lori Mae got back to work waiting tables. At the Duke residence in town, BL put on her robe to go to the bathroom, Sadie jumped up from the hall floor, darting in as soon as the door opened and leaping full force into 'her' bed, right on top of a dozing off Bo! Bo startled when Sadie landed on him “Sadie…” Bo started to scold but stopped when he realized Sadie was trembling and not just excited to get in the room, “what’s the matter girl?” In the bathroom BL heard the rumble of distant thunder and wondered if Bo had remembered to let the top up on her car. “Going back to their bedroom BL found Bo talking softly and holding Sadie close against his chest while he layed on his side. ”Bo, did you raise the top on my car when we got home from the lake?” BL asked. “I don’t remember,” Bo replied. “I’ll go check, it’s thundering off in the distance, I heard it in the bathroom,” BL said. “So that’s what’s wrong, you heard it thunder,” Bo said to Sadie, then to BL, “I’ll go check Sadie needs you.” Bo got up and put on pj bottoms then went downstairs, taking BL’s keys off the hook by the front door. BL put on a nightgown then got into bed, hugging Sadie.

So good to hear from you BL. You are an amazing writer. I'll check this out later.

johnny CASH (I love the song General Lee on the Dukes soundtrack)

I am glad you like your car. I'm all Hendrick which is Chevys.

Hey, Hey!! Easy on Toyotas!! I'll have you know, I drive a 2006 Toyota Corolla S The " Sport" edition! It can go from 0-60 in 2.3 !! * * minutes!

I bet he does. Must be something in that south Georgia water. (life long Valdosta boy)

Is it spring yet? Kind of had my fill of all these freezing rain snow freezing rain snow freezing rain snow storms. Took 20 minutes to break into one of the cars Thursday morning because they were both encased in an ice snow ice blob.

There are probably several reasons. Firstly, I think my set came out in 2011 (it might be a later repackage as the original used full-size cases and mine uses the slimmer ones), so the distribution companies likely only have a certain number of years in their contract. When the new company takes over, they realise they can reduce their costs by compressing the video and squeezing more episodes onto fewer discs (mine has three episodes per disc like my Dukes set). Secondly, the US and Europe use different TV systems (NTSC and PAL), so the TV shows have to be converted when they cross the Atlantic.