Thursday morning Daisy was doing her housework when the phone rang, Daisy picked up on the second ring “Duke farm, Daisy speaking.”
“Daisy, this is Danny at the drugstore, I have the rest of Jesse’s blood pressure medication, if someone wants to pick it up, Danny said.
Daisy replied, “I’ll pick it up in a little while, thanks for calling. Bye.”
Luther was out in the wrecker while Cooter manned the garage. He had pumped some gas but was currently under the hood of Mr. Peabody's old farm truck. The poor old thing should have been put out to pasture years ago, but the old farmer refused to let it go. Suddenly, Cooter felt arms run around his sides to his chest as someone very soft walked up behind him.
"Can I help you?" He asked professionally.
"Oh, but yes, you can." Crystal replied.
Cooter turned around, being careful not to get his greasy hands on Crystal's clothes. "What brings you all the way over here to Hazzard this early in the day?"
"I had a few errands to run over here and thought you might have a few minutes free?" Crystal asked.
“I reckon Mr. Peabody’s truck can wait a few minutes but I can’t leave the garage, my Dad’s out on the wrecker and I got to stay close and answer the phone,” Cooter replied.
“That’s ok,” Crystal said.
Clyde Davenport had gotten a call from the drugstore to tell him his cholesterol medicine was in but he couldn’t go get them and he’d missed a dose this morning because he was out. So he’d called over to the post office and asked BL to go.
A bit later, Daisy had parked in town and was heading to the drugstore when she saw BL heading her way. She waited for BL to catch up and asked, "Where are you heading"
“To the drugstore, Danny called and told Daddy he could pick up the rest of his cholesterol medicine. The drug store was short the other day when Daddy got his prescription filled,” BL replied.
Daisy replied, "Then, I'll join you. I have stuff to pick up, too."
The two walked across the square to the drugstore, which seemed busier than normal.
Crystal walked in behind Daisy and BL and took her place in line to wait her turn to pick up her prescription.
Behind Crystal, Lori Mae came in and took the spot behind Crystal. Daisy and BL were chatting while waiting when Lori Mae saw who was in line just a couple spots in front of her and she called to them, “Daisy,BL, hey what are ya’ll doing here?”
“I’m picking up a prescription for Uncle Jesse,” Daisy said, adding “thanks for working in my place Saturday night, me and Darcy haven’t got to have a night like that in a while.
“Hey Lori Mae, Daddy has a prescription that needed picking up and he couldn’t get away from the cabinet shop and he called and asked me to come get it,” BL replied.
Lori Mae grinned, "Not a problem, Sugar. With the mill payday and all, I did real good in tips."
Daisy was next and stepped to the counter, telling Danny that she needed to pick up Uncle Jesse's medication.
Danny replied, "I have it right here. If you want your refill now, it's ready, too."
Daisy planned to pick it up in a day or so, but if it was ready, why not. "Sure. There's no point in having to come back. "
Danny handed Daisy two bags.
Daisy moved to wait on BL to get her dad's medication.
After Daisy had her bags one being white and the other pink, BL didn’t have to ask what was in the other bag, the color answered that question. Stepping up to the counter BL asked for Clyde’s medication.
“I have your refill too if you want it now,” Danny said.
“Sure , might as well. I’d be back in a few days for it anyway,” BL replied.
Danny handed BL one white bag and one pink, the same as he had Daisy.
Crystal had been trying to figure out how come the names that the strawberry blonde behind her had called the two women sounded familiar, then suddenly it clicked.
“You two must be the BL and Daisy that Cooter talks about,” Crystal said, stepping out of line so she didn’t hold it up.
“That’s us but who are you? BL asked.
“I’m Cooter’s girlfriend Crystal Walker,” Crystal replied.
“Oh, it’s nice to meet you Crystal. I’m Daisy” Daisy said.
“I hate to run, we just met and all but I gotta take Daddy his medicine and get back to the post office. Make Cooter bring you by the house sometime,” BL said.
In the meantime Lori Mae had gotten her prescription in a pink bag, BL noticed.
Before leaving BL decided to get a cherry coke, while waiting she saw Crystal leave, also with a pink bag, BL decided tonight was a good night for some girl talk with Dixie.
Dixie had taken a small bag of chips and a couple packs of cheese with the little cracker sticks to snack on and had planned to eat at work from the kitchen. Her plans were dashed with a miscount of trays.Getting a tray usually wasn't a problem yet was never a guaranteed thing. Inmates had to eat before staff could get a tray. Dixie brushed it off and nibbled on the snacks she had brought. By the time she went to change clothes at the end of her shift, the snacks were wearing off. She went to the car and considered grabbing a burger before heading to Hazzard but drove on. She would order at the Boar's Nest.
Luke, Scrapie and Trixie had completed some extensive training today. He glanced at the pups as he drove. Normally, they were bouncing around, looking from the windshield to the window to out the back of the pickup as he drove. This evening was different. They were both stretched out to their maximum length together on the seat beside him, napping. He laughed as he drove. Luke wasn't so much in need of a nap or food, but he really was ready for a couple of beers as he pulled into the Boar's Nest ahead of everyone else.
Luke cracked the window open before he got out of the truck, it was cool enough the two napping pups would be fine and they could finish their naps and he could relax
“I’ll be back in a little bit, ya’ll finish your nap,” Luke said, as he got out of the truck heading inside.
BL was next to arrive, she was usually first to get to the little roadhouse, after work but she had run home first and changed clothes, leaving Sadie at the house. Luke was already there when she turned into the parking lot.
Luke saw BL come in and motioned her over. "It looks like we beat them. What do you want to drink?" He said as he took a drink of his beer and motioned to Lori Mae to come over to the table
“Yeah, you’re a little earlier than usual, or am I later than I thought?” BL sat down answering Luke’s question just as Lori Mae came over.
“I’ll take a glass of ice tea, not in the mood for a beer,” BL replied.
“Lori Mae, can we get 1 beer and 1 ice tea?” Luke asked,adding, the rest will be along.”
Lori Mae replied, “1 beer and 1 ice tea coming right up. Hey BL, any chance any of the rest coming will be your brother?” Lori Mae said.
“No idea Lori Mae ,” BL answered.
As Lori Mae walked away, Luke asked, "Did I miss something? Why is she asking a
about LB?"
“Apparently they are dating but LB sure has kept it quiet,” BL said
Bo walked up just then, only having caught BL’s answer to Luke, asked,
“Who’s been keeping what quiet?
BL replied, “LB is dating Lori Mae.”
Before Bo could respond Lori Mae came over with Luke’s beer and BL’s ice tea.
“Thanks Lori Mae," they both said.
“Can I get you a drink Bo?” Lori Mae asked.
“Bring me a beer, please,” Bo replied.
“Got it,” Lori Mae said, and walked away to get it.
By now BL had downed almost half a glass of tea, trying to get rid of her dry mouth that wouldn’t go away.
Dixie pulled up by Luke's truck and seeing the cracked windows snuck a peek to find Trixie and Scrapie spooning while napping in the truck. As she approached the table she gave Luke a kiss and asked, "What did you do to the pups? They didn't even move when I checked on them."
"They have run themselves and me ragged in training today." Luke said as he took a large drink of his second beer and motioned Lori Mae again.
Dixie noted the empty beside Luke's mug, "It must have been thirsty training."
"Cute." Luke said, "But yes it very much made ya thirsty."
Lori Mae asked, "What can I get you to drink?"
Dixie replied, "Tea with lemonade, no ice."
"Great." Lori Mae started to turn away.
"I also want a special. The 2 piece chicken barbecued breast and leg and add a thigh. For the sides, I want corn on the cob, mashed potatoes and gravy, and add a macaroni and cheese with two biscuits, please." Dixie said.
Lori Mae actually had to break out a pen and order pad for the order and then asked, "Does anyone else want anything?"
Luke replied, "I do, but not right now."
“I do,” BL said, Dixie’s order sounded so good she just had to order ”I’d like a 2 piece BBQ chicken meal.”
“White meat or dark meat?” Lori Mae asked.
“2 breasts with slaw, mashed potatoes, mac n’ cheese and a biscuit. Could you double the sides? I want to take 1 breast for lunch tomorrow and I want something to go with it.” BL replied.
Bo decided he might as well eat too, if the whole household was going to eat, “I’ll get something when Luke does.”
Lori Mae read the orders back to make sure she had them right then asked, “anything else? BL can I get you a refill?” Lori Mae asked.
“Yes please,” BL replied.
Lori Mae went to place the orders and get BL more tea.
Luke surveyed the others drinks, "Go ahead and bring us all another round." He saw Cooter heading toward them, "And see what Cooter wants too."
Lori Mae replied, “ok be back with those drinks in a minute,”
Heading back to the bar Lori Mae caught Cooter and got his order.
Lori Mae brought the beers and BL’s tea saying, "Dixie, BL I’ll be right out with your food.”
“Ok,” Dixie and BL said.
When Lori Mae was gone BL said, “be right back, I got to go to the ladies room. Dixie you wanna go with?”
“Sure,” Dixie followed BL to the bathroom. LB came in the Boar’s Nest just as his sister and cousin entered the bathroom.
Lori Mae was taking a tray of empty mugs to the bar just then and stopped to ask, “want a beer, I was just about to take food to Dixie and BL?”
“Yeah, it was dusty out there today,” LB replied, giving Lori Mae a quick kiss.
Uncle Jesse had come in and taken a seat at the table with Mr. Peabody. They had set up a game of checkers when Clyde and Luther walked in and noticed the tables were pretty full. They were heading to the bar when Jesse offered them a seat. So they sat down, ready to order a beer.
Ever the observant one, Luke asked LB, "What was that over there about?"
"I was ordering a beer." LB said.
Luke replied, "I've ordered three, and it didn't look anything like that."
BL and Dixie came back to the table, “lookee what the cat dragged in,” BL said.
Lori Mae brought over the food the girls had ordered and a whole pitcher of beer, “I thought a pitcher might be easier when ya’ll want refills.”
"Thanks Darlin'." LB said as Lori Mae snuck a quick kiss.
LB managed to smack her lightly on the behind as she headed back to fill other orders.
Dixie noticed BL's tea glass. "She might should have brought us a pitcher of tea too."
“Yeah, this is my third glass, my mouth has been really dry today,” BL said.
Dixie ate the chicken leg first, which was still her favorite part of the chicken. She planned to eat a bit of the sides and the thigh here and take the rest with the breast home for later or for lunch tomorrow.
Luke said, "I'm going to go check on the pups. I'll be right back."
BL watched LB and Lori Mae, still surprised they were dating but stunned at how serious they were, judging by what she had seen at the drugstore earlier today.
Bo reached for the pitcher of beer, pouring himself a refill.
“Go easy on that Bo, I know it’s watered down and don’t have much of a punch but you gotta drive home and your father inlaw is sitting right over there,” BL said.
Luke returned from checking on the pups and topped his mug off and took a drink. "What did I miss?"
LB ribbed BL, "Just BL hen pecking Bo."
“Cute LB. I just don’t want to have to bail OUR father and my husband out of jail or worse go home a widow, I'm too young to be a widow,” BL said.
Bo tried, "It's fine, Honey. I'm good."
Dixie finished what she wanted of her supper and was ready for a box. "The next time Lori Mae comes by, I need a box and another tea. How about you BL?" She asked, trying to change the subject.
”Yeah, I need more tea too,” BL replied. Thinking to herself, ‘drinking at this rate her eyeballs were gonna float’.
Dixie flagged Lori Mae down asking “can we get a pitcher of tea for me and BL?”
“Sure hon, you want a half pitcher of lemonade to add to yours?” Lori Mae replied.
"Sure and a box please." Dixie replied.
“Were me and Luke the only ones to miss that you and Lori Mae were dating?” BL asked LB after Lori Mae left..
”I knew,” Cooter volunteered, noone else spoke so they must not have known either.
Dixie asked, "And since when do you keep secrets?"
Before Cooter could reply, LB spoke up. "It wasn't really a secret. Ya'll just been going in early or not coming out."
“You have a point there, you can’t exactly keep us informed if you don’t see us,”BL replied.
”Here you go. BL here’s your to go order. Does anybody need anything else?” Lori Mae asked.
“We’re good thanks,” BL said.
LB wiggled his eyebrows suggestively at Lori Mae.
For another half hour the bunch talked and drank their beer and tea.
Finally Luke asked Dixie, “are you ready to go home sweetheart? I left the pups in the truck, remember?”
Dixie replied, "Yes, but since BL and I have supper and a snack, why don't you and Bo get something for supper and maybe all of us some pie for later?"
Luke heard the rest of Dixie's thought that she hadn't said, 'so we don't have to cook later.' He nodded and waved Lori Mae over again, "Can you get me a two piece chicken dinner with a couple of sides. I'm not picky. Also, four pieces of pie. You can mix them up. Bo what are you gonna have?"
”Sure Luke,” Lori Mae replied.
Bo said, ”I'll have the chicken dinner too with baked beans and potato salad.”.
Lori Mae wrote everything down on her order pad, “Ok, be right back.”
Lori Mae was only gone a few minutes when she returned she had 2 trays, one in each hand. “Here you go 2 chicken dinners, 1 with baked beans and potato salad,” this plate she sat before Bo. Another chicken plate with corn on the cob and fried okra. Sorry we're out of mashed potatoes Luke, gotta cook some more.”
“Okra’s fine Lori Mae,” Luke said, smiling.
“I got you banana pudding, chocolate pie, apple and blueberry pie,“ Lori Mae, put 4 dessert boxes on the table.
“Thanks Lori Mae,” Bo said.
"Cooter are you coming over?" Dixie asked.
Before Cooter could answer LB asked, “not seeing Crystal tonight?”
"Crystal? Who's Crystal?" Dixie looked from Cooter, to LB, to Bo and Luke trying to figure which one would answer her and who was hiding what.
Cooter gave LB a look, so much for keeping the relationship quiet now. Sighing, knowing Dixie would hold onto this like a dog with a bone he said, “Crystal is my girlfriend, we been dating a couple weeks now.”
BL leaned over whispering in Dixie’s ear, “that ain’t all they been doing.”
"You've been dating a couple weeks and none of us even know who this person is?" Dixie looked at BL, "How do you know her?"
Cooter opened his mouth to speak then closed it.
“I saw her at the drugstore today and she introduced herself. She’s real sweet,” BL replied.
"Ummmm, so if she’s so sweet, how come we haven’t seen ya'll together or you haven’t introduced us?" Dixie asked.
“I didn’t want ya’ll to scare her off,” Cooter replied.
“How about bringing her to the house sometime and we’ll have a cookout and everybody can get acquainted. I promise Bo and Luke will be on their best behavior, right Bo?” BL suggested, hoping to settle Dixie down.
“Scouts honor,” Bo made the scout sign of honor with one hand, fingers crossed under the table on the other.
“LB you and Lori Mae come too, we’ll have one last hurrah to end the summer,” BL said.
Cooter snuck a glance at Dixie, "It's not Bo and Luke that I'm worried about."
Dixie shot daggers with her eyes at Cooter, "Oh, but no. You can't be talking about me. There is no way I could ever equal you years ago when you sided with Dad over Luke."
Luke saw truce lines about to be broken and a sibling civil war on the horizon. "We all agreed to let that muddy water stay under the bridge. Cooter, you come over anytime and bring who you want with you."
Dixie felt Luke give her hand a tighter squeeze as he spoke, willing her to hush. Dixie didn't much like being hushed, but she would here and now. Though both her husband and brother likely hadn't heard the last of this conversation, especially if this Crystal, for whatever reason, didn't measure up. But Luke knew Cooter's history with girls. They just may fizzle out before said cookout.
BL gave LB a hard look, his big mouth and sometimes dense brain was about to start another family feud and this time she’d be considered a traitor because she lived in the ‘enemy’ camp.
“Darlin, you ready to go home for some R & R?” Bo asked, he didn’t want anywhere near this ‘family discussion’.
“Yeah, I left Sadie at home when I ran by to change after work,” BL finished her tea then picked up her to go box.
“See ya’ll at home,” Bo said to Luke and Dixie.
Luke finished his beer, "We're right behind you." He gave Cooter a look and Cooter let out a breath he'd been holding since this conversation began as he watched Luke guide Dixie through the crowd and to the car's.
When the others were out of earshot Cooter looked at LB, “see what your big mouth almost did?”
“Sorry I didn’t think Dixie would get so wound up,” LB replied.
“Well she did!” Cooter said.
The 2 couples arrived home, Luke took Scrappie and Trixie to the backyard. They had rested while Luke was in the Boar’s Nest and now they were ready to run. Bo had helped BL and Dixie carry in the take out boxes of food and desserts inside, so the girls could get their lunch coolers that they took to work.
“I’ll take Sadie out, Darlin. Wanna go out Sadie?”
Sadie woofed and ran out as soon as Bo cracked the door open.
“Dixie what was bugging you at the Boar’s Nest when we found out Cooter has been dating Crystal a couple weeks but hasn’t introduced her yet? It's never bothered you before, we have both always made sort of a game out of keeping up with our brothers' love lives,'' BL said, putting the food in the fridge but leaving the pie out for now.
Dixie shrugged, "I think it was more his remark about not being worried about Bo and Luke being on good behavior but that he was worried about me not liking her and being rude, that bothered me."
“I’m sure he was just kidding. Better be nice she could end up being your sister in law judging by what I seen at the drugstore,” BL replied.
Dixie looked confused by BL's statement, "What do you mean and what did you see at the drugstore?"
“Ya know those pretty little pink bags that you get only with a certain kind of medication, well she got one,” BL replied.
Dixie wasn't on the same chapter of the book that BL was and thus couldn't draw the expected conclusion. "BL, I'm not following you. Pink bags at the drugstore for certain medications? The only time I ever got a pink bag at the drugstore was the tiny ones that birth control packets come in, but surely that ain't possible if they only been dating a couple weeks unless, .... she's the type that sleeps around."
“Exactly, every woman in Hazzard who has ever got birth control packets or been with somebody who got one, can tell you that except little girls too young to know. It don’t matter how long they been dating if they are meant to be together. Look at you and Luke, first time around was just some bad math that led to bad timing but you still ended up right where you was meant to be,” BL said.
"True, but I reckon I just never thought of my brother even getting naked before. I sort of figured that he just wore the same jeans and work shirt, even in his sleep." Dixie said, only barely exaggerating her thoughts of her big brother.
“Well if it’s any consolation, I’ve never thought of my brother getting naked either,” BL said then made a grossed out face adding, “those are pictures I don’t want in my head.”
Dixie agreed, "Right! Eww!!"
Bo, Luke and the pups were just coming back inside, "Eww, what?" Luke asked.
Dixie replied with a little harmless fib, "Spider."
"Where?" Luke asked, ready to hunt it down.
"It's gone now." Dixie said as she reached for her 'to go box' and sat Luke's on the table, "Come on eat your supper. I worked all day on it." She said in good fun. "And, I'll just join you for a little snack."
“Better eat too Bo, can’t guarantee it’ll still be here later,” BL gave Dixie a teasing grin.
"Cute." Dixie said.
“I think I’m ready for some dessert too,” BL said, getting some forks and tea for everybody, then looking in each dessert box until she found the chocolate pie.
After eating the foursome watched TV awhile, BL was tucked into Bo’s side on the loveseat. Bo looked down when her head came to rest on his chest. “Darlin, let's go to bed before you get too comfortable,” Bo eased BL off him.
“I’m awake just resting my eyes,” BL mumbled.
“Well I’m ready to stretch out, go on up and I’ll be up as soon as I take Sadie out one last time,” Bo said, pulling BL to her feet, making sure she started upstairs before he and Sadie went out back.
Luke flipped the channel on the TV to the weather. After seeing the news and weather, he said, "Come on or I might be sitting here in the morning. Come on pups." He took them out even though they had just come back in with Sadie because they headed to the kitchen door from habit.
Dixie went upstairs, freshened up in the bathroom, put on a nice gown and sat on the bed wondering what was taking Luke so long since the pups had just been out.
Luke checked the doors, something he never did at the farm, but had gotten in the habit once he was in town with a family depending on him. He opened the bedroom door and Scrapie and Trixie dove into their bed. Luke took one look at his wife and was glad they had gone upstairs early. With the lights low, Luke ditched his clothes, got into bed and began caressing Dixie. His hands found her breasts and he noted there was a bit more plumpness to them. Just as Luke squeezed them gently, he noted Dixie tense.
Dixie had been enjoying Luke's attention until he squeezed her breasts. The tenderness in her breasts took her by surprise and she couldn't help nearly yelping as she inhaled quickly and bit her lip to avoid letting out a yelp.
BL had gone to the bathroom, the need to pee had hit the minute she had stood up. Going to hers and Bo’s bedroom she’d changed into a gown and had gone back to sleep almost immediately. When Bo and Sadie came in, Saie jumped up on the bed, making 3 circles then scratching the comforter and laying down.
Bo changed into pajama pants then laid down beside BL, watching her sleep.
Friday morning when Bo’s alarm went off BL tried to ignore it. She wasn’t ready to get up yet but her bladder had other ideas.
“Darlin, you don’t have to get up,” Bo said as he stepped into his jeans.
“Yes I do,” BL replied on her way out the bedroom door, the bathroom door shut a minute later.