BoJamesDuke

Bo sighed a little, wringing his hands a little in his lap.

Bo bit his lip a little, swallowing. "Luke I'm sorry about yesterday...was just...everything was getting me an' knowin' that...you didn't tell me about Jesse...it just...kinda made me snap.."

Bo sighed and nodded a little, looking down at his hands. "Had a few words with Jesse..."

Bo watched them go, listening with a small smile as Troy chatter constantly to Jaime on the way before looking back to Luke.

Bo glanced to Luke before looking to Jaime. "Hey Jaime...why dont you go show Troy the farm huh..."

Troy was near bouncing up and down with excitement. "Yeah!" Bo chuckled and shook his head. "Troy now that ain't what I said..." Troy frowned and looked to him. "Huh?" Bo smiled a little. "I said that she would be like your big sister...like Uncle Luke is like a brother to me...yer gonna be cousins..."

Troy nodded again, unable to wipe the little childish grin from his face as he turned to Jaime. "You's gonna be my big sister!"

Troy looked back to him, nodding enthusiastically. "Yeah! No more needles sticking me!"

Troy hopped up carefully onto the bed beside Jaime, grinning to Luke. "Daddy and the doctors said I can come home.."

Troy grinned and hugged Jaime back as Bo came more into the room, sitting on his bed.

Troy popped out from behind Bo's legs, a wide grin on his face. "Me!"

Bo chuckled a little on. "Yer aimin' fer a fat lip girlie...anyway, I can't come alone cause I got someone who wants ta meet ya.." He said with a smile.

Bo soon appeared in the doorway, leaning on the doorframe with a smile. "Well hey...no one told me there was a slumber party in here..."

But by this time, Bo had left the General and was heading into the house, calling out. "Anyone home?"

Jaime caught the mutter but didn't understand what he had said. "Huh?"

Jaime glances out the window, seeing him get out and pull something out with him though she coudn't see what. "Uncle Bo's brought something home.."

"Me too.." She whispered softly back, hugging him back. She soon broke off though as Bo pulled into the yard in General Lee.

Jaime smiled and leant into the hand a little. "I love you too Daddy..."

Jaime nodded a little, wiping away Luke's tear. "I know I did...and luckily for me I did get one...your my daddy...not the guy that I hardly even know...and your the best daddy anyone could ever ask for..."

Jaime swallowed seeing him doing it, knowing she had hurt Luke when she hadn't meant to. As much as Luke felt like he wasn't being a good enough dad, Jaime equally felt that she wasn't holding up to be much of a daughter, let alone a Duke. Luke hadn't raised her from a baby, when they had met and Luke had adopted her, she had been 14 - already grown up and experience a lot of things that kids should never have to, divorce, lonlieness, entrapment, hurt...in many ways she was more grown up than she should be at 16...but in other ways she was very immature and just how to tell people things that were of a sensitive issue without hurting there feelings was not something she was good at. She told people how it was, straight with no wishy washy things to it. "Daddy....Daddy please...I didn't mean to hurt you....I just....I love you so much Daddy an' everythin' we've been through together the few years we's been together...its been so great Daddy it really really has an' I love havin' ya as my daddy...im tryin' to be the best that I can be for ya, I really am..."

"It don't seem like it...it dont seem like you trust me to go anywhere and be able to get back without you watching out fer me all the time..."

Jaime sighed. "I know Daddy...but...can't you trust me..."

"I know that Daddy...but you not a bit protective your a lot protective...and its not sometimes its all the time...I come home from school an' yer nearly always at the window watchin' fer me if not outside waitin'..." Jaime answered earnestly, not trying to hurt Luke but trying to make him see how she was feeling. She loved him so much, and she could never be thankful enough for all that he had done for her and would continue to do...it was just...too much...

"I was only 45 minutes late Daddy...wasn't like I came home at 6 in the mornin'.."

"But what good is that if you don't...I can't be happy knowin' you don't approve..." She mumbled softly, looking away.