BoJamesDuke

Bo shook his head, flopping back down in the hay again. "No I don't! I just wish he wouldn't rely on me so much...I had to promise to go back there again tomorrow to make him sleep! I'm worried he's gonna run off an' do somethin' stupid if I don't go..."

Bo sighed and shook his head. "I don't remember...but it definitly weren't yes..."

Bo raised his eyebrows, looking away. "Ain't none of them ever asked me to adopt em 'afore."

Bo frowned and looked to Jesse "What d'ya mean?"

Bo shook his head, sitting up more out of respect than because he wanted to. "No...ain't nothin' else to talk about.."

Bo sighed deeply and nodded. "Guess so..."

Bo sighed a little as he played with the towel in his hands...how did his Uncle know that he hadn't really gone for a shower...he bet Jesse hadn't even checked the bathroom either. "Yeah m'up here..."

Jesse smiled and ran a hand through the dark curls, nodding softly. "Good boy..." Before leaving the room to go see if he could help Bo any.

"Now...you lay down an' get some more rest...." Jesse said gently, helping Luke to lay back down.

"I know ya do son...but there are some things a man's gotta do for himself...its about time Bo realised that there are somethings he can't let everyone else sort out for him...he's gotta grow up an' learn some responsibility..." He said gently,

"Nothin' Luke...'cept maybe tell him that he didn't have to do anything and help him find a way out of the rutt he's hit..." Jesse said softly, shaking his head. "I don't expect that from you Luke and he doesn't really...he's just confused..."

Bo eventually stood up and grabbed his towel off where it hung on the bottom of his bed. "I'm going for a shower..." He mumbled as he left the room, Jesse watching him go all the way with a small sigh.

Bo sighed and shook his head, looking up at the ceiling. Truth was, he didn't want that responsibilty yet....he didn't want to have to settle down and cool his ways any...he didn't want to go out with a girl and have to tell them that he had a kid...Luke didn't care, he thought the world of Jaime...but Bo just couldn't do that.

Bo sighed and finally looked at Luke. "I can't adopt him...I barely even know the kid and already he's attatched to me like he's known me all his life. And anyway, with the life I lead with the skirt chasin', the fast drivin...i'm not a suitable role model for him...I can't give that life up yet, i'm not ready to and i'm not ready to have someone relying on me as much as he would do...I mean look how much he's relying on me now...and look how i'm handling it..."

"Because I can't! I can't give him what he wants from me! I'm not a father Luke!" Bo protested quietly but exclaiming all the same, never bringing his head up

"It is to Troy...he wants me to save him.." Bo muttered miserably.

Bo stood up and paced over to the window, leaning on the window ledge with his head hung, having no idea what on earth to do.

"I can't Luke! I can't tell him the truth because he'll run off again! I don't want him to keep getting sicker!" Bo exclaimed, getting more and more upset.

"No but what am I supposed to tell him?! That I don't want him?! After his mum left him an' he ain't had no dad because that guy ran off too..." Bo shook his head, putting it in his hands.

Bo sighed "I like him Luke...but...I can't adopt him..."

Jesse nodded a little, still not understanding but figuring he would come to once they boys had talked. Bo sighed and shook his head, running a hand through his hair before looking to Luke. "I;m way too deep into this thing Luke...first he asked me if he was gonna die...then he asked me if I would adopt him...course I didn't know what the hell..." Bo winced at the look Jesse gave him, mumbling an apology before continuing. "Didn't know what to say....I had to promise him i'd come back tomorrow afternoon to see him to get him to go to sleep!"

Bo nodded again gently, looking back down at the floor as he shook his head, not saying a word as - just when he had been in the room with Troy before - he didn't know what to say. Jesse frowned and looked to Luke. "Troy who?"

Bo sank down onto his bed and looked over at Luke and Jesse, shaking his head a little.

Jesse smiled and kissed his forehead softly, about to stand up when Bo stumbled through the door, obviously deeply troubled by something.

Jesse smiled a little, knowing how Luke liked to get everything right without even trying...he had had to in the marines... "Now...get some rest son..."