BoJamesDuke

"Now now Luke...you ain't stupid...you're just a little outta your depth that's all.." Jesse gently chided. "You can't be good at somethin' without practise..you an' Jaime just gotta work with each other..."

Sighing, Jesse softly rubbed Luke's arm. "Your doin' a fine job with her Luke.."

Jesse nodded in understanding, sympathetic. "Parenthood is a challenge even when they're only little babies...taking one on as a teenager is harder...I warned you it wouldn't all be plain sailing..."

Jesse watched his oldest out the corner of his eye, pleased to see that Luke was starting to feel the effects of the painkillers. "You better rest up some more...you look wore out..."

Jesse shook his head. "Sometimes it ain't neccisarily what ya say that helps a situation...sometimes you just gotta try and make people see what yer sayin' is true then let them see for themselves...actions have always spoke louder than words..."

Jesse frowned a little, shaking his head. "I don't think I ever did...it wasn't until Bo actually came to stay that you found what you were thinkin' was completly wrong..."

Jesse sighed gently and squeezed Luke's shoulders a little. He knew that Luke still had insecurities about where he stood in the family...but most of those were whether or not he would be good enough to take over once Jesse had gone.

Jesse sighed softly, slipping an arm around Luke's shoulders. "Took me near a week to convince ya otherwise..."

Jesse nodded softly, looking to him. "You were the first one ta arrive at the farm...we had ya fer about a year...before Bo then came along...and at first you couldn't wait..then Hughie Hogg said somethin' ta ya at school that changed yer mind right quick...an' then you was givin' me the cold shoulder until I made ya tell me what was goin on...you said you was scared that I would love Bo more than ya...that you would be turned out an' be sent to live at the orphanage..."

Jesse nodded with a smile. "Went through the same thing with you..."

Jesse raised an eyebrow a little before realization dawned on him with a small smile. "Oh...let me guess...she doesn't want you to because she's worried you'll love your date more than her and she'll be shunned out with no one else to go to..."

Jesse nodded gently, sitting back against the headboard. "You wanna share the problem?"

Jesse sighed softly and gently ran a hand through Luke's hair. "Did ya get everythin' sorted with Jaime?"

Jesse nodded gently as Luke took them and sipped down the water Jesse offered him. "There we go...those should start workin' soon enough..."

Jesse carefully sat down next to Luke and helped him to sit up a little, handing him the pills as he supported Luke's head. "Here take these...it'll dulll the pain.."

Jesse heard the gentle moan, frowning a little before standing up carefully and heading quietly to Luke's room, now seeing him shift and turn, his face furrowed into pain lines. He quickly got two of Luke's painkillers and a glass of water and returned to his eldest charge, calling to him* "Luke...son..."

Jesse smiled and called the usual warning to be careful as Daisy hurried out the house, shaking his head a little as he returned to his paper, not hearing Luke tossing and turning. Bo continued along the back roads, his mind buzzing as to what he should do about Troy.

Jaime had gone to do her homework in her room and so didn't hear him moving about restlessly. Jesse was in the living room with Daisy...he was reading and Daisy was getting ready for work.

Bo nodded back before heading down the corridor and back to the General, getting in and heading for home.

"Duke...Bo Duke.." He replied with a smile.

Bo nodded a little, side stepping her. "It's ok...look, please just look after him...i'll be back tomorrow afternoon..."

Bo frowned deeper and shook his head. "No..I...I'm not a relative...I'm just a friend..."

Bo frowned a little, starting to feel a little uncomfortable at the way she was staring at him...like he was the greatest thing since sliced bread or something... "Uh...M'am are you ok?"

Bo watched the boy sleep for a while, shaking his head sadly before getting up and leaving, near running down a nurse that was walkiing in at the same time. "Oh..sorry miss..."

"Just go to sleep Troy...I promise i'll come back tomorrow for ya...i'll leave my number too so that you can call me if ya need to.." Bo promised softly as he tucked Troy in gently.