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The doctor smiled then left Luke to calm down some, while Bo continued to stay with Jesse.

The doctor arranged the things he needed and swiftly had the blood sample drawn from Luke's arm before Luke even knew what had happened.

The anethatist nodded and asked for the doctor to perform the blood test while he went to talk to another patient and to inform him of the results before heading out the room.

The anethatist nodded with a small frown. "That sounds like an allergic reaction which means there;s something in the anesthetic that you are allergic to...I want to run a blood test and find out what that is to make the surgery as safe for you as possible under the anesthetic..."

Bo nodded with a smile "Just fine..." The anethatist nodded. "can you describe the reactions you get?"

Bo shrugged with his one shoulder. "Luke's having his operation in about an hour, but he's being prepped for it in half an hour...the surgeon and anethatist is with him explainin' stuff..." The anethatist then stepped forward. "Now Luke i've looked over your records and apparently you don't react too well to anestethics?"

Bo chuckled and nodded, having been on the recieving end of a phone conversation with Daisy before. "You're tellin' me.." The surgeon smiled a little and patted his shoulder. "Look at it this way...it could have been much worse...the mule could have stepped hard enough to permanantly damage your foot beyong repair...i've seen that happen in a few cases..."

Bo finally spotted him and headed over, leaning against the wall to wait until Jesse had finished his conversation with Daisy on the phone. The surgeon sighed and looked to him. "To be honest, it will take anywhere from 4-6 months for the bone to set properly...then after that you'll have to have therapy on your foot to help you walk on it again....that could take another couple of months..."

Bo nodded with a smile and hopped off the bed, heading out the door and down to find Uncle Jesse, wondering where the older man had gotten to. The surgeon waited until Bo had left before answering Luke's question and headed over to the -rays. "What we're going to do, is make an incision in your foot here..." He pointed to the x-ray "...then once we're inside we'll set about putting the bones back in the right place, put a couple of small pins in there to help the bones have something stable to repair against then close you up..."

Bo squirmed a little, not really wanting to hear the details of the operation and looked to Luke, asking quietly. "uh...you mind if I go...get a drink or something for a little bit..."

The surgeon shook his head a little, seeing how nervous Luke looked. "No not yet...you've got another hour or so but we need to prep you for the surgery in around half an hour...I just need to talk with you about what's going to happen and answer any questions you've got first..."

For a long while the silence hung in the air, not an uncomfortable one but a peaceful, relaxing one which was very unusal with the two boys around. Very rare was it that Luke and Bo ever got a quiet moment to themselves and so they were glad for the times that they did get. It was soon broken however by Luke's anethetist and surgeon entering the room to talk with Luke.

Bo sighe softly as he just lay with Luke, offering as much support to his older cousin without words. He knew to Luke that actions meant a lot more than words could ever say and so he would keep quiet and just keep Luke close to him protectivly.

Bo kept an arm around Luke's shoulders and hugged him gently.

Bo nodded back with a smile. "You know its not...your just gettin' panicky for nothin'..."

Bo continued to rub Luke's shoulder gently. "C'mon Luke its not that bad..."

Bo shook his head with a smile. "Ah its just like bein' asleep...you'll fall asleep then wake up what feels like a few minutes later an' yer foot'll be all on the mend...nothin' to worry about...for once just lay back an' let yerself be lazy..."

Joe rode off with the wind, focusing on the trouble that was starting to brew in Sleepy City and just what it could have anything to do with.

Bo put a hand on his shoulder gently. "You don't need to be...its a standard operation and a standard treatment...no different to when I broke my arm when I fell out the tree house..."

Bo sighed and shook his head. "Luke we're not going to lose the farm...just because your laid up does not mean the end of the world...I can pick up the slack for a while and help Jesse around the farm and they are not going to take Jamie away from you...just calm down..."

Joe was already at his horse when Hank called out, looking between the two before untying Hank's from where it was tethered and letting the reins hang about its neck before getting onto his own and heading off, calling back. "Have fun with your girlfriend....some of us have stuff to investigate into...."

Bo looked to him, frowning. "Well that's generally how long it takes for broken bones to heal....and sorry to say it cousin but you ain't got a whole lotta choice in the matter..."

By that point, Joe had had enough. HIs nerves already frayed by the sheriff chasing him for the upteenth time this week and now Hank's attitude was just rubbing him up the wrong way. Clenching his jaw hard, he got to his feet - ramming his hat back on his head as he did - and stormed out the cave to get his horse.

Joe motioned outside the cave, before folding his arms. "You voulenterring as my movin' target for target practise?"

Bo chuckled a little and nodded. "Yeah that's true...I only gotta put up with this for a couple o'weeks...you gotta put up with a cast and crutches for a whole 6 months and then physio afterwards..."