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Jesse nodded, releasing Daisy as she felt a little better and moved away to let him have his time with Luke. "Yeah...but I wanted to talk to you...about this whole thing...and I want you to know, that no matter what you think and Bo will agree when he's in his right mind, that in no way was any of this your fault."

Jesse smiled gently back and nodded, reaching up to ruffle the dark locks. "Don't we know it...I spoke to the Doc's....they said that Bo's gonna be just fine."

Jesse nodded, noticing the stitches in Luke's hand and the slight bruises on his face. "And I see you got yerself checked out too...how're you doin'?"

Jesse looked up from Daisy and smiled softly at Luke, reaching out and placing a hand gently on his shoulder, squeezing a little and drawing him into the hug, even though he knew Luke didn't like public displays of affection but was glad to see Luke didn't reject it. Eventually he let the two cousins pull away and asked gently as he glanced over at Bo, not even flinching at the sight of his body mostly covered in bandages and tubes snaking out from all over the place. "He doin' okay? Didn't give ya no trouble did he?"

After an hour or so, Daisy looked up with a cry of relief as Jesse entered the room, looking competly calm and taking Daisy in his arms as she ran to him, rubbing her back soothingly and rocking her gently on ths spot. "S'okay Daisy girl...."

Daisy nodded, looking over her youngest cousin once more with a soft sigh before crossing over and hugging Luke, so very glad he wasn't so badly hurt and able to be here supporting her and Bo. He did so very well at that, and she knew it was a strain on him sometimes, but they both really appriciated it and they had all become closer due to it as well.

Daisy nodded, frowning a little as she sighed. "Why is he so afraid of needle's Luke? He never used ta be so afraid when he was younger...but about when he was 6...it all just changed an' I never found out what happened...do you know what happened?"

Daisy nodded gently, holding Bo's hand and tracing her thumb gently over its smooth back. Looking over she winced a little and pointed again* Luke...better not let him see those IV's...dazed or no...he'll throw a fit...."

Daisy sighed and nodded "Yeah Luke...but remember Uncle Jesse's got the farm to think about too...an oppertunity like this would be just what Boss Hogg would use to take it out from underneath us...

Bo instantly started to calm again, his hazy, dazed eyes slipping closed again as sleep wanted to overtake him more, encouraged by Luke's sot tone

Daisy sighed in relief and gently removed the restraints, hearing Bo whimper a little but Luke also instantly shushing him quietly. Rubbing his painful wrists gently to get the circulation flowing a little better, she started speaking soothingly too.

Daisy watched from the sidelines as Luke swiftly calmed Bo down and noticing for the first time why Bo would feel like he was being hurt again. Swallowing, she reached to the covers and gently pulled them back away from Bo's arms, stuttering out Luke's name gently. "L...Luke....why....look what they's done..." Pointing, she gently pointed out the restraints on Bo's wrists that were attatched to the bedrails and moved the covers on his ankles too to reveal them there as well.

Bo recognized instantly the soothing tone in Luke's voice that he had heard so frequently as a youngster when he was locked in some awful nightmare. Bo hadn't been a particularly scardy-cat kid, in fact he was one of the most outgoing youngsters who was willing to try anything, so no one really understood why he had gotten so many nightmares...the only thing they knew was that Luke was the one that was always there and his soothing tone was the only one that worked, as it did now. Slowly, even though he didn't understand the words being spoken because it all just sounded like noise, Bo started to settle, especially after making out somewhat the names Daisy and Uncle Jesse...Uncle Jesse....how bad he wanted his Uncle now to scoop him up in his arms and rock him and cradle him like he used to when they were children.

Bo jerked slightly as Luke's hand touched his forehead, looking around dazed until unfocused eyes settled on Luke, frowning a little as he heard Luke speaking but didn't understand what the heck was being said as everything just jumbled into noise. Swallowing he blinked a little and said in a slightly more panicked voice. "Luke....ya'gotta....ge'out...o'here....he'll...hur'ya..."

Daisy nodded, hugging him again careful of his hand. "I know...but I feel better knowing your okay Luke...especially after everything with Bo...I just don't want to see the both of you in here...I was so..." But her sentence was cut off by a small groan from Bo as he rolled his head softly and opened his eyes a little way, eyes hazy from the amount of pain killers he was on and his mind completly fuzzy as he looked around, stomach clenching and his breathing speeding up as he didn't recognize the room. Slowly he mumbled, words slurring together. "where m'I...what m'I'doin'...'ere..."

Daisy smiled thankfully as she watched the doctor check Luke over, wincing sympathetically as the doctor told him what needed to be done before leaving. Smiling more than she had been in a long while, she stood up and crossed over to him, hugging him softly as she rested her head on his shoulder and whispered. "Thank you Luke....please don't forget ta tell him about yer head though....that's more important than anythin' else....especially if Bo's landed a severe concussion from it....please..."

Daisy looked up as Luke came back in with a Doctor, smiling up and saying her greetings softly, watching as the Doc started to check Luke over.

Daisy sighed softly and nodded. "I know...I;m sorry I had no call to say that....but I would feel better if ya let the Doc check you out...."

Luke...why not get the Doc come in here and check you out...that way you can do both...and I am here too you know...yer not Bo;s only cousin...

Daisy sighed and sat back down as B.L. and Cooter left, looking skeptically to Luke "Luke ya can quit lyin'....you do need a doctor, you admitted it as much..."

Daisy sniffed gently and stood up "I'll go back to the farm and tell him, bring him here. The truck's outta commission so he's got no way o'getting here."

Daisy nodded, hoping to god that he did....knowing Boss though she wasn't so sure. Anyone who got the better of the Duke boys swiftly became a friend of his and it cause a whole lot more trouble than it was wroth sometimes.

After a while, everyone had grown accustomed to the sight of Bo's body all swathed in bandages and had settled down into quiet conversation. Daisy spoke first shaking her head as she tore her eyes away from Bo. "I hope that guy gets what's comin' to him...."

Bo was obviously having a bit of trouble breathing on his own as Daisy noticed the clear tubing resting underneath his nose and snaking round his head, pumping oxygen into him. She shook her head and leant more into Luke, standing beside him as he stroked Bo's unbandaged but heavily bruised cheek, reaching for his hair and softly stroking it away from his eyes as he mad eno response.

Daisy walked with Luke, one arm wrapped round his waist while he wrapped an arm gently around her shoulders, holding her supportivly close as they prepared to see Bo, following Cooter cloesly.