BoJamesDuke

Bo nodded at Uncle Jesse, grinning wildly. He still wasn't back up to par and he knew it, but he was indeed getting better. Now all he had to do was deal with his defiance problem and he'd be well on the road to getting back to normal. "I know that Luke....s'just I...I just have a bad feelin' 'bout it is all." He finished off his second sandwich and finished him milk.

Bo grinned at Uncle Jesse. "I ain't worried bout Daisy, but that's just the point. B.L ain't never gone to the Boar's Nest without me and Luke and sometimes Cooter...she ain't never been there with just Daisy 'afore. I know she ain't made of porcalin but....well I don't know....just bein' protective I guess......" He trailed off slightly as he realised what he had just done...he had said a good couple of sentences without stopping for breath....

Bo nodded with a mouthful of food, swallowing and frowning. "You think B.L's gonna be alright over there? I mean it gets rough fer someone who ain't used to it...especially fer a girl like B.L." He took another swig of milk, looking between Jesse and Luke.

By the time they reached the kitchen, Bo had managed to calm himself enough that he could sit down at the table without bursting into hysteris again everytime he looked at Luke. He couldn't however stop chuckling. To everyone else it sounded like Bo was giggling, but Bo Duke does not giggle. You tell him he's giggling he gets angry....the last guy to turn round and say he was giggling had wound up out cold on the floor. So it was just safeer for everyone to say he was chuckling. He watched as Luke read the letter "Whatcha got there Luke?" He said while grabbing a couple of sandwhiches and drinking some of his milk.

Bo barley hears what Luke was saying because he was laughing so hard. The look on Luke's face as he was about to fall off the bed was priceless and he vainly tried to tell Luke so....but it just didn't work, it came out more like "You.....face.....off....bed....funny...."

Bo grins and laughs as he finally manages to quickly tickle Luke and Luke falls backwards off the bed. He looks to the door as Uncle Jesse calls them and gets slowly to his feet, walking round to the other side of the bed and offering his hand to Luke, still laughing. "Need a hand up?"

Bo smiled at the ruffle and was quick to do the same to Luke, before reaching over to tickle him.

Bo watched as Jesse left, feeling happier now that he knew Uncle Jesse was happy and that Luke wasn't mad at him for pulling away earlier. As Luke tended to his injury, he couldn't help but wince and arch slightly but forced himself to stay as still as possible, fighting back the urge to run away again. When Luke was done he turned round slightly and smiled at him,. "Thanks Luke..."

Bo quickly grabbed Luke's hand as he went to walk from the room. "Uh Luke...do you want to uh...I mean could you finish....dealing with my back....I'm sorry 'bout before....I was still kinda in the nightmare...please...."

Bo gently hugged him back. "It don't matter none Uncle Jesse. I knew what I's was doin', you had every right ta punish me. I know ya love me no matter what....just gotta take the punishment for my actions....I understand that....."

She smiled gently at her friend. "It's alright, don't worry bout it. We'll get Bo and Luke in here yer first couple o'times waitin' tables and they'll help ya build up yer confidence, that's how I learnt. Till then, just stick to behind the bar." Bo frowned slightly, squeezing Jesse's hand. "Well o'course I do. It wasn't yer fault, my knees have out is all. I deserve a good switchin' after everythin' I put y'all through...."

Daisy came over as B.L wiped tables and gently whispered. "It's alright, i've had more practise than ya. We'll get you confident at this in no time, fer now just stick to servin' behind the bar, its gonna get a whole lot rougher in here before long." Bo nodded gratefully to Luke, closing his eyes for a breif moment as he collected himself, looking over to Jesse as his hand rested on his cheek. "Uncle Jesse....what's a matter?"

Daisy watched as B.L fought the guy off with ease but quickly darted back behind the bar. She'd been like that the first time a guy had grabbed her, she'd just have to get Bo and Luke round here the first couple of times when B.L started working to help her through it for a little while. Having them there built up her confidence until she could fight well enough on her own. She smiled encouragingly at her from across the room and quickly got back to serving. Bo shook his head, biting his bottom lip. "No...no way I don't want anyone touchin' it....don't come near it...." He was sensible enough to know not to tell Luke and Jesse to stay away from him. He wanted them both there, he needed to be reassured that they were indeed safe.

Daisy laughed and was about to reply when she got a couple of calls from a table. She smiled apologetically before walking over to them. As soon as the 'shine touched his back, Bo jerked sharply, crying out and turning his back away from Luke. "No! Luke stop it! That hurts please stop it...." Now he was determined not to let Luke or Uncle Jesse get at his back. He knew they were only trying to help and tried to resist the temptation to leap off the bed and run somewhere else, anywhere where they wouldn't get at his back. He was however, positioned in a way so that they couldn't get to his back eaisly and he could bolt as soon as they tried it again.

Daisy smiled. "Well yeah, we make a good team! You should ask Boss...that is of course as long as you don't mind wearin' shorts." She raised an eyebrow at her, smiling. Bo looked into Luke's deep blue eyes and knew that he wasn't lying, he really was safe and he knew it. He nodded at Luke and gave a small smile of thanks before turning to Jesse and repeating the action, and yet he still refused to let go of the pillow he clung to.

Daisy smiled as she walked back to the bar, pleased to see that B.L was settling into the role very quickly. "You know I don't know why you don't work here, you'd be great." Bo gently looked up with tear stained eyes to Luke as he loosened his grip, feeling the pain surge across his back but showing no indication that he even knew he had a deep welt there. The dream had been so life like, the feeling of having a dying Luke in his arms all to real, all to terrifying. And yet here he was, holding him like he always had done, and so was Uncle Jesse. He sighed gently still keeping his grip on the pillow just to have something to hold in his arms, like it was the only thing keeping Luke alive even though he knew it wasn't.

Daisy smiled and quickly showed B.L the ropes before heading over to the tables and starting her work. Gradually the shaking subsided and Bo clamed down a little more his grip on the pillow not loosening any though. His breathing however was back to the normality that was expected and he gently squeezed Uncle Jesse's hand back.

Daisy laughed too as she made her way behind the bar. "Well what did you expect, without me all they's got to serve 'em beer is ol' Charlie here." She playfully and gently slapped Charlie the bartender on the arm before giving him a swift hug and then motioning for B.L to come behind too. "C'mon, its simple. You seen me do this 'afore right?" Bo shuddered again as all the images of his dream kept rolling through his head. For now he didn't think he could even speak let alone recount the whole thing to Jesse and Luke. As he still tried to calm himself down, he reached over, one hand letting go of the pillow and finding Jesse's, although the other hand still kept a death grip on the pillow.

Daisy laughed and pulled away in Dixie, making quick time in getting to the Boar's Nest, smiling as cheers and whoops erupted as the girls walk in. Bo shuddered and wiped the water and sweat away from his face, still shaking violently and cuddling into Luke, despite the pain in his back, calming more at Jesse and Luke's words.

Daisy nodded and sighed, getting into Dixie "I can't help it....he's been through so much and yet it still affects him now." She jumped into Dixie and revved the engine, waiting for B.L. Bo jerked awake as the cold water hit his face, tears streaming panting hard and whimpering looking wildly around him.

Daisy nodded, hearing Luke's voice getting louder and looking back towards the bedroom, before getting to her feet and grabbing the keys to Dixie. "Come on then, we'll see what kinda state the Boar's Nest's in today." She quickly scribbled a note to Jesse, Luke and Bo telling them where she and B.L were if they needed her and started towards the door. Bo cried out again as his back lightly bruhed Luke and Luke tried to wrench the pillow more from his grasp. he flung one arm out wildly, trying to get whoever it was who was pulling what he thought was Luke away from him. He missed Luke however and very nearly sent his fist crashing into the small bedside cabinet beside his bed, just missing it.

Daisy watched him go and sighed gently, knowing that if Luke and Jesse were there then Bo would be alright without her. She looked up at the clock. "Oh dang, I gotta get movin' or I'm gonna be late fer work. Ya gonna come B.L?" Bo gripped his pillow tighter, sobbing as Jesse's hand lay itself over his, as though he were clinging to something. "NO! HE's gone....Uncle Jesse he's dead Uncle Jesse! I couldn't save him." As Luke gently pulled on his shoulders he tried to break away. "Don't take ma away from him now....let me go with him! Let me go with him!"

Bo gave a small strangled cry, eyes still firmly squeezed shut, his hands clenching the pillow beneath his head. "No! Uncle jesse get away from here....get away....they're gonna kill ya....kill all o'ya....they got Luke, oh god they got Luke...gotta save him...gotta save him...." Daisy nodded and was about to say something when she heard Uncle Jesse say something softly. She couldn't make out what it was but she soon heard the small stangled cry come from the room. She looked worridly to Luke, knowing he'd be the one that could shake Bo from a nightmare if Uncle Jesse couldn't...

Daisy hugged B.L more as her head came off the table and smiled gently at her, agreeing with Luke. "Yeah, Bo tends to get more cranky than usual when he's tired. He's very nearly given Luke a good smack in the face becaus he's overtired before. Don't worry about it, he'll be up smiling and apologising before too long, you'll see." As Jesse gently stroked his hair, Bo's face creased gently into a frown and his breathing quickened, his body starting to tremble and a small whimper escaped his throat. "Luke..."

Daisy sighed and saw the confused look on Luke's face. She leant up to his ear and gently whispered what had happened with Bo. After that she broke away from his embrace and went over to wrap an arm gently around B.L's shoulders. "You ain't done nothin' wrong B.L, you were worried we both were. We just wanted ta know what had happened..."