BoJamesDuke

Looks out the window as she hears a door slam and sees Jesse stadning next to the truck, obviously trying to gather himself. She turned back to Luke. "Well he's here now....someone needs to tend to that welt on his back or its gonna get infected real quick with his immune system bein' as weak as it is....."

Daisy sat still for a moment before pulling away looking shocked up at Luke. "He really was gonna go through and switch him...I didn't think he would....oh God poor Bo....have you seen his back or did Bo just tell ya?"

Daisy sighed and wrapped her arms round Luke's waist. "Luke what's happened to Bo? There's somethin' goin' on besides Uncle Jesse yellin' which is what he said happened....what ain't he tellin' us?

Daisy couldn't help but stiffle a laugh as B.L looked like she was ready to pounce on Luke as soon as she walked through the door. She joined B.L in the kitchen, looking more concerned than angry as B.L looked. "Luke...."

Daisy pulled B.L into a hug. "It'll be alright....we's just gotta wait for Luke is all...." As soon as the girls left, Bo's eyes practically dropped closed. He was sound asleep within minutes. Jesse smiled as Luke walked around the car and watched as he gunned the powerful orange stock car away, thinking at that moment, he couldn't have asked for three greater kids than the ones he had.

Bo glared back as B.L left the room. Daisy watched her younger cousin turn away again and sighed, leaving the room and going to B.L in the hallway. "I didn't think it was a good idea...." Jesse nodded and stood up, heading back over to the pick up. "I think yer right....I'll see ya back at the farm."

Bo looked just as determindly back at B.L, the fire springin back up behind his eyes. Jesse laughed gently, ruffling Luke's hair fondly.

Bo sighed and turned back to her. "Then will ya quit with the questions and leave me be! I told ya, I ain't tellin' ya what happened, no way no how, I'm tired and I wanna go ta sleep." Jesse smiled softly, looking down at the top of a head that was covered with an unruly mop of dark curls. Luke had always been the one to guide his younger cousins through the lessons that Jesse just couldn't teach them, especially after he had returned from his four year service in the marines. Luke had grown wiser than he (luke) thought, and it was times like this Jesse felt immensly proud of him. He chuckles gently. "You best be careful Luke. You's startin' ta sound like me. If you don't watch it you's gonna be lookin like me too."

Daisy sat on the bed, looking down at her hands that were clasped in her lap. She hated having to interrogate Bo like this. Bo continued to ignore her, keeping his head turned away and letting his eyes slip closed. Jesse nodded gently. "Yes...but I know you's has the common sense ta know when you's gone too far and stop. Bo just don't seem ta get that...."

Bo sighed irriated and turned his head away from her to look out the window. He wasn't going to give into this, if all else failed he would really fall asleep and then he wouldn't have to worry. He was such a deep sleeper that if a hurricane came through he still wouldn't wake up. Jesse chuckled slightly "That's more outta habit than 'cause i's tellin ya off..."

Bo grumbled under his breath. "B.L just leave me alone! There ain't nothing to talk about...." Jesse shook his head sadly and sighed a deep heavy sigh. "Sometimes I wonder what gets into that boy's head....I shouldn't have ta be switchin' him at his age...."

Daisy certainly didn't want to anger or upset Bo, so she looked back at B.L with a shrug. If she wanted to press on then she could, knowing that B.L could deal with the boys anger better than her, all she ever seemed to do was get more angry herself. Jesse nodded, looking out over the swamp. "Just 'cause he ain't upset don't mean that I can't be..."

Bo could feel his temper rising and had to quickly clench his fists underneath the pillow to keep himself calm, feeling his fingernails digging into his pal to distract him from the anger. "B.L....Daisy.....I's is real tired right now.....just let me alone..." Daisy looked worridly at him as she noticed the muscles alone his jaw tighten in anger. Jesse sighed softly and nodded. "I had a feelin' ya might...."

Daisy followed her friends action, sitting next to her crossing her arms. "Come on Bo out with it. You's gonna tell us what happened with you and Jesse or not?" Bo sighed and rolled his eyes. "There ain't nothin' ta tell....he yelled at me and gave me a good lecture is all now will ya leave me alone so I's can get some sleep." Jesse sat looking out over the swamp, thinking about just how many trucks, cars police officers and the like his two boys had sunk in there alone. He heard Luke pull up in General Lee, not needing to turn around as he heard the clank of footsteps on metal as he clamboured across. He smiled as he felt the hand slip worridly onto his shoulder and the concern evident in the young man's voice. "Just dandy Luke....but you won't be if I hear you walk across that hood again. How many times has I told ya that you could slip and break yer neck doin' that?"

Bo very nearly cried out as B.L shook his foot, causing the bed to bounce slightly which aggrivated the still sore welt on his back. He was thankful his face was hidden so he could bite back the cry. Eventually he sighed and turned his head to look at them. "I'm real tired....can't you just talk to Luke?" Jesse 10-4'd Luke's message and then sat on an old tree stump by the pick up, waiting for his eldest.

Daisy followed B.L into the room and saw Bo lying flat on his front, his head resting in his folded arms. He looked asleep, but as Daisy listened, she knew he wasn't. His breathing was too controlled "Bo...hunny I know you's awake..." Bo tried playing Possum some more...he was in no mood to talk to them about this. Jesse turned round from looking over Hazzard swamp as the CB crackled to life. When he heard Luke calling for him he instantly took up the CB, concerned in case something that happened back up at the farm. "Ya got Shepherd here at Hazzard Swamp, what d'ya need Luke?"

She smiled and pressed a gentle finger to her lips, motiong for her to go in but be quiet, just in case Bo was asleep.

Daisy smiles and stands up, placing her hand on B.L's shoulder. "We gotta take it easy on him though, he still aint real well..."

Daisy frowned, knowing that if Luke was going out to look for Uncle Jesse then something had indeed gone very wrong. As Luke walked out the door, she looked over to B.L, and eyebrow raised. "Shall we go quiz Bo?"

Bo nodded and pulled the sheets up to his shoulders, settling with his head on his folded arms on the pillow. "I'll try....just hurry back Luke...."

Bo laughed, fighting back a hiss of pain as Luke helped him sit on the couch, not ready to show the girls yet what had happened. "Luke can....I go to....room instead....I'm real tired...." Daisy frowned slightly as she noticed Bo grimace as Luke goes to help him sit down. Something was wrong, she knew it.

Bo nodded and gently pulled his shirt back on, keeping his chest turned away from Luke deliberatly, not wanting him to see the huge bruise that covered his chest from landing hard on the roof of the truck. He clamboured down the ladder and waited for Luke to follow, needing his support to get to the farmhouse. Daisy saw movement out the corner of her eye and tapped B.L. "They're coming back in..."

Bo shrugged, wincing as is aggrivated the deep welt across the mucles on his back. "I dunno.....he didn't say much after it happened....just apologised again and again....he helped me up here....then he left....he was surprised ya didn't hear me scream...."

Daisy nodded. "Yeah, that is unusual....and I am too....makes me think that something happened Jesse ain't happy 'bout..." Bo sighed and remained staring at the ceiling. "Well...uh....I came in and we just kinda....stood in silence....then we argued, s'what made my head hurt...he told me to...to uh...lean over the hay bale.....and I told him I couldn't....well i really couldn't, the pain in my head hurt bad that my legs felt wobbly and the world kinda span a little faster....than its means to....but he just thought I was bein' defiant again and dragged me over there.....I leant over it but my....well....my legs kinda gave way just as he brought the switch down......" He trailed off, debating whether or not to show Luke, but eventually he did, rolling gently on his side and pulling his shirt off.

Bo nodded gratefully and rolled onto his back, wincing slightly as he did to look up at the cieling. Daisy looked up as B.L sighed and put the magasine down. "What's wrong?"