BoJamesDuke

Daisly smiled gently back at Luke as she saw a small smirk pass across his face and the small glimmer that he always got in his eyes when he was teasing sparked back up. "Exactly hunny, now if you won't listen to me, will you at least listen to yourself? How can you expect me to follow what you say when you don't follow your own advice yourself." She sighed softly as she saw the determination pass across Luke's face again but hushed him before he could protest. "Bein' awake is the same as bein' asleep to Bo right now. He don't know whether you are or not....just think, what would he say right now if he found you like this?"

Daisy jerked slightly as Luke raised his voice at her and turned to look angrily and determindly at her. But she just fixed him an equally determined, gentle gaze, bringing her hand round to lay it along his clenched jawline, trying to calm her older cousins frying nerves and help to ease his emotional pain a little. "Just cause your the oldest, don't make you exceptions to the rules. If I were like you right now what would you tell me to do?"

Daisy sighed as Luke jerked himself back awake and started to pace the waiting room, pleased that he responded to Jesse's gentle but firm order to sit back down. She resumed her stroking of his neck, softly whispering. "Luke hunny, don't fight it, just sleep sugar. Ya know that Bo'd want ya to...he'd hate if he knew that you's was doin' this to yourself on account of him. Me and Uncle Jesse'll wake ya when we can see Bo again, until then either you sleep or I drive you straight back to the farm."

Daisy smiled and laughed along with Luke as he recalled several memories, still gently stroking the nape of his neck, pleased that she was finally able to get Luke thinking about something other than the situation at present. With a bit of luck, the memory recall would have a tiring effect on Luke and it wouldn't be too long before she could get him to take a short nap.

She sees the pleading look in his eyes and knows then that he knows something about all this. Her first thought was to drag it out of him, concerned that what has happened to Bo may happen to him too, but she trusts in him. Instead she slowly nods and continues to stroke the same place whispering softly. "So tell me something else, tell me what else is on your mind."

She gently slid her arm round Luke's shoulder and stroked the hair on the nape of his neck, something she rememeber Jesse doing for him when he was troubled or ill as a youngster. It seemed to soothe him a little and she sat up, still gently stroking. "Tell me about it Luke. Talking about it might clear your head a little."

Daisy sighed and curled more into Luke's comforting embrace, feeling safe and secure in his arms. She had noticed the downcast expression that Luke had been wearing since he had spoken to Bo and gentlly sighed, pulling away slightly and turning his head to make him look at her. "Luke, sugar, you should get some sleep. We ain't gonna be able to go in to see Bo for a good couple of hours at least. You need to take care of yourself so you can help Bo through this."

Throughout his family's speeches, Bo reamined still and lifeless, his chest rising up and down in time with the the suck-hisses of the vetilator the breathing tube that ran down his throat was attatched to. Two to three drips were hanging by his bed, their tubes and needles sticking out from Bo's cold, still arm along with the wires that monitored every heardbeat, every breath and every movement that littered his body that still shone with a thin sheen of sweat.

Daisy nodded, smiling tearfully but gratefully at her friend. "Thank you so much B.L, we'll let you know how Bo is as soon as we know." The nurse stepped back into the roo, having gone out earlier to check whether it was ok to let Bo have visitors. "Y'all can come and see him now." The Dukes all waved a final goodbye to B.L, before following the nurse quietly down the hallways and up to the Intensive Care Unit. She led them to a small room down the very end, gesturing to the door. "Now I want you to remember that every machine and drip Beaureguard is hooked up to is for his own benifit. They are helping him to recover quicker. I'll leave you in private, but please respect the one at a time rule." With that she gave a silent nod and walked back down the corridor to the Nurse's station. For a minute or so, no one moved, everyone unsure as to who should go first. EVentually Uncle Jesse walked in, staying in there a while before coming back out, shaking his head. Daisy tried next while Luke tried to comfort his Uncle and steel himself up for what he was about to see. Eventually DAisy came back out, crying silently and fell into her Uncle's waiting arms. With an indrawn breath, Luke steadily made his way into the room.

Luke pulled away from Jesse's embrace and wrapped B.L in a hug, rubbing her arm as he pulled away. "Thanks B.L...listen...." While DAisy and Jesse were talking he quickly pulled her to one side. "I want you to go to Doc Appleby and see if Bo really went to him earlier this week, somethin' tells me that Bo didn't hit his head doin' a jump."

Luke shook his head, knowing that B.L already knew the answer before she asked the question so he didn't need to explain why. He just couldn't help but feel like as soon as he stepped out that door, they would come bursting in with some update on Bo and he'd miss it, something he definatly didnt want to miss. "No....and thanks for agreein' not to tell them. I hate lyin' to Jesse but...I don't want him worryin' anymore than he is now..." Suddenly, Luke jerked as the door to the room opened and he looked hurridly over to it to see a nurse peeking round the door. "Urm....are you all here for a Beaureguard Duke?" He quickly strode over and shook Daisy and Jesse, stumbling over his reply. "Yes, yes we are. How is he, he's gonna be ok right?" Daisy stirred quickly from her sleep as she heard Luke's voice ring concerned through the room and felt his rough shake on her shoulder. She opened her eyes to find a nurse standing in the doorway and was instantly to her feet, helping Jesse up too and wrapping a firm arm around his and Luke's waist. The nurse entered the room fully and closed the door before turning towards the group, with a grim smile on her face. "Alright....we have to tell you that Beaureguard is in critical condition. He has numerous signals of dehydration and starvation. Now this lack of nutrients has led to a failing of his nervous system which lowered his immunity against common infections. As a result, he has picked up a severe chest infection and the flu, which has affected his breathing and made him considerably weak." Luke rubbed a hand slowly over his face before folding his arms in front of him, feeling Daisy's arm slip away and hearing her biting back tears. "Well....well is he gonna be alright? I mean we got him here...." The nurse sighed. "Only time will tell. We've moved him up to the Intensive Care Unit so we can monitor him. We are concerned that he hasn't regained conciousness yet, and we've had to insert a breathing tube to keep his breathing stable while he is unconcious or he is at risk of chocking." Luke felt as though someone had grabbed his heart and pulled it into his throat. He squeezed his eyes shut and pinched the bridge of his nose before shakily replying. "Can....can we see him?" "Of course you can. It'll have to be one at a time though, there are too many machines and important equipment in there for lots of people."

Smiling slightly, he stumbled as B.L threw herself at him, yelling loudly in his ear. He grinned as she turned to the two sleeping people in the chairs sheepishly, before giving her a small squeeze and a shhh gesture. He whispered. "Listen, don't tell those two about this yet. I wanna get it confirmed though Bo first before we get their hopes up."

He shook his head gently. "S'alright, I ain't hungry. Right now I get the feelin' i'll just throw it all back up later on if I did eat somethin'...." His voice suddenly trailed off as he recalled Bo throwing up at the lake, and then snapped his fingers, a look fo realisation dawning over his face. "B.L....that's it! It's gotta be! When I found Bo at the lake, I found a bug on the back of his belt, ya know the listening devices! I bet ya that has somethin' to do with Bo bein' all hett up."

Luke sighs frustratedly, pushing himself off the wall. "That's just the point. I don't know if Bo is ever goin' to be ready to talk about it! He is so scared over somethin' and it's got him so hett up he can't even tell me somethin' without lookin' over his shoulder! He's never been like this with me, never. If I pleaded with him to tell me somethin', usually he'd tell me in a heartbeat, but now....I don't know what's happened to him to change him like this. I wanna know why it is hes so afraid of talking!"

Luke sighed as he listened, knowing there wa truth behind what she was saying. If he did carry on with no sleep, then it could very well be him that ended up here next. But he just couldn't bring himself to do it, not when Bo was lying only a few feet away with a team of doctors and nurses surrounding him, trying to make him well again. As he conintued to listen, he heard his own worries reflected in B.L's words and voice. He gently wrapped an arm around her shoulder, comfortingly, and spoke. "Bo ain't never been that still, not even when he was asleep and ill. He always used to toss and turn...I dont ever remember seein' him that pale neither. Whatever or whoever has got to him is eatin' him up...I just wish he could tell me about it so I can get it straightened out."

Bo is immature at times, but as you watch the series from beginning to end, you see him grow up a little more as time goes on and things happen that makes him realize just how much growing up he has to do. Instances of that are when Luke or Jesse or Daisy gets hurt and you see him begging them to wake up or if he has a fight with Luke and he comes to realize just how stupid he was being. He was cute and he knew it, and he used to to his advantage in any situation which did get him into a lot of trouble. He definatly looks up to Luke a lot, always eager to please him and make him proud. I think it hurts Bo a lot when they fight, even if he is the one to start it. But he is definatly a family guy, who doesn't shy away from responsibilty and is always hell bent on making sure those he loves are protected and safe. I think at first glance, a parent would be worried yes about their daughter dating him, but as they got to know him and see the ideals and priorities he has, I think they would feel more comfortable. Just my opinion of course.

Luke jerked a little when B.L's hand found its way softly onto his arm, but he sighed and chuckles slightly with her as she commented on the brisk pacing he had been doing of the waiting room. But it wasn't too long before his face fell back into the serious, downcast expression it had been wearing and he leant against the wall, looking down at his feet. "I can't sleep B.L, not when Bo is like this. I never have been able ta..." He looked up at the cieling, smiling fondly. "When he was younger and used ta get ill, I would never leave his side, not for nothin'. Uncle Jesse used to try and make me but, I just couldn't do it. I need ta know he's safe....like I always promise him he will be."

Yeah I read somewhere it was Bo James Duke too. I cant remember where but I swear I once heard it in an epsiode too. Uncle Jesse was telling him off or something and he went Beaureguard James Duke, you tell me what's happenin' or.... I swear it was in an epsiode but I just know from somewhere that it is James

In fact, I have loads more quotes from Dukes, all stored in a word document. There are 12 pages and growing. :-) Keeps me entertained on a rainy day

After another hour of waiting, Luke finally pulled himself away from the window to look over Jesse and Daisy, who had both managed to fall asleep, and then to B.L. He couldn't really tell if she was awake or not as her face was covered by her hands. Sighing he stood up and stretched his cramped muscles, unable to sleep through the worry and fear for Bo. It hurt him to think of Bo so ill over something that he couldn't tell Luke about, and he could see from the reactions he got at the lake that Bo was so deeply hurt and scared by that same fact. But what could have happened to Bo to make him end up like this? Luke paced the room as he raked his thoughts, trying to think back to when this had all started...

To Luke and Daisy, it felt like a lifetime before they finally reached Tri County Emergancy Hospital. Before Daisy, B.L and Uncles Jesse had even gotton out of the truck, Luke was over the side of the bed and helping the on standby medical team that was waiting for them load Bo quickly onto a gurney, explaining all that had been going on and his symptoms. The team took off, striding quickly down the corridors, all shouting things to one another that neither Luke nor Daisy understood. The Dukes were trying to keep up as best they could, reluctant to let their youngest out of their site. However, as the procession reached a set of swinging double doors, several nurses stepped in front of the group, blocking their way. "We're sorry but no one excpet staff are allowed in the treatment room. If you'd take a seat, someone should be with you soon." Daisy nodded, hugging Jesse, while Luke also nodded, murmmering his thanks before crossing over to the waiting room window and sitting gently on the windowsill, leaning his head against the cool glass.

Daisy nodded, squeezing B.Ls hand softly for more support, gradually bringing herself back together. She reached over for the CB and radioed ahead to Tri County Hospital to let them know they were on their way. After a while she half turned to look out the back window onto her two cousins. Luke was cradaling Bo's head gently in his lap, smoothing the golden curls like he used to do for a 12 year old Bo during bouts of flu or colds. He had never minded staying up with his cousin during those nights because he never wanted Bo to feel alone, never wanted him to suffer alone. He had promised him before he had gone away to the Marines, that despite the distance between them, he would always be close by as long as Bo kept him in his heart. And now, as he looked over his youngest cousin for about the 100th time, he found that that promise could never be truer. Although Bo had drifted from Luke's company and strong friendship they had, the love that they held for each other was as strong as ever, and Luke would never ever let that go, no matter what Bp said or did, that love would never be lost. "You listen here Bo Duke and you listen good. You can't leave me like this cousin. When we get to that hospital I want you to fight like you never fought before. I need you here with me lil' cousin, I don't know what I'd do if I lost ya....please Bo....please fight for me..."

As Luke gently helped Uncle Jesse place Bo in the back of the truck, he had to bite his lip to stop the tears that threatened to fall cascading down his cheeks. The way Bo's head rolled with every movement, the way his body felt so weak and limp in his arms made him realize just how serious he had let this situation become. Usually he would have picked up on Bo's change of temperment the day it had begun, but he had been so distracted with getting the farm work done and making sure the General was in good shape for the race Bo was meant to be racing in this saturday, that he had thought nothing of Bo's unusually close to the surface temper and had overlooked the small tell tale signs that Bo needed help that he had known were there since Bo was a youngster. He reached over the side of the pickup where his youngest cousin now lay, deathly pale and silent, inbetween the pillows and covers of the make-shift bed, even though sweat covered his brow and trickled down the side of his face. He sweapt the blonde locks away from the young man's forehead and pressed a small kiss to it gently. "I'm so sorry cousin...I'm gonna make sure you get all the help you need and then once your better, we'll get this whole thing straightened out. The people who did this to ya are gonna pay Bo...I promise ya." He looked over as Daisy and B.L finally stepped out the front door, both with tear tracks staining their beautiful cheeks. He walked over and wrapped his arms around them both, before helping them into the cabin of the truck. He was riding in the back with Bo and there was nothing anyone could say or do to convince him otherwise.

Daisy cried softly as she gathered up the pillows and blankets from the spare room, watching as Luke and B.L moved the matress from there out to the pickup now stood waiting by the door. She wanted her baby cousin to be alright, she wanted him to return to the normal, cheerful young man she had remembered. She had been forced to watch as over the past week, Bo fell deeper and deeper into himself, hiding away from the rest of the world, spending copious amounts of time on his own, skipping meals and shirting his chores. She had never seen him so weak and vulnerable as he appeared over the course of the week, and it scared her. Everyone knew as soon as Luke had bought him back this afternoon that something was seriously wrong...Daisy just hoped that they were in time to catch it before she lost one half of the team that made her feel safe, secured and loved. She sank onto the floor, clutching the soft pillows and sheets, letting the tears fall for Bo, praying softly that he would be ok.

Daisy watched as Luke paced up and down the living room floor. Since Bo had been brought in nearly an hour ago, no one had heard anything from him. Uncle Jesse was in there checking on him, and they knew already that the news they were going to get from him was not going to be good. If it was, Uncle Jesse would have been out long ago. This was going to be Bo's last chance. If Uncle Jesse couldn't see any visable signs of improvement, Bo would be taken to Tri County. Daisy couldn't understand why no one wanted to take him earlier, he looked absolutly terrible and she was sure that what he needed more than anything was proper medical care, although Luke strongly disagreed with her. She smiled gratefully as B.L gripped her hand a little for reassurance. Eventually, Uncle Jesse stepped out of the boy's bedroom wearing a grim look, and a tear slipping down his cheek.