BoJamesDuke

"He's at home sleepin'...he wont be awake till tomorrow at least...I gave him some sleepin pills that are strong enough t'knock out a horse..." He admitted quietly, looking down at the floor. He knew his Uncle was worried now and hated how much more pale his Uncle had gone.

Biting his lip, knowing eventually his Uncle would drive it out of him, Bo slowly recounted what had happened with Luke that morning. "I just...I...I don't know what to do Uncle Jesse...i've gone as far as to think about having him admitted..."

Bo swallowed hard again, his throat and mouth suddenly inexplicably dry...wondering what kind of an effect this news was gonna have on Jesse and also now thinking maybe it wasn't such a good idea to talk about it with him after all. "Uhh..."

Bo smiled back a little, his heart aching as once more his Uncle searched for Luke with yet the same result as always.

Bo smiled a little, not able to stay frowning when his Uncle spoke...when he spoke it meant he was still here and he wanted to savour every word Jesse spoke before he could hear him now more. "I know...m'sorry...had a lot of things t'deal with.."

Bo took a deep breath, swallowing hard before he stepped into the room, always hating to see his Uncle looking so bad. Quietly, intent on letting Jesse sleep, he crept into the room with Daisy and took up his usual seat at his Uncle's side.

Bo nodded a little with a small sigh, parking the General up before sliding out carefully.

The two spent the rest of the trip that way, neither of them speaking instead just letting the General work his magic and soothe them just a little. However it wasnt too long before they were being snapped back into reality as they pulled up at the Atlanta General Hospital where Jesse was staying. Tri County just didnt have the facilities to give Jesse the help and comfort he needed.

Bo softly put an arm around her shoulders before heading out the yard, slower than usual because he just wanted to take the time to enjoy the peace that driving gave him.

Bo nodded softly and gave her the soft instruction to get her things before going in and checking on Luke. He was definitly out for the count and with the strength of the sleeping tablets it would be another 24 hours or so before he would wake no matter what happened. Making sure he was tucked in, he turned and went outside, climbing into the General and starting him up as he waited for Daisy. The engine noise was soothing to him.

Bo let them stay that way for a long time, just drawing in the comfort from the other person. Eventually though he had to pull away. "I have t'go Dais...you wanna come or stay?"

"Me too Dais..." He replied quietly, closing his eyes a little as he rested his chin on top of her head.

Bo sighed and hugged her close as she cried, rubbing her back. "I know Dais...but you gotta trust me okay. I'm gonna talk to Uncle Jesse and see what he thinks, I need someone's advice and right now his is the best I can get...the best I can trust...who knows, maybe he can give me some kind of solution to help Luke..."

"Dais that's what i've been trying to tell you....this aint just a funk...he is actually depressed enough he's trying to comit suicide. Sweetheart when I found him, he was sitting on the edge of Widow's Peak with the rocks just crumbling away underneath him...I asked him to come away from the edge and he wouldn't...I pulled him away just as the bit he was sitting on gave way...and he still fought to get away from me and get back there..." He explained sadly...he didn't want to have to do this to Luke either but right now there was no other thing he could see working. "I'm gonna talk to Uncle Jesse, see what he thinks...but we just cannot watch him 24/7 Dais...and that's what its gonna take t'stop him doing what he's trying to..."

"I'm gonna see what Uncle Jesse thinks....might be that...he needs...needs to be admitted..." Bo said quietly, hating to do it but having thought about it while he was working. There was no way he and Daisy could watch him 24/7...

Bo sighed and stood up with his boots on, shrugging on a jacket as it had gotten a little colder outside. "Well...those sleeping pills are strong enough t'knock out a horse so he shouldn't be wakin' up till tomorrow...but...I know he shouldn't be on his own at all while he's awake..."

A couple of hours later and all the chores were done and Bo had gotten cleaned up with a refreshing shower and some coffee to wake him up some more. Pulling his boots on again, he called out. "Daisy you gonna come see Uncle Jesse or you gonna stay here?"

Bo watched her go, biting his lip and shaking his head slightly. Things were bad enough without Daisy being mad at him too, but there were just things he needed to do right now and to do them he needed to be as focused as possible.

"Well who says ya can't be friends with her? If its a relationship they have a problem with, surely they can't object t'some kind of a friendship. It ain't fair for her or you to just cut her out yer life once this blows over." Ted said with a small frown, noticing how quiet Luke got.

Ted sighed a little, shaking his head. "Are you sure its the right one...I mean I know that things with Cassie are hard and...heck maybe its not the best pairing anyway. But you can't give up on love completly...when you find it...properly and truly find it...its the best feeling in the world. Everyone has disasterous relationships, its normal...but you cant just give up just because something didn't work out..."

Bo sighed and shook his head as he kept working, he just couldn't deal with her too right now...he needed to talk to Jesse...

"Its eaisier to deal with everything else. What good is it gonna do if I just sit there and cry and moan and shout things huh? Someone needs to take charge and I'm sorry but in order to do that, I Have to have some degree of control over myself..." Bo countered back, not in the mood for being argued with.

"Daisy if there's something you can do then i'll ask ya if you can do it...but you do got your own things to worry about as well alright." Bo reasoned gently, knowing she was as worried as he was.

Bo shrugged her hands off, shaking his head. "Daisy look...dont do that okay. I aint gonna go off like Luke I promise...just right now I need to think clear and figure out what i'm gonna do with Luke and about Uncle Jesse...I aint got time to sit and cry and scream curses at the sky okay..."

Bo sighed and took a deep breath before saying. "Right now, what I feel aint important."