BoJamesDuke

And here is the proof in my avatar...now if your blonde and going to brunette there is no way you can get it that dark without it going a funny colour...believe me my sister tried, it was hilarious

Hey I was at Dukesfest too! Did you see me? I was the one on stage doing the trivia questions on both days - the girl not the voice guy lol.

Here's an idea, how bout a live private messaging function like on facebook where you can message each other. I know that the chat room has that function but you have to log into chat to get to it and stay logged in or you can't chat personally.

Sure enough, as the car pulled up more slowly than when it had entered into Hazzard, out stepped Bo Duke. Tall as ever and his blonde hair looking as always like he had crawled out of a hedge backwards, he grinned as he looked around Hazzard Square. He still lived there to a degree, that's where his home was when he wasn't touring with the NASCAR circuit...and that was where his family now lived. The Duke farm had been expanded by him and Luke once Bo found the one he would finally settle down with, so now it could accomodate both Bo's family and Luke's. Hurrying round to the passenger side door, Bo leaned over and opened it, letting his wife out. Her long blonde hair flowed down her back, the wind catching it just a little to make it sway in the breeze as she turned with a smile and looked up at her husband, shaking her head. "You just can't resist making an entrance can you..." Bo shook his head with the old schoolboy grin. "Nope..." Sammy could only laugh, too used by now to Bo's antics to reprimand him. She trusted Bo with her life behind the wheel of a car, he was a NASCAR driver for pete's sake...if she didn't trust him then she would spend the best part of her life worrying about him. Leaning up she planted a soft kiss on his lips that he instantly started returning. Only to be broken by... "EWWWW!! Do you two gotta do dat out here too in fwont of evwybody?!" Bo chuckled and looked down to his side where his son stood - little 5 year old TJ Duke (The T and the J standing for Tyler-Jesse) and he was just the spitting image of his father and his behaviour wasn't too far off either. Although, with Uncle Luke's calming influence around and his ability to be able to teach the head strong little boy the things his father didn't have the patience to schooling wise, he was also clever and able to hold his temper much better than Bo ever did when he was a child....however that also meant that his own son could come up with some interesting points sometimes. "I can't help it son, I love yer mommy so I have to show her how much..." "Not out here where my fwiends can see! Yer so embarassing!" TJ whined, folding his arms which only made Sammy and Bo chuckle all the more. "If we's so embarrasing maybe we shouldn't go get ice cream then..." Bo countered with a raised eyebrow, to which TJ squirmed and whined. "Awww Daddddd...." Bo chuckled and swung him up into his arms, ruffling his hair as the small family headed over to where Cassie and Rosco were standing.

I absolutly love the word you used here - spelunking - it is a brilliant word...got to be my word of the day now Glad that you happened to stumble upon us, come have a chat sometime in the chat window, there's usually quite a few of us in there. If you got any questions, dont hesitate to ask. We dont bite...well Roger might a little...but generally we're friendly people Hope to speak with you more soon and welcome to Hazzard Net oh fellow Dukes Worshiper

Bo kept a supportive arm around Luke softly as he guided him to Jesse's side where their Uncle could actually see him. "Yeah...just like I said Uncle Jesse...I told ya he'd be here..." He said softly. Jesse opened his eyes slowly and looked up, smiling as he finally saw Luke though his heart ached at how his eldest looked. Never before had Luke looked so pale and withdrawn and it hurt to think that there was nothing he could do...that he was the cause of his eldests' pain. Reaching out with a weak trembling hand, he gently took Luke's in his and gave it a firm squeeze. "There he is...there's my....special little boy..." he said softly, knowing that right now Luke wouldn't care about the old term of endearment for him being used in public....right now Luke didn't seem to care about anything besides his own devastating feelings.

Smiling as reassuringly as he could, Bo softly gave a squeeze to his older cousins hand and walked along the corridors with him, leading him to Jesse's room.

Bo swallowed hard, looking back at him as well, ready to grab him should Luke try and run...now that Luke was through the doors it wasn't likely he was going to be leaving again until he was back to more or less his normal self. Stepping forward a little, he reached his hand out to his older cousin, saying softly. "C'mon brother..."

Bo too sat quietly, fighting the urge to fall asleep in the comfy seats desperatly as they got closer and closer to the hospital, knowing that only he and Daisy would be leaving that night.

Bo softly let her go after giving her a quick squeeze before leading them all outside, helping Luke into Dixie and letting Daisy drive this time, knowing with how tired he was he wouldn't be able to keep his focus on the road.

Bo swallowed softly and caught Daisy before she could go hug him, softly shaking his head at her. "Not now Daisy..."

Bo nodded gently and pushed away from the side, pointing to Luke gently. "So is he.."

Bo watched him with a small sigh, waiting to see if Daisy would get up or if he would have to go and get her...not sure if she was actually working today or not...he was just too tired to remember everything.

Bo soon had Luke and himself ready, trying to force himself not to think about how robot like and down Luke was. Grabbing some coffee he poured Luke a cup and handed it to him once it had cooled down some, not even willing to risk that.

Bo nodded a little and got off the bed, helping him up and taking him to the bathroom quietly with some clean clothes so he could help Luke get ready.....not exactly trusting him to do the simple things himself anymore.

Bo continued to hold him for some time, just wanting the closeness with his brother again before he noticed the time. Swallowing gently, he pulled away just a little and said softly. "We gotta get ready..."

Bo just shook his head, he couldn't tell Luke not to be sorry...he knew his words weren't having an effect anymore...because Luke wasn't really there. He didn't know who this was...but it wasn't Luke...

Bo clung back to him just as tightly, just as afraid as Luke was that he was going to lose his older cousin...he was going to lose all authority figure he had in his life and then he would be the one to take the helm...when inside he still felt like a little, unprotected 5 year old. Luke had already suffered that..twice over with the death of his parents and now his Uncle and Aunt...but Bo...Bo was only just learning what loss really meant...and he couldn't handle it any better than Luke.

Bo shook his head, holding Luke close again and rocking him, crying as well. "Its not...its not Luke its not..."

Bo sniffed hard, shaking his head and now feeling like he was making Luke feel even worse...which is why he knew he couldn't look after Luke like he should. "You don't gotta be...everyone has problems...aint your fault..."

"yes you could...you could even just a little bit...I dont want you to think I dont care, that I'm just passing you off because i've got so much to handle...its not that, its really not...I really am just...I feel so...lost and...I...I want to sort everything out, I want to make it okay again but I dont know how....I just dont know how..." he choked softly on the words, shaking his head and feeling ashamed of his own inadequence. Luke would have known how to help him...why didn't Bo know how to help Luke...

"I'm sorry...Luke i'm sorry please don't hate me okay...I really dont want to send you away, I don't want to have to pass you off to someone else to help you but I dont know what else to do...I don't know how else to help you..." Bo pleaded softly with tears dribbling down his own cheeks now.

Bo shook his head softly. "I don't want you to go...I'm so scared that I feel like you have to get some sort of help...and I cant be here 24 hours a day cause I got a farm to run, and Daisy to look after and Uncle Jesse for now too...I cant give you the support you need I just can't do it...i'm freaking out thinking about all the work I gotta do already...I want nothing more than for you to be here with me, with us working things out together like we always do but....we just can't while you need someone's help and I can't be the one to give it to you this time...I couldn't even if I didn't have so much to do because I just don't know what to say...what you want from me..." he admitted softly, his voice getting tight with emotion, wishing that Luke wouldn't think that he was sending him away.

Bo nodded a little, swallowing hard. "You know as...as in staying someplace nice and....letting some doctors help ya work things out cause...I just...I dont know what to do to help you Luke and...i'm frightened that...the moment I take my eyes off ya...the next thing I know you'll have gone and...do...what you nearly did...yesterday and...I...I can't handle...losing Uncle Jesse and you...I can;t do it...and this is the only way I can think of to help you..." he said with a sniff, feeling like the worst person in the world for suggesting it...like he was suggesting sending Luke to some prison...