B.L. Davenport

Luke sat there staring out over the water wondering how on earth he himself was going to get through this in helping Bo. Bo was already scared stiff he'd be a complete wreck and scared to death before it was all said and done but he knew Jesse was right if they were going to keep Bo from loosing it completely they had to do something drastic and it had helped him when he had come back from 'nam so he was confident it would help Bo too.

"Thanks Coot catch ya later" With that Luke hung the CB mic back in it's place and kept on driving around aimlessly for a while turning things over in his head before stopping at Hazzard Pond sliding out of the General and going to sit by the pond skipping rocks across the water deep in thought.

Luke hearing Cooter's concerned voice come over the airwaves picked up his CB mic pressing the transmit button. "Lost Sheep 1 here Crazy C....yeah I'm alright just doin' some thinkin."

Luke sits there another moment after Daisy goes back to her chores then gets up going out and getting in the General driving off. He needed some time to think.

"We won't, he'll get through it and come out stronger because of it" *Luke bit his lip hoping that was true*

Nodding Luke took her hand in his and squeezed it lightly with a small smile. They just had to trust in Jesse no matter how hard it was to watch Bo go through this. "Are ya ready for this? It's gonna be hard ta see but we gotta do it for Bo's sake."

After Jesse went out Luke looked to Daisy to see what her reaction to all this was. She had stayed quiet during the whole conversation and he wanted to know how she felt about it.

"I know what yer sayin' is true Uncle Jesse I just hate the thought of puttin' Bo through that but if it'll help him get over this then that's just the way it'll have to be."

Luke sighed and shook his head he didn't have a better solution but he still wasn't convinced this was the best route to take with Bo. But he'd go along with whatever Jesse thought was best.

Luke swallowed and nodded he knew it was best for Bo he just didn't know if Bo was going to be able to take it or not. He'd been scared out of his mind but it had helped him to deal with his irrational fears but he wasn't sure if this time the cure might do more harm than the 'disease'.

Luke nodded slowly, remembering how it had been for him and Bo had been there through it all when he'd felt this way. He was going to be there for Bo too, he wasn't kidding himself it wasn't going to be easy but he could do it for Bo's sake he had to. "yes sir"

Luke sighed leaning forward and propped his elbows on his knees lacing his fingers, explaining quietly "B.L. brought Bo home in a state....he was scared witless every little sound made him nearly jump out of his skin. He's afraid if he don't get a handle on it we'll let 'em send him to the looney bin. I told him that wouldn't happen but he's still a little shook up cos he can't figure out why it's hittin' him now a month after being held hostage instead of just after it happened."

Once satisfied Bo was settled, Luke turned and went back out to the livingroom sitting back on the couch. Silently looking at Jesse as he looked at them noone saying a word about what was going on just yet, all of them just watching each other.

Luke stood and gently picked Bo up effortlessly and carried him to the room they had shared since they were children. Putting Bo to bed Luke covered him up gently and then just stood watching him sleep making sure he was going to stay soundly asleep.

Jesse came into the livingroom sitting down in his favorite chair and picked up the newspaper. Glancing occassionally at the three young people on the couch wondering when the two holding onto the third would tell him what was going on. But deciding not to question them they would tell him when they thought it was the right time.

Luke looked back at Daisy with the same questioning look. He wasn't sure if they should tell Jesse yet or not either. Looking back at Bo and still feeling him trembling Luke shook his head slightly at Daisy they would wait till Bo wasn't in earshot to tell Uncle Jesse what was going on in hopes that it was just a one time occurance.

Jesse came back in a while later finding the three cousins sitting on the couch together. Daisy holding one of Bo's hands and rubbing his back with the other while Luke had both arms firmly around his youngest cousin. "Ya see Luke I tole ya he'd be back."

LOL I've thought many times somebody should write Gy and ask him specifically about all this.

In baby for the Dukes Jesse says Daisy was 6 when she came to the farm and there's a reference to Bo being about the same age as the baby they are taking care of. I don't think it's mentioned how old Luke was though.

Luke gives Bo a gentle squeeze speaking softly and reasurringly in his ear "of course we will.....now try to get some rest we'll protect ya."

"I know your scared Bo....it's alright to be scared. We'll help ya through it any way we can." Luke smiled reassuringly at Bo wiping away a tear that managed to escape the blue eyes looking back at him with all the confidence a younger brother would give an older.

I have to say that when I accessed the site and found everything changed I was not happy lol but then it was 3am and trying to figure out something knew at that time of day is frustrating. Now that I've learned the ropes in the light of day things really haven't changed that much as far as actual posting. As for the avatars and sig lines I like the new format better because I am one of those dial up users that big sigs and graphics makes it hard to read the things on the forum I want to read.

Luke is shocked to say the least hearing Bo's words, turning Bo to face him looking Bo straight in the eye he says adamantly. "You will beat this Bo...you will....but by some chance you don't *noone* is going to lock you in the looney bin *noone*."

Luke put his finger against Bo's lips to quiet his babbling for a moment. "Bo nobody knows exactly how the brain works.....but apparently it was bad enough. Maybe your brain just pushed it all aside while it was happening unable to deal with it at the time but now that your home and things are 'normal' it's being unlocked so you can cope with it. Just know that your not alone Bo ya can talk ta me, or Daisy anytime day or night. B.L. and Cooter's available too anytime ya need 'em." Luke comforted and reassured softly in Bo's ear.

Luke shook his head hugging Bo a little tighter as Daisy did the same from the other side. "No Bo yer not goin' crazy...ya just feelin' the afteraffects of the trauma of being in the hands of that madman."