B.L. Davenport

Luke continued to hold the glass letting Bo drink slowly pulling back slightly when he tried to gulp it all at once. Getting drunk wouldn't solve anything. Once the shine was gone Luke put the glass down on the coffeetable. Leaning back against the couch he pulled Bo back to relax next to him until the shine took affect.

"It's ok Bo, the docs said this might happen just try to stay calm" Luke looks up at Daisy as she hands him the shine holding it to Bo's lips hoping it would calm him down. B.L. stood leaning against the wall wondering now if taking Bo out had been such a good idea afterall.

Luke hearing Daisy's frantic call rushes into the house seeing Bo kneeling on the floor next to B.L. shaking while she kept an arm around him. "What's wrong?" B.L. looks up at Luke shaking her head and shrugging helplessly. "I dunno Luke, every little sound is scarin' him ta death." Luke rushes over pulling Bo gently to his feet and guiding him to the couch where he sits down beside his youngest cousin with an arm around his shoulders. "s'alright Bo yer safe"

Held him close making it look like they were joined at the hip. Gripping him a little tighter everytime he jumped from a noise. Smiling relieved to see the farm come into view. "Almost there Bo" Continues onto the farmhouse trudging across the front yard and in the front door.

Remembers what the doctor had said about him possibly needing professional help to deal with the memories of what he'd been through and figures that was what was happening but she didn't want to believe it wasn't something his friends and family couldn't help him through without the help of doctors. "The doctors said this might happen....it's just after affects of the trauma of being held captive. C'mon we'll go back ta the farm and you'll feel better." Leads him toward home to the safety of the farm and his family.

Getting to her feet B.L. puts an arm around Bo's waist as he jerks sharply. "My goodness Bo yer as jumpy as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockin' chairs. What's got ya spooked?"

B.L. still had not opened her eyes just letting the peace of the place surround them. Feeling a slight tremble go through Bo sitting shoulder to shoulder as they were she cracked an eye looking over at him. He didn't look like anything was wrong to the average observer but to her and his family a small change from his normal appearance was detectible. "Bo? You ready ta go home?...the longer we stay gone the longer the lecture's gonna be." Worried something was wrong with him but tries to make it sound like she was more concerned with the amount of trouble they were going to be in.

I posted about a new forum with an rp section under General maybe I should have posted it here to get the word out better. All characters are welcome whether it's an original from the tv show or not. We do need the three Duke cousins though. Most of the plots will probably take place in the current times. In the current thread its 2006 so Uncle Jesse has passed on to the pearly gates as well as Boss Hogg. But everyone else still lives in Hazzard. Cooter is a congressman but Bo don't drive NASCAR, Luke ain't a smoke jumper, and Daisy never went to college and got her PhD at Duke University she still works at the Boar's Nest. PM me for the link if you'd like to play or just look around.

Satisfied that Luke had calmed down Jesse went into the livingroom and sat in his favorite chair to read the paper. He had a feeling Bo wasn't completely alone and while he'd preferred Bo had told one of them he knew that he was ok. Luke turned and went back out to finish the chores when Jesse had went to read the paper and Daisy had turned back to he pie making. He just hoped Bo would be back before dark and the air became damp and chilly. Walking across the yard the CB in the general lee crackled to life with a familiar jovial voice. "Breaker one Breaker one I might be crazy but I ain't dumb Crazy Cooter comin' atcha any o' you Duke's home on the Hazzardnet c'mon?" Rushing over to the open window of the car Luke reached in and grabbed the CB mic pressing the transmit button. "Luke here Crazy C what's up?" "Have ya seen B.L.? I went by the Boar's Nest for a beer and she weren't there. I asked and Jerry said she'd called in sick but that ain't so ya saw her she was fine when we left ya'lls place." Luke shook his head wondering why he hadn't thought of it before when he found Bo missing. Bo wasn't alone he bet, especially now knowing B.L. had called in sick she had to be with Bo but where they had snuck off to he didn't know. Pressing the transmit button he replied to Cooter's question about her whereabouts. "No we ain't seen hide nor hair of her since ya'll left here Bo's missin' and I'm bettin' she's with him." Cooter shook his head with a slight chuckle those two were always getting upto some sort of mischief and seeing how they could worry their families. "I bet your right Luke, If I see 'em I'll make sure she brings Bo straight home. Catch ya on the flip side Buddyroe I'm gone." "Catch ya later Coot" With that Luke replaced the CB mic and resumed his trek to the the barn.

Luke chuckled at the joke although there was some truth to it. Jesse's big toe had detected trouble more than once or twice. Sighing silently he resolved to stop worrying so much, if Jesse wasn't worried then he shouldn't be either.

Luke wrapped his arms around Daisy propping his head on top of hers with a deep sigh. He did feel a little more at ease knowing Bo had taken his coat with him whereever he'd gone. "Point taken he's not done anything I haven't done." He admitted begrudgingly

Luke sighed giving Daisy a glare she was right and he knew it and that bothered him all the more. "Alright alright I'll cool it. But in my defense when I'm ill it ain't because some guy's beat the tar outta me. And I don't have the breathing problems Bo's always had with his asthma. What if he ain't got his inhaler with him?"

Jesse frowned as he listened to Luke wondering just where his youngest had gotten off to. He wasn't happy about it anymore than Luke was but he also understood Bo's need to have a break from the hovering that the family tended to do. He'd talk to Bo about letting someone know when he needed to get away instead of just sneaking off when he came back from whereever he was. "Now Luke he's a big boy and can take care of himself, he'll be back from whereever he went." Luke shook his head opening his mouth to argue with Uncle Jesse that Bo shouldn't be out there alone but quickly closed it knowing better than to argue. Deep down he knew he was hovering and that Bo just needed some time to himself but he still couldn't help worrying about him.

Luke shook his head angrily growling. "never mind I have my answer, he ain't here." Jesse came in just in time to hear the last of Luke's statement with a furrowed brow he asked. "Who ain't here?" Luke just looked at his Uncle for a moment before again growling his answer. "Bo...he's disappeared. The window that faces the east 40 is open so that must be his escape route."

Luke finished up in the barn and decided to check on Bo before mending the fence out behind the barn. Walking over to the house he noticed things looked awfully still in the room,moving a little closer with a muttered curse he knew why everything was so still and quiet the room was empty and he could see the other window open. Deciding to give Bo the benefit of the doubt though that he'd just raised the window to cool off the room and had gone out to the kitchen for something to eat or drink. Bounding up the steps into the house he calls out walking into the kitchen. "Uncle Jesse, Daisy is Bo...."

B.L. lazily opened one eye to look at him he didn't look fine but she wouldn't pressure him. If he wanted to talk about it he would in his own time and if he didn't no amount of asking from her would drag it out of him. Settling back down closing her eye she decided to just keep a close ear on him and would press further if he still seemed a little bothered by something. "kay"

B.L. sensed Bo shift beside her, not opening her eyes though. He was probably just getting more comfortable but something was nagging at her to ask if he was alright risking his irritation for mother henning him but she just couldn't help herself. "Bo you alright?"

B.L. looked over at Bo and smiled seeing his eyes closed she knew he wasn't asleep,he just looked peaceful and content. She thought back to that day in the hospital when the doc had told them that Bo would probably need professional counseling to get over the mental anguish. Looking at him though she thought again that the doc had been wrong all Bo needed was the love and support of his family and friends and he would get over the ordeal. She believed as his body got stronger again that he would be able to at least put the experience behind him if not totally forget it. Sighing again she closed her own eyes just listening to the peace around them. It was like old times again they didn't need to talk but just sit together and listen to the sounds of the birds and other wooded creatures around them and if you listened closely you could hear a little creek bubbling over the rocks not too far away. A casual listener would miss it,even their cousins might miss it but she and Bo were like a part of this place and could hear it plainly as if it was just outside a few feet away.

Smiles "no problem Bo" sighs leaning against the wall stretching her legs out in front of her,the old peaceful feeling this place always gave her falling over her.

B.L. chuckles ruffling Bo's hair "He can't help it, that's just Luke he worries.....chances are I'll be right along side ya gettin' that chewing out. Just be patient with 'em and I'll try to rescue ya once in a while ta give ya a break from it all ok."

"I guess that's it, we just don't have time to do those things anymore. Chuckles slightly "I think my grown up status may be questioned after this caper, we ain't snuck each other out of the house in ages either.

Sits beside him looking around as well, this place held so many memories of times spent here together. Sometimes just talking when one or the other had a problem and sometimes just having fun together and goofing off, without a care in the world. "Yeah.....reckon why that is? We used ta come here all the time."

Grinned patting his cheek gently. "Just checkin', I'm in enough trouble already without ya gettin' sick on top of it cos I snuck ya outta the house." Sighed she was sure to get yelled at by Luke and a stern lecture from Uncle Jesse if not taken to the woodshed to boot. It was worth it though Bo already looked more relaxed just for being out in the fresh air without someone hovering over him at every little cough or wheeze his lungs immited.

Pulls his coat a little tighter around him and rubbed his back a bit as he coughed meeting his frown about her molly coddling with a don't mess with me I get the right to molly coddle cos I snuck you out look. "ya ok?" Can't help questioning worriedly if he got sick it'd be her fault for sneaking him out of the house. While she wouldn't hover as Luke was apt to do she wasn't go to not keep a concerned eye on him just to make sure he was ok.

Giggles, then takes a cautious look out toward the barn to make sure Luke hadn't decided to check up on Bo. Not seeing him anywhere in sight holds out her hand to Bo. "c'mon let's split before the warden catches us" Once he was out the window they walked off through the woods to one of their favorite hiding places when they'd been younger.