B.L. Davenport

Luke leans over kissing Daisy's forehead, stroking her hair. "Don't worry about it no hard feelin's your just worried and upset and I'm being stubborn. I'll get a Doc ta take a look." Just as Luke finishes speaking a doctor walks by the room and Luke steps out in the hall calling to him. "Excuse me doctor but could you check me out? My cousin and I were attacked although he got the worst end of it, I do have some injuries that need attention I think." The Doctor smiles kindly at Luke "Of course come with me." "Uh could ya do it in my cousin's room I don't wanna leave him alone with my other cousin for long he's on pain medication and it doesn't agree with him. His doctor said he might be disoriented when he wakes up and I need to be close to help keep him calm." Doctor Sanchez smiles ushering Luke back inside Bo's room.

"Daisy I didn't mean nothin' like that. But it's my responsibility to take care of you and Bo. But if it'll make ya feel better I'll get the doc to check me out in here but I ain't leavin' him and you alone if he decides to fight back cos he's disoriented you won't be able ta handle him alone." Sighing as he finished speaking, not having meant to make it sound like he was Bo's only cousin but he had to take care of both Bo and Daisy.

"That was before I knew how bad Bo was. I need ta be here in case he wakes up a little. I'll see a doctor later maybe if Bo's doin' alright." Luke flinched as Daisy told him to quit lyin' the accusation hurt even if it was true. Cooter and B.L. rode toward Hazzard in silence in the Judge.

B.L. placed a hand on Daisy's shoulder smiling "Nah you and Luke stay here with Bo, me 'n Cooter'll go get Uncle Jesse for ya'll." Cooter nodded eagerly that they would "B.L.'s right 'sides you ain't in no condition to drive Daisy ya still look a might peaked from all the upset. You stay here and see if ya can't get Lucas to see a doctor." Luke frowned he thought they had forgotten he was hurt. "I don't need to see no doctor."

"Hey any o' ya'll called Uncle Jesse to let him know what's going on?" Cooter asked having just thought about the fact the Duke's beloved Uncle was probably worried sick if he'd heard the CB transmissions. Luke shook his head "No guess we forgot what with all the excitement."

B.L. nods "Yeah I hope Rosco puts him under the jail......even though a hangin' in the town square would be better." Luke looked at B.L. she seemed rather violent but he had to agree although the beating he and Cooter had dished out had been pretty bad Luke thought he deserved more. "He'll get what's comin to him one way or another." Luke said grimly Cooter nodded his own agreement with the rest of them. "Yeah donch ya'll worry he'll get his come uppance."

Luke pulled Daisy a little closer to him not wanting to let her go. He'd left Bo alone and now he was in the hospital seriously injured. "Ya hang in there Bo." Cooter maneuvered himself and B.L. over to the window leaning againts the windowsill holding B.L. tightly round the waist in front of him as she leaned her head against his chest.

As they entered the room and Luke got a look at Bo in the bed and apparently asleep but looking like he'd been hit by a truck he stopped dead in his tracks there was scarcely a place on Bo's body that wasn't covered in bandages. He moved closer to the bed reaching out to stroke Bo's cheek softly one of the few places without a bandage. Cooter and B.L. almost bumped into Luke's and Daisy's backs as they entered the room behind their friends. Once able to see Bo, B.L. buried her face in Cooter's arm the seriousness of the injuries hitting hard and making her feel wobbly on her feet and queasy. Cooter wrapped an arm around her wasit keeping her upright as they moved further into the room.

B.L. covered her mouth with a small gasp hearing what had most likely been done to Bo. It was bad enough knowing the guy had beat Bo up but to know it was done with an object was much much worse. And if he was on that strong of pain medication it was going to be a rough uphill battle for Bo until he was over the effects of the medication and his injuries were starting to heal. Looks to Daisy seeing the fear and worry in her eyes B.L. gives her a quick hug. "He'll be fine" *crooked smile hoping to make the other woman laugh and relieve her own anxiety by making a joke even though the situation was anything but funny.* he's gonna be fun while he's disoriented we can convince him he's on the moon." Luke shook hands with the doctor after listening to all he had to say turning to squeeze Daisy's shoulder in comfort and ruffling B.L.'s hair. "No you are not going to try and convince him he's on the moon." Cooter stands up looking at the other three "well let's go see 'im" he said putting actions to his words heading to Bo's room the others following closely.

B.L. gasps hearing the exent of Bo's injuries gripping Daisy's hand just a little tighter not having heard one sound come from the other woman after the doctor delivered the news. Luke nods with a frown "Alright......thanks for lettin' us know Doctor."

Luke immediately sits straight in his chair hearing approaching footsteps seeing it's the doctor leaps to his feet. "How is he? What's wrong with him?" B.L. gripped Daisy's hand as much to comfort Daisy as herself waiting for the Doctor's reply as Cooter leaned forward listening intently.

B.L. nods understandingly she too felt the same way but not as strongly as Daisy. "They're both gonna be fine" said more confidently than she felt.

B.L. had noticed Cooter's whispers but decided to keep quiet because no matter how much any of them asked him to Luke wasn't going to see a doctor right now. "How ya holdin' up Daisy?" B.L. whispered to her best friend patting Daisy's hand. Luke closed his eyes tiredly getting a pounding headache.

B.L. too had leaped for Bo as he started to fall placing a hand on his chest. Moving out the way as the orderlies came with the gurney. As they leave with him B.L. sits in the chair Bo had just been removed from head leaning against the wall. Luke stretched out his legs in front of him preparing to play the waiting game some more his own slight injuries starting to show themselves. Cooter whispered to Luke not wanting to upset Daisy anymore than she already was. "You ok Luke? Probably wouldn't hurt ta get yourself checked out." Luke just shakes his head negatively and whispers back. "I'm ok"

"BO!" Luke said sharply as he grabbed for Bo's arm to keep him from falling out into the floor.

"Beauregard Duke,he's been badly beaten." Luke answered seeing that Bo wasn't going to, purposely using Bo's full name to try and get some reaction out of him besides his insistance he needed to sleep.

B.L. moved to sit in the floor indian style directly in front of Bo so that Daisy could scoot closer into the vacant chair. "C'mon Bo tell us about your latest female endeavor the little red head you was talkin' to last weekend at the Boar's Nest? I ain't never seen her in Hazzard before." B.L. knew this was the best chance of a topic that would keep Bo talking until the doctor took care of him. Cooter came in the doors frowning as he saw Bo sitting in the chair looking ready to fall over with Luke and Daisy flanking him on either side as B.L. sat in the floor in front of him. "Hey ya'll how's Bo?" Luke looked up shaking his head grimly. "We ain't seen hide nor hair of a doctor yet to know how he is but he's tryin' ta go to sleep on us so figure he has a concussion." Cooter nodded and sat down on the other side of Luke to join the vigil.

"Bo yer tired cos of gettin' hit in the head so ya can't go to sleep that won't be good for ya. Just try 'n think about somethin' else. But ya got to stay awake for now." Luke spoke calmly but inside he was a mess cursing the doctor's slowness.

Luke shifts when Daisy called to Bo instantly sitting his youngest cousin up straight. "Ya got to stay awake Bo ya prolly got a concussion....talk to us cuz but don't go to sleep Bo do not go to sleep." Luke spoke frantically afraid if Bo went to sleep he might not wakeup. Quickly letting go of Daisy from the embrace, B.L. jumped from her chair going into the ladies bathroom coming back a few minutes later with a wet paper towel wiping Bo's face in an attempt to keep him awake with the cool water.

Luke put his own arm around Bo's shoulders to see if he could get Bo to lean over on him and rest his head on Luke's shoulder while they waited. Bo was spacing out but still looked as if he was going to fall out of the chair if B.L. let go of his waist without someone else there to catch him. B.L. smiled at Daisy and gently shook her head that there was no need for thanks. The Dukes was just as much her family as Cooter was.

Luke gives his own sigh knowing Daisy was right "I know he is Daisy......yer right I'd be just as against it as he is but right now it don't matter who helps him as long as he lets one of us and he's accepting B.L.'s help willingly although I can tell he still don't like it but at least he's not being so stubborn he won't even let her help." They got into the hospital and Luke took the clipboard with the papers on it that needed filling out, sitting in the chair on the opposite side of Bo so that he was between Luke and B.L.

B.L. helped Bo make his way slowly across the parking lot only to be told they'd have to wait to see someone and in the meantime fill out some paperwork. So there they sat B.L. with her arm still around Bo protectively as they waited for a doctor to see him and for Luke to fill out the paperwork. Luke sighed pinching the bridge of his nose wearily "Daisy ain't nothin' got into me Bo's not in the mood to accept my help right now B.L.'s the best one ta help 'im at least with her it's just walkin' into the hospital with a prety girl with either one of us it's goin' in against his will with his two older over protective cousins."

B.L. pushed Bo's cheek slightly so he had to look at her speaking tenderly "Bo there's no shame in needin' help ya been hurt real bad stands ta reason ya can't make it without some help." took Bo by the arm slipping it around her shoulders,wrapping her own securely around his waist it wasn't that far of a walk and maybe with help he could make it and still retain his dignity. "Just lean on me."

"You ready to concede defeat and let us help ya or ya just lean against the car until ya eventually slide all the way to the ground?" B.L. asked him with a worried glance Luke wasn't being much help he was still just standing there watching Bo struggle.

Smiling at Daisy Luke explained, while keeping an eye on Bo. "Let 'im see for hisself that he ain't gonna make it then when he falls flat on his face we'll pick 'im up." B.L. watched just as anxiously as Daisy, it was taking all her own will power not to argue with Bo or to try and help him. Back in town Cooter was telling Enos all Luke had relayed to them and what had happened once they had found Bo. Enos booked and locked up the thug telling Cooter that he'd fill Rosco in when he came back from his lunch hour.