B.L. Davenport

Luke looks almost as glum as Bo at the thought. "Shoot" Luke sighs he'd like some shine and is positive Bo could use some.

Luke releases a sigh of his own he'd forgotten about Bo's antibiotics fully intending on sneaking into the shine Jesse thought they didn't know where it was. Thinking a moment turning to Bo with a conspirital look "How many times a day you gotta take that antibiotics?"

Straightening out his bent knee and pulling up the leg dangling from the loft crossing his ankles. Luke looks at Bo sympathetically as he rubs his temples its been a long day and the stress has worn him out Luke can tell. "You want somethin for it before it gets too bad?"

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Luke glances breifly at Bo before turning back to look out over the view. Not asking the one question he's really wanting an answer to,Jesse's leaving after coming from the barn has him puzzled as just to how things went but he isn't going to pry if Bo wants him to know what happened he'll tell in his own time. "Didja get things straightened out?

Luke looked up and out the window at Daisy's nudge spotting Jesse walking across the yard. "I'm gonna go check on Bo that is if he'll talk to me" Not waiting for either Daisy or B.L. to say anything Luke darts out the door meeting Jesse halfway. "Uncle Jesse where's Bo?" Jesse points over his shoulder back at the barn. Answering Luke he continues on toward his pickup leaving as Luke reaches the barn. "I got a few errands to run in town I'll be back before supper" At the barn Luke takes a deep breath before walking inside and looking around only to find there's no Bo in sight,remembering they all used to find refuge in the loft when in trouble Luke climbs the ladder quietly slightly shocked to see Bo lying on his stomach looking out the doors. Climbing the rest of the way up Luke goes and sits down in the opening one leg dangling over the edge while the other is pulled up knee to his chest and his arms wrapped around it. "You ok Bo?"

Wrapping his arms around Daisy Luke sniffs although still not letting the tears fall. "But Dais I had him convinced that it wouldn't go this far if he just stayed calm and explained what he was feelin. He did real good too and then things went bad. I just sat there shakin in ma boots" B.L. comes to stand at Daisy's shoulder adding her own words of wisdom "Luke any man or woman that don't shake in their boots when Jesse Duke's temper is directed at them is just a half bubble off plum they gotta be." Luke stands straight looking at the two young ladies before him and smiles at their attempts to make him feel better although it didn't help much. Jesse watches Bo for a full minute before going over to the door and assissting him further the boy looks ready to collapse and that makes Jesse's decision to follow through all the harder.

Wrapping his arms around Daisy Luke sniffs although still not letting the tears fall. "But Dais I had him convinced that it wouldn't go this far if he just stayed calm and explained what he was feelin. He did real good too and then things went bad. I just sat there shakin in ma boots" B.L. comes to stand at Daisy's shoulder adding her own words of wisdom "Luke any man or woman that don't shake in their boots when Jesse Duke's temper is directed at them is just a half bubble off plum they gotta be." Luke stands straight looking at the two young ladies before him and smiles at their attempts to make him feel better although it didn't help much. Jesse watches Bo for a full minute before going over to the door and assissting him further the boy looks ready to collapse and that makes Jesse's decision to follow through all the harder.

B.L. had been sitting in Daisy's vanity chair facing the bed. When the door slams and Daisy bolts from the bed it takes less than a split second for B.L. to be hot on her heels tipping the chair over,coming to a skidding halt upon seeing Luke's expression. Luke gulps eyes brimming with tears that he stubbornly tries to keep at bay, but isn't quite able to steady his voice. "D.....Daisy Uncle Jesse's gonna switch him. I promised to be supportive and all I did was sit there too scared of crossin Uncle Jesse and getting his wrath myself ta say anythin'. I couldn't even read his thinkin he just looked at me and said *thanks alot for my support* before goin on to the barn and that's when I came in here." By the time Luke has finished his explanation B.L.'s hand has flew to her mouth shocked. Jesse looks over to the door as Bo comes inside.

Luke looks up with hurt shining in his eyes he wanted to say something to stop this but didn't know what he didn't want to end up in the barn alongside of Bo that wouldn't do Bo any good. Luke watches Bo make the walk to the barn feeling lower than a snake's belly he'd promised Bo to support him when talkin to Uncle Jesse but he'd just sat there too intimidated himself to tangle with Jesse. Once Bo had made it safely to the barn Luke angrily got to his feet kicking the woodchopping block before going inside slamming the kitchen door hard enough to rattle the glass in it. B.L. looks up at Daisy as the door slams they had retreated to Daisy's room after finishing the chores staying clear of what was going on outside.

Jesse stands towering over Bo and Luke as he glares down at Bo hands on hips and a look that's so heated it'd make a flower wilt. "Them's all things to be right proud of accomplishin BUT what ya should feel guilty about is sassin me and yellin at ya cousin when all's we's tried to do is help ya. I think we'd best finish this in private" With that Jesse stalks off toward the barn,cutting a switch on the way." Luke puts his face in his hands sighing silently

Jesse lets his hand drop back to his own thigh when Bo jerks his chin from his fingers. "For someone who felt downright guilty abotu it ya sure didn't act like it. It's ok ta let off steam when ya get these feelin's,it's better for ya to do that than keep 'em bottled up inside. *points a finger at Bo* I won't have ya lookin me in the eye and tellin me ya ain't gonna do what I say,I'll try to remember not to tell demand but to ask instead that might help ya feel more in control."

Luke tightens his hold on Bo just a little wishing he could just take his younger cousin camping for a few days and let him just get away from it all but that isn't likely to happen. Jesse smiles fondly careful not to let Bo see as he remembers all the times, Bo as a kid not looking at him when asked that particular question after some sort of trouble he'd gotten into. Lifting Bo's chin with his index finger Jesse reads the blue eyes looking back at him as if they were an open book. "I know what ya thinking Bo ya thinking why don't I understand that ya can't control these impulses right? Well I think upto a point ya can you've just proven it to me. I've seen the look in ya eyes when I'd say somethin that didn't set well and I saw ya clench ya hands into fists to keep control. I know ya know better than that cos I've taught ya better."

Luke took one elbow off the table to wrap an arm around Bo's waist as he felt his younger cousin lean further into him. Jesse nods a worry line creasing his forehead as a new thought occurs to him. "That's assuming J.D. would let me post bail." Taking a deep breath Jesse lets it out slowly preparing for the rest of this conversation,asking calmly hoping to forestall an argument by not giving orders or making demands. "About your behavior yesterday what do you think is the best course of action?"

Jesse nods approval of this decision while his heart aches to know that Bo's been so traumatized that he doesn't even trust himself to leave the farm. "That might not be such a bad idea Bo" Luke feels his own anger welling up to know those men have taken Bo's freedom in another way. Then idly wonders how long it'll be before Bo goes stir crazy from not leaving the farm and he just has to get away for a while.

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Jesse frowns at Bo's words,it doesn't set well one bit that Bo's refusin to mind him no matter what but doing his best to keep his temper from rising and taking the boy to the woodshed Jesse takes a calming breath certain now that this is most likely going to end in a negative way. "I can understand how ya feel some Bo but ya can't just do whatever you's want no matter what there's laws ya hafta obey or spend time in jail if you break 'em you 'n Luke knows that as well as anybody. Ya got to remember that when we's tellin ya stuff it's not orders just ta keep ya under control it's out of love and what's best for ya." Luke had taken in a sharp breath and closed his eyes at Bo's words. Glad Bo didn't go into a rage instead feeling his cousin lean into the hand at his back,but beginning to worry that things aren't going to stay this calm. He always knew Jesse did his best to understand their problems but the man must be a saint after hearing all that and keeping hisself under control Luke decides.

Jesse nods thoughtfully at least Bo's talking to him without flying off the handle. He really doesn't want to spend all their time fighting a battle of wills. Getting down to Bo's level to look him in the eye Jesse puts a caring hand on Bo's knee "Ok.....can you think of a way that we's can avoid ya feelin that way and me being angry cos ya defied me? I don't wanna have them kinda scenes like in the hospital all the time and I'm pretty sure you don't either so how can we stop them but I still expect ya to mind me like." Luke listenes carefully glad Uncle Jesse seems to be understanding that it's the trauma of everything that has Bo not being himself and triggering the defiance and anger. But at Jesse's statement that he expects Bo to mind him still Luke stretches out his arm behind Bo laying what he hopes is a calming hand on his back just to assure Bo that he's there to support him.

Luke sits beside Bo mirroring his cousin's posture only he's looking at Uncle Jesse expectantly. Jesse draws in a deep breath letting it out slowly before speaking determined to keep his own temper in check. "Bo what I want to know is what got into you yesterday at the hospital. Just explain it to me ya ain't never defied me like that before in ya life."

Luke sits beside Bo mirroring his cousin's posture only he's looking at Uncle Jesse expectantly. Jesse draws in a deep breath letting it out slowly before speaking determined to keep his own temper in check. "Bo what I want to know is what got into you yesterday at the hospital. Just explain it to me ya ain't never defied me like that before in ya life."

"Well let's just set down here at the picnic table and say what we mean and mean what we say get everything settled." Jesse looks to Luke about to tell him he'd like to speak with Bo alone but seeing the look in the young man's eyes, he decides against it knowing things will probably go better anyway if Luke is there to keep them both calm and that Luke himself will feel better it's written all over his face everytime he looks at Bo that he's not ready to be too far from him yet for any length of time.

Jesse smiles as he sends up a silent prayer of thanks for Bo's continued speedy recovery "That's good ta hear son......I think we'd best have us a talk about a few things." At Jesse's words B.L. goes in search of Daisy not wanting to be anywhere around for this. Luke closes his eyes hoping Bo will try as hard as he can to hold his temper.

Luke and B.L. both scan the yard again just to make sure that Uncle Jesse was indeed nowhere to be seen. Just as Luke is about to try and persuade Bo to sit down for a spell at the picnic table Jesse comes from inside the corn crib seeing the three standing by the door he joins them not giving a hint as to what his current mood might be of the day before's happenings. "Mornin boys.....How ya feelin Bo?" Luke slowly releases the breath he'd been holding when he saw Jesse approaching them "Mornin Uncle Jesse"

Seeing Bo's reaction the cheshire cat grin is replaced on B.L.'s face with an apologetic look. "Sorry Bo.....Ya best not let Uncle Jesse hear you takin the lord's name in vain like that or he'll wash your mouth out with soap and switch ya." Luke grimaces behind Bo knowing that she's right,looking around the yard not seeing the man mentioned asks "Uh where is Uncle Jesse anyway" B.L. takes a good look around the yard herself before shrugging "Not sure but he's around here somewhere."

Luke laughs opening the door waving Bo out first "I figured you'd feel that way" As the Luke is closing the door behind himself and Bo, B.L. comes around the corner of the house neither of the boys noticing her. "Staging a jailbreak already Luke?" Luke jumps at the sound of the feminine voice turning to glare at B.L. who is grinning like a cheshire cat. "No just gettin some fresh air"