B.L. Davenport

Rosco was at his desk when the Troopers brought Luke in to the jail. Dixie was told to take a seat at Rosco's desk which she did. Rosco had no idea what was going on. He said, "You can just put him up here until we process him." referring to the upstairs cell. Luke managed to find his voice, "Rosco if it's all the same to you. I'd just as soon go downstairs. It will probably be safer there once Luther is called." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As soon as the State Police reached the jail with Luke and Dixie. Luther was called to pick her up. All he had been told was that he needed to pick up his daughter at the jail and to see Trooper Mitchell. He wondered just what kind of trouble Luke Duke had managed to get Dixie into now. "Cooter I've got to go to the jail to pick up Dixie." Cooter asked, "Why?" Luther answered, "That I'm not sure of." "I'm coming with you!" Cooter replied. Konrad and B.L was just pulling up into the yard after their rendezvous at Hazzard Pond just in time to see Luther and Cooter coming out the front door. B.L stuck her head out the window and asked “Where ya’ll going this time of night?†Luther said “To get Dixie at the jail!†B.L said “jail!?†then looked at Konrad with an ‘uhoh’ look. Luther and Cooter didn’t give B.L time to ask what Dixie was in jail before leaving. Well always one to want to be in on the action B.L told Konrad “follow ‘em this should be interesting.†~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trooper Mitchell was still writing his report when Luther got there. He explained the situation and Luther and Cooter flew mad. B.L groaned hearing Trooper Mitchell’s explanation of the situation and she looked at Dixie who looked about as miserable as a girl could look. She went to the younger girl and hugged her comfortingly. Konrad just stood back watching it all he didn’t really know what to say or do he couldn’t believe Luke had managed to get himself in this mess he felt sorry for Dixie Luther was furious and the poor girl looked a little afraid. They wanted to see Luke! at one point Cooter said, "Just arrest me and put me downstairs WITH LUKE, Rosco!!!" Luther wanted the book thrown at Luke.

Dixie replied honestly, "No? What are you all talking about?" Luke whispered, "Sixteen? not eighteen? What was with the Big Birthday?" Dixie was far to innocent to know what was wrong. She replied, "The eighth was a big Birthday. My sweet sixteen. Luke what is wrong?" The look that was on Luke's face was like none Dixie had ever seen on his face before. It was of sheer TERROR! The younger Trooper said, "Miss, you are under eighteen. He's over four years older than you. Which makes what was going on in that back seat when we came up very illegal for Mr. Duke here." Luke was scaring her and he knew it but it was all he could do right now to breath. His chest was tight. He felt numb all over and he was struggling to breath to keep from passing out. He had been so careful to not let this happen. For the two years he could buy beer he'd ever asked his dates to see their ID before he bought them a beer, now THIS! The young Trooper said in a voice of authority. "Mr. Duke on the car and spread 'um!" Before moving, Luke said to Dixie, "This is all my fault. Just remember that. Nothing that happened tonight was your fault. I assumed way too much. I wouldn't have changed a thing except I would have hoped, I'd have waited until you were eighteen if I weren't such a jacka-- and assumed I knew everything." he finished the three quarters of beer in one drink as he slide off the hood. Trooper Mitchell said to Dixie, "Come on you can ride up front with me as soon as we get a wrecker out here." Luke now knew he certainly didn't want Mr. Davenport out here to tow the General Lee under these circumstances. He said, "I'll sign a waiver or whatever. Don't call a wrecker. Mr. Peabody and all of Hazzard know this car. It will be Ok here." The younger Trooper said, "Suit yourself!" As he began to frisk Luke who was spread eagle against the car. At the moment the Trooper placed the first handcuff on Luke, he got a glimpse of Dixie who was crying. Luke couldn't take the fact she was hurting like this and her crying tore him apart. He pulled away heading towards Dixie. Both Troopers turned their attention on Luke. Being a bit more skilled, Trooper Mitchell downed Luke. He had his left shoulder and arm behind his back and was putting pressure on it. Luke was still fighting. Trooper Mitchell applied more pressure as he said, "Calm down! I can, ..., and will, ..., break it!" he cranked the arm even harder. Finally Luke felt the pain above the adrenaline rush he had gotten when he saw Dixie crying and relaxed, letting the Trooper cuff him. Luke would be sorry of that move tomorrow, when the moonshine wore off and his shoulder began to hurt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trooper Mitchell had always been a close friend of the Dukes but had to do his job. Once Trooper Mitchell got him to the car he said, "Luke I'm going to cut you as big a break as I can. Even after THAT stunt. I'm only charging you with Indecent Exposure, Public Intoxication , two counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and now Resisting Arrest instead of the Felony." Luke looked at him in disbelief. The Trooper continued. "However, if her Father pushes, I'll have to drop one Contributing and charge you with the Felony charge of Statutory Rape . Understood?" Luke felt a slight relief but was sure it would be short lived once Mr. Davenport found out. The younger Trooper said, "What?" Trooper Mitchell told him, "I'll be writing this report." The younger Trooper stomped to his side of the car. (Statutory Rape is defined as a n. ---- Sexual relations with a person who has not reached the statutory age of consent.(even if both parties participating are willingly)

Luke looked confused at the Senior Trooper. Luke was getting a bit disgusted at this point. "What is his problem?" he said getting on the hood of the General Lee still holding the beer. He was making all this fuss over a couple of misdemeanors? "Hoooawh! Calm down! What?" Trooper Mitchell said, “This is not really necessary.†He motioned to Luke to relax. The younger Trooper showed Trooper Mitchell the licenses he had in his hands indicating the information in question. Trooper Mitchell said showing his annoyance with the 'eager beaver', "I'll handle this! Luke is all your information correct here?" Luke sighed as he looked at his driver's license he'd seen and shown to every law enforcement person in the Tri-Counties. "Yeah, it's right. Why?" Trooper Mitchell just waved him off. "Miss Davenport is all your information correct?" Dixie checked her license. It took a minute to find her voice when she said, "Yes, Sir, it is. What's wrong?" Again, the Senior Trooper waved off her question. He handed Luke both driver's licenses, "Tell me the names and date of births on these. Luke read his license, "Lucas K. Duke, Jan. 10, 19?6." Trooper Mitchell said, "And the other one?" Luke read, "Dixie Lee Davenport, April 8, 19?0. So?" The Trooper saw Luke's confusion. "How old are you?" Luke replied a bit annoyed, "Twenty." "How old is Miss Davenport?" he asked. Luke replied very annoyed and very sure of himself, "Eighteen." Dixie shot Luke a confused look. Trooper Mitchell said, "Look again. Do the Math. How old are you two?" Luke replied, "Jan. 10, 19?6, twenty. April 8, 19?0, eight ..." There was a long silence as Luke looked at Dixie. Dixie shook her head, 'No.' She was very innocent and confused about what was so important about her age and what difference two years could make. Luke stared at both the driver's licenses before him for several minutes. He sighed loudly, and said while shaking his head, "I'll be a So-#$--$($& SIXTEEN?" Luke gasped almost unable to breath. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dixie was still confused and nodded 'yes'. "Yeah. What's wrong with that?" At this point Luke almost passed out; he still remembers his knees going so weak he had to set down on the hood of the General to keep from falling. He had been preaching to Bo since before Bo turned 18 to ID any one before he even bought them a drink, to be really careful since the law was trying to bust them they could put someone up to setting them up. He had preached and preached! He had also thought that he had been so careful in this area, since he had been 18. “Sixteen….. Oh, ….. Hell.†Luke looked utterly defeated at this point, but managed to try to explain, "Ever heard the term 'jail bait?'." The wind was definitely out of his sails.

The new Trooper asked, "Have you been drinking?" Luke knew that they had him already for at least indecent exposure, but he just hoped he could talk Dixie out of trouble. So he decided to be honest with them. "Yes, I have been drinking but I didn’t intend to go anywhere until morning." The young Trooper, taking the lead, said, "You are trespassing on private property. I need to see your license." Luke was more than peeved, as he handed him his driver's license. "I want to check the registration too." said the young Trooper. Luke replied, "Mr. Peabody has never complained about us being out here. It's over the driver's visor. I can save you the time." he said looking at Trooper Mitchell. "My license is valid with six points for racing. The registration will come back to myself and Bo Duke and expires April next year." Trooper Mitchell waved his hand. "Let him run it. It will give him something to do. He--, I'd never have stopped!" The younger Trooper returned. "Ok, your license checks out like you said it would. Can the young lady drive this home or do I need to call for a wrecker?" Luke didn't want a wrecker called. Knowing all He-- would break loose when Luther Davenport had to come and pick up Dixie from the Sheriffs office without finding her out here with him. He also knew that Cooter's Dad had the wrecker after midnight. Dixie had been drinking too. He figured to play it down, hoping they would just take her home so he lied. "Well, she can't drive a standard." The younger Trooper said to Dixie, "Well, just for the sake of knowing who's who here let me see your license." Dixie looked at Luke. She was shaking like a leaf. Luke replied with a sigh. This was becoming a very long night, "Go ahead give him your license." He took another drink of beer. The young Trooper asked, "Have you been drinking?" Luke answered for Dixie. "She's had a little to drink." Dixie handed her license to the young Trooper who wasted no time in going to run it. Luke asked Trooper Mitchell while the other Trooper was running Dixie's license. "I figure he's already stacking charges against me. Starting with Trespassing and Indecent Exposure which is fine. But, can we keep her out of this? Maybe just take her home or call her Dad and tell him I was racing again or something?" Dixie looked at him in utter disbelief. It had never crossed her mind that Luke would be charged for 'nothing'. He said only loud enough for her to hear, "I'm likely not going home tonight. ... I know that, ..., and it's OK. I'm just trying to get you home without charges." The older Trooper smiled for a brief second. "I'll do what I can to tame the 'eager beaver'." "I'd sure appreciate it." said Luke. He again sipped the beer. The young Trooper came back to the General Lee like the forest was on fire, with his hand on the but of his gun, saying, "Duke, ..., get, ... on, ..., the hood, ..., NOW!"

If you managed to read to page 11 of 12 of Dixie's 16th Birthday Surprise and wasn't satisfied with that ending or just want a different look, I am posting this alternate ending. The story had been outline a couple different ways but ended far too soon for me. So if you want to see what happens to Luke and Dixie after they are caught together in the back seat of the General Lee here's a different look. If you are just checking this story out and want more background information, check out Dixie's 16th Birthday Surprise. If you are reading, drop me a PM, I love the view counter, but just because you clicked on doesn't mean you read it. So let me know how you'd like to see this end. Thanks. Dixie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was Easter school break. Everyone had a touch of Spring fever. They all headed out to the lake for a bit of racing. No one paid much attention to Luke giving Dixie a ride out as they now had Luther's permission to somewhat date. Now with two convictions of racing and several points on his license Luke decided to let Bo race the General tonight. He gave the General Lee a once over. As before, Dixie and Luke watched several races. Dixie had planned to stay with Daisy tonight unknown to Jesse. She now, virtually, didn't have a time to be in. Her Dad knew she was staying with Daisy. By Jesse not knowing she planned to stay, he'd not pay any attention if Daisy beat her home. The night progressed without any law showing up. Though Bo had raced the General Lee several times it was Luke's turn to drive him home. Most everyone was heading off on their own to take the long way home tonight. Luke would be taking Dixie home. "I'm going to just make sure this fire is out." Luke called. Dixie said a bit nervous, "That was slick." As everyone else pulled out on there way home. Luke just smiled. He did make sure the fire was out then suggested riding down to the lake. He pulled the General Lee down into an open meadow that was just off the dirt road where they had raced. Luke asked, "Are you in any hurry to get home?" Dixie replied, "No, not at all." Luke said, "Good." He went to the trunk of the car and took out a a partial Mason jar of moonshine that he had been sipping on all evening. Luke placed the car keys on the dash, fixed him a glass of shine which Dixie was also sipping on. Luke was figuring on staying out until almost dawn then drifting the General Lee into the drive. He and Dixie would sneak in before Jesse got up. He and Dixie talked about all sorts of things for quiet some time. Luke poured the last of the shine into their glass and tossed the Mason jar to the bushes. As he turned around Dixie had move into the back seat of the General Lee, she said innocently, "There's more room back here." Luke cleared his throat before saying, "Well, yes there is. Are you sure?" Dixie smiled, "I am very certain, ..., there is more room back here." she said slowly. Luke didn't need a second invitation to join her in the back seat... While Dixie and Luke was in the backseat of the General Lee steaming up the windows B.L and Konrad was doing a little window steaming of their own in the backseat of his car at Hazzard Pond. They however weren’t interrupted by ‘eager beavers’. Konrad kissed down B.L’s neck and murmured against her warm skin “ I think I’m in loveâ€. B.L had her head tilted back while Konrad was kissing her neck and said breathily“me too†LATER, Trooper Mitchell was riding with his young partner down on lake road where they had caught some 'kids' racing several months ago. The new State Trooper was very eager to make a name for himself. His lights hit a car parked in a meadow. He indicated this to his Senior partner, "What do you make of that?" Trooper Mitchell knew the car and was pretty sure what was going on but the young Trooper insisted on checking into it. The Senior partner replied, "You've probably got a couple kids making out. Lets go to the barn." The young trooper said, "Let's at least check it out." He was far to eager for Trooper Mitchell but was far enough in his training that Trooper Mitchell was giving him the lead in a lot of stops. As they turned, both Troopers recognized the General Lee with the windows (What little windows there were) fogged up. As Luke was kissing Dixie passionately he opened his eyes to the bright light of a flash light. "Sh--!" Luke sighed. Once she realized they had company Dixie gasped. The voice behind the flash light said, "State Police. Get out of the car." Now Luke was really cursing! He said, "Give us a second OK?" "Where are the car keys?" Another voice asked. He was afraid Luke was going to try to pull out. It was the voice of the younger Trooper who had been looking to get a 'feather in his cap' by arresting Luke the time before. Luke replied as he handed Dixie her clothing. "On the dash, I'll hand them to you." He was trying to buy some time. He reached for the keys and handed them to the Trooper that had the light. Luke covered Dixie the best he could while she got dressed, then he put on his jeans, took his shirt and boots with him as he got out of the car. He turned to help Dixie out of the car. Both of their appearances were a bit unorganized. After stepping into his boots Luke plopped on the hood of the General Lee as he buttoned his shirt and motioned for Dixie to take the seat beside him on the hood. She did and he wrapped his arm around her to comfort her. He whispered in her ear, "I told you there would be nights like this!" Luke had finished the last of the shine and had opened a beer prior to the Troopers arrival which he had in his hand and now took a drink.

At the hearing Daisy and B.L tried to comfort Dixie as she sat crying her eyes out listening to the hearing. Luke was sentenced to jail but eventually pardoned and then joined the marines. Dixie left to go back to her mother's Luther still hadn't forgiven her and life was HARD in hazzard for her because of it. Konrad went back to Atlanta when he'd took off like a scalded cat out of the Davenport yard but eventually returned when he felt it was safe again. He also went into the marines at the same time Luke did. B.L and Cooter were left at the farm with Luther and though he wasn't thrilled with B.L's indescretions anymore than he had been Dixie's they made peace and everything returned to normal for Hazzard.

Jesse pulled up at the Davenport farm to see Luther and Cooter and Lori all looking at Dixie with evil looks while B.L was standing in front of her hands on hips feet spread apart ready to do battle it seemed. Luther Davenport wasn't a bit surprised to see the white pickup coming down the driveway. Jesse walked onto the porch. "Luther our families go way back." he began. Luther nodded but his eyes never left Dixie behind B.L as he spoke "That's true Jesse and I'm just as sorry as you to see it all end this way, but what Luke did to my little girl I won't stand for!" Jesse calmly said, "I've talked to Luke this morning. He would like to do what he can to fix the situation." Luther ground his teeth speaking through them clenched he asked "can he give back her VIRGINITY?!" Dixie flinched behind B.L so close to B.L's back that she had felt it. Jesse continued calmly. "Luke knows what you and most everyone else is going to think. He told me that Dixie wasn't just another girl. He said he loves her." Jesse sees steam coming out of Luther's ears and his face is turning red. "Hear me out ... He'd like to marry her." Lori then shot back "What good will that do? So Dixie can end up like me DIVORCED by age 20!" Jesse tried to explain further, "Luke knows that even if you allow her to marry him that you may not change your mind about the charges. He's not saying that to get out of trouble. How happy do you think she'd be knowing you sent him to prison? Luther," Jesse said very gently hoping not to set Luther off, "Luke says she could be with child." Luther spoke again barely controlling his anger "it doesn't matter if he marries her or not I WON'T drop the charges!" The last bit about Dixie possibly being with child was more than Luther could take he took a step toward B.L intending to go THROUGH her to get to Dixie causing B.L to jump and push Dixie back so she was pinned between the wall and herself. Jesse said calmly in a commanding voice, "LUTHER DAVENPORT! Touch one hair on that girls head while you are THAT mad and I'll have Rosco lock you up!" Luther looked at Jesse when he spoke but he was too mad still to think rationally he said "I'm not gonna touch one hair on her head but her a-- is MINE!" By now Konrad had made his way to the front door the sight that met his eyes nearly blew him away. Luther was about 10 shades of purple, Lori looked like the cat who ate the canary and Cooter was obviously hot under the collar too but what surprised him the most was that B.L had Dixie pinned betwenn herself and the wall. Jesse stepped closer to the porch and said in a voice that even worried Cooter, "Luther DON'T do it. Don't touch her while you are this mad. Whip her if you must but do it when you aren't mad!" Luther said "Jesse I may NEVER be calm again!" "Luther YOU or I, NOR them can change what's happened." Jesse said calmly, "But we all need to do what's best for them." "What's best for HER is a whippin!" Luther fumed. "Uncle Luther it didn't change anything when ya whipped me and Lori for this sorta thing what makes ya think it's gonna change anything with Dixie?" B.L intervened quietly while Luther was taking a breath before his next round of shouting. Dixie finally got a bit brave and spoke up, "I talked LUKE into the backseat! He didn't FORCE me into anything. Uncle Jesse I've loved Luke a LONG TIME" Dixie saw Lori glaring at her, "Guess you knew us both better than we knew ourselves, Cousin. I didn't know me being 16 was a problem, I swear that! I'd never have put Luke in this situation if I KNEW! Uncle Jesse PLEASE don't LET LUTHER send LUKE to prison." Dixie had spit her father's name out like she had a bad taste in her mouth and was barely able to say the word 'prison'. Konrad inched his way out on the porch but he tried to look invisible he didn't want Luther to turn on him for just being kin to Luke. Luther was still seething as he glared at Dixie, "YOU talked HIM into WHAT???? MY 16 year old daughter has now got the reputation of a WHORE. HE's done this to one too many girls Jesse. I'm going to see to it that I do everything in my power to have the book thrown at him." Luther's voice was raising. Then, he turned to BL and warned, "YOU stay out of THIS or I'll whip YOU BOTH!" It was at that time Konrad came onto the porch, Luther barked, "BOY! You HAD BETTER GET! I can't get my hands on THAT cousin of yours BUT I CAN YOU!!" Jesse motioned for Konrad to keep on moving. Jesse had things for now under control BUT BARELY! B.L ignored Luther's warning to stay out of it she wasn't going to stand there and let him call Dixie a whore she hadn't done anything other girls in the county hadn't done B.L and Lori included. "YA BETTER WHIP ME NOW THEN COS I'M NOT STAYIN OUT OF IT! KONRAD AND ME AIN'T STOPPED SHARIN' MY ROOM JUST COS YOU WHIPPED ME AND BOUNCED HIS HEAD OFF THE WALL. AND ANOTHER THING WE AIN'T KEPT IT INNOCENT NEITHER JUST SHARIN' THE BED FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW!" Konrad didn't stick around for another second after that outburst he jumped off the porch and took off running toward his car and speeding out of the yard like a scalded cat.

Dixie saw B.L come flying into the yard hauling a--, Jesse's raised voice had woken her up and when she'd found out Luke was in jail and it somehow had something to do with Dixie she flew out of their like her tail was on fire to get home. She just knew Luther would kill Dixie and from the look on Dixie's face the sh-- had done hit the fan and the fact Lori was home didn't go unnoticed either. Going up to them B.L asked calmly "What's going on?" Lori smirked and said "baby cousin here was sneakin' off to see Luke is what we figure." Dixie looked at B.L eyes pleading for help "I wasn't B I swear it!" Luther had his arms crossed looking madder than he'd ever looked before and he said "I'm gonna make sure they throw the book at Luke Duke for what he did." B.L had only gotten the bare minimum of information from Jesse before she'd run out the door all she knew really was Luke was in jail and it somehow involved Dixie. "What'd Luke do?" This question got Luther, Cooter and Dixie all talking at once sounding like a bunch of chattering birds and B.L couldn't decipher one story from the other. Whistling loudly to get their attention B.L asked "one at a time fill me in on the details please." Cooter jumped in and told B.L what the troopers had told him and Luther when they'd went to pick up Dixie at the police station last night. B.L's mouth fell open. Dixie was almost in tears because Luther and Cooter was threatening to string Luke up to the nearest tall tree by his neck, she said. "H....he....d...did....didn't....do......nothin'.....I.....didn't...want....him..to....do....B." Luther heard these words and took a step toward Dixie B.L grabbed Dixie's wrist and put Dixie behind her and then spoke knowing they were all going to be mad at her but she didn't care this wasn't right. "Uncle Luther, Cooter now I know what Luke did was wrong but it's not like he did it without Dixie's consent maybe she ain't 18 but she's old enough to know what she wants to do and not do with a guy." Luther Cooter and Lori..........

He marched across the square to the courthouse his features a dark cloud as he approached the three Dukes and his son. Jesse could see Luther was practically blowing smoke out his ears so suggested. "Let's go over to the garage and talk I guess your wondering what's going on Luther." Luther nodded he was defenitely wondering what was going on. They all walked over to the garage and then Luther asked the one question the three younger men didn't want to answer. "What is going on?" Cooter.......

B.L replied without elaborating "yes sir" Jesse asked, He has not been anywhere he's not allowed again has he? B.L thought 'oh sh-- if she said Konrad had not been in her room she was lying and if she said he had then they'd both be in trouble by Jesse and Luther. Deciding to deliberately misinterpret Uncle Jesse's question B.L answered "no sir" he hadn't been anywhere as far as her body was concerned that she hadn't allowed even if he'd been in her room. Well, good so long as he's behaving himself. How are Luke and Dixie doing? B.L silently let out the breath she'd been holding now that Jesse was onto a safer topic and answered. "They been doing good, Uncle Luther's real impressed with the way they been acting and he's given Dixie an extra hour on her curfew." Jesse replied, "I tried to raise them boys and all you kids right. Konrad I know hasn't been around me much but he's lucky your uncle let him come back into his house. I was really dissappointed in him. And I wasn't at all sure Luke would be able to stick with the conditions he agreed to." B.L looked down it was as much her fault Konrad had been caught in her room as it was his. She didn't know all the conditions Luke agreed to but what she did know didn't seem like anything Luke couldn't stick to. Jesse added, "I'm glad something has gotten that boy to start making better choices. He agreed not even to drink if Dixie was with him and I was surpised that Luther alowed them to go to the lake together tonight. He had only been able to go to the Boar's Nest. They even had to leave right before or right after Luther did. Just didn't see Luke agreeing to such terms when he could have dated about any girl in the state." A feather could have knocked B.L over when Jesse finished she had known Dixie really liked Luke and apparently the feeling was mutual. That would explain him only drinking coke at the Boar's Nest when Dixie was with him while the rest of them was drinking beer. Jesse finished his coffee, "Yeah he starts acting like he's got some sense and still manages to get arrested. Guess I better go see what I can do about getting them out." B.L nodded and watched Jesse as he got up put his coffee cup in the sink and left to go get the 'boys'. She wasn't looking forward to Luther getting wind of any of this he was going to blow his stack she bet.

Back at the Duke farm B.L and Dixie and Daisy were all in Daisy's room talking. B.L was still trying to figure out a way to bust Luke, Cooter and Konrad out of jail. Dixie noticed the look on her cousin's face and asked "What's rollin' around in yer head I can see the wheels turnin from here." B.L sat up on the bed indian style and said "Well I was thinking about going in there and bustin' the boys out." Dixie and Daisy both was shaking their heads 'no'. It wasn't gonna be easy to get the guys out of jail but to get them out and keep Jesse and or Luther from knowing they'd been broke out was near impossible. Daisy said "Uncle Jesse'd throw a fit if you did that he'll go get 'em in the mornin' and besides if Rosco catches you then he'll put you in jail too and that's not gonna solve anything." Dixie added "Dad's already been watching you and Konrad and me and Luke he'll be watching even closer now and would be even worse if you got arrested too. B.L please don't do anything stupid to make Dad crack down on me and Luke again." Dixie was practically begging B.L not to get herself or the fellas in anymore trouble. B.L finally nodded "Ya'll are right, ain't gonna do nobody no good if I get myself in trouble too."

While Bo was telling Uncle Jesse the bad news the three girls had been hanging loose just inside the door. B.L spoke up then "Uncle Jesse it wasn't either one of their faults. Ernie was shootin' off his mouth and Konrad shut it fer him. Luke and Cooter was just an innocent bystander trying to stop trouble before Rosco showed up." Dixie was nodding in agreement with B.L and said "yeah" Jesse looked at all of them and sighed he knew he wouldn't sleep the rest of the night with them in jail. He said "well ya'll go to bed nothin' we's can do till mornin' anyway." B.L was already making plans to get Ernie and teach him a lesson and bust Konrad, Luke and Cooter out of jail......

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Konrad sighed and said "me either" At the jail they were taken in and uncuffed then fingerprinted and booked before being put into cells.

He watched Konrad get nose to nose with Ernie and say in a low menacing tone "I did not jump the start you're just sore cos you got whipped fair and square by a better car and driver." Well this made Ernie even hotter and he started screaming curses at Konrad. Now Konrad didn't take kindly to being cussed for winning a race fair and square and he knew just how to handle guys like this from his street racing in Atlanta. He wadded up his fist and decked Ernie right in the nose, Ernie grabbed his nose it was bleeding he jumped on Konrad knocking him down and the fight was on. They rolled around in the dirt trading punches, B.L stood out of the way with Dixie while Luke and Cooter tried to break up the fight. Luke had Konrad and Cooter had Ernie pulling them apart just as Rosco pulls up Ernie breaks free popping Konrad right between the eyes. Rosco stepped out of his car and waved his gun shooting up in the air and said "Allllright just hold it right there." Everybody froze and looked at Rosco well Luke and Konrad's first instinct was to run but they didn't because Dixie and B.L was there and Luke had promised Luther he'd look after Dixie. Luke took out his keys to the General Lee and pitched them to Dixie "tell Uncle Jesse will ya?" Dixie caught the keys and nodded with a sigh Jesse and Luther were going to kill Luke. Konrad did the same as Luke he handed B.L his keys so she could get home then Rosco cuffed them and put them in the car heading for the jail house. Dixie went to the Duke farm she was supposed to be staying with Daisy tonight is what she had told Luther. B.L got in Konrad's car and headed home.

Konrad listened to Luke and nodded he was checking over his engine getting ready to race. "Thanks fer the advice cousin....I don't plan on gettin' caught." Luke patted Konrad on the shoulder with a smile "good luck" Konrad: "thanks" While Luke and Konrad had been talking Dixie and B.L had been talking about the guys and B.L had asked Dixie why Luke had parked so far away from the rest of them. Dixie giggled and told her it was so they could be alone. Dixie asked then "are you ridin' in the races with Konrad?" B.L shook her head she knew if Luke raced that Luther didn't want Dixie riding with him so for Dixie's benefit she'd sit out tonight and just watch mostly, maybe next time Dixie could bring her new car and then B.L would run her a little friendly race just for the fun of it and she said as much. "Maybe next time you can bring your car and I'll race ya a lil friendly race." Dixie grinned and her eyes lit up at the thought of trying her skills out behind the wheel of her new car. "That'd be fun B."

Konrad said, "I didn't ASK for her permission, I'm not hen pecked! I just don't want her to get in trouble again and I don't want my head bounced off the wall by Luther Davenport again." Luke could understand this because of his and Dixie's own situation. He didn't want to make Luther mad anymore than Konrad did. "Well just so you know Ernie Ledbetter's tellin' that ya had ta ask yer woman for permission to race." Konrad swore "Sh-- I ain't gonna stand for that NO woman tells me what to do I was just askin' what she wanted to do mainly." Luke chuckled and said "I know that cousin, and BL wouldn't try to tell you what to do neither she's not that kinda girl and she knows how Duke's are." Konrad then walked back over to his car and BL gave him a strange questioning look. He smiled and said "Luke was just tellin' me that some guy named Ernie Ledbetter was sayin' sh-- about me bein' hen pecked and askin' you for permission to race." B.L bit her lip and creased her brow glaring in Ernie's direction a few cars down the line sighing she said. "I'm sorry Konrad." Konrad kissed her forehead and said "hey don't worry about it Luke said he was a trouble maker. I know ya wasn't tryin' to tell me what to do. I'll teach him a lesson later on the track." The races started, Luke and Dixie were down a ways sitting on the hood of the General Lee necking and feeling nothing that would get Luke shot or Dixie in trouble. Cooter noticed the General Lee parked so far away from the rest of them and thought this was a little odd usually they were all parked close to each other racing or not.

B.L and Konrad weren't too far behind him. Cooter got out of the wrecker as B.L and Konrad got out of Konrad's black and yellow mustang, there was still a crowd outside with their hoods up. Konrad looked at B.L and asked silently with raised eyebrows what was the deal with all the raised hoods. B.L grinned and answered the unasked question "Ever so often we all go upto the lake and race. Some of us just go to watch." Konrad smiled and gave the raised hoods a second glance then took B.L by the arm to have a closer look, he said "Awesome, I street race back in Atlanta." B.L walked around the cars with Konrad looking at the motors of course she'd seen all them before there was some pretty hot stuff under some of them and then not so great under others. One guy was eyeing Konrad's mustang and asked "what's under the hood?" Konrad walked back over to his car and popped the hood to give them a look. There was a murmur of ooo's and ahh's when they saw the powerful engine. The guy who had wanted to see under the hood asked "so you gonna race later hot shot?" Konrad looked at B.L and said "am I?" B.L chuckled ever since she'd got in trouble and Luther had bounced his head off the wall multiple times, "if you want to we will Luther knows about the racing and knows we not only go watch but race he's ok with it." Konrad accepted to race closed his hood and then he and B.L joined the rest in the Boar's Nest. They all sat together listening to Jeb's band get tuned up and ready, the guys that planned to race all had cokes and the same went for the girls who were gonna try their luck against each other and the guys. The band played some good songs tonight, Luke and Dixie danced as did Konrad and B.L. After a few hours the people that were going upto the lake for the races slid on out of the Boar's Nest. Cooter was taking the wrecker up as usual in case they needed it tonight. At the lake.......

B.L shrugged and thought about it she and Konrad had gotten really close over the last six months but they still hadn't done it. After a few minutes she answered "He's a nice guy Dix the nicest one I've dated. A relationship ain't all about sex, we have some great conversation too." Dixie thought before answering and said, "Yeah, BL, I know that. I have a good time with Luke. Always have. I really think that is what got to Lori, we could have fun together and I don't have him only talk to me. He-- he KNOWS everybody and if someone speaks to him that's fine cause I know he brought me and is taking ME home not them. I dont' have to have him only." B.L nodded in agreement with Dixie, "that's the way it is we me and Konrad. I know he's leaving with me when it's time to come home and not someone else. I think Lori would have been able to have a better relationship with Luke or anyone else if she hadn't been so possessive and paranoid." Dixie totally agreed with B.L about Lori. B.L looked at Dixie and asked "would you ya know with Luke?" ......

As the crowd came around the building and saw the kiss B.L standing on the far side of Cooter as far away from Luther as she could be with Konrad on her other side whistled shrilly and yelled "GO DIXIE!" Luke turned about ten shades of red and purple as he put DIxie back on the ground. Many eyes were on Dixie's Dad. He merely gave Luke a warning look for now. Daisy said "well take it fer a spin sugar" Luther spoke up then saying "too bad you have to wait to try it out until it's legal." Luke handed Dixie the registration, proof of insurance and the keys saying "it is" Luther, Jesse and all the others were surprised at this not only had Luke bought Dixie the car but he'd got it legal to be ready to hit the road when he gave it to her. Dixie grinned and jumped in the driver's seat with Luke riding shotgun. They peeled out of the Boar's Nest parking lot everyone else went back inside for the rest of the party when Lori and Luke got back. When they got back and came in the Boar's Nest everyone was asking her how her new car handled and all. Dixie was all smiles as she excitedly told them it was great. Luke didn't have one single drink except coke through the whole party and he was sure to be respectable when dancing with Dixie which shocked quite a few people at the party except for his family and hers they all knew why he was being a perfect gentleman.

After Dixie had finished talking to Luke B.L had talked to Daisy and they had done their best to make a few plans without Dixie overhearing them on B.L's side of the conversation......

B.L looked at Dixie wide eyed her mouth falling open nearly hitting the bed, she couldn't believe Lori would be that mean. She knew that Lori and Dixie had their problems but then so did she and Lori but she just couldn't believe what she was hearing and didn't quite no how to respond.

Bo, Luke, and Konrad got out of their cars and came over to where Jesse was standing and he looked at them Luke looked like a whipped pup and Bo looked down right scared about something. Konrad had a bump and bruise on his forehead like he'd been in a fight or something. Jesse sighed and asked "What happened?" Luke and Bo both spoke at the same time "LUTHER DAVENPORT!" Konrad just hung his head. Jesse looked at him and said again "what happened Konrad?" Konrad gulped and peeked up at Uncle Jesse from under lowered lids and said quietly "Mr. Davenport caught me comin' outta B.L's room this mornin'." Jesse turned purple he knew he hadn't raised Konrad but he knew his Aunt Beth in Atlanta on his and Daisy's mother's side and she certainly had taught him better than this. He shook his head and said "Konrad, now I know that you were raised proper. Now, us and the Davenports go a ways back and I don't appreciate you taking advantage of Luther's hospitality the way you did." Konrad said again "I'm sorry Uncle Jesse, it aint gonna happen again if Mr. Davenport sees me again he's liable to shoot me." Jesse nodded this was true Luther was protective of his three girls and he was very conscious about keeping their reputations in tact especially B.L's and Dixie's after all the talk that had been going around about Lori for years. Jesse lectured Konrad for a while longer then told him to help Bo and Luke with the rest of the chores and to stay out of trouble. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dixie was waiting for BL. She gave her a little time before she went into BL's room. She opened the door just a crack and said, "BL?" B.L was laying across her bed arms folded and her face buried in them bawling her eyes out. Luther was treating her like a child and her butt was on fire this was the worst whipping she'd had in a long time even worse than the one about a month ago when he'd gotten her and Dixie. She looked up and back at the door, "Yeah Dixie?" Dixie asked, "Want to talk or want company? I don't think I'm going to the garage any time soon if at all today?" B.L rolled over a little and winced but nodded answering "Yeah sure come on in." Dixie came in and sat down on the bed "BL you can forget the party. I knew things would fall apart. The car ain't going to be ready. Lori's gone. Luther is still goiong to be pissed at all the Duke boys." B.L gave Dixie an apologetic look and said "I'm sorry Dixie part of this is my fault I screwed up I knew better than to have Konrad in here." Dixie.....

Jim Scuggs Hazzard Lake The Fugitive

Luther, B.L and Dixie were still in the livingroom just sort of looking at each other stunned over Lori's outburst. Luther knew Lori was right all four of them were grown except for Dixie but he even had to let go of her more and allow her to make her own decisions and hope they were the right ones. None of this though changed the fact that B.L had broken one of the rules about boys or in Cooter's place girls in the bedrooms, he crossed his arms and glared at B.L making her shrink into the couch cushioins. "Your still not off scott free young lady you know the rules and while your head strong like Lori she's always been worse than you." B.L swallowed she knew she was still in deep trouble she'd never out right boldly broken a cardinal rule before. "Yes sir, I'm sorry Uncle Luther but Lori made a good point her, me and Cooter are adults now." she continued "but we should set better examples for Dixie than this." Luther nodded he was still debating whether or not to take B.L to the woodshed. B.L waited quietly head down for the axe to fall she knew it was going to there was no doubt in her mind about it. After a few more minutes of the heavy silence Luther pointed to the door without saying a word. B.L got up and headed outside she knew what he meant. Luther followed her out to the woodshed saying "Brandy Lou I'm disappointed in you, of all the things you could do ya did THIS right under my nose!" B.L had the good graces to look ashamed and whispered. "I'm sorry" at any other time B.L might be going off at him in a lesser degree than Lori had but still going off at him but felt now was not the time to blow up it would only make things worse for her to add sassing to her crimes. Luther took off his belt and B.L knew what was coming and bent over. A few minutes and eight painful licks later B.L walked back into the house stiffly and upto her room. Dixie....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the Duke farm.....