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Dixie meanwhile was hid around the corner laughing her head off. She reached out and grabbed Cooter, "No, don't! They are drunk as skunks! I brought them home and TOLD them to hush!" Cooter sighed and ................. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke meanwhile though decided a cold shower was his ONLY hope of temporary relief tonight. He headed for the shower. Bo was awake when Luke came in the room and said, "Luke if you intend to even give this bet afair try, don't ya think it would be easier on you to stay away from Lori?" Luke turned and looked at Bo and...................

Luke sighed and replied, "Not much. Let's go. What do ya'll say to leavin' Midnight and the Judge here and we'll take my car. No sense takin' all three." He winked at Lori. Lori knew where this was going. Bo would be elected to drive home after they had snuck him a beer or two early on so the rest could drink as much as they liked. Bo knew he was being 'used' but would rather drive than ALMOST anything. Lori nudged BL and said, "Fine by me." BL said, "Yeah, sure." She knew those two were up to something but hadn't figured out what just yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As soon as they pulled up to the Boar's Nest Lori glared at Luke and said, "If she opens her mouth one time I'll knock her out!" Luke replied without thinking, "She's at WORK she has to be professional!!!" Lori hissed, "ITS THE BOARS NEST!! NO ONE IS PROFFESSIONAL!" Luke shook his head. Bo said, "She's got ya there Luke!" "Thanks a lot Bo." Luke said with a shove towards the door. Inside, Luke ordered a round of beers and a coke for Bo. Of course Bo knew Luke would be sliding his beer over to him when he was sure Rosco wasn't around. They had gotten good at this. Cindy Mae smiled at Luke and Bo when she brought the drinks over, but remained business like. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The day had been hot so even though the beer was a bit watered down it was cold. The band was good and though Luke was a bit uncomfortable he was having a good time. He asked Lori to dance a slow dance with him. Lori in the middle of the dance started blowing in his ear and nibbling his neck. Luke whispered in her ear, "I AM dying HERE." Lori just smiled and occasionally blew in his ear until the song was over. Back at the table Luke was setting in the back corner with Lori beside him. After another round of drinks were ordered Luke felt a wandering hand. He quickly reached down to stop the hand. He knew in the poor lighting no one but him and Lori knew what was going on. He leaned in close to her and asked, "What are you doing?" Lori whispered back, "Just checking. You are dying aren't you?" Luke gritted his teeth, "You just don't know, Honey." He finished another beer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back at the Davenports, Dixie was talking to her grandmother and pleading her case. "Grandma you know how they have always lied on me. I haven't thought about doing half what those two have been caught at. You have always taught me to be a lady. I intend to wait until my wedding night until I give myself to ANYONE. Lori was CAUGHT in the press box fooling around. And I've heard a lot on BL too! Grandma, Lori and Luke Duke have a child buried next to Lori's mother." Her grandmother thought for a long while before she spoke. "I have dealt with wayward young girls in this family for years. Come here dear, but so help me I hear anything about ANY of you three I'll fix you all!" She removed the chasity belt from Dixie. Dixie knew she meant what she had said too, but she be da--ed if she'd tell BL and Lori. Dixie decided to go for a ride to see what she could find out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was very late whe Bo pulled back at the farm with a very drunk Luke, Lori and BL............

Luke ordered another beer and painfully watched as Lori teased him and every man in the place. This was day two of thirty. The half witted idea of slapping Rosco and going to jail for the next thirty days crossed Luke's mind, but that would likely only extend the bet another thirty days. Cindy Mae brought Luke another beer. She saw what Lori was doing to him, "Sugar, I get off in thirty minutes. I heard about the bet and I see what she's doing to you. I can make you feel much better." Luke remembered parts of a few nights before he smiled, "Yes, you could. But, would you really want to be with me knowing I wanted someone else?" Cindy Mae said, "Absolutely. I can make you forget all about her and that stupid bet. Finish your beer and think about it, huh?" Luke did just that. He was thinking about his situation and watching Lori as he drank his beer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dixie ran up to BL and exclaimed, "Dad's gonna get Lori a CHASITY BELT!" BL gasped and said, "He's WHAT?" Dixie said, "I heard him and Grandma talking!" BL ............. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke returned home after a few hours with Cindy Mae. Bo had heard about it as everyone was watching Luke and Lori. He asked Luke, "Ah, so, did it help?" Luke replied with a sigh, "Temporarily, but it wasn't what I wanted." He headed for the shower. Bo found himself laughing at his older cousins problems.

Luke thought he was off the hook on a 'technicality' until Luther said, "Luke. I've always trusted the word of a Duke, but this time I want more." Luke looked at him a bit confused, "Huh?" Luther who never ran moonshine in his life, said, "I want the word of a moonshiner. AND should you two screw around, I except you to tell me. Thus ending the bet." Lori had started pulling out but had stopped. She heard the request and gasped. Jesse shot Luke a warning look. Luke nodded, took a deep breath and sighed loudly. He looked Luther in the eye, spit in his hand and shook on the bet again. He had not only given his word as a Duke man but as a moonshiner and Luke knew as did Luther and Jesse that all the moonshiners around would be after anyone who went back on the word of a moonshiner. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As Luther followed Lori down the drive way. Jesse saw the tension in Luke. Before Jesse could say anything, Vance said, "Luke I hear cold showers help!!!" And he took off running down the fields. Luke broke and ran after him. Jesse had to laugh at the two and HOPE Vance could out run Luke!

Luther was more than pissed thnking Luke had kept Lori out all night again. Luke knew the look in his eyes and said, "Now, Luther." Lori saw the fury in her Uncle's eyes, "Uncle Luther its not....." Luther grabbed Luke's shirt. Luke swollowed hard expectign to be hit. Luther yelles, "Luke! You kept my niece out all night AGAIN! It's not bad enough you knocked her up ONCE. You are TRYING to do it AGAIN!" Lori exclaimed, "IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!!!" Jesse didn't have a clear picture of what was going on either. But, he knew Vance and Lori had beaten Luke to the farm. He placed his arm on Luther's that still held Luke's shirt collar, "Luther, wait a minute. Let's hear them out." Luke was looking to Vance. He was almost sure Vance wasn't going to face Luther with the fact that it had been him NOT Luke with Lori last night. For once Lori was keeping quiet. She knew if Luke had been the one she was out with he'd had stood up to Luther. Vance.........

Luke cornered her and said in a tone so low Lori barely heard him, "Feel better? Even with ME now?" Lori said, "It wasn't about you Luke." Luke replied, "Tell yourself that, OK." He paused and said, "I still intend to see other girls. If you want to act like a slut go ahead. Just remember when a man takes a woman home to meet 'Mama' it's not usually one with THAT kind or reputation." Lori slapped Luke right across the face. Luke knew he deserved it. He still had her cornered. "Feel better, now?" He looked deep in side her past the front she was putting on. Lori.........

That next morning though, Luke opened his eyes and desparately tried to figure out where he was. When he felt something warm beside him. He looked over and saw Cindy Mae asleep on his arm. A second glance at the room told Luke he was in a cheap hotel. Then, he remembered yesterday evening. He slide out of the bed and as soon as his feet hit the floor his head was spliting wide open. He needed a shower and lots of coffee! After his shower and getting Cindy Mae up, they headed for Hazzard Diner for coffee. Luke stepped out the door of the room and parked a few cars up from his was Midnight. Luke sighed and plastered his 'happy' face on. He knew exactly what Lori was doing there. Getting even with him, but he didn't know who with. Luke and Cindy Mae got strange looks from all the early morning customers of the diner. Luke ordered a pot of coffee and whatever Cindy wanted to eat. He just didn't think he could eat this morning. CIndy Mae said, "I get the feeling everyone in here knows 'what' we did last night." Luke nodded. He only wished those memories were a bit more clear to himself. "They likely do Honey." He said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meanwhile back at the motel.................

Luke made his way back to the bar but not before giving Rosco the money for her bail. "Rosco, please give it awhile before you release her and don't tell her I posted the bail." Rosco was just happy to have the money for the bail. He laughed and said, "Ok, say an hour or so?" Luke nodded, "Yeah. Thanks." Rosco figured Luke wanted a head start after their conversation, but in truth, he just didn't want her to know he posted the bail, though she'd likely know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke pulled up at the Boar's Nest, took a deep breath, plastered on a 'happy' face and enter to see Cindy Mae sipping on a beer talking friendly to the bartender she usually worked with. Luke walked up behind her and said, "Told ya I'd be back." Then, to the bartender he said, "Give us a couple more of those." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hours later Vance stopped for a beer on his way to the farm. He entered and saw his older cousin nearly 'three sheets to the wind'. He took a table near the back of the bar and watched Luke. He sure hoped Luke didn't intend to drive. He saw Cindy Mae heading to towards the restrooms and stopped her, "He's not driving is he?" Cindy Mae replied with a smile, "Well, he drove in here a few hours ago, but I've took his keys without him even knowing it about an hour ago. I'm driving when we leave. We're headed over to the 'No Tell Motel, so he likely won't be home tonight." She had waited years to get a chance to go 'out' with any of the Duke boys. Vance ..............................

Luke looked at Cindy Mae, "Sugar, I need to take care of a couple things. Can I met ya back here later?" Cindy Mae knew how Luke was and was glad just to spend SOME time with him. "Sure, Luke. I'm here for the evening." Luke replied, "Great. I hope to be back in an hour or so." Cindy Mae replied, "I hope so." Luke said, "Count on it." He kissed her on the cheek as he left. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cooter followed him outside. Luke turned at looked at him. "I didn't want to hurt her. Cooter I never promised her anything. Ever." Cooter raised his eyebrows. Luke held up his hand, "I know. I didn't have to, right?" Luke sighed, "I'm going!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the jail, Lori was pacing back and forth. She had just let all of Hazzard know she still CARED for Luke Duke! Just because he was drinking a beer with that waitress............

Luke mumbled, "Got involved my a--!" He glared at Lori while still holding Cindy's hand, who had managed to get back on the right side of the bar. Cindy Mae, "Sugar you didn't half to do that. I work here mosts nights." Luke still glared Lori's direction, "Well, I didn't want to see you get hurt cause of someone else's 'actions'!" Cindy Mae said, "Awe, that's sweet." Rosco felt in his bones something was up so he took a seat at the bar and ordered an Ice tea. He'd just stay awhile. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dixie saw her Grandmother yelling at the others and offered, "I'll go see where they went!" She was off to her car. But she had already slipped her shirt, jeans and boots into the car. She stopped just past teh barn and changed before heading out. It didn't take her long to spot the cars at the Boar's Nest. She knew she was too young to drink but she could go see what was going on, but she'd have to be careful and park her car out of sight since she didn't have her license yet.

Luke looked at Jesse and said with a loud sigh, "I just don't want a repeat of last winter." He meant with Lori getting pregnant but couldn't go there right now. Jesse nodded his understanding. "And, God help me for saying this but I don't want her to TRY to get me that way. That scares the he-- out of me to think she might TRY." Luke paused. "I just want to not be pressured to be with her or be pressured to ask anyone to get married. I just want to....." Jesse nodded, "Be a 'free agent' for awhile." Luke smiled weakly, "Yeah." Jesse cautined, "Luke I've preached something to you and the other since you were 12, but I feel the need to say it again. You are 18. If you are approached by a girl to buy her a beer, to give her a drink of any kind or take her to bed, you had better be double da-- sure she's 18 before you do. All Rosco has to do is get some under age girl to set you up, son and you are gone." Luke swollowed hard. HE understood what Jesse was saying. Jesse said, "Talk to Lori, son. It will be better in the long run." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luther had told them that Grandma was staying to keep an eye on them considering that he couldnt possibly keep up with them. The older three pleaded their case that they didn't need a baby sitter. Dixie just went along. She loved the old woman. She had taught Dixie how to crochet, sew a little, do a little needle point. Dixie listened to her stories about the old times in Hazzard. She especially loved the ones about a couple of young handsome Duke boys in their teens by the name of Jesse and his brother Frank. Dixie knew how to get her way with the older woman. Sure she put on the dress and acted like she liked it but she'd be in jeans and boots before she went anywhere.

Dixie said, "Grandma! They were trying to KILL me!" Cooter, Lori and B.L. knew that this was NOT going to be good. Dixie was the 'baby' of the family and by far teh old woman's favorite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke then began to tell Uncle Jesse, "I don't want to get involved with Lori or anyone for that matter right now. I know I'm not over Robin and having the whole steady relationship. I want to go out by myself and take home ....." Luke stopped he wouldn't say what he was thinking to Jesse. That was Ok, cause Jesse was on his train of thought, "The girl with the best offer." Luke looked at his Uncle. He was at a loose for words as the wise man had said EXACTLY what he had been thinking. Luke looked embarrassed and finally admitted, "That's about what I was going to say." Jesse said, "Luke there is nothing wrong with not being attached to one girl or playing the field, but when you start using girls for their pleasure and disregarding their feelings that's when it wrong." Luke nodded, "I understand that, Uncle Jesse, but my problem is that I tell you and myself that I don't want to be attached to Lori, but everytime she gets close to me I end up spending time with her. There's something there. We click." Luke paused seeing a lecture coming and figured he'd better explain, "I don't mean JUST in bed. I mean she walks in the Boar's Nest. I'm alone. We're leaving together. B.L. needs help, I have the wrecker, Lori was in the wrecker with me riding shotgun to go help. I don't know what it is. Right now, I feel like I'm using her. But, he-- she's offering if not instigating. But, I'm afraid I'm getting too close and worse yet, I'm pretty sure she is getting way too close." Jesse loked at Luke. He thought for a long while on what he'd said, and

Luke had been lectured by Jesse until Jesse was blue in the face. Fortunately, for them both they heard Lori pull in. Luke suggested a short walk, which he planned on ending up in the barn and hoped Jesse was tooo busy with dinner to come looking for them. He helped Lori get into the hayloft. She was glad her kneefelt better today. Luke said, "I would get ya a drink to help with that knee but I think Bo and the others wiped me out." Lori replied, "That's ok, Luke. I'm not even taking the meds the doctors gave me. Well, at least not often." Luke began stroking her hair, "Did I get the chance to tell you I missed you?" "I don't think you did." Lori said. "Well, I did." Luke he leaned over and kissed her passionately. It didn't take long for them both to loose their clothes, the barn loft in late May was mighty warm! Luke grabbed some protection as Lori rubbed his chest with her long fingernails. Several minutes later, Luke and Lori were in a world all their own, ............until Luke heard a board on the other side of the loft squeak...............He looked up to see.................

Luke kept on smiling at her and wrote her a note saying, "You really did a good job making Hughie do back flips this morning. You know I'm in deep with Luther and Jesse. I'm thinking of the many painful way to kill Bo when I get my hands on him -- If there's anything left of me after I face Luther and Jesse. I'm glad Jesse was in too big a hurryr this morning geting us to school."

When they got there Lori found Hughie Hogg first thing, "Hey, Hughie Honey. Sorry I missed the prom last night and all but I just got back into town." Hugie was about to do back flips when he saw Lori without her jacket. She had the tape recorder in her back pocket. Lori asked ever so sweetly, "What WAS all the commotion at the prom last night?" Hughie smiled and looked her up and down,"Well, well,... hello there, ohhh well, I should've been king and that sneaky little B.L. ran off with the crowns, she was sooo desperate to be my queen I guess, wouldn't you be?" Lori said, "Well, now Hughie, how can I be your queen if Rosco has the crowns." She paused, "Besides, I think you had something to do with those crowns being in BL's car." Hugie quickly made an effort to tell her, "I'll...I'll get them.... I can get them easily from him.... I'll tell you what went on if you'll be my queen?" "Hughie I'd LOVE to be your queen. I'm so tired of these boys around here." Lori tried not to choke on the lie. "Ok, I admit, I was mad because you never went to a prom with me liek you promised. I wanted to get back at you by causing trouble for your family. You'll still be my queen though, right, Lori, you promised." Lori gave Hughie a pitiful look, "Hughie I wouldn't be caught dead with you! And, you better stay away from my family and friends!" She turned and tossed the tape player to Luke who could get it to the principal's office quicker than she could right now. Hughie was screaming all amounts of profanities at Lori and Luke!

Luke sighed, "Thanks, Lori. I'll never get to sleep now. What are we gonna do about the other situation?" Lori smirked and placed her hands on her hips,"Glad ta know I'm the cause of that then... well we can bust outta here or we can wait til morning for Uncle Jesse to come get us." A thought just hit Luke, "I HOPE they don't need a wrecker tonight!" Cooter groaned, "Oh, man! Luther will kill us all!" Luke said, "Uncle Jesse has his hands full so he certainly couldn't go out and the wrecker is at the farm." Luke sighedn and continued, "I'm going to make Bo live really hard over this. I know I'm in deep about the shine not to mention him getting us ALL locked up cause he found it!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesse had heard Coy sing with an off key and slurred voice one too many times, "Swing Low Sweet Chairot"***** as he heard Rosco pull up. He decided that whatever Rosco seemed to do to the lot of them was far too good for them. As Rosco pulled out taking the older four to jail, Dixie opened the kitchen door. "Uncle Jesse, Rosco tokd me to come inside with you." Jesse signed and thougth it was going to be a long night. "Well, drink you this cup of coffee and you can go to bed with Daisy. ***** This was an idea borrowed from Bethie 88 that she used in another story

Luke said, "Ok, here's what we need to do......" Dixie said, "I want to help. Even is BL is doing Alfred and you. And Lori's been with Ernie and Hughie and You!!! Where did Bo go he was telling me a whole bunch of stuff!!!!!" Cooter replied, "Well Lukas!!! I think we all know the what yer gonna grab! Its just the who, now? Which cousin will it be??" Luke glared at Cooter then looked at Dixie. She was three sheets in the wind, "What HAS Bo been telling you?" Dixie smiled, "All kinds of interesting stuff! He even told me that Vance a Robin did it!" Lori saw Luke turn purple!

In the barn Bo had finally got Coy to hush some. He and Dixie was talking. Bo said, "Yeah, Luke told me that Lori's not the ONLY cousin of yours he's been with." Dixie's eye were wide, "Bo, you don't mean? BL?" Bo nodded, "I hear she's been with Alfred too." Dixie asked, "BL? No!" Bo said, "Yeah, that's what I heard." Bo was trying to impress Dixie and let her think that if it was Ok for her cousins it was Ok for her to let him to first base anyway. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just as Rosco kicked through the door the engines roared and the 4 teenagers tore out heading for the Duke farm so they could discuss this in the barn. Cooter looked at BL, "Can't those two stop playing grab a-- long enough to get way from Rosco? Did you see Luke trying ot get the wrecker keys?" BL sighed. Cooter was in a dither. "Cooter would you ease up on them? They are going to do what they want no matter what you think. But, right now I need help." Cooter knew BL was right as he pulled in behind Luke in the back of the barn. Luke opened the back barn door to find Coy almost passed out. DAisy laughing at him and Bo trying to get Dixie's bra off. Luke took a deep breath and looked at Cooter for help.

Luke said, "Who all was there anyway, BL?" BL thought, "Me, Cooter, Mark, Vance, Robin, Ralph...." Luke shook his head. This wasn't getting him anywhere but angry. "Ok, who would have been king?" Cooter thought, "Luke since you weren't there. We all actually figured that someway Hughie Hogg would get it." Luke snapped his fingers! "That's it fellas. I was in the office the other day......" He paused, looked at BL and said, "NO comments from you either. Anyway, Boss Hogg was there and they were talking about using different crowns this year. The only reason, I can see him going to all that trouble to arrange better ones would be for Hughie to wear. Was that Darlene Snodgrass his date?" BL nodded, 'yes'. Luke said, "Yeah I smell a rat." Cooter asked, "But, why would Hughie have the crowns put in BL's car?" Luke asked, "Are you SURE Hughie got it?" BL and Cooter shook their heads no. "Ok, we got to find someone who would know. If Hughie knew he wasn't getting King he'd plant them to keep from getting embarrassed when he wasn't named King." ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coy almost shouted, "Leave me alone Bo!" Bo replied, "I'm only trying to get you to HUSH before we all get caught!"

Cooter looked at Luke and said, "Luke I know this ain't exactly my place, but....." Lori stood firm in frotn of Luke and said,"No Cooter it isn't your place.... Its my life and if I choose to let Luke....well...yea.... then I will!!! I'm a big girl Cooter stop treatin me like in a little kid!!!" Luke moved Lori to the side and said, "Cooter, I don't want us to have a problem about this." Cooter shook his head, "Well, it's just a lot creapy having my best friend with MY cousin." Luke replied, "That may be, but I'll not kiss and tell IF I can just get ONE or TWO other people in this shed to co-operate!" Lori had the good graces to blush just a bit. "Sorry." BL .............. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesse was geting ready for bed and realized that the kids had been really quiet this evening. He wondered if he should make one more check on them beofre turning in. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rosco was having one more fit when he found out BL had left in the wrecker. There was one wrecker in the tri-counties, how hard could it be to find!

Lori looked at Luke and said, "I gotta go!" Luke sighed, "Well, yeah, I know but just remember this is the only wrecker service in three Counties. We loose Luther business he'll kill us both!" Lori knew Luke was right, but headed off to find BL. "Wonder where Cooter is?" Luke replied, "He's supposed to be there. That's why I'm driving tonight, until you took the truck!" ~~~~~~~~~~~ Back in the Duke barn, Coy was getting loud. He wasn't trying to start trouble or anything just talking loud. Daisy and Bo were trying to get him to hush, which only made him get louder. Daisy said, "Bo how much has he drank?" Bo replied, "About what we have." He held the mostly empty jug up. Daisy's eyes went really wide. "BO!" "What?" exclaimed Bo. Dixie thought they were all three pretty funny about now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the school, Cooter saw BL take off running and.......

While everyone else was at the Boar's Nest or at the prom, Dixie had went to spend the night at the Dukes with Daisy. Daisy, Bo, Coy and Dixie had decided to hang out in the barn together since they weren't 'old' enough to go to the prom. Bo knew where Luke had a stash of Jesse's finest. After Bo was pretty sure Jesse wouldnt' be coming to the barn to check on them, he went to Luke's 'secret' hiding spot. Daisy's eyes got wide when she saw Bo had a gallon of moonshine. Bo said, "We'll just try a little." Coy agreed, "Yeah, Daisy. You know Uncle Jesse has let us drink some on holidays. It's sort of a holiday." Daisy said, "Well, I guess as long as we don't drink too much." Dixie was all for it. "Well, I've heard about this stuff all my life but never tried it!" Bo smiled, "We can fix that right now. Ya, might want to just sip it though." He poured some in a small jelly glass. Bo was the self appointed 'bartender' and made sure to keep pouring as the glasses began to get empty but he hide the jug from Daisy so she' wouldnt' know how much they were drinking. But, he seen she was giggling a lot and may not mind right about now!!

Luke had laughed at the thought of Ernie catching something not because he'd been with so many girls. He attempted to explain without sticking his foot on his mouth. "No, that's not what I'm laughing at. I was laughing at whatyou said about Ernie." Lori laughed to for a second then got a bit more serious, "So, just how popular are you?" Luke stopped laughing and looked at her, "Do we really want to have this conversation?" Lori shrugged her shoulders. Yes, she did want to know, but it seemed Luke didn't want to give her any information. Luke sighed, "Look, Lori there was a couple years there I had only......" He had never actually admitted to having been with Robin, "Been with you a couple times and sure I," he stressed, "DATED Robin, but ah, there was a lot of time there that I wasn't doing anything. So you might could say I've......" He was saved by Lori, who said, "Been making up for lost time?" Luke said, "Now, I wouldn't put it that way, .............." Lori .............

Luke looked at Lori and replied, "You know you're likely right about that, Darlin'. And I guess Robin was right when she said I was as stubborn as a mule." Lori asked, "So, where too, now?" Luke said, "Well, I'll likely be out most of the night, that non-driver is just the start of it. We can go to the house or head over to the Boar's Nest." Lori replied, "Let's go by the Boar's Nest for a bit. Yeah, I know how prom nights are I used to love to ride on Prom nights with Luther to see who got in how much trouble." She laughed. "Ok, then, we'll grab a burger and listen to the CB there. You cn ride with me tonight if you want." Luke suggested. Lori grinned, "Sounds good." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the Boar's Nest, Luke and Lori walked in the place wasn't real crowded tonight due to the prom. Luke found two seats at the bar where he could hear the base CB radio. Cindy Mae, one of the waitresses, who Luke had went out with a couple of times came over. She knew Luke and Lori's history or most of it. She knew they were together at least for hte night. "What can I get ya'll?" "Two burgers, everything, fries, a Coke and ....." Luke looked at Lori. Lori replied to their surprise, "I'll have a Coke too." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The teachers at the prom were sure they should have found reasons not to chaperon the prom this year!

Luke backed out of the Boar's Nest and headed out to Jesse's old still site that he could get the wrecker to where Lori wouldn't have to walk real far. Luke could only hope he didn't have a wrecker call any time soon. He and Lori settled down at the still site and got reaquainted. Several hours later, Luke was holding Lori close to him and heard the CB calling for the Hazzard wrecker. "Sh--! he said grabbing his pants and boots as he went to answer the CB. Luke answered a bit short of breath, "Hazzard wrecker." It was the phone operator who replied, "We need you to pull a car out of a ditch on lake road just past the big rock." Luke cursed and said, "Ok, I'll be there shortly." He got Lori and they headed out to the lake road where Luke took one look at the car in question and nearly lost it! "Lori you do know that car?" Lori looked and yes she did know the car! "LUKE that's............!" Luke smiled, "Ralph and likely Robin."