DixieDavenport

Luke flew mad and began to cuss, "Ledbetter for all he was worth." Dixie saw who Lori was with. She knew it opened up a lot of old wounds for Luke. But she had to wonder was he mad at Lori or Ernie? Dixie silently got up from her chair, she still wasn't sure what Luke wanted. She walked out of the room and down the hall. Bo looked at Luke, "Sh-- Luke don't do this to her." Luke was still under a lot of medication but he knew Bo was right, "Da-- IT to HE--! I didn't mean to!" In a much calmer voice, "Bo go get her, please." Bo found Dixie looking out the window down the hallway......

Bo finally got Dixie to get straightened up a bit. Randy asked, "Dixie is there anything we can do for you?" Dixie thanked them, "No I'm fine really. Thank you all." Randy said, "Well, it's going to be a while now." He handed Dixie a list of phone numbers. "Let us know if we can do anything. Let know how he is too, OK?" "Ok, I will. Thanks again." Dixie said. Bo could tell something had happened between her and Luke. He could see she was shaking like a leaf. They all knew Luke could get hurt but this was his first serious injury on the job. Dixie re-thought hers and Luke's conversation as well as their entire relationship. She and Bo and the others who followed behind them all knew it was going to be a long afternoon. She wished she'd at least stopped to grab something else to wear other thatn the casual clothes she had on.

Dixie was taken to where Luke was laying very still in the hospital bed. Too still for her. He had his eyes closed. Dixie walked over closer to the cot, and said quietly, "Luke?" He opened his eyes. "I'll leave if you want me to. Randy called, my, ah,.... name is still,...." Dixie began. "I know. I never changed it." Luke said. Dixie could tell he was in pain. "I'd like to stay, but I'll leave if you want me to." Luke shut his eyes. He could see her worry. "Stay. I'm fine." He reached out and put his hand on her belly. "I'm sorry." Dixie said, "They want to take you into surgery to set the leg. I signed the papers. I hope that's still ok?" Luke replied, "Thanks for coming when Randy called." "Did you think I wouldn't have?" Dixie whispered with tears in her eyes. "Wasn't thinking to much along those lines after I hit the ground. I think Lisa put me on cloud 9 before the bird got there." Luke said. Referring to them giving him pain medication which had been done in the helicopter by the medic not the EMT. The nurse came in and said, "Ok time to get you upstairs." Dixie nodded to her and said very choked up, "Luke I don't know if you want to hear this, but I do still love you." "I wanted to hear it." He was getting very groggy as the nurse had been putting shots into his IV's, "Love you too. Sorry. Very sorry." Dixie left the room as they wheeled Luke out to surgery. Bo was outside the door. She wasn't sure if it was the pain medication talking or if Luke was speaking from the heart. She just couldnt' let her guard down. She'd been hurt too much. She looked at Bo who wrapped his arms around her. Bo stood with Dixie wrapped in his arms for what seemed like hours as she cried. He had only seem her cry like this once before at the lake after finding out Luke had slept with Lori. Randy walked over closer to check on her.

At the hospital desk it was hard to figure out who was the most concerned, Bo or Dixie. As they both tried to tell who they were looking for. From somewhere behind he Dixie heard someone calling her name. She turned to see Lisa. Dixie forgot teh hospital staff and left Bo to deal with them. She went to Lisa. "Dixie I flew in with him. He's awake. He had a bad landing." Lisa could tell by Dixie's causal joggers and actually one of Luke's old smokejumper T-shirts that she appeared pregnant. She thought it a bit funny that Luke hadn't told the crew. "Come on set down. He's not as bad as it could have been. From what I could tell, looks like he's got a pretty bad break to his right leg. I'm not a doctor, but other than that I think he's pretty much in tact." Dixie about half way wanted to ask if he hit his head, hoping he'd knocked some scense back into it, but at the moment she was too worried. "Thanks, Lisa." She looked at Bo who had finally gotten someone to talk to him. Lisa tried to take Dixie's mind off Luke a little, "Hummm, what do we have here?" Lisa said smiling as she laid her hand on Dixie's rounding belly. Dixie had the good graces to reply, "Surprise. I take it he hasn't said anything?" Lisa said, "Ah, no actually he hasn't." Dixie covered, "We just found out for sure just awhile back, but" she covered her stomach, "It picked today not to let me in anything I wore yesturday." Lisa smiled as Bo came over with a clip board of papers. Lisa said, "Yeah, now the fun part just sign your life away and they might give information sometime. Hey I see the others coming in. I'm sure we'll all be here for awhile if you need anything." Dixie replied, "Thanks." She remembered when she first met Lisa and Casey. They showed up with the guys for Luke's batchlor party! She laughed. She wasn't quiet sure she liked the fact that Luke spent hours and days with these two very attracktive women but today she wouldn't trade this bunch for anything. Dixie relayed what Lisa had told her. Of course they weren't giving Bo any information. After Dixie got the papers filled out, the doctor came out looking for her. She saw the Smokejumpers waiting also. She stopped the doctor and motioned for them to come over where her and Bo were. The Doctor began, "Mrs. Duke your husband was very lucky from what the crew was able to tell me. It seems when he hit the ground it was too hard and too fast. I understand he lands right leg first so it took most of the impact. There are two different compund fractures in this leg. I need to take him to surgery to set these breaks so they can heal properly. He has some other minor injuries. Bruising, scrapes etc... and he'll be sore for a while from them but the leg will have him out of commission for about eight weeks if he's lucky. I'll need permission to take him into surgery." Dixie nodded, 'yes', "Yes, of course. Can I see him?" The doctor said, "Of course, just sign here and you can see him while we make the arrangements."

Dixie looked at Cooter, "Not mad at ME! Why in the world would I THINK she was mad at me? She's dine what she set out to do? Would that be stealing MY husband or getting him to father ANOTHER child? Which one ther Cooter?" Cooter opened his mouth to answer but nothing came out. Dixie retreated back to the house. Jesse looked to Daisy, who went after her. Cooter said, "What did I say. I told her Lori wasn't mad at her which she wasn't she was mad at Luke. Then she gave that manager fellow a math lesson. What did I say?" Daisy knew the uncertainty of the situation was taking its toll on Dixie, "Sugar I know what Cooter said out there but I don't think he said what he meant or you heard what he was trying to say. I know all this is getting to you, but just hang in there I heard him also say he didnt' think Lori would be here much longer." Dixie sniffed, "He'll probably go with her!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~` Luke had laid awake all night thinking. He was no closer to a solution than he was last night but his talk with Randy helped. Randy walked by as they were getting their equipment ready to jump, "Luke, are you OK to do this?" Luke gave him a questioning look, "Yeah, why?" Randy had know Luke a long time, "I've never seen you look so tired or stressed." Luke replied, "What's hard about falling out of a prefectly good plane?" Randy gave him the standard reply, "Just remember it ain't that first step it's the landing!" He and Randy both knew that with Luke's jumps in the Marines that he had out jumped the entire crew several times over. Luke waived off Randy's reply, thinking nothing of it. It was business as usual. The crew loaded up ad took off. Luke recieved the signal from the pilot. He signaled the others. As he'd done since becoming a Sr. Smoke Jumper he waited until everyone else cleared the plane and their shuts opened before he jumped. He watched as each member made a perfect landing. But, in those few seconds something on the fire changed the wind pattern. Luke was near the ground when he knew something with the fire had changed and the winds were now causing him to fight his shut. He was going to land a lot faster and a lot harder than he should have due to the wind changing. He didn't have time to try to slow the ground was coming up way too quickly. All he could do was hit the ground running and hope for the best. Below Randy and the rest of teh crew saw the sudden wind change and the effect it was having on Luke's shut. Their preparation to fight the fire was momentarily haulted as they watched the experienced jumper prepare to land. From the second Luke touched the ground he knew it wasn't going to be good. Experience told his crew the same thing. His crew went into action. Lisa was on the radio to the plane before he got out of site, "This is Smokejumper Team 3 to Plane 5, get me a chopper back he stat we've got one Code I****. Will advise further." Lisa, Randy and Casey were the first to Luke. He was awake but the angle he was laying in told them he was hurt as Lise began her assessment which she reported to the incoming helicopter. She was also advised to tell Randy to pull their team and a replacement team would be jumping in. Everyone knew how closely these teams were. Lisa would fly in the helicopter with Luke due to being an EMT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once back at base camp Randy knew what was going on but had to do what procedure said. He pulled Luke's file and got the number he knew by heart and dialed. Jesse answered, "Duke farm." "Mr. Duke this is Randy, Luke's friends from work. I need to talk to Dixie." Randy said seriously. Jesse picked up on the tone, "Randy is Luke?" "Mr. Duke, officially I have to talk to Dixie, he has been hurt and I'm only telling you this first because he told me last night that Dixie is pregnant." Randy said. Jesse replied, "I understand and thank you for that." Jesse turned towards the house at a fast pace. He found Dixie and Daisy talking, "Dixie, phone call for you." He said very seriously. "Hello," Dixie said not knowing what to expect. Randy tried to be professional but where friends were involved it was hard, "Dixie, this is Randy. Luke's friend from work. There's no easy way...... He's been hurt and I have you listed to notify. I don't know how bad. He was talking to us before he was flown out. The hospital will also need your signature on their forms." Dixie had always dreaded these phone calls but this one took her by suprise, "Where?" Randy replied, "Atlanta. Do you have someone to drive you?" "Yeah, I do.Thanks." Dixie said. She grabbed her pocket book and headed straight for Bo. "You need to get me to Atlanta hospital now! Luke's hurt." Bo was across the hood of the General Lee before she got the word 'hurt' out. Jesse explained things to everyone else after making sure Jesse wasn't close by.......

Dixie was glad to be home. The first thing she was going to do was get out of that dress and into something comfortable. "Daisy give me a few minutes to change and get Jesse changed, then I'll be in there to help you." Daisy replied, "Take your time. I'm changing too." Before long the women were changed and had the kids in play clothes. Jesse had coffee made and they started a group effort of preparing enough food for anyone who decided to show up for dinner. A short while later a car could be heard pulling up.

Randy thought about his reply before he said anything, finally he let out a long low whistle. Luke said, "You know I've lived this last few days, but I couldn't believe that I've actually screwed up this bad until I heard myself tell it. Get this. You remember our last call? Well, my checks are sent to the farm minuse of course the child support. Dixie got the check. She figured that the child support tripled was hers, Jesse and the baby's share. She wrote me a check and sent it here. It was for fifty-three bucks." Randy groaned, "Smart woman." Luke replied, "Don't I KNOW IT! I asked if she really thought she'd get that much. She told me to take it to court and find OUT, after she of course told the Judge I'd been paying child support to her cousin for five years. This was BEFORE I found out about Lori." Randy remarked, "Smart women are dangerous." Luke nodded, 'yes', "Randy I can't afford four children. NOT to mention a wife and a girlfriend." Randy spoke from years of experience, "Luke you've got to afford the four kids. But, I'll tell you a simple fact that you may not have considered. It's cheaper to have a wife than an EX-wife." "Huh?" Luke questioned. Randy said, "There's an old saying, 'It's cheaper to keep her.' Believe me when I tell you it right. Want to compare pay stubs sometimes?" Randy let that thought sink in before he dropped a bomb on Luke. "But, you know during this entire conversation I've not heard you mention a thing about getting divorce. Surely you don't think you can keep both of them hanging on do you?" Luke looked at Randy like he was from Mars. But he realized something only when Randy said it. He knew he couldn't chose between Dixie and Lori. Knew he couldn't keep them both. But, he'd not even EVER considered divorcing Dixie. Maybe Cooter had been right and he was stringing them both along. He'd really have to think on this. Randy saw the 'wheels' turning as Luke thought. Something he said clicked and made sense to Luke.

Luke shook his head then said, "We went out to talk a few things over while Dixie was laying down. Oh," Luke laughed again. It wasn't funny, not at all but that's all he could do, "Did I tell you I just found out Dixie's pregnant?" Randy said, "No, congratulations!" Luke nodded, "Yeah, ah, thanks." he said a bit sarcastically. Randy checked his response against Luke's entire conversation, "Should I have said sorry?" He asked. Luke shook his head, 'no', "Randy its just when we went out I let her decide to go to an old spot we went to years and years ago." Luke hung his head a bit, "Randy, Dixie and I weren't ready for another baby right now. I was feeling all that pressure, you know, and yeah we slept together. I have never been able to lie to Dixie. She knew. I couldn't lie about it. I offered to leave and let her cool down. She agreed. My brother in law let me stay in a room above his garage. I was originally coming here." Luke paused and looked up with tears in his eyes, "Lori moved in with me there. Rany we just found out she's pregnant too." Randy thought about his reply before he said anything...............

Dixie was standing with Jesse and little Jesse when Lulu Hogg came over. "Well, congratulations! I didn't even know you and Luke were expecting again." Jesse nudged Dixie. Dixie got the message, "Yes, thanks. We hadn't actually told many people yet. Doc just confirmed for a short time ago." "Well, youknow how these things are you can't keep them a secret for forever." Lulu smiled and she walked away. Dixie whispered to Jesse, "Especially when you dress didn't fit!" The older man started her toward his truck, "Well, it'll be alright you just wait and see."

Luke continued, "Dixie has never even said one word about the child support I insisted on paying. Randy I did something really stupid!" Randy said, "Luke don't tell me youslept with her again?" Luke laughed just a bit, "Randy I wished it was just that simply." Luke hearing himself saying these things out loud almost felt like he was talking about something someone else had done. He tought a minute before contining....

Luke's crew was dropped in over the fire. They had to get a group of campers out who thought it was more important to get there camper out than to get themselves out and got trapped. Casey and Lisa worked together to keep the group together while also helping clear a fire break as they went. Luke was keeping the group headed the right direction and kept a count on everyone to make sure they got everyone out ok. Luke spotted a young girl who was having trouble keeping up and put her on his shoulders and carried her the rest of the way out to met the ground crews. This was a big fire and Luke's crew found out they would be there at least through tonight. Tents were set up for the Smoke Jumpers to get a shower and some sleep in. Luke was rady for a shower and actually he was ready for a night like this. He got two cups of coffee and headed over to Randy. He was one of the older crew members. Randy looked at Luke, "You look like walking trouble." Luke sighed, "That's about what I feel like lately." Randy listened. He knew if Luke was going to talk it was on his terms. Luke continued, "I've got a problem." He looked at his wedding band, "Randy you were at the wedding. Remember me telling you all that Dixie and I had been through before she left Hazzard. How I went in the Marines and was glad to do so after almost going to prison over us being together." Luke paused, "I was so da-- glad to finally have her back home then I almost lost her when I messed up and got her cousin pregnant. Dixie was so good about that after all was said and done. She finally forgave me about the time I asked her to marry me, we found out she was also pregnant. Everything has been pretty much ok until awhile back when her cousin came back to town. " Luke looked at his ring again before continuing....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back at the church the preacher chose for his sermon today as Fidelity and Adulty. Lori felt every eye in the house on her. Dixie wished for like the hundreth time she could have worn that other dress today!

Dixie finally decided to go get dressed. She took out a Sunday dress she wore often and started to put it on. She found it no longer fit right. "Da-- it!" She hated to wear a maternity dress already. She looked through her closet and found a dress she hoped would fit better. It did but it left no doubt that she was pregnant. She rubbed her belly, "Well, I guess you couldn't be a secret for ever, huh?" She got Little Jesse ready and met the rest of the family, they left farm not knowing about the interview. As the Duke's arrived and took their usual seats the church became unusually noisy with chatter.......

Bo was relieved the him she was talking about was the Manager and not Luke. "Glad she not mad at Luke." Cooter added, "She's already made him live hard. She knows he went to talk to Dixie last night." Bo replied, "Oh, brother!" ~~~~~~~~~ Inside Lori was going for the phone to call her manager, when she heard from the radio, "Coming up next an exclusive interview with Ricky Wilder, Manager for our hometown star Lori Davenport. Lori screamed bloody murder, "THAT SON OF A B-------!!!!! He better hope he's making money on that interview!!" Bo and Cooter both ran to see what was wrong. Lori was now sushing them as the radio interview began: "So Mr. Wilder I understand that Ms. Davenport was unable to finish her show last night at the Boar's Nest and local Bar and Grill owner by JD Hogg." "That's right. She became ill during her second set. At first we thougth it was from the heat and the crowded conditions, until Luke Duke told me that she was pregnant. Seeing his concern when she passed out and the fact that he is the father of her five year old Jesse Lucas Duke, I can only assume he's also this child's father." "That's it folks, this interview was brought to you by your radio station WHOGG."

Lori looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Yes, DA-- IT, I do!" Luke looked at her and was about to say something when the phone rang. Lori answered the phone, "Hazzard Garage." The female voice on the other end said, "Yes, is Luke Duke there. He left this number....." Without hearing the rest of teh sentence Lori pushed the received in Luke's chest. He let out an 'umh', "Hello." Lori waited with both barrels. Luke said into the phone, "Ok, Lisa I'm on my way. Grab my bag!" He looked up at Lori, "Forest fire moving fast I gotta go." Lori glared, "Who's Lisa?" Luke was hurry to get his things together, "My safety officer." "She jumps too?" Lori asked. "Ah,..... yeah,..... she's also and EMT. She great." Luke didn't pay much attention to Lori mood as he kissed her on the cheeck and said, "Gotta go. I have no idea when'I'll be back." He left in a cloud of dust heading out of Hazzard.

Luke walked back in the upstairs apartment. Lori was at the small table setting looking at an empty cup that appeared to be clean. Luke noticd this and offered, "You want me to make you some coffee?" Lori glared at him, "NO! I've thrown up for the last hour. I'd love a cup of coffee but I AM NOT willing to pay for it like that." It sounded to Luke as if she had lost some of the fight in her. He sat down beside her, "I know how bad things were for you with Luke early on, how long did it last?" Lori replied sounding like she couldn't fight her way out of a wet paper bag, "Almost everyday for at lest six months." "Honey, I'm sorry really I'm about everything." He kissed her cheek. Luke thought it was the right thing to say and he was sorry she felt bad. "Your drinking already?" Lori took it out of context, "Sorry you left Dixie?" "I had a beer with Cooter like most weekend mornings since I was twelve." Luke replied, "Honey, we need to talk about Dixie." "What about her?" Lori said with a bit more spunk. "There are times that I'm going to have to talk to her." Luke said gently, "She is still my wife and is also carrying my child." Lori stood up and her eyes changed colors, "You are sorry you left HER!" Luke got up and moved closer to her, "I do not regret being here with you, I regret hurting you both." Lori asked, "Can you promise me you'll be here with me always?" Luke looked at her helplessly, "I promised HER that! And I'm here with you. Lori I'm going to be there when my child is born and I'm going to talk to her." Lori flew mad, "THEN DON'T LET ME STOP YOU. GO TALK TO HER. Move back in IF you THINK she'll let you!" Luke had had just about enough of this he said evenly, "She told me I could last night, but I didn't I came here to be with you....." Lori ................

Once in the garage Luke sighed with relief as he reached for a beer, "Thanks Cooter, it was getting bad!" Cooter said, "I couldn't help but hear." Luke said in defeat, "You know if it weren't for the boys, I'd go find Sheriff Little and punch him right in the mouth. Figure I'd get about a 2 year vacation for that, huh?" Cooter put his hand on his brother in laws should, "Yeap, bout that. What is she peeved about now?" Luke took a long drink of beer, "Well, it either the fact she is pregnant or that fact I went and talked to MY wife last night." Cooter looked at him in disbelief, "Luke you just don't learn do you?" Luke looked at Cooter like he had two heads, "Well, tell me oh wise one what's your solution?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meanwhile, Jesse was sipping his coffee on the porch as Dixie came out. He noticed she had toast and tea. "Still getting to you?" She nodded, "Somedays more that others. Didn't want to push it today with both boys here."

Lori looked at him, "Did you EXPECT her to be over joyed????" Luke sighed, "No, I just really didn't want her to hear it from someone else." "You still love her, DON'T YOU?" Lori asked. She knew the answer. Luke took a deep breath and replied, "With all my heart, but I love you too!" Lori picked up a glass and threw it at him. Luke was glad he'd been watching closely and quickly moved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Downstairs Cooter had heard teh raised voices and now the crash of glass. He figured it was time to go outside and see how much fuel was in his tanks, clean the lot, or just sat and enjoy his doughnuts adn beer. He had thought maybe Luke would join him, but that didn't sound possible right now.

Luke woke up to see the sun shining brightly outside. It was the first time in a long time that he'd not been woken up by the clock or the phone. He watched Lori sleep for awhile. He knew what he'd said to Bo and Dixie last night, but looking at Lori this morning with the image of Dixie walking away last nigth was really bugging him. Lori turned over opening her eyes and saw him. She instantly turned away from him. Luke thought for a minute that she just might be sick, "You ok?" Lori replied, "Oh, so you decided to come back?" Luke looked at her strangely, "Honey, I came home with ou from the Boar's Nest." Lori glared, "Yeah, you did." Luke tried to snuggle closer to her....

Luke knew Lori meant well really he did but he wouldn't let her support him. As Lori fell asleep Luke was thinking and thinking long and hard about the reality of this situation. He knew what he needed to do though he wasn't looking forward to it. He knew he had to tell Dixie and soon before she found out anywhere else. As much as he wanted to stay right here with Lori he knew he had to get this done. He gently got out of bed and managed to do it without waking Lori, at lest he hoped he had. He walked in the bathroom and dressed. He quietly made his way down to the garage and picked up the phone. The farms number was busy. 'Great! That's all I need.' he thought as he waited. ~~~~~~~~~~~ BL sighed thinking to herself here it came, "Dixie I'm just a little out of sorts tonight." "Why's that?" Dixie asked. BL sighed, "I'm pregnant." "NO!!" Dixie said rather loudly catching Beth's attention. Dixie pointed to the phone and mouthed 'BL', "I don't believe it! You really are pregnant?" BL smiled a little, "Yeah, at least that's what Doc says." Dixie felt her slightly growing belly, "If Doc tells you that you are, then believe me you are." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As soon as Dixie was off the phone with BL it rang again. She answered it, "Duke farm." Luke was silent for a long while before saying really quietly, "Dixie." "Luke?" Dixie said surprised. "Can I meet you somewhere?" Luke asked. "Why?" Dixie asked. Luke replied, "Because, I need to talk to you and I want to see you. Please, Beth will watch the kids." Dixie replied, "They are in bed, but I know she will. Where?" Luke thought about it, "Still site 6 is closest and the easiest to get to for you." Dixie replied, "Give me a little bit." Luke nodded as he said, "I'll be waiting." Dixie didn't have a clue what Luke wanted but if she was going to see him she was at least going to clean up just a bit.

Luke looked to her and asked, "You feeling any better now?" Lori ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dixie decided to call BL. She dialed the number and it rang and rang before it was answered by............. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cooter was pulling up to the Boar's Nest when he was passed by Luke driving Midnight. He saw Bo standing outside the Boar's Nest after parking Cooter walked over to Bo pointing down the road where he'd just came from and asked, "What just happened? I thought you two were staying at the still site tonight." Bo..................

She was hitting the floor, Luke saw it coming. He was suddenly very sober as he reacted. Luke was able to catch her before she hit the floor. He glared at her manager who had been right beside her, where as Luke had been a half a room away. Luke had went under Lori as she fell and was now setting with her in his lap trying to get her awake. She was hot from the lights and the crowd. Luke looked over at Daisy, "Can you get me a cold towel?" Luke started getting Lori cooled off and she began coming around. Daisy looked at Bo questioning. Bo just gave her a look and shook his head. Lori's manager was asking what was wrong with her. Luke was trying to get where he could stand up and still support Lori's still simi uncouscious body. Bo seen what he was trying to do and helped support Lori so Luke could get up. When he did he picked Lori up and said, "Let's get you outside and cooled off a bit." Lori managed to say, "Sick. Hurry!" Luke knew when she said 'hurry' she meant it. He barely made the door and got her on her unsteady legs when she became very ill. Her manager came out to see what was wrong. Luke glared at him. "You saw she was sick! You saw her fall and you let her! You better be doing your job and doing it right or you will deal with ME! Now, go back in there and tell them the show tonight is cancelled." "Cancelled? I can't do that! Did you see that crowd? She just got too hot." he said. It was a good thing Lori was a little more steady on her feet now, because Luke let go of her and grabbed the manager pinning him against the outside wall of the Boar's Nest, "No. She's not hot. She's pregnant! And believe me she'll not be able to finish the show now!"

Luke looked at Bo with more pain than Bo had seen him in in his life. Bo had purposely parked the General Lee where Luke couldn't get by him without him moving the General Lee. He walked over and picked up one of several Mason jars setting beside Luke. He took a healthy drink and said, "Cousin I'm listening when your ready to talk." Luke gave a small laugh to himself, took a large drink of shine, reached in his pocket and handed Bo his keys, then said, "It'll be awhile Bo." Bo replied, "I got all the time in the world for you cousin. You know that." Luke replied taking another drink, "Thanks, Bo." Bo nodded taking a sip of shine. It had been ages since the two of them had nothing more to do than to get really drunk together where there was no one around to start any trouble with them. Bo knew something was wrong but like Luke said it would be awhile before he was ready to talk. He would try to work out whatever it was in his mind before he talked about it.

Luke hung his head and said, "Lori, please talk to me!" Luke waited. It seemed like he'd waited for hours. Reality sank in he had 2 five year olds and now two on the WAY!! There was NO way he could support 4 children, a wife and a girlfriend! He hurt! He hurt from his belly button to his privates he HURT! Luke headed towards the garage, "Cooter, I figure Bo'll be lookin' for me. Tell him site 6." Luke knew it had the biggest reserve of shine. Right now all he wanted was out / away from it all!

Lori glared at Luke! She was glad the boys were at the farm. Luke asked again, "What is wrong? Shouldn't you be getting ready for the show?" Lori became ill just thinking of telling Luke. She pushed him back as she ran for the toilet and became suddenly very ill. Luke could be dense sometimes and after Lori regained some of her composure asked, "What is wrong? Honey talk to me." "Don't EVER expect me to talk to you ever AGAIN!!!" Lori hissed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meanwhile back at Cooters BL was arriving and thinking of how many ways Korad could be killed!

She was more than a little surpised to see BL there! She asked, "What on Earth are yo doing here?" BL covered, "Just a check up? YOU???" Lori replied, ............................