LoriDavenport

"Of course he will!" Jesse replied instantly. Everyone of his nephews and his nieces would pitch in and help if he needed it the most.

Jesse looked between his youngest niece and his nephew. "We'll need to call Jeb for an extra hand...since Lori's down a limb thanks to her own ignorance..."

Jesse looked down at his ill nephew. Letting out a long heavy sigh he nodded to Doc, if he had caught a virus then they'd have to stay away til he was better. Which was a whole lot easier said than done. Trying to keep Lori and Bo especially away was like trying to put socks on a rooster, it was impossible. He couldn't have the two of them getting sick though, as they are the two who do the outside chores, helping him.

I'm absolutely positive it is because that's one of my favorite episodes. Eddie Lee is the one who knocks Luke out, Luke tumbles in under the crusher and Eddie Lee hits the button causing it to start moving. Luke lays there, it goes to a freeze frame to have the "commercial" when it returns Luke wakes up and rolls out from in under the crusher. It is the only episode with him getting knocked out in under the crusher.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Duke

By the time though, that Jesse and JJ had arrived, Lori was passed out dead asleep in the seat by Luke, curled up into a ball. The past events that had unfolded with Luke getting put in the hospital, her breaking her hand, and constant visits to the hospital in case the worse, like his fever shooting through the roof and him going unconcious, should happen, had really set in on Lori. It caused her to stay tired constantly and want to do nothing but sleep.

Chocolate for me B! *grins*

Laura...this is Hazzardnet...'nough said! And for those who are newcomers.. Well, we tend to do things a bit... "different" here.

Lori let out a heavy sigh, nodding in response. Hanging up, she took the rag and began to dab Luke's face and neck with it once more, trying to keep the fever down as much as possible.

I go and visit the mare I had to sell, the stud is in a different holler, but same county as me. And I would give our horse hay. Hay usually fattens mine up, though we had the same problem with two of our horses, feed him twice a day as well, once in the morning and in the evening. Other than that, I'm not sure. When our mare did that, she had worms.

daughters

Tears signifying that they had overheard Cooter's angry words and perhaps his own feedback towards Cooter. "Luke...what is wrong with you???" Daisy questioned him, tears stinging the backs of her eyes again. "You're not listening to a thing anyone has to say, only what you want to hear or what..." She flicked her gaze to Paul for a second to long,"Or what someone else has to say." Feeling as though she could walk over to her cousin and slap him, though she didn't. She simply, turned her cheek to him, not being able to look him in the eyes. Jesse stared at Luke for a long moment, blinking the tears from his saddened eyes. "Daisy's right Luke, I just hope that you know what you're talking about...and I pray that you don't split this family wide open." His eyes danced between the two men, before narrowing in suspicion himself. Jesse had no clue what Paul was all about, or for that matter, who he was! All he knew is that Luke trusted him, so was he really all that bad?

As Cooter pulled away from the Duke "war zone", he slammed his foot down on the gas pedal accelerating down the dirt road. He was too ticked and too angry to even think straight at the moment. It seemed as if only one man made the decision in that family, not the whole clan. Did Luke even consider the opinions of the others? Or did he just act out on rash feelings and decisions and do what he thought best for himself and his friend. Clenching his fists tight around the steering wheel of the fast approaching tow truck. He cringed at the thought of the outcome of this situation, and he feared it to be the worst. There was no tellings now, where Bo was or where the poor blond haired man was headed to. It was pitiful. It was down right vexatious at how gullible and blind Luke was with his "friend" Paul. Paul was a stranger and Luke considered him family as it was! The whole situation was just as perplexing as it was frustrating. Luke had been in 'Nam, which he of all people should have been the one to sniff out Paul! Not Bo! And the fact that this time it was the youngest of the bunch, the least expected, it shocked more people than it did anger them. Which is why they only figured he was acting out of jealousy. Now, if it had been Luke, the family would still be together. Cooter let out an exasperating sigh. He couldn't win for losing. He wanted to be on both boys' side, but...how could you do that when both of them pushed you away?

Yea I sold my horses to my next door neighbor basically LOL! But, it still hurts to see that horse in under someone else's care and not your's ya know? Hey, if ya wanna sell the saddle and make money then my all means go right ahead, let someone else get some good use out of it. The money would come in handy for other things around your home or barn.

When the phone rang that night, Lori's head bolted up quickly nearly causing her to fall in the floor. "Mmmmello?" She mumbled into the phone tiredly.

Play it again, Luke.

Lori came back though, later that night, in urgent need to talk to him. It was a good thing that she did too, or else she herself would have gone unconscious. She didn't care if the doctors told her she couldn't see him, this was her soon to be husband and she wasn't one to take too kindly to being demanded an order when someone she loved was in need of help. Slowly, she walked into his room, seeing him once more. Letting out a deep sigh, a shaky sigh, she forced her feet to move towards the bed, looking at him and his feverish face. Going to the bathroom she got a wash cloth and dampened it, going back to him trying to bring his fever down once more. She sat there by his side all night, continuing the process, singing a soft sweet song to him trying to get him to wake up from his deep slumber.

Reason why? Economical issues you could say is why I had to sell the other two, cost of feed and hay and such being as high as it is, we couldn't afford for just yet, why didn't I sell Trigger? There's plenty of reasons why. He's faithful, he understands me when no one else does, he listens to me, I love him...I love all my horses, that's why I regretted selling them. A horse and rider are a team, when I sensed him panicking I panicked and he sensed me...both of us was scared...he tried to protect me from the dogs that was chasing him, in his eyes at least, by throwing me off he was trying to keep the dogs away from me. Because as soon as anyone stepped near me to check on me he tried to bite and nip at them because he wanted me to be safe. You can't really ask for a better relationship than that with any kind of animal. I wouldn't sell any of the horse's things. I'd keep them in memory of her. Give your mother a reason to go out to the barn, there's another horse who needs her love just as much as anything. If its her horse, it doesn't need the love from another human, it needs the love of it's master, it's partner. If you neglect a horse, then it has no reason to live but stand around eating being a paddock pal as they would call them, when there's absolutely nothing wrong with that horse. It needs exercise and to be ridden and without it's partner there, then it really hasn't a reason to live.

Luke chuckled, nodding in agreement. "Oh trust me, I know. I have be on that end before. Plenty of times. Me and Bo use t' come in from playing football all the time muddier than pigs Daisy had just finished moppin' up the kitchen, we tracked mud all through the house she chased us from here all over the back forty."

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Lori grinned from ear to ear, kissing his cheek. "Trust me, when you're the one on the recieving end of a fryin' pan, you do learn your lesson..."

"That maybe so, but you ate at the table standing up for a while though didn't ya?" Meaning, he got a whippin' from Jesse. Since he was only 5 at the time, he was too small to reach the mantle piece.

That is so true! LOL

Cooter slammed on his breaks causing the truck to slide around dust flying all around him. Cringing, he slammed his fists down on the wheel of the truck, cursing under his breath. "Dang it Bo..." Cooter muttered, not concerned if there was any more traffic on the road at the moment or not. He just couldn't understand the fact that there was someone reaching out to help Bo, to understand him, to comfort him, be there for him, and Bo declines it! It was mind boggling to Cooter he knew that much, so mind boggling it made him talk to himself as he pondered what in the world could be wrong with Bo. He himself, had no clue what was happening, and decided he'd go to the main source itself, Luke. Seeing the familiar brown rustic looking tow truck pull up into the yard, Luke smiled to himself, stepping off the porch steps to go and greet his long time buddy. "Hey Coot..long time no see..." Luke greeted him, shaking his hand once Cooter managed to step out of the tow truck, shutting his door. With a smile, Cooter returned the friendly handshake, nodding. "Yea I know, heard these past couple of weeks 'round here has been hell....mind tellin' me what's happenin'?" Luke let out a disgusted breath, the corners of his lips drawn tight. "Bo is what. He's a jealous little cuss is what he is Coot...jealous of my new friend, Paul." Cooter watched Luke's face, his expressions changing from anger and resentment to heart felt pain and anguish. Cooter nodded a little, propping a boot up on the front fender of his tow truck, his elbow rested on his raised knee, his chin in hand, his stance clearly showing that he too was pondering on what went wrong and why. "I just don't know Cooter, I mean I know Bo could stir up trouble, but cause this much over one person? Because he's jealous? I don't know what's gotten into him and frankily I don't give a damn if I see his face around here again." Luke spat the words out vehemently. Though, in a matter of seconds, his heart was being torn the other way, he regretted saying those words, regretted ever kicking Bo out of his life, his family's life. In one way he wanted so much to believe his youngest cousin, to take back what he said and make amends with him. No, he couldn't do that, then he'd turn his back on his friend Paul, he says that he desperately is in need of the family's help at the moment.

ROFL I was sitting here thinking the exact same thing.