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Jesse shook his head, he'd let it go for now. But, when Bo got out of the hospital, he thought more to himself, he'd have to find out the truth. "Just calm down Bo..."

"Oh good grief..." Lori muttered to herself, running a hand down her face. "You are hard headed aren't you? Luke, you are not HALF a man...don't start mopin' around and actin' helpless, can't never could do nothing is what I've been taught all my life, Luke, no matter what if you set your mind to it you CAN do it... so don't start sayin that 'oh woo is me I can't do anything' or 'I'm useless now, I'm hopeless' ... cut it out for cryin' out loud.... Uncle Jesse'd be ashamed to hear such talk...sounds as if ya wantin' t' give up, and that ain't the Lukas Duke I know..." Lori spoke firmly, sounding a bit more harsher than what she meant to.

Jesse shook his head sadly. Sighing, he looked down into Bo's eyes, his own eyes filling with pain and agony. "Bo...no they aren't. I do have proof... I'm sorry..."

Lori sighed, seeing his expression, knowing what he was thinking. Squeezing his hand comfortingly, she brung his calloused hand to her lips, planting a soft kiss on it. "It'll be ok Luke, I promise ya it will...me, Jesse, Bo, Daisy, JJ... we'll all do everything in our power t' make sure it's alright, you might not be able t' do anything physically, but you can still do things..." She just wasn't sure what at the moment.

Jesse sighed seeing his confusion. "Bo...your real parents died in a car crash, along with Luke's and Daisy's..." he paused a minute to let out a breath of air he held. "The people who took you in, who you claim is your parents, must have found you when you ran away from home.."

Jesse shook his head, sighing sadly. He hate to tell Bo, it pained his insides. "Bo...those aren't your biological parents, you know that right?"

The room fell silent for a moment. Jesse looked down at his youngest charge, his eyes searching the blonde's sky blue eyes for an answer. "Bo...your parents?" He asked perplexed.

Lori nodded with a smile, entwining her fingers with his. "Though...you still ain't able enough t' help out around the farm...you'll just hafta learn to deal with it..." She knew it was impossible, and what she just said went through one ear and out the other. The man was hard headed and as stubborn as she was.

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Lori grinned a little, snickering playfully. "I know, figured you'd be happy though, means ya don't gotta do ya chores, you ain't never had too much love for doin' that either...last time I checked, you and Bo was always tryin' t' get out of doin' 'em."

Jesse chuckled lightly, shaking his head. "It happened twelve years ago Bo...we've long forgave you for it...we missed you terribly.."

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"Who doesn't?" Lori asked with a light chuckled softly patting his arm. "If it means keepin' ya alive and here on earth with us though, ain't it worth it?"

"Yea, it's me son..." Jesse replied softly, taking one of Bo's hands. He was shocked to see how much he'd grown, turned from a sugar high six year old into a fine young man.

Lori sighed. She hated to see him cry and knew he was about to. She could sense other people's emotions and it killed her to know there was nothing she could do to help him. "Luke...what you need to worry about is yourself dear. The work at the farm is taking care of, its as if you never left. JJ? you honestly know whats wrong with her? Luke, she's old enough to make certain decisions on her own and she doesn't need her oldest brother to tell her how to live, what to do, anymore. She's a big girl now sweetheart, she needs to do things for herself.." Lori spoke softly, gently, to him as she laid her arms across the arm of the wheelchair looking at him with soft imperial purple eyes. She rubbed his forearm gently, in a consoling manner. "Don't cry...ya know I ain't too good with the water works.."

Lori chuckled lightly, nodding to him in agreement. "I know what you mean, I've been in your shoes so I know what you're going through. They's only poking and stuff to check and make sure ya alive...sometimes I just poke ya cause I know it annoys ya."

Jesse smiled, his white break crinkling. "Hey there Bo..." Jesse spoke softly, sitting down in the hospital chair beside him.

Lori shook her head a little at him, catching her breath finally. Standing up she grabbed hold of the handles of the wheelchair, wheeling him out of the room. Going downstairs, out the exit doors, Lori wheeled him over to a shaded spot in under a tree. Putting the breaks on the chair, Lori plopped down on the ground looking up at him. "Feels good to be outside doesn't it?"

Nodding to the doctor and thanking God above. Jesse was out the door following the doctor's directions to Bo's room. When Jesse slowly opened up the hospital door, he peeked inside. Seeing his nephew again after twelve years did his heart good. But, seeing him in under these circumstances, and those machines hooked up to him, also pained his heart. Walking in slowly, Jesse took off his red hunting cap out of respect, looking down at Bo.

Jesse looked up from where he sat. Standing up, he nodded slowly. "Yes sir...that's us."

Luke nodded, offering his seat to his uncle as he took another seat by him. All they could do now was wait, and he prayed that Bo came out alright, that he didn't push him to hard. Luke prayed that his cousin would make it, Luke had waited twelve years to see him, worried over him, and he couldn't let him go right now. There was a part of him missing without Bo.

"He's in the emergency room right now Sir... he had a few cracked ribs...I wanted t' get him here first." Luke answered.

Luke nodded, smiling to his wise uncle. "Yes sir...I know I did."

When the two Dukes arrived to the hospital, Daisy ran inside seeing Luke asleep in one of the waiting room chairs. Going over to him, she shook his shoulder gently. "Luke...wake up sugar...me and uncle Jesse is here." She spoke softly. Hearing the feminine voice, Luke's eyelids slowly fluttered open as he looked up at Daisy. Yawning, he hugged her to him sighing heavily. Seeing his uncle, Luke stood up, a smile spreading on his face.

Wondering where her uncle was going, hearing his phone conversation, Daisy headed out the door following him in her jeep. Luke hung up the phone, yawning a little. Trudging his tired legs into the waiting room, he sat down in one of the seats, relaxing back.