LoriDavenport

Lori fell asleep right smack dab in the middle of the living room floor, Daisy having moved to the recliner since Cooter took her spot on the couch. Soon, all children in the house at one point, was alseep. As all was supposedly going well in Hazzard, young Bo was almost to the hills of Tennesse, near a huge horse ranch where an old married couple had lived, and had never had a child to call their own before.

Everyone nodded at Jesse then turned to look at one another. Saying their good nights, Lori climbed down and got in the middle of the living room floor and laid flat on her back looking straight up. it was her way of thinking.

Once supper was over, Daisy and Lori helped Jesse with the dishes and helped him clean the kitchen up a little. Once they finished, Lori went to the red recliner and climbed up in it crossing her legs in under her, watching Luke and Cooter talk about things to keep themselves occupied. Daisy walked in and climbed up slowly on the couch stretching out.

Daisy looked at the food, it immediatley causing her to get sick. Sighing a little though, when Jesse had his plate, she slowly started to eat, the food turning to sawdust as she swallowed, doing the same for the other children.

Cooter and Luke sat on one side, Lori at the end, Daisy on her side where she usually sat at beside of Boo, then Jesse down on his end at the head of the table. Sighing a little, Daisy looked at the seat beside her and pouted sadly, it just wasn't the same without Bo's tiny hand reaching across to grab a roll, Jesse gently smacking it scolding him lightly.

Lori and Cooter hopped back up on the porch and sat down on the porch swing, swinging a little, their clothes was drying rather quickly from how hot it had gotten outside. Lori clasped her hands in her lap and looked down, thinking. Daisy sighed a little, rubbing her eyes as she moved to get up from where she sat next to Luke. Going inside she went to the bathroom to clean up like Jesse had told them to do.

Cooter nodded a little looking at Lori who was ringing out her shirt by twisting it, growling at it. "It was your idea dummy..." Cooter said, shaking his head. Lori, glaring at him shook water on him like a dog would. "Yea and you was the idiot who followed me..."

Lori looked at Cooter then to Uncle Jesse. "Washing off.."

Lori and Cooter both looked up from where they laid tiredly on the porch. Making small grunting noises in an attempt to get up Lori and Cooter both trudged off the porch and headed straight to the water trough, dunking themselves in the water. Daisy, getting curious when she heard water splashing, Looked up from where she laid curled up by Luke, raised an eyebrow when she saw Cooter and Lori walk back soaking wet.

Cooter looked at Lori who was piled up near Daisy and Luke almost asleep from the hot and humid day. Tapping her shoulder a little he yawned himself and curled up on the porch drowsily. "Wanna just stay here and eat dinner? I'm sure daddy wouldn't mind..." Lori looked at him and only nodded, letting her head flop down on the wooden floor.

Rosco nodded slowly, sighing sadly as he hung up the phone. He went about filling out the papers so he could broadcast them and send them to Atlanta.

Silence fell upon the sheriff's department as Rosco swallowed the lump in his throat that had since gathered when Jesse sounded worried. "I...um...I'm terribly sorry Jesse...I'll get one out A.S.A.P.."

Rosco sighed again, running a hand down his face. Diggin through papers and files, Rosco pulled out a form and grabbed a pen. "Awwwwright Jesse....who is it?"

At the sheriff's office in town, Rosco was as busy as ever filing papers making little incoherent sounds as he went along. Hearing the phone ringing Rosco let out a frustrating sigh, picking the phone reciever up. "Hazzard County Sheriff's Department, this is Sheriff Roscooooo P. Coltrane speaking."

The kids all trudged their tired feet to the porch and fell down on top of each other, tired. Lori yawned a little as she looked at Luke and Daisy a hand on either one of their shoulders. "M' sorry fellas..." She said sadly. Daisy looked at her and nodded, tears streaking her face. She hugged up to Luke and cried.

Lori sighed as her and Daisy finally came out of the bushes, looking like a walking mess. An arm around Daisy's shoulder comfortingly Lori walked over to Luke, Cooter, and Jesse. "No Luck with us either fellas..." She admitted sadly. Cooter sighed a little and had an arm around Luke's shoulders as well, giving him a gentle reassuring squeeze.

As the hot Hazzard county sun was over head, Lori wiped the sweat from her brows, her jacket wrapped around her waist securely as she headed out of the woods with Daisy. "He ain't here..." Lori whispered to herself, looking down. Shoving her hands in the backs of her jean pockets, Lori waited on Daisy to get two steps in behind her so she could lead the two of them out. Cooter sighed as he too was making his way out of the woods, taking his cap off wiping his forehead. "No use in searchin no more Luke...he ain't there..."

Lori sighed a little, putting her hands on her hips. Walking over to the driveway she picked up huge stones and put them in her pockets, making them bulge out as she walked back. "I shall not go unprepared this time..." She spoke motioning to Daisy with her hand as she walked off towards the woods once more. "C'mon Dais...let's go see what other critters we can rile.." Cooter glared at Lori, as Daisy hung her head following. "Loren!" He scolded to his youngest cousin. Lori looked over her shoulder at him, and rolled her eyes. "I's kiddin' Cooter jeash!" Cooter shook his head, taking his cap off for a second to scratch it. "Sometimes I wonder why I try..." He sighed heavily, walking back towards the woods, himself.

Cooter nodded, agreeing with him. Though, he stood by Luke snickering still at the girls. Lori grumbled at all three of them and climbed down to the lowest branch, Taking Daisy by the arms she lowered her down so she wouldn't have to jump and hurt herself. Lori, on the other hand, stood up on the branch and leaped down right on top of cooter. Smirking she got up and dusted herself off. "I ain't goin back in those danged woods Uncle Jesse...not to get chased by another riled momma skunk again, nu uh no sir, no way..." she shook her head stubbornly.

Lori looked down at the two of them and flung a branch, cracking both of them in top of the head. "You wait Lukas...Cooter...when I get down from here...you're both gonna get it.." she threatened. The skunk looked up at them and sprayed the tree, then, as if it was proud, trotted off right past Cooter, Jesse, and Luke. Daisy looked at Lori who was shooting daggers at Luke and Cooter. She'd help her kill them!

Darting around the corner of the house, looking back only once to see Uncle Jesse's red hunting cap at the tree lines, Lori took hold of Daisy's hand and climbed up the old Oak tre as fast as she could pull Daisy up it, who didn't need much persuasion to climb herself. Almost to the main top, Lori panted and looked down at the skunk throwing branches down at it. "You black and white pussy cat!!! Pick on someone your own size why doncha?!!" Daisy smacked Lori throwing branches herself. "Don't rile it Lori!" Following Luke out of the woods, Cooter stopped, doubling over in laughter. "A skunks got 'em both treed!"

Cooter grumbled lightly at Luke, shaking his head, yelling for Bo. Down around the girl's way, nothing at all was happening. Daisy would yell, then Lori. Sighing, Lori was about to turn around when she seen some branches moving. "Bo??" she yelled, slowly creeping over to the bushes. Daisy followed in behind her, hoping and praying it was Bo. Oh...it was Bo alright. When Lori moved a branch a skunk, with a couple babies around her, whirled around, her tail held high. Lori's eyes was popping out of her head when she let out a blood curdling scream. "Run Daisy run!!!!" Daisy looked at Lori like she was nuts, but looking down in the branches she saw the skunk charge at them. Daisy herself let out a yell and took off at a fast sprint in behind Lori. Panicked female voices could be heard clearly across the back forty and all through the woods as the two headed out of the woods with the skunk close behind, still on the chase. Cooter snapped his head around in the direction in which the girl's screams was coming from. "What has Lori done now..." He questioned more so to himself.

Cooter turned to look at him, letting a branch smack him. "Hey, thats my line!"

Cooter looked at him like he had lost his blooming mind! "You're crazy too!" He said, shaking his head as they entered into the woods, pulling back branches and briars.

Cooter blinked at him, obviously he hadn't lived with her. "Have YOU tried to love her before???"