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Realizing that Bo had been distracted again, he smiled a little. "Guess that's close enough..." with that he tickled Bo a little.

Luke giggled. "No no no...Luke...Luke..." he tried again not understanding how hard it would be for Bo to make an "l" sound.

"Luke....say Luke...Luke," coached the dark haired boy.

Luke looked at him. "What?" the baby noise sounding a lot like a word...and not just any word...

Luke smiled at the childish awe over his buttons feeling the tugs on his shirt. "Auntie's gonna be mad if ya pull off any more buttons Bo," he warned though he didn't stop him loving to see the smile on Bo's face.

Luke smiled crossing over lifting Bo in his arms and sitting on the sofa with him hugging him gently. "I won't never leave ya for good, Bo."

Luke heard his whimper and peeked over the couch seeing Bo about ready to cry in the middle of the room and sighed coming out of his hiding spot. "Sok Bo...I didn't leave ya..."

****fashback*** Seven-year old Luke hid behind the sofa giggling as Bo crawled around in serach of him.

"Was just thinkin...bout when ya was a baby..." replied Luke softly.

Luke frowned. "That made no sense at all...guess I take that back...you don't always understand me...I don't always understand myself..."

Luke looked at him nodding, managing a half smile. I knew you wold...you always did understand me...even when you could barely talk yaself."

"Ain't that the truth?" said Luke softly. "I felt awful every time...scared...real scared," he admitted giving his cousin a rare look into his thoughts.

I had trouble with this one....reason being because I remember there being an old River Road....but I didn't know if it was the old River Road or the Old River Road with Old as the name of the river and not as an adjective. Does that make sense? But I guess I'm gonna assume it was an adjective and say the following: Billy Joe Fong River Road Welcome Waylon Jennings Good luck to me....

"Wasn't the whippin' I was scared of so much," admitted Luke. "Was the thought I disappointed him."

Luke nodded a little, though he could hardly believe it himself.

Luke watched as the door closed and looked at Bo. "I...I think that was it Bo..." he said softly hardly daring to believe it.

Luke held him protectively. "Was my fault Unca Jesse...I'm the one that wanted to use the slingshots...Bo was just copyin us," began Luke bravely, knowing how upset Bo already was. "That don't make no difference..." he pointed at Bo, seeing the little boy huddled against Luke, still hiding his ace in his shirt. He cleared his throat and tried again. "You just..." he pointed at Luke whose cobalt-blue eyes shone with wetness as he held Bo close to him. Jesse shook his head not able to punish them further. "Don't do it again," he said gruffly before leaving the room.

"I'm very disappointed in both of ya," Jesse continued. Luke hung his head and nodded.

Jesse tried to look stern. "You both know better than to disoby me, no matter what your reasons," he began gruffer than he felt. "Yes sir," muttered Luke.

Eventually Jesse came in looking at his two boys. "Boys...s'time we had a talk." Luke swallowed hard nudging Bo a little who still was sleeping in his arms.

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Luke just held him as he slept, far too worried to sleep himself.

awww how sweet...I love it !

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