DaisyMaeDuke

I agree (and this time I aint forgetting to post)

"You feeling okay?" asked Luke after a mock glare at Sara.

Luke nodded to Sara. "S'all her fault..."

Luke nodded. "Alright. Laughin so much my face hurts, but alright...how are you?"

"Sure thing..." called Luke. He didn't really see the changes, not to the degree the others did... and he really was too humble to take credit he deserved. He still had bouts of depression now and then, but he overcame it quicker now, and the feeling of despair was gone.

Before he could get to the door, Luke's laughter rang out like clanging bells, telling Bo instantly that Sara was with him.

New York

Luke thought a minute, before saying "Nam," the two soon lost in conversation.

He looked at her. "Whatever you say," he murmured quietly.

he'd name it Fluffy (to go with Flash) and feed it kitty num-nums. If you gave Enos Strate moonshine...

Ok...well I will put my two cents in here too I guess... I am very sad this happened, and though I think he made some bad choices, I don't know anyone on Hazzardnet or elsewhere that hasn't done things that they regret. In Tom's case, it just gets publicized for the world to know about. I certainly don't condone it in any way, but NONE of us have a right to judge him for anything he did. And Kay I'm sorry, but I disagree with you... He is not "bad news" or "major trouble" You like most of us on here can not make a judgment like that based on what is publicized. For example, I think it was last summer Tom put a new roof on his step mom's house. It didn't make front news, but I think that is a nice thing for him to do. During his Dukes days, when the Hazard, KY mines collapsed, both Tom and John did a benefit concert to raise money for the families of the miners, and Tom himself put in 25,000 dollars extra to cover the concert expenses. Stuff like that is quickly forgotten. I am not saying he didn't make a mistake. But we don't have a right to judge him. We don't know why he is turning to alcohol or drugs but he is obviously hurting somehow and looking to make himself feel better. He needs our support, not our judgment. If you are like me and believe in God, take this to be a wake up call for us to pray for not ionly him, but others who are struggling with similar issues. Think what Uncle Jesse would do...would he be disappointed...sure....but he would love him and pray for him...and support him all he could. We Hazzardites should strive to do the same...

He nodded a little, knowing he somehow had to do what she said. Right now though, he was so overwhelmed with stress and grief and worry, he couldn't hit the floor with his hat.

"Sara... I don' wanna be like this..." he murmured hanging his head, no longer the confident young man he had been.

I agree

Luke sniffed nodding a little, hoping she was right, holding his stomach.

Luke looked down at his feet. "Am I...gonna,,,get through this?" he asked softly.

Luke sniffed nodding a little, wiping at his eyes. He wanted so much to show her he could handle everything... but it seemed he was fighting a losing battle.

Taking the hint, he pulled away. "M'sorry," he muttered, looking down at his lap.

Poor Luke didn't know what to think. All he knew right now was that the hug felt safe and he was as scared as he had ever been.

"I ain't...goin anywhere...keep takin...steps back....," he said between sniffs.

"I dunno...some days...I...I feel...like I can handle it....an...an...today...I...I just..." he didn't finish turning instead and wrapping his arms around Sara for comfort. "What's wrong with me?! Am I crazy?!"

Luke nodded, another tear slipping down. He drew his knees up to his chest burying his curly head against them.

Luke rubbed at the back of his neck awkwardly a tear tracing down his ashen cheek. "How's Bo?"

"Anything...anymore," began the dark-haired Duke sadly. "I'm hurtin'...everyone..."

Luke swallowed as he watched her. "I...I don't think I can do this Sara..." he said softly.