DaisyMaeDuke

"Is...is it...is it really?" he managed just clinging to her...his sister.

I agree also

Luke winked his eyes to stop the tears from coming again. "I'm sorry Daisy."

Luke couldn't see a change. He still felt the turmoil. He still felt the pain. But he was trying to overcome it now, and he supposed even that was better than nothing.

"I'm sorry...I'm so much trouble Daisy...I...I never...I didn't mean to..."

Luke watched as Bo's face turned from growing red, back to its normal color. He hadn't meant to make him angry though it appeared he did. Sometimes, it felt like he couldn't do the smallest things right anymore. With a small sigh he went to the living room and flipped through a car magazine, though he didn't read a page.

Luke just held her in place a long while, not noticing the time, just revelling in the hug.

"But Unca Bo ain't," reasoned the little girl innocently. "She does have a point there," said Luke with a smirk. It had been a while since the two bantered together, and truth be told he missed it.

Abi whined. "Aww why not now?" Luke looked at Bo. "That's a Bo-ism if I ever saw one." Sammy shook her head. "You two are worse than the kids."

Tears started rolling down his cheeks once more as he felt Daisy's embrace around him. Reaching out, he hugged her too, for once not guarding his emotions, allowing the fears he'd kept hidden so long to surface. "Don't leave Daisy...don't..."

I'm not really hungry...*grins mischieveously*

Luke swallowed hard clinging to her hand. He was afraid...afraid if he let go, she too would soon disappear.

Luke clung to her hands instead. He felt like everything was falling apart. "If...if you don't wanna...g-go home...maybe they can find you a bed to rest in," offered Luke, trying his best to be the thoughtful caring cousin she remembered.

You wanna hold her Lori while I punch or I hold her you punch?

*looks at Lori* I'm offended...are you offended?

Luke could almost feel her uneasiness in the touch of her fingertips. The overwhelming feeling of failure swept over him, but he did his best to dismiss it, as Sara had been teaching him. It seemed to Luke that the longer Daisy sat with him, the more uncomfortable she was getting. He wanted to fix it...fix everything, like old times, but he couldn't even fix himself. Everything was a mess now. Their uncle was gone, Bo was hurt, Daisy was just plain uneasy. He could feel the lump forming in his throat, but said nothing. The last thing Daisy needed right now was to see him cry-it might relieve the many emotions inside, but it wouldn't do anything for Daisy but make her feel that her once so strong cousin was now a stranger to her. No...he would save the tears til he was alone.

"Auntie!" cried Abi indignantly. Luke shook his head. "Abi learned her manners from Uncle Bo," he said with a smirk.

Luke looked at her trying so hard to be the attentive older brother she remembered. He sensed she didn't want to continue and just nodded slightly.

Luke nodded a little. "J-just Bo...watch over Bo."

"I'd a liked it," said Abi softly. "Abi" warned Luke. Abi paid him no mind. "You bing me a present?"

Luke nodded slightly the pillow shifting with him. "Miss...ya both..."

Abi ran to her arms. "I missed you soooo much! I had a snake for ya but Daddy made me put it back..." informed the little girl.

Mine too...in fact that is the case with most of us on here...you are in good company. Adios!

Luke had followed them out too just watching. Abi looked at TJ. "Sorry TJ."

Luke laid against his pillows. "I...I missed you Daisy," he admitted as he lay down.