DaisyMaeDuke

Luke watched seeing how distraught Bo was and knowing that it was all largely due to him. "I wanna go," he answered steadily. It wasn't all true. He wanted to be with his family more than anything. But he couldn't keep hurting them...and if leaving would make him stop hurting them, then he was going to leave...one way or the other.

Daisy swallowed looking at him. "You...you can't...help?" he asked his voice breaking.

Luke looked at the fear in Bo's eyes. "I...I...need help but...I...I..." He swallowed hard, not knowing how to express his fears.

Luke raised his eyes to meet his, tears welling in them.

Daisy bit her lip. She didn't know what to do either. It was true that they might be able to help him. But it was also true that Luke very likely would feel that he lost all of his family. And what that would do to him Daisy didn't know.

Daisy looked uncertainly at Bo. "Have...have you talked to anyone...about Luke?" She hated to bring it up now, but she was growing scared at how Luke was taking this. Luke simply leaned into Bo, his eyes shut tight against the world around him.

Daisy came quickly, Luke soon becoming sandwiched between his cousins. "It'll be okay Luke...it will..." she said softly. Luke latched onto Bo hiding his face against him no longer able to stand.

Luke smirked. "Ya can tell they's still on their honeymoon..." he quipped. "So what is going on here?"

Luke clung to Bo, weeping his heart out, unable to stop shaking, his knees starting to feel weak. "Bo...Bo..." he said over and over again, crying uncontrollably. Daisy hugged herself tears slipping down her cheeks.

"Say hello to Miz Cassie sweetheart," prompted Luke softly. Abi, stared fascinated by her shell before putting it to her mouth and speaking into it. "Hello Miz Cassie." She then giggled at the sound of her own voice amplified by the shell. Luke chuckled softly running his fingers through Abi's soft curls.

Eventually the doctors came, giving condolenses to the family as he led them out. A nurse carefully drew a white sheet over Jesse's face. Watching that seemed to be the breaking point for Luke. Trembling profusely, he whimpered. It wasn't the whimper of fear. It wasn't a whimper of sadness even. It was a whimper of desparation. "Bo..." That was all he said, as tears came down his cheeks, but even in the state he was in he knew there was no need to say anything more. He and Bo were closer than brothers. Words were never necessary.

Abi scrambled to get off her daddy's shoulders and flew, in every sense of the word to Enos's hug. "I missed you somethin' awful!" Luke smiled watching his little girl. One thing he loved about Abi was that she never forgot a friendly face, and of course Enos always had had one of the friendliest. "Didja bring me a shell?" she asked poking at his pockets. Normally Enos always had some little thing for Abi and TJ...it was just the type of person he was. "Abi that ain't polite...now you apoliogize..." began Luke a slight embarrassed. "I'm sorry Enos...what'd ya bring me?!" asked Abi, totally missing the point. Luke rolled his eyes with a small chuckle. "Hey Cassie," he gave a small nod.

Luke's lip trembled, as he crossed into Bo's hold. He was scared of what was happening, and not sure of what would happen in the future. He only knew he wanted to be close to Bo as long as he could.

Daisy broke down sobbing her hand at her mouth, her body shaking. They had been waiting for the moment expectantly but now that it was here, it still came as a shock. Luke pulled his hand away his face paling, his eyes leaking unstoppable tears.

Luke swallowed squeezing his uncle's hand before laying it gently down at his side. Daisy hugged into Bo tears dripping.

I was too! On stage I mean...I was one of the ultimate Dukies....

Daisy nodded sadly, looking at Bo. Luke stayed shakily where he was tears dripping down his cheeks.

Daisy shook her head though she knew it would do no good. "Uncle Jesse," she sobbed hugging him softly.

Luke swallowed hard but gave a small nod. "I'll try..." He could promise that and hoped it would put Jesse's mind at ease. Daisy paled a little seeing her Uncle grow weaker. "Uncle Jesse?"

Luke's tears dripped down as he said that. He nodded but made no spoken promises. He wasn't one for making promises he didn't know if he could keep. And right now he trusted himself about as much as he would trust a fox in a henhouse.

Together they approached Rosco , Enos and Cassie. Abi clapped her hands as she saw Enos, his grin easily recognizable. "Enos!!!!"

Luke hung his head but managed a small nod. He could understand missing his aunt. he missed her every day himself.

Luke shook his head as they continued on, holding Abi's legs with one hand, wrapping his free arm around Sammy in a brotherly manner. Despite all the bickering the Dukes were closer than ever.

"I can't...I...I n-n-need you!" persisted Luke, choking on his own sobs.

"I...I love you..." he pleaded, hoping that by some miracle that that would change things.