Double Duke Trouble

[BoJamesDuke]

She quickly CB'd Cooter, telling him to meet them at the farm so they could explain what was going on, before following B.L and walking straight to Bo and Luke's room, grabbing them some new clothes and a couple of magazine's. Not that she expected they would read them but it couldn't hurt none to at least try and bring them something to keep them entertained.

"Hey B.L, could you ring state police and have them come over so we's can brief them too? Explain the situation to 'em, ask for Alan Dresdon, he's a friend of Uncle Jesse's."

[B.L. Davenport]

"Sure thing Daisy"

B.L. picks up the phone asking Mabel to get her the state police. When the call is put through she asks for the man Alan Dresdon that Daisy told her to ask for. Once he's on the line B.L. explains the situation of Bo being in the hospital and just saying there was a attempt on his life after he found out something he wasn't supposed to. Which isn't exactly true but it was enough to get Alan Dresdon to agree to bring some agents and meet at the Duke farm to get more information. Thanking Alan and then hanging up B.L. goes in search of Daisy telling her.

"That Alan Dresdon fella said him and some others from the state police would be here in 45 minutes. That gives us time to shower,change,and get a bite to eat. Maybe even make something to take back for Uncle Jesse and the boys I'm sure they'd appreciate it. Maybe some homemade icecream for Bo that'd be easy on his throat."

[BoJamesDuke]

She looked up from gently packing a small bag for her cousins smiling gratefully at B.L.

"Thanks B.L....I guess we can try and bring somethin' in fer Bo, but I think we's have to be careful about what we bring in, ya know, infections and the like. His immune systems down at the moment, I read his charts, so we's gonna have ta tell the docs before we give him anythin ta eat and the like. I'm sure he would appriciate it though."

Finishes packing and puts the bag by the front door.

"You want the shower first?"

[B.L. Davenport]

B.L. nods she hadn't even thought of it possibly making Bo worse if they brought something in for him,only thinking about making him feel better.

"Your right Bo can't handle catching anything else right now I hadn't thought past just maybe making him feel better."

Follows Daisy back down the hall into the livingroom as Daisy puts the bag by the front door

"Yeah that way you can have as long a shower as ya want. Uh can I borrow some clothes?"

[B.L. Davenport]

B.L. nods she hadn't even thought of it possibly making Bo worse if they brought something in for him,only thinking about making him feel better.

"Your right Bo can't handle catching anything else right now I hadn't thought past just maybe making him feel better."

Follows Daisy back down the hall into the livingroom as Daisy puts the bag by the front door

"Yeah that way you can have as long a shower as ya want. Uh can I borrow some clothes?"

[BoJamesDuke]

She nods and points to her bedroom.

"Just take a look through there and see what you can find. Don't worry about Bo, it was a nice thought and it probably would make him feel better. We could always take it and ask the doc."

[B.L. Davenport]

"Yeah we could we can worry about that later though we've got other things to think about right now."

Goes to Daisy's room looking through the closet deciding on a pair of jeans and a pink t-shirt,coming back out and heading for the bathroom B.L. calls back over her shoulder

"Thanks"

Ten minutes later B.L. comes out dressed in the pink t-shirt,jeans and her own black boots, combing through her shoulder thick brown layered shoulder length hair. Sitting down on the couch B.L. parts her hair down the middle quickly french braiding it into two braids.

Back at the hospital the doctor knocks softly on the door getting a nod of entrance from Jesse who is sitting in the chair by the window. Entering Bo isn't visible at first but upon further entrance the doctor sees the two slumbering young men on the opposite bed the blonde still breathing with slightly raspy breaths but much easier than the doc's last rounds.

"How long has he been out of the tent?"

Uncle Jesse looks at his pocket watch then back to the doctor with a happy smile

"About 2 hours now I'd say and he's been breathing more or less ok the whole time. Had some trouble at first but it righted itself with a bit of coachin from Luke."

The doctor nods pleased with the progress as he writes the information down on Bo's chart. Then setting the chart down he steps to the other bed

"I really don't want to disturb either one of them but I need to listen to Beaureguard's chest."

So being careful not to bother either Duke boy the doctor puts the disc of the stethascope to Bo's back and chest listening and noting that the congestion is greatly improved. Removing the instrument from his ears the doctor turns back to Jesse.

"The infection is clearing nicely I don't hear near the amount of congestion that I heard even this morning. I think I can easily dispense with the IV antibiotics and give him something by mouth now to finish clearing it up."

This news is greatly accepted lifting a massive weight off Jesse's chest as he shakes the doctor's hand

"That's good news Doc,how long before he can go home if he's going to be on antibiotics by mouth?"

The doctor turns to the same cabinet as before taking out a few alcohol pads,cotton ball,bandaid and examination gloves before going back to the bed and placing the alcohol pad over the needle slowly removes it from the back of Bo's hand then replaces the pad with the cottonball and bandaid as he ponders the question.

"I'd say possibly later this evening if not then it'll be tomorrow sometime. If his breathing stays this good of course."

"Of course Doc, Bo'll be real happy to hear that when he wakes up."

Jesse bids the doctor goodbye and returns to the chair by the window while the boys sleep and he waits for the girls to return.

[B.L. Davenport]

"Yeah we could we can worry about that later though we've got other things to think about right now."

Goes to Daisy's room looking through the closet deciding on a pair of jeans and a pink t-shirt,coming back out and heading for the bathroom B.L. calls back over her shoulder

"Thanks"

Ten minutes later B.L. comes out dressed in the pink t-shirt,jeans and her own black boots, combing through her shoulder thick brown layered shoulder length hair. Sitting down on the couch B.L. parts her hair down the middle quickly french braiding it into two braids.

Back at the hospital the doctor knocks softly on the door getting a nod of entrance from Jesse who is sitting in the chair by the window. Entering Bo isn't visible at first but upon further entrance the doctor sees the two slumbering young men on the opposite bed the blonde still breathing with slightly raspy breaths but much easier than the doc's last rounds.

"How long has he been out of the tent?"

Uncle Jesse looks at his pocket watch then back to the doctor with a happy smile

"About 2 hours now I'd say and he's been breathing more or less ok the whole time. Had some trouble at first but it righted itself with a bit of coachin from Luke."

The doctor nods pleased with the progress as he writes the information down on Bo's chart. Then setting the chart down he steps to the other bed

"I really don't want to disturb either one of them but I need to listen to Beaureguard's chest."

So being careful not to bother either Duke boy the doctor puts the disc of the stethascope to Bo's back and chest listening and noting that the congestion is greatly improved. Removing the instrument from his ears the doctor turns back to Jesse.

"The infection is clearing nicely I don't hear near the amount of congestion that I heard even this morning. I think I can easily dispense with the IV antibiotics and give him something by mouth now to finish clearing it up."

This news is greatly accepted lifting a massive weight off Jesse's chest as he shakes the doctor's hand

"That's good news Doc,how long before he can go home if he's going to be on antibiotics by mouth?"

The doctor turns to the same cabinet as before taking out a few alcohol pads,cotton ball,bandaid and examination gloves before going back to the bed and placing the alcohol pad over the needle slowly removes it from the back of Bo's hand then replaces the pad with the cottonball and bandaid as he ponders the question.

"I'd say possibly later this evening if not then it'll be tomorrow sometime. If his breathing stays this good of course."

"Of course Doc, Bo'll be real happy to hear that when he wakes up."

Jesse bids the doctor goodbye and returns to the chair by the window while the boys sleep and he waits for the girls to return.

[BoJamesDuke]

Daisy smiled at B.L as she returned from the shower from the kitchen, she had been making some lunch for the both of them, Cooter and troopers that were coming over. She placed all the plates on the table before running to her room, grabbing some fresh clothes and stepping into the bathroom.

A short time after the doctor leaving the room, Bo started to whimper and struggle around in Luke's gentle hold. Sweat started to break out across his forehead and his breathing harshly quickened.

[B.L. Davenport]

Returning Daisy's smile B.L. finishes her hair and then goes into the kitchen as Daisy goes to take a shower,making sure everything was ready for lunch. Looking in the refridgerator B.L. sees only milk in it so decides to make some lemonade while Daisy showers.

Bo's struggles don't bother Luke at first he's so deep in sleep but after a minute or two he jerks awake releasing Bo from his embrace shaking his shoulder to try and get Bo's full attention in hopes of calming his breathing. Luke calls out frantically never taking his eyes from Bo

"Uncle Jesse he ain't breathin good again I think he's havin a nightmare."

At Luke's frantic tone Uncle Jesse leaves his chair getting a wet cloth once again and wiping the sweat from Bo's face rubbing a weather worn hand up and down the boy's arm to try and calm him. whispering soothingly

"It's ok Bo your ok Uncle Jesse and Luke are right here with ya."

Luke still trying to get Bo's attention

"BO wakeup c'mon cousin wakeup and breathe with me just like before."

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo's eyes snapped open and he jerked into a sitting position, barley able to breathe again and looking frantically around the room, not really registaring where he was or who was with him. All he had heard was someone shouting his name in the midst of the frequent nightmare he had suffered from since this all had begun. Breathlessly he tried to speak but found his voice un coopertive at that moment.

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke turns Bo's face to look directly at him as he tries to get through the nightmare.

"Bo it's ok it's Luke and Uncle Jesse, ya got to calm down buddy. If ya don't calm down and get yer breathin under control again that doctor's gonna come back in here and put ya back under that tent."

Hearing what Luke just told Bo about the oxygen tent Uncle Jesse decides to tell them what the doctor had just told them in hopes that it would penetrate Bo's mind and calm him.

"Bo Luke's right just calm down and breathe easy. The docotor's just been while you's two was asleep, and he was real pleased that ya had made it so long without being in the tent that he said ya could go home maybe later tonight or tomorrow depending on how ya was doing. But Bo he ain't gonna let ya go if your breathing this way."

Luke grins as he has begun to rub circles on Bo's back having started to breathe like before at the window in hopes that Bo would begin to copy him.

"Hey that's great ain't it Bo, just breathe with me so's you can go home sooner."

Uncle Jesse takes Bo's right hand holding it up for Bo to see the bandaid as he makes his next statement.

"Look Bo the IV's gone, doc said the infection had cleared up so that he was gonna put ya on some antibiotics by mouth to finish clearin it up insteada with the IV ain't that whatcha wanted was to be free of all the wires and tubes?"

[BoJamesDuke]

At first, Bo just looked at Luke and Uncle Jesse fearfully, still not truly seeing who they were. But as Luke turned his gaze to focus on him, he blinked a couple of times before finally realsing where he was and what was going on.

He fell against Luke, his head resting on his older cousin's chest as he started to listen to his breathing again, and listening to the gentle heartbeat that was now, he noted, racing with fear. He'd never really known Luke to be as petrified as his heartbeat told him he was before, and it surprised him a little

He relaxed further as Luke rubbed slow gentle circles into his back and he could finally hear Luke and Jesse properly without the blood pounding and racing through his ears. It was then he realised the cold damp cloth being patted gently against his face and saw the IV needle gone from the back of his hand. He still couldn't quite make out what Luke and Jesse were saying, still drowzy and not fully awake enough, but he knew enough by the looks on their faces that whatever had happened while he had been asleep, so he gently smiled.

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke runs the opposite hand down the back of Bo's head and neck a couple of times as Jesse takes the rag and wipes the back of Bo's neck. When Bo starts to calm Uncle Jesse lays the wet cloth on the bedside table. Luke laughs slightly although its not a real laugh he's still trying to calm himself down and return his own breathing and heartrate to normal.

"Bo you's gotta stop scarin me like this or I'm gonna have a heartattack before I'm as old as Uncle Jesse."

Uncle Jesse smacks Luke on the shoulder chiding gruffly

"Careful Luke your treadin on thin ice there."

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo manages a small chuckle as his breathing comes back under control, still not sounding completly normal. He pulled slightly away from Luke, bringing his head up so he could face him with a sly grin on his face before whispering out a small sentence.

"You's already....look that old....Doc'd probably blame yer...death on...old age...."

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke scowls mockingly at Bo trying to look offended as he protests but not quite succeeding.

"Heey watch it sick or not those are fightin words I'd hate to hafta whup yer tail just ta show ya I still can."

[BoJamesDuke]

Bo grinned back, a grin that no one had seen in a long time. It appeared carefree and happy, comforted, supported. It was just the look in his eyes that gave away how he truly felt, the even thinner pyhsique and the raspy breathing that gave away he was ill.

"From the...way you's lookin....if I poked ya....ya'd probably fall over...."

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke quirks an eyebrow pretending to be eyeing Bo critically. Despite the obviously apparent ill health and the look in his eyes and the raspy breathing, the carefree grin and playfull mood lightens the stressful tension in Luke as he tosses back at Bo his own sarcastic comment.

"Maybe I would but you'd fall over if I was to blow hard on ya or a good puff of wind came through."

Uncle Jesse smiles as the two cousins verbally poke at each other.

As B.L. finishes up the lemonade Cooter's towtruck pulls into the yard as he makes his way to the door she calls

"Daisy Cooter's here"

As Cooter walks in the back door she asks with a smirk knowing the answer before asking

"Ya hungry?"

[BoJamesDuke]

He grins again, he had hoped that Luke would say something like that.

"Yeah but...I have....valid reason.....your's is.....just cause....you's old...."

Daisy came out the bathroom, towelling her hair dry, dressed in jeans and a baby pink t-shirt.

"Hey Cooter, dig in there's plenty. I'll be with y'all in a second."

She walked into her room, smiling at a photo she had of the boys sitting on the hood of the General Lee as she towelled her hair dry and applied a small bit of make up

[B.L. Davenport]

Luke gently cuffs Bo upside the head not wanting the playing to get too out of hand mindful of Bo's still raspy breathing. Replying in the voice of an old man.

"I tole ya to cut the old stuff you young whippersnapper"

Cooter sits down filling a plate,eating heartily

"So what's all this goin on that ya need the state police? It got anythin' to do with them guys you'n Daisy had me helpin look for?"

B.L. takes a seat across Cooter eating her own lunch nodding as she chews then swallows

"Yeah but you'll have to wait till the state police get here to find out more that way we only gotta tell it once."

Cooter nods

"K no problem when they gonna be here"

B.L. looks at the clock

"Shouldn't be too much longer now."

[BoJamesDuke]

Daisy walked down the hallway quickly seeing the state police pulling up outside.

"B.L can you show them in while I try and remember where I put the plans Bo drew up....Hey Cooter!"

Bo laughed but instantly regretted it as it turned into a couple of chesty sounding coughs. He grasped Luke's shirt slightly as his chest shot through with pain, but made no move to show it any further than that. Calmly and collectedly, even though he was scared out of his wits by the feeling of breathlessness and pain, he forced himself to hear Luke's breathing again and willed his chest to co operate.

[B.L. Davenport]

Cooter raises a hand in greeting

"Hi Daisy"

B.L. goes to the front door stepping out onto the porch holding it open for the state police and then escorting them back to the kitchen where Cooter is.

"Hello gentleman, come right in there's some lunch on the table if you'd care for anything. This is my cousin Cooter Davenport."

The men exchange greetings then the police sit down at the table as they all wait for Daisy.

Luke grasps Bo's hand on his shirt holding it,waiting for the coughing to pass. Good Bo just stay calm and breathe slow and easy.

[BoJamesDuke]

Daisy soon re entered the now crowded kitchen, sitting at the head of the table and spreading the couple of small bits of paper over it.

"Alright everyone. This is what my cousin Bo knows..."

She pointed to the written explanation of why he had been so jumpy and secluded.

"And this is what he thinks is gonna need ta happen tonight."

She explained, as everyone tucked into lunch, what Bo had explained to them all, using his diagram. When she had done, she looked round at everyone, awaiting their reactions.

Gradually, Bo got back to breathing normally, his fingers loosening from the hold they had on Luke's shirt as he laid back into Luke's hold again.

"Ya know....i ain't....never gonna....take breathin'.....fer granted...'gain."

[B.L. Davenport]

Cooter looks at the papers nodding and steadily growing angry at the men who had almost destroyed his best friend's peaceful lives. The state police also nodding their understanding of the plan all mentally preparing to bring the crooks to justice. B.L. having already eaten was standing at Daisy's shoulder noticing Daisy hadn't ate a bite since entering the kitchen. Placing a hand on her friend's shoulder

"Daisy you should eat somethin we're all gonna need our strength tonight."

Luke sits holding Bo while he (Bo) leans against his (Luke's) chest resting after the bout of coughing just gathering his strength back

"I don't think any of will cuz"

[BoJamesDuke]

Daisy smiled, pleased at the others reactions to the plans. They all knew that this had hurt Bo deeply, and she could swear she could see a couple of tears in the troopers eyes as they heard how much these men had hurt Bo, even though they didn't know him, which cause a few to come to her eyes too.

At B.L#s comment, Daisy gently shook her head.

"Not now B.L, I ain't hungry just yet....maybe later."

Bo nodded and gently sat up again.

"Can I have some more ice chips? I wanna get some 'afore I try walkin' 'gain."