"Everythin I know I learned from my uncle Bo," said Jaime sassily before going to her room.

Bo scowled before sticking her tongue back out at her playfully and heading to the kitchen, hugging Daisy from behind and kissing her on the cheek.

"Good mornin' beautiful...smells good as always..."

Daisy smiled. "Probably cuz yer hungry...as always," she smirked.

Bo pouted with mock indignence, putting his hands on his hips.

"Not all the time....just 99.9% of the time!!"

Daisy laughed andhanded him an apple. "That should hold ya for a few seconds..."

Bo grinned and took it, kissing her cheek again before heading outside to do the chores, munching on the apple happily.

Daisy shook her head chuckling a little as she watched him go.

Bo headed out to the barn, feedng the rest of the apple to Maudine before settling down to do all the chores that Luke had been doing by himself without Bo even realising.

Jaime soon came out the bathroom and started helping Daisy with breakfast.

Luke awoke three hours later with a sigh as he looked at the alarm clock. He knew that by now, breakfast had been eaten, and worst of all, he knew that Bo likely had finished all of the chores without him. Though he had to admit that sleeping in had felt good, right now he felt, in a word, lousy. Useless.

Bo had already left for the hospital to check up on Jesse and Troy, Jaime had gone to school with Jason, which left only Daisy in the house as she finished up the house chores.

Troy lay on his bed arms cuddled around his teddy bear. He was fast asleep.

Bo walked into the room quietly but with a slight spring in his step, smiling as he sat down next to Troy and just watched him sleep. Jesse was going to be allowed home in a couple of days and as for Troy...well...

Carefully he reached over and swept back some of Troy's blonde hair that was so much like his own.

Troy rolled over to be closer to the touch, histhumb finding its way into his mouth, his other arm still around his bear.

Bo smiled softly, contiuing to run his fingers through the strands.

Troy opened his baby blue eyes and looked up at his daddy. Taking his thumb out of his mouth he pushed himself up and crawled into Bo's lap dragging the cords and tubes behind him.

Bo moved and sat on the edge of the bed, softly hugging the little boy close.

"Say Troy...how'd you like to come home?"

Troy's eyes grew round with delight. "Home?!"

"Yeah....with me...Doctor's said ain't nothin' really badly wrong with ya...ya got a touch of asthma an' had a couple o'infections when ya first came...plus you were malnourished an' slightly dehydrated...but they say, if yer good today, you can come home with me..."

Bo said softly with a smile.

Troy's smile lit up his whole face. "YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!" he said and hugged Bo's neck impetuously.

Bo jumped a little, surprised at the burst of affection but chuckled a little and hugged Troy back.

"So I take it yer happy?"

Troy nodded his head adamently.

Bo nodded back with a smile that he couldn't keep from his face.

"Good..."

"I love you Daddy," said Troy, hugging Bo's neck again and planting a shy kiss on his cheek.

Bo's breath caught at the words and the action, swallowing softly as he gently returned the kiss on top of Troy's head.

"I...I love you too...son..."

"Can we go home now?" asked Troy.