Lavinia chuckled softly, going into the lounge to sit with Bo on the couch, cradaling the still slightly frightened boy in her lap as she soothed him gently.

Luke dug the treasures out of his pack and ran over to her a hand behind his back before presenting her with a bunch of delapitated wildflowers, much wilted and torn from their time in his back pack. "I picked em all for you!"

Lavinia however either didn't really notice or didn't really care, more likely the latter, about how wilted and delapadated they were.

"Oh Luke they're beautiful! I can't take em right now cause I got Bo. Why dont ya put them on that there table and i'll put them in some water in a minute...and would you go get your Uncle for me..."

Luke nodded and pocketing the treasure he had found for Bo carefully took the flowers and set them on the table before running out the house. "UNCLE JESSE!!!!! AUNTIE WANTS YA!!!!!!"

Lavinia couldn't help but giggle a little as Luke sped out the house, shouting at the top of his lungs. There was no way the little boy wouldn't be heard by his Uncle who was only in the barn.

Shaking her head a little she looked back to Bo, who seemed to be back to his normal self and was now trying to reach out and grab the shiny necklace hanging round Lavinia's neck. Smiling, Lavinia tickled him gently making the little blonde boy giggle happily.

Jesse came up the path. "Well there ya are...you come home didja?"

"Yes sir...an' Auntie wants ya so come on!" With that the little boy grabbed his uncle's big hand and led him inside. "Here he is Auntie!"

Lavinia looked up with a smile and nodded.

"Alrighty lets try this again then shall we...Luke sit down on the floor right where you are..."

Luke obediently sat on the floor as told.

Jesse looked at them in wonder. "What's going on?"

Lavinia shook her head, making a motion to be quiet before putting Bo on the floor, holding his hands and standing him up.

"Alright Luke....call to him..."

Luke held open his arms. "Come here Bo!"

Bo looked up as he heard his name, looking to Luke and smiling, seeing his outstretched arms and knowing that usually meant a hug, Carefully he took a few steps forward holding onto Lavinia's hands before Lavinia let go and Bo half walked half stumbled the rest of the way to Luke's arms.

Luke hugged the little blond close looking up at his uncle to see his reaction.

"Well I'll be..." said Jesse as if he could hae been knocked over with a feather.

Bo hugged onto Luke back, having missed his older cousin when he had been away. He may only have been little but he knew when Luke was missing, he knew when any of his family was missing, and he pined for them as much as anyone else did, maybe even more so.

Lavinia watched with tears in her eyes, looking to Jesse as he spoke.

"I brung ya somethin Bo...you want it?" asked Luke anxiously.

Jesse watched on with paternal pride.

Bo looked to him, obviously not having a clue what Luke had just said but had heard his name and so had responded. Smiling up at Luke he pointed with his little finger.

"Wuke."

Luke smiled as he said his name and dug in his pocket taking out a feather from a bluejay that he had found. Carefully he tickled him on the nose with it.

"I brung it just for you," having no doubt Bo could understand him, "cuz I missed ya."

Bo nose wrinkled as Luke tickled him with it, giggling a little as he pulled back and plopped down in Luke's lap, looking up at the feather Luke held, reaching out his hand and batting it like a playful kitten, giggling as it moved.

Lavinia bit her lip softly, standing up and moving next to Jesse beside the boys.

"Luke dont let him hold that ok...he'll put it in his mouth.."

Luke frowned a little. "Okay Auntie," he said softly. Sometimes it seemed that there were more rules about playing with Bo that it took out all the fun.

Bo giggled as he kept playing with the feather, bouncing a little in Luke's lap as he got more excited.

Lavinia smiled.

"I know it dont seem like so much fun now Luke...but when he grows up you'll have lots of fun t'gether...wont be so many rules..but to get him there we gotta have rules for now ok?"

Luke sighed and nodded a lttle continuing to tickle Bo with the feather.

***present***

Luke shook his head a little. "You sure was cute then..." he smirked a little. "What happened to ya?"

Bo smirked back

"Oh ha ha, don't you start on me Lukas or i'll crack the old guy jokes out..."

"Me?! I ain't startin' nothin'...just statin' facts is all..." he bantered though his face wore an innocent look.

"Right..." Bo said, shaking his head before leaning on the fence looking out over the farm again. Suddenly he jumped and looked to Luke.

"Oh by the way! I forgot to tell you, they opened up a new race track!"

"They did?" asked Luke. "Whereabouts?"

Bo grinned

"Right on top of your head...your hair's all streaked with grey...I should get my toy cars out I can test it out..."