Lori smiled at her wise mentor, shutting the hood of Midnight Rider. Looking back at Jesse, smiling once more, she climbed in the window of the black stock car and started the powerful V-8, pulling out.

Upon her arrival at the hospital, Lori had done some thinking on the road. She knew she had a helluva long way to go before she matured, she was young and didn't really have have the sense that God promised a turkey. Lori knew she had a short temper and knew she almost always acted on impulse, she wasn't the nicest person in the world either. But, Lori would admit, she has came a long way since her childhood days.

Letting out a huff of air before she even attempted to walk inside, Lori braced herself. She didn't know what kind of mood he'd be in when she went into his room, and was praying for the best!

Walking in to the hospital at a leisurely gate, Lori strolled down the hall way and to the elevator. Feeling it pull her up then coming to a stop, Lori walked out going down to his room. Hesitantly, she reached for the doorknob slowly opening the door up. Stepping in to the room she leaned her side against the wall, crossing her arms over her chest, one ankle crossed over the other in a relaxed position.

He was just about a sleep when heard the door open.

Slowly he open his eye hoping it wasn't another nurse

coming to give him a sleep pill. Luke never understood why

they did that when you already a sleep. He was surprised to see

Lori standing there. "Hey" he called out quietly.

Lori smiled lightly, walking slowly over to the bed.

"Hey there darlin'..."

Sitting down in the seat, she scooted it closer to the bed, looking down at the floor, she felt more ashamed than anything.

"I'm glad you came back. I hate it when we fight."said Luke as watch her.

Lori nodded, sighing a little. She laid her head down on his bed, looking up at him.

"I do too... Though you'd think by now I would've gotten some sense in my head to shut up and just leave things be..."

"Then you won't be the girl I love." sighed Luke as he brought her to his lips and kissed it.

Lori smiled stretching out, relaxing beside of him on the bed. Propping up her head with her hand, she chuckled lightly.

"So you like it when I fight back then?"

She questioned a bit perplexed as to why he would.

"Well yeah but not about everything. Not everything needs to a battle. Some fighting is good but when it ends like it today. Where you got hurt then no. I rather if it's getting to that point then we should go to our own corners and cool off." Luke told her.

Lori grinned, looking at her hand.

"This was my own stupidity, not your fault, if I had a brain instead of empty space in my head I wouldn't have hit the danged wall and I woulda went to my corner."

"Well you know what they.... that Davenports are crazy." said Luke as he tried not to laugh.

Lori looked at him blankly.

"I'm crazy...AND dumb!"

She stated, shaking her head. "Not to mention meaner than a stripped snake to boot."

"Well yeah, but your all mine and I wouldn't have any other way." said Luke as he gazed into her eyes.

Lori nodded, smiling contentedly at him.

"Yeap and no one else's..."

Looking deeply into his cerulean eyes, Lori's imperial purple ones closed half way leaning in to kiss him tenderly.

Luke pulled over to were he was and gently kissed her back.

Only to break a part from the sound of some entering his room.

"Excuse." said a deep male voice.

Hearing a deep smooth voice such as the one that spoke, Lori poked her head up searching the man from which the bass tone came from.

"May we help you?"

"I'm looking for a Mr. Luke Duke. I'm here to talk about his therapy." said the young man.

He was young to. Lori grinned a little, but looked down at Luke. She had her man, which meant she couldn't even flirt like she usually would.

"Well Mr..whoever you are, you've come to the right room...this stud right here would be Mr. Duke."

She grinned from ear to ear at Luke.

"My name is David Hathaway. I just stop by to introduce myself. If you have any question feel free to ask me. " said the young man as he reached over to shake Luke's hand.

Luke nodded a little shaking his hand gently.

"Much obliged sir.."

He glared at Lori scowling.

"Don't even think about it or I'll push you outta the bed."

Lori looked at Luke, then to the young doctor grinning.

"You wouldn't dare..."

Luke narrowed his eyes at her in a serious look.

"Wouldn't I?"

Lori swallowed the lump in her throat and nodded a little.

"Ok ok ok...I'll leave the nice young man alone."

The young man looked at Lori then at Luke not really want to get involved in what ever they talking about. "Well I just wanted to let you know you know that we will working together hour a day for the first month and then if you want we can add or take away a session." David told him.

"Ok when will be starting?" asked Luke.

"We will be starting tomorrow morning" he told him.

"That sounds go to me." said Luke.

"If there's nothing else. I'll be on my way." David told Luke.

Luke waited for the young to leave before he waited to look at Lori.

His eye where blazing "If your going to flirt at least don't do in front of me.

In case you forgot your suppose to my girlfriend or at least I thought you were." said Luke angrily.

Lori held her hands up in an "I surrender" manner.

"Cool it chico, I wasn't flirting with him at all, not one word did i say that was flirtatious in any manner."

Lori pointed it out to him in self defense.

"Jealous much? What made it any different than when you flirted with other girls?"

"You thought about it. i could tell by the way you looked at him. BUT I haven't flirted with a girl scene we've been dating. Your the only girl I want to be with." Luke told her.

Lori sighed a little in frustration pushing her hair out of her eyes.

"Luke, I don't know how many times I gotta profess my love to ya...It's every time I smile at a guy or even say hi or glance his way...you make the accusation that we was or was going to flirt.."

She spoke to him in a soft tone.

"Trust me...I've never given you a reason before not t' trust me.."

"Lori sometimes i wonder why you even put a someone like me. There isn't a day that don't go by that Boss isn't trying to frame Bo and I for something.You could have any one in this world. Why me? Your beautiful. I'm just just some heck farm." said Luke as he doubt himself for the first time.

Lori smiled, kissing his cheek.

"Love. Luke, I've always had a thing for you since we were kids. You're strong, independent, serious, sensitive. There's plenty of reasons that I could name off all day Luke. Despite the reputation you had around here with women, I saw past it, Sometimes Luke, you're so predictable, I can read you like a book I've read a hundred times over... sometimes, you're so mysterious that you have no clue what you'll do next."

She paused a minute to think.

"I put up with someone like you because you don't try t' be something your not Luke. You're an honest man, and very caring, You're true to your word and are trustworthy."

She took one of his hands running her fingers over the calloused lines.

"A hard worker, a farmer.. Luke any woman would be stupid enough not to be in love with someone like you."