Lori squeezed his hand gently, looking out the door.

"Give them a little time with him now, if they aren't out here in a couple or so minutes we will."

Luke nodded, squeezing her hand back.

As Lori sat there by Luke, comforting him, Nick and Karen came out of Bo's room looking relieved and hopeful. Patting Luke's thigh with her hand, Lori pointed over her shoulder at Nick and Karen. Standing up to her full form, Lori stretched a little, turning to walk towards the door.

Luke looked at them and stood up as well. He took a deep breath and started to walk towards them.

Stopping right in front of them, Lori crossed her arms over her chest, holding one hand out.

Nick and Karen looked confounded at her, their eye brows increasing.

"We'd like t' thank ya.."

Lori said simply.

"Thank us for what?" Nick asked, not knowing why she was thanking them.

"For takin' care of Bo.."

She replied, letting out a sigh.

"He ran away when he was six years old, and we couldn't find him..."

(I think it was six, tho' Im not sure.)

"I see." Nick said, nodding. I guess that would explain why he had been sleeping on our porch."

(sounds right to me lol)

Lori nodded a little, smiling.

"Yes sir. If he chooses to go back with you guys..we wanted you to know, we'll not stop him from doing it. You guys did save him after all."

"Are you his real family then?" Nick asked, watching the two carefully.

As Luke walked up behind Lori, he nodded slowly extending his calloused hand to the older man.

"Yes sir we are, we're the Dukes. The names Luke Duke and sittin' in there, the wise old man with the red cap that's our uncle Jesse, and the girl beside him is our cousin Daisy. The grease monkey," Luke said with a light chuckle despite his current mood," Is Cooter Davenport and youve already met his cousin Lori...they're friends of the family... that's our cousin in there sir, Bo Duke."

"I see." Nick said, shaking his hand. "We'll let Bo decide what he's going to do when the time comes."

Both Lori and Luke nodded, smiling their agreement to him.

"Perhaps, you'd like to come in and meet our uncle?"

Luke asked.

Nick smiled and nodded. "Sure."

Luke smiled at the Nick and Karen, leading them into the waiting room where Jesse sat at.

Averting his eyes to the man that stood before hm, Jesse narrowed his eyes a little, looking at his features. A hard working farmer such as himself. Standing up, he took off his red cap to show respect to Karen, holding out his hand.

"The name's Jesse Duke, sir."

"Nick Stevenson. And this is my wife, Karen." Nick said, shaking Jesse's hand.

Karen gave Jesse the warmest of smiles, as she took his hand gently shaking it.

Smiling, Jesse looked amongst the two and gave a small sigh, more contented than anything.

"I'd personally like t' thank ya for what ya done for my nephew...over the years we've been so worried, thinkin' the worst had happened to him...I feel honored, Mr. Stevenson to shake your hand.."

Nick smiled and nodded. "He's grown up to be a fine young man. Even though he's not my real son, I'm still proud to call him my son. Your other nephew seems like a fine young man as well. Bo told us that Luke saved his life."

Jesse nodded, beaming with pride.

"That he did. Yes sir both of my boys is fine young men...I raised Lucas there by the good book as I did these other three young wipper snappers, as I'm sure you did Bo."

He eyed each one of his "children" in the room. Lori and Cooter both having the good graces to blush, Daisy smiling and chuckling happily.

"That I did." Nick nodded. He then looked to Cooter and Lori and smiled at them.

Cooter returned the warm smile, though Lori just dropped her head grinning from ear to ear, it apparent she was embarrassed her ears turning a bright red.

Seeing she was embarrassed, Nick chuckled and shook his head.