Eventually Luke pulled away, his hands clenched in front of him not saying a word, though speaking volumes to himself.

"Luke...you...you know I didn't forget ya right...cause I really didn't cousin...I was comin out t'see ya an' I fell asleep in the front seat of Dixie is all...." Bo said softly, sensing a change in the way Luke was reacting around him.

Luke didn't say anything. He wasn't sure of anything anymore... or anyone.

Bo swallowed hard as Luke didn't answer him, looking down at his lap.

Luke sniffed. "You said I wouldn't be...a...alone.."

"Your not alone Luke...even when I'm not here my thoughts an' my prayers are with ya...all the time. I cant do anythin' without thinkin how I miss my big brother...how I want him back again...I can't be here all the time because you need t'talk with Sara and get things straightened out, s'why yer here....but i'll be here when I can cousin....I just had a bad start t'day that's all. I've had to plan a lot and everything..."

He quickly trailed off at the end, not wanting Luke to start thinking bout what it could be making Bo stay awake so much he was feeling asleep as soon as he sat down.

Luke looked softly at him. "I...I'm scared," he mumbled.

Bo nodded softly, looking back at him.

"I know ya are...we're all scared for ya cousin...but you'll get better I know ya will...you aint ever failed me an' I know yer not gonna let yerself start now..."

Luke clenched his hands together swallowing hard, as if he were trying to keep control over the part of him that felt like it was falling apart.

Bo softly rested a hand over Luke's clenched ones, supporting them, helping keep them together...

His breathing calmed a bit as he did. "Is Daisy...here?"

"No...she just got in from work when she found me. She might come along a bit later but she's worked since early mornin' so I dunno...."

He said softly.

Luke nodded a little staring down at his hands, blinking so his tears wouldn't fall.

"She'll get in when she can but she's gotta work t'earn money and the like..." He said quietly, now starting to think about getting a job himself because it was clear now with Luke's hospital bills that they were going to be dangerously on edge of losing the farm if he didn't...

Luke shook his head tears escaping his eyes despite his efforts to hide them. "I'm just addin'...t' the trouble," he said miserably seemingly reading Bo's thoughts.

"Hey, getting you better ain't trouble Luke. Its what you need an there aint no reason why you shouldn't get it. Don't you think that way about yerself cousin..."

"Can't afford all this...can't..." he said shaking his head.

"Dont you be worrying about that Luke, i'll find a way. You just take as much time as you need to talk to Sara and get better okay..." Bo reassured him gently.

"How?! How you gonna run...the farm...an' work...an pay a mortgage....an...an ..." he started to tremble the worry of all those things plaguing him.

"Luke!" Bo exclaimed softly, putting his hands on his cousns shoulders and squeezing softly. "Luke I can do it...alright, i'll find a way just like you would have done...I can do this, dont you worry about anything else besides getting yourself better..."

Tears dripped down the eldest Duke's face, not at all like having to be taken care of. He felt useless in every sense of the word.

"Soon as you get outta here...we can start renovatin' the farm...adding the extensions ya planned an' things...it's gonna look great..."

Bo said softly, trying to get Luke to think at least a little more positively.

Luke nodded a little knowing Bo didn't want to talk about the troubles any more. "Yeah," he said softly.

"I can't do that without you though...cause they's your plans...we can do it t'gether, like when ya came back from the Marines an' we built General Lee t'gether...be nice to work on a project again.."

he said softly.

Luke nodded tears welling in his eyes. "Will be."