by: Marty Chrisman
Jesse couldn’t bail the boys out until the next morning. They had to listen to Jesse’s lecture all the way home. “I don’t know what gets into you two sometimes” Jesse growled “Then people ask me…Jesse, why is your hair so white….you two are gonna be the death of me yet!” The boys listened in silence waiting for Jesse to wind down. This was the same lecture they heard every time they got into trouble. They knew that Daisy and Shelby had already told Jesse what had happened but Jesse’s lecture was still part of their atonement.
Both girls greeted the boys warmly when they got back to the farm. Daisy had made a special lunch knowing the boys would be hungry. The Hazzard county jail didn’t always offer very appetizing meals. After they ate, Daisy had to go to work and Jesse took Bo with him into town to pick up some feed. That left Shelby and Luke with the house to themselves for at least a couple of hours.
Smiling, Luke took Shelby’s hand and led her over to the couch where they sat down side by side. Resting his arm on the back of the sofa behind her, Luke looked deeply into her eyes for a moment and then bent his head and kissed her. “I’ve been wanting to do that ever since I got home.” He told her with a grin
“I’m sorry you got into that fight because of me.”
“Shoot, if it hadn’t been over you…it would have been over something else.” Luke told her offhandedly “Don’t worry about it.”
“Is Roscoe always running you and Bo in like that?”
“Yeah…pretty much. Sometimes it seems like the Hazzard county jail should be our second home.” Luke let his arm slip from the back of the sofa to her shoulders. Moving his other arm to her waist, he pulled her close and kissed her again. When he gently ran his tongue along her bottom lip, she opened her mouth for his kiss. Shelby moaned softly when she felt Luke slip his hand under her shirt. Her heart pounded in her chest as he slowly ran his hand up over her ribcage. Her skin felt like it was on fire wherever he touched her. Shelby knew that this time there would be no turning back.
Luke felt Shelby’s hands pulling his shirt tail out of his jeans and then pulling open the snaps so that she could run her hands over his bare chest, then over the muscles in his back and shoulders. His breathing quickened as he felt his body responding to her touch. Before things got too out of hand, he whispered in her ear “I think we better go somewhere a little more private.” He stood up and took her hand, helping her to her feet. Smiling, he led her up the stairs and into his bedroom, shutting the door firmly behind them. Luke knew that he was breaking one of Jessie’s strictest rules. The one about not having a girl in his room (and especially not in his bed) but at the moment, he was willing to take the risk.
They looked into each other’s eyes without speaking as they both undressed. Then Shelby went into his arms willingly and without hesitation. Shelby felt her heart pounding wildly as Luke pulled her down onto the bed. They kissed each other hungrily while their hands explored the other one’s body. Shelby quickly discovered that Luke enjoyed giving his partner pleasure almost as much as he enjoyed pleasuring himself.
Luke moaned softly as he finally gave in to the desires and the needs that he had been denying himself since Kelly’s death. He was pleased to find out that when it came to making love, Shelby was more than willing to give as well as to receive. At that moment, nothing else mattered except finally being together in the most intimate way a man and a woman could be. Afterwards, they lay in each others arms knowing that their relationship had just changed permanently.
“So what now, Luke?” Shelby murmured, laying her head against his shoulder as she gently ran her hand across the flatness of his firmly muscled stomach.
“What do you mean?’ Luke asked quietly, not sure he understood the question
“Where do we go from here? You’re not ready for anything more serious than what we have going right now….” she told him.” And neither am I.” It was a little white lie but Shelby didn’t think that Luke would mind. She knew that Luke was not ready for a really serious relationship, not yet anyway.
“I guess we’ll have to be satisfied with what we have right now…” Luke whispered nuzzling the side of her neck with his lips. He would have liked to have stayed just the way they were but he knew that was a luxury they didn’t have. Jesse and Bo would be back soon. “We better get dressed. Jesse and Bo will be back any minute.”
Shelby sighed and sat up on the edge of the bed, then leaned over to gather up her clothes. Luke quickly did the same. After she had finished dressing, she gave Luke a quick kiss and turned to leave the room. She opened the door and almost ran right into Bo. Flushing slightly, she murmured “Sorry, Bo” and quickly brushed past him, hurrying down the stairs.
Bo went into his room and looked at Luke who was still sitting on the edge of his bed. He arched his eyebrow at his older cousin. “Did I interrupt something?” he asked coyly
“Nope.” Luke said shaking his head but at the same time avoiding Bo’s eyes.
“Uh uh….” Bo said “You’re dang lucky Uncle Jesse didn’t catch ya. He’d skin you alive for having her in here.”
“Well, then I won’t tell him about you and Mary Anne Baxtor a couple of months ago.” Luke said “At least I used my own bed instead of yours.”
“Hey, I apologized for that.” Bo said sheepishly “I told ya that things got a little out of hand before I realized which bed we were on.”
“I need some coffee.” Luke said with a laugh and a shake of his head. Bo grinned as the door shut behind him. He was happy for Luke. He really liked Shelby and he hoped things worked out for both of them.