by: Marty Chrisman

Luke was sitting on the top step on the back porch. Lynn was sitting one step below him, leaning back between his legs with her head resting against his chest. Luke had been released from the hospital earlier that day. He still had a slight headache and the doctor had ordered him to take it easy for a few days, so Bo was doing all the chores. He had six stitches in the gash above his eye. So far there had been no sign of Roger Malone.

“You’re staying right here until Rosco finds that guy.” Luke insisted. Lynn had been arguing with him for the past five minutes about going back to her house.

“I don’t think he’d be stupid enough to come back to the house.”

“You never can tell with somebody like that.”

“You could always stay at my place with me.” Lynn suggested, leaning back her head so she could look up at his face.

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by: Marty Chrisman

Lynn had just put a pot of coffee on when there was a knock on the back door. Smiling, she walked over and opened the door assuming it was Luke. “It’s about ti….” she started to say with a warm smile on her face. That smile faded when she saw the man standing on the porch. A man she had hoped she would never have to see again.

Roger Malone smiled and gave Lynn a quick kiss on the cheek before she pulled away, her eyes flashing with anger. He was a handsome man with brown hair and blue eyes who bore a slight resemblance to Luke. “What the hell are you doing here?” Lynn snapped, glaring at him.

“Looking for you, darling.” Roger said ignoring the fire in her eyes and the anger in her voice. He pushed past her and stepped into the house. “I must say it wasn’t easy to find you. This place is really in the middle of nowhere.”

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by: Marty Chrisman

After Cooter picked up Lynn’s car to tow it back to the garage, Luke drove Lynn to her house where she quickly threw together a picnic lunch consisting of some cold fried chicken, some cold cokes, and some chips. It wasn’t much but it was the best she could do on such short notice. The idea of a picnic had a been a spur of the moment impulse and Lynn hoped she wouldn’t regret it. She really didn’t want to fight with Luke anymore. They shared too much of a past together. Lynn had very few childhood memories that didn’t include Luke.

Luke drove to Hazzard Pond, a secluded spot that was a popular place for picnics and midnight make-out sessions. As teenagers, Lynn and Luke had come here often for both reasons. Lynn spread a blanket out on the ground and they sat down on it, careful not to get too close, both of them still testing the waters. Here in this place that held so many happy memories for both of them it felt strange to feel so awkward with each other. Lynn was the first to break the silence. “Well, this is awkward.”

“Yeah, I guess it is…” Luke told her with that killer smile that melted her heart the first time she ever saw it.

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by: Marty Chrisman

Luke started avoiding going to the Boar’s Nest when he knew that Lynn would be working. He knew he couldn’t avoid her entirely, not when she still dropped by the farm to see Daisy fairly often. But at least when she showed up to see Daisy, he could find an excuse to go to another room or outside to do some chores. Which was why he was outside making some minor adjustments to the General Lee’s engine.

It was a hot day so he had stripped off his shirt and thrown it down on the picnic table. He didn’t realize that he was no longer alone until someone rapped sharply on the General’s fender. Startled, he straightened up too fast and cracked his head on the hood latch. “Ow!” he yelped, grabbing the back of his head where it had slammed into the raised hood on the car.

Lynn stood off to the side laughing at him for not paying attention. Glaring at her, he said as he rubbed the aching spot on the back of his head “What are ya trying to do? Give me a headache?”

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by: Marty Chrisman

Luke sat at the end of the bar, his eyes slowly drifting across the room. It was still early in the day so the Boar’s Nest wasn’t that crowded yet. Ernie Ledbetter had come in but he was keeping his distance from Luke. The last time they’d gotten into a fight, Ernie had ended up with a couple of broken ribs so he was in no hurry to tangle with Luke again. Bo was off in the corner with Mindy whispering sweet talk in her ear and Daisy was working behind the bar. Lynn was working too but so far she’d been avoiding him. Luke wasn’t sure if he should be grateful for that or not.

“Hey Daisy,” Lynn called to Daisy from across the room “I’m going out to the shed out back for a bucket.”

“Okay.” Daisy called back, going back to counting the forks.

Luke watched Lynn go out the front door. His eyes narrowed suspiciously when he saw Ernie follow after her. Sensing possible trouble, he shoved himself off the barstool and followed them outside. He didn’t see anyone out front so he walked around the side of the building. That was when he saw Lynn and Ernie. Ernie had Lynn pinned up against the wall and was trying to put his hand under her shirt. Lynn was trying to get away but he had her pinned too tightly for her to move very much. Luke immediately saw red. “Leave her alone, Ledbetter!” he said in a loud angry voice as he walked towards them.

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