by: Essy Jane

Jesse looked at Bo sitting there reading the paper, the funnies of course. He was laughing away as he drank his coffee. Bo always did love a little humor in the morning. As he saw Jesse, he handed him the paper and pointed to the one he liked the most. Jesse chuckled with him.

“Hey Jesse, are you nervous yet?” Bo asked his son. Jesse shook his head. He sat down to breakfast with his father. This would be the last time they would have breakfast together in a long time. Pretty sad ain’t it? Think about a Hazzard without a Bo.

When Luke left, Bo thought Hazzard wouldn’t be the same. Hazzard to him was Luke and his many adventures. When Bo got the farm, he was surprised. How could he even amount to his Uncle Jesse? The man was wise and kind. He wasn’t half as reckless as Bo felt. But sure enough, Bo lived up to his promise with his Uncle Jesse. He would become a stronger man and control his temper. Bo would look for the right things to say.

Daisy and Luke were calling their younger cousin for advice. Bo always got a kick out of it but he stayed serious…as much as he could that is. Daisy would race him all the time. They still had fun together. Luke couldn’t visit a lot at first but soon he was around pretty often.

Continue reading →

by: Essy Jane

Well, Laurel and Paige got up that morning. They looked at their room. “You do realize this is the last time we’re goanna actually sleep in the same room together?” Paige asked her sister. Laurel laughed. She stretched and looked out into the dark horizon that was portrayed through her window.

“You know, I was so excited about getting married,” Laurel answered. She looked at the picture sitting on the mantle in her room. It was of Jose, Jesse, Paige and herself. “Now I wonder if I’m ready.”

“Oh come on, you drive as good as a Duke.”

“This is true.”

“You and Jesse were in archery class together, you got that part down. Besides, you and Jess are always finishing each other’s sentences. You have the same likes and dislikes.”

“I know and he was my first kiss when I was four. I love him…I just wonder if he feels as nervous as I do. I’m afraid I won’t make a good wife. I’m afraid of the D word.”

“Divorce?”

“Yeah, I don’t want to marry a million and three guys. I want this one to be long-lasting.”

“I know what you mean. I was frightened about that. You know what Jesse told me?”

“Jesse gave you advice.”

Continue reading →

by: Essy Jane

After hiding The General Lee, the boys walked over to the barn. Yep, they’re about to go on yet another adventure. Jose and Jesse looked at the red painted barn. There were two men in front of there sitting in chairs. “You want to take a crack at making the plan or shall I?” Jose asked.

“We’re going behind the main house and over to the barn. I know there has to be some rope somewhere around here. It’s a farm,” Jesse whispered.

“Good plan,” Jose whispered back. They snuck around the house. As they approached the barn sure enough, they found some rope. Jesse made a lasso and swung it over his head. “What are you doing?”

“Come on, I may be in the computer generation but I still know what being a cowboy is all about.” Jose smiled as Jesse threw up the rope. He hit a board that had been left out on the top of the barn.

“Nice shot but you couldn’t do that twice.”

Continue reading →

by: Essy Jane

Jesse and Jose were off to Annie Larson’s office to get Jesse’s casts removed. “Time to get ready for our weddings,” Jesse commented. Jose laughed.

“What better way to do it than cut off your casts,” Jose replied. Jesse walked in. The doctor was in her waiting room pacing back and forth. She was on the phone.

“Just please don’t hurt her,” Annie commented. She hung up the phone. “Sorry guys, we’re closed today. Y’all can come back another day.” Jose and Jesse looked at each other.

“Please don’t hurt who?” Jesse asked.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Oh don’t pretend we didn’t catch the raw end of that conversation. Annie, you were there for all the major events in my life. Jose and I were there for some of yours.”

“When your daughter married Terrance Applebee,” Jose added.

Continue reading →

by: Essy Jane

Jesse was sitting in front of the Emergency room in a wheelchair. Of course he was waiting most impatiently for his ride. Nothing was worse than being in a hospital. I mean when you have company in the hospital with you like Jesse did when he got his appendix removed, he had a blast. However, this time once visiting hours were over, that was it. Jesse hated being alone and in the hospital, you can be completely surrounded by people and still feel so by yourself.

A nurse was standing beside him. Jesse was tapping his fingers to the rhythm of a song. He looked up at the nurse who was standing over him like a tree, shading him from the sunlight. Her scrubs were dark evergreen. Her hair was curly and pulled back. She sighed softly. Jesse could tell she was bored.

“Do I have to sit in this thing?” Jesse finally asked, looking up at the nurse. She sighed and rolled her eyes.

“Hospital policy,” the nurse replied.

“I only broke one leg.”

“I see that.”

Continue reading →