by: Essy Jane

The next few weeks were filled with bed rest for Luke. Bo wouldn’t have it any other way. He knew the best way to get over injury was to sleep it off. Luke was pretty tired even if he didn’t want to admit it. Luke slept long periods of time and woke up even later.

Jose called home over and over again through the week trying to get a hold of his family but there was no answer. Every time he would call there would be no answer. Maybe Maria high tailed it out of there…but that was unlikely. She wasn’t willing to leave her home. Jose became scared and just hoped he was wrong but with his mother.

Luke was feeling much better than he did on that day. Then again, Luke looked horrid and beaten. He couldn’t think nor did he want to try. All that was on Luke’s mind was telling his son the truth and hoped that he wouldn’t have those men find him. He now felt better and wanted to see his son.

Jose came in with a mud track on his pants. He sat down in the hand carved wooden chair and looked at his father with his deep brown eyes. “You didn’t tell me that you were convicted of things,” Jose commented. He put his feet up on the chair and waited for an explanation.

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by: Essy Jane

Now what was wrong with this picture? Duke walking beside Steele and talking until the cows come home. Something about the picture seemed strange. However, Jesse was the type of guy who accepted things at a faster rate. The girls were home and when both saw Jason Steele, they screamed. Soon, he too was accepted like Coy and Vance were.

Bo still didn’t approve of this Jason Steele but he would only be around for a few more months. He got his life back again. Everything that he had lost was back in his hands. Jason wasn’t about to stay around here and dwell on old thoughts. He was about to go and live his life in a cool climate, Alaska. It would be a chance for him to get away from all the heated hostile air.

Jesse and Jason walked along the new fence that Jose was working on. He broke it with the General; it was only fair that he fixed it up real nice. Jose was taking a break and of course Jesse had to go and poke him with a stick. It was too funny when he snorted and rolled onto his side. It seemed like he was almost a young infant. Jesse laughed silently to himself.

Something about those two made a perfect match as if it was made in heaven. Bo and Luke had the same bond. They would tell each other almost everything. They were closer to brothers than most were. It was a happy time in their life when they would just go fishing. The Dukes always did have a heart of gold.

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by: Essy Jane

Well the dukes had a bit of time to heal up. Of course they were out searching for Steele’s newest hideout. It had to be around here somewhere. Steele wouldn’t have gone far. He still hadn’t robbed that bank yet. Jason wanted to show Boss some grief and pain. How could he without causing him shame? Something about business made a Coltrane shiver.

Bo didn’t approve of these boys night stalking. It wasn’t proper for them to do. What if they got killed? Bo would never forgive himself. He didn’t want to take a chance with the boys. Now that the girls were in Chickasaw, Bo could watch over the boys better. He got very over protective.

In fact, Bo grounded both boys to the house. Naturally they both got out. They were in the General before Bo could even stop them. “We couldn’t live in fear…we had to go out and find him…right?” Jesse tried to reassure himself. Jose kept on driving. He didn’t think too much about what he was going to do. However, he wanted this to be over.

As he drove, Jose noticed something…it was Jason. He was in dirty tattered clothes. He looked like he hadn’t shaved in at least a month. That wasn’t that Jason they’d seen. The Jason they’d seen was in an expensive suit and he was teaching criminals. This seemed too weird even for Steele. Jose pulled off to the side of the road. Jason circled the car slowly. “Still looks like the General Lee that I remember,” He muttered to himself.

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by: Essy Jane

The morning came and the drugs had worn off of Jesse. He held onto his head as he looked up at Jose. “You look like you’ve just had a hang over,” Jose laughed.

“I wish it was a hang over at least it wouldn’t feel this bad,” Jesse snapped back. He took a drink of his hot chocolate and rubbed his eyes.

“You were really out of it last night.”

“I was wasn’t I?”

“Something else is bugging you, what is it?”

“What if we had just stayed at the play? Would I still have been drugged?”

“Oh yeah, guarantee it. Look, we’re curious. It isn’t our fault, it’s in the Duke blood.”

“I guess so.” Jesse knew that there was something wrong with this picture…but then again any idiot would. He wondered how in the world someone like Jason would let them go. He knew that the boys would get out of that situation. It shouldn’t have been possible but it was with the Dukes.

Jose looked tired…maybe he was pondering too hard. He knew that Bo was hiding something from him. Bo had never hid anything from Jose before. It was like the man honoured the honesty thing. Everything he told was the truth unless desperate times called for those desperate measures. “What do you think he’s hiding?” Jose asked his cousin under his breath.

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by: Essy Jane

Back at the farm, Nancy-Lou was pacing around the barn thinking of how to tell Bo about her new found news. She starting talking to herself, “Bo I know you have always said you loved children…well, guess what? No, that’ll never do. Honey, I have got buns in the oven…now I sound like I am a bakery.” She thought about it again. “I have children living inside me…no, that’s too obvious. Honey…I am pregnant. Well yeah but will you be happy about it?”

She looked out into the night sky. The stars shone in the sky and the tears rolled down Nancy-Lou’s face. She was afraid of doing this again. Had it been so long that she forgot even how to hold a baby. Something about it worried her.

Nancy was a wonderful mother and understood kids better than most parents ever could. This would be a challenge for her though. Something about raising a new set of twins freaked her out. Nancy was sure she was just extremely sick. After having many pains and such she went to see her doctor. She was pregnant and there was nothing Nancy-Lou could do about it.

Nancy wondered if it would be okay. Something inside her was sure this wouldn’t be fun. She thought that since Bo was getting older and all…that he wouldn’t want to be a father. What would happen then? Would he ignore his children? Yeah I know, Nancy’s thinking the worst…especially for that husband of hers. Bo ain’t like most fathers…he ain’t as scared either.

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