by: Marty Chrisman

Luke was restless and irritable. He had been in the hospital for almost a month and he was more than ready to go home. The doctor insisted that he stay at least until the end of the week. He had been out of intensive care almost a week and once he woke up; he had started recovering so quickly that it surprised the doctors. He felt fine, just a few aches and pains but he knew they would pass. He had already made up his mind that if the doctor didn’t let him go home Friday, he was just going to walk out.

Bo and Daisy had been there earlier but had gone home. Luke knew they wouldn’t be back until tomorrow. Daisy had left some of her famous fried chicken and praline pie. She knew how much Luke hated hospital food. When the door to his room opened, he glanced up, expecting to see one of the nurses. A big smile crossed his face when Shelby came into the room. Bo had told him about her part in helping to find him and rescue him but she had not been to the hospital since the night he was admitted.

“Hi” he said, surprised at how glad he was to see her.

“Hi, yourself. You’re sure looking better than the last time I saw ya.”

“I’m glad you came. Looks like I owe you for saving my life again.”

“Yeah, it’s getting to be a habit.”

“Well I hope this is one habit we can break.”

“Stay away from mountains and crazy blondes.” Shelby told him with a grin

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by Debbie (Ldydebpv31)

Fandom: Dukes of Hazzard FanFic and Yahoo! Groups: DukesFanFic
Rating: PG-13
Status: NEW
Archive: Please Archive
FEEDBACK: Both Positive and Negative are welcome and appreciated
Series/Sequel: Chapter Three

Disclaimers: This is a complete work of fiction written just for fun. No intended Copyright infringement.

Notes: This is a rather long text and will take several posts to send all of it. I thank any and all who take the time to read my work. To Those who chose to honor me with their comments/critique’s I offer my sincerest gratitude.

Warnings: The Story has some of the usual car chases, fist fights, etc., but there is also a little sexual content and suggestions of sexual violence but not very graphic. You be the Judge.

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CHAPTER THREE

Bo turned back onto the main road. Caitlin watched with anticipation memorizing the route to her new home. Bo turned down a long driveway that was marked by wood fencing on both sides of the soft, grassy road. Caitlin was impressed by the property that Boss had sold her. It was very private and the house seemed to sit well off from the road yet she could see it coming up fast. The house was a two-story bungalow with a large screened-in porch greeting the driveway. It was obvious the house had been in slight neglect, the siding needed painting and the windows in need of a good cleaning. The lawns looked recently mowed and several boxes were stacked up against the outside of the house. Just beyond the house, two buildings waited for her inspection. One was a small one-car garage and the other a large dark brown barn. Caitlin almost clapped her hands in excitement over the barn. She looked at her pendent watch and smiled. She also noticed Bo’s cousin and The General Lee parked near a tree across from her new front door. Luke was sitting on the hood of the General, enjoying the shade of that tree. He jumped off the car as Bo parked nearby.

Luke opened Caitlin’s door for her and was puzzled to find her hair still wet and her clothes completely dry and different than he remembered her wearing. His curiosity increased when Bo stood up and was still soaked from head to toe. He commented, “What in the world happened to you two?”

Bo laughed, “It’s like this. Caiti had this picnic in her trunk and we decided to stop somewhere to eat it.”

Caitlin joined, “Your cousin gave me a tour of Hazzard countryside and showed me this beautiful pond where we stopped to eat. Then it was hot, I…. um…. well, I think you can guess the rest.” She tried to stop giggling and offered, “I’m sorry we are so late, Luke. Did you have to wait long? I’ve still got food in the basket if you’re hungry?”

Luke smiled and laughed at his head’s picture of what they had done together. He had figured that his cousin had found a way of getting himself alone with the beautiful lady. From the way she now looked at Bo, Luke could tell Bo had captured another heart. He replied, “No thank you, Ma’am. I haven’t been waiting long.”

Caitlin leaned against her car and stared at her surroundings. She replied, “Oh please, Luke. Call me Caitlin or Caiti.”

Luke agreed with a smile, “Caiti, what did you want help with?”

Caitlin retrieved her purse from inside her car and showed Bo and Luke a claim ticket. She explained, “First, I have a package that needs to be picked up from the train station. The station will provide you with a hitch and horse trailer to bring me my babies.”

Bo was surprised, “Babies! You have Babies?”

Caitlin laughed, “Yes. I have two beautiful horses waiting to join me here. I can’t wait to see them again.” She pulled out two photographs from her purse and handed one to Bo and one to Luke. She said, “I knew I could send for them when I was told there was a barn on the property and land to ride them on. This is Aidan, named because of his temper. He is as black as midnight and runs with wings of fire on a racetrack. I was training him for The Kentucky Derby two years ago. But….” Her voice faltered for a second as Bo and Luke looked at the picture she held in her hands. She went to the next picture and smiled like a mother showing off her children. She explained, “This is my newest baby. Her name is Alanna Brianna. I couldn’t make up my mind when naming her, so I chose what suited her best. She is both white as snow shining in the sun and as strong and stubborn as she is beautiful. She was a neglected and abused animal when I found her and purchased her four years ago. But now Aidan barely beats her in a race.”

Luke replied, “They are beautiful.”

Caitlin warned, “Well, be very careful. They are both very spoiled and very temperamental, especially Bri.”

Bo promised as he and Luke squeezed through the General’s windows, “We’ll be careful.” Luke started the General’s engine. He was about to switch gears, when Caitlin motioned them to stop. She walked over to Bo’s window and held up the claims ticket. She laughed, “Guys, they will not let you have my horses without this.”

Bo took the ticket, squeezing Caitlin’s hand affectionately, “We’ll be back soon.”

Caitlin smiled, “I’m counting on it.”

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by: Marty Chrisman

Daisy ran into the waiting room where Bo was anxiously pacing the floor. Crying heavily, she threw herself into her cousin’s arms. Jesse followed close behind, his own eyes rimmed with red and wet with tears.

“Shhh………it’s okay.” Bo said soothingly, trying to smile encouragingly through his own tears. “It’s okay. The doctors got his heart going again just after I called y’all. Luke’s not dead, not yet anyway.”

“Thank the lord.” Jesse said, slumping down in a chair. “Did the doctor say anything else?”

“Just the same ole sh……” Bo caught himself before he said what he had started to say “uh….stuff. That he can’t make any guarantees and that if it happens again, he don’t think they’ll be able to get him back.” Bo helped Daisy to sit down next to Jessie on the battered plastic sofa. They were all stressed out and worried out of their minds. But as long as Luke was alive, they would continue their lonely vigil and keep on praying.

Daisy waited in the waiting room still too upset to see Luke in the intensive care unit, while Bo and Jesse went back to see Luke. Because of the recent developments, the doctor had bent his own rules and allowed both of them to go in at the same time.

Luke was deathly pale and showed no response when Jesse took his hand. “Come on, boy…” he said quietly “You gotta fight and keep fighting so you can come back home where you belong.”

“You can’t give up, cuz.” Bo said “Not now…..not yet.”

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by: Marty Chrisman

           Three exhausted Dukes sat on the uncomfortable plastic chairs in the hospital waiting room. They had been waiting for over an hour to find out if Luke was alive or dead. Finally, the doctor came through the swinging doors and ushered the family into his office. Closing the door, he sat down at the desk facing them and addressed Jesse somberly, “Mr. Duke, your nephew is still alive but he’s having trouble breathing and his heartbeat is very irregular. We have two choices, we can put him on life support and hope that keeps him alive until his body gets stronger or we can do nothing and let nature take it’s course.”

“Then you gotta put ‘em on them machines.” Bo said in a broken voice, tears welling in his eyes. “Uncle Jesse, you can’t just let Luke die.” His eyes pleaded with his uncle to make the decision.

“Now Bo, settle down.” Jesse said absently. He looked at the doctor closely and asked the question he needed to know the answer to before he made any decision “If I tell you to put him on the machines and he makes it, will he be the same Luke he was before?”

“Mr Duke, I can’t guarantee anything. His injuries are extensive and there may be some brain damage from the near drowning. We have no idea how long his brain was without oxygen before you got him breathing again.”

“Then you put him on those machines” Jesse said firmly “Because my boy ain’t gonna die if I can help it.”

“Can we see him?” Daisy asked, tears running down her face.

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by Debbie (Ldydebpv31)

Fandom: Dukes of Hazzard FanFic and Yahoo! Groups: DukesFanFic
Rating: PG-13
Status: NEW
Archive: Please Archive
FEEDBACK: Both Positive and Negative are welcome and appreciated
Series/Sequel: Chapter Two

Disclaimers: This is a complete work of fiction written just for fun. No intended Copyright infringement.

Notes: This is a rather long text and will take several posts to send all of it. I thank any and all who take the time to read my work. To Those who chose to honor me with their comments/critique’s I offer my sincerest gratitude.

Warnings: The Story has some of the usual car chases, fist fights, etc., but there is also a little sexual content and suggestions of sexual violence but not very graphic. You be the Judge.

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CHAPTER TWO

On the road, Bo gripped the gearshift, wanting so badly to push the car to its maximum limits. It was a dream car to drive. He knew he would have to talk Caitlin into letting him test-drive it at one of the local racetracks. Caitlin sat beside him looking over her shoulder every few seconds. She bit her lip nervously hoping that Bo wouldn’t wonder what was wrong. She tried to sit back and enjoy the beautiful countryside with its trees and grassy fields. She tried to learn the twists and turns of the road so that she could find her way around later. Bo noticed the shyness that had come over his pretty companion. He wanted her to relax, thinking that she was nervous about letting him drive her car. He inquired in a friendly tone, “Caitlin, where do you call home?”

Caitlin answered curtly yet casually, as pictures of her parents and her old life flashed through her brain,” New York.”

Bo teased, “Oh, so you’re one of those big city girls – Huh?”

Caitlin let out a small smile, “Yeah, I guess you might say that.” She wanted to tell him about her family’s estate in the country but that would be giving out too much information. Her intuition told her she could trust in the man behind the blue eyes, but her experience and thoughts of the men in the Cadillac screamed against it in her brain. She decided it was time to get him off the subject and knew that most men liked to talk about one other thing. She asked curiously, “Have you lived in Hazzard all your life? Do you have other family here besides…did you say Luke was your cousin?”

Bo smiled proudly. He was very glad to begin giving her his life story; to tell her all about his adventures in Hazzard County. Caitlin began to relax with each story. Each detail bringing laughter which kept her encouraging him to tell more.

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