Disclaimer: I don't own the original Dukes of Hazzard Characters.But I do own the new characters of the story who become part of the Duke family. And the plot.
Bo, Luke, Nathan, and Will stood in the same area where Vince had stood the day before when he was leering at Layla. Bo and Will checked their guns quickly. Nathan and Luke didn't carry guns. Luke only carried one when he was on the road and Nathan had decided not to be a bodyguard or policeman. He had decided to do what his father had done before he had moved from Hazzard and become a fireman.
"So, Bo, what's your plan?" Luke asked.
"He's outgunned. Maybe if he knows that there's more of us he'll give up," Bo said as Will slipped his gun into the holster on his back.
"I don't know, Uncle Bo. Why don't we smoke him out? I can climb up on the roof and stuff something down the chimney," Nathan suggested.
"I don't know, Son. That sounds kind of dangerous. What if the fire gets out of hand?" Luke asked doubtfully.
"Daddy, I'm a fireman. I know how to control a blaze. As soon as he comes running out I can run back in and put the fire out," Nathan said exasperated.
"Nathan, I'm a former fireman. You may not mean to, but a fire can spread quickly if you're not careful," Luke said, his own voice slightly annoyed.
'What do you think, Will? You want to take a gamble on a long shot by shooting him out or smoking him out?" Luke asked his eldest son.
"I'll go with whatever Uncle Bo decides on. It's his house and the criminal has a V for Vendetta on him," Will said, taking neither side.
"Nathan, can you really control the fire?" Bo asked, turning to his twenty-five year old nephew.
"I think so. I just need to get up on the roof," Nathan said.
"What are we going to set on fire?" Luke asked, looking around.
"My jacket. I need a replacement anyway and payday's tomorrow," Nathan said, taking off his leather jacket.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Son," Luke said skeptically, slapping his youngest son's muscular shoulder.
"Me too," Nathan said, taking out a cigarette lighter which was a shock. None of them knew that Nathan smoked.
"I didn't know you smoked, Little Brother," Will said casually.
"A cigarette here and there. Don't really like it that much," Nathan said as he went towards the roof. Will cupped his hands together and Nathan placed one foot in his hands and Will pushed him up on the roof.
Vince, in the meantime, was still in the Duke's household. He woke from his nap hungry. He wondered what the Duke's ate.
judging from Layla's big figure, there might not be much left inside the house. He scratched his head and went into the
kitchen and looked inside the fridge, There was some turkey that looked homemade, some dressing, some salad, some salmon,
he began to get some of the stuff out and made him a plate. Vince was eating when he first smelled of the smoke. Who
was setting the house on fire? Vince nearly panicked. He didn't know what to do during fires. So he ran frantically to
the door and ran outside.
Lalya and the kids remained at Lori's. To keep the kids distracted, Lisa gave her youngest cousins some coloring books,
crayons, and watched them as they colored. Bo's kids were always creative when it came to drawing or coloring Layla thought
as she watched them from the livingroom. THey seemed content, and didn't ask much about who had broken into the house.
Lori watched Lisa "She's great with kids", she commented on her daughter. Layla smiled "Yes, she is. I was thinking of
having her babysit them sometime". "Oh, Lisa would love to. She loves her cousins". said Lori.
A few houses down, Sarah Summers was completely bored. Her and her family had just moved to Hazzard County and there
was nothing down here! At eighteen, Sarah was enrolled in College, and worked part time at the Dairy Queen. She didn't
like to stay home because her parents fought all the time and stayed drunk. Sarah decided to go take a walk, figuring
she'd meet some new niegbors.
Sarah walked carefree, not aware that a con man, a killer, and rapist was on the loose in the nieghborhood. If she had
known, Sarah would have stayed stuck in her own room and hid there. She passed a Farmhouse on several acres of land, 5? she
didn't know. She saw what looked like new nieghbors out, and thought she would go say hi. Sarah began the long walk up
the driveway. Suddenly a man jumped out in front of her looking like crazy, then he looked at her and decided that she
could be his next victim because she just came.
"Sir, are you alright?" Sarah thought the man looked panicked and wondered if she could help him. Without thinking,
Vince decided to kidnap her. It was better taking a young girl after all than no one. He picked her up. Sarah began to
scream hoping someone heard her. She struggled against his grip and screamed louder.
Nathan scrambled off the roof as fast as he could and landed in some shrubbery. Since it was cool outside Nathan tried to forget that he was wearing a muscle shirt. A loud scream penetrated the air, causing the four men to run. Bo and Will pulled out their guns as they ran.
A fat man with thin red hair was on the run and had a young girl in his arms. She looked no older than Nathan and Will's sister, Sandra. "Put her down, Vince," Bo ordered sharply. The fat man stopped running and held the girl tight to his chest and pointed a knife at her jugular vein.
At that moment Nathan and the girl's eyes met. Nathan smiled in spite of himself as he looked into her gorgeous blue eyes! She was so pretty! Nathan hadn't had a lot of girlfriends while he was growing up. he was painfully shy and awkward around the female of the species. But this girl made him feel bold.
"Nothin' doin,' Duke. You ruined my life! I'll just take this little gal with me," Vince said cruelly, stroking the girl's soft brown hair. The girl winced slightly as Vince's fingers went through her hair.
"Vince, let her go. You went to prison for murdering a young girl. Do you want to add another kidnapping, rape, and murder to your crimes?" Bo asked/
Apparently Vince hadn't thought about that. He looked down at the young girl in his arms and up at Bo. They all held their breaths as he appeared to be making up his mind. Nathan felt his skin crawl as he stroked the girl's hair gently. Vince then lifted her chin and forcibly kissed her lips and flung her aside before running off into the trees.
Bo, Will, and Luke ran off after him and Nathan crouched next to her. The girl was whimpering slightly. Nathan helped her sit up and looked at her tear-streaked face. "Are you all right?" Nathan asked.
She nodded shakily. "My name's Nathan. What's yours?" Nathan asked, helping her stand to her feet.
"Sarah Summers. He kissed me," Sarah sobbed.
"You're fortunate that's all he did. The last girl he raped and killed. Now where do you live? I have to get you home," Nathan said. The young girl was shivering from head to foot and she was still crying.
"About a mile from here," Sarah said, wiping her eyes and nose on the handkerchief he had given her.
"Okay. As soon as we finish here I'll take you home," Nathan promised, wanting to take her in his arms and hug and kiss her tears away. Nathan felt his heart skip a beat as he looked at her. He didn't know if the feelings he was having was mutual with her. He liked her, but he didn't know if she liked him or not. After she had calmed down maybe he could ask. Or he could ask Will how he knew if a girl liked him. Will was just as shy and awkward as Nathan and he had gotten Alicia and two kids.
After about ten minutes later, Sarah stopped crying and realized she was now safe thanks to these four men who had saved
her life. The youngest one maybe twenty or so, was so cute! Sarah couldn't keep her eyes off him and he couldn't keep
his eyes off her. Sarah instantly liked him. When the crazed man flew her aside, Nathan had made sure she was alright.
looking into his eyes, Sarah felt a bit embarassed that they had met under these circumstances.
She was very fortunate to be living right now thanks to these people whom she hardly knew. The man was a rapist and
killer!
Sarah felt the same feelings that Nathan felt when he was around her. Her heart cut flips when she was around him, and there
was so much energy between them and attraction! Nathan when he talked to her, would make eye contact he looked like he
wanted to hug and kiss her and take her into his arms, but they had just met and Sarah understood his hesitance, she wanted
to kiss him to!
Even though she felt fine, her heart still pounded in her chest after the ordeal she had been through.But she tried to
be brave even though she nearly almost died. Sarah hoped that they caught that crazed man before they attacked anyone else.
Unable to take her eyes off Nathan's they still kept looking into one anothers eyes. "Thanks for saving my life. I owe you
and the other men my life. I have to thank you somehow", said Sarah. It appeared she was more calm now. Sarah noticed
that Nathan was taller than her 6'3" maybe. Compared to him, she was short. If she had to kiss him she thought, she would
have to tiptoe! They waited for his uncle, dad, and brother to arrest Vince.
Nathan watched the girl sitting next to him out of the corner of his eye. She was playing with a strand of her hair and had stopped crying. Nathan was taken with her height. She was so small compared to him. Even sitting down she was small she looked like a teenager, even though she was probably older.
"You going to be okay?" Nathan asked, touching her shoulder gently.
Sarah turned to look at him, a brief smile crossing her face. "I'm fine. It just scared me when that man grabbed me and then kissed me like that," Sarah said.
"No one's ever kissed you before?" Nathan asked, touching her hair gently. It was as soft as satin in his fingers. His father, brother and, uncle had talked often about how Layla, Alicia, and Nathan's mother had soft hair that they loved to play with. Apparently Sarah's was the same way.
"Not like that. So you're a policeman," Sarah asked, changing the subject.
"No. I'm a firefighter. My uncle's a policeman and my brother was one until 9 years ago," Nathan said, her brown hair sliding through his fingers.
"Thank you for saving my life. I didn't know that people like you existed," Sarah said.
"Really? Are you new to Hazzard?" Nathan asked as she looked into his green eyes. Him and his brother and sisters had gotten his mother's green eyes and their father's dark hair.
"Yes. I moved here last week. I haven't been out much, except working at the Dairy Queen," Sarah admitted.
"Would you go out on a date with me tonight?" Nathan asked shyly. He didn't know what she would say. He thought that she was attracted to him, but he didn't know. It was hard for him to see if girls liked him. He thought he wasn't good-looking. Not like his brother. Girls liked Will even though he had married Alicia. He hoped this girl thought he was handsome, but he just couldn't tell.
Sarah looked at him surprised that he had asked her out. He still wanted to go out with her even after what she had
just been through. Sarah wondered if she looked like some helpless Damsel in Distress. Even if she was, it was obvious
he liked her anyway and she liked him. Nathan was so good looking, Sarah wanted to kiss him right then and there. But
she didn't think it was proper for a girl to get the first kiss. Guys were suppose to do that. Plus, the way he played
with her hair, she liked it. And right now, he was even more handsome upclose.
And he was a firefighter?! Sarah had a lot of respect for men who fought fires to save lives. People like Nathan were
real life heroes.
"Yeah, I would like to, what could we do in Hazzard?" Sarah asked smiling. The way it looked, Hazzard was so small that there
might not be much to do around here. Then again, she hadn't been out much ever since they got here. Maybe Nathan could
show her around and she could even get to know the rest of his family and even the ones who helped save her to thank them
properly.
They soon pulled up to her house.From the way it looked, no one was home yet. Her parents stayed gone most of the time
anyway. When they weren't partying, they were working. They usually let Sarah do whatever she wanted. They were cool
parents she thought and not that strict. They didn't even have a problem with Sarah dating older guys. She was an adult
and once teens reached a certain age, they were practically an adult.
Nathan walked into the house where his parents lived. When his mother was on the road Nathan stayed with Uncle Jesse and Daisy. When she was in Hazzard he stayed at his parents' house. Nathan felt something different that day, though.
Since rescuing Sarah he felt like he had to see her again. Her hair had felt so soft in his fingers and he had picked his fingers through her hair up to the time that he walked her up to her door. She acted as if she liked his touching her hair as if he owned it. Nathan had wanted to kiss her, but he was a gentleman. He would never kiss anyone if they didn't want to be kissed. He didn't know if she wanted a kiss from him or not.
Nathan flopped onto a chair at the kitchen table, nursing a cup of coffee. He had been drinking coffee since he was eighteen and enjoyed the taste. The coffee helped when he had to work night shift at the firehouse.
"You okay, Baby?" Lori asked, wrapping her slender arms around Nathan's muscular shoulders. Nathan loved his mother and father's hugs. They showed their love for all their children through small hugs and kisses.
"Did Dad tell you about that girl we rescued today?" Nathan asked as his mother stroked his dark hair gently.
"He did. He said you seemed taken with her," Lori said.
"I've never felt this way towards anyone. She's the first girl I've ever looked at and liked. I wanted to kiss her, Mama," Nathan said, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Do you think she likes you, Baby?" Lori asked.
"I don't really know. She let me stroke her hair and she looked like she liked me, but that could be because we just saved her virtue. Mom, I don't know," Nathan said, feeling lost.
Sarah was excited. Nathan had asked her out! She went into her bedroom to decide what to where that night. Nathan had
told her he would come get her at 7 and said that they could go do some bowling, catch a movie, and go to a restaurant they
both liked to eat. Sarah had agreed to go out with him she liked him alot and not just because he and the others had
saved her life.
Sarah looked through her wardrobe. She found a red shirt top she liked and a pair of jeans. So she decided to wear that
and she took a brief shower. Since the man had grabbed and picked up and kicked her with his alcohol breath, Sarah
wanted to wash any trace of him off. When she got out, she changed into her outfit and brushed her long brown hair.
Sarah liked the scent of Vanilla Shampoo and Vanilla perfume. So she wore it that night too and applied some Lipgloss.
In another hour, Nathan would come back and get her.
Sarah did want him to kiss her at the door but she felt like it was moving to forward to ask him to when they were at
the door. Sarah wanted to see him again and get to know him more. Around him, she felt safe like no one could harm her.
Nathan looked so handsome to her! So handsome, he could be a model or an actor. At few minutes til 7, Sarah was ready. She
sighed hoping she looked pretty and went downstairs.
Sarah never fell in love with a guy before. In High School she had some crushes, but they seemed to not notice her. WIth
Nathan, Sarah felt something different. She felt like he was in love with her too. Sarah grabbed a quick snack to eat
a peach since she didn't get to eat dinner that day. She ate while waiting on Nathan. It was few minutes til 7.
Nathan walked up to her door and felt his heart cut flips as he knocked on the door. Sarah answered it, a warm smell of vanilla washing over him. Nathan took a deep breath. The smell of vanilla was wonderful. His father had talked that each woman had a smell that every man liked. Nathan's mother smelled like apples, Will said that Alicia smelled like lavender, and Bo said Layla smelled like honeysuckles at times.
"You smell good," Nathan said, smiling at her. Sarah smiled back warmly as she put on a dark blue raincoat.
"Thank you. I was a little unsure if you didn't like vanilla shampoo or perfume," Sarah said as he opened his car door for her.
"I like it. It's warm and smells so good," Nathan said as he got into the driver's side.
"I'm glad. So what restaurant are we going to?" Sarah asked as Nathan started the car.
"It's a surprise," Nathan said, keeping his eyes on the road. Nathan wanted to kiss her, but it was probably best if he just drove.
"Nathan, I know you're uncomfortable around me," Sarah said, laying her small hand on his muscular shoulder.
"What makes you say that?" Nathan asked.
"You won't look at me more than five seconds. If you don't want to go on this date I understand. I understand if you're shy around girls," Sarah said, her thumb tracing his jaw.
"I'm not shy around girls! I have two sisters and there's my two aunts and my brother's wife and my mother. It's just that you're so beautiful and I feel like I'm falling in love even though we just met today," Nathan said, letting everything he was feeling out.
"Really? I feel the same way. I want to kiss you, but my mother told me that a girl never starts a kiss unless she's married. It's unladylike," Sarah said.
"Really? I was told that a man never starts a kiss unless a girl tells him it's okay for the man to kiss her. It's not polite the other way," Nathan said grinning.
Nathan and Sarah laughed as they pulled into the parking lot. "I've never met a guy like you before. No man has ever treated me like my feelings counted," Sarah said as they got out of the car.
"Really? I grew up in a family where every female that comes in is treated like she's special," Nathan said as she slipped her soft hand into his and they walked hand-in-hand to the restaurant.
"You're the first to treat me with respect. My father never gave that kind of respect to my mother and me when I was growing up," Sarah admitted as they sat at a table, Nathan across from her and gently stroking her fingers and palm gently with his fingers. The touch on her hand was soft and gentle.
"I'm just sorry that Vince kissed you like that today. Having some man force you to kiss him like that can't be pleasant," Nathan said.
"It wasn't. Vince had beer breath and kissing someone who's been drinking is enough to make anyone sick. You don't drink, do you?" Sarah asked warily.
"No. I have never tasted beer in my life. My mother got my father to quit drinking and he influenced me to never start the habit," Nathan said, watching as a relieved look entered her eyes.
"What about your brother? Didn't your father teach him?" Sarah asked, cocking her head slightly.
"My brother and sister Lisa were kidnapped when they were three and four. They didn't come back to us until they were eighteen and seventeen. Then when Will came back he married a girl that he knew in Colorado so he didn't have much of a chance for my father to lecture him that much on the dangers of drinking. Of course Will hates the taste of beer anyway. But I don't want to spend all my time talking about my family. I want to talk about you, Sarah," Nathan said, changing the topics to her.
"What do you want to know?" Sarah asked, starting to massage his hand with hers. Nathan hadn't realized that he had stopped stroking her hand until she touched a burn he had gotten a few nights ago when he had put out a fire with his hands.
"Like, when did you move here to Hazzard?" Nathan asked, picking up her hand and kissing the palm gently.
"Last week," Sarah said.
"Where from, Sweet Cakes?" Nathan said.
"Nebraska," Sarah said.
"Do you like me?" Nathan whispered softly, holding her hand to his lips.
"Nathan, didn't you hear me earlier? I think I'm falling in love with you," Sarah said, stroking his face gently with her soft fingers.
Nathan couldn't think of an argument for that. When they finished eating their meal he took her out on the dance floor and danced a couple of dances with her. Sarah looked like she was having fun.
Sarah was surprised when Nathan said he was in love with her to! Most of the time when Sarah admitted her feelings to a
guy, they never returned them. In fact, some even laughed at her and made her want to go off somewhere and cry. But
not Nathan. Nathan loved her back! Sarah felt safe and happy around him and as he held her in his arms while dancing,
Sarah instantly knew he was the one she wanted to be with.
As they danced and talked, Sarah told him she loved to sing whenever she could. Most of the time she sung in church, and
during Fairs in the fall time. She also told him that her and her band liked to practice in somebody's garage every other
weekend on Saturdays. Sarah also told Nathan it was her dream to be a singer or even an actress whichever one she could
do first. Sarah also told him that her father didn't support her dream. Her dad wanted her to be someone like a Doctor or
Lawyer. "Do something better with your life rather than chasing stupid silly dreams that will never come true", she said
imitating her own dad. "Its just he sure knows how to bring someone down when they are feeling hopeful. I can understand
why mom wants to Divorce him". Sarah told Nathan that when her mom and Dad wasn't working, they did drugs and drank beer.
"They are really embarassing to be around and its like they don't care what goes on in my life. I told them about how you
guys rescued me today from some psycho, and it was just like they didn't care", Sarah took a long breath and rambled on.
"When I'm not working, I go to college and stay in my room most of the time. And the whole time I sit there and think to
myself, if I could just save up enough money from singing and working at the Dairy Queen, then I could move to California".
It was the whole purpose of her for working to be away from home and to save for her future. SO what if her dad thought
it was stupid? At least she was chasing a dream and trying to make it happen rather than not try to make it happen.
Nathan enjoyed being with Sarah. They both were enjoying each other's company and telling each other all they could think about each other; hopes, dreams, and fears. When Sarah told him about her life while they danced together he was glad that she had her head against his chest so she couldn't see his face. Her life sounded awful!
Right now he would do what his uncle had done by marrying Layla two days after they had met just to keep Sarah safe from anyone out to hurt her. This had to be love at first sight. Nathan and Sarah walked out of the restaurant two hours after they got there. Nathan was taking her home.
Sarah looked at him while he drove with a happy, sleepy look on her face. "I'm sorry we never got to the bowling alley or movie tonight," Nathan said as he walked with her to her door.
"I understand. I enjoyed being with you," Sarah said, massaging his face with her hand.
"I love you," Nathan said softly as he kissed the palm of her hand.
"I love you too, Nathan," Sarah said, looking into his light green eyes.
Nathan lightly kissed her forehead gently. "I'll see you tomorrow, Baby," Nathan said.
"I have to work tomorrow. It's an eight hour day," Sarah said apologetically.
"I'll join you for lunch then if you'll call me. I want you to have this," Nathan said, slipping a ring on her finger.
"What's this?" Sarah asked.
"I bought this in case I ever met a girl I wanted to be with all my life. I want you to marry me," Nathan said, tracing her face gently with his finger.
"Nathan, you just met me," Sarah said, her expression one of pleased shock.
"I know, but we don't have to get married soon. We can plan. Just promise me you'll think about it," Nathan said, wrapping his fingers in her hair.
During the ride home, Sarah felt like she was on cloud nine. And it truly was love at first site between her and Nathan!
Sarah never felt so in love with someone before, then again she never met anyone like Nathan who wanted to just protect
her. Glancing at her ring, which was beautiful and then at Nathan she said "Yes, I'll marry you Nathan." she liked the
idea of planning the wedding and waiting awhile to get married. It was the right thing to do. But, how would she bring this
up to her parents? Sarah guessed her and Nathan could tell them together.
They drove up to her house thirty minutes later, and her parents still wasn't home. Sarah was grateful for her privacy and
that her dad wouldn't be on the porch drilling Nathan with twenty questions. Even though they didn't mind her dating, her
parents always drove boys away leaving poor Sarah all alone and crying. Sarah wondered if there was a possibilty that she
could move out soon, she was old enough to and old enough to make her own decisions.
Sarah knew what was coming next she looked forward into kissing Nathan and at the same time nervous. Sarah never really
thought of herself as a good kisser and she was always afraid of messing it up. She came close to kissing guys before, but
never got the chance to because they always got interrupted. Even though she was nervous, Sarah kept getting the urge to
kiss his lips every now and then but decided to wait and see if he would ask her to kiss him. She began to wonder how she
could kiss him. Should she stand on tip toes? Or would he have to pick her up? Either way, she wanted to kiss him bad.
Usually Sarah didn't mind it when Guys picked her up as long as they were the ones she liked or was in love with.
Nathan felt his breaths come out in short ragged gasps. She said yes? She wanted him like he wanted her? Now that he was going to marry her, maybe she'd let him kiss her. The problem with kissing her would be her height. She was small and wasn't able to reach his lips unless she stood on tiptoes.
Nathan hesitated slightly, trying to figure this problem out as she looked at him with an adoring look on her face. Nathan made his decision then. "Can I kiss you? I've wanted to all night and when I rescued you," Nathan said, figuring that he'd pick her up.
Sarah's face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Nathan, I thought you'd never ask! I've been wanting to kiss you all night!" Sarah said, her voice full of happiness and tears.
"So I can kiss you?" Nathan asked as she wrapped her slender arms around his neck.
"Yes, Nathan. You can kiss me. I am going to be your wife," Sarah said softly as she stood on her tiptoes, her mouth mere inches from his.
Nathan picked her up in his strong arms and covered her mouth with his. Kissing her was wonderful! He just stood there kissing her soft lips gently. "Wow!" Nathan said breathlessly as they broke apart, trying to catch their breaths.
"Me too, Nathan. That was great! I never dreamed I would like kissing you so much," Sarah said, before she kissed him again.
"I love you," Nathan whispered as he kissed her from her ear to her lips.
"I love you too. Will you meet my parents tomorrow? I want them to meet you," Sarah said, stroking his face gently with her hands and kissing his lips periodically.
"Of course I will. I love you," Nathan said.
"I'm glad. My parents are not good people, Nathan. Nothing like you're mom and dad. I just hope that when you meet them you won't change your mind," Sarah said hesitantly.
"Hey, don't say that! I'll never change my mind. Now I gotta go. I have to be at work early tomorrow. Give me one more kiss before I go," Nathan said, pressing his lips firmly to hers. He heard her sigh softly as he kissed her. Nathan only had one doubt. He hoped her parents didn't bother her about marrying him. Nathan loved her and he was willing to marry her. He also hoped that his parents and everyone else liked Sarah too.
They had accepted Alicia when Will and Lisa came back so they shouldn't have any problems accepting this girl that Nathan hardly knew. Nathan broke the kiss, catching his breath again. "Good night, Baby," Nathan said, playing with her hair gently.
"Good night, Nathan. I love you," Sarah said, pulling his hand out of her hair and kissing each of his fingers, his palm, and his wrist before letting go.
Nathan left, feeling lighter than he had in a long time. Now he knew what his father, uncle, and brother talked about often when they talked about their wives and how much they loved them. Now Nathan could talk about how much he loved Sarah.
Sarah went inside the house after watching Nathan leave and went inside feeling happier than she had in a long time.
Nathan loved her! And, he wanted to Marry her! Feeling excited, Sarah went upstairs after grabbing a snack to eat and
decided to contact her friend Anna about Nathan through email. She clicked on her yahoo messenger, and saw that Anna was
on. Feeling all happy, Sarah instant messaged her friend. The two taked for about an hour that night.
The Next day, the Dairy Queen was packed. Then again, the Dairy Queen was always packed. Sometimes Sarah got so busy, she
would forget to take a break. The other night she came home sore all over and complained about it. But, she got paid for
it and in the end, it would be worth it.
Sarah worked in the front, operating the cash registers and giving people their order. Sarah often kept the customers
satisfied, and not one gave her a complaint. And Sarah was happy about that. Sarah worked for five hours nonstop, then
it was time for an hour break, and she could call Nathan. She tried calling him first, but got his answer machine. Sarah
left a message and even sent him a text message hoping he'd get it and come. Sarah sat outside on one of the picnic
Tables.
Sarah's mind went back to the way he had picked her up last night and kissed her. Nathan was a great kisser! And, when
he picked her up, Sarah could feel his muscular arms around her, and noticed he lifted her high off the ground. Sarah
didn't mind though, Nathan made her feel as if she were on cloud nine. Sarah hoped he was doing okay on his job and got her
message. What she didn't know was that one of her band members was spying on her and Nathan and was feeling very Jealous
of her.
Nathan came into the Dairy Queen feeling very tired. He had been up since very early this morning fighting fires all over Hazzard. He smiled as Sarah came running to him and hugged him tightly. "Nathan! Did you get my message?" Sarah asked, smoothing his face gently with her cool, soft hands.
"No. I just got off of work and I came to see my girl," Nathan said, kissing the palms of her hands gently.
Sarah looked into his eyes. "Are you okay? You look awful," Sarah said as they sat at a table.
"I feel awful, Baby. I've been up since early this morning and I need something to drink and my girl to kiss me," Nathan said, a tired and teasing grin on his face.
"Do you want me to kiss you first before I get your drink?" Sarah asked, teasing back.
"I don't care," Nathan said. Sarah leaned forward and firmly kissed his lips. Nathan kissed her back, enjoying that scent of vanilla that was wafting into his nose.
"I love you," Sarah said before getting up and walking to the coke machine. Nathan rested his head on his arms, feeling close to falling asleep. Nathan didn't open his eyes as someone sat next to him and started kissing him through his hair.
"Darcy!" He heard Sarah shriek at the top of her lungs.
Nathan opened his eyes and saw a pretty blonde sitting next to him and kissing him gently. He gripped her face so she wouldn't kiss him again. "Who are you?" Nathan demanded, sitting up.
"Darcy Gregg. I saw you last night and you are the most handsome guy I've ever seen," Darcy said, with a dreamy look in her eyes.
Nathan stood next to Sarah and took her small hand in his. "I hate to break it to you, but I'm engaged to Sarah," Nathan said, his green eyes icy.
Darcy walked off with a huff and Nathan turned to look at Sarah. "I'm sorry, Sweet Cakes. I thought it was you kissing me," Nathan apologized, taking the coke from her.
"It's okay, Nathan. You didn't see her. Your eyes were closed," Sarah said, pulling his face down and kissing his lips gently.
"You're the only one I want kissing me from now on," Nathan said, sitting down and taking a long sip of his coke and massaging her face with his hand.
"Are you hungry? I can have the cook make you a flamethrower," Sarah said, her arm around his shoulder and her fingers playing idly with his dark hair.
"Sounds good," Nathan said.
"Just don't kiss anyone until I get back here," Sarah teased, kissing him one more time before she went to the kitchen. Neither one realized that Darcy was watching from outside.
Darcy watched Nathan as he drank coke. He was so handsome! Why he was even with Sarah she couldn't even guess! Darcy loved those few minutes of kissing him. Even though he thought it was Sarah that didn't matter. Darcy wanted Nathan Duke.
He was quiet and shy around girls and that made him even more attractive. Darcy was going to marry Nathan. He was going to realize that she was a much better choice than Sarah. She could kiss better than Sarah and she was prettier than Sarah. Nathan would see that she should be with him and not Sarah.
Sarah went into the kitchen and yelled his order to Barry the cook. Barry nodded at her and yelled for her to go into
the walk-in freezer to get the hamburgers. Even though she was on break, Sarah offered to do that for him. Barry was a
good man she thought. He was the Manager of Dairy Queen and the one who hired her. Sarah told Nathan she would return.
As she walked to the walk-in freezer, Sarah rolled her eyes towards Darcy her guitarist. The nerve of her trying to steal
her man! Couldn't Darcy get her own men, rather than chase hers? Sarah had no idea why she hired her as a guitarist. If
she was going to start being a threat, then maybe Sarah should fire her, Sarah thought.
Darcy walked back in, noticing Sarah going into the walk-in freezer. She waited for the brunette to walk in, then she
shut the door and locked Sarah inside the cold freezer. Sarah was an outsider and wouldn't be missed except from Nathan
and Barry she thought. But that was okay, she could have Nathan all to herself what she didn't realize was Nathan didn't
love her and wouldn't fall for her. "Hi Handsome", she spotted Nathan still in the booth and sat across from him hoping to distract him
from Sarah.
Sarah looked for the burgers and found them and when she walked towards the door, Sarah yelped as the door closed. She
tried to open it but it was locked! "Hellooooooo! Is anyone out there?! I'm locked in!" Sarah hated feeling trapped. It
was colder in the freezer than when she first came in. All Sarah could hear was the cooks yelling orders, people talking
loudly, and no one seemed to hear her. "Somebody, helppppppppppppppp!" Sarah scramed and banged on the door. Sarah
screamed as loud as she could but she doubted anyone heard her. "Helpppppppppppppppppppppppp!" Sarah kept banging on
the door.
Nathan looked at Darcy dully. What was she doing back in here after he and Sarah chased her off? "What do you want, Darcy?" Nathan asked as Darcy started to caress his face gently with her hands.
"I was kind of hoping you'd change your mind about us, Nathan," Darcy her fingers twining into his hair. Nathan gripped her hand and put it down on the table in front of them.
"There's you and there's me. But there isn't a "Us." As far as I'm concerned there will never be a 'Us' " Nathan said, attempting to get up. Darcy grabbed his wrists and pulled him back down into his seat. She was stronger than he had thought.
"Nathan, I love you," She whispered as she came around and sat next to him, pressing her blonde head against his chest.
Nathan looked at the simpering blonde. she pulled back from him and began to play with his hair again. "Darcy, I love Sarah," Nathan said as she started to kiss him gently.
That was all he could say as her lips covered his. She kissed him and stroked his face at the same time. "Now do you still love her?" Darcy said, breaking apart and catching her breath.
"Kissing me is not going to change how I feel about her. Even if you force me to marry you I'd never love you because I love Sarah," Nathan said, breathing hard. He hadn't felt anything while Darcy kissed him. He felt love and respect when he kissed Sarah.
Darcy's eyes grew stormy and she stalked off angrily. Nathan didn't want to hurt her feelings, but the girl needed to know the truth. She could kiss him all she wanted, she could force him to marry her, but she'd never make Nathan love her. All the kisses in the world couldn't do that. Nathan took a sip of his coke, not realizing that Darcy had come back until she sat across from him.
"Now I realize how much you love Sarah, but I'm willing to give you another chance, Handsome," darcy said, gripping his hand and rubbing it gently with her soft fingers.
"Another chance at what?" Nathan asked surprised.
"Forget Sarah and marry me," Darcy said simply.
"Not happening," Nathan said icily.
"Then I guess I can never tell you where I put her," Darcy said, grinning wickedly.
Nathan nearly bolted out of his chair. "What did you do?" Nathan asked his voice low.
"I'm not telling. You have to agree to marry me or you'll never see Sarah again," Darcy said smugly as pressed his hand to her mouth.
Nathan felt his ears buzz at what he just heard. Darcy had kidnapped Sarah and was trying to force him to marry him. He wished his father was here. He had dealt with someone just like Darcy. Of course that someone had nearly killed his mother and Lisa and later and kidnapped Will and Lisa.
"So, what do you say?" Darcy asked, sitting next to him again. Nathan looked at the girl and felt confused. Then he remembered what his father had done when Jenna had forced his parents to divorce. He had played along until Uncle Bo came.
"All right. You win. I'll marry you," Nathan said, trying to sound defeated. Darcy squealed and pressed her lips firmly to Nathan's This time Nathan had to kiss her back and pretend he liked it.
"You won't be sorry, Nathan," Darcy said in a breathless voice, stroking his face gently. Nathan pretended like he liked what she said. She got up and went towards the kitchen.
"Where are you going?" Nathan asked.
"I heard you tell Sarah you're hungry. I work here too. I'm getting your dinner," Darcy said. She came back a few minutes later, a smug look on her face as she sat down next to him. She ripped the burger apart and fed him bite by bite.
She held back the last few bites and kissed him gently. "I talked to my partner. Sarah's been let go," Darcy said, putting a bite of burger between his lips.
Nathan chewed the food carefully. He doubted there was a call. he had to get away from Darcy. He stood to his feet. "Where are you going, Baby?" Darcy asked, standing with him.
"The bathroom. I've had two cokes since I've been here and I have to go," Nathan said simply.
"Can I have a kiss before you go?" Darcy asked. Nathan hesitated slightly. Before he could say no Darcy covered his mouth with hers and gave him a long lingering kiss. Nathan went towards the bathroom in the back and waited a few minutes before he snuck back out.
Sarah kept screaming as it grew colder in the freezer. Her brown hair was starting to frost over, and she kept shivering.
Good thing she wore a sweater to work, but she didn't know how much longer that could keep her warm. "Hellllllpppppppp!"
Sarah screamed again her voice going weaker with each scream. If she made it out of this alive, she was going to tell
Barry to fire Darcy.
Sarah looked at her engagement ring. The other night she had been so happy to be with Nathan. Now Darcy was going to
ruin it all by kidnapping her and locking her in a freezer, and would probably force him to marry her. They were probably
away from the Dairy Queen by now happily around each other enjoying one another's company. Sarah knew that Nathan wasn't
the type to cheat on her. But if Sarah forced him to, he would have no choice but to go along with it.
Why did her happiness have to always be ruined? Darcy never wanted her happy. Her own mom and dad could care less if she
was happy or safe.
Sarah wanted Nathan with her right now telling her everything would be okay with his strong arms around her. That won't
be happening since Darcy is around bothering them now thought Sarah bitterly. If she got out of here, she was going to
press charges. Kidnapping, attempted murder. If Sarah died, Darcy would be charged with murder. Nathan would make sure of it.
Unless he married her, then he couldn't press charges. Please Nathan, don't marry her. Sarah silently pleaded. Did he
even know she was kidnapped and trapped in the freezer? Sarah screamed some more and pounded on the door hard. Then
she gave up.
After some time had passed, Sarah grew alot colder and was now in fetal position on the floor. She began to cry thinking
she would never get to see Nathan again, to hear his voice, to feel his sweet kisses again.How could someone hate her
so much and make her suffer like this? If Nathan was here, he'd tell her to hang on and not to give up. But Sarah
began to think no one was going to save her and that one of the employers, Barry would eventually find her frozen like
a popsicle.Sarah closed her eyes hoping Death would come quick. She didn't know that Nathan would hear her & find her and rescue her
and perform cpr. Sarah didn't know that her sweater would actually save her life in there.
Nathan snuck into the kitchen and stepped up to Barry. Since he had gone to school in Hazzard he had known Barry since the first grade. "Hey, Barry," Nathan greeted his friend.
"Hey, Nathan. Long time, no see. How ya doin?' " Barry asked, thumping his back.
"I'm fine. Have you seen Sarah Summers? She was eating lunch with me and a drummer in her band came in and didn't say where she went," Nathan said.
Barry scratched his head. "I think she went to go get some burgers out of the walk-in freezer. That's the last time I saw her. Who was the drummer?" Barry asked.
"Some girl named Darcy," Nathan said as he and Barry went towards the freezer.
"I know her. She's obsessive. I think she watched "Fatal Attraction" one time too many," Barry said, a sour look on his face.
"Figures. She forcibly kissed me and threatened Sarah if I didn't agree to marry her," Nathan said as they tried to get the lock off the door.
Barry opened the door and Nathan turned on the freezer lights. Nathan's heart nearly stopped. Sarah was on the floor, her lips blue and brown hair iced over. Nathan stepped into the freezer and gathered Sarah up in his arms and carried her to the break room. He laid her on the leather couch and rubbed her cold face gently. He touched the side of her neck and proceeded to do CPR.
Sarah coughed and her eyes fluttered up. Her lips were slowly getting the color back in them. "Nathan?" She managed to weakly say.
"Are you okay?" Nathan asked, smoothing her hair back from her face gently.
"Nathan, I screamed and screamed and no one let me out," Sarah said, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"I know. Darcy locked you in the freezer so I would agree to marry her," Nathan said, holding her tightly in his arms as she cried.
"You didn't, did you?" Sarah asked.
"I won't. I only made her think that I would. While you were out I asked Barry to call my uncle and brother. She'll be in jail for trying to kill you," Nathan said, playing with her hair gently.
"You didn't kiss her, did you?" Sarah asked warily.
"She kissed me. I only pretended that I liked it just to play along with her. I'm never going to kiss her again. You are the only one I'm going to kiss," Nathan said, kissing her blue lips gently.
"I'm glad. I didn't want you to think she was a better kisser than me," Sarah said, weakly.
"I'll never think that. Barry also called the hospital. An ambulance will be by to pick you up in a few minutes," Nathan said. Nathan watched her drift off to sleep on the couch. Barry had said that Uncle Bo had told him that he and Will would be there soon. He only hoped they hurried along with the ambulance. Nathan covered Sarah with a coat and sat in a chair across from her, picking one of her limp hands up and pressing it firmly to his lips.
Sarah looked at her fiance' smiling. She was glad that Nathan was the one who had saved her life. She noticed Barry had
helped him. Sarah had thought that she had died until Nathan brought her back. When air was being breathed into her,
Sarah woke up and saw Nathan's handsome face and he had her in his arms. Sarah felt cold all over, but she was getting warm
when he put his coat over her.
Sarah drifted off to sleep not long after she was rescued. She could finally rest now that Darcy would be arrested and that
things between her and Nathan would be okay. Not long after that, the ambulance came and put Sarah onto a hospital bed and
wrapped her up in a blanket. They told Nathan he could come and Nathan went in the ambulance with Sarah so she wouldn't
be alone. Barry stayed behind to make sure Darcy didn't go anywhere and to speak with the cops about what had happened
to Sarah. He knew that soon, they would want to talk to her to.
Darcy had scowled when she saw Nathan do a brave rescue on Sarah. That girl was so lucky to have someone who would save
her in a heartbeat! Nathan was a real hero!Darcy now realized as long as Sarah was alive, and she would be in jail, she
could never have Nathan. What a real bummer! Now Barry was talking to her and scolding her as they waited for the police.
Darcy wanted to escape. But there wouldn't be anywhere to run So she listened to her boss.
"Darcy, I'm dissapointed in you. You were a good worker until you pulled a stunt like this. No longer will you and Sarah
be working together. Your fired!"
Darcy sighed. She didn't care. Work wasn't going to be fun without Sarah as her friend and without Nathan sitting there
looking so darn cute. She looked at the cops as they came in one was blonde in his forties, the other one dark haired,
was in his thirties and looked like Orlando Bloom. They looked so handsome! Maybe getting arrested wouldn't be a bad
idea afterall!
Nathan sat beside Sarah's bed, watching her sleep. Nathan had decided to go with her to the hospital when the ambulance came. Her lips had pretty much returned to normal as her body temperature had come back to what it should have been.
Nathan looked up as his father and mother came into the room. "How's she doing, Son?" Luke asked, wrapping his strong arms around Nathan's shoulders.
"Okay. They've slowly started to bring her body temperature back to normal with a thermal blanket and warm liquids. They're worried that there might be complications and she could get pneumonia. They said that it depends on how long she was in the freezer," Nathan said.
"Nathan, your uncle and brother called us and said what happened. Are you all right?" Lori asked, concern for him in her green eyes.
"I'm fine, Mama. Darcy didn't get a chance to follow through on her threat. All she did was lock Sarah in that cooler and kiss me. She only thought she was making me agree to marry her," Nathan said, his mother's fingers gently massaging his muscular shoulders.
"Just be careful, Baby. Girls like Darcy can be very dangerous. Look at what Jenna did to our family because she was obsessed with your father," Lori said.
"I know, Mom. I won't underestimate her. If she gets out she may try again to break up me and Sarah," Nathan said.
"Nathan, have you called Sarah's family?" Luke asked, wanting to know.
"The doctors have already called them. Now, if they come here, I'll be surprised. Sarah told me that her family was drunk and in drugs half the time. If they even care that she nearly died in the freezer then they found God or they are putting on an act," Nathan said, rolling his eyes.
"Nathan?" Nathan heard Sarah's weak voice ask painfully. Nathan turned to look at her. Her eyes were mere slits and she was gasping painfully.
"Are you okay?" Nathan asked, stroking her forehead gently.
"I'm not dead?" Sarah asked, nearly breaking his heart.
"No. Me and Barry got you out of the freezer," Nathan said, watching as she drifted back to sleep. Nathan was happy that she was okay, but that rattled breathing sounded terrible.
As Sarah fell asleep, she noticed Nathan's parents in the room beside him looking at her concerned. Sarah wanted to say hi,
but she felt too weak to even say a whole lot. So Sarah slept some more and she woke back up three hours later just to
make sure she was still alive. Nathan had rescued her again! Sarah wondered if he was getting tired of saving her already.
She noticed his parents were in the room still, and talking quietly. Nathan had fell asleep in his chair beside her bed.
Sarah sat up coughing some. She felt fine like she was returning to normal. Now she just wanted something warm to drink,
Sarah's vision came in complete focus and found herself inside the hospital.
Sarah looked around the room. No sign of her parents. Her heart broke. Did they not care at all that she had almost died?
She had hoped to wake up and see her parents there, leaning over her bed, making a fuss and worried about their little
girl. The way they used to when she was little. Sarah felt sad. She longed to have a set of loving parents. A loving
family.
Then suddenly the door opened. Her father stood in the doorway with her mother. Her dad's name was Travis, and her mom
was named Sheila. Both looked exhausted from partying most likely, and only drunk some but at least they came. "Mom, Dad!" Sarah said
Happily. Sarah's dad came over and looked his little girl up and down. "Your not dying. Stop trying to get our attention
this way. Do you even know what time it is young lady? You dragged us out from a good party!"
Sarah was stunned by this rude behaviour of theres. "Dad, Mom, I-I -I - I almost died", her voice cracked slightly.
"I got locked in a freezer by some lunatic, and your accusing me of drawing attention to myself? Then you don't know
me at all! All these years of living with you two and you don't take the time to get to know me!" Sarah raised her voice.
All the tension she had been keeping inside of her was coming out.