I'd like to thank Techie124 for helping me convert this from a skit that I was working on into a story so you guys could read it.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in this.

Note: I did add a character in this her name is Jemima Carolina Evigan aka Jem. Jem and BJ grew up together. They both have chimpanzees, and drive semi-trucks.

Hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1

BJ had just finished hauling a load of bananas to Atlanta, Georgia and knew he had to stop at his favorite place to eat on his way traveling through there. He had discovered the Country Comfort Truck Stop on his first haul to Georgia, but now that BJ was traveling a lot he stopped there often and had become fast friends with the proprietor. It was why he now considered the Country Comfort home base.

"Say, Bear," BJ said to his pet chimpanzee, "what do you say we pull over and get something to eat?"

Bear started screeching in his seat happily, clapping his hands and bounced up and down with glee. Bullets usually let him have all the beer he wanted and Bear was eager for a visit. BJ chuckled at his enthusiasm.

"I'd say that's a big yes," he said, reaching over to tickle the excited chimp as he maneuvered the red Kenworth semi into the designated area.

BJ hopped out and held up his arms for the little chimp to jump into. As they headed in, BJ also spotted another blast from his past as a dark haired beauty tumbled out of the entrance. She wore her usual jeans, western boots and blue denim vest and he could have recognized her from just her clothes.

He stared in awe as he yelled out, "Jemima Carolina?"

She looked up sharply and grinned as her favorite trucker neared, tossed her hat to him, and demanded, "Hey, Billy Joe! Hold this. I'll be right back." With that she turned around, took a step back through the doors and punched out the guy who she'd obviously been tussling with. With just one punch, the guy was knocked out for the count. BJ and Bear had just entered the doors and as she dusted off her hands, he held the hat out for her to take.

"You haven't changed much," BJ informed her as he stood there shaking his head. "You still fight better than any guy I've ever known."

"Yeah," she replied placing her western hat on her head, and making sure that it was straight, "when you have four older brothers, it's kind of hard not to learn how to fight. Besides I don't like to be touched and that feller over there just couldn't keep his hands to himself." She glared in his direction as he started to come to.

A chimpanzee dressed in shorts and a T-shirt with the CHiPs logo on the front was sitting on one of the barstools by the kitchen chattering noisily at the group. Bear, who was still in BJ's arms started clamoring to get down and greet his old friend. Jemima had decided that she liked Bear so much after BJ brought him home from the war that she decided to get a pet chimp of her own. She had named her Baricza after her favorite CHiPs character, who ironically had the nickname "Bear" on the show.

"I see you still got your monkey," BJ smiled at her as Bear and Baricza started grooming each other to get reacquainted.

"Yeah, so do you." Jemima tilted her head to look up at him. "You know I don't think I've seen you since you got back from 'Nam.

"Yeah, it's been about 5 years now," he said as they settled down onto the stools near the seats that Baricza and now Bear occupied.

"So, what's been happen' to ya?" She asked him sincerely.

"Well, I've been picking up damsels in distress and trying to run a little trucking business," he answered with a grin. "How 'bout yourself."

"I've been carrying on the family business," she replied, taking a sip from the water glass the waitress had placed by her.

"I thought Calvin was going to take over the business. He is the oldest," he inquired as he nodded at the waitress who had placed a menu and water by him as well.

"Only by a few years, besides he never wanted to follow in Dad's footsteps anyways. He always dreamed of being a lawyer and he's at college now, trying to get a PhD in Law. Me, now, I've been driving trucks since I could touch the pedals."

BJ stared at her, remembering the times they would play together in the creek, and generally cause mild havoc in their neighborhood. He had always admired her gumption and even now thought she reminded him of Pogo Lil, except Jemima was much prettier in her red plaid button down, jean vest, and western hat.

"Hey, you remember that little creek that ran back between our houses?" He asked softly looking longingly into her eyes

"How could I forget," she answered, "it's how we became best friends."

"You know I still remember that little girl in pigtails and calico dresses running barefoot everywhere she went. I mean you were cute back then, but now you're beautiful. Ain't she Bear?" He asked the little monkey grinning widely. Bear chattered in agreement, bobbing his head up and down.

"Well now, if I remember right, you used to run around in nothing more than your blue jeans and if I'm correct, barefoot, too." She teased him. "That's why I gave you the nickname, 'Blue Jeans'."

"Yeah," he remembered, "And I used to call you 'Kid'."

She looked at him sadly, "You used to call me 'Love' before you left for 'Nam," she told him pensively.

BJ looked at her regretfully, "Yeah," he said. Just then the waitress reappeared.

"What can I get you folks?" She asked the couple looking from them back to the monkeys with a look of disdain. Bullets had obviously hired a new waitress while he was away. She was looking quite warily at the monkeys as if they were going to bite.

Jemima piped up with a request for two orange sodas while BJ asked for an orange soda and a beer.

The waitress looked at him strangely for the odd request. It was after all, only going on noon. "A beer?" she questioned him.

"Yeah, I've tried over and over again to break Bear here of the habit," he explained, ruffling the fur on the little chimp's head," but he's stubborn." He finished with a slight apologetic grimace.

"Whatever you say." She told him. "The drinks will be right out in a few minutes."

Jemima studied BJ before inquiring, "Why does Bear drink beer?"

"I don't know. He likes it I guess." He answered, not wanting to admit his father was the one who introduced the gluttonous chimp to the brew. He thanked the waitress as she brought the drinks over before warning Bear that one was all he got today.

"Have ya decided what you want to eat?" The waitress asked hurriedly as the truck stop had now started filling up fast with the lunch rush.

"Hamburgers ok?" he questioned Jemima with a raise of his brow.

"Yeah." She replied nodding her head.

"Four hamburgers, please." He requested.

"Coming right up." She replied as she headed to the next customer.

BJ turned back to Jemima after she left. "So where you headed?"

"Home." She said, taking the paper off her straw before taking a sip of the orange fizzy goodness. "Thought I'd go visit Mom and Pop for a few days, you know help them repaint the house. They've been wanting to repaint it for a while now and with all of my brothers either working or in college, they just haven't been able to get much done."

"Ain't that something?" He said with surprise. "That's where I'm headed too. Maybe we can travel together. Get to know each other again."

Jemima shrugged, not wanting to seem too eager, even though she was thrilled to be asked, "Sounds good. What do you say Baricza?" She asked of her chimp, reaching to tickle her under the chin. She chattered happily, clapping her hands and bouncing up and down on the seat which seemed to cause a chain reaction from Bear.

"Alright," BJ stated looking around, "as soon as we finish here we'll head for Milwaukee. I wanna make it through Orly County just as quick as we can."

"Sheriff Lobo's territory?" Jemima questioned. She knew of the trouble that BJ had been in and that the Sheriff had caused. First, with the supposed foundling children and later, by kidnapping Bear.

"Yeah," BJ answered honestly. "Only this time he'll have two Milwaukee kids to contend with." He agreed smiling at her.

"Let's see...We should be there in about 13 hours." BJ thought aloud.

"All kind of depends on how fast you drive." Jemima teased him good naturedly.

BJ started to make a comeback, but the waitress appeared with their meals and they tucked into their food eagerly, wanting to get on the road as fast as possible.

When the gang was finished, they tipped the waitress generously, ordered a few extra hamburgers for the road and headed out to the trucks, which looked quite similar to each other. Jemima's truck was orange and white and had her name painted on the side.

"Jemima Carolina Evigan," BJ read out loud, "Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I thought the truck used to read, 'Joseph Evigan Milwaukee, Wisconsin," he stated wonderingly.

"It did." She cleared up for him. "But Dad and Grandpa decided that since I was driving it, it should have my name on the door."

"Sounds logical," he replied. "Well what are you waiting for," he smiled, "let's go and drive Lobo crazy."

"You got it brother." She responded with a smirk.

"You got that from Hawaii Five-O didn't you?"

"Yep." She grinned, going around to her truck while Baricza climbed through the open window.

"Figured." He told her as he climbed into his own truck. BJ took the lead in his red Kenworth and Jemima followed in her orange and white semi.

To Be Continued...