*Author's Note: Sorry, this is a short one!*
To The Max:
It was a bad day in "The Hazzard County Garage", & Former Congressman, & Ace Mechanic, Cooter Davenport was going over the books, & he said thinking to himself.
Cooter (thinking to himself): How am I gonna stay in business & safe this place?
He got a pain in his chest all of sudden, & he breathed through it, & he knew that he has to see Dr. Petticord, but there is no time, & he wants to enjoy the Picnic that weekend, with his daughter, Rosco, the Dukes, & all of Hazzard County that weekend.
The weekend came & went, everyone was having fun playing Baseball, & Nancy Lou was on 3rd Base, & Bo was pitching, Cooter came up to the plate confident.
Nancy Lou said this smiling as she shouted to her father.
Nancy Lou (smiling & shouting): Come on, Daddy, come on, bring me home!
Cooter smiled & he tipped his hat to his little girl, & gave a little nod to her, & then turned & faced Bo, Bo pitched, & Cooter stepped into it, & swung, he got a Infield Homerun, Nancy Lou made it to Home Plate, Cooter was running, but he lacked steam, he collapsed at 3rd Base, Nancy Lou saw this, & screamed this on the top of her lungs.
Nancy Lou (screaming): DADDY!!!!
That got the Dukes' attention, & Bo & Luke stopped what they were doing, & they shouted this as they got to him before the others.
Bo & Luke (in unison): Cooter?!
They got to him, with their daughters behind them, Daisy, Kit, & Pamela were comforting Nancy Lou, as she cried on Daisy's shoulder, Rosco went to get an Ambulance, Enos & Cletus immediately kept the crowd back, & watched silently, & praying that Bo, Luke get Cooter back to them by C.P.R., & after the 10th attempt, Luke felt for a pulse & sighed with a relief.
Luke (sighing with relief): He has a pulse, but barely.
That relieved everyone, & Rosco came back in a flash, & he said this, as he announcing this to everyone.
Rosco (announcing): The Ambulance is on the way.
They thanked him, & made their friend as comfortable as possible before the Ambulance came.
The Ambulance came, & everyone went to their vehicles, Nancy Lou wanted to go with Bo & Luke in their famous Race Car, "The General Lee", while Daisy with Pamela & Kit, followed in Daisy's Jeep, "Dixie", & Rosco & the Deputies were in the normal vehicles, providing escort. All of Hazzard County was behind them; they all want to go to Tri-County Hospital, to be updated on Cooter's condition.
Dr. Petticord came out & told everyone with a smile.
Dr. Petticord (smiling): He is gonna be fine, he had a Heart Attack
That brought a sigh of relief from everyone, & then Dr. Petticord went on to say that Cooter was doing the right stuff, but the heart attack was brought on by stress, & he needs to calm down, or the next time, it could be fatal.
Everyone understood, & began to leave for their homes, except for Nancy Lou & the Dukes, Enos has to do an Emergency Shift at the Police Station, cause one of the Deputies was sick, he told Nancy Lou this, as he kissed her cheek.
Enos (kissing Nancy Lou on the cheek): Give your father my love, Ok, Don't give up he is a fighter, he will pull through.
Nancy Lou composed herself, & thanked Enos, when he left; she & the Dukes went through the Cardiac Unit to see their love one.
Nancy Lou was the first one to get there, & she leaned down & gave her father a kiss, & she said this whispering in his ear.
Nancy Lou (whispering in Cooter's ear): You better come back to me, Daddy, I need you more than ever, besides, I will take good care of you.
The Dukes smiled at that promise, & they all had their exchanges with Cooter, & they went home, they invited Nancy Lou to stay with them at the farm.
A couple days later, Enos & Cletus along with the Dukes, & Nancy Lou split the shifts at the Hospital, & the Garage, they were making it right again & manageable for Cooter to do some business.
One day, not a particular one, the young girls were at the hospital sitting with Cooter, & all of sudden he squeezed Nancy Lou's hand.
Nancy said this exclaiming.
Nancy Lou (exclaiming): He squeezed my hand, he squeezed my hand!
Pamela let out a small sigh of relief, & Kit stepped outside, & yelled for a doctor, & the young doc confirmed it, Cooter has made it, & is now not in critical condition, they called the Dukes, who told them, that they were on their way.
When Cooter calmed down after discovering that he was in the Hospital, he did all of the required treatments, & he was released 2 weeks later from Tri-County Hospital.
Once he was well enough, Cooter drove over to his Garage, & found that business was booming, the Dukes & Nancy Lou explained that when Boss Hogg was alive, he charged Cooter a pretty big rent, & charged huge prices for gas, & tune-ups.
Cooter said this with being choked up.
Cooter (choked up): I don't how to thank y'all, I mean…. (He let the emotion overtook him, & Nancy Lou just smiled & hugged her father.)
When she broke the embrace, she said this smiling.
Nancy Lou (smiling): You mean the world to Hazzard County, the Dukes, & me; you are worth it, Daddy.
Bo & Luke said in agreement.
Bo: You are family, Partner; we take care of our own.
Luke said this nodding & grinning a big grin.
Luke (grinning): You got that right; you pulled us out of our fair share of troubles.
The girls nodded, indicated that was true, & they all went to "The Boar's Nest" to celebrate the rebirth of "The Hazzard County" Garage, & never having to worry about stress in Hazzard County ever again.
End of: To The Max.
*Balladeer: Now, Isn't that a sweet story there, Folks?*