Time Will Heal All Wounds

Summary: This is a little more angsty than my normal ones, and it's different. It's a Bo story, and believe me, it's gonna be a sad one! Well, it starts out kinda happy, but other than that . . . anyways, Bo gets a girl pregnant by accident, but what happens when she dies during the birth? Bo's gonna be stuck with this baby! Can the rest of the Dukes help him through it? Have fun reading, hope ya like it, and review at the end or else I shall kill you, or at least never update.

And thanks again to Elenhin for helping me out! I really appreciate it!

And one more thing. If you like me and my stories, then you should check out some Dukes stories by Shara2007 because they're half mine anyways! We worked hard on them, and we're not getting many readers! And I think they're not too shabby! Now on to the story!

Chapter One: Happy Days

The sun was setting slowly over the horizon. Bo and Luke Duke, having recently finished dinner, were on their way to meet their friend Cooter for a drink at the Boar's Nest, the only bar in Hazzard County. Their cousin Daisy was the waitress there.

It was a peaceful evening, and the sheriff, Rosco P. Coltrane and his two deputies, Enos Strate and Cletus Hogg were nowhere near the Duke boys, which was not normal. So it took them virtually no time to get there. Cooter was already there waiting for them, and had already ordered the drinks.

Bo immediately noticed the girl sitting by herself over in the corner. She was not familiar to Bo, and she seemed kind of sad. He shrugged it off, remembering this was "guy's night", and proceeded to go sit down with his cousin and friend. But there was still no way to get her striking beauty out of his mind.

Cooter and Luke noticed how withdrawn Bo seemed. They watched as his intense gaze traveled over to the mystery woman's table. Cooter and Luke exchanged smiles, and Luke nodded, unoticed by their hypnotized friend.

"Bo," Cooter said, at long last breaking his stare. "Go over there and ask her to dance."

Bo pretended to act confused. "Who?"

"Oh Bo, don't play dumb," Luke said. "That girl you been starin' at since the minute, no second, we walked in."

"Oh, that girl." Bo laughed nervously.

"Now quit wastin time an' ask 'er ta dance with ya," Cooter ordered.

"Okay," Bo said as he smiled sheepishly. "I'm gone." He got up, and Daisy came to sit down in Bo's chair.

"Hey fellas," she greeted cheerfully. "Where's Bo goin'?"

"Over there ta ask that girl ta dance," Luke said, indicating the pretty brunette sitting alone in the corner.

"Hi," Bo said to the girl, causing her to look up. Her eyebrows were raised expectantly, and her green eyes looked deep in his in question. Her gaze was so powerful, Bo had to look away for a moment. "Would ya like this dance?" he asked timidly.

"Sure," she said softly. Bo took in every bit of her voice, the soft, deep voice, the ever-so-slight lisp, the non-southern accent. "I'd love to." She looked to be about 5'8" or so, medium length, thick dark brown hair, curling down in soft waves.

"M'name's Bo," he said, smiling at her. "What's yer name?" he asked.

"Michelle," the girl said.

"Well, it's real nice ta meet ya, Michelle," Bo said.

"You too, Bo." They smiled at each other, golden smiles that lit up the whole room. They danced for awhile in silence.

Ya'll reckon there's more ta this gal then Bo thinks?

Meanwhile, back at the table, Luke, Cooter, and Daisy were watching Bo dance peacefully with Michelle.

"Wonder if he's gonna bring 'er over here?" Luke said.

As if on cue, the song ended, Bo said something to Michelle, and they came over to the table. "Hey guys, and Daisy, this is Michelle," Bo introduced. "Michelle, this is my cousins Luke and Daisy, and our friend Cooter."

Michelle smiled her radiant smile. "Nice to meet you guys." They all smiled back, and returned the greeting.

"Ya wanna dance more?" Bo asked Michelle quietly. Michelle nodded as her eyes seemed to smile at him. They proceeded to go out to the dance floor. The Dukes and Cooter watched them in stunned silence for a moment before Luke broke the silence.

"Ya'll ever seen Bo like that with a girl 'fore?" he asked, not taking his eyes off Bo and Michelle. Daisy and Cooter both shook their heads, also not taking their gaze off the couple on the dance floor.

"He might actually be in love," Daisy said softly. "Not just flirtin' with her like he normally does."

"Yeah, our little Bo is finally growing up," Luke said jokingly.

Bo whistled to himself as he completed the remainder of his chores. Only two nights ago, he had met the girl of his dreams. Now, he couldn't stop thinking about her. Luckily for him, he had managed to swing a second date at the Boar's Nest, tonight. He couldn't help but smile to himself.

"What's got you so happy?" Luke asked. He didn't know Bo had a date, only that he hadn't seen his cousin so happy in a long time.

"I got a date tonight," Bo said. "With Michelle." His smile only grew wider.

"Wow. A real date? Not just a flirt session? This must be serious," Luke joked.

"Cute," Bo shot back. "But maybe. I think I really like her. More than anyone else."

"You've only spent one evening with her," Luke pointed out. "Don't take this too fast, Bo."

Bo smiled."Luke. It ain't like we's gettin' married tanight, we's just goin' out ta the Boar's Nest."

"Okay, I see yer point, Bo. Just be careful."

Now don't ya'll git the feelin' Luke was right ta give ol' Bo warning?

"Hey," Bo greeted as he walked in the Boar's Nest. "How's it goin'?"

Michelle instantly smiled when she saw Bo. "It's goin' great. How 'bout you?"

"Never better," Bo said as he grinned. He sat down in booth Michelle was already seated in. "So, maybe we should tell each other about ourselves." When he got a nod in agreement from Michelle, he went on. "Wanna go first?"

Michelle shook her head. "No. You first."

"Well, I live with my cousins, Luke and Daisy, and our uncle Jesse . . ."

A few minutes later, Bo was done sharing his short life's story. "Alright, yer turn." He smiled at Michelle.

"Okay, I just moved here from south Florida, well Miami. My grandmother was from here, I lived with her till I was seven and moved to Nashville to live with my aunt."

"Yer that Michelle!" Bo exclaimed. "Yer the Michelle that rubbed paste in my hair in Kindergarten, and made me come to school the next day lookin' like someone had taken the sheep shearers ta my head, since Aunt Martha had ta cut it all off?"

Michelle chuckled. "Yeah, that was me. If you remember though, Ms. Kainey wasn't too happy with me after that."

"An' you've known who I was this whole time," Bo said. "How come ya didn't say somethin'? Maybe it's cause ya hate me just as much as ya did then, and ya wanted me ta make a fool a myself," he chortled.

"Maybe that's it," Michelle said, still grinning. "Naw, I just wanted you to figure it out for yourself."

Now wouldn't you like ta find yerself in love with a gal who made a fool a you like that in Kindergarten?

"Anyways, what've ya been doin' all this time?" Bo asked.

"Well, I went to school, then I graduated, then I went to college, then I graduated, then I got a job, then my grandmother passed away last month, I came to her funeral, I moved here because I didn't want the farm to leave the family."

"So ya here fer good now?" Bo asked.

"Yeah," Michelle said. "I guess I am."

Bo and Michelle dated a lot over the course of the next few months. They laughed, they made out, they danced, they made out, and they even did the nasty. It was impossible to find a happier couple in Hazzard than those two. Until one day, Michelle uttered the four words that no man ever wants to hear his girlfriend say. Not counting his name.

"Bo, we need to talk."

Instantly, Bo decided he needed a little time before their talk to think about what response he would come back with. So they set a time and a private place to have their talk, and that gave Bo two nights to sleep on it, and try to come prepared.

He even talked to Luke. "Luke? Have you noticed anything I may have done that would make you mad if you were Michelle?" he asked, talking too fast to understand.

"What?" Luke said, almost stifling laughter. "I have no idea what you said, Bo. Slow down."

"Have--you--no--ticed--an--y--thing--I--may--have--done--that--would--make--you--mad--if--you--were--Mi--chelle?"he said, emphasising each syllable.

Luke thought for a moment, before saying no. "Why?"

"Cause she said the words," Bo answered.

"What words?" Luke wondered.

"She said, 'Bo, we need to talk.'" Bo said, desparate for help.

"Ooo. That ain't good. What're ya gonna do?" Luke asked.

"I don't know, what should I do? Please tell me," Bo pleaded.

Luke chuckled. "Don't talk ta me. Wait until ya talk ta Michelle, and see what she has ta say. There is an off chance she may not even be mad atcha."

"What are the chances of that?" Bo wanted to know.

Luke hesitated for a moment. "Slim ta none."

Two days later, Bo found himself at the old boulder on the shore of Hazzard Pond, where Michelle and Bo had become quite accustomed to meeting at. He skipped stones for awhile before Michelle showed up, looking a little nervous.

"Hey," Bo greeted. "Listen, I'm sorry I freaked out at you the other day. It's just, whenever a woman wants to talk, they usually wanna break up or somethin'."

"I don't wanna break up with you, Bo," Michelle assured. "But I--"

"Hey, honey that's great," Bo said.

"Bo, I--"

"I was really nervous there for a minute. No, more a like a couple of days."

"Sweetheart--"

"I honestly thought I had done something."

"Bo, will you just listen to me!" Michelle had to shout. "No, I don't want to break up with you. Especially not now. But what's really going on shouldn't be going on, especially not now!"

"Why not?" Bo wondered. "What is going on?"

"Bo," Michelle said, taking a deep breath, "I'm pregnant."

TBC . . .

And that's the end of chapter 1! I hope you enjoyed it, and please review, and if you have any ideas, tell me, cause I may run out someday! Click the button and send me a review NOW!