This one takes place after the my other story Take Me Home, Country Roads.

Disclaimer: I only own characters: Jemima, Baricza, and Jemima's family.

This takes place a few months after the series ended in June.

BJ looked over at Bear with a grin on his face as the little chimp chattered gleefully beside him. They were headed back to Bear Enterprises after a long journey delivering a load of chickens in the north country. He had just reached to turn the radio up when Stacy's voice came over the CB.

"Milwaukee Kid, this is Control; what's your 20?"

"I'm 'bout an hour away from home." He replied over the chimp's chatters.

"10-4," she confirmed.

"Well, boy. We're almost home what do you think about that?" He asked the monkey ruffling the fur on the top of his head. Bear chattered in reply, nodding his head up and down. "I feel the same buddy." He told his friend, still tickling him unaware there was trouble up ahead for a certain young lady he knows.

Jemima sighed in exasperation as she pulled her groaning 18 wheeler over on the side of the road. "That didn't sound too awful good," she explained to the little chimp next to her. "Come on, Baricza, we better go check it out."

"Stay close, alright?" She told the chattering chimp, who had started to wander around the front of the truck. The minute Jemima lifted the cab's hood and steam started to roll out, she knew it was not something she was going to be able to fix on her own. "Great, just great!" She kicked the ground in frustration. She looked at Baricza who was starting back at her. "Wonder if BJ is anywhere around?" She decided to find out and swung up into the cab to call her Milwaukee Kid.

"Milwaukee Kid," she called into the CB, "what's your 20?"

He frowned, not recognizing the voice at first. "I'll tell you my 20 once I know who you are."

"Does the name, Snow Fox ring a bell?" She answered bringing a grin to his face.

"I'm about an hour out of L.A. Why?"

"My truck decided to kill out on me." She told him with a pout.

"Can't you fix it?" He asked with a teasing glint in his voice.

"Nope," Jemima retorted with a grin. "I'm not that good."

"Well, tell me where you are and I'll come get you."

She glanced around. "I'm about 10 miles out of L.A. on the back roads."

"I'll be there in about 30 minutes. Hang tight."

"10-4." Jemima answered.

"I love it when she talks like that." BJ grinned at his little buddy who was jumping up and down on the seat beside him as they were on their way to his Snow Fox. He ruffled the fur on Bear's head before reaching into his shirt pocket and pulling out a ring that sparkled and shone rainbows on the truck's cab.

"What do you think Bear?" BJ asked him, smiling like a man in love. "Think she'll like that?" The little chimp nodded his head up and down , chattering cheerfully at his friend. BJ smiled back and put the ring back in his pocket just as heard Callie over the CB calling his name.

"Milwaukee Kid, this is California Sal. Come in." Callie requested on the radio.

"BJ, here what can I do for you Callie." He answered her, still grinning like a cat that ate the canary.

"I just delivered my load of tables. Now what?" She asked him, waiting for her next order.

BJ thought carefully, before he answered. He had his head in the clouds and was having trouble concentrating. Finally he responded. "Call Stacey to see if there is anything new. If not, then head on to Bear Enterprises." He waited to hear her reply in the affirmative before putting his CB back.

"Alright, Bear. Now let's go get Jem." He told the little imp beside him, reaching out to tickle him under the chin. He was a man on a mission and nothing was going to stand in his way.

They reached Jem about thirty minutes later, pulling behind her truck he tried to rein in his emotions, not wanting to give anything away just yet. BJ grabbed Bear and climbed down, immediately walking over to her to pull her in for a kiss.

"Hey, love." He told her in a gravelly voice as soon as they had parted. "What's the trouble?"

"Well the truck was stalling a little bit and then it was pulling and then it just stopped altogether."

She told him, wrapping her arm around his waist as they walked to the front of the truck together.

"Have you called the draggin' wagon?" He asked her, referring to a tow truck.

"Not yet." She replied honestly. "I was waiting for you to get here, so I'd have a ride. You know, just in case they got here before you did."

"Tell you what." He said, grabbing Bear's hand and walking toward his truck. "Why don't you go ahead and put your stuff in my rig and get in." He put Bear in the truck and turned back to give her a hand with her stuff and Baricza.

"Alright." She agreed swiftly, and started to walk back to her rig as she had followed BJ to his while he took care of bear.

"Wait." BJ commanded softly, grabbing Jem gently by the elbow.

"What?" She asked him, her brow wrinkling with confusion.

BJ smiled at her and replied with a wink. "Nothing, just glad to see you."

Jem smiled back at him and he let her go to collect her things. Remembering the business at hand, he climbed back into his cab to call the draggin' wagon.

Back at Jem's rig, she collected her denim jacket, duffle bag and guitar. Jumping down, she yelled for Baricza who jumped into her arms. She walked over to BJ's truck and let Baricza get in first so she'd have her hands free to stow her stuff in the side compartments. She had just finished getting settled, when she heard him thank the company.

"When will they be able to get it," she inquired?

"First thing tomorrow morning," he grimaced.

"Tomorrow?!" She exclaimed, questioningly.

"It sounded like they were up to their eyeballs in broken down trucks." He soothed.

"I'm supposed to be picking up some mirrors from the factory to get them down to Houston." She told him dejectedly.

"What time are you supposed to pick them up?" BJ asked.

"Tomorrow morning." She sighed.

"Now I see the problem." He said, rubbing her shoulder gently.

"Yeah, some problem. Right?" She was starting to get very frustrated.

"Yeah. How about you ride with me?" BJ was determined to help her out of this mess.

"I don't know ." She told him not wanting to impose. "What about you? Don't you have anything to pick up or deliver?"

"Not really." He replied shaking his head. "One of the girls can handle it. What do you say?"

"Okay." She perked up. "If you don't mind and only if it won't be any trouble to you." She told him firmly. She knew he had a business to run and a reputation to uphold.

"No trouble at all." He said grinning at her as he started up his rig. "I'd be glad to. Besides I can't think of anyone I'd rather ride with."

She smiled at him as if he'd handed her the world. "You're one of a kind, BJ McKay. One of a kind."

"Thanks." He told her grinning as they got underway to Bear Enterprises.

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