After breakfast that morning, as Daisy was cleaning the dishes, she watched Bo and Rosalyn outside playing with two new blue heeler pups they had found. They chased each other around and picked up a puppy every now and then. While Ross was sitting on the ground stroking one of them, the other came and 'tackled' her to the ground. Daisy wearily watched as Bo looked at Rosalyn lovingly. I can't let him… she's been through too much too recently…
Just then Uncle Jesse and Luke called Bo over to help with a tractor repair; Rosalyn headed inside to wash up after the little puppies jumped off of her to follow Bo.
"You okay Daisy?" She asked as she washed her hands in the sink.
"I'm…fine… Uh, Ross, do you think Bo's a great guy?" She looked up suddenly as she dried off her hands.
"I, I don't think I know what you mean by that, Daisy."
Daisy sat down, and Rosalyn followed suit. "I've seen the way you've been lookin' at him every now and then… I've also seen the way he's lookin' at you. I'm just sayin', Ross, that Bo's an incredible guy… But he's a bit of a ladies' man, and both Luke and Bo are known as Hazzard's resident heartbreakers."
"Are you… warning me about your own cousin?"
Daisy sighed; she hadn't meant for it to come out that way. "Well, in a way. Bo doesn't mean to do it… it's his nature. I mean, he doesn't have a clue how many girls he's left disappointed. You're one of the best friends I ever had, and I just don't want you to get left in his wake. You understand, right? I'm not puttin' Bo down, just kinda… statin' the facts. Just, be careful with him, okay?"
Ross nodded. Daisy was only trying to protect her. Where's the harm in that?
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Rosalyn stepped outside. It was a beautiful night. She almost hated to leave, with those poor puppies in the barn while everyone else slept. Apparently she had fallen asleep on the couch, and somebody had pulled a blanket over her. I'll stop by their pen before I leave…
She walked into the barn and tiptoed upstairs to their pen. "Hey, babies." She picked one up and scratched him behind the ears.
"You ain't thinkin' about taking one home with ya, are ya now?" Ross nearly dropped the pup she held in her arms as she jumped around to see Bo leaning against the railing.
"What are you doin' here this late? You nearly made me drop this poor little fella." Bo walked over and picked up the other one.
"Aw, I'm sorry, little guy," he said as he rubbed the head of the one she held. He then began to scratch the one in his arms on his back and behind his ears. "A better question is, what are you doing here so late? I thought you were asleep when I pulled that cover over ya."
Ross smiled to herself. It was Bo… of course… She couldn't figure out why she felt so giddy just then, but it scared her. I'm not ready to do this again… am I? "I was gonna walk home, but I had to tell these babies g'night before I left. What about you?"
Bo smiled and set the puppy down in the pen on his bed. "Just doin' a little work on the General. That car's amazing, but thanks to me it needs constant repair and improvements." He gazed at her as she kissed the puppy's head and set him on his bed with his brother. When she stood back up, she met his eyes with a confused look on her face. "You are… so beautiful. One of the most… I dunno… different girls I've ever met."
Ross kept Daisy's advice in mind. "How do ya figure that?"
Bo inched near her involuntarily as he spoke. "You're not like all the girls in Hazzard. There's depth to you. Your beauty is only a small part of how… amazing you are."
Ross scooted away. "Bo, that's very sweet and all… but… I don't think I'm your type."
"My type?" He looked at her for a moment, and realized what was going on. "You been talking to Daisy, haven't ya?" Her glance to the ground was an answer. "I can't believe she would say that about me! I mean, I know she thinks it, but to go around and tell everybody her opinion!"
"Is it true?" He stopped for a moment and looked at her. "Is it true?"
"Of course not. Well, to a certain extent. Ya see, Ross, the one thing I want more than anything in life is a girl. Just one girl. I guess I'm gettin' to where I want that so much that I'll take out every girl to figure out which one is… the one." A smile creeped up on her lips. "And I've never felt this way about someone, Ross. Not once. I think we have a chance to have something, here, don't you?" She was blushing now. A thought struck Bo. "How did you get those words to come out of my mouth?"
"Because I'm a girl." She moved a little closer. "And a very special one, apparently."
"What about what Daisy said? You're not gonna avoid me, are ya?"
The glisten in his blue eyes touched her. He truly wanted to get closer to her. "Well, I don't think what Daisy has to say about it matters. I have to make my own opinion of ya. So far it's a good one. Unless, of course, there's a reason to listen to her?" With that she headed down the steps and out the door. Bo watched her go home out the barn window.
She decided to let him think it over before she risked anything. Ross was never very big on taking chances.
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Ross woke up the next morning with a mix of emotions. She was first and foremost extremely happy. He likes her. Second, she was nervous. What if her little act last night made him decide to not go for it? What if she scared him off with that last comment? Third, she was scared. I couldn't possibly be ready for another man yet… And she wasn't just yet. I was uncomfortable with him just standing there! I may never get better…
She then heard a knock on the door, startling her a little. She crossed her fingers as she went to open the door, and let out a sigh of relief when she saw Bo standing outside, waiting for her. "Hi, Bo." She leaned against the door. He turned to her and smiled.
"Hi. I was thinking about what you said last night… Trust me, there's no reason…" He trailed off as a girl walking down the street waved to him.
"Hi Bo!" He nervously looked back to Rosalyn, who laughed, rolled her eyes and closed her door.
For the next few days, every time she saw Bo, some girl was all over him, or hinting that she wanted to be. True, he was paying attention to Ross; she'd give him that. And she had to admit, most every time they were trying desperately to get his attention. But she decided to have a little fun with him – it took her mind off… other things…
A few days later, he just couldn't take it anymore. He saw her at the Boar's Nest waiting for Daisy to get off and headed over to her. "Can I talk to you?" She followed him as they went out the back door into a small alley. "Look, I know that every time you see me I'm with someone new… but I promise you I'm not responsible for it. I can't help it if girls want a date with me, right? Now I know that there's something here, I tell ya. I can feel it. Won't you just give me a chance? Will you go out on a date with me?"
"Sure." She shrugged and began back inside. Bo stood for a moment before grabbing her arm and pulling her back. She flinched when he did this.
"Wait, so… you will?" She nodded. "Why did you make me think you wouldn't?"
She shrugged again. "I thought it'd be fun." She smiled mischievously. "You wanna go on a picnic? Or maybe horseback riding…"
"Ross! You mean I coulda asked you out any time before now and you woulda said yes?" She nodded and went back inside as Daisy grabbed her keys. Bo stood there, dumbfounded. This girl is definitely one of a kind. He went inside and through the front door and drove back to the farm.