Epilogue

"Everything's OK, Daisy?", uncle Jesse looked at his niece's tight features, in his voice all his worrisome.

"I'm OK, don't worry, uncle Jesse. Even if it's tiring for me to stay here in Hospital, I can't leave him", Daisy smiled at her uncle then she turned to Enos, caressing his hair.

Uncle Jesse sighed, "I know, Dais. But, please, have some rest. You know you should rest a bit".

Daisy shrugged, "I can't help but stay sitting here. I want to be here when Enos wakes up, and I hope it's goin' to happen soon"

As if he was hearing Daisy's prayers, Enos slowly opened his eyes.

"Enos, sugar", Daisy stood up leaning over him, "Enos"

Uncle Jesse and Luke approached Enos' bed, looking each other and then at Daisy, both curiosity and worrisome in their eyes.

"Hey buddy roe, how do you feel?", Luke patted Enos' shoulder, "I'm really starting to think you really enjoy to bump your head here and there"

Enos looked at Luke in confusion, "Bump my head?"

The dark haired Duke turned to his uncle, clearing his voice in embarrass, then he turned again to Enos, "The car accident. Don't you remember 'bout it?"

Enos looked thoughtfully at the white ceiling, "Accident. I… I don't remember anything 'bout it". His eyes wandered all around the white room, "And I suppose I'm in Hospital right now"

Daisy sat on the bed near him, "Good supposition, sugar. You're in Hospital right now". She looked at Luke and uncle Jesse, in her eyes all her fear, "Tri-County Hospital", a shiver all over her spine as she felt Enos' inquisitive eyes on her as she tried to stay calm waiting for his words.

"I hope you didn't spend all your time here at the Hospital, Dais. You know you should rest". Enos smiled sweetly at her as his hand reached her belly, "and Nicholas too need you stay quiet"

Daisy sighed in relief, "You mean … Rose". She laughed, all her worrisome gone. It was the third time she was waiting for Enos' awakening at the Hospital, and the first two times she had to face strange consequences because of his head trauma. Fortunately this time it seemed everything was OK with him: he wasn't talking 'bout inexistent people, nor he was looking at her in shock (and her state was now shocking for something more visible than a gold ring on her finger).

"Where's Beth?"

No puzzled looks on him after his question, this time.

"That little brat is at the Hospital's nursery to see the newborns. She's curious to see how little babies are. Every day she goes to the nursery to see them, and she says they are too noisy. So she hopes her little brother... or sister… is goin' to be more quiet", uncle Jesse laughed.

"And Bo is with her. She always wants Bo to go with her. Only Bo. I'm a bit jealous", Luke folded his arms pretending he was offended by Beth's preference.

"Beth's always had a crush on Bo, maybe 'cause Bo's more childish then you, Luke, and Beth is a child. But the one Beth loves the most is Enos. Am I right, sugar?"

Enos looked at Daisy, "Are you telling I'm the most childish of you all?", his tone falsely injured.

"I'm telling you're a beautiful daddy, Enos", she kissed gently his lips, no blushing as he kissed her, a total and deep confidence.

"Come on, Luke. Go to call Bo and Beth and to tell them Enos is awake". Uncle Jesse headed to the door followed by Luke.

Finally alone in the little room, Daisy caressed Enos' cheek and then his chest, "Oh Enos. When you were unconscious I was really scared thinking of what could happen this time. I was wondering what this new trauma could bring to you. Fortunately you are the same you were before the accident"

"I'm not sure 'bout it, Dais"

Daisy's hand froze on Enos' bare chest as he kept on talking.

"I had a strange dream"

Daisy held her breath.

"I dreamt I was in Hospital. When I woke up, you were there, but we weren't married, even if I thought we were married and we had a child, Beth. I thought I was totally mad, 'cause I was the only one to remember Beth. I was me… but I wasn't me, but someone else, an old version of me… or a new version of me, I don't know. It's really scaring. So I started to run away from you trying to forget all those strange memories. I dreamt of snow, and a blizzard, and me and you in a little cabin before to get married and to come back to Hazzard"

Silence filled the room as Daisy thought of his words.

"It's what I told you when you woke up after your second accident. It's what you forgot after that trauma, the second one, and now you're finally remembering everything: your dreams, your flight to Dillard, our wedding, everything 'bout that time. So, this new head trauma's brought your memories back"

"Memories? Yeah, memories from that time, I finally remember everything 'bout my running away and Dillard. I remember of Sheriff Cox too. I remember everything", a brief pause, "Or it's like I'm remembering everything instead of…", he shook his head and he smiled at her, in his smile something indecipherable.

"And, tell me, what's the best part of your dream?", in Daisy's voice a pitch of malice mixed with amusement, her way to put aside his sudden strange words.

"Oh Dais. You know. The first time we… you know. Obviously", he blushed a bit, "but… I dreamt of bad moments too"

"And what's your worst memory, sugar?", Daisy's hand started again to caress Enos' chest.

"For sure when I was looking for you in that blizzard. I was running in the blizzard, looking all around. Sometimes I stopped shouting your name. I slipped continuously because of the snow and then I stood up gasping for air after the fall forced all the air outside my lungs", he sighed as he needed air and he shivered as if he was again in that icy blizzard, "but fortunately I saw your red bag at the side of street".

"You saved me. I was so scared, I was really thinking I was goin' to die"

Again, silence filled the room as Daisy started to think 'bout Enos' memories finally back. Even if Enos' previous head traumas had painful and really strange consequences, Daisy couldn't deny she and Enos were now married thanks to those consequences; she couldn't deny she'd used Enos' strange dreams to build their life together: her accepting to move to L.A. with him without trying and trying to convince Boss to give his work back, their calling their first child Beth, and then their moving back to Hazzard. She'd somehow followed Enos' previous dreams as if it was the right and only path to follow, even if his dreams were gone, till now.

Suddenly a blast outside the window shook the trees' branches; suddenly a lighting in Daisy's head: did she really follow Enos' dreams on her own, or..., "Hey, Enos. Don't you think those strange dreams you had after the accident are extraordinarily similar to our real life now? What if…?".

Enos put gently a finger on Daisy's mouth, "It doesn't matter", he smiled again, a knowing and sweet smile, "I'm back, Dais. A strange, both painful and happy, trip, but I'm back now, and I brought you with me. Now I'm the complete version of me".

He didn't give Daisy any time to answer him, his finger replaced by his lips on hers.

Now, it's your turn to decide what's the sense in those Enos' dreams? Why does Enos and Daisy's future fit so well with his dreams? Maybe Daisy decided to follow those dreams to make them true, or...the other way? It's an interesting point of view. You can decide what you want to think 'bout it.

BTW I could have written a lot more 'bout this story, centering next chapters on Enos/Daisy's life in L.A., so developing Enos's dreams (or... memories?), but it's beyond the sense of this story. So, this is the story's end. I hope I didn't disappoint you.

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