Bo saw how this made Lori upset. "Lori, I am so sorry Jenna put you through all this. And the Divorce is actually legal?! Luke

told me that. You don't deserve this happening to you".

Lori Leigh "I know. I just never thought this would actually happen. Wait, it is my fault." she said looking tearfully

at Bo and Luke. They looked at her with Great concern. She looked at Luke "I left the back door open and forgot to lock it,

Jenna must have gotten in that way. I am so sorry Luke. Had I been smarter, Jenna wouldn't have broken in".

Luke hugged his wife close to him "It's ok sweetheart. We all forget to do some things sometimes. You had no idea Jenna

was going to do all this, neither did I."

BO tried to make a joke out of all this "For a Divorced couple, ya'll still act like your married". he said chuckling.

BOth Lori and Luke had to laugh at that joke. For it was kinda funny. Even if they were Divorced they did still act as if

they were married and in love all over again. And that was what most was important they still loved each other no matter what.

When Bo left, Lori Looked at Luke into his eyes "So, you still want to marry me even after what all we've been through? How are

we going to do this Getting married all over again?" she asked looking into his eyes still.

Luke couldn't believe what she was asking him. Of course he'd marry her again. In an instant. Cupping her face gently with his hands he made her eyes meet his as he kissed her lips gently. "Of course I'd marry you again. I love you, Baby. I'll always love you," Luke said, hugging her tightly to his chest.

"I just can't believe that Jenna lied to me and said that you didn't love me any more. That she even forced us to sign those papers," Lori Leigh said, her tears falling on his neck.

"I know. I don't either. When she first approached me with those papers she instantly started flirting. I didn't know you had signed them," Luke said, stroking her red hair gently.

'Luke, you don't hate me for signing them, do you?" Lori asked, looking up into Luke's blue eyes.

"No. You had no choice. She held a gun on you and forced you to sign those papers. I don't blame you," Luke said, wiping her tears away with his thumbs.

"Luke, I would have held out against her threats if I didn't have Will or our daughter to consider," Lori said, cupping his wrists gently. The gentle gesture caused Luke to wince slightly. The ropes that Jenna had tied his hands with had formed bruises and the skin was still tender. "Luke, are you all right?" Lori asked, obviously noticing his discomfort.

"I'm fine. Jenna tied me up after she forced me to marry her and the ropes caused bruises. She only untied me and removed the blindfold after we got there," Luke said, pushing the sleeves of his blue plaid shirt up to reveal some hideous bruises encircling his wrists.

"Why did she tie you up?" Lori Leigh wanted to know, taking Luke's hands in hers and looking at the bruises carefully.

"She said she didn't want me to escape. I couldn't even hold Will when we entered that room. She just held him to my chest. I didn't even see him with how tight that bandanna was. She was the one who told me you were dead. I couldn't touch your wrist and see for myself," Luke said.

"I'm just glad we got out of it. I want to forget it ever happened," Lori Leigh's voice quavered slightly as she buried her face in Luke's chest.

"I do to. I want to be with you and our two children," Luke said softly before covering her mouth with his.

"I love you, Luke," Lori whispered softly.

"I love you too," Luke whispered in her ear. Luke really did love her. he had loved her since that party out at the Duke farm at Christmas. Luke had reentered the Marines and when he had come back he had been told that Bo was getting married to a girl named Lori Leigh. When Luke first saw her all he could think was how beautiful she was and she just stared at him when they were introduced. Shortly afterwards her engagement to Bo fell apart

(Flashback)

It was a few days after Lori Leigh and Bo Duke's engagement fell apart. While she still cared about Bo, her heart didn't belong to him. It belonged to Luke Duke. Lori Leigh fell in love with him at first site at the Duke's Christmas party. And Lori could tell Luke Duke was in love with her to.

He had looked so handsome in his Uniform. When Lori was introduced to him, she felt her breathing and heart almost stop. They had Clicked somehow that night. Now standing on the Duke's porch, she felt bad for breaking her and Bo's engagement apart, but she couldn't marry a man she didn't love. Her and Bo had decided to just be friends.

She sat on the swing nearby and watched Luke work on the General. She had been wanting a chance to talk to him some more ever since the other night. Lori decided to bring a pitcher of tea and a glass to him thinking he'd be thirsty. "Hey there, Luke". she said greeting him.

Luke Duke looked up from where he had been working.He saw Lori Leigh holding a glass of tea. "Hi Lori, sorry to hear about you and Bo's engagement. May I ask why it fell apart?" he took the glass.

Lori Leigh sighed. "I just didn't love him like I thought I did, Luke. The other night, when we met I felt something between us. Didn't you feel it, to?"

Luke had felt his mouth go as dry as cotton as she asked him how he felt about her. It sounded surprisingly like a question Jenna, a girl he had dated, would ask. But unlike Jenna there was sweet, childlike innocence to Lori Leigh Turner.

She was Bo's age. Nothing more than a girl. What could a pretty young thing like her know about love or being in love with a man six or seven years older than herself?

"Didn't you feel anything towards me, Luke? I know I felt something towards you," Lori said, smiling slightly. Luke felt slightly dizzy at her dazzling smile and the smell of her shampoo and perfume. It was a warm gentle smell and it made Luke want to take her in his arms and kiss her. It even made him want to twine his fingers through her hair. Her hair looked as if it was meant to be played with.

"Lori, I'm honored that you like me, but are you sure? You just broke up with Bo," Luke finally managed to say.

"I know my feelings, Luke. Me and Bo aren't meant to be together. We just agreed to be friends. But I knew when I first saw you that I loved you," Lori said, touching his face gently with her fingers and running her hands gently through his hair.

"I just want you to be sure. I'm also older than you," Luke said, grasping her hands in his. her hands were a perfect fit and were so soft. Luke felt like kissing them and then hugging her tightly.

"Luke, I may be twenty and you're twenty-seven, but I don't care about age. I love you so much," Lori said.

'All right then. I love you too. I just didn't want to take you away from Bo. Cousins don't steal other cousins fiancees," Luke said.

"I know. That's why I broke it off too. I'd rather Bo be my cousin than my husband," Lori Leigh said. Luke then gave her her first kiss. It was sweet and short. They spent the rest of the day talking and Luke took her out on a date at the Boar's Nest with Bo and Daisy following. Bo had looked hurt seeing Luke with Lori, but he also looked as if he accepted it.

Later that night Luke danced with Lori to a slow song from the jukebox. "This has been a great night, Luke," Lori said, looking into his eyes and wrapping her arms around his neck as they danced.

"I know. I love dancing with you," Luke said, jerking on her red hair gently.

"Luke, Bo never made me feel as happy as I am right now," Lori Leigh said, sighing deeply.

"Really? Girls normally like Bo," Luke said, twirling her around the floor, his arms tight around her shoulders.

"I like Bo, but he's different than you. You make me feel special and that I know that you love me," Lori Leigh said. Luke liked how that sounded. if truth be told he felt as if he was falling in love with her every minute he was with her. When he was with her he forgot about every girl that he had ever loved or said that he loved

Lori Leigh held onto Luke tightly as they danced to a George Straight song "I cross my heart." Lori was amazed at how good a dancer Luke actually was. He made her feel like one special girl in the the Boar's nest. She knew Luke was six years older than she was, but like she had said, age didn't mean anything to her. Also, Luke made her feel safe in his arms wrapped tightly around her.

She breathed in his aftershave and looked into his blue eyes. She was so happy that he loved her back as much as she loved him. She also felt better now that her feelings were out in the open. She saw how hurt BO looked earlier but he did accept them being together. Lori felt bad for hurting his feelings, but she also knew that Bo would someday find the girl of his dreams who returned his same feelings. She was just glad things between the two of them ended on a good note.

She looked up into Luke Duke's eyes "Luke, your an amazing dancer. How did you learn to dance so great?" she asked and then giggled when he twirled her again. People in the bar noticed the new couple and were surprised how quickly Lori Leigh seemed to move on without Bo.

Luke held her tightly in his arms, his chin pressed against the top of her head. Lori Leigh was small to him. She only came up to the top button of his shirt! She was so sweet and innocent. She was like a child to him! He still didn't know what she saw in him to make her love him like he loved her.

"Simple. It was Uncle Jesse. He taught me, Bo, Daisy, Coy, Vance, and our cousin Jeb Stuart how to dance when we were younger," Luke said, answering her question as he stroked her hair gently and the song ended.

Lori Looked at him with adoration in her green eyes. "He did a good job, Luke," Lori said softly as they went over to the bar and sat down in some chairs. Luke holding her small hand tightly in his. Luke picked up her hand and winked at her as he kissed it gently. Kissing her soft hands was like kissing silk and her hands smelled like apples from the lotion that she wore.

Luke's joy over her was short-lived when a rude voice came his way. "What's a pretty girl like her doing with him?" A drunken voice asked, causing Lori to stiffen slightly. Luke turned to look at the direction of the voice. Milo Beaudry, who had been in love with Daisy, was leering at Lori Leigh. The Beaudrys were old moonshiners and Luke often tried to avoid them like the plague. But that didn't stop them from hurting people. They had even kidnapped Daisy once to force her to marry Milo.

"Milo, me and my girl don't want any trouble," Luke said, pushing Lori behind him. Better that she stay out of the way of this fight.

"Why would she pick you? You Dukes are nothin' special. You wanta be married to someone special, Gal, marry me or my brother," Milo sneered.

Lori Leigh's facial features puckered at that thought. Luke gripped her hand and gave it a tight squeeze before turning back to Milo. "Milo, leave her alone," Luke said, his voice deadly calm. he hoped that Milo wouldn't try to fight him. Luke was still dangerous when it came to fighting.

Lori knew immediately where this was going. Milo was trying to start trouble and trying to steal her away from Luke. For

much of the time, Lori Leigh had been quiet. Now, she felt like she had to speak up to keep a fight from breaking loose.

At the Duke household, Lori Leigh often broke up fights among the Duke boys by stepping in the middle of them constantly

reminding them that they loved each other and were the best of friends when they weren't argueing. Whatever caused them to fight,

they could work it out.

But this fight was different. Milo only wanted trouble and to try to get Luke arrested. Lori couldn't handle it if Luke got

in jail, because then they would have to bail him out. "Luke, its not worth it to fight Milo. He only wants trouble.If we just

ignore him and walk away, chances are, he shouldn't bother us again". Lori hoped she was right. Most of the time when you

did ignore people, they did leave you alone. But Milo and his crowd might be different she thought.

Milo and his gang scared her. They looked like a Biker Gang from an old Westurn movie. And Luke was like Clint Eastwood the all

american cowboy. "Luke, please, let's just go home". Lori tugged at his hand.