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Chapter 21
October 2nd -- Modern time
Bo, Luke and Cooter had been thinking all the previous day about what could cause them to feel the way they had been now for weeks. In fact they feel asleep thinking about it. Luke woke from one of the dreams of the past he and Bo and been having. Without even asking Bo about it he went off. Luke had woken up mad and his temper hadn't improved seeing Cooter sleeping peacefully on the bunk on the other side of the bars beside Bo. He jumped up, reached throw the bars (over Bo) and said, "YOU have been with HER!"
Cooter's eyes snapped open being roughly grabbed by Luke through the bars, "Huh...I ain't been with nobody but you and Bo for weeks!"
Cooter was trying to extract himself from Luke's grip when Rosco hollered, "ALRIGHT, LUKE DUKE let him go and just settle down!"
All this had gotten Bo's attention but he couldn't move because Luke was leant over him to get to Cooter through the bars. "Luke what is going on?" Bo thought Luke had lost his mind from the dreams and sheer cabin fever being locked up so long.
"He's been with her!" Luke spat again but he still hadn't said who 'her' was.' Still holding on to Cooter as close to his throat as he managed to get through the bars and over top of Bo. "Are you gonna lay there and deny it! You were with her! Bo you know Jesse is looking for her he has even told the law she was over two hours late and she wouldn't just do that to him and you know it. He's hiding something has been ever since he caught us in the cabin with Beth and Dix!!!"
"Ya'll have been with my SISTER and COUSIN!!!!" Cooter reached through the bars his own temper flaring both him and Luke holding on to each other over Bo.
"Hey you boys let go now someone's gonna get hurt!" Rosco yelled at them from outside the cells coming over his keys in hand neither one was letting go, unlocking the door Rosco went in to break them up getting dragged down on top of Bo. "Help…… Enos, Cletus where are you dipsticks?!"
Cletus heard the commotion from downstairs as he entered the upstairs reporting for work. He grabbed his keys and went down to see Rosco in the cell trying to pull Luke off Cooter, when it looked like Cooter had an equal grip, but Rosco and Luke were on top of Bo. Cletus hurriedly unlocked the gate, went through and locked it back. He opened Cooter's cell door and went in. Between himself and Rosco they finally managed to get Cooter and Luke apart.
Luke was still ranting thoughts that only half way made since to Bo, "He's been with her!! Jesse is worried sick and he's laid up in the hotel with her. Tell them Bo; you know what I'm talking about. I knew when they were delayed by that stage something was up! Now, they didn't even go to the Fall dance but off somewhere! Tell them Bo, he's been with her and you know IT!"
Bo was wide awake now after being caught in the middle under Luke and Rosco and he said, "Luke what are you talking about?! It was a dream! Cooter has been over there in that cell across from us and Daisy has been at home!"
Luke was still ranting and struggling as Rosco held him to keep him from getting to Cooter again.
Finally Rosco ordered, "Cooter set on the far bunk. Cletus get out of there!" He then let Luke go and backed out of the cell himself locking the door. "Luke I don't know what your problem is but you better figure it out!"
He went over to the desk trying to straighten his tie.
Cooter was fuming on the far bunk.
Luke asked pointedly, "Can you tell me you've never been with Daisy!????"
Enos came down the stairs, coming in upstairs from being on patrol just as the commotion was ending. His shift was over and he had come to log out for the day. Coming downstairs he asked, "What was all that racket? I could hear ya'll clean upstairs."
Cletus looked at Enos and said, "Luke and Cooter was into it, had each other through the bars and Rosco was caught between them and so was Bo."
Enos looked at Luke glaring daggers at Cooter on his bunk in the other cell, "Possum on a gumbush what for?"
Rosco replied, "I don't know. It don't matter none no ways! What is important is we are the law and we won't take them acting like that in here!"
Luke turned trying to control his temper, "Bo he's been with Daisy and I'm tellin' ya he's gonna run off with her!"
Bo shook his head, "Luke that is ridiculous, Daisy ain't been no where's near Cooter. She wouldn't be." Bo looked over at Cooter apologetically, "That didn't come out right, sorry no offense Cooter."
Cooter humphed and didn't say anything.
Luke looked at Bo as seriously as he could, "What day is this?"
"October 10th." Bo replied.
Luke took off pacing, "Exactly my point! You remember the Bible. That's the day they were married!"
Cooter asked, "Who was married?"
"Daisy and Cooter!", Bo said, "But that's not important!"
Cooter's eyes nearly fell out of his head, "Not important!"
"That was 1880 Luke!" Bo said.
Cooter sat up on his bunk scratching his head thoroughly confused wondering what in the world 1880 had to do with any of this he didn't know other than the centennial celebration.
Bo set down beside Luke on the bunk and said, "Luke the only way Daisy would run off with Cooter is if she was with child."
Cooter got a sinking feeling in the pit of stomach at Bo's words that it could very well be possible that Daisy was pregnant and in modern times. He had no idea what they were talking about in 1880 but he remembered the night in the cave when the bridge washed out and the rock slides kept them trapped at the caves. He also remembered it had been a very unplanned, unprotected night that he would not trade for anything. Luke was hitting far too close to the truth of the matter for his liking. Cooter wasn't about to admit to anything but he wasn't going to sit there quietly and let Luke get away with attacking him, "I don't know what the heck your talking about Luke!"
Luke frowned and said, "Don't lie Cooter you know danged well what I'm talking about, the guilty dog always barks."
Cooter calmly reminded, "You are the one runnn' off at the mouth, so what exactly are you guilty of?"
Bo nearly spit his teeth out but figured that if he laughed he may very well be spitting out teeth.
Luke flashed a glare at Bo, insurance to keep the blonde's mouth quiet. "I haven't done anything you don't already know about." Luke replied calmly he wasn't admitting to anything either if he could just keep Bo from spilling the beans about them and Dixie and Beth.
"Is that so?" Cooter said with a vile sneer well Dixie told me ya'll weren't together just once but MANY times!"
Luke was awake now and gaining some of his good sense that had temporarily left him between sleep and awake. Luke said quietly, "See, you already knew THAT."
Bo hoped that what ever had gotten into Luke was over. Yeah he'd had a dream, likely the same one Luke had, but he knew it was just a dream.
Cooter glared, "Do I need to remind ya'll of an appointment that you haven't been able to keep with Luther and Bryan? I'm sure I can send word by someone that you two want to see them."
Bo looked ill at the reminder from Cooter, he had indeed forgotten about it with the dreams they had been having and now the other problems to go with the dreams, "Um...no ... that won't be necessary Cooter." Bo said nervously.
Cooter pointed a finger at them through the bars, "I expect ya'll to go see them as soon as we're out of here or I go straight to them myself!"
Luke rolled his eyes at Bo, "No, I haven't forgotten. I'll be there to see Luther." Luke had cooled down but still asked very calmly, "Cooter you real sure about not ever havin' been with Daisy, ever?"
Bo wished he had a leash for his cousin and best friend, but at least they couldn't kill each other through the bars then.
Part of Cooter wanted to tell Luke what had happened in the cave and just get it out in the open but then on the other hand he wanted to live to see Daisy again too. Cooter looked Luke in the eye.....
Before he could speak to say anything Bo said, "Cooter we've really been having some strange dreams and Luke is just over reacting a bit.
Cooter was grateful for the rescue from Luke he felt as if Luke had been able to see right through him when he looked into Luke's eyes.
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In the meantime at the Duke farm, the house was empty except for the three girls. Jesse had gone out to the fields and wouldn't be back until lunch.
"How long have we been waiting?" Beth asked impatiently they had all taken the tests and were waiting on the results.
"Only two minutes Beth, just hold your horses." Dixie grumbled her nerves making her even more irritable than usual lately.
Daisy was pacing a hole through the floor when the kitchen timer dinged indicating the wait was over, all three rushed to the bathroom picking up their respective tests which they had laid in different places so they could tell which one belonged to who. Each one looked at the indicator, "Oh my God!" Beth was pale and leaning against the wall hoping her legs didn't buckle under her.
Daisy was strangely quiet just staring at the test in her hand.
Dixie looked as if she were going to throw up again but managed to keep the bile down asking, "they're positive too, ain't they?'
Beth swallowed biting back tears nodding.
Daisy just looked up numbly without a word but her eyes gave away the answer.
For a long moment none of them said a word. Each silently thinking of what this was going to mean, both good and bad. It was the bad that was overwhelming at the moment. Dixie let herself slide down to set in the floor Indian style. She looked up at Daisy with tears in her eyes, "How do I tell Luke this?"
Daisy sat down Indian style beside Dixie, Beth doing the same across from them. Daisy said, "The same way I tell Cooter, and Beth has to tell Bo ... straight out."
Beth wasn't sure she could do that and despite her own words in the back of Daisy's mind she didn't know if she could do it either.
"I...I don't know ... I don't think I can do that." Dixie said quietly trying not to choke on her tears.
"Me either... Oh God, Dixie how do we tell our parents!" Beth wailed the thought of breaking her father's heart bothered her more than telling Bo she was carrying his child.
Daisy was speaking barely above a whisper, "We got to do this first thing first and one step at a time. At least we know, now. The boys get out on the 15th and though I see the need to tell them now. I don't think it a good idea to break this to all three of them in the same room and so close together, seeing as they still have to put up with each other another two weeks. Do you two think you can hold it together another two weeks until they get home?"
Dixie considered the other choice of telling Luke in front of Bo, Cooter and Rosco. It was going to be bad enough to tell Luke the situation even if they were alone. "Yeah." she said very lowly and felt the tears building up, "I wished I would have gotten those jeans after all now."
Beth took a deep breath and nodded 'yes' that she could keep it together until the guys got out of jail. "We can go back and get some more clothes we'll be needing them anyway." Beth said quietly, a girls day out shopping didn't sound as fun as it usually was under the circumstances though.
Daisy took one of their hands in each of hers and squeezed them supportively for the next two weeks the three of them were the only ones they had that they could talk to about this or anything.
Dixie shook her head. She didn't like shopping anyway. "I think I'd just like to crawl in bed and cover my head for the next two weeks."
Daisy looked at them and said, "But, we can't do that. We've got to keep doing what we've been doing, dressing the same as much as we can, and,....." she paused before saying the rest, "Going to see the boys as usual and acting like nothing is wrong. And I know I'm gonna get the third degree about that last little incident. I swear if Rosco is cooking, whatever that was again, I'll shoot him with his own gun."
Beth looked at Daisy and Dixie she hadn't even considered the thought that they would have to continue to see the boys as if nothing was wrong.
Daisy's last comment made both of the other two girls giggle, "I'm serious! I have never smelled anything so God awful in my life!" Daisy exclaimed, at least for now they weren't dwelling on their situations in a bad light.
Jesse came in for lunch with the girls. As he was heading back out he handed Daisy a list, "Can you all run up town for a few things? I won't be needing this stuff until tomorrow so that should give you time to visit the boys a spell before dinner."
Daisy replied trying to hide the dread in her voice, "Sure Uncle Jesse."
Dixie looked at her after Jesse left, "Do you really think we can do this?"
"We've got to. Just act 'normal'." Daisy said.
Beth raised an eyebrow, how were they supposed to act 'normal'.
Dixie nodded, "OK, we'll do our best, right Beth?"
"Yes." Beth nodded as they all headed out the door getting in Daisy's car. In town, they went to the store to pick up what Jesse needed first giving themselves time to relax a little before going to see the boys so they wouldn't notice anything odd about them.
For the first time in days they got a break. Cletus was on duty. The girls came down stairs trying to act as if nothing was wrong.
Luke looked up seeing them come down stairs. They were heeding Rosco's warning and dressed as conservative as he'd seen any on them dress in months.
Dixie was the first to speak as she walked over ignoring the red line that Cletus never upheld, "Hi guys." She could feel tension in the room and it didn't have a thing to do with the girls. She looked at Luke and asked, "What's wrong? Ya'll look like you lost your dog."
"Nothin' Darlin', what are ya'll doing?" Luke smiled a little trying not to let on what was really going on between him and Cooter.
Daisy said, "Uncle Jesse wanted us to pick up a list of stuff for him that he's gonna need tomorrow."
Cooter had come to the bars out of reach of Luke of course but none of them ever paid attention to the red tape when Cletus was on duty and the girls were all standing as close to the cells as they dared and still not push their luck too far. Cooter reminded, "Since I know neither or you have spoken to Dad or Uncle Bryan, I reminded these two that I still expected them to talk to them as soon as they can after we get out of here, because that's my first two stops. Ya'll better make real sure these two beat me there first."
Dixie closed her eyes and shook her head. That was almost more information than she needed right now. "Cooter they told ya they would talk to them and I'm sure they will." She looked Luke in the eyes and closed her eyes holding back the tears she felt forming but couldn't shed right now." She was standing at the bars with one hand on the bars and the other in that 'tale tale' position on her flat tummy.
Cooter noticed where Dixie's hand was but put it down to his threat of telling Luther and Bryan if Luke and Bo didn't as soon as they got out of jail. Instead he asked, "Daisy are you feeling better from the other day?"
Daisy nodded 'yes', "Yes, I'm feeling better, it must have just been a bug or the smell of Rosco's hot dogs hit me the wrong way that day."
Cooter looked relieved that it wasn't something more serious. Bo looked at Beth reaching through the bars to caress her cheek, "Are you feelin' alright today babe? You're awful quiet."
Beth leaned her head into Bo's hand, "Yeah. I'm ok. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm a little tired today because of it." It was no lie she hadn't slept well worrying about what the test would say this morning and she had been tired a lot lately too.
Luke tried hard not to see what Cooter and Daisy were doing. He hoped Cooter was too busy to pay him any attention either. He put his hands around Dixie's and nearly pulled back from the touch as something like a current ran from his hands to his toes back to his stomach and there it stopped. He didn't know how 99% of his body could react so strongly to her touch and the one main part not respond at all. He glanced up at Cletus, who had one of Enos's comic books reading it in the corner, not paying them any mind. He looked at Cooter who was more interested in Daisy than Luke wanted to see but he was holding his tongue. He needed to try to find out about their other problem. He took Dixie's hand leading it toward the effected area. He felt her touch and the same 99% of his body that reacted to her touching his hand, also reacted now. The area she was touching felt her but there was NO reaction. Luke was nearly in tears beside himself at that discovery. He had hoped if anything would cure the problem that would, but it didn't. He tried another method. Ever since the centennial the sight of Dixie had more than excited him. He stepped back and looked her up and down, no reaction, but he noticed there was something different about the way she was dressed, conservative yes, but something else. He'd seen the shirt before but it had either shrank or she was even larger there than she had been, in fact it looked like she may have even put on a pound or too. From living with Daisy, Luke knew better than to comment on that for sure.
Between Luke and Dixie and Cooter and Daisy, Bo was still stroking Beth's face and hair, "You know when we get out of here there's gonna be a lot of work to get caught up on but they are havin' the Fall Dance on Halloween this year. Think we could manage it with out me ending up back here?" he gave her his famous smile.
Beth laughed softly, "I don't know. We might, if I keep you on a short leash."
Bo stuck his tongue out at her playfully and she pulled it.
Cooter was playing with the fingers on Daisy's hand, "Hey how, 'bout you and me going to the fall festival this year if you ain't gotta work that is."
Daisy smiled saying, "Even if I gotta work I'd be happy to go with you Cooter. Boss will just have to get by without me."
Bo said after checking to make sure Cooter wasn't paying attention he said suggestively, "OR we could skip the dance and go back to the cabin for the night without them." He motioned toward Luke and Dixie. He was actually hoping this conversation would awaken a sleeping part of his body.
Beth smiled the idea of a night in the cabin with Bo without either of their cousins very appealing but she shook her head, "As appealing as that sounds we'd better not, it's too risky that's the first place anyone would look now."
Bo disagreed, "No, they'd never expect us to go there. And I'll be real sure to stock up on a fresh supply so we won't have to worry."
Shaking her head 'no' Beth said, "Bo, I'll be lucky if I get to go to the dance or anywhere else at all especially with YOU after you talk to my Daddy." Knowing Bo this conversation wasn't over she thought, he would try and keep sweet talking her until she agreed to go somewhere private with him for a night or at least a few hours alone.
Bo winked at her, "There's always a way Darlin'." He said suggestively, then added, "Don't worry about you Daddy. It'll be Ok." He just hoped he was right.
Cooter was surprised. He didn't think Daisy would accept, "Really? You'd go out with me like that?"
Daisy nodded, "Of course, why wouldn't I go out with you?"
Beth wanted to believe Bo that everything would be ok but she just didn't know, she said, "Yeah, your right, I guess I'm just being a worry wart."
Luke looked to make sure no one was paying attention to them and put his hands on Dixie's lower back drawing her closer to the bars where he could reach her better.
Dixie let Luke move her closer, melting in his touch.
Luke's hands found their way under Dixie's shirt and up her sides to her front; gently he squeezed her 'melons'.
Dixie was enjoying Luke's touch so much and was not used to changes that were going on with her body she didn't think to stop him. He had her shirt fully untucked with his arms up to his elbows under it. She was just glad for the attention even if it was partly her fault for him being there.
Luke kept feeling around, he could swear Dixie felt bigger but he wasn't certain, maybe it was just his imagination because he'd not touched Dixie in so long.
Dixie was thoroughly enjoying herself when Luke squeezed her gently. Before she knew it she had tried to jump back and couldn't stop the cry of pain that seemed all the louder in the quiet jail, "Owe!"
Dixie's cry got the attention of the others and Cooter jumped at the bars between the cells, "What'd you do to her?"
Luke looked at Dixie and pulled his hands from under her shirt holding them up in surrender toward Cooter, "Nothin' I swear!"
Cooter wasn't buying it though, "You just keep your grubby hands off my sister!"
Dixie now knew everyone in the downstairs had seen Luke's hands under her shirt, except maybe Cletus. She blushed nearly purple as she said, "Cooter, shhh I'm fine, hushhh!!!"
"Don't you tell me to hush Dixie Davenport! I'll rip your hands off Luke Duke if you touch her again!" Cooter nearly yelled.
Rosco came downstairs hearing all the yelling, "What in blue blazes is going on now? Cletus you're supposed to be watching things! They are all on the wrong side of this here line."
Cletus had come around the desk by this point his comic book forgotten, he stuttered "L...Luke...hands....were up Dixie's...shirt and she hollered."
It was likely a case of too little too late but Dixie did back up behind the line still blushing, "Cletus I didn't holler anything." Her shirt was untucked and her bra may as well not have been there with the way Luke had moved it.
Rosco looked at them all, noticing Dixie's clothes while decent, her shirt was in disarray "Alright this is the second time you all have caused a ruckus. So out you go!"
Dixie mouthed, "Sorry." to Luke.
Luke shook his head that it was 'ok' it wasn't Dixie's fault.
Bo protested the eviction, "Why are ya throwing them all out? It wasn't Beth or Daisy causing the fuss it was them two again!"
Bo pointed an accusing finger at Luke and Dixie.
Luke and Dixie both knew that no amount of protesting would change Rosco's mind. Dixie headed for the gate to be let out as Luke just walked off. He could have chewed through nails right now. That was the closest he'd been to a woman since this mess started and even physical touch couldn't get by what ever was wrong with him. Worse yet, he knew Cooter was gonna have a mouth full and likely Bo to once the girls were gone.
The minute the girls were upstairs out of sight Bo and Cooter turned to Luke and if looks could kill Cooter's would surely have killed Luke. "What in blazes were you doing?!" Cooter was more upset that Luke's hands had been on his little sister than he was about the girls having to leave.
Bo said, "Now Cooter just calm down and listen."
Luke added, "Yeah, I was trying to find an answer to our 'problem'. Call it a scientific experiment."
"Scientific experiment my Aunt Fanny c'mere Luke and I'll show you another science experiment! How hard can a neck be squeezed before the eyes pop out!" Cooter was reaching through the bars intent on doing that very thing if Luke got close enough.
"Da- - it Cooter!!" Luke said hoping to get his attention long enough to explain, "I'm really serious. If I ain't at a 100%, and, I'm NOT, after doing that, then something is danged well wrong!"
Bo creased his brow, and screwed up his face he'd been sweet talking Beth, thoughts of the two of them alone in the cabin and even talking about it had failed to get him 100%. "Da--it we got to figure out what is causing the 'problem' this is driving me nuts."
Cooter could see part of Luke's point he hadn't been touching Dixie just for the heck of it he'd really been trying to solve the mystery of their 'problem' and that was one sure fire way to cure it or at least it should have been. Cooter growled, "So Einstein, did you figure it out?"
Luke fumed, "No, dang it I didn't! But I KNOW we got a real problem." It was all he could do to not once again try to solve the problem.
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Outside the courthouse Dixie was outside waiting on Beth and Daisy leaning against the car.
"Dixie, I can not believe you sometimes!" Beth said grinning a little unlike Cooter she thought it was amusing that Luke and Dixie had been messing around and had wished Bo had done the same with her.
Daisy got in the car saying, "I don't think it's fair that Rosco threw us out, some of us wasn't doing anything."
Dixie protested, "Sorry, I was just on the receivin' end ya'll. I wasn't expectin' him to squeeze quite so tight and when he did, it took me by surprise and ..."
"And?" Daisy prompted for Dixie to continue.
"And it hurt. I'm a little more tender there than I realized." Dixie explained.
Beth rolled her eyes, "Well, did you have to make so much fuss about it? Couldn't you have just made a face or grimaced at him instead of getting us all kicked out, and if you don't watch where your putting that right hand your secrets gonna be out!"
Dixie looked down and sure enough her right hand rested protectively on her flat tummy, she quickly moved it away self consciously. "Sorry ya'll, I didn't realize my hand was there. Beth, if I'd expected him to do 'that' I'd have stopped him or at least been better prepared when he ... well you know. My bra has hurt me for days now."
In the car Daisy checked herself, "Dix, I'm not having any tenderness at all here."
"Well, if your not, then why am I?" Dixie asked she was starting to think her pregnancy was strange because the only symptom that Daisy and Beth had both had like her was being sick.
Daisy again shocked them with her knowledge as she said, "All pregnancies are different and don't all have the exact same symptoms, not even in the same woman from pregnancy to pregnancy sometimes."
Beth asked, "How come you know so much about being pregnant Daisy?"
Daisy replied, "Uncle Jesse has been one of the best mid-wives around for years now. I guess I picked up some things from him, but ..." She paused, "I've also looked up some stuff in the past few weeks."
Dixie had returned her hand to her stomach, unknowingly. She said, "It may be an old wives tale, but I've heard that unplanned pregnancies are worse by far on the mom's ... especially if un-wed."
Beth frowned, "I sure hope that's an old wives tale."
Dixie still hadn't noticed her hand on her belly nor had the other two noticed they were now doing the same thing, unconsciously probably from seeing Dixie do it so much.
Daisy started the car heading back to the Duke farm asking, "Ya'll gonna be there when Bo and Luke talk to your Daddy's?"
Beth bit her lip and sighed, "We don't have much choice, I don't think Daddy and Uncle Luther will kill 'em if we're watching," she hoped.
Dixie frowned, "You give my Dad a lot of credit." Her eyes filled with tears, "He'll never approve of me being with Luke. He'll point blank tell you the only reason he keeps full coverage on the wreckers is LUKE!"
"Dixie he don't hafta approve, unless he wants his grandchild raised without a father." Daisy said calmly although there was an edge to her voice, she was a little peeved that Luther Davenport didn't trust Luke with the wreckers or so it seemed by what Dixie said about him keeping full coverage on them because of Luke.
Dixie shrugged, "That is true, but he may not want a grandchild or it's parents! As for the wrecker, he asked Luke what he'd do once to keep from getting points on his CDL's and Luke asked him if he had full coverage! That's why he kept it there." then she asked, "Can we swing by the garage? I really need to stop before we head out of town?"
Beth always the optimistic one said, "Dixie don't be ridiculous he'll be upset probably mad as a wet hen, and so will my parents but they won't stop loving us. And they will want what's best for their grandchildren."
Daisy looked over in the passenger seat, Beth was in the back seat again, "Sure no problem we have time." She headed the car toward the garage.
At the garage Dixie was glad to see her father was out on the wrecker. "Hey LB, how's it going?" She never stopped on her way to the restroom leaving Daisy and Beth to talk to LB. She wasn't sure how long she was in the restroom but it felt like forever before she was done. When she came out she heard her father out front and grimaced. She went out hoping to act like everything was fine. When Dixie came back, Daisy and Beth were standing around and talking to L.B and Luther.
Dixie has unconsciously put her hand on her stomach again, making Luther ask, "Honey are you sick?"
Dixie gave him an odd look before answering, "No, why do I look sick?"
Luther said, "You have your hand on your stomach like it hurts and you just came from the restroom."
Dixie looked down at her hand and slid it away.
Beth put her hands self consciously in her pockets to make sure she didn't do the same thing Dixie was doing.
Daisy folded her arms across her stomach keeping them from giving any reason for questions.
Dixie hoped that she looked embarrassed, "Daddy." She emphasized, then whispered, "It was likely just a cramp" She hoped she implied she was near her period and that he should chalk it up to a 'female' matter and hush.
LB did the unthinkable and asked, "Have ya'll been over to see the guys? I'm gonna try to get over there this evening."
Luther mumbled, "I'd still like to hang them by their toes leavin' us all here with all this work."
Dixie looked at Daisy and Beth hoping they would answer. She had already pulled one 'rabbit' out of her hat.
Daisy was the one to save them this time saying, "Yes, we just left. We had to get some stuff for Uncle Jesse."
Beth almost sagged with relief when Daisy answered saving them. "Daisy hadn't we better get this stuff back to Uncle Jesse?" Beth asked wanting to get them out of there as fast as possible, even though Jesse had said he didn't need it till the next day.
Daisy replied, "That's right he may need it today. Bye ya'll."
Dixie tried and hoped it worked, "We'll be home later or will call."
Luther shook his head, "I need you and Beth to stay here and work. Daisy can take that stuff on back to Jesse by herself."
Beth frowned she was so tired and the last thing she wanted to do was work at the garage and before she could stop it her mouth opened and out gushed a snappy reply, "We been working our tails off we deserve a break!"
Luther reminded, "You both agreed to help out HERE. And knew what that meant when Cooter and Luke decided to take a vacation. I need you two, if you have a complaint take it up with my drivers!"
Dixie looked from Beth to Daisy, "We'll come by after we get done here."
Daisy reminded, "I go in at 4, just come on by the Boar's Nest."
Dixie replied, "Ok."
Beth wasn't accepting that answer she was helping out as a favor he wasn't her father she didn't HAVE to help like Dixie did, "Maybe I will! We haven't had any time to ourselves and it's not fair!"
LB walked off whistling softly he knew if Beth kept talking she'd get herself in a world of trouble.
Luther reminded, "I've LET you help out here when you needed extra cash. Well, I now need the help, but if you don't want go right on ahead." The underlying message that he didn't need to say said, "And you'll not work when you need too and I assure you that you'll be working at home if not here."
Dixie at first didn't believe he was just gonna let her walk that easily or she'd have also complained, then she 'heard' what he didn't say. She looked at Beth hoping she'd back down.
Beth being no dummy kept quiet. She 'heard' what he said loud and clear, "Sorry." She muttered figuring she'd be in trouble for her mouth if he decided to tell her father.
Luther replied smugly, "Thought you'd see things my way. You two can 'run' parts, the cash register and gas pumps. LB let them know what parts you need to get what we have setting here back together so they can check prices and make the orders. I've got three tow jobs lined up but I'll be in and out." He then turned to Daisy basically dismissing her, "And, I'll see you for a cold one about 5."
Dixie bit her lip hoping he'd leave soon.
Daisy left them to it, she still had to get ready for work, "I'll see ya'll later at the Boar's Nest." she told Dixie and Beth as she got in her car and left.
LB said, "We need a couple fuel pumps and some fan belts, we got plenty of other stuff."
Dixie nearly told him to get them himself but Luther was still there. She just nodded and waved to Daisy as she left. Catching Beth away from the others she said, "If you see my hand 'wandering' step on my toe, slap me, and throw something my way or something. Dang I've never did that before!"
A bit later LB told Dixie to call the diner to see what the 'special' was. It happened to be foot long hot dogs. As good as they sounded LB wanted two.
Dixie thought it sounded good also and was going to order one if not two.
"Ok, I'll make sure you don't do anything to draw attention to yourself." Listening to them, Beth said, "Oh that sounds good I think I'll have one with chili, and a large order of chili cheese fries and a coke."
LB looked at her saying, "Dang girl, did you skip breakfast this morning?"
Beth shook her head 'no'.
Dixie whispered, "Keep eating like that and you'll need two sizes bigger pants too."
Beth knew she couldn't do with out either and tried to brush it off, "So I'll have some of each for later."
"Ok, I'll order it." Dixie said not saying she was ordering two foot longs for herself.
After lunch arrived they all dug in greedily. About half way through his second foot long LB said, "Whew! I'm getting stuffed I'm gonna need a nap!" He looked over at Beth and Dixie who were still eating.
Beth ate her foot long chili dog and most of her chili cheese fries rolling her eyes at LB, "Oh no you got work to do, if we don't get a day off you don't get a nap!"
Daisy had told Jesse when she got back that his supplies was in the trunk of her car, he went to the trunk and got them while she put something on for supper and got ready for work. While getting ready she thought again about the test results and how hard it was going to be to keep it from Cooter until he was out of jail, part of her almost wished Rosco wouldn't let them visit anymore after what happened today between Luke and Dixie.
A few hours after lunch, Dixie went to the pop machine for a Coke hoping it would settle whatever was going on in her chest. She had a burning in her chest from her throat to her stomach that she had never had before. In fact she thought setting out front in the air may also help. She sat down hoping LB and Beth didn't miss her at least for awhile.
It wasn't to be though, after about ten minutes, Beth came looking for Dixie finding her out front sipping her coke, "Hey you can't be slacking off just cos you're the owner's daughter!"
Dixie shot Beth a dirty look saying, "I ain't slacking off. I don't feel good."
"Excuses, excuses" Beth grumbled.
To which Dixie replied, "I really ain't feeling so good Beth, I have a burning that starts in my throat and goes all the way down to my stomach."
Beth changed her attitude at this and got a look of concern on her face, "Should we radio Uncle Luther?"
Dixie shook her head she didn't think that was necessary at least not yet. "If I knew what the problem was I'd likely know how to fix it, but I've never had this before. I was hoping the Coke and a little air would help."
NARRATOR: Well don't look now folks, but guess who's coming into Hazzard Square. From one direction Luther had a car in tow to the garage and from the other direction Uncle Jesse was coming to get diesel for the tractor.
Beth turned her concerned look from Dixie to the street long enough to see Luther in the wrecker coming in one way and Jesse from the other, "Oh no, this could be bad."
Dixie looked up and seen what Beth saw, suddenly getting better jumping up from her chair, "I'm outta here!"
Beth grabbed her arm, "Not without me you ain't! I ain't dealing with them." Beth said.
Dixie took her arm out of Beth's hand, "Give me five minutes. I'm going to get the mail and go to Rhuebottoms to see if I can find something or figure out what will help this." Dixie knew if they both showed up together and her looking half as bad as she felt that she was sunk.
"I'm coming with you; I don't want to be nowhere round here." Beth said as Luther loomed ever closer.
Dixie said, "C'mon let's find LB and tell him we're gone before they get here."
The two found LB elbow deep under the hood of Mr. Wilson's pickup truck. Dixie said, "LB we're gonna go get the mail, and go pick up something at Ruebottom's ok."
"You two will do anything to get out of work today won't you?" LB grumbled but the two girls didn't hear him they had done walked off toward the post office.
Dixie was smart enough to go around the square toward Jesse, not her father. She smiled and waved politely just before ducking into the Post Office. Once inside she let out a huge sigh of relief.
Miz Tisdale said, "Girls? Is something wrong? You came in like you were being chased."
Dixie said a bit too quick, "Yes, Ma'am! We just needed a break from the garage for a few minutes. Can we get the garage mail and the mail for the house?"
"Sure thing, honey just take a number." Miz Tisdale said.
Dixie took the number and handed it to Miz Tisdale who then said, "ID please." Even though she had know both girls since they were born. Dixie reached into her jeans pocket and handed her driver's license to the Postmaster who already was reaching for the mail.
Beth stood beside Dixie with her elbows propped on the counter, "Can I have our mail too while I'm here, might as well get it too."
Beth was already reaching for her own driver's license before Miz Tisdale even said a word "Of course, take a number."
Beth sighed but took a number sometimes the old lady's insistence that regulations be followed to the letter could be annoying.
Dixie had actually hoped getting the mail would take longer, but once they had it they went to Rhuebottom's store. Dixie made her way to the over-the-counter meds as Beth browsed. Dixie searched several medications until she found one that pretty well matched her symptoms. "Beth?" she called to her cousin in the next isle. "Come here a minute."
Beth came over to where she was.
A bit embarrassed Dixie asked, "Have you ever had heartburn?"
"No. Why?" Beth replied.
Of all the heartburn stuff 'fits' more what I have going on than anything else.
Beth shrugged not too worried about it now that Dixie's symptoms had a name, she'd heard her parent's talk of having heartburn after eating certain foods, "Maybe it's those two foot long hot dogs you had earlier." Beth said.
Dixie nodded then replied, "If it is, and this stuff works, promise not to ever LET me do that again!" She purchased the medication and took it as soon as she left the store. "Let's take the long way back around the square?"
Beth agreed without thinking where that lead.
As they approached the courthouse the boys could be seen standing near the window of the jail. Without giving it much thought Dixie was across the courthouse grass and at the side window. "Pssssttt!"
"Dixie!" Beth said following her cousin across to the courthouse hunkering down out of sight behind the bushes by the window.
Luke and Bo smiled their killer smiles, "What're ya'll doing out there? Why don't you come in and see us?"
Dixie said, "We'd love to but we ain't got long, we were just getting the mail for home and the garage, then went over to Ruebottom's to get something."
Bo rubbed his finger on Beth's that were holding onto the bars to keep her balance, "Sure you ain't got time honey?" A bolt of electricity went up Beth's arm at Bo's touch but she shook her head 'no', "Sorry Bo, we really ain't got time."
Dixie looked at Beth, "Are you really in a hurry to get back?" she paused and said, "Come on? Rosco's sure to have forgotten about this morning."
Luke grinned wickedly, "Enos is on."
Dixie looked from Luke to Beth. She was feeling a lot better and knew they could likely get away with 'murder' if Enos was on. "Come on!" She was gone before Beth had time to reply. Dixie went straight down to the cell area with Beth close behind; Enos was sitting at the desk reading a comic book as usual. "Hey Enos" the two girls greeted the deputy.
"Hey ya'll just a second and I'll unlock that gate." Getting his keys Enos walked over to the locked gate letting them in then went back to his comic book at the desk paying no attention to them as they stepped past the line on the floor and right up to the bars.
Cooter appeared to be asleep. Dixie went over to Luke at the wall side of the cell, while Beth was with Bo where the two cells met. Dixie hoped Luke would continue where they had left off and she wasn't disappointed.
Try as he may, Luke was getting plenty of reaction from Dixie, but nothing from the one part of his body that he now wished would at least acknowledge still had blood flow to it. He wasn't sure how long he could take this and didn't even want to think what would happen when they were released after so long if he couldn't finally enjoy himself at least once before he faced Luther.
Bo having always followed Luke's lead didn't waist anytime with Beth, his hands worked her shirt free from her pants and ran up her bare back massaging as they went so that she had to bite her lip to keep from moaning, his fingers working into the deep tissue and muscles of her back. When he reached her bra she felt it loosen around her as he undid the clasp.
Luke was a bit more conservative in his 'attack' he slide his hands under Dixie's breast, which he had gotten to know pretty well at the cabin. He could swear they were quite a bit larger than at the cabin.
Dixie was trying to keep up the appearance of a 'normal' conversation rattling on and on about 'nothing' hoping Enos thought they were talking.
Bo was taking his sweet time feeling Beth's breast reacquainting himself with their feel and size, thinking the same thing about Beth as Luke was thinking about Dixie. Beth was doing her best as well to keep things looking 'normal' although there was no need because Enos was so engrossed in his comics he forgot he wasn't the only one in the jail.
Dixie was now aware of her very sensitive breasts and braced herself for Luke to 'fondle' them. In fact she rather looked forward to it IF he didn't inadvertently squeeze too hard.
For the moment she was in 'heaven'.
Beth glanced over at Dixie, then at Cooter in the cell next to Bo and Luke, then let her gaze wander over to Enos at the desk, none of them were paying attention to her and Bo. Bo was really getting into it and inadvertently squeezed a little too hard causing Beth to squeak and quickly look around to see if anyone had heard her.
Dixie had to grin a little at least! She knew what had happened. Luke was at least taking' it a bit easy after the last time. He may have been being gentle, but Dixie was gritting her teeth trying to keep quiet!! Most of Luke was really getting into this; problem was there was still one part that was not 'in the game'.
Luke was taking his thumb and rubbing her; Dixie crossed her legs and held her breath to keep silent.
It was all Beth and Dixie could do to keep quiet as the boys worked themselves into a 'dither', unknown to any of them downstairs Rosco was coming into work and was at the gate before anyone knew it, but he hadn't yet seen what was going on just slightly out of sight at the cells. "Enos you dipstick unlock the gate!"
Enos jumped, startled by Rosco the comic book flying into the air as he scrambled around the desk, "Y...yes sir." Enos was so flabbergasted by Rosco's sudden appearance he didn't see the girls move back over the line quickly trying to fix their shirts before Rosco got in sight.
When he was in though he pointed at the two, "Didn't I toss you two trouble makers out this morning?"
Beth put her hands on her hips shirt still a little askew, "We wasn't doing nothing just visiting and it wasn't me this morning causing trouble!"
Dixie tried to act innocent though her bra felt weird, she said, "I certainly ain't done nothing wrong. She may not have been but that didn't say what Luke was doing. In the mean time, Bo and Luke were frustrated more than ever, their whole bodies was on fire with their 'need' for the girls except the one part that was supposed to be.
Bo swore under his breath, he was getting worried that he was dying; he thought he might as well have been if he wasn't.
They both knew, and even Cooter knew, if any or all of them was with a lady and that part failed they would be sunk.
"It don't make no never mind what you were or weren't doing...out the both of ya!" Rosco threw them out for the second time that day.
They went back up the stairs and out the courthouse, Beth asked, "Well genius, what we gonna do now? We hafta go back to the garage sometime or Uncle Luther's gonna come looking for us."
Dixie replied, "Well, I guess we go back. She was feeling much better even before their stop at the jail.
"Ok, c'mon I wonder if Jesse's still there?" Beth asked leading the way back over to the garage looking around for Luther or Jesse.
Dixie pointed to the white pickup, "Yeah, he's still there."
As Beth and Dixie walked up, Jesse spotted them, "Well, I see you girls are looking like you feel better." Beth swore under her breath when Luther looked up at that, she had hoped Jesse hadn't noticed or at least wouldn't say anything.
Dixie answered, "Yes, sir."
Luther said, "You didn't say ya'll weren't feeling well this morning, are you sure you're feeling ok?"
Dixie had figured out her problem and replied, "Yeah, we ate hot dogs for lunch, and I had terrible heartburn this evening.
Beth was relieved that Dixie had answered, "Yeah, just heartburn from the hot dogs at lunch."
Beth hoped Jesse wouldn't say anything more about it, letting Luther in on the morning sickness they had experienced this morning. Beth just hoped Jesse hadn't figured out that it was morning sickness.
Jesse replied, "That's good. Well, I guess I better go see those boys since I had to come to town. I'll be seein' ya'll." Jesse walked down the stairs of the jail and stopped at the gate waiting on Rosco to let him in the gate.
Luke was looking out the window still trying to figure what was going on with him, Bo and Cooter. Whatever it was he had to get it fixed and soon! He was deep in his own thoughts and didn't hear Jesse; in fact he nearly didn't hear Bo.
Bo had just said, "Luke? What are we going to do? Especially when we get out of here if this still happens?"
Jesse could see them both deep in concentration as he waited. Jesse asked concerned, "If what still happens?"
Both boys nearly jumped out of their skins.
But Rosco spoke before either could answer Jesse, "Jesse I'm gonna hafta send these boys off now if they don't settle down."
Jesse pointed his finger at Rosco through the gate as the Sheriff unlocked it, "Now you listen here Rosco....."
Rosco interrupted Jesse, something very few people would ever think of doing, "Luke had his hands inside Dixie's shirt twice today. 'Feelin her up' and then, I caught Bo doing it to Beth just a little while ago."
Luke would have liked to have crawled under the jail right about now. He closed his eyes, dropped his head and gritted his teeth, trying to will his mouth to keep shut for what was about to come.
Jesse stopped his thoughts and reformed them. He looked from Rosco to Luke, then to Bo, and back to Luke, "What in tarnation has gotten into you two fools?"
Bo said, "The girls were right THERE." He pointing at the spot outside the cell continuing, "That's like putting a pretty wrapped present in front of a little kid and saying don't open it."
Luke winced glancing up at Jesse; Bo was not helping the situation.
Jesse frowned at Bo, "You two controlled yourselves better at twelve! What has gotten into you two? You BOTH know better than to act like that! Especially in public!"
Luke said, "Uncle Jesse I know you are right, but there is some strange things going on, that I believe is causing us to act strangely. You know we don't act like that!"
Rosco added, "I used to think you two had better sense than to do a lot of the fool things ya'll been doing lately!"
Jesse said, "So did I!"
Taking a deep breath Jesse calmed himself thinking about what Luke said about strange things causing their behavior, he wanted to at least give them the benefit of the doubt before he decided they were just being idiots. "Strange things huh, what kinds of strange things Lucas?" Jesse questioned with a glare he still wasn't pleased with them no matter what the reason for their acts.
Luke took a breath and began, "I told you about the strange dreams. Then, there is the Family Bible stuff. WE then dreamed that Daisy ran off with Cooter. Then, the girls showed up and ..." Luke didn't think Jesse was going to buy his strange rambled thoughts.
Jesse didn't believe a word he was hearing, "HOG WASH! Luke that is all malarkey to try and talk yours and Bo's way clear of what you was doing!"
Luke and Bo both had their heads hung now, Luke's story was true but it did sound bad, just rambling to excuse what they were doing.
Luke looked Jesse in the eye and motioned for him to come closer. Looking to see Rosco had gone back to his desk, "And we ALL also have a problem that is really concerning us."
Bo's eyes went wide!
Cooter came off the bunk!
Luke saw them both.
Jesse said, "What kind of problem son?"
Cooter was at the connecting bars in one stride, "Luke, hush!"
Bo was for once couldn't think of anything to say.
Luke held up his hand for them to be quiet. "Jesse the last time we were here and for the first week this time from the time we woke up all through the day we had problems ... we were about to explode from, ..... need. Part of that was the reason for us needing more clothes here than ever ..."
Cooter and Bo were wishing the floor would open up and swallow them but neither said a word, waiting for Jesse's wise wisdom.
Luke continued to explain, "We were having dreams about girls and ended up needing to change clothes. Remember, that stage where Bo needed clean sheets about every morning ..." he paused.
Bo shot him an evil look.
Jesse nodded, "I remember. I got the point."
"Then it all changed up on us. Right now, we ..." He wasn't sure how to say what there current problem was but knew Cooter nor Bo wanted it voiced.
"Luuke!" Bo said giving Luke another evil look.
Cooter growled from the other cell, "Luke if I wanted my personal business aired I'd do it myself!"
Luke, however, wasn't listening to either one he was desperate for an answer to their 'problem' and Jesse was the only person he could think of that might could help them.
Luke tugged at his collar, then looked at Bo and Cooter, "Ya'll got any better ideas? I'm open for suggestions here, but this man has doctored everything from a stray cat up to us ALL! Frankly I'm darned worried here!" he struggled to keep his voice even but to emphasis his point. "I'd really like NOT to be the laughing stock of the town."
Jesse seen Luke was dead serious about what ever was going on, but had to say, "Too late. Ya'll have already won the title."
Luke nodded, but said, "Jesse have you ever felt like you was standing on a hotplate all over you body and yet one part still felt as if it had ice water running over it?"
Jesse scratched his beard in thought; he'd experienced a lot of things in his many years of life but never anything quite like this. He said, "No, Luke I can't say that I have, but I'm sure there's a reason for it and we'll find out what that reason is don't you worry."
Luke breathed a sigh of relief even though he wasn't sure that Jesse knew exactly what he meant, "Uncle Jesse, " He said in the same voice he used at about age 3, then continued to explain, "Normally, I have always had decent control of ALL of my body parts, but for the first stay here and the first week we all were here, 'it' or well, 'they' were more than eager to 'please' though there was no one to please." He sighed, "Now, we could have all 12 of Playboy's calendar girls here and I don't think it would help."
Jesse frowned, "Well Luke, the only thing I can think is to get Doc to check on things."
All three guys were quick to respond to this with a firm and assertive, "NO!"
"Well, if you don't want Doc involved then I guess no one has died from a little," Jesse used a play on words, "soft peter."
That was it!! Luke looked at Jesse, "THAT'S IT!!!!"
"What is what?" Jesse said.
Both Cooter and Bo looking wide eyed at him.
"You said soft peter, I've heard of 'salt peter' or potassium nitrate." Luke said.
The four looked at each other then at Rosco.
Rosco wasn't paying attention to them, but after a minute or two got the feeling he was being watched and looked up asking, "What?"
Jesse glared, "What did ya do to MY boys?"
"Me? I ain't done nothing to nobody Jesse. I don't know what you're talking about!" Rosco defended himself thinking 'Of all the nerve Jesse Duke accusing him of doing something to the boys.'
Jesse just frowned, "Boys I'll go talk to Doc and see what I can find out."
Cooter looked at Luke and Jesse, "Surely that stuff don't work?" He had heard the myths.
Luke rolled his eyes, "Well, if that is what it is, it surely don't work the way I thought it was meant to. I thought it would take the 'desire' as well as make you not functional."
"Well, apparently that ain't so if that's what this is!" Bo couldn't help sounding more than a little perturbed.
"Wonder how long we'll have to put up with this." Cooter sighed.
Jesse tried to calm them down, "I'll go talk to Doc and there is any possibility I'll be back to let ya'll know what I found out. Ya'll just calm down."
Bo asked Luke as Jesse left, "What is that stuff?"
Luke said, "I heard about it in the Marines. They used to swear they serve it to us. If they did, this ain't it. It was said it was put in the eggs at breakfast so that a 'certain joint' wouldn't get stiff when it wasn't supposed to. Well, that part would sure be right but I understood it should also take the desire which it, IF anything this made that worse!"
"Will it ever work again?" Bo asked his life would be over if not.
Luke frowned, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, just as soon as it gets out of our systems. IF that is what it is." He glared at Rosco.
"How long will that be?" Luke we got reputations and this ain't gonna help 'em none!" Bo exclaimed.
Cooter glared at Bo, he wasn't helping any of them feel better
Luke replied, "I don't know maybe Jesse will have more answers."
Bo sat down on his bunk, putting his chin in his hand with his elbow on his knee, sulking.
Cooter circled the tiny cell unable to sit still now.
01~~~~~~01
Jesse walked into Doc's office, "Hello Rachel, is the Doc busy I need to talk to him about something."
The pretty brunette receptionist smiled shaking her head, "No, go right on back he's in his office".
Jesse thanked her and went back to the doc's private office knocking, opening the door when he was invited to enter.
"Jesse, what brings you by, you ain't feeling poorly are you?" Doc asked.
Jesse sat down in the chair across the desk, "No, I ain't sick. I have a question for you."
Doc folded his hands on top of the desk, "What can I help you with?"
Jesse wasn't sure to how to ask this so he figured to just spit it out. "Has Rosco contacted you about giving the boys anything to slow their, ummmmm ... desires?
Doc pressed his lips then relaxed them then pressed them again, he and Jesse had been friends a long time and he wasn't comfortable with lying to him but he wasn't sure whether he was under patient confidentiality with Rosco or not.
Jesse used Doc's seldom heard first name, "Them are my boys. You can tell me anything about them, but I'll rephrase it ... could Rosco be giving anything that would actually work. Everyone has heard stories for years about such things. And if he was givin' them something how would it work?"
Doc looked at Jesse, "What is going on with the boys?"
Jesse took a few minutes to describe what the boys had told him.
Doc was surprised to here that the medication actually worked, he said, "I think I'll just go over and have a talk with them myself."
"Mind if I come along? If Rosco has got anything to do with this I want to have a few words with him." Jesse did not look at all pleased. So the two went back over to the jail to talk to the boys.
Rosco looked up and frowned as he saw Jesse come back down the stairs with Doc. Even though he knew he'd given the boys the medication Doc gave him as he was told to he still got a bit worried.
Doc said, "I'd like to see the boys Rosco."
Luke nudged Bo. Jesse must have found out something for Doc to be with him.
Bo was relieved yet horrified to see Doc, if Doc was there then the whole town was sure to find out what was going on.
Cooter was having the same thoughts as Bo when he saw Doc come in with Jesse it was bad enough having Jesse know what was going on with him without getting Doc involved.
Doc came over to the bars ignoring Rosco's red line. He sized their embarrassment up and then asked, "Exactly what is going on boys?"
Bo and Cooter looked at Luke, who knew he was now the spokesperson for them, "Doc for two weeks before this time me and Bo had a hard time controlling ourselves then for the first week or so the three of us were having much the same trouble. Doc I haven't had those sorts of dreams since I was in Jr. High. Then, everything flip flopped. We're having the same feelings but now something just isn't ... responding."
"Same feelings, but not responding you say?" Doc asked.
Luke nodded 'yes' this perplexed even Doc he was sure that the stuff he had give Rosco would have stopped even the desires. Doc clarified, "So the 'desires' are there, but the ability isn't?"
Luke nodded, "Exactly."
Doc frowned. "The desires are they only from dreams or pictures or ..."
Luke saw where he was going with the questions.
Before Luke could answer, Rosco made a noise letting everyone know he'd heard them. "No, Doc I've caught them playing touchy feely with girls two times in today!!!"
Luke tried to explain, "I was trying to find out if ..." Luke stopped in mid-sentence.
Doc figured out what Luke was trying to find out. "I see. Ok."
Bo and Cooter were nearly purple with embarrassment but neither of them tried to stop Luke from explaining, they just wanted an answer and to get things 'fixed'.
Doc looked at Rosco saying, "Are you following the instructions exactly as I said?"
Luke, Cooter and Bo all had their mouths hanging open as Rosco answered, "Yes, Siree, and they ain't none of them needed a change of clothes or cold shower in the mornings."
Jesse glared at Rosco, "Directions? Directions on WHAT, Rosco?"
Luke followed behind Jesse, "Yeah, I'd like to know the answer to that myself!"
Rosco, stuttered making incoherent sounds he was caught and he knew it.
Doc felt bad about his part in it all now that he knew it had only made the boys worse, he said, "He asked me for something to....uh...'help' with the boys desires and I told him to put a little in their coffee each morning."
Jesse bellowed, "You TWO DID WHAT??"
Doc looked at Jesse, "From what I knew it should have calmed them down real nice. Should have taken the desire and temporarily the ability to ... ummm ... follow through; but I've never heard of it doing this."
Rosco just continued to babble!
"What if it's permanent?" Bo said finding his voice, his life was over he just knew it.
Cooter swore under his breath.
Jesse asked the question all three in the cell wanted an answer to, "How long until everything is 'normal' again?"
"Thirty days." Doc answered hesitantly.
Luke slapped the bars angrily, "You're kidding thirty days!"
Doc asked Rosco, "When did you give them the last does?"
Rosco said proudly thinking he was doing the right thing, "This morning."
Doc asked, "They get out of here when?"
Rosco looked at the calendar, "The 15th."
Doc shook his head, "Rosco I told you that once it got in their systems and they had taken it so long it would take about thirty days for them to be normal again. Why didn't you stop it on the 15th of last month?"
Rosco answered still proud of himself, "It was working so good, and things was so peaceful without them wanting showers and changes of clothes that I figured on making it last until they got out. THEN these two started playing touchy feely when the girls visited!"
Jesse said, "So, since Rosco isn't going to give them any more of that stuff…right Rosco?"
Rosco just stood there.
"I said, isn't that right Rosco. In fact you're going to give it to Doc before we leave." Jesse said.
"Ok, ok!" Rosco huffed.
Jesse continued, "Then, the boys here should be just fine by the 2nd of next month?"
Doc replied, "I said 'about' thirty days. They could be fine by the time they get out of here or it could be a day or so after the 2nd."
Luke swore, "Oh, well that's just great!"
Doc said, "Well, it's not like ya'll are married or nothing. In fact haven't even heard of any of the three of you dating anyone steadily ..."
Cooter swore, "Da--it, I had plans as soon as I got out of here."
Luke recalling the dream about Cooter and Daisy glared and said, "Yeah and me and Bo know WHO with!"
Cooter replied, "Don't tell me ya'll didn't have plans, cos I know YA'LL."
Neither denied it, all they could think about was spending time with Dixie and Beth when they got out but Cooter's next words brought them thudding back to earth, "Ya'll was gonna talk to Uncle Bryan and Dad as soon as you got out remember." Cooter added, "To talk about the night it snowed and your 'intentions'."
Jesse knew about the night but Cooter didn't know that.
Luke confirmed part of his statement, "I'll be by to see Luther. YOU just make sure that you have your own talk."
Bo confirmed the other part of the statement, "I said I'd go talk to Bryan and I will."
Jesse listened to the exchange between the boys and wondered why Luke would be reminding Cooter about talking to a girl's father.
Doc looked at Rosco, "Well, I think I've done all I can do here. I'll be taking the Potassium Nitrate with me."
Rosco went to get it.
Luke frowned, "I figured that's what it was but never knew it worked, but I'm sure as he-- a believer now!"
Cooter said with nearly a whimper, "Me too!"
Bo said, "Me three!" they were three very miserable young men to be sure.
Doc said, "If ya'll need me, send for me." The guys all nodded their heads hung miserably as the Doc went back upstairs to get the potassium nitrate from Rosco, Jesse following.
Cooter was still fuming.
Once Luke got over the initial disappointment of knowing it was likely going to awhile even after he got home before he'd be back to normal, but was relieved to know that he would eventually be fine, it dawned on him that Cooter was more vocal about not being able to 'finish' what he started after getting out. This meant if he planned to see Daisy that he had plans to take her to bed. Luke took a deep breath trying to stay cool asking nonchalantly, "So Coot, who was did you have plans with when we got out of here?"
Cooter looked up at Luke, his face looked confused, then knowingly, then total blank before he replied, "No one in particular. Just planned to maybe go to Mable's."
"Mable's huh?" Luke asked he didn't believe that one. If Cooter had a trip to Mable's planned he likely wouldn't have said anything in front of Doc and Jesse. Then, Luke remembered a time when he had split up with his first real steady girl friend after high school and he frequently went to Mable's because at the time that was all he was out to get and if he didn't want a whole evening he'd just go to Mable's and Cooter had talked junk to him on more than one occasion. "How come you used to give me such a hard way to go about going to Mable's and even said no one would ever see you there. So which is it Cooter?"
"I didn't say I WAS going I said MAYBE." Cooter hoped Luke wouldn't ask what he planned to do if he didn't go to Mable's because he didn't have a backup story. He hadn't been seeing anyone and Luke knew it.
His hopes were dashed when Luke asked, "If you ain't going to Mable's who ARE you going to see? C'mon Coot don't hold out on us buddy."
Bo perked up now listening too. He added to Luke's questions, "Yeah ain't known ya to be talking to anyone in months."
Cooter looked up at them, almost considering the truth for almost a second, before saying, "Well, I've been scouting out a few prospects." Which was the truth, though Daisy lately was the top one and if she was willing he wouldn't even worry about the others. "What about you, Luke? Ain't known you to even have a one night stand in months."
"I've talked to a few a while back," Luke said, a while back had been before he'd been with Dixie. Cooter eyed Luke wondering how long ago a while back had been before he'd hopped in the sack with Dixie. Luke continued his sentence, "myself Cooter, but like I told ya before I only have plans to talk to one in particular when I leave out of here. So who were you scouting out?" Luke asked with a bit of a grin.
Bo saw where Luke was going with this.
Trouble was so did Cooter! "Sally Sue Ransom." Cooter said the first name that came to mind, trouble was Sally was seeing someone from Capitol City and everyone knew it.
Bo scoffed, "She's got a feller and you know it Cooter, so who is it that your really going to see?"
Luke folded his arms across his chest waiting, the more Cooter stalled the more Luke was certain it was Daisy that Cooter had plans with.
Cooter then said, "There's Mindy Joe Simms, she's kinda cute."
Luke said, "Trouble with Mindy Joe is she was flirting with Bo even wanted him to take her to the centennial."
Cooter said, "I was also talking to Sarah Miller."
Bo said, "Sarah's been making eyes at Luke for weeks."
Cooter almost swore out loud thinking as hard as he could to come up with a girl that was available and not chasing someone else or being chased, "I also been talking to Mavis Walker."
Luke raised his eyebrows at Cooter, "Mavis, huh? That's interesting. I heard from a real reliable source that she is messing around with Robin's soon to be ex husband." The Ex husband to be was Luke's old high school rival, Ralph and the reliable source they could all about figure was Luke's ex girl friend herself the way Luke was grinning. "Come on Cooter just come out with it. You and we all know you want to be with Daisy and have already been!"
Cooter was running out of names of girls, he stepped away from the adjoining bars out of reach of both the Duke boys before answering, "Yeah, so it's Daisy, ya'll have been with my sister and cousin!"
Luke had a look of satisfaction on his face saying, "Ah ha! I knew it! Now, why don't you admit you've already been with her and we'll have it all out in the open."
Cooter said, "Why don't you quit trying to get me to admit to things because of some stupid dream you had Lucas."
Luke nodded, "Stupid dream huh? We'll see, time will tell. Just remember, sometimes things happen and you can't hide them, no matter how hard you try to." Luke was satisfied at the moment that Cooter had admitted it was Daisy he wanted to talk to. Luke grinned and stretched across the bunk.
"I'm not trying to hide anything Luke," Cooter said. If he'd known about Daisy being pregnant he would have been worried about Luke and Bo finding it out.
Luke replied as if he knew something, but had no idea what, "Time will tell there Cooter. Time will tell."