Visitations
12 Noon was lunch time at the hospital. Uncle Jesse, Cooter, and the girls excused themselves to grab something to eat at the cafeteria while lunch was being served.
"I'm gonna take the girls to get something to eat. We'll be back in half hour or so," Uncle Jesse said.
"Okay. I'm not going to wake her up for this. I don't think her stomach could handle food anyways," Bo commented.
"If they have jello," Aaron said, "Keep it. That's something our Mom gives us when have the flu."
"Good point, Aaron," Uncle Jesse said and they left out the door.
Around this time, Steve woke Matt up and told him to get ready to go to the hospital to see KK.
"Steve."
"Yeah, what"
"Do you think Luke will ever wake up?"
"I honestly don't know. Why?"
"I'm worried."
"There's nothing to worry about."
"Yes there is. You don't know all the sides of KK. Actually I don't think that KK knows all the sides of her – but I do think that if Luke isn't able to recover fully…"
"Matt, don't even go there."
"Steve, be realistic."
"Matt, when and if we cross that bridge we'll deal with it then," Steve said. "Hurry up and get ready. I want to leave around 1:00 p.m.," and went into the kitchen.
Soon after the family left to get lunch, Bo's and KK's were delivered. Bo adjusted KK's position in his arms so that he could get up and into his bed. When Bo opened the container and couldn't believe what he smelled. "It's a good thing that you're asleep, K. I think you would throw up again," he said out loud.
"It smells yucky," KK quietly said.
Bo put the lid down to the container on the table to give KK his full attention. "How you feeling?" he calmly asked her
"I hurt," she whispered back
"You hurt? What kind of hurt?"
KK pointed to her heart. Bo figured as much. He knew she was hurting badly but had not he did not have a chance to talk to her alone about it. Luke provided KK with fatherly guidance to KK but Bo was her partner in crime. What Luke couldn't provide KK was how to show your emotions. Luke was always the one that kept everything inside. Bo was there to pick up the missing pieces – showing KK that it was okay to talk about your feelings. There were times that KK needed Bo to talk to more than Luke, especially when it came to feelings of being stress out. This would be one of those times.
"I love you," KK said in a weak and scared voice.
"Sweetheart, I will always love you. There's nothing to be frightened of," Bo said as he lazily brushed the hair off her face.
"Yes there is."
"KK, you've got to stop being worried. There's nothing we can do about it," Bo said and then readjusted her so that she was on her knees and her rested on his right shoulder. "Little bit later, you and I will go together to see Luke. I haven't had the chance to see him yet because they put him in a special area that only doctors were allowed to go in." Bo wasn't sure what KK knew about Luke's condition so he kept it as vague as possible. "But now he's out of that area we can go see him. You want to do that later?"
"Yes," a very quiet voice said.
Bo got up with KK in tow and slowly walked over to the window overlooking the hospital. He knew that KK needed more sleep and wanted her to fall back before everyone came back from lunch.
"Bo?" a groggily KK said.
"What sweetheart?"
"I'm sorry."
"You're sorry?" Bo asked, shocked. "What are you sorry for?"
"I didn't mean to throw a tantrum. I was scared and lost."
"I know you were. It's okay. Everything is going to be okay," Bo said and turned his head to give her a kiss on the cheek. Soon enough KK had fallen back asleep.
Aaron and Karen were able to slip away within eyesight of Uncle Jesse and Cooter who were having their own conversation.
"What did you want to talk about Aaron?" Karen asked while looking out at the window.
"I have a strange feeling about this whole mess?"
"What do you mean?"
"I think our father was involved."
"What?"
"You know what Mom has said."
"Yeah, I know, but how can you just come up with that?"
"Who else would want to harm K?"
"I don't know."
"Remember Mom said that our biological mother was killed by our father. Maybe he has a vendetta against us."
"No, Aaron I don't think us – I think KK."
"Why?"
"Because KK has always been the sick one and I remember overhearing Uncle Jesse and Mom talking one day after KK was almost kidnapped."
"We were three – how can you remember that?"
"When Uncle Jesse called to tell her what happened and Mom was scared for us as well, Uncle Jesse reassured her that he wasn't after us only KK because he felt that she was the fault of making his life unhappy."
"What ever it is, Karen we have got to watch out for her."
"I know Aaron, I know," Karen said and draped her arm around her sister.
Bo looked at his lunch and realized there has to be something better than hospital food and push it aside. The only thing he did keep was the two containers of red jello that was served with the lunch. Maybe later he could get KK to swallow a few bites before they visited Luke. He then lay down and snuggled up to KK hoping to get some shut eye himself.
When Bo woke up everyone had returned from lunch and Steve and Matt had arrived.
"Hi y'all. Sorry, I must have dozed off. What time is it?"
"It's almost 3:00 p.m." Uncle Jesse responded back.
He then noticed KK who was still sleeping. "Has she been sleeping the entire time?"
"Yeah. I guess we should wake her up," Uncle Jesse said.
"I'm up," KK said.
"Feel better?" Uncle Jesse asked.
"No."
Uncle Jesse left it at that. He understood that she was tired of everyone prodding her about how she felt. He had to admit it to himself that she was showing extreme patience with everyone trying not to get overly upset at every little thing.
"Do you want to go over there with your sisters and Matt?" Bo asked his young cousin. He knew the answer as soon as the arms went around his neck that for now she just wanted to be held. He kissed her cheek and told her that he understood.
For KK she just didn't want to talk to anyone right now. Too many emotions were still churning inside of her and she didn't know which KK would make an appearance if she did speak. She definitely did not want a repeat of what had happened this morning. All she wanted to do was feel safe in the loving embrace of her cousin's arms.
Bo paid attention to KK more than the conversation that everyone seemed to be having. He just couldn't keep focused on a conversation about what had been going on in Hazzard County. It was all gossip anyways – who cared!
"K," he said to her, "you want to talk?"
"Yeah, but I don't want others to hear."
"I know what you mean."
"Do you think they are going to go anytime soon?"
"No. Matt's here."
"Yeah I know, but I don't have the energy. I'm really still tired. Can't really focus."
"Why don't you tell him that so he knows."
"Okay."
"Matt," Bo called him over. Although eyes followed him for a moment everyone went back to there conversation.
"Hey there," Matt said when he got to the bed.
KK squirmed out of her cousin's embrace and gave Matt a hug. No words were spoken between the two; none needed to be.
"You know I was so worried about you," Matt whispered in her ear.
"I know," she whispered back. "Listen, I don't mean to ignore you but I'm still too…"
"I know. Don't sweat it K. I'll be there when you need me. Go back to sleep and chill for a while. Love you."
"Love you too." They disengaged from each other and Matt went back to watch television with KK's sisters.
While the kids watch television and the adults talked, Bo and KK slept.
End of Part 28
