For the next two weeks, Bo took his frustrations dealing with his allergies out on his chores. It seemed that the more he tried to take Dr. Applebee's advice and learn to live with them, the more frustrated he got. He was unable to visit Daisy, as it would be very unfair to her to ask that all the flowers be removed from the room just so he could spend a few minutes with her.

He also had problems dealing with the fact that every time he went out with Luke anywhere, he would spend a good part of the time in misery, sniffling, sneezing and blowing his nose until it was red. There were just too many things he was allergic to.

So he spent most of his time on the farm, either in his room, or holed up in the loft of the barn. He missed being able to tear around the town in the General, playing cat and mouse with Rosco.

That was another thing. Rosco had been leaving them alone as of late, not coming by to harass them for some half-baked scheme of Boss Hogg's. It seemed as if since the fire, he had been dropped into an episode of the Twilight Zone. Nothing just seemed right.

He climbed up to the loft and kicked at a bale of hay. If this was how his life was going to be from now on, he wasn't sure if he could live it. It was a boring existence, and he craved excitement or at least a trip to town every now and then.

He plopped down at the edge of the loft and looked out as the sun set. He could see pretty far from up here.

Luke had followed Bo into the barn; he had been meaning to talk to his younger cousin for a while now. He also had some good news that he wanted to share. He climbed up to the loft and watched the angry young man. He sighed and went to take a seat next to Bo.

"Beautiful, ain't it?"

Bo looked up at Luke then back down. He brought his legs up and wrapped his arms around them. "I guess." He rested his chin on his knees.

"I know something's bothering you, Bo. Wanna talk?" Luke let his legs dangle over the edge of the loft.

Bo shook his head.

"You sure? It's not good for you to keep it all bottled up inside. It'll eat away at you." Luke picked up a strand of hay and played with it for a few moments before breaking it in two. "I'm a good listener."

"It's just..." Bo started, then unwrapped his arms and made a fist with one hand. He looked for something to hit but couldn't find anything. He swallowed his anger and tried to relax. "I hate this."

"Hate what?"

"This. Being stuck here. Unable to do anything."

Luke nodded realizing what was bothering his cousin. "You mean the allergies."

The blond head nodded. "Yeah. Those."

Luke sighed. "Have you talked to Jessie about getting the shots? Maybe there is some way he can arrange payments to Dr. Applebee or something."

Bo sighed and turned away from Luke. "I can't ask him to do that. Six months of shots is bound to be very expensive. We sometimes barely have enough money to make the mortgage payment on the farm. I can't jeopardize that because I want a few shots."

Luke looked at the hunched over shoulders now sitting in front of him. "I'd help you earn the money if you want. We could go find some odd chores around town."

Bo's head popped up and he turned around. "No, I'm not going to ask you to tie up the next six months of your life for me."

"Why not?" Luke looked confused. "You're my kin and I hate to see you sufferin like this."

"It's my problem, not yours and I'll have to be the one to figure something out." Bo stated adamantly. "I'm not going to disrupt all our lives over this."

Luke placed one hand on Bo's shoulder. "In case you haven't noticed, it's already disrupted. When was the last time we went out together and you enjoyed yourself? Did you even know that Boss Hogg is rebuilding the Boars Nest and installing a fancy new sprinkler system inside?"

Bo shook his head. "Is he really?"

"Yeah." Luke laughed. "And about 20 or so fire extinguishers. He's taking no chances."

Bo had to grin at that. "It seems like something Boss would do."

"I've got some more good news for you too." Luke said with a twinkle in his eye.

"What?"

"Daisy is coming home tomorrow."

"Really?" Bo's grin grew wider.

"Yep, Dr. Davis cleared her for dismissal tomorrow. He says there is no lingering damage from the fire. Her burns have healed enough and she's allowed to come home." Luke told Bo with a smile on his own face. "It'll be good to have her back."

"Yeah it will, that is good news."

Both boys were then startled to see Rosco's car pulling up to the farm. "I wonder what he wants," Bo said and both of them climbed down from the loft to meet the sheriff.

Rosco met them halfway across the yard. Luke stepped in front of Bo and put his hands up. "I don't know what you want with us this time, Rosco, but you can rest assured that we have been on the farm the whole day so whatever scheme you are dreaming up isn't going to work."

"Can't a guy just make a social call?" Rosco asked, as he stood his ground.

"You wouldn't know what a social call is, Rosco," Bo piped up.

"You hush, Bo Duke. Actually there is a reason I'm here."

"I knew it," Luke said and stepped away from the sheriff. "Bo, come on, he can chase us if he wants to play that bad." He stated walking towards the General Lee.

Bo had to hide a smirk. "Is that what you want? To chase us and give us another ticket? Why don't you save us the trouble and the gas and just find something we did here and write us up on it?"

"Now wait a minute, is that what you think I always do?" Rosco said, sounding chagrined.

"Yeah," both boys answered in unison and Luke stopped walking. He turned around. "What is it you want, Rosco?"

"It's not me, really, it's Boss Hogg. He wants to see you boys down at the Commissioner's Office." Rosco then turned and walked away, pushing past the boys and heading for the squad car. "He didn't tell me to write you up, or cuff ya and stuff ya and drag you in. He just told me to come down here and tell you he wanted to see you."

Bo frowned. "That's not like him at all. Is he feeling okay?"

Rosco pivoted in place to face Bo. "I'm not sure. I've been worried about him since the fire. He hasn't been acting like his normal greedy self."

Luke looked over to Bo, "That doesn't sound good at all, Cuz. Let's go down there and see what he wants. Maybe then we can get to the bottom of what ever it is that is bugging ol Boss."

"You gonna chase us there?" Bo asked eyeing Rosco suspiciously.

Rosco shook his head. "Sorry, boys. My orders were to tell you and not to chase you."

Both cousins now stared blankly at Rosco. "Something sure is wrong with the Boss. He would never say that," Bo said softly. "Let's go." He climbed in the window of the General as Luke started it up.

The last image they had of the farm was Rosco standing by his squad car, his hat in his hands, his head hanging down. Whatever was going on around Hazzard had the sheriff very worried.

They walked into the Commissioner's Office to find the high-backed chair that Boss Hogg usually sat in, facing the wall. Wisps of white cigar smoke drifted towards the ceiling.

Luke gave Bo a shrug. "You wanted to see us, Boss?"

The chair slowly turned around to show them Boss Hogg, decked out in his normal white three-piece suit, and his Stetson hat. He was smoking a cigar, worrying the end of it between his teeth. "Yes, I did."

Bo knew already that the cigar smoke was not going to be good for him, so he stayed behind Luke and as far away from the desk as he could.

"Well, what did you want?" Luke asked.

"For starters, I wanted to see Bo Duke." He tried to peer around Luke's body. "Why you hidin behind him, Bo?"

Bo moved over a step until he could see Boss. "I ain't hidin."

"Good, good. I wanted to see your face and thank you personal for saving my life." Boss Hogg declared with his trademark smile. The one he always used when he wanted something.

Bo was not about to fall for it. "I just did what I was brought up to do." His nose twitched and he tried to ignore it. "You've already thanked us by paying the hospital bill, so I guess that makes us even."

Boss shook his head. "No, no, no. I paid the bill, because it was my establishment that got you injured." He took a puff of the cigar and blew it out towards the ceiling.

Luke nodded. "I get it, you want us to tell you we ain't gonna sue you. That's it, isn't it?" He elbowed his cousin lightly in the ribs. "You're afraid that if we sue, we might win."

Boss Hogg's eyes widened in mock outrage. "Why the thought never even crossed my mind."

Bo shook his head, wanting nothing more than to get out of the office. "Yeah, and chickens don't lay eggs either. Just come clean with us, Boss. Tell us what you want so we can get going." He tossed his cousin a knowing look as he tried to rub under his nose with the back of his hand.

Luke acknowledged him with a slight nod. "Boss, we ain't stupid, so stop playing like we are."

Boss chomped down on the cigar harder. "Alright. You boys want it like that, then that's how we'll do it."

"About time," Bo muttered, and rubbed at his nose again. The smoke was turning a small tickle into a fierce one. He patted his pockets and realized that he didn't bring anything. He caught Luke's eyes and raised one eyebrow. Luke shook his head, he didn't think to grab anything either. Bo closed his eyes and tried to breathe shallow.

"Bo and Luke I want you to wave any rights you or your cousin Daisy might have to suing me or the Boars Nest in exchange for the lien on your car to be considered null and void and all mortgage payments on the farm to now be considered paid in full." He then stared at the boys as if waiting for them to deny what he considered to be a most generous offer.

Luke's eyebrows shot up into his hairline as he looked at Bo's astonished face. The General Lee and the Duke farm paid in full? "Now wait a minute," Luke piped up after finding his voice again. "Can we get this in writing?"

"Certainly," Boss said graciously. "I had the standard contract already drawn up earlier today." He pointed towards a stack of papers sitting in a neat pile on the desk. He made smoke rings with the cigar as he seemed very pleased with himself.

Bo's nose couldn't take it anymore. His breath hitched and he turned away from the desk to sneeze into his cupped hand. "HahChuhh!"

"Gesundheit." Boss said.

"Thanks," Bo replied and wiped his hand discretely on his jeans. "How about we run this," he paused as his breath hitched again. His eyes closed of their own accord and he brought his hand up to stifle the coming sneezes. "hehChisshh!! Heh-KEHTChoo!!"

"Gesundheit again." Boss was now staring at Bo. "Run this where?"

Bo was panting now into his fist. "By- Uncle- heh, Uncle-"he realized he wasn't going to be able to finish the sentence until he sneezed the tickle out. "hehKHETIssshh!!" He turned away from the desk and leaned on the doorframe, determined to get the sneezes out. "EhhShoooo! Hah-Hachchuuhh!!" He winced slightly at that one. His lungs still hurt if the sneezes were big or harsh and that one was both.

Luke put one hand on Bo's shoulder. "Bless you." He turned his attention back to Boss Hogg. "What he's trying to say is we have to run your," he frowned down at the papers, "your proposal by Uncle Jessie seeing as how it's his farm."

Boss was now ignoring the papers and watching Bo. "Are you okay, Bo?"

Bo shook his head as he felt another large sneeze gaining ground on his lungs. He bent over as it forced it's way out of his system. "HEH-EKHTisssshhh!!" He nearly fell over with it. "Gotta get, eh-heh, get out-, EHISHHHahhh!! Outside." He was now beyond simple talking and his nose was running all over the place.

"My goodness!" Boss exclaimed and waved them towards the door. "Get him outside then."

Luke grabbed Bo's arm and hauled his cousin out into the fresh night air. Bo continued to sneeze in doubles and triples. Luke had Bo lean against the car while he ran back into the building and looked for a men's room. He knew one way to get Bo to stop was to get him to blow his nose. He found one and went inside to find out that there was no paper on the roll and the paper towels were gone. The women's room was no better off.

He passed Boss Hogg who was coming out of his office to see if Bo was doing any better. Luke stopped him. "Do you have a hanky or some tissues or something?"

Boss nodded and grabbed a tissue box from on top of a filing cabinet. "Here." He followed Luke out of the office and over to where Bo was now sitting on the hood of the General Lee, sneezing every few seconds.

Luke pulled a few of the tissues out and handed them to Bo. After his next sneeze he blew his nose a few times then sighed with relief. It took quite a few tissues to get his nose clear and being outside and away from the cigar smoke helped. He rested one weary hand on his forehead and moaned quietly. Now his head hurt.

Luke glared at Boss. "Happy now?"

"What did I do?" Boss looked surprised.

"It's your cigar," the elder Duke boy advised him. "He's allergic to the smoke."

"Allergies? Bo Duke has allergies?" Boss said and quirked an eyebrow at the younger cousin. "Why didn't you just get Dr. Applebee's shots?"

Bo's head shot up. "How did you know about that?"

Boss Hogg looked from his cigar to where Bo was staring at him. He tossed the cigar to the ground and stepped on it to put it out. "Well, they worked on me. I used to have terrible allergies when I was much younger. Dr. Applebee treated me and I haven't had an allergic reaction since."

"We can't afford the treatment," Bo said and glared at Boss Hogg. "Now if you are done with us, we'd like to go back home now. I'll tell Uncle Jessie about what you offered us, and we will let you know what he says."

"Wait!" Boss said and ran up to Luke. "How about if I re-write the contract to include the shots Bo needs for free?"

Luke's head spun over to look at Bo with such a speed that it actually made a cracking noise. He reached up to rub it.

Bo nodded. "You do that. We still have to talk to Uncle Jessie, but I'm sure we could get him to see reason in your contract." Bo then took a few more of the tissues and blew his nose again before handing the box back to Boss Hogg.

"No, you keep them, you might need them."

Bo nodded. "Thanks." He then walked around and climbed into the General Lee as Luke did the same. "We will let you know."

Boss nodded. "I'll get the contract written up including the new clause."

Luke waved and hit the Dixie horn as they sped off into the evening twilight.