Bo and Luke slid in the General Lee and drove off, knowing full well that they were going right into the lion's mouth, (a.k.a. Boss Hog) and they both knew that Boss and Roscoe would use any excuse under the sun, and some that isn't, to clap them in jail.
"Well Luke you got any good ideas about getting us out of this mess?" Bo sighed, looking at Luke with a melancholy expression on his face.
"If I think of somethin, I'll let ya know, but right now nothin comes to mind," Luke said slowly, thinking as he was talking. "But whatever we do, just don't say anything about the girl we picked up, k Bo? She needs to have a chance to get that leg healed up at least before Roscoe claps her in jail."
"Yeah, I aint totally against her goin, neither, I mean she did steal Boss's money, illegal money or not. But yeah, for now, since we DID run her over, guess we should keep those ol buzzards off her back, huh?" Bo chuckled.
Back at the farm the girl was coming around. She slowly opened her eyes a crack and saw an old man with a white beard and a red cap looking down at her. On the other side of him was a beautiful girl with long reddish-brown hair.
Where am I – who are these people? What ha-"Where's my money?" she said, suddenly sitting up straight on the couch. "Ow!" she cried. "My leg – oh- "
"Now just calm down, ya had a little accident, is all, child. Yer gonna have to stay here for a while, till yer leg gets better."
"Don't worry, we'll take god care of ya, darlin," the girl added.
"Who are you people? Where's my money? I gotta get outta here!" She rambled, trying in vain to get up off the couch.
"Now you just hold your horses and stay right there, and I'll explain everything to ya," he said, pushing her gently back on the couch.
So, after much ado, everything was explained on their part, and it was time for the girl to do her's. Uncle Jesse and Daisy looked at her expectantly, waiting.
She took a deep breath and plunged in. "Well, first of all, since ya'll gave me yours, I guess I oughta give ya'll my name. I'm Jamie," She nodded regally to them.
"Nice to meet ya, miss Jamie," replied Uncle Jesse. "Same here, sugah," Daisy added.
"Well, there's not much of any way for me to sugar-coat this, so I'll just tell the truth. The dream of my life is to be a singer," she confessed, looking down.
"Why, I'd love to do that too, sugah, but I don't claim to have a purty enough voice for one," Daisy smiled. "But go ahead, we won't interrupt any more."
"Well………I don't really know how to say this……….I'm from a dirt-poor family from Alabama. My daddy was a chicken farmer-"
"Was?" Uncle Jesse questioned, raising his eyebrows.
"Yes, sir, he died when I was eleven," she paused and cleared her throat. "Well, after that, my mama 'bout went insane from grief. We moved to Tennessee, where my mama had relatives. She got a job, and things were a little better after that. But my mama wanted better things for me, and she dreamed I'd be a singer."
"Well, a couple years back she got cancer, and I was home every day nursin her. She….. died a couple days ago….." She started crying now, with her hands over her face.
"There, there, it'll be alright, honey, stop cryin now," Uncle Jesse told her softly, looking over at Daisy concernedly. She shook her head.
"Anyways", she took a deep breath, raising her head, "after she died, I found out the house we were living in was mortgaged, and I used all the money I had saved to try and save it, but it wasn't enough. My relatives loaned me all they could spare, but it was no use. So, with no place to go, I remembered her dream of me being a singer, and I decided to – get money however I could- so I hitchhiked out of the state and somehow made it here, to Hazzard. I thought it'd be easy to get money from a small town like this, one way or another, and I think ya'll know the rest." She paused, unsure what to say next. "Look, I know this all probably sounds like somethin out of a dime novel to ya'll, but I swear it's the truth, ever little bit of it." Especially the part about doin whatever I need to to get that money………..Money……I need money…..Now….Help me…….
"Now, you don't worry about a thing, sweetheart, you'll get that money somehow, maybe you can get you a job here in Hazzard," Daisy told her.
"She might could work with you at the Boar's Nest, Daisy, if'n we can get her off the line with Boss and Roscoe."
"We'll just have to see how Luke and Bo fare in town before I answer that, Uncle Jesse."
"Roscoe, did I make it clear that if you don't get us out of here in five minutes, I'll be hiring a new sheriff so you can go work on the funny farm where you belong!" Boss yelled, his face redder than usual, if that's possible.
"Funny farm- I don't think I quite know where that is – oooh! That was mean, Boss, that was mean!" Roscoe P. Coltraine spluttered.
"The minute you get us out of here I want you to go arrest those Dukes. It had to be them, I know it did! It sounded a lot like Luke Duke that held that gun to my head."
"Kkyyuh-kkyuh!" Roscoe laughed. "A voilation of their probation!"
"Yeah, put em' away for life!" Boss Ho gg chortled.
"I love it, I love it!" Roscoe laughed again.
"Okay Luke, what now?" Bo asked as they pulled up in front of the bank.
"Well Bo, I hate to say this, but it looks like we might have to tell them the truth about the girl. I mean, she had a gun, so Boss is going to think one of us had it, and that'll put us away for too long right there," Luke said, tapping his fingers on the outside of the General Lee. "Okay, here's what we need to do…….."
Luke stepped inside the door of the Hazzard County Bank and closed it softly behind him. Walking forward, he peekek around the corner and saw Roscoe and Boss Ho gg tied back-to-back in the middle of the room.
"Well, looks like ya'll are doin business as usual around here," Luke grinned, sauntering into the room.
"That's what you think, Luke Duke!" Roscoe hollered.
"Roscoe, shut up! Luke, you know I've always been partial to you, do you think you could lend us a hand?" Boss asked in that sweet tone of voice, fluttering his eyelashes.
"Ahhhh, I don't know, Boss, this might be kinda entertainin, think I'll just sit here and watch this here circus for awhile. After all, it's free!" Luke winked, laughing.
Bo arrived at the farm in Cooter's truck and ran inside. "Hey, ya'll, we gotta get this girl outta here. Uncle Jesse, is there any way you think we can carry her without messin up that leg?" He ran over to the couch and bent over her. Suddenly her eyes opened and he was looking into the the greenest eyes he'd ever seen in his life. He suddenly realized he had an arm on the back of the couch and one on the edge, pinning her in. Bo decided to take advantage of the situation and leaned forward slightly to speak in her ear.
"Hey, sweetheart, how do you feel about takin a little ride with me?" He smiled, his breath warm on her ear.
Who is this man? He sure is cute! I might have fun while I'm here………what is that feeling – why is my life like this….what am I….MONEY! I need money! Anything to get it…….Think I'm goin crazy……
"Hey honey, you alright?" Bo asked with a frown on his face.
She suddenly realized there was a tall handsome blonde guy standing there with his hands on his hips. Just then Uncle Jesse and Daisy came into view.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you!" she stammered, embarrased.
"That's okay, little lady, my name's Bo, what's yours?" Bo said, smiling and turning on all his blonde charm.
"This here's Jamie, Bo, and I'll thank ya to not be flirtin with her yet, I don't think she has the strength for it," Uncle Jesse warned him with a twinkle in his eye.
"Oh, you might be surprised!" Jamie laughed, smiling at Bo.
Suddenly the whole world seemed to stand still for Bo, as he stood there looking in her eyes, like emerald pools of water………
"Bo!" Daisy snapped her fingers. "Didn't ya say we needed to get her outa here?"
"Uh…. Yeah," Bo stammered. "That's right! Uncle Jesse, you think we could take her to Cooter's farm for awhile? I don't think ol Roscoe'll think of lookin there for her."
"If'n we can make her comfortable in the back of Cooter's truck, I think it might work, Uncle Jesse nodded.
"I'll get blankets," Daisy offered, walking away.
"We gotta hurry, before you-know-who comes after us with his sirens!" Bo rolled his eyes. He caefully picked Jamie up and ran with her out the door on the way to Cooter's farm.
Please R&R, I could really use them! This is my first story on here, I hope to do better with more experience. I'd really appreciate your reviews, thanks!