Oops! Thanks Sarah! I forgot about his shoulder... here is the revision...
"He's okay, Uncle Jesse… just shook up is all," said Luke, watching out the hospital window for any sign of Turk and Charlie as he spoke to Uncle Jesse on the hospital phone. "Yes, sir… Daisy's in with him now. He's doin' a lot better. Doc says he can go home if the tests come back okay."
Luke listened as his uncle told how Enos' tire had been shot out and that, although Enos was fine, Turk and Charlie had escaped. "You be careful now, Luke."
"I will, Uncle Jesse. We'll be home later. Bye."
Bo was talking to Daisy when Luke entered the room.
"Where ya been cousin?" asked Bo.
"I jus' called Uncle Jesse and let'm know yer ok," explained Luke. "You are ok, right?"
Bo smiled sassily. "Never been better, cousin. Never been better"
Daisy shook her head. "What he means is that he's feeling no pain… they jus' gave him a shot an' popped his shoulder back in an' he's been feelin' good ever since."
Luke nodded nonchalantly.
"You ok, Lucas? Do you need a shot, too? There's a purty lil nurse walkin' round here… I bet I could find a way t' talk her into givin' ya one…"
"No, thanks, Bo," said Luke, though he couldn't help smiling.
Just then the doctor walked into the room, holding Bo's chart in his hand.
"Well, son, you must have a very hard head…"
"He's hard-headed, alright," sassed Daisy.
"Hey, now…" said Bo, with a look of mock hurt across his face.
Daisy laughed in response. "Well, what's the word, doc?"
"He needs to take it easy for a while. As near as I can tell there are no internal injuries…just a slight concussion. His shoulder is going to be pretty sore when the pain killers wear off, but he's ok to go home and rest."
"Thanks, doc," said Luke. The doctor left the room followed by Daisy, as Luke helped Bo get dressed.
"I don't wanna leave here, Luke… I like it here…."
"No ya don't, cuz… you just like the nurses…"
Bo's face lit up and his eyes brightened as he smiled and said, "Yeah, yer right. I sure do…"
Ya know it's kinda nice to have the ol' Bo back for a bit... even if it is a side effect of the pain killers.
Luke driving the General Lee, and Daisy and Bo in Dixie pulled up to the farmhouse two hours later. Jesse came out to meet them.
"Well, now. Here are my boys. How ya doin', Bo?" he asked watching as Bo slowly made his way out of the jeep.
"He's in a lot of pain right now, Uncle Jesse," explained Daisy as she watched Bo slowly walk up to his Uncle.
"I'm ok, Uncle Jesse… just really, really sore. I'm gonna go lie down for a while."
"We'll wake ya up when supper is ready," promised Jesse. Bo raised his hand in response, but the way his stomach was feeling, food was the last thing he wanted to think about.
Luke watched as Bo walked into the house. He could tell Bo was in a lot of pain. Poor Bo, thought Luke, and it's all my fault. "I'm gonna go start the chores," said Luke aloud.
"There's no need, Luke. Brody done got them all done for today. Come on inside and rest a spell."
"Well, I best see that he did 'em right," said Luke, excusing himself. He didn't want to rest. If he rested, he would think, and if he thought, he would remember that he was to blame for Bo being in the pain he was in.
Now friends, I got a feelin' that Luke is going through as much pain as Bo is right now. Let's just hope they both get through this before it's too late…