Love Can Burn

Summary: Bo Duke gets more than he bargained for when he finds himself in love with a woman who tries to land him in jail.

A/N: I haven't seen too many episodes, just the first season and a couple in the second, so if some stuff isn't right, bear with it, and let me know in your reviews.

Disclaimer: Kristen Hogg is the only character so far that is mine.

Chapter One

Nothing could be heard to Bo and Luke Duke except their own voices shouting "YEE-HAW!" as they once again jumped over the creek in the General Lee. "Hey, Bo," said Luke from the passenger seat. "I ain't never seen that road before. Let's see what's down there."

Quite frankly, the Duke boys were surprised. They thought they knew every road in Hazzard County. But there it was, a road unknown to both of them. Not for long, however.

Bo knew it was love at first sight. Luke thought Bo looked like a sick puppy as he looked at her. As they got out of the car, the woman on the side of the road said to them, "Do either of you two men know where I could get a good ol' fashioned cheeseburger?"

Luke stifled a snicker as Bo nodded, still staring at the woman. It was hard not to laugh, though, since Bo wouldn't stop nodding. He gave Bo a slap on the shoulder and said, "Sure, we'll give you a ride to the Boar's Nest. I'm Luke and this here is my cousin, Bo. It's nice to meet you, right Bo?"

"Oh, very nice," said Bo, who was still staring at the woman.

The woman smiled. "I'm Kristen. It's nice to meet you boys, too." She went to open the door to the General Lee, but looked at Bo and Luke with a confused look on her face.

Bo spoke for the first time saying something useful. "Oh, that door won't open; they're both welded shut. Here." Then Bo did something that really tickled Luke's funny bone. Bo picked Kristen up and placed her on the front seat through the window. "Come on, Luke. Are you just gonna stand there, or are ya gonna get in the backseat?"

Luke shook his head and got in the back via the driver's side window. Bo got into the driver's seat and sharply turned the car around and went the other direction.

Upon arriving at the Boar's Nest, Bo said, "Kristen, do you any help gittin' outta that there door, er, window?" He glanced in the rearview mirror and caught Luke rolling his eyes.

"No, thank you Bo. I got it." To Bo, Kristen was just about the prettiest thing he had ever seen. He thought she looked so cute as she slid out of the window of the General Lee with ease.

Inside, the three slipped into a booth as Bo and Luke's other cousin, Daisy, held back a snicker when she saw the lovesick look on Bo's face.

Luke saw Daisy do that, and he stood up and walked over to her, leaving Bo and Kristen alone.

"Isn't that nice, Bo's found hisself a girlfriend? Let's see how long this one'll last," said Daisy.

"It worked, Uncle JD," said Kristen to Boss Hogg.

"That's Uncle Boss to you," shot back Boss.

"Well, anyway," said Kristen, not paying attention to what Boss had said. "I got one of them Duke boys under my 'spell.' Bo Duke is mine." Kristen smirked.

"Good work, sweet Kristen," said Boss. "Now all you need to do is make sure Bo is there with those supplies that we talked about earlier at the secret spot, okay?"

"Okay, but I still don't understand why we're loading his car with illegal weapons," said Kristen.

"Because, Kristy, it's the perfect way to finally get the Duke farm. The way I see it, Jesse Duke won't have enough money to pay legal fees for Bo, and Luke too, if we're lucky. The bank will foreclose on his farm, and since I own the bank, it'll all work out," Boss mused.

"But what do I get out of all this?"

"Oh, Kristen, yer mama taught ya well. You know you're already in my will, and if you help yer uncle with this, I'll leave you an extra $100,000."

Cooter Davenport, who was fixing Boss's white convertible, had heard all this through an open window. He was a little slow in the mind sometimes, but at least he knew that he had to warn Bo about this little scheme. Poor Bo, he thought. Once again, he's wrapped too tight around a gal's finger.

Later, Bo took Kristen for a joyride in the General Lee. They parked in an open field as Bo decided to follow his instincts and tell Kristen how he felt about her. He thought she was one of the prettiest girls he had ever seen. She looks like whoever that girl is who plays Lana Lang in Superman III, he thought.

"Kristen, I gotta tell ya something," Bo said quickly, for the words were getting caught in his throat. "I think you're the prettiest girl in all o' Hazzard County. I think I'm in love with you." Whoops. Hope that wasn't too forward.

Kristen looked at him thoughtfully. "I'm glad you said that. I think you're a very charming man. I think I might be in love with you, too."

Bo's face lit up. "Really?" he said with a grin. Kristen nodded, and they slowly leaned in for a kiss. When they came out of it, he said, "Why don't we got to my house, and you could meet my Uncle Jesse, and Daisy can make dinner. She's a good cook."

"That'd be great!" said Kristen. Why do I think I'm going to regret landing this one in jail? She thought to herself.

"All right!" Bo exclaimed, putting the General in gear.

Bo introduced Kristen to Uncle Jesse, and they had a peaceful dinner. So far, everyone, especially Bo of course, seemed to like Kristen.

After dinner, Bo and Kristen went out, and the rest of the Dukes had a visitor. It was Cooter Davenport, a good friend to Bo and Luke. "Hey Cooter, what's up?" asked Luke.

Cooter appeared to be nervous. "I would have called on the radio, but ya'll had it turned off," he said. "Is Bo here? I really need to talk to him, it's important."

"Sorry Cooter," said Daisy. "He ain't here, He's out with the girlfriend of the week."

Cooter didn't laugh at Daisy's joke, which seemed odd to the three Dukes. When he didn't say anything, Uncle Jesse prompted him to do so. "What's the trouble, Cooter?"

"Bo and Kristen. You see, Kristen is Boss Hogg's niece." Cooter relayed the whole story of what Boss and Kristen had said.

"Well, we gotta warn Bo," said Daisy.

Balladeer: Well, looks like ol' Bo's in trouble again. Now you just sit tight and wait for the rest.

To Be Continued . . .