Disclaimer: I don't own the Dukes of Hazzard, not making any money, just cheap thrills.

Warning: Angst, Violence, Slash, Incest, Established Couple

Rating: FRAO

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Chapter 3

"Jud no!" Luke yelled, grabbing his brother's arm before he could complete the punch.

Turning to Luke in shock, Jud couldn't believe his brother had stopped him. "What did ya do that for Luke? He deserves a beating for what he tried to do to you."

"He didn't try to do anything to me Jud. I kissed him first, now let him go," Luke ordered.

Letting go of Bo, Jud stared at Luke not believing what his brother was telling him. Several times he tried to speak, only to snap his mouth shut as he tried to process what Luke had said. "What are ya talking about Luke? You telling me you're gay?"

"Not exactly gay, I can't really imagine being with any man except Bo, but if you need a label, then I guess I'm gay. Is that a problem Jud?" Luke asked, moving as he spoke until he stood between Jud and Bo.

"You can't be gay Luke! You were in the Marines, you're a boxer, no way you're gay. He's brainwashed you or...or something, I don't know how he did it, but I ain't gonna let him get away with it!" Jud shouted, staring at Bo with a look that plainly said, you'll pay, before storming out of the room and out of the house.

"Jud! Don't be like this..."Luke called after him, moving towards the door, stopping when he heard the front door slam shut. Turning back to Bo, he was just in time to see his cousin slide down the wall, his skin as pale as the bedsheets. "Bo? Bo, talk to me please," Luke begged, worried by Bo's collapse. Had Jud hurt him somehow after all? No, he couldn't have, I would've seen it, so what's wrong?

"My dream...it's just like my dream. I'm sorry Luke...so sorry..."Bo said in a small, lost voice.

"What do you mean you're sorry? You got nothing to be sorry for Bo, he's the one that should

apologize."

Before Bo could respond, Uncle Jesse stepped into the room. He had been concerned by the sound of raised voices and the front door slamming. Now though, seeing his youngest on the floor, that concern turned to full-fledged worry. "Bo, you okay son?"

"He's fine Uncle Jesse, just upset. Jud walked in on us kissing and..."

"Didn't take it too well?" Uncle Jesse quietly asked, he had been afraid of something like this happening.

"No, he didn't, and that's his problem. He's just going to have to learn to accept that me and Bo are together. If he can't, well I don't want that but it'll be his choice, not mine," Luke told Jesse, all the while looking at Bo.

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised by his reaction, but I am sorry he's acting like he is. If you boys are sure you're okay, guess I'll head back to bed. I'm just glad Daisy decided to spend the night at Sally Jo's and wasn't here for all of this. Goodnight," Jesse called, quietly shutting the door and heading back to his own room.

"You okay now, darlin?"

"It's happening Luke, you're gonna have to choose. I'm sorry to put you in that position...I just hope we can still be friends." Bo told him, sounding more miserable than Luke had ever heard him sound before.

"What are ya talking about Bo? You think I'm gonna choose Jud over you?" Luke asked, trying to keep the anger out of his voice, knowing Bo would misunderstand.

"You have to Luke, it's the only right thing to do. He's your brother, ya can't let me come between the two of you. Ya can't let anybody come between ya's, it wouldn't be right." When Luke just looked at him like he was speaking another language, Bo took a deep breath and tried again. "You can't choose me over him Luke, don't ya see? If ya do that, you'll end up hating me for costing you your little brother. I love you Luke, but I'd rather have nothing except for your friendship if it means I'll never have to face you hating me."

"You're wrong Bo, I'm not letting anybody come between me and my brother, he is. I won't hate you Bo, I could never hate you darlin. You're my life Bo, you're my reason for living, don't you know that?" Seeing he had Bo's attention, Luke continued,"The only one choosing is Jud. Besides, if you end our relationship I could end up resenting Jud for costing me you. Please Bo, trust me, believe in us. Don't let my brother's bigotry destroy what we have,"Luke begged, hoping he was getting through to Bo.

"I never thought of it like that. I'm sorry Luke, I didn't mean to upset you. I just want to do what's best for everybody, want to do the right thing. I never thought loving you could hurt anybody else and now it is. My love for you is hurting your brother, and it's gonna hurt you too. I don't know what to do love, seems no matter what I do somebody will get hurt. Isn't there anyway to do this without that happening?" Bo asked, his voice thick with unshed tears.

"Bo the only way I will be hurt by your love, is if you take that love away. I admit Jud's reaction hurts, and if he decides to walk out of my life it'll hurt. But that will be his choice, not mine and not yours. Bo, darlin, as much as that will hurt, it's nothing compared to the agony of losing you. Please Bo, say you'll stay with me. Don't let us end here, like this," Luke pleaded with his lover, caressing Bo's face as he spoke.

"I don't want to hurt you Luke. I could never hurt you and...I don't want to lose you either. I'll stay with you, on one condition."

"What's that?"

"If you ever start to feel like you made the wrong decision, you'll tell me. You have to promise that you'll let me go, before you grow to hate me. That was the worst part of the dream Luke, the hatred I saw in your eyes, hatred for me. I couldn't take it if you ever looked at me like that. So I'll stay, if you promise that you'll end it if you start to feel any resentment or anger towards me because of Jud."

"That's an easy promise to make, because it's not ever going to happen. I won't feel that way towards you because it's not you who is asking me to choose. It's not you that is choosing to walk away." As Luke finished speaking, he leaned forward, pressing his lips to Bo's in a gentle kiss.

Jud left the Duke farm angrier than he had ever felt before. How dare that...that fag try to turn my brother into one of them? I won't let you get away with this Bo Duke. I don't know how you convinced my brother that he loves you like that, but I will find away to save him from you. Jud drove around the back roads of Hazzard for the next thirty minutes, growing angrier by the second. When he finally stopped his car he realized that he was only a mile from the Boar's Nest. Feeling a sudden urge for a drink, a strong drink he turned the car towards the bar he'd only left a couple of hours earlier.

Coming to a stop in the parking lot, he climbed out of his car and headed for the door, only to find it locked. Great, they're closed, now what? I really need a drink. What was that? Hearing a noise around back, Jud headed in that direction to check it out. As he came around the corner he saw several of the local good ole boys perched on the hoods of their cars and passing a jug of moonshine around. Perfect! "Hey y'all, know where I can get me some of that?"

"Who are you mister?" They asked him with obvious suspicion, not recognizing him from earlier.

"I'm Jud Kane...Luke Duke's brother, we met earlier, remember?" Jud told them, hoping they would remember, cause he really needed a drink.

Peering at him closely for several minutes, they finally relaxed as they recognized him. "You can share ours, if'n ya want. We got plenty," they offered, handing him the jug.

Wiping the mouth of the jug, Jud took a good swig of the liquor, shuddering slightly at the burn as it went down. An hour later and he seemed to be drunker than old Hobie.

Noticing that Jud was angry and seemed to be upset about something, one of the men asked him about it. "What's got you so down buddy?"

"I just found out something terrible. Horrible news," Jud slurred.

"Aw come on pal, can't be that bad. Why don't ya tell us about it?"

Looking at them through bloodshot eyes, Jud considered the question. Yeah, why don't I? Maybe if Luke sees that people don't approve, he'll see he's making a mistake. "Okay, see I found out tonight... I walked in on my cousin and...another man. They were making out."

"Well I guess I can see ya being worried about Daisy, but I know that girl and she ain't gonna let it go too far. Ya ain't got to be upset about it, I promise that girl can take care of herself." Charlie Dodson, spoke up, not really understanding why Jud was so bothered by walking in on Daisy and some guy.

"I wouldn't be upset if it was Daisy I walked in on. It was my other cousin," Jud told them, not surprised by the looks of shock he saw.

"No way...you mean Bo? Bo Duke making out with another man. Nah, you must've already been drunk, no way is Bo Duke gay." They all protested, refusing to believe this stranger, even if he was Luke's brother.

"I wasn't drunk and I'm telling you I saw him. He had the other guy up against a wall and they were kissing and...they were naked. Ain't no mistaking what I saw," Jud told them, knowing they would be mad about what he was saying. If all went well, they'd take care of the problem for him and with Bo gone, Luke would come to his senses.

"Alright, if you're telling the truth. Who was this other man and where did you see them?" Charlie asked for them all.

"I seen a light on in the cabin at one of Jesse's old still sites. I knew it was one of Jesse's cause Luke showed it to me and I knew wasn't nobody supposed to be there. So I went to check it out, I snuck up on the place real quiet, since I didn't know who was there. I snuck up to the window and looked through, that's when I saw them. I tell ya I was so disgusted by what I saw, I had to go off in the woods and get sick. I just started driving and then I decided I needed a drink. Now ya see why I'm so mad? I mean it's bad enough that my cousin is a fag, but now I got to figure out someway to tell my brother." Jud told them his story, smiling in satisfaction when they reacted just as he'd hoped.

Mumbling angrily about no good fags and having to save Bo from that feller that was trying to turn him wrong, they jumped in their cars and took off.

TBC

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