Author's Note: This is Bo and Luke's life together, from the first year Bo was with them, until when Luke leaves for the Marines, and one year after he gets back. It is all different events, but they all begin with more or less the same phrase. I thought it might be fun to tell their lives together by something that keeps happening.

Big thanks to Earendil Eldar for beta work.

Warning: The warning is placed here for vinsmouse, who wanted a spew warning here, claiming it might be a bad idea to drink while reading the funnier parts.

Disclaimer: The Duke Boys are not mine, I made up the names of the other drivers, but I don't own the Duke boys, not the General Lee. I promise that once I'm through with them, there will be nothing broken that a trip to Cooter's garage can't fix….


It's Cold, Part Two

"Luke, It's cold." Bo called from his bed, and once more when it failed to wake his cousin up. "Luke."

"Go to sleep Bo," Luke murmured from his own bed.

"But it's cold, I can't sleep." The five year old child insisted.

"Get a blanket then." Luke told his cousin as he rolled over.

"But if I get up, it'll be even colder, won't it?" Bo objected.

"An' if I get up to get it for ya, I'll be cold." Rolling over wasn't really enough to discourage Bo.

"Please." Bo begged.

"Bo."

"Please."

"No."

"Please."

At least when he had rolled over he didn't have to see those puppy eyes Bo used to get when he wanted something. Aunt Martha said it was instinct, the puppies knew they were more likely to get what they wanted if they looked cute, and so did Bo. It didn't always work on aunt Martha though, only rarely, when she was about to give in anyway.

"No Bo." He insisted, but he was about to give up, if he did, he would be cold for a moment when he got the blanket, and then he would be back into his warm bed again, but Bo wouldn't go back to sleep until he was warm again, and until then he would keep Luke awake to.

"Please, Luke."

"Okay, okay." Luke gave in, slipped out of bed and got the blanket. Bo grinned as he crawled back down under the cover, when Luke spread the blanket over him he reached up his arms though, wrapping them around his cousins neck to hug him, and planted a wet kiss on his cheek. "Thank you." He beamed.

"Sleep now, Bo." Luke insisted, those hugs and kisses were really nice. Bo didn't think twice about giving them to anyone when he was in the mood.

"Okay."

Luke smiled as he heard the tell tale sounds that Bo was snuggling down, and soon he was asleep again.


"Luke, it's cold, I'm freezing." Six year old Bo complained to his cousin.

"Where's your jacket?" Luke didn't even turn around.

"I've got it on me, an' it's still cold." Bo sounded quite a bit offended that Luke had though he wasn't wearing his jacket.

Luke turned around now, Bo was indeed wearing his jacket, and shivering just the same. Luke wasn't really cold at all, he was wearing his own jacket, and he though it was warm enough he didn't really need it. Bo however apparently didn't agree, and it would be about an hour before they were back at the farm. He couldn't let him go around and freeze for that long.

"Come here then." He told him as he shrugged out of his jacket, and put it on Bo instead. It was much to big for him, the sleeves hanging far over his hands, and it hung almost to his knees, but he burrowed his head down into it as Luke buttoned it up.

"Won't ya be cold now?" Bo asked with a small frown, not wanting to give up his newfound warmth, but not wanting Luke to freeze either.

"No, I'm fine, lets head back now though." Luke smiled and patted his shoulder.


Luke shifted around in bed, trying to get comfortable for the last few minutes sleep before he had to get up, and found out his bed felt a lot more crowded than it had when he went to sleep. He turned his head and saw a mop of unruly blonde hair next to him on the pillow. His seven year old cousin.

"Bo." He said harshly, shaking his shoulders awake.

"I'm cold." Bo murmured sleepily. "An' ya were all warm like." He blinked his blue eyes and gave Luke that smile that all the women loved and would give him cookies for.

"Ya got ya own bed, an' ya could've gone and gotten a blanket." Luke told him, Bo had a habit of doing this, mostly if he had suffered a nightmare though.

"Yeah, but the floor was so cold." Bo pouted. "An' it was so warm and nice here, an' I was really cold."

"Well, get over to ya own bed now, I wanna sleep some more." Luke insisted.

"Aw, its even colder now." Bo whined. "Please can't I stay here, so nice an' warm, please Luke." He wrapped his small arms around Luke in a hug that was supposed to persuade him. Bo believed in using his cuteness to get what he wanted. It didn't always work, but Luke reckoned that it was true what he said, Bo's bed would be really cold now, if he went back it wouldn't be warm until they were called to get up. That would be kinda mean to Bo.

"Okay, ya can stay here till we get up." He granted, and smiled at the excited hug Bo bestowed him. "But ya know, I won't be as kind if ya do it again tomorrow, got it."

Bo nodded, already falling back asleep, and Luke had to admit that it was kinda nice to have him there curled against his chest.


"Luke, it's cold." Eight year old Bo said seriously.

"Uhu, well, there ain't nothing I can do about it." Luke pointed out.

"I know that, I was just sorta' saying it was cold." Bo pouted. "Just so that you knew it like."

Luke burst out laughing.


"It's cold Luke, I'm freezing." Bo came up to Luke who looked down on his nine year old cousin. Bo was growing up, but he was still just a kid.

"Ya knew we'd be outside." He told the boy.

"I know, but I just didn't know it'd be this cold." Bo defended himself.

Cooter laughed from where he stood, Bo was always so eager to go with them he didn't stop to think about the weather. "Here Bo, ya can go sit in the truck for a bit, should be warmer there." He tossed the boy the keys to his beat down pick up truck.

Bo took the keys and clambered inside, happy to be out of the wind for a bit. Not to mentioning being allowed to sit in the drivers seat of the pick up, where he could pretend he was driving as well as Cooter did.

TBC

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