Amy replied, "Yeah, I guest you are right. He--, he wasn't a saint when we were here. Why should I expect him to be while I was gone?" She finished her beer much to quickly and ordered a second.

Frankie only observed the scene and knew tonight may not be good.

When the song ended the band went into Waylon Jennings' Ladies Love Outlaws. Dixie and Luke started toward the table in the back. Luke stopped, "I think I'll go get us a cold beer. In all this the waitress will never see us back there."

Dixie had never been one to 'hang all over Luke in a crowd' and replied, "Okay."

The crowd around the bar was shoulder to shoulder as Luke found an opening to order a couple of beers.

Frankie held her breath as she watched the scene play out.

Finishing her second beer, Amy walked over, tapped Luke on the shoulder and asked, "So, you driving tomorrow?"

Luke knew the voice without turning. It had haunted him for years. He had heard it every night for a year telling him that she'd return the next year and win the trophy that still set on the mantle, fair and square. When she had not showed for the race the next year, Luke was more than devastated. He knew he'd been hard to live with for quite some time after the race. This had happened each year afterwards as the annual race approached and was run without so much as a call from the feisty red head. Her ex-boyfriend had knocked Cooter out and took his car before the race. The race was nearing its end when Luke found out the driver of the car was Turk not Cooter. He had passed Luke and was attempting to take Amy out of the race. Luke sacrificed the win in order to protect the first girl to ever enter a race in Hazzard. After getting Turk out of the way he and the General Lee proceeded to the finish line with Luke just inches behind Amy. Bo had accused him of 'letting' her win. Luke had not known that Bo and Frankie had bet, title for title who'd win. Though she may never know if Luke 'let' her win Amy had been a good sport. She not only didn't take the General Lee, but also gave Luke the trophy and told him she'd be back next year to win it fair and square. Even Luke didn't know for sure if the General Lee could have beaten Lucifer that day, or if his foot had been just a bit light on the pedal. He had worried about the girl racing but was proud that she wouldn't quit and was secretly proud of her for winning the race. Luke replied as he turned, "Nah, Bo's driving. So I guess we'll finally see which car is the best, huh?"

Amy heard the pain in Luke's response. She tilted her head to indicate Dixie, " I guess we will. Looks like I should have come back years ago?"

Luke looked her in the eyes with his blue eyes and said, "Yeah, you should have. ... I'm going back over there to someone else who breaks her promises. She promised never to return to Hazzard, but SHE did. ... Have a safe race Amy."

Luke couldn't have hurt her more if he'd slapped her. She knew she deserved it, but had hoped things would be different and that Luke may be ready to settle down to one woman after all these years. Now it appeared if he was ready to settle for one woman it wouldn't be with her. She kicked herself for all the years she had felled to return to Hazzard. She ordered another beer and hoped to talk to Daisy and figure out just what Luke had going and how long it had been going on. She wasn't ready to throw in the towel just yet.

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At the table, Dobro and Brodie had joined Cooter, Bo, Daisy, Dixie, Ms. Alma and several others where the others were enjoying telling old stories from their past for Ms. Alma. Dixie and Bo both thought Luke had suddenly gotten quieter, but attributed it to listening to the stories that he finally joined in telling until David tried to get any of them to sing something. One thing could be said for the leader of the band, David was persistent.

With the way the night had began Dixie felt the need to put some people in line and set a few girls straight. She went up to the stage where David helped her up. After a minute to get set up she began singing Tammy Wynette's - Stand By Your Man to Luke like no one else was in the room.

David announced after her song, "Ok, folks this is last call. Now can I get someone else to finish this up for us so we can all get home and get ready for the car show and race tomorrow? Luke went up where he returned Dixie's sentiment with Charlie Pride's - Behind Closed Doors.

My baby makes me proud
Lord, don't she make me proud
She never makes a scene
By hanging all over me in a crowd
'Cause people like to talk
Lord, don't they love to talk
But when they turn out the lights
I know she'll be leaving with me

And when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad that I'm a man
Oh, no-one knows what goes on behind closed doors

My baby makes me smile
Lord, don't she make me smile
She's never far away
Or too tired to say: "I want you"
She's always a lady, just like a lady should be
But when they turn out the lights
She's still a baby to me

Dixie did have her hair pulled up and when the last chorus was began a spotlight found her where she promptly let her hair hang down.

'Cause when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad that I'm a man
Oh, no-one knows what goes on behind closed doors
Behind closed doors

The remaining crowd loved it. They all began finishing their beers as David and his band began packing up the equipment. Luke and Dixie also pitched in as the two gentlemen from the back of the room approached the group.

NARRATOR: "Now maybe we'll see what those two are up to!"

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