Ok, here's the nest chapter and for all you Bo fans it seems he's getting his own attention!
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The first began "You all were really great up there."
"Thanks." Luke said not thinking much about the man's comment, as he was rolling up equipment cables.
The second man was fishing out some business cards as he said, "Do you all sing anywhere else?"
Luke replied, "David and his band play a few little places like this."
The second man handed David, Luke and Dixie a card with the name of a small recording studio on it. "I'm Earl White and that's my brother Jim."
Luke had silently been made the spokesman of the group, "I'm Luke Duke. This is David Rose and my friend Dixie Davenport."
"Mr. Duke are you all playing any more this weekend?" Jim White asked.
"No. We hadn't actually planned to sing at all but David here twisted our arms." Luke explained.
Earl White replied, "Well, be glad he did. I know I'm very glad he did."
Jim saw the excitement in Earl's eyes, but interrupted. He thought the slow approach would be better on this young man. "I see that there will be music at tomorrow's events. Could we possibly talk you into singing there tomorrow?"
Luke shook his head, "No, Sir, I'm sorry, but I have a car to get ready for a car show and race so I'll be busy all day."
Jim and Earl White couldn't believe their ears. They were on the verge of making these people big, really big and this guy was worried about a car race. Jim looked at the young lady, "Well, Miss would you be interested in singing tomorrow?"
"My brother and his wife are behind this reunion and I'm sure they will have me doing a million things tomorrow besides helping get a couple of cars ready." Dixie replied.
Jim asked, "Do any of you write songs?"
Luke replied, "Dixie wrote the song about our car that we did last night. We've all made up songs since we were kids.
Earl replied, "Great. Great. If you ever decide you want someone to listen to those songs give us a call. I'd really like to get you all in the studio and lay down a demo tape."
"Mr. White I appreciate the offer, but I have a job that's pretty demanding especially in fire season which is right around the corner." Luke looked at Dixie to answer for herself.
"I'll give it some thought about my songs but really they aren't that good. I also have a full time job and live no where near your studio, but thanks." Dixie said.
Luke had another thought, "I do know someone who may very well be interested. Have you talked to Kelly Dalton? She sang some both nights here."
Jim asked, "That would be the other young woman who sang with you?"
"Yeah." Luke replied.
Jim and Earl had been impressed by Kelly also but had really been interested in these two. The way they sang together made you think if something wasn't going on between these two their should have been with all the sparks flying between them as they sang. Jim replied, "Yes, I had hoped to talk to her, but she seems to hav slipped out."
Luke replied, "I think she will be around tomorrow if y'all are gonna be here?
"Oh, we are going to be here." Earl answered, "Y'all keep our cards and give our offer some thought I really think you both have a lot of potential."
"Thanks, we will." Luke said. With all the band equipment packed Luke and Dixie were returning to their table when they saw a strange sight. Firstly, they noticed Cooter standing by the table with a funny grin on his face. He looked toward Bo and shrugged his shoulders unknowingly in answer to Luke's silent question. He then noticed that there was a crowd of about ten people standing around Bo who was shaking their hands and signing his name on anything from magazines to bar napkins for them. Reaching Cooter, Luke asked, "What, ... is ... going on?"
"Well, Buddy row, it looks like thanks to Dixie and Kelly's comments about our latest NASCAR winner being here. That several people wanted to meet 'him'." Cooter explained. "Wouldn't ole Boss Hogg get a kick out of this!"
"Think of all the money he'd be loosing," Luke laughed, "But, ya know it's gonna be hard living with him after this!"
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On the way home the last song that Luke had sang had stuck in Dixie's head and she would have liked nothing better than to have gotten Luke 'behind a closed door'. As Luke pulled into the Duke drive way Dixie felt him tense and heard him groan just a bit.
Luke sighed, "I just can't get a break here! What did I ever do to deserve a night like this?" Pictures of his youth flashed through his head in answer to his question, "Ok maybe that wasn't the best question to have asked.
Dixie almost laughed at his distress but she also knew him well enough to know what ever brought this on may not be funny. "What is it, Luke?"
He held up a hand to silence her as he got out of his truck, walked around and helped Dixie down. Luke lead her around the back of his pick up and dropped the tailgate where he leaned up against it. He now pointed toward another pick up parked near the barn. It was hooked to a car carrier and on the car carrier was a tarped car. Luke had know doubt who the car was or who its owner was and where she was staying tonight. "Dixie you know that when we were together, I loved you enough to marry you, but your father saw fit that it not happen. In all these years and all the girls I've been around, there were only a few women who ever made me even consider getting serious. Honey, it seems like tonight is a night for ghosts and skeletons. It appears one of the women has talked Daisy into inviting her to stay here," he paused, "Which I guess really shouldn't surprise me as this is where she stayed the last time she was here. Only this time she did have the decency to park where I'd see it before I went storming into my bedroom to find her in my bed and her mechanic in Bo's."
Dixie knew there was probably more to the story but would let it slide for now. She wrapped her arms around Luke's neck, "Ya know, it looks like everyone in the house is asleep and I'd sure hate to wake them up."
Luke saw the demons dancing in Dixie's eyes. He'd let her finish this idea. It was sounding pretty good to him so far.
"Maybe we'd better bed down in the barn. As I recall the hayloft can be mighty comfortable on a hot night like tonight." she smiled impishly.
Luke tugged at his collar. It sure was hot tonight and unless he missed his guess it was going to get a lot hotter, at least in the hayloft. He just hoped that Bo didn't have the same idea, as he still wasn't home yet. "Oh, I'd say I can fix us up a real nice spot in no time at all."
Taking his hand, Dixie replied, "Lead on!"
He did. Maybe he was getting that 'break' after all.
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Bo on the other hand had met up with the last girl wanting his autograph. After talking for awhile they decided to drive down to the lake.
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Daisy could still be a 'mother hen' and right now that's what she felt like. She had not heard either Bo or Luke come in yet and it was getting really late. Of course Dixie who was sharing her room hadn't came in yet either, so there was at least a little hope that the 'boys' weren't into too much trouble. After the last incident when Amy and Frankie had stayed here, they took no chance with the note on the bathroom mirror. They had taped a large note on the boys bedroom door which read, "STOP! Sleeping bags are in the living room." Daisy finally drifted off to sleep still wondering where those two were and how Uncle Jesse had put up with them for so long. Then the thought hit her as she gave into sleep that Uncle Jesse had not just put up with all of their wild ways but for the most part encouraged them.
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I hope y'all are up for this and the race tomorrow!Let me know by reviewing!
