A couple of months had passed and Christine continued going to college while Bo stayed home with Joey. "Bo I'm home," Christine said coming into the house.

"Come over here, look at Joey," Bo called to her. Going to the living room she saw Joey crawling on the floor.

"Just started?" she asked.

"Yep. One second I had him on the floor to play with his toys and then I look and he's crawling."

Christine smiled and picked Joey up. "You two ready for dinner?"

"Well he ate already but I'm ready."

That night Christine went to put Joey in his crib and went to the bedroom. "Tired Bo?"

"Yea little," he said.

Christine didn't know what had gotten into him but he had been acting differently since they had gotten married. "Bo...you know it has been awhile since we've been together," she said kissing him.

"I'm really not in the mood alright," he said.

"But we haven't since the night we conceived Joey. Not even on our wedding night did we."

"Cause I was afraid of hurting the baby."

"Which I told you wasn't possible!"

"So we haven't had sex in over a year. Big deal!"

"And somehow Bo Duke not having sex in a year is unbelieveable."

"I'm not cheating if that's what you're thinking. I'm too busy taking care of our baby!"

"I know where this is getting at. You think I don't care about our son cause I'm still going to school."

"Look I rearranged my life cause you got pregnant. You could've done the same you know!" Bo said.

"Gee Bo, I'm sorry I ruined your life!" she said getting up.

"That's not what I said. Where are you going?"

"Right now Bo...I just need to go out."

Bo sighed and laid back in the bed watching Christine walk out. He couldn't deny it anymore, what they had...that friendship, that love they once had for each other. It seemed to have been gone now. And he had a lot going through his mind for the past couple of months. He loved Joey, there was no doubt about that, that was his world and he would do anything for his son. But he wondered if maybe things would've been better if he and Christine didn't get married. That seemed to have ruined what they had. He would've been in Joey's life but he knew that his Uncle wouldn't have wanted there to be a Duke child out of wedlock, which is the reason why he married Christine.

He heard Joey start crying and he got up to go to the nursery. When he got there he saw Christine sitting in the rocking chair rocking Joey back to sleep. "Joey, I love you and your father more than anything. You two are my world and I wouldn't want it to be different. I just wish I knew what to do to make your father realize that. I just want him to finally love me," she said quietly.

Bo stood at the doorway listening and Christine went to put a now sleeping Joey back in the crib. "Oh Bo, didn't know you were there."

"Yea well, I heard him crying. I thought you left?"

"Just went to sit downstairs to think."

"I think we really need to have a talk," Bo said and Christine nodded.

"Bo I know you don't love me."

"How?"

"Well first of all, I have known you all my life and I guess all I am ever gonna be to you is just a best friend."

"Christine listen..."

"Bo let me finish. I love you and I always will, but you didn't have to marry me just cause I was pregnant. And I know you didn't want to, you just did it cause it was the right thing to do."

"Christine please..."

"Bo please you're making this much harder than it is already." She started to cry. "I know I ruined your life and it's all my fault. But I honestly didn't know I would get pregnant that night. But I also know that we wouldn't have Joey if it didn't happen. And I'm so glad we do have Joey. Bo you may not believe me but the two of you are my world and..."

Bo cut her off with a kiss. "What..what was that for?" she asked.

Bo smiled a little, "I never saw this side of you."

"What side of me?"

"A side that shows how scared you are when you're afraid of losing those you love. For as long as I could remember, you always tried to be the stronger one. Every time some kid made fun of me at school and I'd cry, you'd be the one sticking up for me."

"I hated seeing you being teased."

"No other friend would do that for me, And now I've realized I always came first in your life, ever since we both learned to talk," Bo smiled.

"Bo you are always going to be first in my life. You and Joey will always come before everything."

"Christine, I do love you. But I want you to know something. If you feel scared or worried, you talk to me. Don't hide it. That's what us being married is all about. Me loving you and you loving me and us raising our amazing son. And not hiding anything from each other, even our feelings."