Life Changes Chapter 4, a dukes of hazzard fanfic

As the nurse predicted, Jaclyn was able to fight off the fever quickly. The Duke family quickly made preparations for it's newest addition.

Daisy had asked around town to the Hazard ladies that had recently had babies to locate inexpensive baby items. The best place she had located was a second hand shop over in Capital City.

There Daisy had found a crib and a short dresser that Bo and Luke spent one afternoon repainting. The crib and dresser were designed to change as Jaclyn grows. By removing the sides, the crib could be turned into Jaclyn's first bed, and the dresser top could be covered to be a changing table, with the baby items in the drawers to removing the cover and becoming a normal dresser.

Daisy had also found several outfits in different sizes to fit Jaclyn as she grows. Daisy had even insisted on having Jaclyn's things placed in a corner of her room until Jaclyn was old enough to have a room of her own.

Living in a small town, a place where everybody knows you; has its advantages they say. Luke knows he loves it, and that year he was especially grateful for it.

Being well-known and respected made the process of getting custody of Jaclyn much easier; as it seemed everyone in Hazard that the social worker interviewed had nothing but good things to say about the Duke family. There was a home visit from the social worker, but it was more of a formality than anything.

Since Judge Druten was an old fishing buddy of Uncle Jesse's, it didn't take much convincing for him to decide to allow Jaclyn to live with him.

"Ya sure ya don't want to come with us inta town, Luke?" Bo asked as the family prepared to leave to run some errands in town. Luke was sitting on the couch holding Jaclyn. Judge Druten had approved the custody order the day before and the Duke family had brought Jaclyn home that morning.

"I'm sure. Besides Jaclyn and I need to get acquainted with each other sometime." Luke said. Uncle Jesse was glad that Luke was making the effort to take an active role in parenting his daughter.

"How Luke, if you need anything; just give a holler on the CB."

"Alright."

Luke laid Jaclyn down in the cradle Uncle Jessie had found in the hayloft the day before. It had been carved by Luke's grandfather when Uncle Jesse and his brothers were little; and had been passed down through the family with each baby. Luke could remember Daisy using it for her dolls once all the cousins had out grown the tiny bed.

However Jaclyn didn't seem to want to take a nap at the moment. She wiggled and kicked her legs, seemingly enjoying the whole situation. He played with her tummy making her wiggle and squeal.

Luke picked up the small teddy bear that was sitting next to the cradle. It was a soft plushy toy, made especially for infants, with soft brown fur and a sewn-on smile. He tickled Jaclyn's tummy and face with the bear making her squeal even more.

After a few minutes Jaclyn seemed to become bored with the game and acted like she might take a nap. So Luke decided to work on restringing his guitar. He quickly got the job done and began to work on getting it tuned.

Luke started playing his guitar, the sound caught Jaclyn's attention and her blue eyes became curious and she made a sound that Luke swore was a laugh.

"You like that, huh? Why don't we come up with a song for me to sing to you every night?" Luke began playing a random melody on the guitar until a song came to his mind that he could sing to Jaclyn:

Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the Wood

So help me if you can
I've got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking for help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

Now friends and neighbors, y'all are witnessing a scene that no one would've ever thought possible. Luke Duke has become a Daddy. I think ol' Luke is going to be fine. But as typical in Hazard there are plenty bumps ahead so y'all stick around.