Author's Note: In the previous chapter I stated that this story takes place in season six; well I was wrong about the season; seeing how Vance and Coy Duke only was in the first part of season five. At this point I haven't watched season 5 yet; I'm only currently on season three. My apology to those of you who were scratching their heads on my goof and were wondering what the heck I was going on about the wrong season for? For those of you who haven't decided to mention it in the reviews and flame me to Hades for my laps of knowledge; thank you.
Now on with the story folks; and I will tear you to hold on to your hat because the General is ready to fly.
Oh and I finally did the math of my timing for this story. The beginning of this story is taking place a week before the attack. Five full days in the lives of the Duke Family beginning at 120 hours which is nine am, and I very well know that is quite late to be waking up on a farm; but I'm here to finally tell you that Jesse knew that Daisy had a very long shift at the Boars Nest the night before and allowed his niece to sleep in. Also the boys have been sound asleep since 8pm when Daisy had returned to the farm at 9pm.
Now the timing for the rest of the week will be normal timing for farming life. So 100 hours is actually five am and chore time for farm life. So I thought I would let people know what I was thinking with my timing and all. That's what I get for going five hours in the first chapter.
(100 hours before)
Vance looked over at Bo's bed and saw that Coy was still sound asleep. He grinned as he heard the light snores coming from his cousin's mouth. He was going to wake him up to start the day off; but just watching Coy sleep peacefully changed his mind. He shook his head and went to the door and opened it, he could smell the coffee just waiting to be drunk. He closed the door softly behind him and let his younger cousin sleep.
He made his way through the family room and saw Daisy sitting in her chair at the kitchen table with her hands around her coffee mug and a very thoughtful look on her face. "Hey Daisy." He said walking into the room and walking over to the stove and pulled out a coffee cup and he was about to pour coffee inside when Daisy suddenly spoke.
"Don't use that cup; that's Luke's." She said in a rough voice.
Vance sighed and put the cup back into the cupboard and his head hovered over the remaining cups. "Umm Daisy; which cup is safe too use?" He looked over at his cousin with a shrug of his shoulders.
Daisy blinked. She sighed deeply as she unwrapped her hands around her cup and she stood to her feet. She moved the few steps to the cup board; she put a gentle hand on Vance's shoulder and she noticed how tightly wound up he was. "I'm sorry Vance." She said softly starting to slowly massage his shoulder. "I'm just set in my ways is all."
"It's all right Daisy, I understand really. No harm done." Vance said with a slight laugh as he twisted his head around so he could look his cousin firmly in the eyes. "Really." He repeated softly bring his head down and kissing her forehead.
After Vance lifted his head; Daisy leaned her head against his shoulder just above her hand which stopped massaging her cousin. "I just don't know what's getting into me is all, Vance, I'm all emotional." She sighed deeply. "I guess it's because I'm female after all."
"Hey now what's wrong with being emotional? How do you figure that only females have the emotions market; males get emotional also." Vance gently said as he moved his free hand to stork her hair out of her face.
Daisy closed her eyes as she tried to block out Luke's image as Vance was talking to her; she couldn't help but think that it was Luke standing next to her comforting her; because all through her childhood and most of her young adult hood it had been either Luke or Bo who comforted her when she got all feeling horrible for being all emotional; that is when Uncle Jesse wasn't about. She knew that she was being fair to Vance right now picturing Luke's face and hearing Luke's voice in stead of his. She tried to pull herself together and come to grasp that it was Vance and Coy who was living full time at the farm and not Luke and Bo. But it was hard; especially in times like these.
Vance stopped talking as he looked down at Daisy's face; he very well knew whom it was Daisy was picturing was standing next to her and comforting her. He knew that no matter what he said than on would help; she was too far gone in her memories of the past. He just kept silently stroking her hair back from her face and he waited for her to come back to reality. He just hoped that she wouldn't be too freaked out when she saw it was he who was standing so close to her comforting her. That's all he needed was her freaking out and getting Uncle Jesse to come rushing in from where ever he was at the moment; Jesse would be scolding him for upsetting Daisy.
Daisy finally opened her eyes and looked into Vance's soft eyes. His brown eyes held the same feelings that Luke's did; but they also held something so much different from Luke's; if Daisy had known this cousin of hers better than she would have been able to read Vance Duke inside out. But as it is she barely knew him; so when she saw that Vance quickly hid his true self and gently backed away from the moment; she had to sigh a little sigh. She promised herself that she would be open to get to know Vance and Coy better, they may not be able to be like brothers to her; but they could be very close cousins to her.
Vance saw that Daisy was better so he gently backed away from her and walked over to the table and sat down in it. "Oh shoot; I forgot my coffee." He started getting up once more.
"You sit right down there Vance Duke; I'll get your coffee for you." Daisy said pointing at the seat and watched as her younger cousin sit right back down. She turned and quickly pulled out a coffee cup that was assigned to Luke, Bo, Jesse or herself and poured the cup full of coffee. She walked over to the table. "If you would like Vance, this could be your own special cup." She said putting the cup in front of Vance. She walked back over and sat back down in her own chair and wrapped her hands around her own cup of coffee.
"Really?" Vance looked quickly over at Daisy in disbelief.
"Of course." Daisy smiled softly with a firm nod of her head. "I mean if you don't like the cup; you can always pick out another one."
Vance looked down at the cup and smiled, than looked up and smiled at Daisy. "No I love this cup. Thanks Dais."
"You are welcome cousin." Daisy said with a smile of her own.
"What's going on?" Coy asked coming into the kitchen and walked over to the cup board and picked up a cup of coffee and poured himself a cup. He walked over to the table and sat down opposite Vance and next to Daisy; he lifted the cup and took a deep sip. He set the cup down.
"If you would like to pick out a cup for your own, than feel free too Coy. Uncle Jesse and I should have told you that the first night you boys came to stay with us." Daisy said with a smile as she saw in relief that Coy hadn't picked up Bo's cup.
"Real in that case, I like this cup." Coy said with a smile. "Thanks Daisy." He felt part of this part of the Duke family. He very well knew about the cups that Bo and Luke had at the farm, he remembered from childhood which cups his cousins were always using whenever the cups were clean. So he very well knew which cups not to touch in cupboard. He looked into Vance's eyes and knew that his older cousin made the mistake of picking up one of those special cups.
(95 Hours Before)
Daisy pulled into a parking space at the Boars Nests and shut off her engine. She sighed deeply because today was payday and she very well knew that Boss Hoggs was going to give her a bill of dog poop before he would fork out her pay. She very well knew that he wouldn't give her full honest pay; no he would cut her pay into mere pennies and make her feel like she should be happy to get that much. Well she wasn't going to play that game with him this time; or any longer now. Without Bo and Luke around it just wasn't fun to play trick or treat with Boss Hoggs. She sighed as she got out of "Dixie".
She walked made herself towards the door that led to the Boss's private office, she planned on surprising him by walking through his own private door; he never kept it locked when he was at the Boars Nests; which he truly should because whenever someone came to rob the place they try his office door first. It didn't even matter if he or anyone else was in the office at the time of the said robbery; they just barge in and wave their weapons and rob Boss, and most likely Boss would put the blame on Luke and Bo's shoulders.
Daisy put her hand on the door knob and sighed and turned the handle, she looked down surprised. It was actually locked. For the first time in her entire life the door was locked when Boss Hoggs was at the Boars Nests. "Looks like Boss finally got himself some lick of sense." She murmured with a smile as she made her way around the building to walk through the front door of the bar. Can't wait to write Luke and Bo about this amazing feat of Boss's. They are so gonna wish they had been here for the once of a lifetime experience. She walked through the bar and nodded and smiled at Larry behind the bar; she looked around to the half filled bar and nodded and smiled at the regulars as she made her way to Boss Hogg's office.
Daisy raised her head and knocked and waited for Boss to shout out "Come in, Rosco." She grinned as she opened the door. "I hope I don't look like Rosco, I think I would be sick if I was mistaken for him." She laughed as she shut the door behind her and watched as J.D. Hogg's face turned purple in rage.
"Daisy Duke what in the San Hill are you doing here? You are not working today; don't you remember. I am not paying you for you being here on your day off. Now you just get on out of here now." Boss said waving his hand with his fat smelly cigar in it as he tried to shoo Daisy out of the door. He very well knew that she was her for her pay check; and he wasn't aiming to pay her one cent for her work for him.
Daisy just moved over and sat down in one of the brown oak chairs that were facing the oak table with the Rhine stones all over in three layers around the table. "Now Boss you very well know what today is, and you very well know that I'm not aiming to be leaving until I get my pay check." She smiled but had a firm look in her baby blue eyes. "My full pay."
Boss looked into Daisy's eyes and very well knew that she wasn't going to leave without her pay; and darn it all; all her pay. But Boss had to play his game with her; he couldn't just give in; because if he did with her than he would have to with all his employees and than where would that leave him. No where but the poor house.
OUTSIDE IN THE BAR
"She's the one, I'm telling you. She's the slut that's been toying with the male species since she learned how to use that body of hers." The young man leaned across the table and hissed into his friend's face which was just an inch away from his.
"Yeah but she's also always surrounding my two cousins." His friend hissed.
"Whom Luke and Bo Duke? Haven't you heard by now those two Duke boys are off on the NASCA racing circuit? They aren't even near Georgia as we speak. The slut is all alone now. "He grinned as he kept a sharp eye to the hallway that led to the office where Daisy had gone through.
"But she still has two more cousins who are around her; she's not going to be that easy to get at." His friend shook his head and picked up his mug of beer and took a long draw from it.
"They aren't always there to protect her, not like Luke and Bo." He said with a nod of his head.
"But her cousins are still around often enough." His friend frowned.
"All we have to do is watch and wait and we'll get that slut in our clutches and we'll teach her how to treat men and not play with 'em." He leaned back in his seat. "The time will come when the slut will be ours to do with as we please." He smiled but the smile didn't even come close to touching his eyes.
(92 Hours Before)
Boss wiped the sweat off his face as he simply glared wide eyed at the very calm Daisy Mae Duke. Daisy had him over the brawl and she very well knew it. He opened his mouth to argue some more when she suddenly leaned forward and placed her arms across the table and touched his long white shirt sleeve. He had removed his white coat twenty minutes after Daisy had come in.
"Boss, how long have we known each other now," Daisy looked deep into Boss's eyes. "My entire life." She didn't wait for Boss to speak. She just barged in. "My entire life, Boss, you have had the honor of holding me when I was only a mere few minutes old, the story went that I was very fussy in everyone arms until you yourself had me in your fat arms. You knew how I wanted to be held and rocked and I settled right on down and looked up into your eyes."
Boss nodded his head. He couldn't help but remember to when Daisy had been born; he had been chasing Rosco trying to get to Jesse Duke before Rosco did; he had wanted to warn Jesse that Rosco was hot on his trail knowing that Jesse had shine in his car. He had arrived minutes after Daisy's mother had given birth to her. Rosco had been on hand to deliver Daisy himself; just as he had been with Luke. J.D. had rushed over to the crowd of on lookers and saw that Daisy was all worked up about her entrance into the world, he sighed deeply because he was tried of all the noise that the new born Duke girl was giving. So he quickly but gently took Daisy into his own arms and he began to rock her like how the pan handlers had panned for gold in the gold fields. It took a few seconds before Daisy quilted down to just be whimpering and she stared wide eyed with her baby blue eyes into his soft brown eyes which were staring right back down.
"Why Boss you even changed my nappies a time or two. You were also there when I was crying off in the woods away from the farm. You held me in your arms as I cried over missing my parents and not remembering. Remember?" Daisy asked gently and softly as she felt tears come to her eyes once more. She tried to blink them back. This wasn't the time for crying over her dead parents; nor the fact that she didn't have any real memories about them anymore.
"Yes." Boss softly and quietly said. He reached over and gently wiped a fallen tear from Daisy's right eye. He sighed. "Ok, Daisy you'll get your pay. Full pay."
"From now on?" Daisy asked tilting her head.
Boss swallowed and nodded. "From now." He leaned back. "Now Daisy Duke don't you spread that around town now you hear, I don't want anyone thinking I'm an old softie. Especially too a Duke and all."
Daisy smiled. "I promise. Sides no one would believe me if I did tell." She laughed gently as she stood to her feet and moved around and put her arms around Boss's fat shoulders and she leaned down and hugged him tightly and kissed his check. "Thanks Uncle Boss." She used the name she had called him when she was a little child; before he had decided to attack her family full time.
"Now, now." Boss said tapping her shoulder and she stood straight once more. "Enough of this." He cleared his throat and he stood to his feet and walked over to his desk. He picked up a cigar and bit off the tip and put it in his mouth; he pulled out his lighter and he lit the fool thing and he breathed in and out deeply getting his emotions under control once more.
He walked over to his safe he looked behind him and saw that Daisy was looking at his pool table; he quickly twirled the combination and opened the safe where he pulled out his cash box. He opened it and pulled out a bundle of bills. He shut the box and placed it back into the safe and closed the safe. He walked over and sat back down at his desk. He slowly counted out the money and saw in relief that he had pulled out the right amount. "Come here Daisy."
Daisy walked over to the desk.
Boss stood to his feet and picked up the bundle. "This is your full pay for two weeks, and all the extra money that I had kept from you from the years." With a smile he handed a very shocked Daisy the bundle. "Now we are all even and square with your pay young lady."
"B-boss I wasn't expecting all of this." Daisy said with round eyes as she stared at all the green backs in her hands. She looked up and wanted to throw her arms around Boss's shoulders but she could tell that would be the wrong thing to do at this time. "Thank you Boss." She smiled huge instead.
"Now mind you not to tell anyone about this, not even you're Uncle Jesse." Boss said with a frown and pointed his cigar hand at her.
"But Boss, Uncle Jesse is going to wonder how I came to have all this money. He'll think that I robbed the bank." Daisy shook her head.
"No he won't." Boss said with a shake of his head. "Ok tell Jesse what I did for you; but tell him that if I have him coming over and thanking me himself; than I'm going to stick Rosco on you for the robbery of the Boars Nests."
"Yes Boss." Daisy couldn't help but laugh. "Ummm do you mind if I leave by your office door; I can't very well walk through the bar with all this money."
"Just get." Boss said and he watched as Daisy left his office; he walked over to the window and looked out and watched as she got into "Dixie" and drove off. He kept a sharp eye for a good hour and made sure that no one else left the bar to follow her. When he felt sure that Daisy had arrived home safe and sound he walked away from the window.
(88 Hours Before)
Jesse walked into the farm house and saw Daisy sitting with her head thrown back on the back of the couch. "Hey Dais." He softly said so not to startle his niece. Daisy's head slowly lifted up and she smiled tiredly at him. "Got room for your old Uncle?"
"Come on and squat down next to me." Daisy moved her legs and patted the spot next to her. She watched as her Uncle eased on down next to her. She leaned her head against his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his belly as she got more comfortable.
"So what are you planning on doing with all that money that J.D. has finally seen fit on giving you?" Jesse asked as he stroked Daisy's hair back from her forehead.
"Well after I pay off the mortgage for the farm …." Daisy began.
"Now you will not do no such thing, Daisy Duke." Jesse said roughly. "That money is your hard earn pay and tips for working at the Boars Nests and J.D. Hoggs all these years. You will not pay one cent of that money on the farm."
Daisy sat up straight and stared into her Uncle's eyes. "Oh yes I well Uncle Jesse. This here is my home too, or you forgetting what you had always thought us kids." She shook her head. "I'm using the money that I earned at my job for my home; and that's final."
Jesse glared angrily into his nieces eyes. "I have all ready told Bo and Luke that they aren't to use any of their money that they are winning in the circuit for the farm; they are too use it on themselves and not to worry about the farm. I told them that if they sent one cent to me that I'll just send it right on back to 'em." He shook fore finger in her face. "If you even think of given me any money than Daisy Mae Duke I'm going to give it right back."
"Too late." Daisy grinned. "While you were out in the fields; Uncle Jesse; I took my self over to the bank and paid the mortgage on the farm." She pulled out a piece of paper and handed it over to Jesse. "Here is the deed to the Duke farm; Uncle Jesse; you now officially own your home. And no one can ever take it away from you."
Jesse took the paper in silence and looked down at it. His eyes grew misty as he realized that he was holding the deed to his home since the day he was born. "You shouldn't have done this Daisy." He whispered as he looked up into her eyes.
The door to the kitchen opened and slammed shut and Vance and Coy came walking into the kitchen. "Hey all what's for dinner? I'm starving Vance said looking into the living room."
Jesse got to his feet and put his hand to his lips and made hushing sounds. The boys looked on the couch and found Daisy sound asleep with a smile and tears running down her checks.
"Sorry, Uncle Jesse." Vance softly said. He backed away into the kitchen and looked in the stove and saw a chicken being cooked. "Smells good." He said as he shut the oven door and turned to face his uncle and his cousin.
"I wonder what Daisy is dreaming about?" Coy said looking over at Daisy once more with a smile on his face. "Looks like a mighty good dream."
Daisy slowly opened her eyes and blushed as she found the three males of the house hold staring at her. "What haven't you all seen a woman sleep before?" She wiped the tears from her eyes with her finger tips. "And crying in her sleep?"
"Not often enough." All three males said in union.
Daisy got to her feet and walked into the kitchen and leaned down and checked on the chicken. "About done; how about you three stinky men go wash up before you sit down and eat my beautiful meal." She raised her right eye brow as she watched all three Duke Males leave the kitchen meekly. She smiled as she turned back around and started to check the pots that had the mashed potatoes, and the green beans shimmering on it.
(84 Hours Before)
"I still can't believe J.D. gave you all this money, Daisy." Jesse shook his head as he held the bundle of money in his hands. He had come to say good night to Daisy before heading to bed himself; when she had asked him to shut the door and softly told him of her meeting with J.D. Hogg earlier that day and how he had finally come around to paying her full pay and too top it off he gave her back pay and her back tips for all the years that he had cheated her.
"I just finally had enough of playing games with him Uncle Jesse, and I went in there and reminded him of our history; especially him holding me and taking care of me back when I was a child." Daisy said with a shake of her head. "Boss has a heart under all that layer of fat; and I finally found the soft spot once again is all."
"Are you sure that J.D. won't be sending Rosco out here in the middle of the night claiming that you robbed him." Jesse frowned darkly at the thought.
"This is on the up and up, Uncle Jesse, I have Boss's word. His honest word. He wouldn't be causing any trouble over my pay and tips ever again." Daisy said with a wide smile. She turned from her vanity mirror. "I have great plans for this money Uncle Jesse, great plans."
"Oh and what are they?" Jesse finally smiled with delight that his niece finally got what she deserved from J.D. Hoggs.
"Now no interrupting until I'm done," Daisy said looking firmly into her uncles eyes. "Most of the money will go to paying off the mortgage on the farm, no if and buts about it Uncle Jesse."
Jesse had opened his mouth to angrily protest the matter but Daisy rushed on.
"I'm also going to enroll in college and do my college studies here at the farm; and I'll continue to work at the Boars Nests until I get my degree in English Lit." Daisy smiled huge. "I have decided to become a professional writer Uncle Jesse; I don't know that many people would be real interested in my writings; but I'm going to learn how to write real well and I'm going to be writing about Hazzards and especially about the Duke family."
"I'm real happy about you going back to school Daisy, I always wanted to send you to the real college, but we didn't have the money. Now you do. But too paying off the mortgage for the farm; that's out of the question."
Daisy nodded. "Yeah I know you all ready told Luke and Bo not to send one cent from their winnings otherwise you would send it right back to them." She saw the surprise look on his face. "I overheard you telling them that before I walked outside with my care package for them." She explained. "But Uncle Jesse my mind is made up; the farm will be paid off in the next day or so. So just say thank God and be done with it."
Jesse saw the determined look in his nieces eyes and knew that there was no way that he could stop her from doing what she set out to do; he sighed. "Thank you Daisy." He said with tears in his eyes.
(82 Hours Before)
The Duke Farm house is finally dark and quiet, as all the folks inside are safely sound asleep. We will be leaving them to their real deserved nights rest and pleasant dreams as we say good night and we will see you another day.
END CHAPTER TWO
Author's Note: I know that the show would never allow Daisy to cuss; but like I said in my profile in my account; I write from the expressions off the actors faces and Catherine Bach has given me plenty to work with; so for those of you who are reviewing and telling me that Daisy would never cuss; you are right; and she would never ever on the show go to a troubled sleep; but in my stories I'm writing her to have more depth to her soul and ladies and gentle men even Daisy Duke has an off day once in while in her life; she is human after all.
Also I know the show never had the Dukes pay off the mortgage to the farm; and there is no way Jesse would ever allow Daisy to use her pay and tip money from the Boars Nests to pay off the mortgage for the farm; but for the shake of this story she is going too.
Also I know that Boss is so out of character in this chapter; but I always did figure that he had a history with the Duke cousins their entire lives; seeing how Jesse and J.D. were shine runners way back in the day; and Luke, Bo and Daisy were raised by Jesse and Jesse's wife. So Boss and the Duke Cousins would have gotten together while the cousins were still wee children.