Bo walked into the yard, hearing Megan and Luke's playful laughter. Even though Megan was feeling much better since the tumor had shrunk to nothing, it was good to hear her laughing. Bo would never forget how bad she had looked when she was dying right in front of him.
It was good to know that she felt free enough to laugh. He wondered if she had even been able to laugh before she had gotten sick. Bo had heard that being upset all the time caused illness. Considering how abusive Mrs. Griffin had been to his baby sister Megan's unhappiness could have caused her to be ill.
Bo froze as he saw a maroon sedan right in front of the house. Apparently Luke and Megan were having a teasing match and didn't see the car pull up in front of the house. Bo walked into the house where Uncle Jesse was talking.
"I'm glad you ain't dead, Jim. We was told you and Mandie were dead. They even sent Bo here when they got the news," Uncle Jesse said, pouring two glasses of lemonade.
Bo froze at the sight of the familiar strangers that didn't even see him. Jim and Mandie were the names of Bo and Megan's parents. They weren't dead? How was that possible?
Bo's mother turned and gasped as his eyes locked with hers. "Beauregard?" Mama's voice shook slightly. After all these years Bo's mother was the only one who could get away with calling him by the name of Beauregard.
"Mama?" Bo asked, a tear falling down his face as his mother ran to him and hugged him tightly.
"My baby. Oh, you've grown up so handsome. You look like your father. Doesn't he, Jim?" Mandie asked, turning to look at Bo's father.
"I wouldn't know about that, Mandie. I'm hoping he might be better lookin' than I am," Jim teased, a copy of Bo's grin on his face.
"I thought the two of you were dead," Bo said.
"The FBI wanted us to let everyone think that. But I never stopped missing you or Megan, Beauregard," Mandie said, hugging him again.
"Megan? Then you don't know?" Bo asked, looking at first his father and then his mother.
"Know what, Bo?" Jim asked.
"Megan found her way here to us," Bo said. Mandie Duke gapsed again, bringing her hand to her mouth.
"She did?" Jim asked, a little more subdued than his wife.
"Yes. She came to us because she found out that she was adopted and that I existed. She also has cancer, but it's disappearing," Bo said, noticing the concerned look on his parent's faces.
"Bo, can we see her? I never thought I'd see her again. I want to hold my baby," Mandie said.
"Sure, Mama. I'll go get her," Bo said, walking out the door. By the looks of things Luke and Megan were in the middle of a hay fight. Megan had bits of straw clinging to her blonde hair and she was laughing. Bo wondered how she'd take the news of their parents being alive and Mama wanting to see her.
Megan and Luke were having a good time laughing when Megan noticed Bo coming out of the house and walking towards them fast. She saw a very happy look on his face and it looked like he was happy about something.
Megan jumped off the Hay her and Luke were playing on "Bo, what's happening?" she asked curious. She then noticed a maroon Sedan parked in front of Uncle Jessie's house. It was rare when they had company. "Megan, Our parents are here. Their alive". he said all in one excited breath. Megan studied him was he joking? if so, she wasn't laughing. It couldn't be true. Their parents were dead died in a fire, end of story.
"Bo, our parents are dead. You told me so, this isn't something to joke about". she said getting bits of hay straws out of her Honey blonde hair.
"I'm not joking. They are here and alive. Who do you think's car is in that driveway?" Bo asked. Megan stared hard at the Maroon car but she still didn't believe that her parents could possibly be here.
"Bo, I don't know what to say,If our parents are alive why did they wait all this time to come to us? And besides that car could belong to anyone".
Bo couldn't believe how his sister's reaction was. "Why don't you ask them? there in the livingroom wanting to see you". Bo pointed to Uncle Jessie's livingroom.
Luke was skeptical himself and scratched his curly hair. "Bo, are you seriously not joking about this? Megan's parents is a real sensitive subject for her".
Bo sighed. "Look, have I ever lied about anything that I've told Megan?" he asked Luke and his sister. They both shook their heads no. "Then, I'm not lieing about this. Trust me". Bo took his sisters hand and led her to the livingroom.
Megan suddenly felt nervous. She was fixing to see her parents! Mixed emotions overwhelmed her as they got closer to the door. Megan hesitated going in and Bo practically tugged her in alongside him and they stepped in the livingroom.
Megan's eyes widened. In the livingroom sat the familiar looking couple that was in a picture frame on her nightstand everynight. She wondered if she was dreaming. She blinked twice, she wasn't. It really was her mom and dad! And they weren't dead! Bo had been right.
Megan felt herself tear up the same way Bo did "Mommy? Daddy?" Once again she felt like a lost little girl reuniting with her parents for the first time.