Chapter 7

The doctors had kept Gabby in for a week. He wanted to make sure that there was no more internal damange done and that there was no serious side affects of the miscarriage. After a few day's of thinking about it, Gabby agreed to Bo offer. Once she got the okay to leave Bo went down to pick her up. Before he brought her to her new home they stopped off at her old place. They went in and picked up a few things. Bo realized that she didn't have much. Everything she had was able to fit into the one suitcase. Gabby asked for a few minutes in the house alone. Bo couldn't figure out why seeing how the place had such bad memories but let her have her time. He took her suitcase out to the car and waited outside for her. While he was waiting he walked over to her flower garden she had planted. There was a few flowers that had taken root and was growing. Bo looked around for something to hold them. After a minute or two of looking he finally found a butter tub. He dug up the dirt around the little flowers and planted them in tub. Just as he finished with the flowers Gabby came out of the house. She looked at Bo and the flowers.

"I seen that they were growing and I though it be a sin to leave them here with no one to take care of them. We can plant them over in the garden if you want to. Been meaning to do up the garden with more then just grass anyways." said Bo

Gabby just smiled and nodded her head.

"You ready to go?" he asked

She took a deep breath. "Yes. I'm ready to get out of here and never look back!" replied Gabby. And with that Bo helped her back out to the car. Once Bo got in Gabby turned to him.

"Bo. Promise me something?" asked Gabby.

"Sure. What is it?" replied Bo

"What ever you do, don't do anything to drive Jessy-Bell away and into the arms of a monster."

"I promise." replied Bo

And with that they drove back to Bo's.

Time after that seemed to fly by. Once Gabby got better she would help around the house. Bo even gave her the okay to do up the garden. She had made that her's and Jessy-Bell's special time together. Bo would laugh when she (Jessy-Bell) would be running back and forth between Gabby in the garden and himself in the garage when he was working on an old car engine. Jessy-Bell had undoubtedly inherited the Duke love for cars or anything with an engine for that matter. She loved driving and was always saying "Daddy 'O 'Aster!!" when they went for car rides anywhere.

She had also picked up speaking Spanish as a 2nd language. It was as good as her English at 3. When Bo realized this he asked Gabby to teach him too. He wasn't too happy with the idea of her being able to curse him out when she got older (though he doubt she would) and he not know what she was saying. Gabby agreed but Bo soon realized it wasn't easy. Once he learned the basics of it Gabby make it hard for him. She would stop speaking English in the house all together and would not respond to it either. This sometimes cause a good laugh when Bo would say the wrong thing. But by Jessy-Bell's 5th birthday, both Jessy-Bell and Bo could speak Spanish pretty well. Jessy-Bell of course was much better then him but he didn't really care. He could get the most of what someone was saying to him.

It was that September Jessy-Bell started school. Bo felt like time was flying by. It was like it was only yesterday that he was 20 and being told his baby girl wouldn't last the week and here she was one her way to her first day of classes. Bo gave her a hug and kiss before she went into the class room. He watched as she ran over to Becky at the coloring table. Bo laughed to himself as he realized Jessy-Bell had his blond feathery hair and Becky had brown curls like Luke.

And at that though he felt the sting. He missed Luke. And Daisy. And Uncle Jessie. Hell he missed everyone from back in Hazzard. Even Rassco! But he couldn't get the nerve to go back. After the way he left Hazzard. He hadn't called or anything in the last 5 years. He knew the pain he must be causing them and he hated himself for it. He wanted so badly to go them and see them but again his fear stopped him. He didn't know what would be waiting for him back there. Would they still love him? Where they still in Hazzard?! Had they lost the farm when they fell a person short? Was Uncle Jessie still alive? After all five years had passed and he wasn't a young man. All these thoughts where making Bo stomach sick. He was just thinking of what he could do to take his mind off his current thoughts when he walk through the door and found Gabby up on the step ladder.

"What's you doing?" asked Bo

"Woh!" Called out Gabby as Bo had startled her. The fright had caused her to lose her balance on the ladder and she tipped off the ladder. Bo jumped forward to grab her, but he too lost his footing and fell to the floor with Gabby on top of him. They landed hard with Bo's back flat on the floor and Gabby on top of him. She pushed herself up on her arms.

"Oh Mi Dios [Oh My God]!!" cried Gabby. "Bo are you okay?!"

"Yea I'll be just find. What where you doing on the ladder?" he asked.

"Cleaning the cupboard out. Are you sure you're okay."

"Oh. And yes I'm fine."

"Well if you are fine then why are you not getting up?" asked Gabby with a raised eyebrow

"Well you see it has something to do with the stunningly beautiful woman that is currently on top of me." Laugh Bo

"Oh... Yeah that would cause some problems wouldn't it." replied Gabby. "Wait?! You think I'm stunningly beautiful?"

"Gabby you're a 5'4, 98lbs Latin Belly Dancer (N/A I know that's kind of small but that will come into play later). There would be something wrong with me if I didn't." Replied Bo

Gabby lifted herself of Bo. "Oh." She replied. She kind of starred off in to the nothingness.

"What?" Asked Bo. "I shouldn't have said that shouldn't I?"

"No!" replied Gabby. "Thank you for saying it. It's just that... Well I've never been told I was beautiful before."

"You're kidding me right?"

"No..."

"Okay I know he was a bastard and all, but Mike never told you?" asked Bo

Gabby just shook her head.

"You're Father?"

Again she just shook her head. With that Bo took Gabby's head in his hands and turned her face to face him.

"Well I'm going to tell you now." he said. " Gabriella Anna Soto. You are a very beautiful woman, Who! Is not only physically beautiful but also as a beautiful soul. Any man would be lucky to have you in his life."

Gabby now had tears in her eyes. Bo dropped his hands from her face and smiled at her. Neither of them moved and their faces were close together. They both looked into each others eyes and moved just a tiny bit closer.

"Gabby?"

"Yes Bo?"

"Can..." He moved just a bit closer. "Can I kiss you?"

Gabby Smiled "Yes Bo."

With that Bo let his lips lightly graze her lips leaving just a light kiss but quickly he pressed them together again. They broke for a minute and looked into each others eyes. They both smiled as they kissed again. This time though the kiss was deeper. Bo slid his arms around Gabby's waist as Gabby slid her arms around Bo's neck and her hands into his hair. Again they broke for air.

"I'm going to confess something." said Bo breathlessly.

"What's that?" Replied Gabby as she gasped for air

"I've been wanted to do that for a long time!"

Gabby laughed. "Me too."

N/A: Ohhhh... the love has started!!!! Whaahahahahahahaa.... Chapter 8 is just about written... I'll finish it up tomorrow and get started on 9... when I get 9 haft way or finished I'll post 8 for you guys! 3 you all~