Thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing. I try to reply to all reviews. Some I have to do in the story because the user doesn't have a PM set up. - Vector426, I got Cooter's back ground in part from Season 6 "Cooter's Confession" and added a bit to it. Glad you like it and so faithfully review!
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Chapter 43 ( Sunday early AM)
Karen and Danny had really enjoyed their evening together, though they had went out with a group of friends that they had graduated with. They had all met at the movies. Then split up inside hoping to get to know their dates a little better. Karen had went out of several dates but she now knew how Danny had got all those yards rushing in football. He sure had roaming hand and rushing fingers. She wasn't exactly telling him 'no' but she wasn't ready to move so fast so soon. As the movie ended everyone joined back up outside. After leaving the coolness of the air conditioned theater the muggy night air almost stopped them from breathing.
Roy said, "Let's all take my pickup out to the lake for a swim?"
Cheers at the suggestion arose.
Danny looked at Karen, "How about it?"
"I didn't bring anything to swim in." Karen said.
"Neither did anyone else. Besides underwear covers more than most swimsuits." Danny reasoned.
Karen thought about it, then shrugged, "Sure why not."
NARRATOR: "This may not be Hazzard County but there is a Duke involved. I could think of a several hundred 'why nots'."
Out at the lake the group soon split up in pairs again but not before the large cooler in the back of truck was opened. Inside were iced down bottles of beer that had been chilling the entire time they were at the movies.
Danny reached in, grabbed four beers and handed one to Karen.
Karen looked around. No one that she saw didn't have a beer in their hand. She knew drinking wasn't acceptable according to her mother and here in Placid the drinking age was 21. Karen bite her bottom lip trying to decide to object or fit in with the crowd. She smiled and took the opened beer. Karen figured she didn't have to drink it all. Maybe just keep sippin' on it and carrying it around so no one else would hand her another one. It was a good plan in theory!
Danny took a long drink from his bottle, "Wheee, watch it is cold. You'll get brain freeze if you drink it too fast."
That worked right in to Karen's plan.
A few minutes later, Danny noticed she'd not so much as taken the first drink yet. "I didn't mean that slow. Drink up."
Karen took a timid sip. The taste wasn't at all pleasant though she tried not to let it show on her face just how much she didn't like the taste of the beer. Instead she said, "Yeah, that is cold!"
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After getting John Duke and Steve Campbell settled Rosco had walked Deputy Petticord upstairs so that he could lock the front door and check on their other prisoner, Ralph Green who was currently upstairs in the holding cell waiting on Tri-Counties to come get him. Green appeared asleep as Rosco lowered the lights upstairs the returned down stairs, locked the gate and dimmed those lights.
John Duke was on the bunk with his back turned to Campbell, who was on his bunk with his back toward John's.
Rosco was satisfied so he went to his desk and pulled out yesterdays newspaper.
John may have appeared asleep but he wasn't. He was still trying to figure out just how he was going to explain all this to Pauline. But, he knew before he ever started home he had to explain it to one more person, his son. John never wanted Jeb to end up here. He knew that Jeb now knew of his arrest. John had to try to explain how what he did was right for him to do, but that Jeb shouldn't do the same things. He wasn't sure how Jesse handled three teens alone all the time plus Jeb in the summers. Jesse always seemed to know just what to say to all the kids.
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In the loft of the barn, three of the four of those same four teens and two friends along with a gallon plus of shine were still bonding. Luke was in no shape to keep up with who had been drinking how much. All he knew was his jar was about empty and as long as he stayed really still he felt pretty good. He took another drink and enjoyed the feeling as it went down. He looked up when he heard someone moving. It was Bo. "Where are you going?"
Bo rolled his eyes and slurred his words as he responded, "Outside a minute."
"Ok, say on your way back, you wouldn't grab another one of these would you, from the closet?" Luke asked.
Cooter showed Bo their gallon just nearly dry.
Bo replied, "Alright. Only if I can get us one too."
Luke didn't see what another quart could hurt between the four of them so he waved Bo the go ahead.
Bo Duke being Bo Duke and being past tipsy decided to get Luke another quart and them another gallon of shine.
Cooter's eyes grew wide when he seen the second gallon of shine.
Jeb quickly handed his jar over to Cooter for a refill. Again he was surprised that Luke didn't object.
Bo hushed him, handed the gallon to Cooter which Cooter promptly covered up. Then Bo said, "Here Luke. I got your refill."
"Thanks Bo." Luke said never looking up as the conversation turned to girls and cars.
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By now everyone at the lake was getting to know each other pretty well. The beer was flowing the moon was shining.
Karen was finishing her third beer. After the first few drinks, they had started to taste pretty good.
"Let's go cool off. I've got us a couple more of those put back for later." Danny gently kissed Karen's lips.
Karen had been kissed before, but she felt different tonight. Tonight she felt like there was butterflies in her stomach, her head was spinning and her body was on fire. She felt Danny pulling her toward the lakes edge.
Both timidly began to strip off down to their underwear behind separate bushes, then quickly headed for the cool water. Karen was in a hurry to get out of the sight of anyone looking her way, but Danny was in a hurry to see just how far he could get.
Danny liked the way this night was turning out. He was glad too that Karen's brother was away for the summer. After they had gotten totally wet, Danny coaxed Karen out to where the water was about chest high. The water may have been cool but it had no effect on cooling the two down. He let his hands begin to gently explore. He was sure he had a good thing here and he wasn't about to scare her off by going too quickly as he gently kissed her.
Karen followed Danny's lead as her hands began to explore also. He felt warm in the cool water as her hands went from his shoulders to his chest, then his back. She then got a bit brave as she lowered her hands to his tight behind. She felt him tense and pull her tighter. Her hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they followed his hips to the front.
Danny reached out and took her hand and placed it on his manhood.
Karen had never so much as seen a man before. Sure she'd changed her baby cousins diapers and yeah she grew up on a farm, but she had not expected to feel what her hands were feeling now. The more she explored the more she liked what she felt.
Danny was very surprised when Karen put her hands on his manhood. She had began to explore every inch of him and he was very much enjoying it. In fact he already had her bra lifted as his hand explored her.
Karen was feeling very intense feelings that she had never felt before as she explored Danny. Only now did she feel his warm hands on her breasts.
Danny leaned in and kissed her passionately, "Let's go back to the blanket."
Karen felt as if she was puddy in his hands as she pulled her bra back in place and followed him.
Once they were just off the path to the lake where Danny had put a blanket and several beers, he opened two beers and handed one to Karen. Oh he was so enjoying her touch in the water but he had to slow down a bit.
Karen eagerly took her forth beer of the night. She saw Danny's eagerness to finish his beer so she tried to keep pace with him.
Danny had more on his mind than the empty bottles once they had finished their beers. He set them beside the tree where two more sat. He opened another beer and handed it to Karen, "Here this will make you enjoy this."
Karen had no idea what Danny was talking about as she took her fifth beer of the night. She took a drink then Danny kissed her passionately. All she could think of was the butterflies in her stomach as her head spun. She no longer worried about what her mother would say, who was around or who saw her as Danny's hands began to explore her. Only as she finished the beer did she realize he'd taken off his underwear and her free hand was more than happy to continue its' exploration of his fine althetic body. She felt Danny encourage her to raise up which she did and only now realized he'd helped her right out of her panties and her bra long gone by now.
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Trooper Mitchell and his newest trainee were partoling the Placid County area. They were hoping to flush out a moonrunner or two but so far they hadn't even got a hound dog to bark at them.
The trainee suggested, "How about heading up by the lake. We may have someone using that road to stay off the main roads."
"I don't think any moonshiner in their right mind would be on the lake road on a Saturday night. Too much young love up there this time of year." Trooper Mitchell said.
"Well, it will finish out the shift anyway." The trainee said as the turned the cruiser up the road to the lake.
Trooper Mitchell wasn't surprised to find a vehicle at the wide spot of the local swimming hole.
The trainee insisted, "That pick up is primer black and looks like it could be a runner."
Mitchell sighed. He knew nothing he could say were deter the eager young Trooper from checking this out. "Do what you have to do, but all were gonna find is a couple of love birds."
They were far enough away that when the young trooper cut the engine and drifted in with his lights out everyone at the lake thought it was more of their friends just arriving.
Before Karen could object Danny kissed her then moved his kisses to her breast as his hands began to rush for a 'first down'. She was overwhelmed by his touch.
The young trooper had gotten close enough that when he turned the headlights back on he saw two couples near the path less than dressed.
The next thing Karen knew the entire world was lite up. Danny and other boys suddenly stood up cursing their friends for turning on the lights and messing things up. They were blinded by the headlights of the cruiser and had no idea that it was not a friend with bad timing, but the law.
Trooper Mitchell seen the cooler on the back of the truck, it had been left open and the beer bottles in it were obvious. He smiled as he nudged the younger man. Mitchell now hoped that at least maybe this wasn't just a bunch of underage kids skinny dipping. If they were gonna make this sort of stop he hoped to at least get a couple arrests so the night wouldn't be a complete waste of time and effort. Mitchell reached in and took the keys from the vehicle. He and the younger Trooper spread out to find all the kids. Once they were in position, Mitchell advised, "State Police stay right where you are and don't move!"
Luckily for Karen when Danny had jumped up she had grabbed the blanket around herself.
Danny and a couple other guys were yelling back, "Come on quit scaring the girls you fools!" Only when Trooper Mitchell stepped out of the shadows and tapped him on the bare shoulder did Danny realize that this was not a joke by their 'friends'.
Danny's hands went to his privates to try to cover himself.
Mitchell whispered as he cocked the hammer back on his pistol, "How many of you are here?"
Danny stuttered, "Umm, ... eight."
"Good. You just tell them to get their clothes and get back to the truck." Mitchell advised.
"Yes, yes, Sir." Danny forced out. "Hey, everybody. This ain't a joke. Get your things and get back up to the truck."
Mitchell could see the young girl covered in a blanket not far away from the young man and beside where they were was another full beer and three empties. Mitchell said, "Get your pants on and come on."
Danny struggled to put his jeans on while standing up, grabbed the rest of his clothes and went to Karen to help get her things. Then he said, "Come on we got to get back to the truck."
After the Troopers were satisfied that they had all eight young people back at the truck, Trooper Mitchell said, "Let's see some ID's."
The group exchanged looks with one another. They all knew they were going to be in a lot more trouble in the next couple of minutes than they were five minutes ago. Most of the group began digging around around for their ID's but there had to be the one in the bunch that had drank just enough to have had one too many.
Larry tried to make himself the self appointed spokesman for the group. He could just make out the Trooper's last name on his name tag in the light coming from the headlights of the cruiser, "It's alright everybody. I'll handle this." He tried to assure the group confidently.
What he actually was assuring them of, was that they were gonna be in real deep if someone didn't shut him up.
"Off-ficer Miller ya see we just came out here to the lake for a swim," then he lowered his voice, "and maybe a little, you know 'fun'." The longer Larry talked the more he slurred and he was trying hard not to sway.
Trooper Mitchell, NOT Off-ficer Miller replied, "Ya'll just stay right here." He went to the trunk of his car and got a small black box and a handful of mouth pieces.
Larry swayed as he said, "See I got this und-fer control."
Trooper Mitchell said as he approached "Alright let's just see your IDs to know if you are legal to have this sort of fun."
Danny said from behind Larry, "Look just get your ID out and shut up."
Larry turned thinking of saying something to his friend, but thought better of it right now. He took a deep breath, fumbled for his wallet and handed the Trooper his ID, as he tried to hold his world still.
Trooper Mitchell held the black box with the mouth piece on it, "Take a deep breath and blow until I tell you to stop."
Larry tried to process this, he took the deep breath in, blew until he thought all the airways gone from his lungs.
Trooper Mitchell saw that the young man had blew nearly twice the legal limit to drive a car. The young man was only eighteen and under the legal age to drink. When he saw the reading he instructed, "Stop."
'Finally.' Larry thought. As he stopped blowing he gagged as he tried to inhale. Before he had a chance to try to do anything he puked right on the trainee's boots.
Trooper Mitchell tried his best to hide his grin as he seen what had happened. To the trainee he said, "Cuff him set him on the tailgate when he's done."
Mitchell stepped up to the second young man, "ID."
Roy handed his ID showing he was all of eighteen to the Trooper. He knew he'd drank some but he wasn't like Larry. He was instructed to blow into the portable intoxilizer.
After Mitchell got his reading, had the boy been older he would have been just over the legal driving limit. Mitchell said, "Stop." Then to the trainee, "Here's your second customer."
Frank was next to blow. His reading fell right in the middle of his former classmates.
Mitchell looked at the three ID's in his hand, "You boys just graduate together?"
Danny was already handing his ID over as he replied hoping they would get some sort of break, "Yes, Sir. We've all been in school together since we were in first grade."
After getting Danny's reading, Trooper Mitchell said, "Well, son you seem to be the winner or the looser, depending on how you look at it. Had you been a bit older, I'd have had to cut you loose, but since you are eightteen and in this County if you show any reading at all you are still over the limit. Anderson." He said to the trainee.
Danny couldn't help but feel the bit of panic that he felt as he was also cuffed and seated on the tailgate with his buddies.
Mitchell knew they could only transport 3 people in their cruiser and they currently had four of the eight under arrest. "Anderson call for Tri-Counties to bring us a van out. Something tells me we're gonna have a full house tonight."
Karen was suddenly feeling a real different type of butterflies in her just thinking of having to call her parents to come get her tonight. She knew of a couple guys a year or so ago that got caught drinking at a ballgame. They were taken to the Sheriff's Office and their parents called to come get them. The night had went so well up until a few minutes ago.
Larry's date for the evening, Charlene was the first of the girls to show her ID and blow for the Trooper.
Mitchell shook his head, "You almost lucked out but I got a reading. Just move over there to the hood of my car until the van gets here.
With her face hot and beet red from embarrassment, Charlene did her best to hold back her tears as she leaned against the cruiser.
Roy's date, Peggy couldn't hold in the hiccup as the officer checked her ID.
Mitchell found that she, like her friends were eighteen but not legal to drink, "Alight blow."
Thinking she could save herself if she didn't blow hard she barely let a breath out when told to do so.
Trooper Mitchell cleared the machine and changed the mouth piece, "Blow and blow hard until I tell you to stop or I'll just arrest you for obstructing."
Peggy hiccuped again, then grimaced at the Troopers warning. This time she did as she was told or at least tried to. She blew until she couldn't hold the hiccup in any longer.
Mitchell was satisfied with the reading. She was well over the limit. "Just stand over there by my car with your friend.
That did it. Peggy who's shirt was buttoned crooked could no longer hold back the hiccups or the tears.
Jackie was Frank's long time girlfriend. This may be the first time the law caught them out and drinking but it wasn't by far the first time they had done so. She handed over her ID nonchalantly then followed the instructions to blow into the PBT. Jackie knew she was a little tipsy but there was nothing she could do about it now. Even before Mitchell could tell her, Jackie said, "Yeah, I know. I'll just go have a seat with the others."
Karen couldn't stop her hand from shaking as she handed over her ID. She did as instructed right up until the part where Trooper Mitchell told her to stop blowing. She felt so light headed and dizzy that she stumbled.
Trooper Mitchell caught Karen to keep her from falling. He looked at the reading. It was the highest of the girls and nearly the highest of the bunch. Mitchell couldn't help but think something was up. He would have to check his notes and make sure when he got to the jail but unless he was wrong her date blew the least of the guys, yet she blew nearly the most in the crowd.
Karen wasn't about to cry like her friends were. If they were old enough to get into this then crying wouldn't help matters now. She heard the sound of an engine just as more lights blinded them.
Trooper Mitchell saw the van pulling in and announced, "Just like school. Ya'll all get to go on a field trip one more time together." Then he went to the Tri County's transport van to get additional handcuffs for the females as the males were put in the far two back seats. Since Karen and Jackie were closer to the van they were put in the front seat of the van near the mesh screen that divided the front from the back. The other two girls would be transported in the cruiser.
The ride from the lake was a sobering one for the group of friends. Only after they were nearing the lights from the town of Placid did Karen see the steel mesh screens on the windows and notice that the inside door handles and locks had been removed on the inside of the van. She cringed a bit when she realized that even if they had an accident and she had to get out of the back of this van that she could not do so without help from the outside.
Once in Placid the group was taken out of the vehicles at the Placid County Jail. The officer driving the van lead the way followed by the young group of teens, then the Troopers.
Danny managed to get behind Karen and say low enough for only her to hear, "Sorry about all this."
Karen bite her bottom lip not trusting her voice right then as she only nodded, 'OK.'
When the officer reached a standard unlocked door he opened it and lead the others through into the Sally port area. He tapped a window on the right side of the small hallway as he went by.
Everyone in the group, except the officers, jumped and a couple of the girls even squealed as the barred door of the Sally port entrance 'popped' like a firecracker as it was opened from the inside. Once everyone was past the barred door Trooper Mitchell closed the door behind him. Only then did the door in front of the officer up front buzz open.
After coming out of the dark into such a lighted area it was blinding. The group was taken into a large open room with a cell on either side of the room. There were two steel counters on either side of the room well away from the cells. Other that that the room was empty.
One of the male deputies working the jail began helping the Troopers take one of the guys one at a time into a room off to the side. They were gone a few minutes then brought back to the main room changed in to outfits that resembled scrubs that were seen in hospitals only these weren't green they were large black and white stripes. Each of the guys were then put into the cell to the left of the room.
The deputy then went into the office area and a female deputy came out and took each of the girls back one at a time.
Karen managed not to be the first taken out of the room. She couldn't figure out why they had to change clothes. She knew that when she called her parents, they may not be happy but they could be in town in about thirty minutes. This all seemed a waste of time to her. Karen heard the officer tell her she was next.
Once in the side room the officer said, "Alright put all you jewelry, anything in your pockets on the table and get undressed."
"Undressed? But, why? Once I call my parents they'll be right down." Karen explained.
The officer replied, "After you change there is still a lot of paperwork to do. We'll let you all have a phone call about 7. This is Sunday, I wouldn't expect the Judge here at least until 1."
"The Judge? Wait. Ya'll aren't just gonna call our parents to come pick us up?" Karen knew she was tipsy but something didn't seem right here.
The officer looked closer at the girls ID, "That's what we would have done before you turned eighteen. Now, you got to go through the process. So, just take everything off and we'll have you changed and back with your friends before you know it."
Karen did as she was told as she was searched, then dressed in a set of black and white striped scrubs that were at least two sizes too big for her.
"Alright I'll take you back out to your friends." The officer said.
Karen went back out the way they had come into the smaller room. She was directed to the cell area to join Jackie and Charlene so the officer could search Peggy.
The officer took large brass keys out of her pocket and automatically flipped them to the right key even without seeming to look at them. She opened the cell door for Karen.
Karen walked through the door and was only just inside when she heard the 'clang' of the door shutting and the 'click' of the lock as the officer locked the door. Karen had never thought of herself as claustrophobic before, but right about now, she thought she just may be as the space suddenly seemed really small.
Jackie was standing beside Karen, "Hey are you alright? You ain't getting sick are you?" She asked as she saw her friend pale.
"No. No, ... I'll be alright. Just seen like this place was a lot bigger standing out there." Karen said. Then she noticed that Jackie didn't seem too bothered by their current state. "You don't seem worried about any of this?"
"Why worry? I knew it was likely to happen eventually. I knew that when I decided to date Frank, in fact I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner." Jackie said.
Peggy was brought to the cell and was still a bit unstead on her feet. After the officer locked the door and returned to the office, Peggy asked, "So when do we get to get out of here and these clothes?"
Charlene spoke up from where she was setting on the bunk, "Shouldn't be long. They are likely calling our parent to come get us now."
Karen looked at the others, "No they aren't. The officer said we could use the phone about 7 to call ourselves."
"What? Oh God." Charlene said she knew her father would pitch a fit having to come get her tonight but Lord help her in the morning especially if she wasn't in church and on time in the morning. With her father the local pastor it was demanded she be at all the church events. "Dad will kill me."
Karen didn't even want to think about her Dad or worse yet her MOTHER!
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