The next generation Part II [Archive]

Jamanda

03-21-2005, 05:41 PM

Lily was hanging out with Cherry at the Duke farm after school on a breezy October day. Lucas was inside watching Daisy Mae, or rather chasing her out of various corners of the house. Tommy was pestering Jill with questions.

Tommy: Did Uncle Bo really jump over a whole line of motorcycles?
Jill: It was a line of barrels ON a motorcycle.
Tommy: Wow!

Cherry: Does he ever stop?
Lily: Nope. We keep hoping he'll outgrow it but...
Tommy: And did he really get in a fight in a garage with an ugly dude an' get covered in grease?
Jill: Yes he did. Amy can tell you more about that as the ugly dude was one of her old boyfriends.
Amy: (from another room) TURK WAS NEVER A BOYFRIEND!
Jill: <whispers to Tommy> He was too.
Amy: I HEARD THAT!

Cherry and Lily grab their lemonade to sit outside just as Tommy goes off again.

Tommy: An' was he and Luke really on probation?
Jill: Yes dear, and they still are.
Tommy: What's probation?

Cherry and Lily sit out by the tree with their lemonade. As usual, Cherry climbs up and sits on a branch as Lily sits under her.

Lily: How did your dad get on probation?
Cherry: He got caught running moonshine. Then Great-Uncle Jesse made a treaty with the government that if he stopped making whiskey, they'd get off on probation.
Lily: Oh. How'd they get caught?
Cherry: You know...they never did tell us. Everytime we ask, they change the subject.
Lily: Ooooh. Family secret?
Cherry: Hey, I bet your Mom knows. Ask her.
Lily: I should.

Jamanda

03-21-2005, 08:20 PM

That evening, Lily decides to investigate further.

Daisy: Sorry honey. They never told me either. I'm guessing it's something they'll take to the grave.
Lily: But why?
Daisy: I can only guess. I think they told Uncle Jesse before he died, but that'd be the only time they ever told anyone.
Enos: (coming in) Told who what?
Lily: I was just wondering how Bo and Luke got on probation.
Enos: (picking up a lemon) They got caught running shine.
Lily: I know that. How'd they get caught though?
Enos: By the police.

Enos walks out of the kitchen, sucking on a lemon. Lily rolls her eyes. The next day, Lily is once again at the Duke farm after school.

Lily: No luck. They never told my mom either.
Cherry: A mystery. What about your dad?
Lily: He said they got caught by the police.
Cherry: <laughs> A typical sherriff answer.
Lily: <grinning> No...a typical Dad answer! That's it!
Cherry: What is?
Lily: Whenever Dad doesn't give a straight answer, it usually means he's hiding something because he never lies. Therefore...
Cherry: He probably knows something!
Lily: But he's not just gonna come out an say it either. He's really good at that.
Cherry: But why is it such a secret?
Lily: I dunno. I really don't know.

Jamanda

03-21-2005, 08:44 PM

The next day, Lily actually goes to the sherriff's office after school, much to her Dad's surprise.

Enos: You're not in trouble are ya?
Lily: Oh no, I just wanted to see if I could look at something.
Enos: (raising an eyebrow) What kind of something?
Lily: I'm doing a report on what sort of thing the police did around here thrity years ago.
Enos: Oh. Well, go on in and see if Emery will let you look at any of the record.
Lily: Thank you Daddy!

She gives him a peck on the cheek and goes over to the record office.

Enos: She's up to something.

Emery is perfectly willing to let Lily browse through the records. She finds what she's looking for, copies down the information, and puts the file back. Then she runs over to the Duke farm to tell Cherry.

Cherry: Did ya get it?
Lily: Yep. You know, Bo and Luke have a whole drawer of files down there? It took me forever to find the right one.
Cherry: Well?
Lily: Nothing. It just says they were caught by an Agent Roach on November 22, 1975.
Cherry: Well, it does tell us something then.
Lily: What?
Cherry: Who it was that caught them and when.

Jamanda

03-21-2005, 08:50 PM

<FLASHBACK: November 22, 1975>

Luke: He's gaining on us Bo.
Bo: You know Luke, I think we're gonna get caught.
Luke: I know. But let's try to prolong it anyway.
Bo: Uncle Jesse ain't gonna like this.
Luke: None of us are, but it's the only way.
Bo: Yeah I know.

The agents car pulls up and runs them off the road.

Bo: Uncle Jesse isn't gonna like what he did to Black Tillie.
Luke: Uncle Jesse isn't gonna like what he's about to do to us.
Roach: All right boys. Get out.

Bo and Luke get out of the car as Agent Andy Roach opens the trunk and sees 10 gallons of shine.

Jamanda

03-21-2005, 09:11 PM

<Back to present>

Now that they had a name, it was Cherry's turn. With a little browsing through the phone book, she was able to locate Agent Andrew Roach.

Cherry: I didn't think I'd find him in the cemetery.
Lily: Well, so much for that.
Cherry: Not quite. I was able to get this from the library.

She holds up a news clipping.

Lily: An obituary?
Cherry: It says he has kin here in Hazzard. We just gotta find them and interview them.
Lily: Do you think they'll talk to us?
Cherry: Well you are doing a report right?
Lily: Oh yeah...what's the name here?
Cherry: I think you'll have your best luck with this one. Mrs. Olivia Roach Hogg.
Lily: Uh oh. You don't think she's married to that Hughie guy do ya?
Cherry: No. It says her husband's name is Cletus.
Lily: <laughs> Oh that'll be easy!

Later, Lily catches up to Cliff and asks to interview his mother.

Cliff: Sure, but why'd you want to interview her?
Lily: It's really about Agent Roach, her dad.
Cliff: Oh Grandpa. Yeah, he died two years ago. Mom was real upset.
Lily: Think she'll be up to talking about him?
Cliff: (quietly) Oh she'll talk. You just might have trouble getting her to shut up.

Lily went over the Cliff's house after school and sat in the parlor with his mother. She was a dainty and proper woman, and her son wasn't kidding about her gift of gab. Afterwards, Lily met up with Cherry at the farm again.

Cherry: So what'd you find out?
Lily: <rubbing her ears> Way too much. That woman can talk!
Cherry: Anything good?
Lily: Oh yeah, she mentioned that her father was really proud when he caught the Duke boys. He had been chasing them for about five years but couldn't catch them.
Cherry: Five years? But they would've only been...
Lily: They start running shine at an early age. And did you know my grandfather ran shine too?
Cherry: Of course he did. All the Dukes did.
Lily: I mean on the other side.
Cherry: <wide-eyed> Really?
Lily: Yeah.
Cherry: You don't think your dad...?
Lily: I think enough to wonder.

Jamanda

03-22-2005, 02:36 AM

That night, Lily decided to see if she could shuck and jive some information out of her dad.

Enos: (reading the paper) Hey there. You get the information you needed?
Lily: Sure did, although I found out something else though.
Enos: What was that?
Lily: Did your dad really run moonshine?

Enos puts down the paper and looks at her.

Enos: Well, possum on a gumbush. How'd you find out about that?
Lily: I was interviewing Mrs. Olivia Hogg and she mentioned it.
Enos: She would. Yes, my father ran shine. Nearly everybody did back then.
Lily: Well, if everybody ran shine, how'd you become a cop?
Enos: <sighs> I was just different I guess. I wanted a job that was legal, but I wasn't all that smart. All I was good at was driving and shooting, so I figured being a cop was my best bet at an honest living.
Lily: Oh. But I thought people who ran shine didn't like cops.
Enos: Well, they don't.
Lily: Did Grandad not like it when you became one then?
Enos: He sure didn't. Kicked me out of the house and told me never to come back.
Lily: This house?
Enos: This house.

With that, Enos gives off his classic laugh.

Enos: You know, he'd be rolling over in his grave if he knew I was living here now.
Lily: And you're the sherriff.

Enos laughed even harder, which made Lily laugh too. The next day, she informed Cherry of what happened.

Cherry: So your dad got kicked out of the house for becoming a cop?
Lily: That's what he says. And Dad never lies.
Cherry: Well that's funny then.
Lily: What is?
Cherry: If your Grandad...didn't want your dad to become a cop...how'd he get the money to go to school and become one then?
Lily: Well...hmmmm...
Cherry: Did he get a scholarship?
Lily: No...he said he wasn't that smart...maybe a sports one.
Cherry: Where'd he go to school?
Lily: The police acadamy in Atlanta.
Cherry: No, they don't give scholarships for sports. Just grades.
Lily: How do you know?
Cherry: My cousin Cory Duke looked into going there, but didn't have the money. He wound up getting a football scholarship to Alabama.
Lily: Well anyhow, what does it matter? We're trying to figure out how Bo and Luke got caught running shine remember? I don't think my dad had anything to do with it if he was away at the police acadamy at the time.
Cherry: True. But remember what you said? About your dad never giving a straight answer?
Lily: Yeah?
Cherry: You still think he knows something?
Lily: He's got to.
Cherry: I've got a feeling these two mysteries are connected.
Lily: Well okay. But I don't see how.
Cherry: It's just a hunch...but what if...?

Cherry gives a slight grin, just like her father's. Lily is beginning to recognize the look in Cherry's eye that means she's up to something.

Cherry: <snaps her fingers> I got it. Let's go Lil!
Lily: Why do I have the feeling that I'm gonna get in trouble?

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 03:22 AM

Cherry and Lily went through the back woods to get to Lily's house.

Lily: Um, remind me again why we're breaking into my house?
Cherry: We gotta get into your parents room.
Lily: We could use the front door you know?
Cherry: And take all the fun out of it?

Lily didn't always understand Cherry's idea of "fun." They opened a window and climbed through.

Lily: Oh. So this is what it looks like.
Cherry: You've never been in here?
Lily: Why would I want to go into my parents' room?
Cherry: There's bound to be some clues in here.

They snoop around and Cherry finds some of Enos's things from when he was younger.

Cherry: Woah, is that your mom?
Lily: Yes.
Cherry: You've got it made if you're gonna look like that.
Lily: That's nothing. Here's one of my dad.
Cherry: <whistles> Oh wow! He was HOT!
Lily: (disgusted) Oh please. That's my dad!
Cherry: Ha, you should see pictures of mine. He was a hottie back in the day.
Lily: Somehow, I don't think we're here for pictures.
Cherry: Right, back to business...what's that?
Lily: Oh that's the gun cabinet. That's why we really shouldn't be in here.
Cherry: What's in it?
Lily: Um...guns?
Cherry: Anything else?
Lily: I don't think so. What's this stuff?
Cherry: Jackpot!

They pick up an old notebook that says "Atlanta Police Acadamy: 1972-1975" Cherry opens it and they find a lot of old papers, assignments, drills, school bills, and receipts.

Lily: Just his old school stuff.
Cherry: Notice this though. He graduated in the fall of 1975, which is right after my dad and Bo got caught.
Lily: So?
Cherry: He was going to school here when it happened.
Lily: So?
Cherry: You still got that police report from when it happened?

Lily pulls her notepad out of her pocket.

Lily: Just the same stuff we knew before.
Cherry: But look, you also noted that they were making a run that started in Atlanta.
Lily: Well yeah.
Cherry: I think your dad must've known about it. He was in Atlanta and they all knew each other.
Lily: Okay A) They wouldn't have told my dad cuz he's too honest and would've turned them in B) they wouldn't have told my dad because he was in love with my mom and wouldn't have wanted to turn them in and C) why would they tell somebody who's studying to be a cop?
Cherry: But D) how is it that your dad paid cash for all of his school bills?

Cherry pulls out a stack of receipts for tuition, all of which indicate that they had been paid in full with cash.

Cherry: Not only that, but he paid cash for his uniforms, dry cleaning, rent payments, dental work...
Lily: Dental work?
Cherry: Yeah, this receipt from a cosmetic dentist says he paid over $1000 for dental work.
Lily: What the...? But Dad's always had perfect teeth. There's a picture of him in the high school yearbook that says he's most likely to appear in a Colgate commercial.
Cherry: There is?
Lily: Yeah...I don't get it.
Cherry: Lemme see the yearbook.

They put the stuff away and sneak out of the room, this time using the door.

Cherry: The window would've been funner.
Lily: More fun, not funner. And my room in on the second floor. We gotta use a chair to get up to it.
Cherry: Oh wow!

Up in Lily's room, she shows Cherry the yearbook.

Cherry: That is a funny picture of your dad.
Lily: Yeah, there's not a lot of others.
Cherry: (looks in the index) Well, there is one on page 64.

They turn to that page, which talks about the school play for that year.

Lily: Hey! They did "Grease"!
Cherry: And check it out! Your dad played...
Lily: Kinicke? He is so not like Kinicke.
Cherry: Ironic isn't it? Look. Uncle Bo played Putzie and my dad played Frankie Avalon.
Lily: <sings> Beauty school drop-ouuuuut!
Cherry: Yeah, Dad can sing. That'd explain the teeth though.
Lily: What teeth?
Cherry: Your dad's. I was in a play last year and they wanted Ernie to play the lead part, but he's missing one of his front teeth. So our drama teacher loaned him a set of fake teeth. Frankly, ol' Ernie looks better with the fake ones in.
Lily: You think my dad's wearing fake teeth?
Cherry: Well, he did have a lot of dental work done later. What do you think?
Lily: I think I'll ask Mom about this one. No need to let Dad know we're up to something.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 03:37 AM

That night, Enos wasn't at dinner as he had night patrol. Lily used the opportunity to talk to her mom.

"Hey Mom," she said. "Look at this. I found it up in my room."
"Oh wow," said Daisy. "Our old yearbook. Oh my goodness, this was so long ago."
"You gotta see what Dad did," Lily teased.

Daisy laughed when she saw her own picture and what Enos had written by it.

"Oh Enos!" she cried. "You little...oh I'm gonna have to give him a hard time about this!"
"He had it bad didn't he?"
"Oh he always did," said her mother. "Is this the year we...oh here it is...we did the play "Grease" that year."
"Yeah," said Lily. "Did Dad really play Kinicke?"
"After a LOT of persuasion," her mother laughed. "He turned so red when he read that script. I think the only reason he went through with it is because I was playing Rizzo."
"He liked the make-out scene huh?"
"Actually," said her mother. "We just stage acted that part. I think he would've broken out in hives if I had actually kissed him, he was so nervous."
"Wow," said Lily. "He did have the right smile for it."
"Not really," said Daisy. "Those teeth are fake."
"Fake?"
"Enos was missing a lot of his teeth back then," Daisy sighed. "Miss MacDougal gave him a set of fake ones for the play. He probably kept this yearbook because he was able to wear them for all of his pictures."
"Oh," said Lily, as Daisy turned to the other pictures of Enos.
"He sure hated giving those teeth up," she sighed. "After he left Hazzard for the police acadamy, I didn't see him for four years. The first thing I noticed when I did was that he got his teeth fixed."
"Wow," said Lily. "But isn't that expensive?"
"Oh I'm sure," said Daisy. "He said something about a friend who's cousin was a dentist or something and talked him into it."
"Oh," said Lily, looking up as her dad came in. "Speaking of which..."
"How's my two favorite girls?" asked Enos, happy but obviously tired.
"Just fine honey," said Daisy, letting Lily help her up.
"What's that?" he asked, seeing the yearbook.
"Just something I found in my room," said Lily, holding it up.
"You've got some explaining to do mister," said Daisy. "Making notes around my picture..."
"Uh oh," said Enos, blushing and grinning. "THAT yearbook."

Lily escaped up to her room as Daisy teased her husband, who could only smile and blush in response.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 04:01 PM

<FLASHBACK TO JUNE 1975>

Two young men are sitting outside a supply store in Atlanta.

"You know Bo," said the first. "This really is the life."
"It sure is Luke," said Bo. "Hey look who it is!"
"Hey buddy," said Luke, as a third young man walked up. "What's going on? I thought you were done?"
"I thought I was too," said their friend. "But I have to retake one class."
"One class?" asked Bo. "That's a ripoff!"
"But I gotta do it."
"You uh...still need some help then huh?" asked Luke.
"Just a couple more," said the other young man, keeping his hat low. "And not 'til next fall. I have enough to hold out until then."
"But..." Bo started.
"No buts," said their friend. "I told you already..."
"Only when absolutly necessary," said Luke. "Although you did make one exception."
"Wouldn't you?" asked their friend, giving a perfect smile.
"All right," said Bo. "You just let us know when you need us buddy."
"Yeah," said Luke. "You'd better get back before they miss ya."
"Thanks fellas."

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 04:18 PM

Lily was sprinting all the way from the courthouse to the Duke farm, which was quite a ways. She was out of breath when she got there.

"You should run track," said Cherry, chewing on an apple.
"I messed up," said Lily, catching her breath. "Read this."

She handed Cherry her notebook, with some corrections in it.

"Oh," said Cherry. "They were making the moonshine runs TO Atlanta. I guess that makes more sense."
"I found out something else to," Lily gasped. "In the Atlanta paper archives in the library. A copy of it is stapled to the next page."
"Moonshine operation busted," Cherry read. "On 45th street in Atlanta...February 22nd, 1976."
"Not long after Bo and Luke got caught," said Lily, still panting.
"The last moonshine operation running in Atlanta," Cherry read, her eyes wide. "If it was the last one..."
"It had to be the one they were working for," said Lily. "It was the only one operating in 1975 and it got it's moonshine from..."
"Small counties in northern Georgia," Cherry read. "This had to be it."
"And look what else it says," said Lily. "Down at the bottom."
"The operation was going bust anyway," Cherry read. "According to a local witness, all of the runners for the operation had been aprehended late last year."
"Which would include..." said Lily.
"Bo and Luke," Cherry squealed.
"There's more."
"The records kept by the proprietor confirm what the witness has stated," Cherry read. "All but one runner have already been arrested. According to authorities, the last runner escaped when two others were arrested on..."
"November 22nd," said Lily. "1975."
"I was right!" Cherry cried. "That's how they got caught! They must've turned themselves in so their buddy wouldn't get caught!"
"But why would they do that?" Lily asked. "That's what I can't figure out."
"Of course not," said Cherry. "Someone's done a good job of covering it up."

Cherry was smiling to herself and took another bite of her apple.

"But why cover it up?" asked Lily. "Why the secret? From what I can tell, people around here are proud to be old ridgerunners. Why would someone hide it?"
"Think about it," said Cherry. "Think of someone with a good job, an elected position, that would be in serious jeopardy if anyone found out about any kind of illegal doin's in his past...not to mention what it would do to his reputation."

Lily thought for a minute and then it dawned on her.

"You don't mean...?"
"Yep," said Cherry. "He sure is good at avoiding a straight answer."

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 04:34 PM

<FLASHBACK TO DECEMBER 24, 1975>

Bo and Luke are decorating an old pine tree for Christmas when there's a knock on the door.

"Hey Enos!" Luke laughs, opening the door. "Well look at that!"
"Hey Luke," said Enos. "I just wanted you to know that I got the job."
"All right Enos," Bo cheered from the living room. "Come on in, Enos."

Enos comes in and takes off his new smokey hat, which is a little difficult as he's carrying two large flat packages. Bo and Luke beam with pride at their friend in the Hazzard county deputy uniform.

"I uh," Enos says, handing a package to each of them. "Got ya'll something."
"Oh you didn't have to do that," said Bo, taking his.
"You didn't have to get arrested for my sake either," said Enos.
"We told you not to bring that up anymore," said Luke, taking his package as well. "I mean, we got off on probation and it's all good. It's a lot better than what would've happened to you."
"I know," said Enos. "I still wish ya'll hadn't a done it."
"Too late now," said Luke.
"And we forbid you to mention it again," said Bo. "Unless you're trying to arrest us for something."
"Shucks Bo," Enos laughed. "You know I'd never do that. Now open your gifts. I gotta get back on patrol in five minutes."
"Working on Christmas Eve?" Bo asked. "That ain't right."
"I got tomorrow morning off," said Enos. "I'm working tonight so the Sherriff and the other deputies can spend time with their families...seein' as I ain't got one no more."
"Sure you do," said Luke. "You got us."
"Breakfast is at 8 am sharp," said Bo. "And we ain't openin' these until you get here."
"I'd rather you open 'em now," said Enos.
"Well okay," said Bo, who was a sucker for presents.

Bo and Luke tore the paper off their packages to reveal two sets of brand new bows and arrows.

"I figured," said Enos. "Since it's my fault ya'll are on probation..."

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 07:06 PM

<back to present, but several months later>

Cherry and Lily didn't tell anyone about what they found out. Lily had a feeling her dad knew, but didn't say anything. He'd just give her a sly grin every now and then and made a comment about her growing up to be a detective. Just to be safe, she and Cherry burned the notebook and asked the librarian to keep the article they found in the locked back room.

Now it was December and everyone was eager for school to let out for Christmas Break.

Lily: I'm surprised ya'll still call it Christmas Break. In LA, they called it Winter Break.
Cherry: That's cuz ya'll city slickers ain't go no religion.
Lily: We do so. They just don't let us talk about it at school.
Cherry: Shucks. Out here, we wouldn't have school without it. Dad told me way back when, they had to attend school in the church as they didn't have a schoolhouse yet.
Lily: Must've been a really long time ago.
Cherry: Not too long ago. He said he went to school in the brand new one-room schoolhouse when it was first built.
Lily: Wow. I wonder what it was like.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 07:22 PM

<FLASHBACK TO September, 1962>

Bo and Luke were racing down the path to the brand-new schoolhouse. It was Bo's first year to be attending school and he was more excited than a hound dog on his first hunt. Daisy had to run to keep up with them. She wasn't looking forward to it quite as much.

"Will you two slow it down?" she cried. "I can't run that fast."

But they had already taken off. Daisy slowed to a walk to catch her breath. She was still a bit down, as her parents died in a car wreck that summer and she had gone to live with Uncle Jesse. At least she was still in the same place, but it wasn't going to be the same.

"Well look who it is!" laughed an all too familiar voice. "Tomboy Daisy Duke!"

Emily Hogg was sneering at her from the front of the schoolhouse.

"Go away" Daisy grumbled.
"No way," said Emily. "I ain't gotta take orders from a girl who looks like a boy."
"I do not look like a boy!" Daisy sneered, even though she kinda did. "At least I don't have my nose stuck up in the air like a pig!"
"Oh yeah?" said Emily. "At least I don't smell like fertilizer from living on a farm."
"Better than what you smell like," Daisy shot back. "Miss HOGG!"
"Well at least I got parents to take care of me!" Emily shot out.

Daisy gasped and couldn't think of anything to say. Her eyes filled up with tears and could hardly see.

"YEAAAHHHHH!"

Daisy wiped her eyes and saw a short skinny kid push Emily into the mud.

"Serves ya right," he spat. "Ya'll don't have da right to talk to Daisy like dat!"
"Enos Strate!" Miss Peabody yelled. "Get in here this instant!"

The boy frowned and marched inside as Miss Peabody helped Emily up. Emily was yelling about her new dress being ruined and Miss Peabody let her go home to change. Daisy slipped into the schoolhouse and looked around for Enos, who was standing by the front desk, waiting for the teacher.

Daisy was about to thank him when the teacher came back. He got several swats across his hands with a ruler, as well as a detention, before he was allowed to sit back down. He took his usual place in the corner and was quiet during lessons.

At lunchtime, Emily was able to come back, but had to go inside to catch up on what she missed that morning. Daisy ran over to find Enos as he ate by himself.

"Enos," she asked. "Why'd you do that?"
"She had no right to say dat," he mumbled, his mouth full of catfish. "Talkin' 'bout yer folks like dat. It ain't right."
"Well," said Daisy, sitting next to him. "Thanks."

Enos looked at her and grinned. He had catfish stuck in his teeth and his face was red, but right then, Daisy thought he was the cutest boy in Hazzard.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 07:39 PM

<back to the present>

Lily and Cherry walk across the square and see T.J., Cliff, and Jethro.

Cherry: Hey guys. What's up?
Jethro: The sky.
Cliff: Clouds.
T.J.: My dad's temper.
Lily: What?
T.J.: He always gets mad when he listens to Rush Limbaugh. Honestly, I don't know why he listens to that anyway. He doesn't agree with anything he says.
Cherry: Oh brother.
T.J.: So what's up with you?
Cherry: Nothing really. I just got done shopping.
Lily: I did too.
Cliff: Shopping?
T.J.: You know...for Christmas.
Jethro: Oh...I guess we should do that huh?
Lily: You haven't started yet?
Jethro: We're guys...
Cliff: and we don't like shopping.
T.J.: Amen. I'm done though. I got my dad a new radio. He keeps busting them when he throws Rush Limbaugh out the window. I get him a new one every year.
Jethro: Well that's easy. I got too many sisters.
Cherry: Ah, girls are easy to shop for.

Just then, they hear a crackle as Bo's voice comes out from over the CB.

Bo: Breaker Breaker this is Lost Sheep calling the Sherriff! Come in Sherriff!

The kids listen in as Enos's voice also comes in.

Enos: This is the Sherriff. What is it Bo?
Bo: Enos, it's your wife! She's...
Enos: I'M ON MY WAY!
Bo: We're headed for Tri-county right now! Meet us there!

The others turn and look at Lily, who stands in a daze.

Lily: But they ain't due for two months yet...
T.J.: (tosses her a helmet) Come on. I'll give ya a lift.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 07:57 PM

As it was a little far for just a bike, T.J. uncovered a small Honda motorcycle in the back of the garage.

T.J.: I'm only supposed to use this if it's an emergency.
Lily: Well this is an emergency!
T.J.: Yes ma'am.

They speed off down the highway as Cherry runs on home. Amy and Jill are there watching the other kids as Bo and Luke had taken Daisy to the hospital. Tommy was crying and Lucas was staring out the window.

Bo was speeding as fast as he could in the General Lee. Daisy had insisted on taking it for speed, even though it took both of them to get her in through the window. Now Luke was with her in the backseat and she was crying out every couple of minutes, making Bo drive even faster. Bo felt relieved when Enos pulled in ahead of them, lights flashing.

Bo: Mrs. Strate, you're husband's here as your very own police escort.
Daisy: He's getting faster at this. It took him nearly an hour to show up when Lucas was born.

They arrived at the hospital and it took all three men, Bo and Enos outside and Luke inside, to get Daisy out.

Enos: Why in Sam Hill did you take this car?
Bo: It was her idea.
Daisy: Shut up and get me out of here!
Enos: Yes dear.

Luke gave a final push and Daisy was safe in her husband's arms. The paramedics came out and put her in a wheelchair and directed the men to a waiting room.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 08:10 PM

Lily ran into the waiting room only to find her dad pacing back and forth, just like before.

Lily: How's Mom?
Luke: They're prepping her now.
Lily: But she ain't due for two weeks.
Bo: We know.

Lily sat down between Bo and Luke as her father continued to pace back and forth. He hadn't been this nervous when either Lucas or Tommy were born, but they weren't this early either. While Lily didn't know it, he was so nervous when she had been born, he broke out into hives that didn't go away for three days. Luke however, did remember this, and took note of Enos scratching the back of his neck.

After about two hours, a nurse came out.

Enos: How is she?
Nurse: We're going to have to stabalize her. It was a rough delivery and she's lost a lot of blood, but she should be fine after a while.
Enos: What about...?
Nurse: A boy and a girl. The boy was first and weighs 2lbs 15 ounces. The girl is 1lb 3 ounces. We have them in the intensive care unit. You'll be able to see them in about two hours.

The nurse left and Enos sat down with his head in his hands. Lily went over and put her arms around him. He hugged her back and buried his face in her hair.

Lily: They'll be okay Daddy. They'll be okay.

Bo stood up and looked out the window while Luke called the house to tell the others. After Luke explained the situation to her, Amy sat Lucas and Tommy down to explain it.

Amy: You have a new baby brother and baby sister.
Tommy: Can we see 'em?
Amy: Not yet. They're still really tiny and they have to grow first.
Tommy: What about Mommy?
Amy: They're gonna have to take care of her for a little while. Giving birth to two babies made her really tired.

Tommy nodded and let Lucas hold him. They both wished they were at the hospital with their dad and Lily.

Julieduke

03-23-2005, 09:10 PM

It was a cold day in January and for Luke's mom and dad it was a special day for them, they was expecting a baby and the baby was his way.
The doctor told Layla Duke to push and that her son was his way, and Kenneth Duke asked to say a son doc.
Doc Petticord said yes that I did, and then the nurse had said we had better hurry up. A While later and Layla and Kenneth had their son, but Layla had taken a turn for the worse the doc said that she is bleeding too much for a having a baby and don't think she going to make it. The Nurse had cleaned up the baby and had let Layla hold him before she had died, Layla had told Kenneth that he wanted her son named 'Lucas Kenneth Duke" after her father and him.
Layla had died about two hours later, after having her son she had been such a good wife to Kenneth Duke. Jesse Duke came to see his new Nephew and ask his brother Kenneth Duke what is wrong right now, did the baby die?
Kenneth said "that Little Lucas Kenneth Duke is just fine but his momma died shortly after having him and don't know what I am going to do now.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 10:24 PM

<FLASHBACK TO 1956>

Luke was two years old on his daddy's lap as he sat in the kitchen of the old farmhouse. Jesse was in the bedroom with Peggy Jean Duke as her husband Ray was pacing outside. Ray's brother Kenneth, held on tight to his son.

Before long, Jesse came into the kitchen.

Jesse: Where's Ray?
Kenneth: Outside.
Ray: (coming in) Well?
Jesse: It's a little boy.
Luke: I got's a brother?
Kenneth: A cousin Luke. But you can pretend you're brothers if you want.
Luke: What's his name?
Ray: We're gonna name him Beauregard.
Luke: Borewhat?
Ray: You can call him Bo, Luke.
Luke: Okay.

Ray goes in to see his pretty wife Peggy Jean and the little baby boy. The baby already has a bunch of pretty blond curls.

Ray: Almost looks like a girl, don't he?
Peggy Jean: Well he's not. He's our little Beauregard.
Ray: Yeah. I had to tell Luke he could call him Bo.
Peggy Jean: Well all right. But Luke better call him by his full name when he's older.
Ray: All right then.

Of course Luke never did. Two years later, Peggy Jean, Ray, and Kenneth were killed in a car wreck. Both Bo and Luke had to live with their Uncle Jesse after that.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 10:27 PM

<Back to the present>

Bo and Luke sat together, Luke remembering when Bo was born.

Luke: I never did call you Beauregard.
Bo: Well I appreciate that.
Luke: Your mama wanted me to though.
Bo: <sighs> I guess it would have been worth it. Having a lousy name is a small price to pay for having a mama.
Luke: I just hope these kids still have a mama.
Bo: Now don't you talk like that Luke. Enos is worried enough.
Luke: Remember when Daisy was born?
Bo: I remember Uncle Jesse talking about it.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 10:37 PM

<FLASHBACK TO JUNE 1962>

Uncle Jesse sat in his rocking chair, watching the kids running around. Bo was five now and as fiesty as ever. Luke was seven and somewhat bullheaded. Neither paid much attention to the little girl sitting on the porch.

Daisy had just came to stay with them, as her parents had died in a train wreck just two weeks ago. She was still down about it. Her boy cousins never really paid much attention to her before, and didn't understand that she needed it now. Uncle Jesse did though.

"Daisy Mae," Uncle Jesse said. "Did I ever tell you about how you were born?"
"No," said Daisy, as Bo and Luke came running up.
"I was born in a doctor's office," said Luke. "But my mama died."
"I was born in Uncle Jesse's bedroom," said Bo.
"What about me?" asked Daisy.
"Daisy," said Uncle Jesse. "You were born in the back of Black Tillie."

Daisy's jaw dropped and Bo and Luke's eyes popped open.
"What?" asked Luke.
"No fair," said Bo.
"I was?" asked Daisy.
"Sure you was," said Uncle Jesse. "See, your mama didn't care for no doctors so your daddy was bringing her over here. But a couple of revenuers started chasing them, thinking they was running shine. Your daddy didn't feel like stopping and well, he just let them chase them and your mama had you in the back of that car."
"Did she have help?" Daisy asked.
"Oh yes," said Uncle Jesse. "Her best friend, Emma Strate, was with her and delivered ya. Only made sense as your mama delivered Emma's son two years before."
"My mama delivered Enos?" Daisy asked.
"Sure did," said Uncle Jesse. "Except that was in the middle of the woods by a still."

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 10:44 PM

The nurse came out of the room.

Nurse: Mr. Strate? You can see your wife now.
Enos: Thank you.

Lily patted his arm and he looked at her.

Enos: Hang tight. I'll see if they'll let you in in a minute.
Lily: Okay Dad.

Enos went into the room. Daisy looked as beautiful as ever to him, even if she was sore and weak. He grinned and sat next to her.

Enos: How you feeling?
Daisy: Enos...please tell me we won't have any more.
Enos: <laughs> I promise honey. I had that procedure done two months ago.
Daisy: Oh Enos. Have you seen them yet?
Enos: No. They said it'll be a couple of hours.
Daisy: They were so tiny. So perfect...but so tiny...
Enos: They'll grow Daisy. I was an early baby too and look what happened to me.
Daisy: <smiles> Oh Enos...you were also born in the woods by a still.
Enos: Well you were born in the back of a car. I don't see why we gotta worry about the twins. They'll be fine.
Daisy: Did you think of names?
Enos: I still like George and Georgia.
Daisy: Me too.

Balladeer: I like them names too. A state and a country singer.

Jamanda

03-23-2005, 10:50 PM

After Enos visited with Daisy, he let Lily go in and see her mother. Then the nurse took him to the nursery. There, in two little incubators, were his two small children. He wasn't able to touch them yet, but he just watched them. George kept looking over at his sister. Georgia hardly moved at all, except her tiny mouth.

Bo and Luke had called the house and Amy brought Lucas and Tommy to see their mother. After a while, Enos brought all three of them to see the twins.

Tommy: Are all babies that little?
Enos: No, just early babies.
Tommy: Will they be okay?
Lily: They'll be fine. They'll just have to live in those boxes for a while.
Tommy: Why?
Enos: So they can stay warm.
Tommy: Will they be home by Christmas?
Lily had nearly forgotten about Christmas.
Enos: I don't think so. But Mommy should be.

Lily looked up at the calendar. It was December 15th, ten days before Christmas.

Lily: <thinking to herself> Won't be hard to remember this birthday.

Jamanda

03-24-2005, 06:13 PM

Lily will always remember it as one of the hardest Christmas's to wake up to, but one of the most worthwhile.

Daisy was still in the hospital and they were going to visit her later in the day. Enos sat on the couch, sipping his coffee, as Tommy and Lucas came down the hall and Lily jumped down from the ceiling.

"Get dressed ya'll," said Enos. "We're going over to the Dukes for Christmas."

Lily couldn't interpret that tone of voice. It was somewhat sad, but had another element to it she hadn't heard before. At the Dukes, they arrived in time to watch Cherry and Daisy Mae open their presents (although Daisy Mae was more interested in the boxes).

"Did Santa forget to come to our house?" Tommy asked.
"No," said Enos. "He got something for all three of you, but I told him to leave it here. Now all of you close your eyes."

Lily knew that money had been tight, with the move and the hospital and the twins and all. She hadn't really been expecting anything. She had Tommy on one side and Lucas on the other as they all closed their eyes and let Enos guide them outside.

"All right," said Enos. "You can open them now."

They all opened thier eyes and cheered. There, sitting by the barn, was their mother.

"Well come on," Daisy laughed. "Come see what your daddy got you!"
"MOMMY!" Tommy cried, running up to her.
"Now take it easy," said Enos with a grin. "We don't want to hurt Mommy either."

They all ran over to Daisy and saw she had something wrapped up in her coat.

"What is it?" asked Tommy.
Lucas picked at the bundle.
"Oh wow!" said Lily.

Poking it's little black nose through the coat, was a tiny wee puppy. It's eyes weren't hardly open yet.

"Now be careful," said Daisy. "It was just born yesterday."
"It's so tiny," said Lily. "Like the twins."
"It was the runt," said Enos. "It's mama won't take care of it."
"We'll take care of it," said Tommy, letting the puppy suck on his finger.
"It'll be a lot of work though," said Daisy. "Just like those doctors are working hard to help the twins grow, you three need to work hard to help this little puppy."

She handed the puppy to Lucas, who held it up to his face. The puppy barely opened it's eyes and licked his nose. Lucas laughed.

"What are we gonna call him?" asked Tommy.
"First make sure it is a him," said Lily.
Lucas checked and nodded.
"How about it Tommy?" Lily asked.
"I dunno," said Tommy.
"He should have a big dog name," said Lily. "If he thinks he's a big dog, he'll grow."

Lucas grinned and held the puppy. He'd already picked out the perfect name. Once Lily and Tommy knew what it was, they couldn't argue. And that was the Christmas they brought home their mother, as well as a tiny bloodhound puppy named Hercules.

Jamanda

03-24-2005, 08:52 PM

Things were pretty rough on the Strate family for the next couple of months. Daisy kept having to go to the hospital for check ups and to feed the twins, which left Lily playing Mom for Lucas and Tommy half the time. Lucas came down with the flu and had to stay home for a week, so Jill came over to take care of him, and then came down with the flu herself. Tommy wasn't his normal cheerful self without his mommy and kept asking when she'd be home. And once again, Lily and Enos were at each other's throats.

Lily: He's driving me nuts. Doesn't he know I'm doing the best I can?
Cherry: Sure he does, but he's worn out too.
Lily: Well that's not my fault.
Cherry: It's no one's fault. He's probably just grumpy without your mom around.
Lily: I guess. I still don't want to go home yet.
Cherry: Then stick around a while.
Lily: Can't. I told Lucas I'd help him with math and I gotta make dinner.

As Lily trudges her way home, Cherry sighs.

Cherry: I wish I could help.
T.J.: (walking up) Help with what?
Cherry: Lily. Everybody at her house is all stressed out with her mom gone all the time.
T.J.: Well...let's do something.
Cherry: Like what?
T.J.: I dunno...but what say we ask our folks if they got any ideas. Your dad and Bo are already at the garage.

The two of them go over to the garage, where the three men are chatting about cars.

Luke: I must say, that old blue plymouth was a beaut.
Bo: Yeah. Too bad we had to blow it up.
Cooter: Held a lot of shine too.
Luke: Which you should have told us was in there.
Cooter: Hey, it worked out didn't it?
Bo: Yeah, with us almost becoming midwives in the process.
Luke: What's up Cherry?

The kids explain the situation to them.

Luke: Is it that bad?
Bo: Cletus did mention that Enos's been a bit...cranky.
T.J.: We think he misses his wife.
Luke: Well shoot, that'd make anyone cranky.
Cooter: So how 'bout cheering him up a bit?
Bo: How?
Luke: Lemme think...We can't very well give him what he wants...
Cooter: Yeah...Daisy needs to take care of the twins...
Bo: Well...what else would cheer him up?
Luke: <snaps fingers> I got it...Let's go Bo.
Bo: Oh great...Now I'll get in trouble.
Cherry: What is it Dad?
Luke: We'll just give Enos something to cheer him up like we used to in the old days...
Cooter: Like the old days before he got married?
Luke: Exactly...Remember what used to make him happier than a hog in slop.
Bo: Do I ever! I think it's time we took out the General!

Bo and Luke run to the back of the garage and take a tarp off of the famous orange Dodge charger, with on 01 on the side, a confederate flag on the top, and the words GENERAL LEE on the sides.

T.J.: Wow!
Cherry: Sweet!
Cooter: You kids can ride with me in the truck. Ya'll are about to get a good ol' fashioned history lesson.

Bo and Luke climb in through the windows of the General Lee and take off, blowing the horn.

<DIXIE PLAYS REALLY LOUD>

Jamanda

03-24-2005, 09:07 PM

Bo took to driving the General like a duck to water (or a Duke) and skidded the car right in front of the Sherriff's station, where Enos was just about to get into his car. He got out of the way by somersaulting over his own hood.

Enos: Possum on a gumbush! It's the General Lee!

Bo blows the horn again and takes off down the road, but only after banging into Enos's car first.

Enos: OH YOU'RE ASKING FOR IT NOW!

Enos jumps in his car and turns on the sirens. Bo speeds away out of the square with Enos in hot pursuit.

Enos: (into CB) In-laws or not Bo Duke. That's Hazzard County property! You done scuffed my vehicle and now I'm gonna have to give ya'll a ticket!
Bo: You know the rules Enos ol' buddy! You gotta catch us first!
Enos: That's just what I aim to do buddy boy!

Cooter follows in his truck, laughing up a storm.

Cooter: Now you kids watch real close. The creek is coming up.
T.J.: What creek?
Cherry: That one!

Bo leaps the General over the creek and bounces down on the other side.

Luke: Ooooh, my kidneys are WAY too old for this.
Bo: Not mine. What say we do it again?
Luke: ARE YOU INSANE!
Bo: Just kidding. Here he comes!

Enos leaps the sherriff's car over the creek.

Bo: Well shoot, he made it.
Luke: (picks up CB) You give up yet?
Enos: Not on your life! I ain't had this much fun in years!
Luke: All right Enos. Let's see how you handle this.

Bo takes off again down the back dirt roads. Enos stays right on their tail, enjoying every minute of it.

Bo: You know. It's a pity his kids are missing all this.
Luke: Well...why not drop by and let 'em know what's going on?

Bo laughs and turns up another dirt road.

Jamanda

03-24-2005, 09:24 PM

Lily was hanging laundry when the orange car came out of nowhere, blowing a horn that played Dixie. Lucas and Tommy ran out of the house just as it was speeding away.

Lily: What in the...?
Tommy: IT'S THE GENERAL LEE!

Lucas points as the sherriff's car speeds by as well. Enos waves and keeps going. A tow truck pulls up.

Cooter: Pile in. Ya'll wanna see what your daddy did before he done got hitched?

Tommy and Lucas jump right in. Lily hesitates, so T.J. and Cherry grab her and drag her in so Cooter can take off again.

Bo: Well, seeing as Cooter picked up more kids...
Luke: If you're gonna do another jump...
Bo: Hold on...
Luke: Oh L...

Bo make another jump, this time through a construction site. Enos follows suit, but Cooter goes around.

Lily: I don't believe this...was that...Dad?
Tommy: It's just like the stories!

They follow the chase cross country as well, including the General, Sherriff's car, and towtruck going through a barn.

Luke: I hope you like eggs.
Bo: What have eggs got to do with this?
Luke: Where there's chickens there's eggs.
Bo: Woa...deja vu.

As they crash out the other side of the barn...

Bo: That sure was a funny place to put a barn.
Luke: Try that fool stunt again, and I'll find a funnier place to put one.
Bo: How about another jump?
Luke: Not unless you let me out first.
Bo: Oh all right. We're coming up on the pond anyway.

Cooter: Now for the grand finale. Hazzard pond is coming up.
Tommy: Oh no! Not the pond!

Bo: We really shouldn't.
Luke: But you're going to anyway.
Bo: I can't help it Luke. It's right there.

Enos: They wouldn't...oh yes they would...oh ding dang it...

Bo makes a sharp turn right before reaching the pond. Enos cheers and laughs as his car goes flying in to the water.

Bo: At least he can swim.
Luke: Yeah, we always had to double check on Rosco.

Bo and Luke climb out of the car as Enos swims up to them.

Enos: WHOOO WEEE Fellas I ain't had a good chase like that in years!
Bo: Well, we figured it'd cheer you up.
Luke: How about we treat you to a drink now.
Enos: (pulling out a soggy ticket book) As soon as I write your ticket.

Enos is writing their ticket as the tow truck pulls up and the kids pile out.

Tommy: WOW DADDY THAT WAS JUST LIKE THE STORIES!
Enos: It sure was...Let's see...speeding...reckless driving...damage to county property...assulting an officer...
Bo: We didn't do that!
Enos: I'm all wet ain't I?...now...there you go boys...you can either pay it...or buy me a drink.
Luke: (looks at the ticket) Looks like we're going to the Boar's Nest.
Tommy: Oh boy!
Enos: Not you! Ain't a fittin' place for kids.
Lily: I'll watch him Daddy.

Enos looks at her and sees how much she looks like Daisy.

Enos: Well okay, but just this once...Cooter?...Are you just gonna stand there or are you gonna get my car out?
Cooter: Oh yes sir Sherriff!

Cooter tows the police car to the Boar's Nest while Bo and Luke let all the kids ride in the General.

Bo: You know...it's too bad Rosco missed all that.
Luke: Oh he saw it. Didn't you notice that old gray sedan?
Bo: That was...?
Luke: There was a basset hound in the passenger seat.

The both bust up laughing.

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 01:03 AM

At the Boar's Nest, only Bo orders a beer. Luke and Cooter drink rootbeer and Enos has a buttermilk.

Luke: There's kids here you know.
Bo: Yeah, I'm glad mine isn't old enough to know a bad example yet.
Cooter: One of these days Bo.
Enos: She'll be a teenager before you know it.

Enos glances at Lily, who rolls her eyes and drinks a grape soda. Lucas and Tommy both drink buttermilk. At least, Lucas drinks his. Tommy has too much fun blowing bubbles in it.

Enos: Hey Lily...stand up for a minute.
Lily: (standing up) Huh? What?
Enos: I want to see something.

Enos gets up and walks Lily over to the bar.

Enos: Get behind there for a minute.
Lily: Dad! I'm only sixteen!
Enos: I know that. I just want to see something.

Lily shrugs and gets behind the bar. She's wearing high-healed boots and is pretty tall for her age. Enos is still looking at her funny, so she finds a box back there, stands on it, and leans over the bar.

Enos: Possum on a gumbush.
Lily: Huh?
Luke: Well I'll be.
Bo: I can hardly believe it.
Lily: What?
Enos: Not quite...just a minute.

Enos fluffs Lily's hair a bit to make it more wavy. Lily, who prefers to keep it straight, finds this very annoying.

Lily: Oh Dad. I had to blow-dry it for 10 minutes to get it straight this morning.
Enos: There. Spittin' image isn't it?
Luke: The very same.
Bo: I half expect her to come out from back there in heels and those shorts.
Enos: Ain't no way am I gonna let her wear them shorts.
Lily: Can I get down now?
Enos: Sure honey. It's just that for a minute there, you looked exactly like your mother.
Lily: Oh Dad.

Lily laughs and gets out from behind the bar.

Lily: What shorts?
Luke: Your mama used to wear shorts so short...
Bo: They drove men crazy from here to the state line.
Enos: Further than that Bo.
Lily: Really?
Luke: Too bad your daddy won't let you wear 'em.
Enos: Now you stop giving my daughter ideas. You have any idea what them shorts did to people?
Bo: I think we know what they did to you.
Enos: Exactly.
Lily: What did they do?
Enos: Never you mind. You don't want to know what goes through boys' heads when they see a girls legs like that.
Lily: Hmmmmm.
Enos: Dang it Luke, you done givin' her ideas!
Lily: Oh Dad, don't worry about it. I have no intention of wearing shorts like that.
Enos: Good.
Lily: Although I do remember seeing a picture of Mom in those...
Enos: Huh? I thought I hid all them pictures...

Lily purses her lips and looks at Cherry, who's hiding behind her glass of chocolate milk.

Enos: You weren't in our room were ya?
Lily: Maybe for a little bit...I was uh...
Enos: Never mind, I don't want to hear it.

Enos laughs to show he's not mad and sits back down at the table. Lily lets out a slow breath, as does Cherry. T.J. lets out a loud belch as he's just downed a whole bottle of rootbeer.

T.J.: <blushing> pardon me.
Cooter: Good one...how's this?

As Cooter and his son commence a burping contest, Luke takes Cherry home in the General. Enos looks over at an old man, smiling from the other side of the Boar's Nest, and walks over to him.

Rosco: I saw you go into the pond, you dipstick.
Enos: <sitting down> You went in the pond plenty of times...
Rosco: Don't try to blame me boy! You done me proud you know.
Enos: Thanks Sherriff.
Rosco: Enos, how many times do I have to tell you? YOU are the Sherriff now.
Enos: Sorry. Force of habit.
Rosco: <laughs> It was a force of habit that made you lock ol' Boss in that cell remember?
Enos: <laughs> Yeah...and I thought claustrophobia was contagious.
Rosco: You were a dipstick.
Enos: I know. Some things never change.
Rosco: (looking over at the kids) Well something obviously did.
Enos: Oh not you too. I get enough of that from Luke.
Rosco: <laughs> You know, that girl of yours sure does look a lot like Daisy.
Enos: I know. That's what worries me.
Rosco: Oh come now. Daisy managed to save herself for you too you know.
Enos: I know. But Bo and Luke had to hold her to it. I understand that there were some close calls.
Rosco: Well...yes...but only when you'd done run off to L.A.
Enos: I know...I should've stuck around...
Rosco: No, I think it did you good. You were ten times smarter than me once you got back. And you were able to get Daisy to settle down in the end.
Enos: Yeah...you're right.
Rosco: Well it was worth it wasn't it?
Enos: It sure was Rosco...it sure was.

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 04:49 PM

Even after the fun of the chase, Lily and Enos still butted heads from time to time. It was usually when she started getting out some of her short dresses and shorts for Spring, even though it wasn't quite warm enough yet. He'd make her put them back and said she could only wear them with something over them. This, among other small arguments, kept the rift between them open.

"But Dad," Lily whined. "I always wore these in California."
"That was before you done grown two inches," said her father. "Those shorts are too short for your long legs."
"Oh good grief," said Lily.
"Either stitch 'em or toss 'em," he said, going out the door to work. "That's final."

Lily groaned and went to her room to change. If she snuck them to school, Lucas or Tommy would snitch on her. She stuck with jeans and headed out, glad that she was going to visit her mom after school.

"Sometimes I wonder Mom," said Lily, as she held baby Georgia. "What did you see in him?"
"Oh Lily," said her mother as she fed little George. "It's what he saw in me that I wonder about."
"Oh come on," said Lily. "I saw a picture. You were hot."
"Well thank you," Daisy laughed. "But there's a little more to it than that."
"Like what?" asked Lily.
"Well," said Daisy. "You have to go all the way back to the beginning to really know."

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 05:22 PM

<FLASHBACK TO 1950's>

Emma Jackson and Rosalie Henderson were inseperable when they were growing up. The two girls were best friends from the get go. Emma was the outgoing one, never paying much attention to boys, and always talking about going somewhere and doing something.

"One of these days," Emma would say. "I'm gonna get out of this little podunk town and see the city!"
"And what will you do once you get there?" Rosalie would ask.
"Make my mark," said Emma. "Make sure everyone knew that I had been there."
"Will you ever come home then?" asked Rosalie.
"Sure I will," said Emma. "That's the best part of adventure. You can always come home if you're tired of it.

Rosalie always laughed when Emma said that. Rosalie was the quieter one who liked Hazzard and never wanted to leave.

It didn't work out the way they expected it to. Emma took a weekend school trip to Atlanta when she was fifteen. They were just supposed to spend some time in a museum and stay the night in the hotel. But one of the boys snuck into Emma's room...

Emma never told anyone what happened to her, except Rosalie, who kept the secret.

"What are you gonna do?" asked Rosalie. "What if you're...?"
"I don't want to think about it," Emma said. "But just in case, he said he'd marry me."
"Oh Emma," said Rosalie.
"I'm gonna have to quit school though," said Emma. "We're eloping this weekend. You can come if you want."
"Of course I will," said Rosalie.

Nine months later, Emma gave birth to a baby boy. Rosalie would come visit her after school, in a small wooden farmhouse out in the woods.

"He runs shine doesn't he?" Rosalie asked, as Emma rocked her baby.
"He does," said Emma.
"Does he ever run with the Duke boys?" Rosalie asked.
"Sometimes," said Emma, grinning. "You still got your eye on one of them?"
"Yeah," said Rosalie. "But I don't think he'll ever notice me."
"He will," said Emma. "He will."

Two years later, that Duke boy did take notice of Rosalie, especially after Emma's husband mentioned it to him. Johnathan Thomas Duke married Rosalie as soon as she was out of school.

Not long after Rosalie was married, Emma got pregnant again. While she had her first baby in a hospital, the second one started coming two months early and Emma wasn't ready. Fortunately, Rosalie was with her.

"Hang on Emma," Rosalie said. "Just a little bit more."

Emma gave birth to her second son out there in the woods by her husband's still. Even though he was early, he was still a good size.

"Look at him," said Rosalie, wrapping him up in her apron. "He's bigger than his brother."
"I'm glad he was early then," said Emma, taking her baby. "I don't think I could've handled it if he'd have gotten any bigger."

Two years after that, it was Emma's turn to help. She delievered Rosalie's daughter in the back of a black coupe as Johnathan Duke was speeding away from the cops.

"You could stop you know!" Emma called. "Push Rosie!"
"I got a load of shine in the trunk!" Johnathan called back. "They catch me and we all wind up in the clink."
"Oh you shut up," yelled Rosalie.
"Yes dear."

Emma and Rosalie sat on the front porch of Rosalie's home. Emma had her younger boy on her lap. He was only two and fast asleep. Rosalie held her new baby daughter and was rocking her to sleep as well.

"You know," said Emma. "Wouldn't it be something if my boy married your little girl?"
"It would," said Rosalie. "I hope we're around to see it."

Unfortunately, Emma fell sick two years later. Her husband was off in Atlanta and had taken her older son with him. The little four-year-old was the only one there.

"Come here," Emma said to her little boy.
"Are you dyin' mama?" he asked.
"Yes honey," she said sadly. "Now you listen to me. There's two things I want you to do."
"Okay."
"First," she said. "If you ever get the chance to leave Hazzard and see some other part of the world, take it. You can always come home later."
The little boy nodded, even though he didn't quite understand.
"Also," she said. "Marry for love."
"Marry who?"
"Well," said his mother. "Whoever you want. But make sure you love her...and don't you do anything until you're married."
"Okay mama," said the boy, even though he still didn't understand.
"And don't ever forget," said Emma. "I love you Enos."

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 05:27 PM

<back to present>

Lily was teary-eyed at Daisy told her the story.

"So he lost his mama when he was just four?"
"He did," said Daisy. "And his daddy and older brother never did treat him right after that. I think they were jealous that he got to say goodbye to her and they didn't."
"Well," said Lily. "That wasn't his fault."
"No," said Daisy. "It wasn't."
"So he grew up and decided to marry you?" Lily asked.
"Like I said," said Daisy. "There was a bit more to it than that."
"Like what?"
"Well," said Daisy. "My parents died when I was six, and I had to go live with Uncle Jesse, Bo and Luke. Enos hung around Bo and Luke a lot and that's kind of how we got to know each other. Oh I flirted with him a lot, but he didn't like girls then. The tables kind of turned in Jr. High."
"How so?" asked Lily.
"I started getting flowers..."

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 06:06 PM

<FLASHBACK TO 1969-1976>

Daisy was in seventh grade when the first flowers came. It was Valentine's Day and the thing just fell out of her locker.

"What?" Daisy wondered.

It was a single rose with a single daisy tied to it with string. There was a note written in very bad handwriting.

To the prettiest girl in Hazzard.

"Oh brother," said Daisy, who hadn't much interest in boys yet.

The next year, on the same day, there were two roses with two daisies, and the note was the same.

"But Valentine's day is tomorrow," Daisy said to herself.
"Tomorrow's Saturday," Maybelle laughed. "Can't very well leave them there over the weekend can we?"
"Do you know who put these here?"
"No idea," said Maybelle. "But I'd flash those in front of Emily if I was you."
"No way," said Daisy, hiding the flowers.

Her freshmen year, three roses and three daisies came, once again, on the Friday before Valentines Day, as it was on Sunday and Monday was Presidents Day.

"Right on time," Daisy grinned.

She was starting to like the flowers now, even though she had no idea where they came from. They came the next year too, four of each this time, with the same note, on Valentine's Day itself, as it was a Monday.

Daisy was rushing to her locker on Valentines Day her junior year when she stopped. Cooter was already there, picking the lock and putting the flowers in it.

"Cooter Davenport!" Daisy yelled.
"What?" asked Cooter, turning around. "Oh hey Daisy. That's better. I can deliver these in person."

There were five of each this time.

"You mean you were sending these all this time?" Daisy asked.
"What?" asked Cooter. "No Daisy, it wasn't me. Not that I don't like ya an' all...but I'm just a delivery boy as what's-his-face done graduated last year and couldn't bring 'em himself."
"Oh," said Daisy, grinning. "So he graduated last year?"
"I shouldn'ta said that," said Cooter.

Daisy was able to narrow it down after that. She was sure they weren't from Luke, which left only five other guys, but she still couldn't put her finger on just one.

Cooter delivered her flowers her last year in high school (six of each). The year after that, Cooter brought them out to the farm. Then, on a chilly Saturday, Daisy found out.

She was wiping down the bar at the Boar's Nest, having only worked there for almost a year. It was almost time for the lunch crowd to come in, when she saw Rosco and his new deputy.

Daisy smiled over at the deputy, who obviously had a crush on her. They had gone to school together and Bo and Luke had kept in touch with him over the years. Rosco went into the back room as the deputy approached the counter. She didn't noticed that he had something behind his back.

"Hey Enos," Daisy said. "Can I get you a buttermilk?"
"Sure Daisy," said Enos, sitting down. "That'd be swell."
"I got it all ready for you," Daisy said, pouring it in a glass. "There you go."
"Thanks," said Enos, taking a drink with one hand, the other still behind his back.
"Enos?" Daisy asked, noticing he was hiding something. "What you got back there?"
"Well Daisy," said Enos, blushing a bit. "You know what day it is don't ya?"
"Sure I do," said Daisy.
"Well," said Enos, looking down and pulling it out. "These are for you."

Daisy gasped. It was a bouquet of exactly eight roses and eight daisies.

"Oh Enos!" Daisy cried. "Oh I should have known it was you!"
"I always said you were the prettiest girl in Hazzard," said Enos.
"Oh Enos," was all Daisy could think to say.

And every year he did the same thing. Daisy even started putting the flowers in his glass once he had finished his buttermilk. When he was in L.A., Rosco brought the flowers in and Cletus would drink the buttermilk, even though he didn't care for it. It just made Daisy all the more glad when Enos came home.

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 07:54 PM

<back to present>

"So that's why Dad gives you those every year?"
"That's why," said Daisy. "In fact, it's coming up again pretty soon."
"So how'd he propose then?"
"Well," said Daisy. "That was a bit later. Remember I told you how we almost got married once?"
"Yeah," said Lily. "You saw him moving money and thought he was robbing the bank, but you didn't want to testify against him so you got married."
"Well," said Daisy. "We were going to, then he found out why I had asked him and called it off. Then they caught the crooks and we were going to get married anyway. But he got the hives and the last minute."
"I still think that was a pretty lame excuse," said Lily.
"I think it was a cover up," said Daisy. "I think, after all that, he still wasn't sure if I loved him or not.
"Sure ya did," said Lily. "Didn't you?"
"That's just it," said Daisy. "I didn't really know myself..."

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 08:19 PM

<FLASHBACK TO 1985, shortly after "Opening Night at the Boar's Nest" episode>

It was a perfect night as Enos and Daisy walked hand in hand down the road. Neither were saying anything as both of them were deep in thought. It had only been two weeks ago that they'd come so close to getting married. Neither were really sure if they were going to try again or not, or if they should.

Enos knew he loved her. He had for years. But what bothered him was that he didn't know if she loved him. He didn't want her to marry him if she didn't. She wouldn't be happy, and all he had ever wanted was for her to be happy, even if it meant he had to give her up.

Daisy was confused, unsure if she really loved him or not. She knew he loved her. He'd proved himself ten times over that he did. She hated the way she had left him hanging on all these years. It had always been convinient to have him around, but a lot of times she took advantage of that. She really didn't want to do that anymore, but she wasn't sure if she loved him, and if she didn't, she really didn't want to tell him that.

They wound up in the secret place by the tree. Enos used to come out here to hide away from everybody and only Daisy would be able to find him. They sat down and looked at the stars. Daisy rested her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her, holding her close.

Enos didn't need to ask. He could tell she wasn't sure yet. He just wanted to hold her, as he might not be able to much longer.

Daisy wasn't sure what to do or say, or if she should say anything. She knew he was just waiting for an answer, just like he had been for years. She didn't have an answer, but then she had an idea.

Daisy lifted her head and looked at him. His eyes met hers and they gazed at each other. Normally, Daisy would kiss him, and he'd blush, or stammer, or something like that. But Daisy decided it was time for her to stop moving first. She was going to wait until he did it.

Enos looked right back at her. After a few seconds, he realized that she wasn't going to kiss him this time. After a few more seconds, he figured out that she was waiting him out. He knew what he had to do, but wasn't sure if he could.

Enos licked his lips and leaned forward slightly. Daisy did too. Their lips barely brushed each other, and Enos hesitated and pulled back a bit. Still, Daisy waited. Then Enos came back.

His lips gently touched hers and she felt it. She wasn't sure what it was, but all she wanted was to stay there with him, to keep kissing him back, to stay there forever, even to...

Then Enos pulled back, breathing a little heavier.

"We'd better go."
"But..." Daisy started.
"Daisy," he said, his hand on her cheek. "You know how I feel about you and that I'd never hurt you...but I'm still a man and I still get tempted so...you better let me take you home."

With that, he helped her up and they started back. He took her to his car and drove her home, as Daisy had let Luke borrow her Jeep. Like a proper gentleman, he walked her to the door.

"Goodnight Daisy," he said.
"Goodnight Enos," she said.

Enos noticed she still had a hold of his hand and was waiting again.

"Well," he thought. "Why not?"

He gently kissed her again and she felt it again. The sensation that she didn't want him to leave...

As quickly as it came, it ended.

"Goodnight Daisy," said Enos.

She let him go and watched him drive away.

"Oh Enos," she sighed. "What am I going to do with you?"

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 08:34 PM

<FLASHBACK CONTINUED>

Daisy went inside and wasn't surprised to see Uncle Jesse, sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee.

"Well there you are," he said. "I was wondering if I could still trust that boy but..."
"Oh Uncle Jesse," Daisy smiled. "You know you can."
"Yeah I know," said the old man. "So?"
"So what?"
"You want to talk about it?"
"Oh Uncle Jesse," Daisy sighed. "I still don't know. I still don't know if I love him or not."
"Does he love you?"
"Of course he does," Daisy laughed. "Everyone knows that."
"Well," said Uncle Jesse. "How do you know he loves you?"
"Oh that's easy," said Daisy. "He gets me flowers, takes me out..."
"Bo and Luke do that for girls," Jesse said. "Doesn't mean they're in love."
"Well," said Daisy. "He's had to rescue me a couple of times..."
"Bo and Luke have rescued plenty of girls," said Uncle Jesse.
"Oh," said Daisy.
"Think about it," said Uncle Jesse. "What has Enos done for you that neither Bo or Luke or any other man in this county done?"
"What?"
"Or rather," said Uncle Jesse. "What has he NOT done?"
"Oh," said Daisy, as it dawned on her. "Ooooooh."
"That," said Uncle Jesse. "Is why everyone's so sure he loves you."
"Oh Uncle Jesse," said Daisy. "I wish I had done the same."
"Well you have haven't ya?" he asked. "Unless there's something I don't know about."
"You know what I mean," Daisy said. "I haven't been faithful at all. Even if I've never gone that far..."
"Daisy," said Uncle Jesse. "Can you picture yourself being married to anyone else?"

Daisy had to pause at that one. She tried, but she honestly couldn't. Not to Gaylord or Jude or Mason Dixon or even Jamie Lee...but Enos? It was all to easy to picture herself married to him. She'd done it before, not too seriously, but she had.

"No," said Daisy finally. "I can't...But I can see myself with Enos without any trouble."
"Well then," said Uncle Jesse.
"But does that mean I love him?"
"Daisy," said Uncle Jesse. "A lot of people think love is something you feel."
"Isn't it?"
"Not really," said Jesse. "Oh there's the emotional part of it yes, but real love is something you DO. Bailing them boys out of jail is done out of love. Giving up the whiskey trade was done out of love."
"Putting up with a reputation?"
"That was done out of love," said Uncle Jesse. "The question is, do you want to love him?"
Daisy paused.
"Yes," she said.
"Then do it," said Uncle Jesse, finishing his coffee. "I'm going to bed."

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 08:40 PM

<back to present>

"So that's it?" Lily asked. "Or is there more?"
"Of course there's more," said Daisy. "Here. Let me feed Georgia now."

The women traded babies. Lily held onto George, who dropped right off to sleep, as Daisy started feeding Georgia.

"So what happened?"
"Well," said Daisy. "I decided I needed to show your father that I loved him."
"And how'd you do that?"
"Well," said Daisy. "He gave me the perfect way to do it the next week. He left again."
"What?"
"He left for California," Daisy said. "He was going to work there for about a year to save up money. Then, he was going to send for me."

Jamanda

03-25-2005, 08:47 PM

<FLASHBACK TO 1985>

Once again, Daisy found herself saying goodbye to Enos at the Atlanta airport.

"I'll miss you," said Daisy, hugging him.
"I'll miss you too," said Enos. "When I get enough money...I'll send for you."
"I'll be waiting," said Daisy, looking him in the eyes. "I promise."
"You mean it?"
"Oh Enos," said Daisy. "I couldn't lie to you."

This time, she didn't have to wait for his kiss. She needed it, as the next year was plenty hard to get through. Plenty of men would still flirt with her at the Boar's Nest, some of them were even cute. But she was determined that she was going to love Enos and would look the other way. Whenever there was a dance, she'd go with either Cooter or Cletus, who both knew who she was being faithful to. Then, after a long hard year, she got the telegram.

"Uncle Jesse," she cheered, running into the house. "Look at this!"
"Daisy," read Uncle Jesse. "Stop. I'm ready if you are, stop. Come soon. Enos."
"This is it," Daisy cheered. "He has enough money and I've stayed faithful to him. We're getting married!"