Author's Note: A big thanks the Kimduke-79 for giving me the idea for this sequel. I really appreciate all the ideas she has given me over the past couple of weeks for both this story and Secrets and Lies. Also, thanks for beta-reading my work.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own the boys or any body else. They belong to Warner Bros.

It has been two months since Bo's recovery from Listeriosis and Meningitis. It was a very tough two weeks when Bo was in hospital and it wasn't just because of how sick he was but because a family secret had been revealed causing a strain between Luke and Bo. However, as with any disagreements between the Duke boys, it was over before it even really begun. Anyone who knew the Dukes would know that these boys were inseparable. One would rarely see one Duke without the other within a feet or two away and now that the boys found out they were actually half brothers, that bond would be even stronger. Or so they thought.

Bo had always loved Luke like a brother and the same was true for Luke, but the circumstances behind the relationship made it harder for Luke to accept than for Bo to. Luke's mother, Catherine, had made a mistake one night with Bo's father, Jonathan. The result of that mistake was Luke, which made accepting his relationship with Bo harder than it should be.

During the past two months, Bo and Luke went about their days the same way they always did before Bo got sick. They did their chores, flirted with girls, went on dates and worked on the General just as they always had. No one would have thought anything was wrong between the boys. It wasn't until Bo stopped the car to help a young lady having trouble with her car that issues started to arise.

Bo smiled as the young, beautiful lady waved them down as they were driving along Cottontail Road.

"whooo! Looks like it's my lucky day!" Bo whooped as he stopped the car behind the woman's. Luke raised his eyebrow at Bo.

"What's makes you think it your lucky day?" Luke questioned, "She's more my type than yours. I like the petite ones." Luke pulled himself out of the car the same time Bo did. Bo gave his biggest and sweetest smile as he walked up to the lady with Luke close on his heels.

"Howdy Ma'am. Can we be of assistance?" Bo said with manners grounded into him by his uncle. Luke was beside him giving his best smile as well.

"Oh thank goodness you came along." The lady shrugged and pointed at her car. "I don't know what happened? I had it checked yesterday before I left Chicasaw County."

"That's your problem right there, ma'am." Luke told her, "The only mechanic in the Tri-county area that can fix a car and have it stay fixed is here in Hazzard. Everyone else are just men holding tools at best!"

"Well, what do I do? I need to get to Atlanta by this afternoon." The poor lady looked very distressed.

Bo looked at Luke, "Well, if you don't mind. We can take a look at it. Cooter, the mechanic we're talking about, is our friend and we help him out every now and then."

"If you would, that will be great!" The lady looked relieved and held out her hand, "I'm Linda, by the way."

Bo took her hand and shook it, "Well, I'm Bo Duke and this is my b..."

"Cousin," Luke said a little too loud, "I'm his cousin, Luke Duke." He shook Linda's hand and then looked under the hood of the car, trying to avoid Bo's confused look.

Bo then nodded, "Right, cousin." He said softly before leaning in the hood as well. Any thoughts of asking Linda out or finding out who she would choose went out the window. "Looks like it's just an overheated radiator." Bo said. "That's easy to fix. I'll just run down to the pond and get some water." Bo went over to the General and grabbed an empty bottle from the trunk. "Be right back." He smiled and ran down to the pond. Luke watched as his cousin disappeared down the side of the road.

He turned to Linda, "So why do you need to get to Atlanta in such a hurry?" He asked her, trying to get his mind off what just happened.

"Oh, I'm meeting a record producer." Luke smiled as Linda blushed. "I wrote some songs and sent it in and they said I had potential. My appointment's at 3 pm today." Luke pulled out his pocket watch.

"Well, it's only 11 o'clock right now. Once we get the radiator cooled down you can be on your way. You should have an hour or so to spare."

Linda beamed, "I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't happened by."

Bo came back up the slope with the bottle. He handed it to Luke who poured the water into the radiator. "That should do it. Why don't you give it a try?" Luke told her.

She nodded and turned the key in the ignition. The engine roared to life. She clapped her hands with pleasure and ran over to give the boys each a peck on the cheek. "Thank you so much!"

"It was our pleasure, ma'am." Bo dipped his head.

"That's right and we hope to be hearing your song on the radio soon." Luke smiled at her who grinned back. She got in her car and waved at the boys before continuing on her way. Bo and Luke waved as the car disappeared down the road.

"She's a singer?" Bo asked.

"Song writer on her way to see a record producer in Atlanta." Luke nodded.

Bo was impressed, "Should've got her autograph. May be worth something later." They got back into the General and headed to Cooter's.

It was silent in the car, which was rare for the Duke boys. Luke looked over to his cousin. He knew what was bothering Bo. "Listen, Bo..."

"Forget it, Luke." Bo interrupted, "I understand."

Luke frowned, "You do?"

"Sure! You're not comfortable with people knowing we're brothers. I get it." Bo said, but Luke could tell by Bo's tone of voice that he didn't really get it.

"It's not that I don't want people to know. I just need to get some things sorted first." Luke tried to explain. Bo sighed. He looked at Luke and immediately felt bad. He knew this would be harder for Luke than it was for him.

"Really, Luke. I'm fine. You just let me know when you're ready. It doesn't really matter anyway, I know you love me and that's all I need to know. Telling people we're brothers won't make it any more real than it already is." Bo smiled at his brother. "I really do understand, Luke."

Luke smiled back, "Thanks for being so patient with me, Bo."

Bo shrugged, "It's nothing."

Bo pulled into Cooter's garage and climbed out of the car. "Hey Cooter!" Bo called. Cooter pulled himself out from under a dark blue sedan.

"Howdy Boys!" Cooter, Bo and Luke's oldest and best friend, loved it when the boys came around. "General Lee acting up again?"

"Nope, just dropping by 'cause we got all our chores done early." Bo jumped onto the hood of the General and made himself comfortable. "So what are you up to?"

"Ah, same old, same old. Could use a hand though. I have here a sedan to fix up and that there pick-up has a blown radiator and the red roadrunner needs a tune up. Nothing you boys can't handle, right?" Bo shrugged and looked at Luke.

"Heck, we got nothing better to do." Bo jumped off the General and took his shirt off. Daisy would use a frying pan on him if he got grease on his shirt. "I'll take the road runner!"

"Sure Bo, take the one that just needs a tune up." Luke jabbed.

"Nah, nothing to do with that, it's just the best looking car out of the three." Bo grinned, "Just like me." Luke threw a rag at Bo who just caught it before it hit his face, "Thanks, needed that." Luke rolled his eyes and took his shirt off as the walked over to the pick-up.

"The new radiator is on the driver's seat." Cooter called out to Luke. Luke nodded. He went about pulling out the old one. "Drinks are on me after this, boys!"

"This is leisure time for us, Cooter." Bo called out from under the red car. "But if you wanna buy, who am I to stop you." Cooter and Luke grinned at the giggle coming for the youngest Duke.

Luke was just finishing up the same time Cooter was. Bo had finished about half an hour ago and was sleeping on the hood of the General. Cooter saw the look on Luke's face and knew he was in for a treat. He leaned back onto the hood of the sedan he had just fixed and waited. Luke sneaked up to the driver's side of the General and reached in. A second later the Dixie horn blared out and Bo jumped up like someone lit a fire under him. Bo looked around to find what had scared the living day lights out of him but all he saw was Luke and Cooter holding their stomachs in laughter.

"Cute!" Bo sneered at his brother.

"Whoooie!" Cooter took in a much need breath, "That was the most fun I've had in a while."

"Glad I could entertain you, Cooter." sarcasm dripping off Bo's words. Luke slapped Bo on the back.

"Come on, Bo! It was just a little fun!" Luke laughed.

"For you! I just had 10 years scared off my life." Bo complained. "You're going to be paying for this Cooter. In beers!"

"It was Luke's idea. I just watched!" Cooter protested.

"I would make Luke pay but I already know he can't afford it." Bo said.

Cooter looked at Luke for help but Luke just shrugged, "It's true."

Cooter rolled his eyes. "Figures. Brothers always back each other up."

Bo grinned while Luke froze. Bo didn't think anything of the comment Cooter had just made, but to Luke it was like a punch in the gut. Luke looked at Bo accusingly. "You told Cooter?"

Bo was confused, "Told Cooter what?"

Cooter was just as confused. He didn't understand why Luke was suddenly so angry. "What's wrong, Luke?"

"Stay out of this, Cooter." Luke glared at him and then turned back to Bo. "I should've known. All this talk about understanding and being patient is just an act."

"Luke, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Bo, quit acting, just be a man and admit to what you did!" Luke shoved Bo in the shoulder. Bo was angry now. He shoved Luke back hard, almost knocking him over.

"Now I don't know what's gotten into you, Luke, but I ain't just gonna take it."

"Hey Boys, I don't know what's going on but maybe we all should just step away from each other." Cooter tried to keep himself between the boys.

Luke took a deep breath. "Just admit it Bo. You've been blabbing your mouth about us to everyone, haven't you? I mean, why would you stop with Cooter? You're never one to be able to keep your mouth shut!"

Bo was frustrated. He didn't know what the heck Luke was talking about. He tried to calm himself down. He didn't like fighting with Luke, especially when he didn't know why? "Luke, would you just tell me what I was suppose to have told..."

Luke lost it right then. Bo caught Luke's right hook right in the cheek, knocking him to the hard ground of Cooter's garage. Bo wiped at the blood coming from his mouth and glared at Luke. "What the heck's gotten into you?"

"You told Cooter about us. About us being brothers." Luke finally told Bo.

Cooter was shocked at what he had just heard. "You're brothers?"

Luke turned to him. "You didn't know?"

Cooter looked at him incredulously, "Why would I know?"

Now it was Luke's turn to be confused. "But you just called us brothers."

"Huh?" Cooter wasn't sure he could get any more confused than he is now. "When did I..." then Cooter remembered, "I didn't mean real brothers, just that you boys have always been as close as brothers."

Luke closed his eyes as he realised the mistake he had made. Luke turned back to Bo to apologise but he wasn't there. In fact, he wasn't anywhere. "Ah!" Luke smacked his hand across the hood of the General. "Cooter, I've really messed up this time." Damn it! He had only just gotten his cousin back and now he probably lost him again.

"Well, he can't have gotten that far. He's on foot. Why don't you look around town? I'll close up shop and help you." Cooter said as he placed a hand on Luke's shoulder. Luke nodded.

"Thanks, Cooter."

"And once we find him, you're going to tell me everything." Cooter said pointedly. Luke nodded his agreement.

Luke looked around. "I'm going to take the General and take the road out of town. Can you look around here?"

"Sure thing, Luke."