Shine of My Life

Disclaimer: I don't own the Dukes of Hazzard and am making no money
from them. All I get from this is cheap thrills

Warnings: Violence, slash, rape, established couple, angst, h/c

Characters: Bo/Luke; Bo/OMC; Jesse Duke, Daisy Duke, Cooter Davenport
; Boss Hogg; and Roscoe Coltrane.

Rating: FRAO

Shine of My Life


It was a typical day in Hazzard, which of course means Boss and
Roscoe were up to their usual tricks. All of them dirty. Boss Hogg
was in a fair way of being upset, he had figured when he ratted out
Bo and Luke to the ATF and got them caught running shine his business
would improve. Of course he hadn't counted on ole Jesse being able
to work a deal with the government to get the boy's probation. Since
Jesse's deal kept the boy's out of jail they were still around to mess
up his plans, but at least Jesse wasn't making shine no more. All of
which meant with no real competition Boss should have been making a
financial killing in the shine business, but Jesse's recipe was so good
a lot of folks just give up shine rather than drink a poor second.
Still others went and found other moonshiner's who while they wasn't
as good as Jesse Duke were still a sight better than JD Hogg. So Boss
was upset and knew he had to find some way to get Jesse's shine recipe
if he was gonna be able to get Jesse's old customers to buy from him.
Boss sat at his desk mumbling to himself, "Let's see now I could....
no he'd never fall for that. hmmmm, maybe I could get, no, no, oh it's
hopeless, there ain't nuthin I kin threaten Jesse with that'd make him.
....oh, oh, now wait a minute that just might work. Yeah, yeah that'll
do it. HaHa I'll be cooking in no time." At this Boss got a cat ate
the canary grin, that can't be a good sign.

"Roscoe!" Boss hollered, "Roscoe get in here, I got it figured
out." Roscoe hurried into Boss' office "What have ya got figured out
little fat buddy?" Boss scowled at Roscoe "I ain't your little fat
buddy and the what is how to get my hands on Jesse Duke's shine recipe."

"Now Boss it don't matter none what you got planned. Jesse gave his
word not to make no shine ever again, you know he ain't gonna go back
on his word, no matter what you do to him."

"You're right Roscoe for once, but he'd do anything for them kids of
his. See I got it all figured out all we got to do is have Bo, Luke or
Daisy kidnapped..."

"Well now Boss how's that gonna work Jesse Duke ain't got no money?"
Roscoe asked as he tapped Boss on the shoulder. "I know that, you
idiot," Boss growled, "but if he wants to get his kin back he'll have
to come to me for the money, which I'll give him in exchange for his
recipe."

"Oh I love it! I love it!" Roscoe cooed, "you know you are brilliant
Boss."

"Yeah, yeah I know, now let me make some calls and get things started."

Not knowing what Boss had planned for them the Dukes went about
their business as normal. Daisy was busy with laundry, today being
wash day and Uncle Jesse was getting ready to take the tractor out to
the fields. "Come on Bo," Luke called, "we got to take the General to
Cooter's, he just called, he's got that highlift race cam we ordered.
But if we want it in this week we'll have to go, cause now's the only
time he's got to do it."

"Allright Luke let's get it!" Bo exclaimed excitedly, "I can't wait
to see the look on ole Roscoe's face, he ain't never gonna see nothin
of the General but taillights after this."

"Hold it boys," Jesse yelled as he hurried up to them. "The fuel pump
on the tractor's gone out, I need one of you to go to Captiol City and
get a sediment bowl while I start taking the pump apart to rebuild it."
Bo and Luke shared a quick look "Bo, why don't you go get that part
for Jesse and I'll take the General to Cooter's." Luke suggested. Bo
nodded his agreement and gave Luke a quick kiss goodbye "See you later
love, don't work too hard with Cooter."

"That's real cute darlin, you make sure and drive careful that rear tire
on the truck's getting kinda threadbare." Luke reminded Bo giving a
kiss of his own to Bo. As the boy's climbed into the vehicles and went
their seperate ways, neither knew it would be several days and a night-
mare later before they would see each other again.

Boss meantime had made his calls and set his plan in motion, while
the boys were getting ready to leave the farm, unknown to them the man
Boss had hired was watching. When he saw Bo head off in the pick-up,
he knew that was who he'd go after. Figuring that truck wouldn't be too
hard to catch up to, he allowed Bo to get a good head start before he
followed. Sure enough, just after Bo turned onto Cottonwood Lane that
baddie caught up to him, quickly pulling up behind the truck he began
ramming into it. Bo was trying everything he could think of to avoid the
hits, but that old truck just couldn't manuever as well as a car, no
matter how good the driver. Suddenly the rear tire blew and Bo was
barely able to keep the truck upright as he struggled to bring it to a
stop. Before he had a chance to do anything he heard a gun click and a
voice say, "Now you just step out of that truck easy like and you'll
live through this." Bo's eyes widened in surprise and fear, it couldn't
be, turning he saw a man who sent fear chasing through him. "You, what
do you want?" Bo asked in what he hoped was, but feared wasn't, a strong
voice.

Three hours later Uncle Jesse looked up from working on the fuel
pump, surprised to see Luke pulling into the yard. "Luke what are you
doing back?" Jesse asked, as he glanced at his watch. "Luke see if
you can raise Bo on the CB he should have been back by now. I'm going
in to call over to Capitol City, see if he made it o.k." As Jesse
hurried towards the house the phone rang, answering it Daisy handed
it to Jesse as he came in the door. "This is Jesse Duke..."


"Shut up and lister old man, I got someone here wants to talk to you.
Here tell your Uncle hello." Jesse heard a man's voice say. The next
voice he heard was Bo's "Uncle Jesse I'm okay, he says.....I'll stay
alive if you give him five thousand dollars." Before Bo could say
anything more the man took back the phone, "You got twenty-four hours
old man, I'll call back with instructions on where to drop it," click.
Daisy had gone to get Luke soon after Jesse took the phone, having seen
the color drain from his face. So when Jesse hung up and turned around
the first thing he saw was Luke, "Luke I don't know" Jesse began, 'How
am I going to tell him, what am I gonna do?' Jesse thought to himself.
"Luke, Daisy you better sit down," after they sat he went on, "Bo's...
well he's been kidnapped and the man wants five thousand dollars, said
he'll call back in twenty-for hours with delivery instructions."

"What," Luke yelled, "Is Bo okay? What are we gonna do? We ain't got that
kind of money." Luke asked in a voice full of fear. Jesse had known
Luke loved Bo, but was still surprised at what he heard in Luke's voice
Luke who was usually the calmest of them all sounded on the verge of
panic. "Now Luke don't you worry none I'll get that money somehow we'll
get Bo back safe. I ain't about to let anything happed to that boy.
So come on let's all go see JD, I'll just have to take out a second
mortgage on the farm that's all."

While the rest of the Duke's were headed into town to talk to Boss
Hogg, Bo's nightmare was really beginning. After talking to Jesse on
the phone, Bo had been knocked out, when he woke up it was to find
himself tied to a bed, face down and naked. "So nice of you to wake
up Bo, ya sure growed into a fine lookin man. Of course you probably
already know that." Bo heard a voice say as a hand rubbed accross his
rear. "What are you trying to pull Jeff, ya know my Uncle Jesse don't
have no five thousand dollars? What's really going on?"

"Why Bo," Jeff replied in an oily, snide voice, "I know ya wasn't
always the brightest boy out there, but surely ya know what's going on."
Seeing the look of anger on Bo's face Jeff continued. "Okay you're
right I know Jesse aint' got that kind of money, but this isn't really
about money, I'm just following orders. I just don't see no reason why
I can't enjoy myself while I follow those orders." As he spoke Jeff
had been busy stripping his clothes off and applying lube to his penis,
as he climbed on the bed between his legs Bo attempted to stop him.
However tied the way he was, there was nothing he could do except scream
as he felt Jeff enter him and begin thrusting. "God you're so tight,
of all the boys I've fucked, you were always my favorite. I'll bet
you ain't never forgot me either, have you?" When Bo didn't answer
Jeff grabbed his knife off the sidetable and pressed it against the
back of Bo's neck. "Forget the rules already, well I know it's been
a few years so I'll remind you. You don't speak unless I say, if I
ask you a question you answer and most importantly you do whatever I
tell you and nobody will get hurt. Now, I bet you ain't forgot me,
have you?"

"No sir, I've never forgot you." Bo answered with a tremor in his
voice.

"Very good Bo, now I've gone and lost my hard," Jeff said climbing off
the bed and going to the head of it. Kneeling on the bed he placed
his penis at Bo's mouth "Now you're gonna suck me until I'm hard enough
to keep fucking you, aren't you?" Bo swallowed hard and answered
with tears running down his face, "Yes sir."

"Oh and Bo, no biting," Jeff said as he placed his dick in Bo's mouth.
Once he was hard Jeff proceeded to finish raping Bo, who could only
wait for it to be over with and pray that his family would find him
soon.

Back in town Luke, Jesse and Daisy were in Boss' office explaining
the problem. "Now Jesse you don't really expect me to believe that
story do you?"

"What is wrong with you Boss? You know Uncle Jesse don't lie and he
damn sure wouldn't lie about something like this." Luke ground out
between clenched teeth. "Now are you going to help us or do we need
to go to Atlanta. Your's aint' the only bank in the state ya know."
Boss looked at Luke in surprise, "Now Luke there's no need for that,
I'm sorry Jesse, I suppose I just didn't want to believe such an awful
thing could happen to a good boy like Bo," Boss said with fake concern.
"The thing is Jesse I can't allow you to mortgage your farm any further
don't you have anything else of value to offer?"

"JD ya know I ain't got nothin but my kids and my farm. I'll beg if
that's what it takes, but don't let our differences cost my Bo his
life. Jesse pled with tears shimmering in his eyes.

"You know Jesse I just thought of something else of value you own. You
don't even need it no more....your shine recipe. Now I could see my
way clear of paying five thousand dollars for that, why it would only
take a month to make my money back." Before Boss could say anything
else he was suddenly slammed against a wall by an irate Luke. "You
fat little polecat, you had Bo kidnapped didn't you, just so you could
get your greedy hands on Uncle Jesse's shine recipe. I swear if Bo
gets hurt you'll wish you was never born. Now where is he?"

"I resent that," Boss blustered, "how dare you accuse me of such a
thing. I try to help you Dukes out and this is the thanks I get.
Accusations and suspicions I should take back my offer, with a sigh
Boss relented, "but cause of out long friendship Jesse and out of
concern for Bo I'll stand by my offer." Before Luke could say anything
more Uncle Jesse grabbed his arm and turned him to face him, "Luke, son
this isn't helping Bo any, now if giving JD my shine recipe is the
only way to get the money we need to get him back, then that's the way
it'll be. Allright JD give me a piece of paper and a pen, I'll write
it out for you."

"You just do that Jesse, and while you're doing that I'll get the money
out of my safe." Boss said as he handed Jesse pen and paper. As soon
as they left the courthouse Luke turned to Jesse "You don't believe
him do you Uncle Jesse?"

"Of course I don't Luke but we can't prove anything and all that really
matters is Bo's safety. I know you feel the same."

"You're right, I just....I can't lose him Uncle Jesse, and I'm scared
that's what will happen. Hell you know the kind of person Boss would
have to go to for a kidnapping, I can't help but worry that whoever he
hired will double cross him and Bo will be the one to pay. I wasn't
kidding either, if anything happens to Bo, JD Hogg will pay if it's the
last thing I do."

"Luke, Uncle Jesse maybe we should just go home for now, try to figure
out what to do next. Maybe we could ask Cooter to come out to the farm,
make plans for what to do if this guy don't hold up his end of the deal."
Daisy gently suggested.

Shortly after the Duke's left his office Boss called Jeff at the old
sawmill. "Well seems my plan has worked wonderfully, so tommorrow you
arrange the trade and then take your money and leave Hazzard just as
quick as you can."

"I don't think so Hogg, I've decided five thousand ain't enough. If you
don't want everyone in Hazzard to know about your involvement, and I
do have evidence, you'll bring another twenty thousand to the old
sawmill tonight, oh and don't think about trying anything we're moving
right now. I'll come back later and get it before the trade, and Hogg
I won't take it too kindly if you cross me, do we understand each
other?"

"Yeah, yeah, okay I'll have Roscoe bring the money out tonight. Don't
you hurt that boy, you hear me?"

"Don't worry about Bo, me and hime are getting along just fine. You
just do what you're told and Bo'll be perfectly allright." After
hanging up the phone Boss called Roscoe into his office and told him
what was going on. "Oh, ooh Boss that is horrendous, we got to do
something." Roscoe replied in typical fashion.

"I know that, now what we're gonna do is you'll take the money out to
the old sawmill and when Jeff comes to pick it up, you follow him back
to where he has Bo and then we'll call the Dukes and you can help
rescue poor Bo." as Roscoe started to leave Boss stopped him with
"and Roscoe if you mess this up the money'll come out of your pay."
Swallowing hard Roscoe nodded and left the office. When Jeff arrived
at the sawmill, Roscoe followed him. How so ever Roscoe being Roscoe
he lost him and worst got spotted in the process. When Jeff returned
to his hideout he waited 'til the next day and called the Duke's "The
deal's off, the next time you see Bo he'll be dead."

"What? Why? We've got the money, we don't care who you are we just
want Bo back alive." Luke cried out.

"You want to know why?, ask Hogg." was the answer he received. When
Luke hung up the phone he was shaking with rage and rear. "I'll kill
him, that lying conniving skunk."

"Luke what's wrong? What's happened?" Jesse, Daisy and Cooter asked,
all speaking at once. Luke looked at them trying hard to calm himself
down. He spoke, barely able to get the words out, "That was the
kidnapper, he said....he said he's going to kill Bo and that it's
Boss' fault. Now I'm going to see Boss and this time he better have
some answers."

"WHAT!" Jesse yelled. "Why that little.....allright Luke we're all
going and you're right, JD better have some answers this time or I'll
stomp him into the ground."

As soon as the Duke's came through his door Boss jumped up and try to
get away. He knew by the looks on their faces that they knew he was
behind the kidnapping. "Now look Jesse, just hold on I know you're
mad and you got a right to be, but this wasn't supposed to happen
like this. I just needed to get your shine recipe, I was losing
business, nobody was supposed to get hurt. I hired Jeff Miller to do
the job and his payment was the five thousand dollars but he got greedy
and decided he wanted more. I had Roscoe deliver it, he was supposed
to follow him to where he had Bo but he lost him and Jeff must have
spotted him. I'll do whatever I can to make this right Jesse just give
me a chance."

Jesse gave JD a hard look, "First you give me that recipe." When Boss
handed it over Jesse immediately ripped it up and then he realized what
name JD had said. "JD this is real important the man you hired was he
about six foot five inches tall with red hair and brown eyes."

"Yeah he is. How'd you know that Jesse?" Boss asked.

"Uncle Jesse, it's him isn't it? The man Boss hired is the same Jeff
Miller Bo knew when he was fifteen, isn't it?" Luke asked deeply
afraid he already knew the answer. Uncle Jesse looked at Luke with
compassion, "Yes I think it probably is the same man. Luke don't you
worry we'll find Bo before it's too late, we will get him back."

"Don't you understand Jesse, it's already too late. You know what he
did to Bo before, and he'll probably do it again. I don't know if Bo
will be able to survive that again, it's been six years since the last
time and he's still having nightmares about it. We have to find him
as soon as we can, Boss do you have any idea where he might have taken
Bo?" Luke asked in a voice tight with anger.

"No, he was supposed to be at the old sawmill but he's moved and I
ain't got no idea where. But what are you all talking about? Jeff
knows Bo, maybe I was wrong about helping you Dukes, I'll bet Bo was
the one that came up with this here double cross." Before Boss could
say more, Uncle Jesse grabbed him by the throat. "Why you, you got
no idea what kind of hell Jeff put Bo through when he was younger. Nor
what he's doing to him even while we stand here talking. JD if you
want to come out of this in one piece you better just hush up and don't
you even think about trying to pin your scheme on my boys."

"Okay, okay Jesse no offense meant I guess all we can do is split up
and search the county for any sign of Bo or Jeff. Now I can tell you
Jeff was driving a blue sedan the last time I saw him, of course I
ain't got no way to know if he's still driving the same car, but it's
a start."

While the Duke's and the other's searched the county over the next two
days Bo was continuing to suffer at Jeff's hands. "You know Bo I saw
you kissing your cousin before you left the farm the other day. I must
say I'm surprised I thought I had spoiled you for all others." Jeff
said to Bo, "I told you years ago that you belong to me, didn't I" Jeff
asked.

"Yes sir you told me." Bo answered in a monotone.

"You know I don't think I like your tone boy and I know I don't like
you being with anybody else. I think I'm gonna have to punish you."
So saying Jeff picked up Bo's belt from the floor and proceeded to beat
him with it. For the next two days Jeff tortured Bo in many different
ways and raped him so many times that Bo lost track, just as he was
beginning to think no one would ever find him Luke and Cooter came
busting in. They soon had Jeff secured and Bo untied, quickly finding
a blanket Luke covered Bo being as careful of his injuries as he could.
"Bo darlin it's okay now, we're gonna get you to the hospital, you'll
be fine." Luke brushed a lock of hair from Bo's eyes and said in concern,
"Darlin, please speak to me, Bo please say something. You bastard
what did you do to him?"

"Maybe he just ain't got nothing to say," was the only reply Jeff would
give. When he spoke Luke felt Bo flinch at the sound of his voice, but
that was the only sign Bo was even aware. He lay in Luke's arms with
a lost look in his eyes and made no sound at all, he only lay trembling
in fear. Meanwhile Cooter had called the others and was presently
looking around the house to see what he could find. Soon he returned
to the bedroom with a tape recorder which held a tape, when he showed
it to Luke, Luke suggested they play it. They looked at each other
with disgust as they heard Boss Hogg outlining his plan to kidnap one
of the Duke kids in order to force Jesse into giving up his shine
recipe. Luke back down at Bo in concern, he couldn't believe that his
Bo had been made to suffer like this just to satisfy one man's greed
and another's need for control. "Cooter why don't you take Miller
there outside to wait for Roscoe and Enos, I think it'd be better for
Bo if he was out of his sight." Luke didn't know it of course but that
was exactly the right thing to do. After all he had suffered in the
past few days as well as six years earlier Bo would not speak if Jeff
were in the room, unless Jeff told him to or asked him a question. As
soon Jeff was gone Bo startled Luke by beginning to speak, "Luke, oh
Luke I didn't think I'd ever see you again. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry,
I didn't want him to... I couldn't stop him I swear. I had to do
what he said he would have killed you if I hadn't. He saw us kissing
that morning before he kidnapped me, he knew we're together and I
couldn't let him kill you Luke. I hated every minute of the things he
made me do but I'd do it again if it would keep you safe, please don't
hate me Luke. Please forgive me." Bo sobbed out his anguished plea.

"Bo, there is nothing to forgive, I love you and I know you didn't
want what Jeff did to you, nor whatever he made you do. I know that
darlin, you never have to worry that I would blame you for what Jeff
or anyone else did to you. You're the victim here Bo you don't have
to apologize to me or anybody else."

"Oh very nice, who would ever have thought that Bo and Luke Duke would
be in a relationship with each other." Boss Hogg snidely observed,
having entered the room with Roscoe as Bo and Luke were talking. "So
I suppose this means you won't be pressing charges against me, I mean
if you did all of this would come out at the trial, and you know a lot
of folks would be disgusted by such behavior."

Just then Uncle Jesse, Daisy, and Cooter entered the room. "Luke Enos
just took Jeff off to jail and I talked to Dr. Appleby on the phone,
told him a little of what's going on, he said he'd meet us at ya'll's
farm, said Bo would probably rather not go to a hospital given the
circumstances. If he needs to we can always take him after Doc examines
him." Uncle Jesse reported, he then turned to JD in anger. "JD I can't
believe you, after everything you've done and caused for you to threaten
these boys, well that just takes the prize. Now Cooter told me and
Daisy about some evidence that proves you hired Jeff to kidnap Bo so
here's the deal, you will never tell anybody about Luke and Bo's
relationship unless they say you can. And you won't ever try to use
it against them, if you do I'll make sure that tape gets into the
hands of the FBI and if the statute of limitations has run out I'll
make sure everyone in Hazzard knows about you're involvement with what
happened to Bo. Do I make myself clear?" Jesse yelled this last.
Boss Hogg swallowed hard and nodded in agreement, there really wasn't
anything else he could do. "And that goes for Roscoe too, that tape
proves he knew about the kidnapping before it ever happened, so he's
just as guilty as you are JD. Now both of ya git and you better not
let me see you for awhile either."

Returning to the farm they had just gotten Bo settled in his room
when the Dr. arrived. After examining Bo he administered a sedative
before joining the others in the kitchen. When he entered the kitchen
he was bombarded with questions about Bo's condition, holding up a
hand he motioned for silence. "Maybe Cooter should leave Jesse." was
the first thing he said.

"No Norman Cooter was there when Bo was found, he already had a pretty
good idea about what happened. Sides he's family too." Jesse replied.

"Allright if you're sure. I don't think Bo will need to go to the
hospital, but this will be hard for him. He was raped, judging by
the damage and what little I could get out of him, repeatedly. He has
several cuts and bruises as well as a few burns covering much of his
body. None of his injuries is life threatening, the hardest part of
all this will be the emotional damage. I've given him a sedative for
now so he should sleep for several hours, don't be surprised if he
seems a bit clingy for awhile, but at the same time he may push all
of you away. There really isn't much predicting how he'll behave
while he recovers, rape is hard enough for a woman to deal with, but
it's three times as bad for a man. Women may not think about it all
the time but they know in the back of their minds it could happen. A
man, though he never even thinks about it happening to him. Now I'm
gonna leave you some information about what kinds of things rape
victims typically feel, of course it'll be written with women in mind,
but it should still be useful." When the Dr. finished speaking, Luke
had a question. "Doc, what effect is it likely to have since Bo not
only has been raped before, but he was raped by the same man when he
was only fifteen, how's that gonna effect him?" Both the Dr. and
Cooter looked at Luke in shock neither having any idea that Bo had
been raped at fifteen and by Jeff Miller. "Well Luke...that's hard
to say, it could go either way. It could make dealing with it now
even harder than it would have been, or it may make it easier, since
Bo already knows he can and will survive this. He knows he can go on
and have a normal life so that may actually help. I wish I could be
more help I'll of course do what ever I can to help Bo through this.
However knowing you Dukes I won't be surprised if you never call on me
for counseling on this but if you decide to prove me wrong you know
you can call anytime, and no question is too stupid. My recommendation
is just be there for Bo, let him know none of you blame him for what
happened and let him set the pace when it comes to talking about what
happened if he'll talk at all." The Dr. finished the coffee Jesse had
given him and then excused himself.