Happy Anniversary Bo and Candy Cane

“Good morning Candy, darling. I can't believe that we've been together seven years.”

“Bo sweetie, I can't believe it either. Just think Honeybee is 6.”

“Three months after we got married we learned that Honeybee was on the way. Two years ago Tammy came to live with us and little Bo will be a year old next month.”

Candy looked serious. “Bo do you ever have any regrets? I mean me being in a wheel chair and not being able to walk and all…”

“The only thing I regret is us not finding each other sooner” Bo smiled as he takes Candy in his arms and they kiss passionately.

Candy with tears in her eyes, “Bo Duke I love you more then life it self.”

Meanwhile at the Boar’s Nest, “Well these papers should shake up pretty boy Duke and that little munchkin that he married. Them finding out that they weren’t really married and that means that their little daughter brat Honeybee is well everyone soon enough will know.“ Hughie Hogg laughed as he looked at his partner.

Three days later the phone rings at the Duke home

“Duke residence, this is Honeybee… who is this please?”

“I’m Lolly Parsons, Hazzard Gazette news reporter… tell me little girl, is it true that your momma and daddy aren’t really married? You and your brother are illegitimate.”

Honeybee slammed the phone down and ran outside crying. “Daddy, is it true that you and Momma aren't married…that me and little Bo are illegitimate?”

Bo replied. “Of course it's not true. Who in the world would say something as hurtful as that to you?”

Honeybee explained the phone call from the reporter to her father.

Bo asked, “Now baby don't you say a word of this to your momma. Let daddy take care of it okay, sweetie?”

Honeybee wiped a tear from her deep blue eyes as Luke stepped towards them. “Okay, Daddy. “

“Now Bo, calm down we'll go see Rosco. I’m sure that he'll clear this up.”

“I hope so, Luke. I just don't know what this will do to Candy if she finds this out.

Little Honeybee was heart broken as they left.

Rosco smiled. “Hey Toodles, darling it's Bo and Luke Duke. I hope that everything’s okay.” He paused a second, “Hey Bo and Luke.”

Luke smiled. “Rosco, when you married Bo and Candy. It was legal wasn’t it?”

Rosco’s blue eyes looked puzzled. “Jit Jit, Are you kidding me?? Of course it was.”

Bo told Rosco about the phone call.

Rosco spoke softly, “Bo, I promise you that you and Candy are married. I’ll check into it just incase something is fishy.”

At the Duke farm

Candy looked at her daughters. “You okay, Honeybee? You don't seem like your peppy happy fun loving self.”

Tammy whispered, “Maybe you'd better tell her.”

Little Honeybee snuggled next to her momma. “A woman called yesterday and said that you and daddy were never really married… That Little Bo and me are illegitimate.”

“Honeybee baby I know that your daddy and I are married, but just in case you’re not that mean name that she said. Little Bo, Tammy, and you are our sweet angels from God above. Honeybee, don't you worry, your daddy and I will take care of it.”

Honeybee looked up. “You promise?”

Candy nodded. “I promise double, triple pinky swear. Now you girls go get ready for bed. When your daddy gets back, I’m sure that we can find out the truth.”

Honeybee smiled. “Momma, I love you.”

Candy smiled. “ Me too, angel.”

A little while later

“Candy, honey I’m home.”

“Come over here, handsome.”

They kiss tenderly

Candy said, “Bo, Honeybee told me everything.”

Bo held Candy close. “Are you okay, baby?”

Candy replied, “I’m fine but we've got to find out if Rosco really did marry us. If this gets out you know how cruel that children can be.”

Bo shook his head. “I remember Hughie Hogg. He was the meanest skunk err child that ever lived. The way that he picked on little Amina Danielle was awful.”

Candy snapped her fingers, “That’s it, Bo. He’s always wanted to break us up ever since we were little kids.”

Bo’s blue eyes were stormy. “If it is him, I’ll knock his block off.”

Candy smiled. “I’ve got to get up early so we'd better get to bed early tonight.”

Bo eyes twinkled. “That’s just what I was thinking too.

Candy teased, “But what if we’re not really married?”

Bo grinned, “Let’s go find a preacher and make it legal.”

Candy says “Bo, you are free you know if your not truly happy.”

Bo says “Look you little munchkin I’ve loved you for over thirty years and the only thing I’m sorry about is we didn’t find each other again sooner.”

Candy had tears in her eyes. “Bo Duke, I love you more then anything.”

“I love you to my favorite little munchkin,” Bo whispered as their lips met in a kiss.

The next morning, Candy called her lawyer in Nashville about what’s going on and is just filling Bo in on the details.

“If it cost every dime that I have, I want you to find out if that no good skunk Hughie Hogg is up to his old tricks again. If it is him, I’m going to sue him blind and make sure that he never hurts my family ever again. I have to get going, Bye.”

That’s my Candy Cane Bo thought with a smile as she hung the phone up.

“Candy, I’ve got to go and get some stuff done. You gonna be okay here until I get back?”

Candy smiled. “I will, Honey.”

Bo kissed Candy. “See you later, baby.”

Candy giggled. “See you later my great, big, beautiful stud muffin.”

Bo went to Enos and Daisy’s to tell them.

Daisy agreed. “Bo, I bet that Candy is right.”

Enos said, “I’ll have some of my FBI buddies check into this.”

Bo smiled. “Enos, you’re the greatest.”

Enos blushed modestly. “That’s okay buddy roe, we’re family and family sticks together.”

Daisy laughed, “You make me so proud.”

“Enos, you’re the best friend us Dukes ever had. It's easy to see why Daisy loves you so much.” Bo said.

The next morning the paperboy delivered the paper to the Duke farm

Candy opened it and her eyes widened seeing the front page. “Those dirty, no good polecats! How could they print this without talking to us first?”

Bo frowned, “Candy, calm down. I don't want you to get sick.”

Candy replied, “Bo, it's not me I’m worried about. It's our children.”

Bo sighed. “There’s only one thing that we can do. Get married again, we'll make sure it's legal this time.”

Candy’s face expression was serious. “Bo, you know if we’re not really married this may be your chance to be free.”

“Candy Cane Duke, I love you and I mean all of you! It's true that you may be in a wheel chair, I’d be lying if I said that I don't pray that someday you'll walk again. But I love you, I have ever since we were children. I’ve known lots of other women but I’ve only known one real woman for me. Candy, that’s you.”

Candy with tears in her eyes. “Bo, I love you more then anything.”

Well, folks the next few weeks were busy for the Dukes. Bo and Candy Cane got married again. Everyone found out that Hughie was the culprit behind the phone call and newspaper article.

Candy snuggled closer to Bo. “Darling, I wish that Hughie Hogg could leave us alone.”

Bo replied, “Sweetheart, he’s just jealous of what we have. He always has been but as long as we love and believe in each other, no one or nothing can break us up.”

Candy with a twinkle in her deep blue eyes, “Hey, let’s stop talking about that mangy polecat. We’re still on our honeymoon, remember?”

Bo smiled mischievously. “I sure do, you cute little munchkin.”

Folks, like I’ve always said in Hazzard County we believe in happy endings.

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