brothers4

Closer Than Brothers

The first morning rays of sun streamed in through the bedroom window, waking Bo even before the alarm clock. The first thing he was aware of was Luke's arm wrapped around his chest. // Holy cow, it wasn't a dream this time! // Memories of last night flooded through him. It was much too good to be real, but here was the proof; their beds pushed together, and Luke curled up next to him. He'd never had the pleasure of waking up beside a lover before.
// Is that what we are now? Lovers? // Seeing him here, like this, touched something deep in Bo's heart. He was filled with an overwhelming love for Luke, something beyond anything he'd felt before. // Is this what it is to be IN LOVE with someone? // He couldn't resist reaching out and gently touching Luke's face.

Luke woke to find Bo sitting up over him, one hand gently caressing his cheek. There was such love shining in Bo's eyes that he couldn't help smiling. "Hey there," was all he said.

Bo couldn't help smiling back. "Hey yourself." His fingers slid into Luke's wavy dark hair, pulling him close for a good morning kiss. Which quickly turned very intense. Bo could feel himself getting hard just from that one kiss � and the excitement of waking up next to Luke.

Luke sighed as he broke away. "Oh, man, would that be a nice way to start the day. But we got chores to do �"

Bo groaned, but knew Luke was right. The morning routine on a farm never changed. But he wasn't going to give up quite that easily. "All right, but promise me we'll pick this up later." Under the covers, one hand was showing Luke exactly what he had in mind.

Luke grinned up at him. "You can count on it, Bo. Now let me up."

Dutifully, Bo let go and crawled out of bed, and Luke was right behind him. They quickly dressed and took care of the morning chores, then headed in for breakfast. Daisy usually did most of the cooking, but luckily for Bo, Luke was pretty handy with a frying pan too � at least when it came to breakfast. Dinner, Bo wasn't so sure about. Maybe they'd head into town for that �

Luke finished his breakfast and sat back. His belly was full, and his heart was light. Life was perfect. He glanced across the table at Bo, who was looking similarly contented. Time to burst that bubble.

"I cooked, you clean up."

Bo frowned at him. "Aw, come on, Luke. I had other ideas about what to do with the day!"

Luke grinned at him. "Now come on, Bo, you know what'll happen if we leave this place a mess for Daisy to clean up when she gets back!"

Bo grimaced at the thought of his cousin on the warpath. "All right, you're right." Pretending to be sulking, Bo got up and cleared the table. It really didn't take him long to clean up. And when he was done, he was surprised to feel Luke coming to stand behind him, wrapping his arms around him from behind, nuzzling at his neck. He couldn�t resist taking a shot.

"What, you're not gonna insist that we finish all the stuff Uncle Jesse wants us to get done while he's gone first?"

Luke laughed. "Bo, that list would take us maybe four days total. It's August � too hot for workin'. We got to take care of the animals, but beyond that, anything else is gravy. And today, I want a different flavor gravy."

Bo grinned as he spun around still wrapped in Luke's arms. He slipped his arms around Luke's neck. "And what flavor would that be?"

Luke had to laugh at the suggestive look on Bo's face. "Well, Bo-flavored, of course!" He leaned in to meet Bo in a very passionate kiss, one which left them both wanting more.

Bo looked at Luke with a sparkle in his eyes. "I got an idea. How about we go skinny-dippin'?"

There was a small stream that cut through the far side of the Dukes' property. At one point it widened and deepened enough to serve as a small swimming hole. The water was usually pretty cold, but in the heat of August, it felt pretty good. And there was a real nice shady spot alongside that was the perfect place to while away a hot summer day. And best of all, since it was on their land, it was private. Luke grinned back at him. "Now you're talking!"

One more kiss, then they broke apart to gather some towels and a blanket which they threw into the back seat of the General Lee and headed out toward the stream.

Bo parked the car across the road, blocking it, so they'd have plenty of warning on the off chance somebody came out this way. It was a short walk over a small rise which did a good job of hiding the spot from view. Even though it was still early, only about 10AM, the temperature was already in the low 90's. Luke spread the blanket out in a nice shady spot and they sat down, kicking their work boots off. Bo started to unbutton his shirt, but Luke stopped him.

"Huh-uh. I get to do that."

Bo was surprised at Luke's aggressiveness. For so long he'd been sure Luke was a ladies' man, it was hard to remember that he actually had more experience with men than Bo did. He just wasn't expecting Luke to want it as much as he did. But once again, Luke proved him wrong, as he pulled Bo down to the blanket beside him, kissing him as his hands quickly opened Bo's shirt, sliding inside, resting lightly over his ribs for a moment before sliding around his back.

Feeling Bo's body beneath his hands was a pleasure far beyond what Luke had ever expected. The soft moans coming from his cousin's throat were music to his ears. He had always been the 'older brother,' taking care of Bo. That feeling had grown somehow last night into something much more deeply personal. The desire to protect him, to care for him, was still there at the core, but now it was more intense. He would do anything for Bo, but now it wasn't because he was his cousin, it was simply because he was Bo. The love he felt seemed boundless as he continued to explore Bo's body.

Bo lay on his back as Luke leaned over him, sucking on his lower lip while his hands slid over Bo's chest. Somewhere in there, Bo's shirt had vanished, and he'd managed to at least unbutton Luke's. It felt so good to be just touching like this. They could take things slow now, they had all day. And all night, and probably the next two weeks. It seemed far too good to be true.

Luke sat up for a moment, stretching his back. Bo took advantage of the moment to get Luke's shirt entirely off, then pin him down. Now it was his turn to explore Luke's body. Luke had more chest hair than he did; or maybe it just looked more because it was darker. Bo slid his hands through it, enjoying the feel of it. Remembering last night, he let his fingers brush over Luke's nipples. As he played with them, he could feel them hardening beneath his touch. At Luke's nod of encouragement, he bent down to take one into his mouth, licking first, then sucking on it. Luke's hand wound into his hair, holding him there. Little moans and gasps of pleasure told him he was doing it right.

Finally he couldn't resist any longer, and one hand slid down to the by-now quite obvious bulge in Luke's jeans. Luke moaned as his hand slid over it, squeezing gently. Bo was entranced by the look on Luke's face as he continued to rub him.

Luke's eyes opened and he saw Bo looking at him. He smiled. "Oh, god, Bo, that feels so good. You make me feel so good, Bo."

Bo blushed; he wasn't used to hearing Luke talk like that. But he kind of liked it. "I wanna make you feel good, Luke. Like you made me feel last night �"

Luke just nodded and settled back to let Bo do the work this time. Bo's hands pulled his belt open, then slowly unzipped his jeans. Luke sighed with relief; things had been a bit tight. Bo's hand slipped inside, now rubbing him just through the thin cotton of his shorts.

"Aw, yeah, that feels so good, Bo. So good!"

Bo bent over to kiss him as his hand continued its work. Luke responded eagerly, kissing him back and grinding his crotch into Bo's hand. It was turning Bo on something fierce too, but he forced himself to concentrate for now on Luke's pleasure.

Finally, he broke the kiss and sat up to pull Luke's pants off. He winced as the motion caused his own anatomy to get squeezed. Luke reached out and took his hand. "You too," he said, nodding toward Bo's fly. Bo got the message and took a moment to quickly skin out of his jeans and shorts as well, grateful for the freedom from confinement. Now they were both naked, enjoying the feel of the open air on their skin. Seeing Luke laying there, naked, smiling up at him in the sunshine was almost more than Bo could take. His heart felt about ready to burst. Forgetting what he'd been about to do, he lay down beside Luke, taking him in his arms, and kissing him as if there was no tomorrow.

For his part, Luke didn't care what Bo did as long as they did it together. They held on to each other as if trying to crawl into each other's skins. Arms and legs tangled as they kissed, bodies craving more and more contact. And then Bo was on top, his dick nestled right next to Luke's, rubbing together with the most delightful friction.

Luke broke the kiss and gasped, "Sit up!"

"Huh?" Bo was confused, but he did as Luke asked, balancing on his knees so they stayed together where it mattered. Luke reached in and wrapped both his hands around both their dicks, holding them together, stroking them both. Bo moaned at the sight and feel of it, and quickly began thrusting again. He couldn't kiss Luke from here, but being able to see it more than compensated. Before long, both of them were bucking frantically into Luke's hands, sweat pouring from their bodies, adding a bit of unexpected lubricant. Luke exploded first, his thick cream spurting high into the air, as he cried out in ecstasy. Bo followed moments later, then collapsed beside Luke on the blanket.

They lay there, shoulder to shoulder, gasping for breath. After a while, Bo rolled over to face Luke, one hand reaching out to lay over Luke's heart. "Oh, god, Luke, I love you � so much �"

The look on Bo's face went straight to Luke's heart. "I love you too, Bo," he said as he pulled his lover close.

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They had spent the rest of the day out at the swimming hole, making love, cooling off in the water, and just resting in the shade. It was the most perfect day Bo had ever lived. But finally hunger set in, and they reluctantly dressed and headed back to the house. Luckily, Daisy had left them a big pot of chili and some fresh baked corn bread, so they just had to heat that up. After dinner, they thought about heading into town, but neither one of them really wanted any other company at the moment, so instead they went out on the back porch to watch the sunset just as they had last night �

The rest of that week passed in an idyllic haze. They did their chores, even got done all the jobs Uncle Jesse had left them, but still had plenty of time to just enjoy being together. It was almost like a honeymoon. Especially the sex. Now that he'd finally found what worked, Bo was nearly insatiable. And Luke wasn't wanting for pleasure, either. They talked about it one night out watching the sunset.

Bo sat in his usual spot in front of Luke, one step down, with Luke's arms wrapped around him from behind. "Luke, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"What we do � is it anything like � I mean, I know it ain't really, but � what I mean, is, do you like it as much as you liked it with Annabelle?"

Luke had to laugh at Bo's rambling question. "Of course I do, Bo! Tell you the truth, I like it a lot better with you."

Bo turned to look at him, his eyes all serious. "You sure, Luke? I � I 'd hate for you to have to live like I did, never gettin' what you really wanted �"

Luke sighed and reached out to caress Bo's cheek. "Listen, Bo. I'm with you because I love you. And sex with love � of any kind � is better than any sex without love. Trust me. I'm just glad I've got it in me to go both ways so I can enjoy what we do."

Bo sighed and leaned in close as Luke hugged him. "But do you ever want to � you know, go all the way? I mean, I know it's not exactly the same, but guys can do that, right?"

Luke was kind of surprised by Bo's question. Thinking about it, he guessed he shouldn't be surprised; Bo had so far proven to not be nearly as na�ve about such things as he'd thought. In fact, it had been Bo who first finished him with a blow job, figuring out how to swallow with his mouth full. "I never really thought about it, Bo. I'm happy with what we're doing. I'd never ask you to do something like that just for me." He hugged Bo close again. "Unless you want it?"

He could feel Bo's uncertainty in his tension. "I � I don't know �"

Luke bent to kiss his cheek. "Then don't worry about it, love. IF and when you're ready, let me know, ok?"

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The next day, after taking care of the morning chores, they decided to go into town. They'd eaten all the prepared stuff Daisy had left them, and Luke wanted to pick up something special to cook for dinner. Bo left him in the general store and quickly walked across town to the library. Last night's conversation had left him curious. He wanted to know more about what it meant to be gay. Of course, going to the library meant he might run into Aimee. Which made him nervous, but with any luck he'd get in and out without seeing her.

When he walked in, Aimee was busy talking with the one other patron, so Luke slipped past her easily. He made his way back to the reference section. Vague memories of high school assignments gave him the chills as he looked around the unfamiliar room. He suddenly wished for once that he'd paid more attention back then. He knew the answers he wanted were probably in this room, but how was he going to find them?

He spotted the file boxes across the back of the room, and vaguely remembered that it was called the 'card catalog.' It should tell him where to look. So he pulled out a box and checked � it had all topics starting with the letter 'M." OK, he wanted sex, so he moved to the right. "P." OK, getting closer. A little further and he finally found what he was looking for. Flipping through the cards, he found a couple of books that seemed like they might help. The question now was, how did this help him find the books out there? He was trying to puzzle that out when a voice startled him.

"Bo Duke! What on earth are you doin' in here?"

"Aimee! Uh, hi! Um, was just looking something up �" Bo was really regretting his fair complexion, which showed the blush far too much. He quickly shoved closed the drawer with the incriminating information about what he was looking for.

Aimee looked at him skeptically. "You? Doing research? On what?" She reached for the drawer he had just shut, but of course she knew her library. She knew what was in that particular drawer. But as she suspected, Bo's blush just deepened.

Bo suddenly realized that without Aimee's help, he was never gonna find those books. And he really felt he owed her an apology for the other night. She was a nice girl, and a good friend, and he wanted to tell her the truth. At least the truth about himself. Some people in this town he knew he could never let know; he and Luke had talked about that this morning before coming in to town. But he felt he could trust Aimee. He glanced around and when he realized that nobody else was in the library, he made his decision.

"Uh, listen, Aimee. There's something I got to tell you. It's about � well it's kind of about what happened last week? I � I want to apologize again �"

She reached out and caught his hand. "Bo, it's all right. Really."

Bo shook his head. "No, it ain't, Aimee. It ain't fair to you that this happened now, but that very day I � I figured out somethin' about myself, somethin' that I've been afraid of for a real long time. Oh, hell, there ain't no easy way to say this, Aimee. I � I'm gay."

Fear gripped Bo's heart as he said the words. But he needn't have worried. Aimee just smiled sadly at him. 'I had a feeling it was something like that, Bo."

"You � you're not mad?"

Aimee squeezed his hand. "I might as well get mad at a daisy for blooming in the wrong place! Bo, honey, you are what you are. I can't change that. I'm just glad you figured it out before we got too serious � "

Bo could see the sadness in her eyes now. He reached out and lifted her chin. "Aimee, honey, I really wanted it to happen with you. You got to believe me, I wanted it."

She smiled sadly at him. "I know that, Bo. But it ain't to be, so that's that. So let me guess, you came here today to find out more about bein' gay?"

Bo blushed deeply again. "I think I found the books I want in the catalog, but how do I find them out there?"

Aimee laughed. "Now that's the Bo Duke I know and love! Come on, sweetie, let's get you some books."

She led him around to the right section and quickly grabbed the two books she always gave in this situation. "Here, these two will give you what you need."

Her sureness in going for the books surprised Bo. "Aimee? Has anybody else ever asked about these?"

Aimee grinned. "Of course, Bo. You don't think you're the only gay man in Hazzard county, do you?"

Bo blushed again. "Uh, I guess I hadn't thought about it. Who else �?"

Aimee grinned. "Why don't you just see who's checked out the books before you?"

Bo's eyes got wide; he hadn't thought about that. If he checked these out, people could know he had. The thought scared him. But his curiosity got the better of him and even though he wouldn't want people to look after him, he looked now. And saw that the book had been checked out about half a dozen times � all by Aimee. He looked up at her in surprise.

"Confidentiality, Bo. Nobody else will know. I promise you. I won't even tell Annabelle."

Bo's shoulders sagged with relief. "Aimee, I don't know how to thank you."

She just smiled and squeezed his hand. "Just remember that even if we're not dating, I'm still your friend, Bo. I care about you a lot. I know this can be hard to deal with � do you have somebody you can talk to?"

As much as he trusted Aimee, Bo knew it was too risky to tell her the whole story. So he kept it simple. "Luke knows. That night he left Annabelle early, she told him what you said. He came home to drag it out of me. I was so scared I'd lose him, Aimee, I was ready to leave town rather than admit it to Luke. But he wouldn't let me. And now I'm so glad I told him �"

Aimee could see how much this whole thing had affected Bo. She reached up and caressed his cheek. "Bo, honey, I just want you to know that if you need someone, I'm here. We are still friends, right?"

Her sincerity cut right to his heart. "Of course we are, Aimee." He bent down and gently kissed her forehead, then pulled her close. "Thank you."

She hugged him back. "You're welcome, Bo. Now let's get those checked out before anybody else comes in, ok?"

She signed them out under her own name, stamped them due in 2 weeks, and slipped them into a brown paper bag. Bo grinned as he tucked the package under his arm and headed out to meet Luke.

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Luke had been surprised to hear about his conversation with Aimee, but he agreed it had been a good idea. They trusted her to keep the secret. That night after dinner � which Luke actually did a decent job cooking, much to Bo's surprise � they spent some time going through the books Bo had gotten. One of them even had drawings of various positions. Luke called it a 'gay Kama Sutra.' Then had to explain to Bo what the Kama Sutra was. Bo seemed fascinated with the subject of penetration, but still a little too scared to go there. Again, Luke insisted that he was happy with things as they were, and set about proving it, ending all further discussion about the books.

But finally their 'honeymoon' had to come to an end. One afternoon Daisy called and said she and Uncle Jesse were coming home tomorrow, so they'd better clean up whatever mess they'd made before she got there. That night as they sat on the porch watching the sunset, Bo seemed awfully quiet.

"Bo? You ok?"

Bo sighed. "Yeah. I was just thinkin' that this is our last night alone like this. Luke, what are we gonna tell them?"

Luke ran his hands soothingly over Bo's shoulders. "I think we should tell them the truth, Bo. They're family. It ain't right to lie to them. And if we don't tell them, we can never let them see us like this. We'd have to pretend all the time and just grab a few minutes together whenever we could. I don�t want to live like that."

Bo could see the logic of that. "But what if they can't deal with it, Luke? You remember how Uncle Jesse reacted before?"

Luke shook his head. "Uncle Jesse always taught us to live and let live. I can't believe he wouldn't apply that to us. He might be unhappy, and he might fuss a bit, probably even get mad, but in the long run I can't believe he'd turn his back on us, Bo. He just ain't that kind of man. Regardless, we'll probably have to lay low for a while, let him cool off. Don't rub it in his face, you know?

Bo nodded. "I'm scared, Luke. These past two weeks have been perfect; I never been happier in all my life. But now I'm afraid we'll lose it all. I just keep seein' Uncle Jesse the last time he caught us together � I'm afraid I'll lose you!"

Seeing Bo's fear brought out Luke's protective streak. He pulled Bo close. "You listen to me, Bo. I promise you, no matter what happens, no matter how mad Uncle Jesse gets, there ain't nothing in the world that's ever gonna come between you and me. I swear to you, Bo. I love you."

Bo looked up into Luke's eyes and knew he meant it. And then Luke's lips claimed his, and they were locked in a passionate embrace. Later on he couldn't remember how they got to the bedroom, or who took whose clothes off, only that both of them were driven by the knowledge that this might be their last time together for a good long while, and they were both determined to make the most of it. When at last Bo felt himself drifting off to sleep, safe in Luke's arms, he said a silent prayer that it wasn't the last time he would feel so safe, so secure, so loved.

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