Stranded, Chapter 4

[_alicesprings]

Title: Stranded
Written By: _alicesprings
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Luke and Reid are on their way to their honeymoon when their plane hits some turbulence...
Author's Notes: I wrote the first draft of this for NaNoWriMo, which was a great challenge and lots of fun! I didn’t reach the 50k word count goal, but the fic is now complete and I'll be posting a chapter a

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[astrolatryae]

Alice you're killing me.

First and foremost: it goes without saying both "FINALLY!" and "This was so incredibly hot I think I burned up."

“Mine too,” Luke says, referring to his transplant scar. “But you’re shaking?” Luke asks, confused.

Reid rolls his eyes. “Because it’s you,” he whispers, his face radiating heat, and love.

My heart. Gah!

After dinner, they curl up by the fire and exchange soft, lingering kisses for a while. Luke sighs, and closes his eyes, resting his head on Reid's chest. Reid's fingers card through his hair, massaging Luke's scalp, and he practically purrs in contentment. "Feels good," Luke murmurs, as exhaustion starts to take over his body. His mind turns back to his meds. Six more pills. Six more days. They've been out here for more than three weeks and haven't seen or heard another human being or spotted a rescue plane or boat. Luke swallows hard. If it wasn't for his kidney, they could survive out here indefinitely, there wouldn't be a countdown hanging over their heads. But because of Luke's stupidity, because he's a drunk, and he's saddled with a transplanted kidney, Luke's days are numbered. And his number is six. Luke rubs his face against the soft cotton of Reid's shirt, willing himself not to cry. Reid deserves better than him, but Luke can't help feeling grateful he has Reid in his life anyway.

There's the insecurity-ridden self-loathing Luke I so love. "Reid deserves better than him"--oh, Luke. You've really nailed the Luke voice in this whole story, and I love how here it is especially the Luke we knew when the Reid story began on the show.

Reid holds out his hand, and Luke scoots close and lets Reid wrap his arms around Luke, burying his head against Reid’s chest. “I’m sorry,” Luke whispers.

Reid sighs. “Shut up,” he says, so gently it sounds like ‘I love you’ instead.

I never expected the pills to become as important as they are and all I have to say is... Alice, please don't kill Luke! I don't know that I'm going to handle it well! *sniff*

Love this story so much. Can't wait for the last part!!

[_alicesprings]

Awww, thank you for the wonderful feedback, bb! So happy with the bits you quoted! Thrilled to hear it's IC! :D

Kill Luke??? You know me better than that! Last part is up, I hope you continue to enjoy it. Thank you so much! :D