what if... (chapter twenty two)
Title: What If...
Author: ILoveHim63
Pairings: Luke/Reid
Rating: PG
Summary: What if Luke got blinded instead of Noah...?
Chapter Summary: The whispers turn to shouting, the shouting turns to tears...
Warnings: AU
"The whispers turn to shouting, the shouting turns to tears, your tears turn into laughter, and it takes away our fear."
-Secondhand Serenade
Luke called Lucinda to get her help in setting up an emergency hearing for Reid, so he could keep his job. Lucinda, the wonder she was, managed to get Reid a hearing for the next day. That didn’t give him a lot of time to prepare but Luke insisted that he should take this chance, and that he would be there to support him. The pair arranged to go to Texas that day.
On the journey there, on Lucinda’s private jet, they began preparing what Reid was going to say. It ended in Luke telling the doctor to ‘shut the hell up’ and doing the majority of it by himself.
That night as they curled up together in Reid’s bed, Luke pressed to his side with his arm lying over his chest, they talked seriously about the ordeal, “I can’t lose my job Luke, I need it,” Reid whispered into the darkness.
“Reid it’ll be fine, besides it not as if you risk losing your license, we just need the boards support if the complaint goes official.”
“But when this gets out my reputation could be ruined, no hospital would want me.”
“You’re an amazing surgeon, any hospital would love to have you,” neither said anything for a moment, “Who do you think complained about us?”
“Well, no one other than your parents knew right?”
“That’s not entirely true,” Reid frowned at him, “Noah saw us kissing before, he knows.”
“So it was him, when we get back to Oakdale I’m going to-”
“We don’t know it was him.”
“No one else knew! Why are you defending him?!” Reid went tense under Luke.
“I know him, he wouldn’t do that.”
“I can’t believe you. Who else would it be Luke?!” Reid was practically shouting.
“I don’t know.”
“You know what, forget this, I’ll see you in the morning,” he took one of the pillows and walked quickly out of the room.
Luke’s mind flashed back to when Reid brought him here when he was blind; him sleeping in Reid’s bed while Reid slept on the couch. But so much had changed since then. Luke had feelings for this man that went way beyond what he was expecting when his grandmother said she was bringing Doctor Oliver to Oakdale. One touch from Reid felt like electricity through his veins and Luke couldn’t get enough, at every opportunity he’d touch his lover, whether it be brushing their hands together when they walked or running his hand down the length of Reid’s arm while they talked. Luke checked the time 1:17am, Reid had been gone for forty-eight minutes. Luke slid out of the bed and quietly made his way to the living room. He smiled sadly at the sight of Reid lying on his back, a thin sheet covering his body up to his chest. He felt tears begin to build at the corner of his eyes. He sat on the couch beside his body and watched the steady rise and fall of his chest for a few short moments. He slowly leant down and kissed Reid softly on the lips. He pulled back quickly when he felt Reid’s tongue try to slide into his mouth.
Luke hit the other man’s arm lightly, “Bastard.”
Reid laughed, “I couldn’t resist,” Luke smiled brightly, “You couldn’t sleep?”
“No. You?”
“No.”
“I’m sorry about defending Noah. You were right; it does look like he’s the one who complained about us.”
“And I shouldn’t have over reacted, I’m sorry. I’m just a little stressed.”
“I know,” Luke stood up and held his hand out to Reid, “Come on, come back to bed.”
“I don’t know, I’m quite comfortable here,” Reid could see Luke’s smile in the darkness. He grabbed Luke’s hand and pulled him towards him causing him to fall on top of him. Luke kissed him tenderly before sliding off him and lying beside him, his front pressed against Reid’s back. He pulled the sheet over himself before draping an arm over Reid’s waist.
“Good night Reid.”
“Night.”
A/N: Only a couple of chapters left now.