After the Rattle: Chapter Four Sweets
Title: After The Rattle
Author: Marsabi
Summary: This story takes place after Reid and Luke roll on the baby rattle at Katie's. It fixes the Chris problem and other things...
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: These characters are from ATWT...
Warning: none
http://marsabi.livejournal.com/1531.html
Chapter Four :
"Oh," Reid said, stuffing more chocolate cake into his mouth, "wow."
"Reid," Luke advised, "take a breath."
Reid ignored him and shoveled in more food. "Luke, wow. You can really cook." Reid patted his belly and sighed.
"Why are you so surprised."
"Well, between mommy and your fat bank account, I figured you never learned to bother."
"I'll have you know that I spent many days out at the farm with Grandma Emma cooking."
"Obviously," Reid sighed contentedly. "She must have been a great teacher."
"Wow! All these compliments. That's a first!"
Reid grinned. "Yeah, well...I'm hoping this won't be the last time you cook for me."
"It won't - if you do something for me too."
Reid raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Go to physical therapy in the morning. Work on your hand exercises."
"I didn't say I wasn't going, " Reid frowned, "I just said the therapist was a moron. Most likely got his degree online at some quack institute. "
"Reid-" Luke went over to him. "I can fly somebody in - "
"Forget it. "
"Why?"
"Well, for one thing, I can take care of my own problems. Besides, you'll probably fall in love with that doctor too."
"Ha ha," Luke half-smiled. But his heart was full of worry. He knew that Reid was troubled by the tingling in his hand. He knew how important being a surgeon was for Reid. It meant everything. Yet Reid was acting all brave about it; he would not admit it at all.
They had fought about it already. The day of the accident, after hearing Chris was going to be fine, Luke had tried to get Reid to discuss it.
"Why don't you just tell me how scared you are?" Luke had demanded.
Reid had become angry then. "Cause I don't just go around spilling my guts out." And that had been that.
"I can have grandmother make some calls. I can help- like in Texas."
Reid ate another bite of Luke's delicious chocolate cake and tried to avoid Luke's big brown eyes. Reid felt all twisted up inside. He wanted to drop it. To pretend his hand did not feel numb, but he knew Luke. Luke was one of the most stubborn people on the planet. He would be like a dog with a bone. He would relentlessly bother Reid about his hand. Might as well give into Luke right now.
"I can call somebody myself." Reid told him. " I know a good physical therapist. He actually owes me a favor."
"Why does he owe you?" Luke asked as he cleaned up the dishes. Reid tried to get up and help, but Luke shooed him away.
"Well, I brilliantly operated on a few of his patients. I gave him, his name's James, a ride to the airport once, even though it was a bad storm that day.. I covered for him his nitwit boss more than once.."
"Okay, okay. Call him. As long as you didn't date him or anything," Luke teased.
"No, " Reid said, "James is not gay. " Reid glanced away suddenly.
Luke went over to him. He took Reid's chin in his hand and forced his face up. "But? "
Reid shook his head.
"Reid?"
"Well, okay...I might have dated his gay brother for a time," Reid admitted sheepishly.
"Terrific, " Luke said, releasing Reid's chin.
"Hey," Reid touched Luke gently. Luke crossed his arms. Reid pushed Luke's arms back open and slid his body against Luke's. They pushed each other back and forth for a moment, before Luke sighed and let Reid into his arms.
"Don't man handle me," Luke said.
"You love it," Reid told him.
Luke twisted his lips into a reluctant smile.
Reid pulled Luke even closer.
"It was nothing." Reid said. " Besides, it is James I need. I'm not calling Alec. I need James to help with this damn hand."
"I still don't like it."
"Trust me."
Luke just pouted.
"Don't overeact."
"Don't tell me I'm overeacting - you always say that!"
"Oh, forget it. " Reid said. " It was a dumb idea. I'll just stick with Oakdale's idiot therapist."
There was a long silence.
Luke sighed. "It was really nothing?"
Reid kissed his lips. "Really, really...Now how about some more cake?"
Later, as they got ready for bed, Luke saw Reid flexing his hand- open and close, open and close. Reid
winced. He turned and caught Luke watching.
"It'll be fine, " Reid said gruffly and went into the bathroom.
Luke turned down the sheets.
Reid came out, dressed only in a tight pair of black briefs. He gave Luke a small smile.
Luke smiled back with all of his feeling for this man. Reid swallowed hard for a moment, and then he came over to Luke. They got into the bed together silently.
Luke softly stroked Reid's back. Reid turned over, so that they were face to face. He stared into Luke's warm eyes. Then Reid rested his head on Luke's shoulder.
"I guess I can admit that I am a little...you know."
"Scared," Luke whispered.
"No, not scared," Reid started to deny. Luke stroked his curly hair and waited.
"Terrified, petrified - " Reid snuggled into Luke. "I'm really trying not to be."
"I know." Luke kissed Reid soflty. "It will be okay."
"Ahh, that Synder optimism," Reid joked, but he pulled Luke even closer. He held Luke for a long, long time.
In the morning, Reid made the call.
Author: Marsabi
Summary: This story takes place after Reid and Luke roll on the baby rattle at Katie's. It fixes the Chris problem and other things...
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: These characters are from ATWT...
Warning: none
http://marsabi.livejournal.com/1531.html
Chapter Four :
"Oh," Reid said, stuffing more chocolate cake into his mouth, "wow."
"Reid," Luke advised, "take a breath."
Reid ignored him and shoveled in more food. "Luke, wow. You can really cook." Reid patted his belly and sighed.
"Why are you so surprised."
"Well, between mommy and your fat bank account, I figured you never learned to bother."
"I'll have you know that I spent many days out at the farm with Grandma Emma cooking."
"Obviously," Reid sighed contentedly. "She must have been a great teacher."
"Wow! All these compliments. That's a first!"
Reid grinned. "Yeah, well...I'm hoping this won't be the last time you cook for me."
"It won't - if you do something for me too."
Reid raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Go to physical therapy in the morning. Work on your hand exercises."
"I didn't say I wasn't going, " Reid frowned, "I just said the therapist was a moron. Most likely got his degree online at some quack institute. "
"Reid-" Luke went over to him. "I can fly somebody in - "
"Forget it. "
"Why?"
"Well, for one thing, I can take care of my own problems. Besides, you'll probably fall in love with that doctor too."
"Ha ha," Luke half-smiled. But his heart was full of worry. He knew that Reid was troubled by the tingling in his hand. He knew how important being a surgeon was for Reid. It meant everything. Yet Reid was acting all brave about it; he would not admit it at all.
They had fought about it already. The day of the accident, after hearing Chris was going to be fine, Luke had tried to get Reid to discuss it.
"Why don't you just tell me how scared you are?" Luke had demanded.
Reid had become angry then. "Cause I don't just go around spilling my guts out." And that had been that.
"I can have grandmother make some calls. I can help- like in Texas."
Reid ate another bite of Luke's delicious chocolate cake and tried to avoid Luke's big brown eyes. Reid felt all twisted up inside. He wanted to drop it. To pretend his hand did not feel numb, but he knew Luke. Luke was one of the most stubborn people on the planet. He would be like a dog with a bone. He would relentlessly bother Reid about his hand. Might as well give into Luke right now.
"I can call somebody myself." Reid told him. " I know a good physical therapist. He actually owes me a favor."
"Why does he owe you?" Luke asked as he cleaned up the dishes. Reid tried to get up and help, but Luke shooed him away.
"Well, I brilliantly operated on a few of his patients. I gave him, his name's James, a ride to the airport once, even though it was a bad storm that day.. I covered for him his nitwit boss more than once.."
"Okay, okay. Call him. As long as you didn't date him or anything," Luke teased.
"No, " Reid said, "James is not gay. " Reid glanced away suddenly.
Luke went over to him. He took Reid's chin in his hand and forced his face up. "But? "
Reid shook his head.
"Reid?"
"Well, okay...I might have dated his gay brother for a time," Reid admitted sheepishly.
"Terrific, " Luke said, releasing Reid's chin.
"Hey," Reid touched Luke gently. Luke crossed his arms. Reid pushed Luke's arms back open and slid his body against Luke's. They pushed each other back and forth for a moment, before Luke sighed and let Reid into his arms.
"Don't man handle me," Luke said.
"You love it," Reid told him.
Luke twisted his lips into a reluctant smile.
Reid pulled Luke even closer.
"It was nothing." Reid said. " Besides, it is James I need. I'm not calling Alec. I need James to help with this damn hand."
"I still don't like it."
"Trust me."
Luke just pouted.
"Don't overeact."
"Don't tell me I'm overeacting - you always say that!"
"Oh, forget it. " Reid said. " It was a dumb idea. I'll just stick with Oakdale's idiot therapist."
There was a long silence.
Luke sighed. "It was really nothing?"
Reid kissed his lips. "Really, really...Now how about some more cake?"
Later, as they got ready for bed, Luke saw Reid flexing his hand- open and close, open and close. Reid
winced. He turned and caught Luke watching.
"It'll be fine, " Reid said gruffly and went into the bathroom.
Luke turned down the sheets.
Reid came out, dressed only in a tight pair of black briefs. He gave Luke a small smile.
Luke smiled back with all of his feeling for this man. Reid swallowed hard for a moment, and then he came over to Luke. They got into the bed together silently.
Luke softly stroked Reid's back. Reid turned over, so that they were face to face. He stared into Luke's warm eyes. Then Reid rested his head on Luke's shoulder.
"I guess I can admit that I am a little...you know."
"Scared," Luke whispered.
"No, not scared," Reid started to deny. Luke stroked his curly hair and waited.
"Terrified, petrified - " Reid snuggled into Luke. "I'm really trying not to be."
"I know." Luke kissed Reid soflty. "It will be okay."
"Ahh, that Synder optimism," Reid joked, but he pulled Luke even closer. He held Luke for a long, long time.
In the morning, Reid made the call.