Title: The Big Gamble
Author: stl29tide
Artist: sirenanne999
Beta: passionate_hope
Rating: PG-13 - R
Word Count: 21,000+


Prompt Provided by: smoothlikebutta
“Newcomer Reid finds himself in a poker game with some Oakdalians. When a drunk, idiot college student ends up owing him thousands, Reid feels as though he is taking candy from a baby and is about to call it even. Before he can do so, however ( Read more... )

Epilogue:“Holy shit, how much stuff do you have?” Reid asked as he carried in the last box. He looked around his living room to see boxes of all sizes practically littering his living room floor. Not knowing where to set it, he just plopped it down on top of another ( Read more... )

Part Eleven:“Well men, you know the drill. Five dollar minimum, there is no maximum. Let’s hope this one doesn’t turn out as bad as the last one did.” A couple awkward chuckles were heard and Casey just snorted. Reid however, made no acknowledgment as to what happened at the last poker game. Instead he just casually took long drags of his beer; ( Read more... )

Part Ten:

The County Fair is a recently new development to town. It’s only been around for five years or so, but everyone in Oakdale seems to attend. It’s also where Luke and Noah shared their first date together which is why walking through the entrance, hand entwined with Reid’s feels slightly awkward. He can’t bring himself to think wrong ( Read more... )

Part Nine:“You ready for this?” Luke smiled brightly ( Read more... )

Part Eight:For the next two weeks, Luke and Reid continued to spend more time together. It was a bit of a whirlwind for Luke. Just two months ago he was in a relationship with Noah and now he was sat, reclined on Reid’s couch; his back warm as he was nestled against Reid’s chest. It was quickly becoming one of the most comfortable positions he’d ( Read more... )

Part Seven:When Saturday came Luke walked through the halls of Memorial happily swinging his arms back and forth. He had a date with Reid. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt so excited for something. Lately the thought of Reid made his insides flip. It was even more present every time he looked in a mirror because there on his neck (which ( Read more... )

Part Six:“Nurse Taylor ( Read more... )

Part Five:“I hate these things,” Reid complained ( Read more... )

Part Four:

It had been awhile since Luke had been this close to someone. His and Noah’s relationship had always lacked physical intimacy. They could cuddle up together, but somehow this just felt different. Here he was on the couch of his living room, lying on top of someone who he hasn’t even known a week. Their chests and torsos were touching ( Read more... )