Fic: Coming Home 51/?
Author: PABWECG (aka Patricia)
Title: Coming Home
Genre/Type: Romance
Rating: PG-13 to NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Luke/Reid, Luke/Noah, Lily/Holden, Casey, Katie, Bob, assorted little people, possibly others
Warnings: None really, except some Nuke intimacy
Summary: Luke and Noah moved to L.A. in the Summer of 2009 for Noah to do his last year of school with an internship of sorts (no Mason, no blindness, etc. Everything else in their history has happened). Reid arrived, temporarily, at Memorial in August 2010.
Thank you Slayerkitty for being my beta!!!
Previous Chapters: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 21/ 22/ 23/ 24/ 25/ 26/ 27/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 31/ 32/ 33/ 34/ 35/ 36/ 37/ 38/ 39/ 40/ 41/ 42/ 43/ 44/ 45/ 46/ 47/ 48/ 49/ 50/
***Sorry it's been a while, but I was working on my BigBang and then I got sick, and so between all that and the rest of my real life, you all got neglected. I’ll try to make it up to you : )
Chapter 51
Stephen handed him a beer. “Okay, spill.”
Reid took a long pull on his drink and just looked back at his best friend.
“I thought you were spending tonight with Luke.”
Reid shrugged, but felt far from nonchalant. “He still loves Noah.” He said, not quite believing it.
“What?”
“I heard him with my own ears.” Reid said, shaking his head. “Allison told me.”
“Who’s Allison?” Stephen asked.
“She said, ‘They always find their way back to each other’ and ha! Whad’ya know?” He got up and took another swallow, beginning to pace the room. “It looks like she was right.” He scratched his head. “But it just doesn’t make sense.”
“You’re right, it doesn’t.” Stephen watched him pace. “I’ve seen the way Luke looks at you.”
Reid stopped pacing and looked at the taller man. “Then why did he say it? Why did he tell Noah that he still loves him?”
“I don’t know. Why don’t you ask him?”
“Ask him?”
Stephen nodded, getting up. “But remember…Luke’s got a big heart; he probably loves a lot of people.” He took Reid’s chin in his hand, looking him in the eye. “But that doesn’t mean he loves them all in the same way.”
Reid nodded his understanding.
He sat back down on the couch and looked around the room. He remembered his and Luke’s first weekend together - here in this place; he remembered Luke, vulnerable, sharing the painful history of his relationship with Noah - how selfish Noah had been with his love and with Luke’s heart. He remembered making love with Luke, that first weekend, and how Luke had let him in so close - and how he had done the same.
And he remembered a more recent weekend here together in this place - Christmas Eve.
“Luke told me he loved me,” he said aloud, quietly.
Stephen nodded.
“Right here.” He indicated over his shoulder. “Down that hall.” He looked at his best friend. “He thought I was asleep, but I heard him - so quietly - he whispered it, and then he cried.”
Stephen looked at him affectionately.
“It didn’t sound like that…when he told Noah that he still loved him, it didn’t sound like it did when he told me.”
“Of course it didn’t.” Stephen said quietly. “Because the way he loves Noah isn’t like the way he loves you.”
“No, it’s not.”
They were quiet for a while. Then after several minutes, and another beer, Stephen spoke again. “So, what are we wearing for this Valentine’s party-thing?”
“Hmmm?”
“Don’t play dumb.” He looked right at Reid. “Casey’s already told me that I have to be there. And if he’s spoken to me, he must have talked to you. And probably Katie has, and Luke, and…”
“Alright, alright, yes…they’ve all talked to me.”
“And?”
“And I don’t do Valentine’s parties.”
“Oh yes you do.”
“I beg your pardon.” He opened his eyes and looked right at Stephen.
“Luke is going, right?”
“Probably…I guess…yes.”
“Then so are you.” He took another sip and nodded as if the case was closed.
When Reid continued to stare at him, he went on.
“When was the last time you danced with Luke?”
Reid opened his mouth to speak.
“In public.” Stephen added.
“That Ball thing.”
“Which was…?”
“November…”
“Three months ago?” Stephen asked.
Reid nodded.
“It’s definitely time. I mean, if you had any old boyfriend, you could wait longer. But Luke? Romantic Luke Snyder? I want the whole world to know we love each other Luke Snyder?” He winked at Reid. “It’s time. Besides, he isn’t just any old boyfriend, is he?”
Reid shook his head.
“He’s the one, isn’t he?”
Reid nodded. Then he smiled at the tall, curly-headed man. “Thanks.” He said.
Stephen shrugged.
“Hey…can I crash here? It’s late…two beers…”
“Sure, no problem. But I call the bathroom first,” Stephen said. “In the meantime, you call Luke.”
“It’s late.”
“Yeah, but I don’t think he’ll mind - he’s probably wondering where you are. And don’t forget to tell him how much you’re looking forward to Valentine’s at Metro.”
“I don’t know if I’d put it that way.”
“Of course you’re looking forward to it.” He smiled. “Besides, when was the last time you got to hold Luke in your arms…on the dance floor…in front of Noah?”
Reid raised his eyebrows; He hadn’t thought of that. “Good point.” He pulled out his phone.
next part/
Title: Coming Home
Genre/Type: Romance
Rating: PG-13 to NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Luke/Reid, Luke/Noah, Lily/Holden, Casey, Katie, Bob, assorted little people, possibly others
Warnings: None really, except some Nuke intimacy
Summary: Luke and Noah moved to L.A. in the Summer of 2009 for Noah to do his last year of school with an internship of sorts (no Mason, no blindness, etc. Everything else in their history has happened). Reid arrived, temporarily, at Memorial in August 2010.
Thank you Slayerkitty for being my beta!!!
Previous Chapters: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 21/ 22/ 23/ 24/ 25/ 26/ 27/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 31/ 32/ 33/ 34/ 35/ 36/ 37/ 38/ 39/ 40/ 41/ 42/ 43/ 44/ 45/ 46/ 47/ 48/ 49/ 50/
***Sorry it's been a while, but I was working on my BigBang and then I got sick, and so between all that and the rest of my real life, you all got neglected. I’ll try to make it up to you : )
Chapter 51
Stephen handed him a beer. “Okay, spill.”
Reid took a long pull on his drink and just looked back at his best friend.
“I thought you were spending tonight with Luke.”
Reid shrugged, but felt far from nonchalant. “He still loves Noah.” He said, not quite believing it.
“What?”
“I heard him with my own ears.” Reid said, shaking his head. “Allison told me.”
“Who’s Allison?” Stephen asked.
“She said, ‘They always find their way back to each other’ and ha! Whad’ya know?” He got up and took another swallow, beginning to pace the room. “It looks like she was right.” He scratched his head. “But it just doesn’t make sense.”
“You’re right, it doesn’t.” Stephen watched him pace. “I’ve seen the way Luke looks at you.”
Reid stopped pacing and looked at the taller man. “Then why did he say it? Why did he tell Noah that he still loves him?”
“I don’t know. Why don’t you ask him?”
“Ask him?”
Stephen nodded, getting up. “But remember…Luke’s got a big heart; he probably loves a lot of people.” He took Reid’s chin in his hand, looking him in the eye. “But that doesn’t mean he loves them all in the same way.”
Reid nodded his understanding.
He sat back down on the couch and looked around the room. He remembered his and Luke’s first weekend together - here in this place; he remembered Luke, vulnerable, sharing the painful history of his relationship with Noah - how selfish Noah had been with his love and with Luke’s heart. He remembered making love with Luke, that first weekend, and how Luke had let him in so close - and how he had done the same.
And he remembered a more recent weekend here together in this place - Christmas Eve.
“Luke told me he loved me,” he said aloud, quietly.
Stephen nodded.
“Right here.” He indicated over his shoulder. “Down that hall.” He looked at his best friend. “He thought I was asleep, but I heard him - so quietly - he whispered it, and then he cried.”
Stephen looked at him affectionately.
“It didn’t sound like that…when he told Noah that he still loved him, it didn’t sound like it did when he told me.”
“Of course it didn’t.” Stephen said quietly. “Because the way he loves Noah isn’t like the way he loves you.”
“No, it’s not.”
They were quiet for a while. Then after several minutes, and another beer, Stephen spoke again. “So, what are we wearing for this Valentine’s party-thing?”
“Hmmm?”
“Don’t play dumb.” He looked right at Reid. “Casey’s already told me that I have to be there. And if he’s spoken to me, he must have talked to you. And probably Katie has, and Luke, and…”
“Alright, alright, yes…they’ve all talked to me.”
“And?”
“And I don’t do Valentine’s parties.”
“Oh yes you do.”
“I beg your pardon.” He opened his eyes and looked right at Stephen.
“Luke is going, right?”
“Probably…I guess…yes.”
“Then so are you.” He took another sip and nodded as if the case was closed.
When Reid continued to stare at him, he went on.
“When was the last time you danced with Luke?”
Reid opened his mouth to speak.
“In public.” Stephen added.
“That Ball thing.”
“Which was…?”
“November…”
“Three months ago?” Stephen asked.
Reid nodded.
“It’s definitely time. I mean, if you had any old boyfriend, you could wait longer. But Luke? Romantic Luke Snyder? I want the whole world to know we love each other Luke Snyder?” He winked at Reid. “It’s time. Besides, he isn’t just any old boyfriend, is he?”
Reid shook his head.
“He’s the one, isn’t he?”
Reid nodded. Then he smiled at the tall, curly-headed man. “Thanks.” He said.
Stephen shrugged.
“Hey…can I crash here? It’s late…two beers…”
“Sure, no problem. But I call the bathroom first,” Stephen said. “In the meantime, you call Luke.”
“It’s late.”
“Yeah, but I don’t think he’ll mind - he’s probably wondering where you are. And don’t forget to tell him how much you’re looking forward to Valentine’s at Metro.”
“I don’t know if I’d put it that way.”
“Of course you’re looking forward to it.” He smiled. “Besides, when was the last time you got to hold Luke in your arms…on the dance floor…in front of Noah?”
Reid raised his eyebrows; He hadn’t thought of that. “Good point.” He pulled out his phone.
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